Jett Kwong (Photo – Courtesy of Jett Kwong)
Wind down this weekend with celebrations packed with culture and entertainment.
By Katlyn Ong
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Friday, September 13, 2024
(File Photo – pasadenalatinoheritageparade.org)
- 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 – 4:00 pm: Fiestas Patrias in Pasadena
Enjoy live music and traditional dances performed by local community groups (@ Villa Parke, 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
9/11 (2017, R) – Five people who find themselves trapped in an elevator with nothing but hope and each other during the Sep. 11 attacks must work together to try to escape before the unthinkable happens (@ 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: “Cyrano de Bergerac” at Pasadena Playhouse
Modern poetry and sizzling rhythm collide in a scorching love triangle when Cyrano discovers the love of his life has eyes for another man (@ The Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena).
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Rosemead Moon Festival (Photo – City of Rosemead)
- 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 – 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 – 5:00 pm: “Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China” at The Huntington
This exhibition displays 24 artworks and a participatory exercise highlighting how Chinese gardens have served as transformative spaces for growing and contemplating plants, encouraging visitors to view their gardens as sources of delight, nourishment, and inspiration (@ The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino). - 10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Cyanotype Workshop
Join teaching artist Renée Reizman and discover the magic of cyanotype, a technique that allows you to create art using solar energy (@ Side Street Projects, Altadena). - 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm: “Of Sea and Sky” Exhibition
View photos that suggests the immensity of the universe, and yet plants the idea that we share, however tangentially, this vast cosmic place (@ Mount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson). - 2:30 pm – 11:00 pm: Rosemead Moon Festival
Enjoy fusion street food, music, cultural performances, lantern displays, an auction, a kids zone, and game booths (@ Valley Blvd. between Walnut Grove Ave. and Ivar Ave., Rosemead). - 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: The Friends of the Pasadena Public Library Bookstore Open House and Stuffed Animal Naming Contest Awards Ceremony
The Friends of the Pasadena Public Library invites the community to a Bookstore Open House and Stuffed Animal Naming Contest Awards Ceremony (@ Jefferson Branch Library, Pasadena). - 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm: “Unity Through Music and Education” Concert
The concert will feature 10 outstanding international, national, and local musicians including pianists, violinists, a cellist, a flutist, a saxophonist, and three vocalists: two sopranos and a bass/baritone (@ 3330 San Pasqual St., Pasadena). - 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm: Sierra Madre Playhouse Presents – Jett Kwong
Kwong is an “experimental pop artist” (303 Magazine) whose music combines her virtuosic skills on the Chinese guzheng with striking vocal melodies and electronics (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre).
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Roger Wilkie and Rudolfo Leone (Photo – Restoration Concerts)
- 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). - 9:30 am – 11:30 am: Moon Festival Celebration
Come together to enjoy traditional festivities, delicious mooncakes, and exciting performances (@ Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy, 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 – 5:00 pm: “Of Sea and Sky” Exhibition
View photos that suggests the immensity of the universe, and yet plants the idea that we share, however tangentially, this vast cosmic place (@ Mount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson). - 4:00 pm: South Pasadena Restoration Concert Featuring Roger Wilkie and Rudolfo Leone
The 29th season of Restoration Concerts in South Pasadena opens with Roger Wilkie on violin and Rudolfo Leone on piano, performing music by Poulenc-Heifetz, Fauré, Debussy, and Saint-Saëns (@ South Pasadena Public Library Community Room, South Pasadena).
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