Bike Share (Photo – thesource.metro.net).
Enjoy a weekend jam-packed with arts, music, science, and opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, March 22, 2024
(Photo – pasadenavillage.org)
- 10:00 am: Pasadena Senior Center’s “For the Love of Poetry” Lecture
“For the Love of Poetry” will help you rediscover the magic of American poetry with icons like Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, and Nobel Prize winner Louise Gluck (@ 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). - 11:00 am – 4:00 pm: Pasadena Village’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
Join Pasadena Village to get the latest COVID-19 vaccine, and Pasadena Village will give you a free $20 gift card (@ W & P Pharmacy, Pico Rivera). - 1:00 pm: Movie Matinees at Pasadena Senior Center
The Color Purple (2023) is the musical adaptation of the novel and Broadway musical that tells the decades-spanning tale of one woman’s journey to independence (@ 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). - 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). - 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Caltech Tai Chi Club – Fridays
Learn and practice Hao-style tai chi chuan (@ Caltech – Hameetman Center, Pasadena). - 8:00 pm: Nina Diaz in Adobe Punk Concert
Adobe Punk is a live concert with a “performed” narrative component featuring Nina Diaz (Girl in a Coma, Elvis Costello) and the Adobe Punk band (@ Lineage Performing Arts Center, Pasadena).
Saturday, March 23, 2024
STEM Savvy: Girls’ Science Day at PCC
- 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: Empowering All Abilities 5K Run/Walk
Run or walk on the Arroyo Seco Trail to support the Institute for the Redesign of Learning in its mission to empower individuals of all abilities (@ Arroyo Seco South Fields, South Pasadena). - 9:00 am – 12:30 pm: Peeps and Pedals Spring Festival
Look forward to live entertainment, including a magic show, characters performance, petting zoo, food trucks, and more (@ Alhambra Park Bandshell, Alhambra). - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: STEM Savvy – Girls’ Science Day Event
This free event features fun, hands-on, STEM activities with small groups of chaperoned middle school girls paired with women in STEM careers and college women in STEM majors (@ Pasadena City College, Pasadena). - 10:00 am: Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition “Fried Ride”
The group will take a ride across Pasadena to donate food to Friends In Deed, then make two stops at local businesses for fried treats (@ Victory Park Recreation Center, Pasadena). - 11:00 am: Celebrate Your Family History
Create a display about your family history with posterboards and scrapbooking materials (@ La Pintoresca Branch Library, Pasadena). - 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Old Time String Jam Band
Musicians will meet under the pepper tree in the Children’s Woodland area (@ Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, Los Angeles). - 2:00 pm: Pasadena’s Annual One City, One Story Conversation with Marianne Wiggins
To celebrate the 22nd year of Pasadena’s One City, One Story community reading project, the public is invited to a conversation with Marianne Wiggins, author of this year’s selection Properties of Thirst (@ Pasadena Presbyterian Church, Pasadena). - 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: South Pasadena Clarinet Choir
The Los Angeles Clarinet Choir will perform a concert of Big Band Hits from the Golden Era, featuring guest jazz drummer Bernie Dresel (@ South Pasadena Public Library Community Room, South Pasadena). - 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: San Gabriel Library Women’s History Art
Create women who run the world coasters (@ San Gabriel Library, San Gabriel). - 8:00 pm: Dale Bozzio Meet and Greet in Pasadena
80’s icon Dale Bozzio of Missing Persons will have a book signing and meet and greet (@ MeowMeowz Retro 80s Thrift Shop, Pasadena). - 8:00 pm: Nina Diaz in Adobe Punk Concert
Adobe Punk is a live concert with a “performed” narrative component featuring Nina Diaz (Girl in a Coma, Elvis Costello) and the Adobe Punk band (@ Lineage Performing Arts Center, Pasadena).
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Nina Diaz (Photo – FlyPR)
- 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). - 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: They Move – Highland Park Walking Group
No reservation needed, show up ready to move (@ Be Nice Have Fun, Los Angeles). - 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: South Pasadena Eclectic Music Festival Preview Party
Enjoy live performances, food, beer/wine, and an auction (@ The Daily, South Pasadena). - 8:00 pm: Nina Diaz in Adobe Punk Concert
Adobe Punk is a live concert with a “performed” narrative component featuring Nina Diaz (Girl in a Coma, Elvis Costello) and the Adobe Punk band (@ Lineage Performing Arts Center, Pasadena).
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