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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Your Thrive Year: Transformative Conversations for a New 365
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s presents an afternoon of panel discussions that will help guide you to your own Thrive Year.  \nThis event will be led by Brandi Sellerz-Jackson\, renowned doula and author of the forthcoming title\, On Thriving. Sellerz-Jackson will be joined by panelists Dr. Mariel Buqué and Arielle Estoria\, discussing topics near to all their hearts such as healing from trauma and practices for thriving in our mental health\, self-care\, relationships\, and beyond. More panelists to be announced. \nABOUT OUR PANELISTS:\n*Brandi Sellerz-Jackson is a storyteller\, birth and postpartum doula\, and the creator of Not So Private Parts. Initially created as a women’s lifestyle blog\, Not So Private Parts has evolved into a resource removing the shame and stigma surrounding women’s issues. Sellerz-Jackson is the co-founder of Moms in Color\, a Black mom collective centered around celebrating diversity in the motherhood space. She is also the senior manager of social media for Ergobaby\, a leading brand in babywearing and attachment parenting. She has been featured in USA Today\, Essence\, and MOTHER\, among other outlets. Sellerz-Jackson lives in Pasadena\, CA with her husband\, Jon; their three boys\, Jax\, Jedi\, and Jupiter; and their labradoodle\, Chaka. \n*Mariel Buqué\, PhD\, is a Columbia University–trained trauma-informed psychologist\, professor\, and sound bath meditation healer. She has appeared as an expert on Good Morning America and Today and in Allure\, Self\, Glamour\, and Well + Good\, among many other outlets\, and has offered wellness talks to corporations such as Google\, Capital One\, and Meta. She is originally from the Dominican Republic and currently lives in New Jersey. Break the Cycle is her first book. \n*Born and raised in foggy Northern California and now residing in Los Angeles CA with her spouse John\, Arielle Estoria (R-E-L EH-STORY-UH) (she/her) is a Published and commissioned Poet\, Author and Actor and Model. Her motto\, “Words not for the ears but for the soul” stems from her dedication to remind anyone who encounters her work that words are meant to be felt and experienced not just heard. With a specific heart in empowering\, encouraging and making space for audiences of women to feel free and at home in their own bodies.\nArielle is the Co-Author of two self-published collections of poetry: Vagabonds and Zealots (2014)\, and Write Bloody Spill Pretty (2017) which can both be found on Amazon.com and in 2016\, released her EP of poetry and music titled Symphony of a Lioness. In March 2023\, Estoria released her first solo book of poetry titled\, THE UNFOLDING an invitation to come home to yourself\, with Harper One available wherever books\, e-books and audiobooks are available. \nThree ticket options are available:\nAll tickets will include one entry and one book\, depending on the title you choose.\nOptions include Brandi Sellerz-Jackson’s forthcoming title\, On Thriving\, Break The Cycle by Dr. Mariel Buqué and The Unfolding by Arielle Estoria. \nON THRIVING by Brandi Sellerz-Jackson\nA renowned doula shares powerful lessons on healing and thriving through the murky seasons of life in this moving\, intimate guide to deeper self-awareness and radical joy.\nWe’ve all been there: We take a pause\, look at our lives\, and desire more—more from our relationships\, more from our wellness journeys\, maybe simply more from ourselves. For some\, it might be more fun\, more peace\, more exploration—but what does it take to get to the other side of living in survival mode? In On Thriving\, Brandi Sellerz-Jackson helps us wade through what she calls the four great labors of our lives—labors that she’s had to overcome and that she has led many clients through.\nDrawing from her experiences as a doula and intimate storytelling from her own life\, Sellerz-Jackson guides us through the many phases of these great labors—labors that we can get stuck in\, stunting our ability to thrive. Across age\, gender\, economic status\, or background\, we all move through the great labor of our relationships\, our mental health\, grief and loss\, and the feeling of being othered. Sellerz-Jackson doesn’t shy away from the pitfalls of these labors but rather challenges us to actively remain present within them and ask ourselves: What do I need to thrive in the space I’m currently in? In On Thriving\,you’ll come to recognize the survival tools you’ve picked up along the way and exchange them for thriving tools and “rich-uals.” You’ll commit to no longer making a home out of chaos and rediscovering sanctuary within yourself.\nComparing our thriving to that of plant life\, Sellerz-Jackson simplifies the complicated—and oftentimes overwhelming—journey as we attempt to grow in an inhospitable environment. With insightful and vulnerable storytelling\, she invites a deep\, soul-stirring investigation of our past and present to gather all that we need to thrive right where we are\, right now. \nBREAK THE CYCLE by Dr. Mariel Buqué\nThe definitive\, paradigm shifting guide to healing intergenerational trauma—weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room—from Dr. Mariel Buqué\, Ph.D\, a Columbia University-trained\, trauma-informed\, psychologist\, professor\, and practitioner of holistic healing.\nWhen a physical wound is left unhealed\, it continues to cause pain and can infect the whole body. When emotions are left unhealed\, they similarly cause harm that spreads to other parts of our lives\, hurting our family\, friends\, coworkers\, and others. Eventually\, this hurt can injure an entire community\, metastasizing across years and generations. This is intergenerational trauma. This trauma is why some of us become estranged from our families\, why some of us are people pleasers\, and why some of us find ourselves in co-dependent relationships. This trauma can be rooted in the experiences of ancestors\, who may have suffered due to their race or identity\, and it can be collective\, the result of a shared experience like systemic oppression\, harmful engrained behaviors in a culture like the acceptance of physical discipline of children\, or even a natural disaster like a pandemic. These wounds are complex\, impacting our minds\, bodies\, and spirits. Healing requires a holistic approach that has so far been absent from the field of psychology. Until now.