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Vroman’s Bookstore: Hala Khouri, Tessa Hicks Peterson, Nkem Ndefo, and Valerie Thomas discuss Practicing Liberation

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Practicing Liberation reorients collective justice work toward a model that transforms the effects of injustice, harm, and oppressive systems into resilience, joy, and community care. Through frameworks like trauma-informed methodology, transformative movement organizing, engaged Buddhism, and healing justice, editors Hala Khouri and Tessa Hicks Peterson show readers how to: -Embody healing, wellness, and beloved community -Guard […]

Free

Vroman’s Bookstore: IN-STORE TICKETED: Maria Bamford and Scott Marvel Cassidy sign Hogbook and Lazer Eyes

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Fans of Maria Bamford’s acclaimed quasi-autobiographical Lady Dynamite! Netflix series already know of her romance with LA painter Scott Marvel Cassidy, as well as her droll pug sidekicks Blueberry and Bert.Now the story has been recounted in the graphic novella Hogbook and Lazer Eyes, written by Bamford/Cassidy, drawn by Cassidy, and all told by the […]

Free

USC PAM: Workshop@PAM: Object Stories: A Writing Workshop with Narrated Objects inspired by Searching for Home: Stories of Displacement and Survival

USC Pacific Asia Museum 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States

Explore the power of objects. Objects, like people, can tell you where they come from, can evoke emotion, and tell stories of love, loss, displacement, struggle, and so much more. Join Andrea Richards from the creative collective Narrated Objects as she guides participants through writing and meditation exercises aimed at unlocking the storytelling potential within […]

Free

Vroman’s Summer Reading Program – Hero’s Return

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

HERO’S RETURN Join us in the event space at 11am for a battle with the FINAL BOSS: Mr. Steve, in a video game and adventure-themed storytime. And be sure to stop by the Kid’s Info Desk with your QUEST LOG anytime from 11am-2pm to COLLECT YOUR LOOT: cold snacks, $5 Vroman’s gift cards, and more!

Free

Vroman’s Bookstore: Abigail Hing Wen, in conversation with Marie Lu, discusses Kisses, Codes, and Conspiracies

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Tan Lee finds himself embroiled in an unusual love triangle, all while trying to defuse a heist, unravel a conspiracy, and navigate the most complicated babysitting assignment ever in this YA novel by New York Times and Indie bestselling author Abigail Hing Wen. After a magical kiss at Prom, best friends Tan Lee and Winter Woo agree […]

Free

Renew Performance Center: Love The Skin Your In!

Renew Performance Center 600 E Colorado Blvd Suite 110, Pasadena, CA

Welcome to Love The Skin Your In! event at Renew Performance Center. Get ready to embrace and celebrate your unique beauty with a day filled with self-care, positivity, and empowerment. Join us for a fun and inspiring time where you can learn new skincare tips, enjoy pampering treatments like lymphatic Drainage, Massage, and Red Light Therapy, and connect […]

Free

Vroman’s Bookstore: Gina Chen, Shelly Page, Justine Pucella Winans, and Alex Brown, discuss The House Where Death Lives: An Anthology

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

A dance to the death. A girl who’s just as monstrous as H.H. Holmes. A hallway that’s constantly changing―and hungry. All of these stories exist in the same place―within the frame of a particular house that isn’t bound by the laws of time and space. Following in the footsteps of dark/horror-filled YA anthologies like His […]

Free

Vroman’s Bookstore: Albert M. Camarillo discusses Compton in My Soul: A Life in Pursuit of Racial Equality

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

When Al Camarillo grew up in Compton, California, racial segregation was the rule. His relatives were among the first Mexican immigrants to settle there--in the only neighborhood where Mexicans were allowed to live. The city's majority was then White, and Compton would shift to a predominantly Black community over Al's youth. Compton in My Soul […]

Free

Vroman’s Bookstore: Antoinette Portis discusses Not-a-Box City

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Don't miss the long-awaited companion to Not a Box, winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award. This picture book with its visual humor and simple dialogue is great for fans of Mo Willems and Crockett Johnson. Bunny wants to build a cardboard city. Bunny stacks one cardboard box on top of another and another. Bunny doesn't […]

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