What to Do this Weekend: The Fall Heat-Wave Edition

An eclectic weekend with activities that span free museum entries, free new plays, a Fall festival, a native plant sale and a peacemaker conference. Enjoy our area’s fall (heat wave) weather while it lasts!

(Click on highlighted event title for more info).

Friday

– 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Free First Friday at PMCA

Free museum entry (@ Pasadena Museum of California Art).

– 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Free Norton Simon Museum Admission

Free museum entry (@ Norton Simon Museum).

– 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm: Vroman’s Bookstore’s 120th Anniversary

Group authors (@ Vroman’s).

– 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Tai Chi – Fridays

Beginners and advanced are welcome (@ Winnett Lounge).

– 8:00 pm: PLAY/ground

The Annual New Play Festival – Free. Reservation. (@ Boston Court).

 

Saturday

– 9:00 am – 3:00 pm: Connecting Pasadena

Help shape up the ditch – Part 2 (@ Maranatha High School).

– 9:00 am – 3:00 pm: E-waste and Document Shredding event

A popular city sponsored recycling event (@ Rose Bowl).

– 11:00 am – 7:00 pm: PLAY/ground

2nd day. The Annual New Play Festival – Free. Reservation. (@ Boston Court).

– 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Artist Support Services Talk

Tools for artists (@ THE ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS).

– 3:00 pm: “THE WAY HE LOOKS” Cast and Crew Q&A

Writer-director Daniel Ribeiro, producer Diana Almeida and actors Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi and Tess Amorim will participate in a Q&A after the 3:10 screening at the Playhouse on Saturday afternoon (@ Laemmle’s Playhouse 7 Theatres).

– 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm: Peacemakers Conference

Showing of International Sufi School’s «Peacemakers» exhibit. Including a night of interfaith music! (@ Throop).

– 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm: “Assemblage Art Exhibit Opening

Tom Tomlinson and Santos Cortes Art Opening (@ Century Books).

Sunday

– 9:00 am – 2:00 pm: Native Plant Sale

Due to severe drought conditions, many cities are offering rebates to replace lawn with low water-use plants. At this annual native plant sale you will find a large variety of well priced, unusual, and low-water use California native plants and wildflower seeds (@ Eaton Canyon Nature Center).

– 9:00 am – 2:00 pm: Fall Harvest Festival

Old Pasadena Farmers Market 1st annual Fall Festival ​(@ Old Pasadena Farmers Market).

– 11:00 am: PLAY/ground

Final day. The Annual New Play Festival – Free. Reservation. (@ Boston Court).

– 2:30 pm – 8:00 pm: Peacemakers Conference

A round table of speakers ​(@ Throop).