\nFrom Dr. Mariel Buqué\, a leading trauma psychologist\, comes a groundbreaking guide to transforming intergenerational pain into intergenerational abundance. With BREAK THE CYCLE\, she delivers the definitive guide to healing inherited trauma. Weaving together scientific research with practical exercises and stories from the therapy room\, Dr. Buqué teaches readers how trauma is transmitted from one generation to the next and how they can break the cycle through tangible therapeutic practices\, learning to pass down strength instead of pain to future generations. \nTHE UNFOLDING by Arielle Estoria\n“A moving\, fresh\, unique poetry collection and a generous invitation into the mind of the poet. Both a galvanizing wake-up call and a tender lullaby.” — Glennon Doyle\, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Untamed\n“What I love about Arielle’s writing is that she takes readers on this journey step by step\, filled with wisdom and grace. This book will help anyone seeking to unfold into their bloom.” — Morgan Harper Nichols\, author of All Along You Were Blooming and Peace is a Practice\nIn this beautiful collection of poems\, essays\, and meditations\, Arielle Estoria tenderly reveals the places in her life where she has been broken open and mended back together in new ways. In doing so\, she shows each of us how when we walk through our own process of “unfolding\,” though it may be uncomfortable at times\, there is light on the other side. Let these words guide your soul\, and return home to the person you were always meant to be. \nThis ticketed event will take place at All Saints Church located at 132 N Euclid Ave\, Pasadena. \nBooks that come with the ticket will be handed out at check-in and will be pre-signed so a book signing will NOT follow the conversation. Additional copies of all titles\, will be available for purchase at the event.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-your-thrive-year-transformative-conversations-for-a-new-365/
LOCATION:All Saints Church\, 132 North Euclid Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Pasadena Playhouse: Holiday Groove
DESCRIPTION:Bring your kids\, your mom\, your grandma\, your wild Aunt Becky for an all-energy\, all-ages\, all-abilities dance and choreography workshop led by Tony-nominated director and choreographer Sam Pinkleton at Pasadena Playhouse. The class will bring families and friends ages 7 to 100 together to throw down their most surprising moves and call their families collaborators while they work together to make their own unique and tailor-made group dances. Wear clothes you can move in and leave your fear of looking silly at the door.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/pasadena-playhouse-holiday-groove/2023-12-16/2/
LOCATION:Pasadena Playhouse\, 39 S. El Molino Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Families,Holidays,Kids,Pasadena Playhouse
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231212T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231212T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
CREATED:20231130T223355Z
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SUMMARY:Chanukah Menorah Parade & Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Chabad of Pasadena and Playhouse Village invite you to a joyous Chanukah Celebration on Tuesday\, December 12\, as we illuminate the night with a spectacular menorah car parade\, public menorah lighting\, and festive activities for the whole family! The excitement kicks off at 5 pm with a dazzling car parade\, starting at Chabad of Pasadena and winding its way through the charming streets of Pasadena. As the parade concludes at 6pm\, gather at Playhouse Village Park for a magical celebration featuring a grand menorah lighting\, Chanukah arts and crafts for kids\, and the delicious aroma of hot latkes and donuts filling the air. This free event promises to be a festive evening\, spreading the warmth and light of Chanukah throughout the community. Don’t miss out on this enchanting celebration of the Festival of Lights! \nThe car parade begins at 5PM at Chabad of Pasadena at 1090 E Walnut St and ends with a celebration at 6PM at Playhouse Village Park located at 701 E Union St.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/chanukah-menorah-parade-celebration/
LOCATION:Playhouse Village Park\, 701 Union St\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Free,Holidays,In-Person,Playhouse Village Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231210T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231210T110000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Kids Holiday Craft Fun
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s presents an event with special holiday craft activities for kids. To ensure that we have enough to go around\, please email us at rsvp@vromansbookstore.com to RSVP for this event\, with the number of participants.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-kids-holiday-craft-fun/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Craft & DIY,Free,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231206T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
CREATED:20231113T215608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T215608Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Ron White Discusses 'On Great Fields'
DESCRIPTION:Before 1862\, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain had rarely left his home state of Maine\, where he was a trained minister and mild-mannered professor at Bowdoin College. His colleagues were shocked when he volunteered for the Union army\, but he was undeterred and later became known as one of the North’s greatest heroes: On the second day at Gettysburg\, after running out of ammunition at Little Round Top\, he ordered his men to wield their bayonets in a desperate charge down a rocky slope that routed the Confederate attackers. Despite being wounded at Petersburg–and told by two surgeons he would die–Chamberlain survived the war\, going on to be elected governor of Maine four times and serve as president of Bowdoin College. \nHow did a stuttering young boy come to be fluent in nine languages and even teach speech and rhetoric? How did a trained minister find his way to the battlefield? Award-winning historian Ronald C. White delves into these contradictions in this cradle-to-grave biography of General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain\, from his upbringing in rural Maine to his tenacious\, empathetic military leadership and his influential postwar public service\, exploring a question that still plagues so many veterans: How do you make a civilian life of meaning after having experienced the extreme highs and lows of war? \nChamberlain is familiar to millions from Michael Shaara’s now-classic novel of the Civil War\, The Killer Angels\, and Ken Burns’s timeless miniseries The Civil War\, but in this book \, White captures the complex and inspiring man behind the hero . Heavily illustrated and featuring nine detailed maps\, this gripping\, impeccably researched portrait illuminates one of the most admired but least known figures in our nation’s bloodiest conflict.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-ron-white-discusses-on-great-fields/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231206T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231206T180000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
CREATED:20231130T191556Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Experience Pasadena twinkle as we illuminate our tree to celebrate the holiday season in Playhouse Village! With live music and performances\, and maybe even some snowfall\, this is the perfect way to enjoy the sights and sounds of the holidays at Playhouse Village Park. See a sneak preview of Pasadena Playhouse’s Holiday Spectacular with musical performances from Pasadena Conservatory of Music from both student and faculty groups. The evening also features craft activities for children\, free hot chocolate from Tepito Coffee for everyone\, and a snow flurry surprise!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/holiday-tree-lighting-celebration/
LOCATION:Playhouse Village Park\, 701 Union St\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Free,Holidays,In-Person,Playhouse Village Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231205T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T202123Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Brooke Wentz\, in conversation with Anthony Davis\, discusses Transfigured New York: Interviews with Experimental Artists and Musicians\, 1980-1990
DESCRIPTION:Transfigured New York presents conversations with iconic\, genre-bending artists who shaped the sounds of experimental movements like no-wave\, avant-jazz\, and electronic music. As an undergrad in the 1980s\, Brooke Wentz hosted the show Transfigured Night on Columbia University’s WKCR-FM\, discussing art and ideas with avant-garde music luminaries. She unearths these candid interviews before only first broadcast from cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes\, letting readers today feel the excitement and creative energy of the 1980s New York underground scene. Musicians and artists\, now icons of their craft\, tell their stories and share their thoughts about the creative process\, capturing the ambition and energy that animated their work. Legends in the making like Bill Frisell\, Philip Glass\, and Laurie Anderson convey what it was like to be a struggling artist in 1980s New York when the city was alive with possibilities. Others who were well known at the time\, including John Cage\, La Monte Young\, and Ravi Shankar\, advocated for their distinctive ideas about art and opened up about their creative lives. Featuring an astonishing range of interviews with Subotnick\, Joan Tower\, Steve Reich\, Glenn Branca\, Joan La Barbara\, Living Colour\, Arthur Russell\, John Lurie\, Eric Bogosian\, Bill T. Jones\, and many more Transfigured New York provides new insight into the city’s cultural landscape in this era. It is a one-of-a-kind account of one of the most exhilarating and inventive periods for art and culture in New York City’s history.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-brooke-wentz-in-conversation-with-anthony-davis-discusses-transfigured-new-york-interviews-with-experimental-artists-and-musicians-1980-1990/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231205T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231205T160000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Joel Stern presenting “In the Holly Jolly North Pole” Holiday Papercraft Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s Bookstore presents an enchanting afternoon with Joel Stern\, the author of “In the Holly Jolly North Pole.”  Experience the magical world of the North Pole\, and meet its delightful characters. Then stick around for an exciting craft session and book signing. \nCraft Session: Bring the characters to life! Vroman’s Bookstore will provide character sheets\, card stock\, scissors\, glue\, crayons\, and colored pencils. Let your creativity shine! \nBook Signing: Don’t miss this opportunity to have a copy of “In the Holly Jolly North Pole” signed by author Joel Stern! \nMark your calendars\, gather your friends\, and create some magic! \nPlease make a reservation: rsvp@vromansbookstore.com
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-joel-stern-presenting-in-the-holly-jolly-north-pole-holiday-papercraft-workshop/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231202T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231202T130000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Pictures with Santa
DESCRIPTION:Get your picture taken with Santa! Your photo is FREE courtesy of Vroman’s Bookstore! Please note that sitting on Santa’s lap for photos will not be allowed. Standing next to or kneeling next to or in front of Santa is.  
