What To Do This Weekend: September 6-8

Pasadena Chorale’s 2024-2025 Concert Season (Photo – pasadenachorale.org)

Immerse yourself in a slew of art, music, and entertainment.

By Katlyn Ong

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Friday, September 6, 2024

(L-R) Top: Chukwudi Iwuji and Rosa Salazar. Bottom: Will Hochman and Kimberly Scott (Photos – pasadenaplayhouse.org)

• All Day: Altadena’s Phone Photo Contest – Submission Deadline
  Anyone may share three favorite phone or tablet photos to enter the contest (Virtual Event).
• 8:30 am – 10:00 am: Friday Coffee Meetup
  SmartGateVC partner Ashot Arzumanyan will talk about transforming lab science into a company, raising capital, making the hard choice of becoming a CEO vs. onboarding an external person, and thinking about exit strategies. (@ 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 Creator (2012, PG-13) – Against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon: a robot in the form of a young child. (@ Pasadena Senior Center, Pasadena).
• 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Books ‘N Cops – K9 Tales with Pepa
  Join Pepa, a Belgian Malinois, and her handler Officer Padilla for K9 Storytime as they read a few stories and share some fun (@ Santa Catalina Branch Library, 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).
• 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).
• 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Monrovia Friday Night Street Fair
  Enjoy the charm of Old Town Monrovia (@ Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia).
• 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Beginning Folk Dance Classes
  Beginners’ Hour at the Pasadena Folk Dance Co-op takes place the first and third Friday of every month (@ Altadena Community Church, Heicher Hall, Altadena).
• 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 – 10:30 pm: First Friday Jazz Night
  Features a new exciting lineup of musical guests each month (@ Lyd and Mo’s Photography Studio, 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).
• 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Caltech Tai Chi Club – Fridays
  Learn and practice Hao-style tai chi chuan (@ Caltech – Hameetman Center, Pasadena).

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Greg Porée (Photo courtesy of artist)

• 8:30 am – 12:30 pm: Pasadena Farmers’ Market – Saturday
  Shop for fresh, nutritious, locally-grown fruits and vegetables (@ Victory Park, Pasadena).
• 10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Free Health & Legal Resources Fair in Monterey Park
  Join a morning of free health services, benefits enrollment, food, giveaways, legal information, and more (@ Langley Senior Center, Monterey Park).
• 11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Alhambra Library Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Craft Workshop
  Decorate a mooncake ornament, craft a light-up lantern, and create a moon phase wheel (@ Alhambra Public Library, Alhambra).
• 11:00 am – 1:00 pm: Six-Word Memoir & Book Making Workshop
  Join the Altadena Poets Laureate for a Six-Word Memoir & Book Making workshop led by poet Olga Garcia Echeverría (@ Altadena Main Library, 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).
• 2:00 pm: Local Poetry Day at Vroman’s
  Enjoy an afternoon of poetry featuring your favorite local poets (@ Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena).
• 7:00 pm: Altadena Summer Concerts 2024
  Enjoy the last concert of the summer – a Hip Hop Battle of the DJs (@ Farnsworth Park, Altadena).
• 7:30 pm: Pasadena POPS Summer Concert Series
  The POPS summer concert series ends with Oscar Meets Tony – award-winning music from stage and screen (@ Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Arcadia).
• 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm: Sierra Madre Playhouse Presents Jazz @The Playhouse – Greg Porée
  Sierra Madre Playhouse’s Jazz @The Playhouse series features the return of jazz/funk/soul guitarist Greg Porée (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre).
• 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, September 8, 2024

Dave Tull

• 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).
• 3:00 pm: Mount Wilson Observatory’s Concerts in the Dome
  Enjoy a live concert by String Trios and Quartet (@ Mount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson).
• 4:00 pm: “The Stories We Tell” Presented By SPARC and Deep Magic Song & Drawing Company
  “Brad Colerick and Scott Feldmann—The Stories We Tell,” featuring screenings of three short films, a Q&A panel, and a book-signing reception with refreshments (@ Fremont Centre Theatre, South Pasadena).
• 4:00 pm: Pasadena Chorale Presents “Sonic Bloom” Concert
  Enjoy Sonic Bloom, the first concert in Pasadena Chorale’s new Sunday series (@ Altadena Community Church, Altadena).
• 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm: Sierra Madre Playhouse Presents Jazz @The Playhouse – The Dave Tull Trio
  Delight in a performance by the Dave Tull Trio, featuring Dave Tull on drums, Josh Nelson on piano, and Luther Hughes on bass (@ Sierra Madre Playhouse, Sierra Madre).