Pride Month in the San Gabriel Valley (Photo – Chasity Jennings-Nuñez)
Enjoy a weekend of live entertainment, the outdoors, and the start of summer reading.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, June 6, 2025
Barrett Hall (Photo – The Da Camera Society)
- 8:30 am – 10:00 am: Friday Coffee Meetup
Jeff Baldassari, founder and CEO of The Competitive Edge Group, will identify and discuss the three most common challenges entrepreneurs face (@ FoundrSpace, 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
The Times of Harvey Milk documents the story of Harvey Milk, San Francisco’s first gay Supervisor (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena). - 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Free Admission at the Norton Simon
Enjoy free admission for all visitors on the first Friday of the month (@ Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena). - 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Kidspace Free First Fridays
Kidspace Children’s Museum is opening up their doors for free on the first Friday of every month (@ Kidspace Children’s Museum, Pasadena). - 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Altadena Library Summer Reads Book Launch Event
Enjoy a book launch featuring author Rucker Moses (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 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). - 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: Debussy & Ravel – Pasadena Conservatory
One of LA’s finest chamber music ensembles explores the influence of Richard Wagner on the work of French composers, including Debussy and Ravel (@ Barrett Hall Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena).
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Bill Cunliffe of the “Acid Cole Trio” playing the piano (Photo – billcunliffe.com)
- 9:00 am – 1:00 pm: Food Forward’s Zest Fest
This special community harvest and distribution event brings together friends, families, and local leaders under the trees of one of LA’s oldest historic citrus orchards to harvest surplus produce and prepare boxes of recovered produce to help in the recovery of Los Angeles (@ California State University Northridge – Orange Grove, Northridge). - 9:00 am – 3:00 pm: Pasadena E-Waste Recycling Event
Pasadena residents can safely dispose of electronics at the City’s popular free e-waste event (@ Brookside Park, Pasadena). - 10:00 am – 12:00 pm: 5th Annual SGV Pride Parade and Festival
The event will include music, food, resource booths, and giveaways (@ Barnes Memorial Park, Monterey Park). - 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 – 12:00 pm: Alhambra Library Summer Reading Challenge Kickoff
Enjoy music, food trucks, drawings, games, and more (@ Alhambra Public Library, Alhambra). - 10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Altadena Library Summer Reading Kickoff Celebration
Come celebrate a fun-filled morning at the library and sign up for Summer Reading (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Old Pasadena In-Person Walking Tour
Trained docents will lead you through the historic Old Pasadena neighborhood and reveal its many hidden and unusual architectural details, old alleyways, and historic signs (@ Central Park, Pasadena). - 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Sierra Madre Summer Reading Kickoff
Enjoy a family-friendly, hands-on program featuring arthropods, amphibians, and reptiles of all sizes, while learning about the animals presented (@ Sierra Vista Park, Sierra Madre). - 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Author Justin Chapman to Give Talk on Paradise Springs
Author Justin Chapman will give a presentation on Paradise Springs, a hedonistic mountain retreat for Hollywood stars such as Charlie Chaplin in the 1920’s that became a Christian camp and is now a French “glamping” (glamorous camping) resort (@ Linda Vista Branch Library, Pasadena). - 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: La Pintoresca Library Workshop on Engaging Children With Severe Autism
Join a successful interventionist for a free talk about building intention, connection, and direction with children with severe autism (@ La Pintoresca Branch Library, Pasadena). - 7:30 pm: The Acid Cole Trio Perform Jazz at Pasadena Presbyterian Church
Friends of Music present “Jazz for the City: The Acid Cole Trio” at Pasadena Presbyterian Church (@ Pasadena Presbyterian Church, Pasadena). - 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: WeOlive Comedy Night
Enjoy a rotating lineup of some of the best local and national comedians every first Saturday of the month (@ We Olive, Pasadena).
Sunday, June 8, 2025
Guy Noland as Thomas Edison with Patrick Munoz, Nina Kasuya, Devyn Rush and Amir Levi (Photo – M Palma Photography)
- 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 – 3:00 pm: Rose Bowl Flea Market
Experience over 2,500 vendors full of antiques, vintage clothing, local art, and specialty products (@ Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena). - 11:00 am – 5:00 pm: USC Pacific Asia Museum Free Admission
USC Pacific Asia Museum is free every second Sunday of the month (@ USC Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena). - 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Tai Ji Men Qigong Workshop
Tai Ji Men Qigong workshop on finding true happiness through nurturing your body and mind (@ Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy, Pasadena). - 4:00 pm: “Flashes of Light” Musical About Inventor Nikola Tesla Premieres at Sierra Madre Playhouse
Set against the backdrop of the industrial revolution in New York City in the late 1800s, the story follows inventor Nikola Tesla, guided by Electra, who sends him visions of groundbreaking inventions during lightning storms (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre). - 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Pasadena Jazz in the Park
Enjoy a live performance of Smooth Jazz by Michael Haggins (@ Playhouse Village Park, Pasadena). - 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm: Monrovia’s Summer Concerts in the Park
Hit Me 90s will excite with a live performance of pop music (@ Station Square Park, Monrovia).
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