What To Do This Weekend: February 23-25

IT Cafe with ATM (Ayuda Técnica para Mayores)

Wind down this weekend with live entertainment and exhibitions.

By Katlyn Ong

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Friday, February 23, 2024

San Rafael Elementary School (File Photo – pusd.us)

• 8:00 am – 4:00 pm: Free Mobile Dental Clinic for Kids in Pasadena
  Free dental services for children ages 5-18. Patients must live in Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre, or South Pasadena (@ Blair High School, 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).
• 1:00 pm: Movie Matinees at Pasadena Senior Center
  Enjoy a showing of Malcolm X starring Denzel Washington and Angela Bassett (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena).
• 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Altadena Neighborhood Farmers Market
  Find freshly prepared foods and hand crafted goods from over 30 vendors while delighting in live music and a community garden open house (@ Altadena Farmers Market in Loma Alta Park, Altadena).
• 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monrovia Friday Night Street Fair
  Enjoy the charm of Old Town Monrovia (@ Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia).
• 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm: San Rafael’s Black History Month Science and Art Fair
  The evening will feature biology and live art exhibits, African drumming, and praise dancing in addition to all the science and art exhibits created by San Rafael students (@ San Rafael Elementary School, Pasadena).
• 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm: Senior Night Celebration in Honor of Black History Month
  Enjoy a night of music, entertainment, dancing, socializing, and fabulous Soul Food (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena).
• 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Vroman’s Hastings Ranch Trivia Night
  4 people in each group and groups must stay for all rounds to receive their prize (@ Vroman’s Bookstore at Hastings Ranch, 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 24, 2024

Gloria Arjona

• 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 – 3:00 pm: Pasadena Black Education Expo
  The latest education and resources will collide with exhibitors, informative teen and parent workshops, and a Kids Zone (@ Lake Avenue Church, Pasadena).
• 9:00 am – 10:00 am: Talk of the Town in San Gabriel
  San Gabriel’s Chief of Police Edward Elizalde opens up community conversation at Talk of the Town (@ Sheraton Los Angeles, San Gabriel).
• 10:00 am – 12:30 pm: Pasadena IT Cafe with Free Computer Giveaway
  Pasadena Village is partnering with ATM (Ayuda Técnica para Mayores), an organization founded by local high school students which provides bilingual tech support to seniors (@ Pilgrim Tower North, Pasadena).
• 10:00 am – 6:00 pm: Peace Chain Project
  The community is invited to participate by stopping by the library to create their own chain link containing a personal message or peace symbol (@ Villa Parke Community Center, Pasadena).
• 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Identity Theft – Creations from Social Conscience
  Artist Chuke’s sculptures and paintings invite you to contemplate the cause and effect of the misrepresentation of historical facts and its dire effects on the past and present world through Chuke’s distinctive point of view (@ Linda Vista Branch Library, Pasadena).
• 1:00 pm: Black Mexico – The African Heritage in Mexico
  Dr. Gloria Arjona will describe the social and cultural contributions of African-descended people in Mexico from 1519-1810 (@ Lamanda Park Branch Library, Pasadena).
• 3:00 pm: Octavia Butler Sci Fi Book Club
  Follow along in Dr. Parker’s exploration of Los Angeles and Pasadena, and learn about Butler’s life, on the 18th anniversary of Butler’s death (@ La Pintoresca Branch Library, Pasadena).

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Mt. Lowe Chamber Players (Photo – MLCP)

• 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: Lunar New Year at One Colorado
  Enjoy traditional music, cultural dance performances, and a DJ (@ One Colorado Courtyard, Pasadena).
• 3:00 pm: Interactive Family Concert with Mt. Lowe Chamber Players
  This will be an opportunity for kids and their families to experience the music, musicians, and instruments up close, and to ask questions (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena).
• 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Pasadena and SGV Gay Mens Book Club
  The group is starting strong with Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons by John Paul Brammer (@ Pasadena Urth Caffe, Pasadena).
• 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Pasadena Local Author’s Day at Vroman’s
  Hear from published authors who are local to Pasadena, with each author discussing and exploring their publications (@ Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena).