What To Do This Weekend: July 14 – July 16

Arts Crawl in South Pasadena (Photo – Facebook).

Relax and unwind this weekend with fun events including the P.A.L. Golf Classic, the South Pasadena Arts Crawl, and National Ice Cream Day!

By Katlyn Ong

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Friday, July 14, 2023

Golf Course (Photo – Reg Green)

• 7:00 am – 3:00 pm: Annual P.A.L. (Police Activities League) Golf Classic
  A charitable tournament to raise funds for the Pasadena Police Activities League (@ Brookside Golf Club, 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 I Can Only Imagine (@ 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: DBSA San Gabriel Valley Support Alliance
  San Gabriel Valley Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (@ DBSA San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena).
• 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Movies and Concerts in Alhambra Park
  Listen to Pop and Rock from the Top 40’s performed live by the Pop Vision Band (@ Alhambra Park Bandshell, Alhambra).
• 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Caltech Tai Chi Club – Fridays
  Learn and practice Hao-style tai chi chuan (@ Caltech – Hameetman Center, Pasadena).

Saturday, July 15, 2023

(Photo – bostoncourtpasadena.org)

• 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: South Pasadena Nature Park Volunteer Day
  Come pull, bash, curse, chop, and behead weeds, pick up litter, and enjoy the park (@ Nature Park, South Pasadena).
• 2:00 pm: Boston Court Pasadena: Teen Playwriting
  Enjoy this presentation of student plays from Boston Court’s second summer of Let’s Get Dramatic (@ Boston Court Pasadena, Pasadena).
• 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Southern CA Haiku Study Group (on Zoom)
  Haiku poetry workshop; newcomers are always welcome (Virtual Event).
• 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm: South Pasadena Arts Crawl
  A free neighborhood-night-on-the-town with art, music, shopping, food, and friends (@ Arts Crawl South Pasadena, South Pasadena).
• 6:00 pm – 11:30 pm: 2023 Colorado Street Bridge Party
  A fun-filled night on the Colorado Street Bridge in Pasadena with music, kid’s activities, festive food, craft beer and cocktails, and more (@ Defenders Park, Pasadena).
• 7:00 pm: Altadena Concerts in the Park
  Enjoy a musical performance by Aileen Quinn and the Leapin’ Lizards (@ Farnsworth Park, Altadena).
• 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Concerts in Monrovia Parks
  Enjoy Old School and Funk tunes performed by Bumptown (@ Station Square Park, Monrovia).
• 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Movies and Concerts in Alhambra Park
  Watch Zootopia with a special animal show (@ Alhambra Park Bandshell, Alhambra).
• 7:30 pm: Central Avenue Open House
  MUSE/IQUE in conjunction with The New 9th and the Central Avenue Jazz Festival present Central Avenue: An Extraordinary Story of the South LA Music Legends Who Changed the World (@ Memorial Park, Pasadena).
• 7:30 pm: POPS Summer Concert Series
  Enjoy a concert performed live by the Kings of Soul (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia).
• 8:30 pm: Movies Under the Stars
  Watch a showing of Groundhog Day (@ One Colorado Courtyard, Pasadena).

Sunday, July 16, 2023

Vegan Ice Cream (Photo – sageveganbistro.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).
• 11:00 am – 2:00 pm: National Ice Cream Day
  Join One Colorado on the sweetest day of the year for scoops, balloon twisting, face painting, popsicle crafting, music, and more (See event’s description for location).
• 11:30 am – 12:30 pm: Living in a Wildlife Corridor Artist Talk: Roy Dunn
  Join photographer Roy Dunn in kicking off Descanso Gardens’ series of Artist Talks for Living in a Wildlife Corridor (@ Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge).
• 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Jazz in the Park
  Enjoy a jazz performance by Little Brazil (@ Playhouse Village Park, Pasadena).
• 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: South Pasadena Summer Concerts in the Park
  Listen to Motown tunes performed live by The Detroit Nights (@ Garfield Park, South Pasadena).
• 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Sierra Madre 2023 Summer Concerts
  Enjoy a musical performance by Maggie Moran & Mariachi (@ Memorial Park, Sierra Madre).
• 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Concerts in Monrovia Parks
  Enjoy 50’s Oldies performed live by the Smokin Cobras (@ Library Park, Monrovia).
• 7:30 pm: Central Avenue Open House
  MUSE/IQUE in conjunction with The New 9th and the Central Avenue Jazz Festival present Central Avenue: An Extraordinary Story of the South LA Music Legends Who Changed the World (@ Memorial Park, Pasadena).

Have a great weekend!