Gold Line Quartet (Photo – visitpasadena.com)
Get ready for a weekend packed with bike rides, musical performances, and more.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, May 10, 2024
Pasadenans Take Responsibility Conserving Water
- 10:00 am – 11:00 am: All Abilities Club
Join the South Pasadena Public Library for a monthly program geared towards adults with developmental disabilities (@ South Pasadena Public Library Community Room, South Pasadena). - 10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Pasadena Water Conservation Event
Join PWP staff for an opportunity to learn about available water conservation tools, tips, and resources (@ Victory Park Recreation 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). - 1:00 pm: Movie Matinees at Pasadena Senior Center
Young Frankenstein (1974, PG) – Mel Brooks’s classic comedic satire of Frankenstein stars Gene Wilder as respected medical lecturer Dr. Frederick Frankenstein who, with the help of his servants Igor (Marty Feldman), Inga (Teri Garr), and Frau Blücher (Cloris Leachman), creates his monster, played by Peter Boyle (@ 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). - 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Monterey Park’s 108th Birthday Celebration
Enjoy four days of thrilling rides, live entertainment, food, and games (@ Barnes Memorial Park, Monterey Park). - 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).
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Storyteller Barbara Wong (Photo – Barbara Wong)
- 8:30 am – 12:30 pm: Pasadena Farmers’ Market – Saturday
Shop for fresh, nutritious, locally-grown fruits and vegetables (@ Victory Park, Pasadena). - 8:30 am – 1:30 pm: San Gabriel Farmers Market
Support local farmers and artisans while enjoying the lively atmosphere filled with culinary delights and quality products (@ San Gabriel Park and Ride Lot, San Gabriel). - 9:00 am – 11:00 am: Arroyo Seco Tour
Join PWP staff for a guided tour of the Arroyo Seco watershed, including water resource enhancements in the upper Arroyo (@ JPL Bridge, Altadena). - 9:00 am – 1:00 pm: Bicycle Tour of Pasadena African American History – The 710 Stub
Join NAACP Pasadena Branch President, Allen Edson, on a bike tour to learn about the African American community that existed in the area prior to the 210 freeway and 710 construction that was displaced to make way for the freeway in the years between 1965 and 1974 (@ NAACP Pasadena Branch Office, Pasadena). - 9:00 am – 12:00 pm: Community Legal Clinic at Robinson Community Center
Public Counsel and the City of Pasadena’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department present Community Legal Clinic and Homelessness Prevention Legal Clinic providing free legal services to low-income individuals and families (@ Jackie Robinson Community Center, Pasadena). - 10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Free Skillshares with Side Street Projects – Together Alone
In this skillshare with Teaching Artist Inabel Uytiepo, parents/guardians and their children will be guided in pairs/triads to playfully and artfully explore the themes of being together and alone (@ Side Street Projects, Altadena). - 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Makoto Taiko Drummers at Altadena Library
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, enjoy a Makoto Taiko drumming performance by the Pasadena Makoto Taiko drummers (@ Altadena Main Library, Altadena). - 10:30 am: Chinese/English Storytime at Hill Avenue Library
Enjoy a special bilingual Chinese/English storytime (@ Hill Avenue Branch Library, Pasadena). - 11:00 am – 12:15 am: Bob Baker Marionette Theatre at The Sierra Madre Playhouse
The family show includes an engaging puppetry performance, fun hands-on interactive activities, and surprising behind-the-scenes puppetry insights (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre). - 1:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Monterey Park’s 108th Birthday Celebration
Enjoy four days of thrilling rides, live entertainment, food, and games (@ Barnes Memorial Park, Monterey Park). - 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Spring Concert Featuring Jacqueline Schwab at Pasadena Senior Center
Enjoy an afternoon filled with the enchanting music of renowned pianist Jacqueline Schwab, in “Making Music with Ken Burns” (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena). - 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Pasadena Landscape Transformation Workshop
Join noted Horticulturist Timothy Wheeler for an in-depth discussion about transforming landscapes using water-smart practices, and incorporating native plants into residential landscapes (@ Jackie Robinson Community Center, Pasadena). - 2:00 pm: Tales of Asia and the Pacific Islands at Allendale Library
Hear storyteller Barbara G. Wong spin magical tales about mythical Asian dragons that live in palaces beneath the sea, as well as other exciting stories (@ Allendale Branch Library, Pasadena). - 8:00 pm: The Body’s Midnight at Boston Court Pasadena
IAMA Theatre Company and Boston Court Pasadena have joined forces to present a poetic and surprising new play about the complicated, ridiculous, awe-inspiring trajectory of life (@ Boston Court Pasadena, Pasadena). - 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Gold Line Saxophone Quartet at Boston Court Pasadena
The Gold Line Saxophone Quartet, named for Pasadena’s local metro Gold Line, presents a program featuring Dvořák, Ravel, an exciting new saxophone octet by ensemble member David Joseph Spence, and more (@ Boston Court Pasadena, Pasadena).
Sunday, May 12, 2024
GoSGV program commuter-style E-bike (Photo – Ernest Lee)
- 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). - 10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Free Native Plant Seed & Propagation Classes
2nd Sundays are free monthly classes with Audubon Center at Debs Park focused on helping locals grow native plants from seed, cuttings, and more (@ Ernest E. Debs Regional Park, Los Angeles). - 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). - 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 – 10:00 pm: Monterey Park’s 108th Birthday Celebration
Enjoy four days of thrilling rides, live entertainment, food, and games (@ Barnes Memorial Park, Monterey Park). - 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Women of Pasadena Bike Ride
Take a ride around Pasadena and visit the school Octavia Butler attended (and the bookstore her work inspired), a sculpture garden created by a notable woman landscape architect, and other historic spots (@ Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena).
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