What To Do This Weekend: June 27-29

A video grab of a Circus Aerial Dance performer at the Pasadena Birthday Bash 2016 (File Photo – ColoradoBlvd Instagram).

End June with a fun-filled weekend of live music, unique workshops, and an early start to Fourth of July celebrations.

By Katlyn Ong

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Friday, June 27, 2025

LACC Artistic Director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz conducts the combined Concert Choir, Young Men’s Ensemble, Chorale, and Chamber singers along with the audience in the finale, Abbie Betinis’ Love Is Love Is Love Is Love, a moving four-part round (Photo – Jamie Pham)

• 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).
• 10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Rose Bowl Stadium Tours
  Your tour guide will lead you through behind the scenes locations at the stadium, including the classic stadium seating, original 1922 locker room, the new Terry Donahue Pavilion, the Loge Lounge, the Working Press Box, and more (@ Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena).
• 1:00 pm: Movie Matinees at Pasadena Senior Center
  The Insult – After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention (@ 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).
• 5:30 pm: Kidspace Sunset Music Series
  Get ready for a joyful, high-energy show with contemporary dance troupe CONTRA-TIEMPO and joyUS justUS celebrating community, culture, and hope through powerful dance, music, and storytelling (@ Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena).
• 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Altadena Revealed Lecture Series Explores Outlaws of Altadena
  This lecture will explore an essential layer of Altadena’s rich and historic human diversity: its troublemakers (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena).
• 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).
• 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Launches British Isles Tour with Free Concert
  The program features a sampling of the repertoire each of the three choirs will be performing individually and jointly on their British Isles Tour (@ Pasadena Presbyterian Church, Pasadena).
• 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monthly Queer Social at SGVLGBTQ Center
  Monthly Queer Social is an opportunity for folks across the San Gabriel Valley to gather and enjoy a night of music, community, and good vibes (@ SGV-LGBTQ Center, El Monte).

Saturday, June 28, 2025

(L-R) Mark Indictor, Susie Glaze, Steve Rankin, and Fred Sanders (Photo – Susie Glaze)

• 10:00 am: Abstract Expressionism Workshop at Pasadena Senior Center
  The course will progress from history to design and finally to practical workshops where participants will be able to make their very own abstract expressionist inspired works (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena).
• 10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Friends of the Altadena Library Used Book Giveaway
  Friends of the Altadena Library will host a free used book giveaway to help survivors of the Eaton Fire rebuild their book collections (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena).
• 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Mind Mode Yoga at Altadena Library
  Through yoga, mindfulness, and somatic experiencing, aim to create a space where you can relax, rejuvenate, and reconnect (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena).
• 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Jazz in the Park – Michael Haggins Tribute to Altadena
  Altadena native Michael Haggins will pay a musical tribute to Altadena (@ Loma Alta Park, Altadena).
• 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Low-Cost Cosplay Workshop at Altadena Library
  This presentation will share with participants tips for thrifting cosplay pieces, altering them, and creating accessories, all from a low-waste and/or anti-consumerist perspective (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena).
• 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Monterey Park Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks Show
  The celebration begins with food trucks and live entertainment featuring the band Kayln & The New Frontier, and concludes with a free fireworks show at 9:00 pm (@ Barnes Memorial Park, Monterey Park).
• 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm: Arcadia Patriotic Festival & Drone Show
  Enjoy food and drinks, browse vendor booths, and bring the kids for free fun all night long in Downtown Arcadia, accompanied by Arcadia’s first ever drone show (@ First Ave. between Huntington Dr. and Diamond St.).
• 7:00 pm: Hot Off the Press: Staged Readings of New Solo Writings
  Hot Off the Press is a program of new solo writings presented by talented scribes in staged readings (Virtual Event).
• 7:30 pm: “Sugar Houses” Reimagines Hansel and Gretel at Sierra Madre Playhouse
  RGWW’s “Sugar Houses” by Rosanna Gamson/World Wide (RGWW), delivers a haunting and immersive reimagining of the timeless fairytale Hansel and Gretel (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre).
• 7:30 pm: Hugh Bonar at Altadena Folly Bowl
  Enjoy an evening in the Folly Bowl to hear Hugh Bonar’s ambient surf piccolo bass guitar, soothing and uplifting (@ The Folly Bowl, Altadena).
• 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Susie Glaze Folk Concert in Pasadena
  The Susie Glaze New Folk Ensemble plays a flavorful fusion of traditional mountain folk music with some bluegrassy punch, Celtic-flavored originals, and Americana songbook favorites (@ Knox Presbyterian Church, Pasadena).
• 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm: One Colorado “Movies Under the Stars” Series
  Enjoy a special showing of La La Land on the big screen (@ One Colorado Courtyard, Pasadena).

Sunday, June 29, 2025

L.A. County Arboretum in the Spring (Photo – Melissa Michelson)

• 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).
• 9:00 am – 6:30 pm: Arboretum Free Community Day
  Enjoy a special day in the Arboretum’s gardens having fun with scavenger hunts, curiosity carts, a microscope table, the Arboretum wish tree, a seed giveaway, and more (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia).
• 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Celebrate 139 Years of Pasadena at the Pasadena Museum of History
  Enjoy an artfully fun-filled afternoon of free activities that will inspire your creativity, delight your taste buds, and wow you with visual delights (@ Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena).
• 1:00 pm: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Pasadena One-Year Anniversary Celebration
  Rener Gracie will conduct a live demonstration of the Safe Wrap System, a cutting-edge control and restraint method designed to safely neutralize combative individuals with minimal force (@ Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Pasadena, Pasadena).
• 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm: “SCULPTORS: From Degas to Ruscha!” Pasadena Art Exhibition Opening Reception
  Jack Rutberg Fine Arts presents “SCULPTORS: From Degas to Ruscha!” a major exhibition of works by some of the major sculptors of 20th- and 21st-Century art (@ Jack Rutberg Fine Arts Gallery, Pasadena).
• 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: South Pasadena Concerts in the Park
  Enjoy a lively evening of music by Latin Soul Band, and food from La Oveja and Lilus Boba (@ Garfield Park, South Pasadena).
• 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Pasadena Jazz in the Park
  Enjoy a live performance of Straight-ahead Jazz by The Larry Muradian Quintet (@ Playhouse Village Park, Pasadena).
• 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Sierra Madre Concerts in the Park 2025
  Step back in time with Beatle covers presented by 4 Lads from Liverpool (@ Sierra Madre Memorial Park, Sierra Madre).
• 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Monrovia’s Summer Concerts in the Park
  Neon Nation will dazzle the audience with 80’s music (@ Station Square Park, Monrovia).
• 7:30 pm: “Sugar Houses” Reimagines Hansel and Gretel at Sierra Madre Playhouse
  RGWW’s “Sugar Houses” by Rosanna Gamson/World Wide (RGWW), delivers a haunting and immersive reimagining of the timeless fairytale Hansel and Gretel (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre).