What To Do This Weekend: February 21-23

The Caltech Wind Orchestra (Photo – Caltech)

Enjoy a weekend packed with live music, entertainment, and workshops.

By Katlyn Ong

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Friday, February 21, 2025

West African Art (Photo – Pasadena Village)

• 9:00 am – 11:00 am: Breathing Testing and Air Purifier Distribution
  The event will feature spirometry testing and attendees identified with a need will receive air purifiers donated by Breathe Southern California (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena).
• 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Sierra Madre Senior Hawaiian & Polynesian Dance Class
  Join instructor Barbara Dempsey as she leads you in the art of Hula (@ Memorial Park, Sierra Madre).
• 12:00 pm: West African Art with Pasadena Village
  Join Pasadena Village art enrichment facilitator Helane Rheingold for a conversation of West African Art on Zoom (Virtual Event).
• 1:00 pm: Movie Matinees at Pasadena Senior Center
  Ray explores Ray Charles’ life and career from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at the age of seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena).
• 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monrovia Friday Night Street Fair
  Enjoy the charm of Old Town Monrovia (@ Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia).
• 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Caltech Tai Chi Club – Fridays
  Learn and practice Hao-style tai chi chuan (@ Caltech – Hameetman Center, Pasadena).
• 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: DBSA San Gabriel Valley Support Alliance
  San Gabriel Valley Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (@ DBSA San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena).

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Brother Yusef (Photo – Pasadena Heritage)

• 8:30 am – 12:30 pm: Pasadena Farmers’ Market – Saturday
  Shop for fresh, nutritious, locally-grown fruits and vegetables (@ Victory Park, Pasadena).
• 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Monterey Park Resource Fair
  Expect free health services, COVID and flu shots, benefits enrollment, food giveaways, and more (@ Langley Senior Center, Monterey Park).
• 11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Villa Parke Youth Soccer Inauguration Parade
  Over 70 teams of players ages 2-18 will participate in a season-opening parade (@ Villa Parke, Pasadena).
• 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Old Time String Jam Band
  Enjoy live American folk music under the pepper trees, courtesy of the Old Time String Jam Band (@ Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, Los Angeles).
• 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Unity in the Community – A Day of Music, Healing, and Hope
  There will be resource tables for people impacted by the fires, food trucks, and Utopia Tribe DJ’s spinning music (@ Memorial Park, Pasadena).
• 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Itajime Shibori Dyeing Workshop with Tracy Nakayama
  The 2-hour workshop covers the technique of Itajime shibori, the art of indigo dyeing, and how to care for your finished textile (@ Armory Center For the Arts, Pasadena).
• 3:00 pm: Family Blues Music Afternoon
  Brother Yusef, a master solo guitarist, will take you on a musical journey through the heart of blues (@ Linda Vista Branch Library, Pasadena).
• 7:00 pm: Lineage Performing Arts Hosts Benefit Concert
  This program will feature cast members from Lineage’s upcoming production of Rent, as well as true stories of love told by various members of the Lineage community (@ Lineage Performing Arts Center, Pasadena).
• 8:00 pm: Caltech Wind Orchestra Concert
  The Caltech Wind Orchestra, directed by Dr. Glenn D. Price, presents its winter concert entitled “Retrospectives” (@ Ramo Auditorium – Caltech, Pasadena).

Sunday, February 23, 2025

Alkebu-Lan Cultural Center in Pasadena (Photo – alkebu-lanculturalcenter.com)

• 8:30 am – 1:15 pm: Alhambra Certified Farmers Market
  Find a wide assortment of affordably priced fruits, vegetables, honey, herbs, bread, and more (@ 2nd St. between Main and Commonwealth, Alhambra).
• 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: “Lunch with Love” to Support Women Affected by Altadena Fires
  Committed to service and love, this group is hosting a special event, “Lunch with Love,” aimed at uplifting women who have lost their homes and providing a space of comfort and hope (@ Alkebu-lan Cultural Center, Pasadena).
• 3:00 pm: Caltech Wind Orchestra Concert
  The Caltech Wind Orchestra, directed by Dr. Glenn D. Price, presents its winter concert entitled “Retrospectives” (@ Ramo Auditorium – Caltech, Pasadena).