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-pictures-with-santa/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231130T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Liên Shutt\, in conversation with Lon Kurashige\, discusses Home is Here
DESCRIPTION:Home is Here builds on foundational Buddhist teachings–the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path–offering an intersectional frame to help you embody antiracist practices and tend to your own healing under racism and oppression. \nGrounded in practice\, memoir\, and mindful self-help skill-building\, Rev. Liên Shutt’s Engaged Four Noble Truths illuminate a path toward healing and liberation. She shares her own experiences with anti-Asian hate–as a teen riding her bike\, meditating in whitewashed monasteries–and asks\, what does it mean to attend to our suffering in body\, heart\, and mind when racism can cause such intense hurt and pain? What does it look like to heal? \nWhile written mainly for Asian American Buddhists and other BIPOC practitioners\, Home is Here moves us all from knowing and contemplation to a place of action and wholeness. \nIn the doing is the realization\, and in practicing antiracism\, we build a home for all beings. This is reflected in Rev. Shutt’s choice to frame each step of the Engaged Eightfold Path not as “right” but as “skillful”–to convey both the knowing and the practices essential to healing harm.\nAn engaged reframing of core Buddhist spiritual principles\, Home is Here connects foundational practices to urgent causes–and invites readers on a path home to wholeness.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-lien-shutt-in-conversation-with-lon-kurashige-discusses-home-is-here/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231129T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231129T124000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
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SUMMARY:Music at Noon: Seraphour
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a free concert every Wednesday presented by Pasadena Presbyterian Church’s Music at Noon Program which features new artists every week. Music at Noon is a great way to get out into the community and spend time in the beautiful Playhouse Village. This week’s performance showcases Seraphour.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/music-at-noon-seraphour/
LOCATION:Pasadena Presbyterian Church Musical Events\, 585 East Colorado Boulevard\, Pasadena\, California\, 91101
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Free,In-Person,Music,Pasadena Presbyterian Church
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231128T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: David Kipen discusses Dear California: The Golden State in Diaries and Letters
DESCRIPTION:Dispatches from a land of extremes\, by writers and movie stars\, natives and visitors\, activists and pioneers\, and more. \nCalifornia has always been\, literally\, a place to write home about. Renowned figures and iconoclasts; politicians\, actors\, and artists; the world-famous and the not-so-much–all have contributed their voices to the patchwork of the state. With this book\, cultural historian and California scholar David Kipen reveals this long-storied place through its diaries and letters\, and gives readers a highly anticipated follow up to his book Dear Los Angeles. \nRunning from January 1 through December 31\, leaping across decades and centuries\, Dear California reflects on the state’s shifting landscapes and the notion of place. Entries talk across the centuries\, from indigenous stories told before the Spanish arrived on the Pacific coast through to present-day tweets\, blogs\, and other ephemera. The collected voices show how far we’ve wandered–and how far we still have to go in chasing the elusive California dream. \nThis is a book for readers who love California–and for anyone who simply treasures flavorful writing. Weaving together the personal\, the insightful\, the impressionistic\, the lewd\, and the hysterically funny\, Dear California presents collected writings essential to understanding the diversity\, antagonisms\, and abiding promise of the Golden State.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-david-kipen-discusses-dear-california-the-golden-state-in-diaries-and-letters/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Food,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231127T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
CREATED:20231012T232146Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Local Author Day featuring Genevieve Huffman and Scott Lord
DESCRIPTION:Genevieve Huffman presents Time and Soul \nIn a universe governed by a continuous cycle of reincarnation\, death and time are no match for sorcerers Eva and Tir or their committed\, queer love. But while Eva takes a hard-earned rest between lives\, a villainous Edward plots revenge and sets out to destroy the universe. Moments before complete annihilation\, Eva awakens and travels back in time to erase Edward’s destruction. Returning to present day\, Eva searches for Tir and devises a plan to prevent Edward from enacting his plan a second time. Once back with Tir\, Eva faces off with the darkness consuming the universe. But her feelings of insecurity surrounding who she is threaten to upend their relationship. While fighting for a safe future together\, they explore the history of their singular love. Could their unique powers grow with their love for each other? And is it enough to defeat the evil forces at work? Traversing time and space\, they seek to uncover Edward’s true identity. And when the dust from their adventure settles\, they face off against Edward\, armed with their collective powers of time and soul. Journey to a mythical world of dragons and magic and discover a love story that transcends gender and embodies an authentic representation of queer relationships. \nScott Lord presents Come November \nNovember 1947: Jeanne and John\, two newspaper journalists\, fall in young love as they travel from Chicago to New York to witness the momentous vote of the United Nations to partition Palestine and create the State of Israel. When they discover an assassination plot meant to swing the outcome\, they must put their personal lives on hold and race the clock to stop it\, uncovering elaborate details of international politics along the way. \nFifty years later\, having gone their separate ways\, the two reconnect in Italy. Set against a stunning pastoral backdrop\, Jeanne and John relive those turbulent days together and explore whether their love has stood the test of time.\nInternational thriller meets operatic Italian romance in this intricate tale of love\, politics\, and misunderstandings. Come November is a celebration of history\, family bonds\, redemption\, and second-chance love sure to please fans of thrillers and romance alike.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-featuring-genevieve-huffman-and-scott-lord/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231127T103000
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SUMMARY:SCCM: Native American Storytelling Series: “The Story of Fast Runner” read by the ECLD Team
DESCRIPTION:Hamiinat! SCCM is honored to host a Native Storytelling Series featuring the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians in honor of Native American Heritage Month in November. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from them about the ancestral lands that we occupy\, native culture\, and language in this native-led storytelling and craft series for families with children 8 years and younger. \nAbout the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians:\nThe citizens of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (Tribe) are the people of northern Los Angeles County. After thousands of years\, foreign powers began colonization in the late 1770s with the arrival of the Spanish followed by the establishment of Mexico and the United States. Despite settler colonization\, the Tribe continues to operate as a tribal community. \nThe Tribe originates in the lineages\, villages\, and cultures of the period that came before the establishment of Mission San Fernando in 1797\, from which their ancestors received the name Fernandeño during enslavement by the Spanish. The Native Americans that were taken to the Mission originally inhabited the villages originating in the Simi\, San Fernando\, Santa Clarita\, and Antelope Valleys. After the Mission period\, they became known as the Fernandeño historical Indian tribe. The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians is comprised of the descendants of that historical tribe of Fernandeños.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/sccm-native-american-storytelling-series-the-story-of-fast-runner-read-by-the-ecld-team/
LOCATION:Southern California Children’s Museum\, 459 E. Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,In-Person,Kids,Southern California Children's Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231125T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231125T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Special Storytime featuring Sonoko Sakai presents Mai and the Missing Melon
DESCRIPTION:This charming story invites the reader on a journey through rural 1960s Japan following a little girl named Mai on the Enoden train\, past the oceanside populated with fishers\, and to the classic shrine-like home of her grandmother\, or obachama. \nLoosely based on an event in Sonoko’s childhood\, Mai wishes to share the gift of a sweet muskmelon with her grandmother but loses it on the train along the way. Obachama shares the Japanese folktale of The Stone Buddhas as an example of the power of good intentions to cheer Mai up. \nAfter the story\, Mai hears from the train station master that the melon has been found\, and she and her obachama are able to enjoy the sweet muskmelon together.\nThis sweet story explores the cherished relationship between a young girl and her grandmother-two great friends despite the age gap-while the expressive art takes the reader through the Japanese countryside\, past the sea\, bamboo forests\, and temples\, drawn from the author’s own childhood memories.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-storytime-featuring-sonoko-sakai-presents-mai-and-the-missing-melon/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231124T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231124T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T230810Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Illeana Douglas discusses Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia
DESCRIPTION:Illeana Douglas has long been known for shining new light on forgotten films. Now the celebrated actress and film historian turns her focus to a heretofore unrecognized brand: the Connecticut movie. Told from the passionate perspective of an author who grew up here\, Illeana takes the reader on a cinematic road trip through Hollywood history and Connecticut geography\, bringing the breezy\, intimate\, knowledgeable writing style acclaimed by reviewers of her first book\, I Blame Dennis Hopper (2015). Illeana defines how the perception of on-screen Connecticut\, originally created in Hollywood\, has shifted more than that of any other New England state over the decades. Films from Hollywood’s Golden Age\, such as Theodora Goes Wild\, Bringing Up Baby\, and Christmas in Connecticut\, presented Connecticut as an antidote to the metropolis–a place where you could find your true self. The slogan “Come to Peaceful Connecticut” not only led to Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House\, but to an exodus of urban moviegoers seeking their dream houses. Gentleman’s Agreement\, which highlighted social inequity\, challenged Connecticut’s well-cultivated image\, as did the dark suburban malaise of The Swimmer and The Ice Storm. From Sherlock Holmes to Mystic Pizza to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull\, from horror in The Stepford Wives to historical in Amistad\, the Constitution State has been at the heart of nearly two hundred feature films featuring a variety of genres. Illeana’s insights provide some surprising conclusions about just what it means to be a “Connecticut movie.” Filled with behind-the-scenes stories as well as her own personal snapshots of the places where these films were made\, Connecticut in the Movies is not only a keepsake for denizens of the state\, but a valuable resource for film buffs everywhere.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-illeana-douglas-discusses-connecticut-in-the-movies-from-dream-houses-to-dark-suburbia/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231123T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231123T130000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
CREATED:20231108T191007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T191201Z
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SUMMARY:FUMC: Traditional Thanks Giving Dinner at FUMC
DESCRIPTION:First United Methodist Church is hosting a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner on November 23 at noon in their Church Lounge. Reservations for a place at the table can be made by contacting Diane Garner by Friday\, November 17 at rdgarner47@hotmail.com or (626) 796-0157. The requested donation for the meal and fellowship is $15 per person.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/344205/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church\, 500 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,donation,First United Methodist Church,Food,In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231122T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231122T124000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
CREATED:20231024T165948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T165948Z
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SUMMARY:Music at Noon: Michelle Kardos\, organist
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a free concert every Wednesday presented by Pasadena Presbyterian Church’s Music at Noon Program which features new artists every week. Music at Noon is a great way to get out into the community and spend time in the beautiful Playhouse Village. This week’s performance will showcase Michelle Kardos on the Organ.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/music-at-noon-michelle-kardos-organist/
LOCATION:Pasadena Presbyterian Church Musical Events\, 585 East Colorado Boulevard\, Pasadena\, California\, 91101
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Free,In-Person,Pasadena Presbyterian Church
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231122T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231122T120000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
CREATED:20231024T171508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T171508Z
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SUMMARY:Drawn2art: Thanksgiving Art Camp!
DESCRIPTION:Drawn2art invites kids to learn to sculpt\, paint\, and draw Thanksgiving-themed characters. This is a three-day camp that takes place the third week of November.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/drawn2art-thanksgiving-art-camp/2023-11-22/
LOCATION:Drawn2art\, 20 S. Oakland\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,In-Person,Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231121T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
CREATED:20231012T230144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T230144Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Alice Simpson\, in conversation with Kathryn Kay\, discusses The Winthrop Agreement
DESCRIPTION:When Rivkah Milmanovitch arrives at Ellis Island\, her husband is not waiting for her as promised. Alone and pregnant\, she makes her way to the Lower East Side tenement of an old friend. Lottie Aarons\, whose husband went out for a newspaper and never returned\, takes Rivkah in and they work side-by-side in dispiriting sweatshops. Rivkah gives birth to a daughter\, Mimi\, determined that her child will have a better life in America. \nFrederick Winthrop\, slum landlord\, lives in one of Fifth Avenue’s sumptuous mansions–and preys on young girls. When he serendipitously meets fifteen-year-old Mimi\, who dreams of silks\, satins and velvets\, imagines costumes and ball gowns\, she is easily seduced\, and her life takes an unexpected turn. To avoid scandal\, the Winthrop family offers Mimi a rare opportunity. While Lottie\, now a bookkeeper in the employ of the Winthrops\, wisely advises her\, Mimi knows exactly what she wants. But as she rises to international fame\, she must struggle with the secrets of her past and protect those she loves. \nPart history\, part romance\, with a twist of gothic\, The Winthrop Agreement is a spellbinding tale of a determined heroine who will entrance Bridgerton and all historical fiction fans.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-alice-simpson-in-conversation-with-kathryn-kay-discusses-the-winthrop-agreement/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231120T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231120T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
CREATED:20231012T225637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T225637Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Jessica Keith discusses Saying Inshallah with Chutzpah: A Gefilte Fish Out of Water Story
DESCRIPTION:Jessica Keith never believed she could walk down an aisle. With crippling anxiety fueled by unpredictable panic attacks\, she said\, “I can’t” so many times she never thought she’d say “I do.” \nAfter finally setting a wedding date\, to Tyrone\, her beau of eight years\, Jessica made the impulsive decision to move away\, accepting an offer to work for the Consulate of Kuwait in Los Angeles. The culture was unfamiliar territory–with a lot to unpack–she felt lost in translation. \nAdrift in life and at work\, nothing seemed to go right. When the rabbi refused to perform an interfaith ceremony\, and her grandmother warned\, “You can’t marry a Black man\,” rather than speak up\, Jessica found it easier to bite her tongue. But when she hears on the job\, “Jews need not apply\,” it shatters her faith in herself. \nWhile illuminating the depths of anxiety and love\, Jessica must find the resilience it takes to persevere.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-jessica-keith-discusses-saying-inshallah-with-chutzpah-a-gefilte-fish-out-of-water-story/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231120T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231120T103000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
CREATED:20231027T215159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T215159Z
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SUMMARY:SCCM: Native American Storytelling Series: “Bowwow Powoww” read by Joseph Bodle
DESCRIPTION:Hamiinat! SCCM is honored to host a Native Storytelling Series featuring the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians in honor of Native American Heritage Month in November. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from them about the ancestral lands that we occupy\, native culture\, and language in this native-led storytelling and craft series for families with children 8 years and younger. \nBio: Joseph Bodle is a member of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. He descends from the Tujunga and Quissaunga villages. Joseph has sat on the Senate of the Tribe for District 1 since 2018. He has been a part of the TV and Motion Picture industry for 25 years. \nAbout the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians:\nThe citizens of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (Tribe) are the people of northern Los Angeles County. After thousands of years\, foreign powers began colonization in the late 1770s with the arrival of the Spanish followed by the establishment of Mexico and the United States. Despite settler colonization\, the Tribe continues to operate as a tribal community. \nThe Tribe originates in the lineages\, villages\, and cultures of the period that came before the establishment of Mission San Fernando in 1797\, from which their ancestors received the name Fernandeño during enslavement by the Spanish. The Native Americans that were taken to the Mission originally inhabited the villages originating in the Simi\, San Fernando\, Santa Clarita\, and Antelope Valleys. After the Mission period\, they became known as the Fernandeño historical Indian tribe. The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians is comprised of the descendants of that historical tribe of Fernandeños.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/sccm-native-american-storytelling-series-bowwow-powoww-read-by-joseph-bodle/
LOCATION:Southern California Children’s Museum\, 459 E. Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,In-Person,Kids,Southern California Children's Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231118T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231118T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Storytime featuring Jennifer Gray Olson presents Party Pooper
DESCRIPTION:Every party has a pooper. You may not have wanted one. You certainly did not invite one. But\, inevitably\, every party will have one. So what should you do? \nMaybe you can interest the pooper in a game? Hopefully the pooper doesn’t lay down in defeat in the middle of your Twister mat… oh\, there he goes. Directly on the blue dot you needed. \nPerhaps you can entice the pooper with a delicious\, scrumptious cake? Unless the pooper sticks his booger-y fingers directly into the layer you were most excited to eat… sigh. \nOh\, I know what to do! Let’s. Party. HARDER. \nUntil… things get taken too far. Then it might be time to take a step back and do the hardest thing of all: apologize. \nIn Party Pooper\, Jennifer Gray Olson tackles complex SEL themes with expertise\, grace\, and laugh-out-loud humor. It’s a thoughtful\, yet entertaining examination that has equal empathy for the party goers and\, of course\, the party pooper.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-storytime-featuring-jennifer-gray-olson-presents-party-pooper/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231118T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231118T103000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231027T223043Z
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SUMMARY:SCCM: Author reading of James Connor's new book 'Take Courage With You'
DESCRIPTION:Southern California Children’s Museum is excited to welcome local author James Connor or an in-person author to read his new book\, “Take Courage With You” on Saturday November 19\, 2023\, at 10:30 AM. In “Take Courage With You\,” James Connor weaves a powerful narrative that takes readers on a transformative journey. The story imparts invaluable life lessons\, emphasizing the importance of courage when confronting challenges and adversities. With compelling images and engaging storytelling\, Connor delivers a message that will resonate with both young learners and adults alike. \nAbout James Connor:\nJames Connor\, aka Artist JConnor\, was raised in Seattle\, Washington. With a deep-rooted love and passion for music\, he pursued his dreams by obtaining a degree in Music Education from Berklee College of Music. As an accomplished musician\, singer\, and songwriter\, James found solace in writing music and poetry\, which eventually led him to pen his first children’s book titled “Take Courage with You.” Driven by a mission to make a positive impact\, Connor has dedicated 17 years of his life to teaching students from kindergarten to 8th grade\, with the last 5 years spent at Chandler School\, a private school in Pasadena. He firmly believes in empowering young minds and nurturing their musical talents. Alongside his teaching career\, James has had the privilege of traveling the world\, showcasing his gospel vocals\, and performing as a background singer for various renowned artists.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/sccm-author-reading-of-james-connors-new-book-take-courage-with-you/
LOCATION:Southern California Children’s Museum\, 459 E. Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Ice House,Kids,Southern California Children's Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231116T190000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
CREATED:20231012T224736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T224736Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Shibani Mahtani & Timothy McLaughlin\, in conversation with Ben Rhodes\, discuss Among the Braves
DESCRIPTION:Hong Kong was an experiment in governance. Handed back to China in 1997 after 156 years of British rule\, it was meant to be a carve-out between hostile systems: a bridge between communism and capitalism\, authoritarianism and liberal democracy. “One country\, two systems” kept its media free\, its courts independent and its protests boisterous\, designed also to convince Taiwan of a peaceful solution to Beijing’s desire for reunification. \nYet this formulation excluded Hong Kong’s own people\, their future negotiated by political titans in faraway capitals. In 2019\, an ill-conceived law spear-headed by a sycophantic leader pushed millions to take to the streets in one of the most enduring protest movements the world has ever seen. Xi Jinping responded with a draconian national security law that sought not only to end the demonstrations but quash the “problem” of Hong Kongers’ identity and desire for freedom. \nReverend Chu\, who believed Hong Kong had to carry the spirit of students at Tiananmen Square\, saw his silver-haired comrades who birthed the city’s modern pro-democracy movement handcuffed and taken from their homes. Tommy\, an art student radicalized into throwing Molotov cocktails\, watched “braves” like him brutalized by police before his own arrest prompted him to flee. Finn epitomized the decentralized nature of the movement and its internet-fueled victories\, but online anonymity couldn’t stop his life from unravelling. Gwyneth could predict her eventual fate when she chose to give up her career as a journalist to stand for election as an opposition candidate\, and did it anyway. \nIn Among the Braves\, Shibani Mahtani and Timothy McLaughlin tell the story of Hong Kong’s past\, and what the sacrifices of its people mean for global democracy’s shaky foundation.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-shibani-mahtani-timothy-mclaughlin-in-conversation-with-ben-rhodes-discuss-among-the-braves/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231115T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231115T124000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
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SUMMARY:Music at Noon: Esther Yune and Susan Kim-Pedroza\, piano 4-hands
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a free concert every Wednesday presented by Pasadena Presbyterian Church’s Music at Noon Program which features new artists every week. Music at Noon is a great way to get out into the community and spend time in the beautiful Playhouse Village. This week’s performance showcases Esther Yune and Susan Kim-Pedoza.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/music-at-noon-esther-yune-and-susan-kim-pedroza-piano-4-hands/
LOCATION:Pasadena Presbyterian Church Musical Events\, 585 East Colorado Boulevard\, Pasadena\, California\, 91101
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Free,In-Person,Pasadena Presbyterian Church
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231114T180000
DTSTAMP:20260620T164516
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231101T170509Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Comedian Maria Bamford Signing for "Sure I'll Join Your Cult"
DESCRIPTION:Maria Bamford is a comedian’s comedian (an outsider among outsiders) and has forever fought to find a place to belong. From struggling with an eating disorder as a child of the 1980s to navigating a career in the arts (and medical debt and psychiatric institutionalization)\, she has tried just about every method possible to not only be a part of the world but to want to be a part of it. \nIn Bamford’s signature voice\, Sure\, I’ll Join Your Cult\, brings us on a quest to participate in something. With sincerity and transparency\, she recounts every anonymous fellowship she has joined (including but not limited to: Debtors Anonymous\, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous\, and Overeaters Anonymous)\, every hypomanic episode (from worrying about selling out under capitalism to enforcing union rules on her Netflix TV show set to protect her health)\, and every easy 1-to-3-step recipe for fudge in between.\nSingular and inimitable\, Bamford’s memoir explores what it means to keep going and to be a member of society (or any group she’s invited to) despite not being very good at it. In turn\, she hopes to transform isolating experiences into comedy that will make you feel less alone (without turning into a cult following). \nThis ticketed event is a signing only and tickets include a copy of Sure\, I’ll Join Your Cult\, to be picked up and check in the night of the event. 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-comedian-maria-bamford-signing-for-sure-ill-join-your-cult/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Lee Goldberg\, in conversation with Tod Goldberg\, discusses Calico
DESCRIPTION:There’s a saying in Barstow\, California\, a decaying city in the scorching Mojave desert . . . The Interstate here only goes in one direction: Away. \nBut it’s the only place where ex-LAPD detective Beth McDade\, after a staggering fall from grace\, could get another badge . . . and a shot at redemption.\nOver a century ago\, and just a few miles further into the bleak landscape\, a desperate stranger ended up in Calico\, a struggling mining town\, also hoping for a second chance. \nHis fate\, all those years ago\, and hers today are linked when Beth investigates an old skeleton dug up in a shallow\, sandy grave . . . and also tries to identity a vagrant run-over by a distracted motorhome driver during a lightning storm. \nEvery disturbing clue she finds\, every shocking discovery she makes\, force Beth to confront her own troubled past . . . and a past that’s not her own . . until it all smashes together in a revelation that could change the world.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-lee-goldberg-in-conversation-with-tod-goldberg-discusses-calico/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:SCCM: Native America Storytelling Series: “We are water protectors” read by Lucy Alfaro
DESCRIPTION:Hamiinat! SCCM is honored to host a Native Storytelling Series featuring the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians in honor of Native American Heritage Month in November. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from them about the ancestral lands that we occupy\, native culture\, and language in this native-led storytelling and craft series for families with children 8 years and younger. \nBio: Lucia Alfaro serves as the Secretary of the FTBMI. She is a descendant of the Santa Clarita\, San Fernando\, and Antelope valleys. Her passions include protecting and preserving FTBMI homelands through her seat on the Tataviam Land Conservancy. \nAbout the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians:\nThe citizens of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (Tribe) are the people of northern Los Angeles County. After thousands of years\, foreign powers began colonization in the late 1770s with the arrival of the Spanish followed by the establishment of Mexico and the United States. Despite settler colonization\, the Tribe continues to operate as a tribal community. \nThe Tribe originates in the lineages\, villages\, and cultures of the period that came before the establishment of Mission San Fernando in 1797\, from which their ancestors received the name Fernandeño during enslavement by the Spanish. The Native Americans that were taken to the Mission originally inhabited the villages originating in the Simi\, San Fernando\, Santa Clarita\, and Antelope Valleys. After the Mission period\, they became known as the Fernandeño historical Indian tribe. The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians is comprised of the descendants of that historical tribe of Fernandeños.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/sccm-native-america-storytelling-series-we-are-water-protectors-read-by-lucy-alfaro/
LOCATION:Southern California Children’s Museum\, 459 E. Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,In-Person,Kids,Southern California Children's Museum
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SUMMARY:USC PAM:  Conversation@PAM: The Evolution of Printmaking in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:Join USC Pacific Asia Museum for an engaging conversation that explores the significance of printmaking in today’s digital age. Discover how artists are reshaping traditional techniques and forging new paths as they come up with their own rules to redefine the art of printmaking. Keynote speakers include multidisciplinary artist and USC Roski professor Marisa Mandler\, Self Help Graphics printmaking artist Miyo Stevens-Gandara\, Los Angeles Printmaking Society artist Michelle Rozic\, and printmaking artists Kiyomi Fukui Nannery. This program will be moderated by Haven Lin-Kirk\, Dean and Professor\, USC Roski School of Art and Design. \n  \nFollowing the conversation\, participants will have the opportunity to engage in a screen-printing workshop hosted by Self Help Graphics. This program is in partnership with Roski School of Art\, Self Help Graphics\, and the Los Angeles Printmaking Society
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/usc-pam-conversationpam-the-evolution-of-printmaking-in-the-21st-century/
LOCATION:USC Pacific Asia Museum\, 46 North Los Robles Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Craft & DIY,In-Person,USC Pacific Asia Museum
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