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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Alex Brown\, in conversation with Justine Pucella Winans\, discusses 'Damned If You Do'
DESCRIPTION:Queer Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Filipino folklore in this horror comedy about a high school stage manager who accidentally sells her soul to a demon. \nSeven years ago\, Cordelia Scott’s abusive father left without a word\, and life has been normal ever since. The seventeen-year-old spends her days stage managing the school play (which is going great\, if anyone asks)\, pining over her best friend\, Veronica\, and failing one too many pop quizzes. \nShe’s never been sad that her father left\, but she knows something is…missing. When her school guidance counselor\, Fred\, reveals during a session that he’s actually a demon\, she learns that something is indeed missing: a piece of her actual soul. Why? She unwittingly made a deal with him to make her father disappear – then bargained to have the memory erased. To make matters worse\, Fred is here to make another bargain: Help him with a “little” demonic problem\, or she’s doomed to spend eternity in Hell with her father.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-alex-brown-in-conversation-with-justine-pucella-winans-discusses-damned-if-you-do/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230816T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230816T220000
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SUMMARY:Fuller: Elevation Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Second Advance Screenings of George Nolfi’s next film\, Elevation. Feedback to George will directly impact the final cut of this film. If you participated in the first screening and want to see it again\, please bring someone with you who has not seen the film yet. George is looking for fresh eyes to watch the film at each of the three advanced screenings. \nGeorge Nolfi is an American writer-director best known for Bourne Ultimatum\, Oceans Twelve\, and The Adjustment Bureau. His most recent film\, The Banker\, starring Sam Jackson and Anthony Mackie won the 2021 NAACP Image Award for Best Independent Motion Picture. Nolfi is working with Brehm Film to host three advanced screenings of his next film. The feedback from these screenings will help him make the final cut of the film before it is released. \nYour in-person feedback to George after the movie will directly impact the final cut of this film. \nELEVATION: \nThe world has changed. The only habitable place left for humanity is in the high mountains\, above 8000 feet. Go below 8000 feet\, and waiting for you are the very creatures that killed 95% of the human population less than three years ago. But what happens if — to save the life of his young son — a father (Anthony Mackie) is forced to do just that\, to venture below “The Line” with two others\, a scientist he despises (Morena Baccarin) but who just might hold the key to defeating the monsters\, and a young woman (Maddie Hasson) determined to keep them both alive long enough to save the human race.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/fuller-elevation-film-screening/
LOCATION:Landmark Theatre\, 673 E Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film screening,Free,In-Person,Landmark Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230819T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230819T110000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
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SUMMARY:Vromans: Final Destination Party with artist Brady Smith
DESCRIPTION:When you BOOK A TRIP\, it’s a good idea to check out the local art scene. \nAs we approach our final destination\, Brady Smith — artist and writer of RANDOM ACTS OF DRAWNESS and the LOUIE AND BEAR graphic novels\, to name a few — will be on hand to help us celebrate the completion of Vroman’s Bookstore’s 2023 Summer Reading Program\, and WOW us with his artistic skills! \nBrady will read his book\, BUG SANDWICH! Then he’ll take art prompts from the crowd\, which Brady will draw in 30 seconds or less! \nBe a part of the party! Chat about books and trade tales of thrills and adventure with your fellow travelers! \nCOLLECT YOUR REWARDS AND PRIZES! \nAnd always remember\, “No matter where you go\, there you are!” \nView Brady Smith’s art at www.bradysmith.com and witness his family’s shenanigans on Instagram: @bradysmithhere \nPlease make a reservation: rsvp@vromansbookstore.com
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-final-destination-party-with-artist-brady-smith/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230822T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230822T180000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Group Event Celebrating the release of the Caltech Anthology: Inner Space and Outer Thought
DESCRIPTION:Participants include: Ann Bernath\, S.B. Divya\, Richard Doyle\, Ashish Mahabal\, Christine Corbett Moran\, and Rachael Kuintzle \nFact ignites fiction in this first-of-its-kind anthology of speculative tales by Caltech and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) scientists\, engineers\, technologists\, and students. Experts at the frontiers of their fields\, along with renowned Caltech alumni such as David Brin\, S. B. Divya\, and Larry Niven\, present stories about alien astrobiologists\, AI parenthood\, a quest to preserve our histories beyond the heat death of the universe\, a heist to steal engineering secrets from an ancient monk-scientist\, the recovery of a long-lost phase of the human life cycle\, the demise of Earth’s first intelligent species—billions of years before the rise of humanity\, and much more!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-group-event-celebrating-the-release-of-the-caltech-anthology-inner-space-and-outer-thought/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230823T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230823T123000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
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SUMMARY:Pasadena Presbyterian: Music at Noon: The Riner Scivally and Friends Jazz Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy music with your lunch Wednesdays from 12:10 – 12:40PM in the Sanctuary at PPC. If you love classical virtuosos or contemporary maestros\, each week promises a captivating performance that will leave you mesmerized. Best of all\, admission is free and accessible to all music lovers. For the schedule of upcoming performers\, visit ppc.net.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/pasadena-presbyterian-music-at-noon-the-riner-scivally-and-friends-jazz-ensemble/
LOCATION:Pasadena Presbyterian Church\, 585 East Colorado Boulevard\, Pasadena \, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In-Person,Music,Pasadena Presbyterian Church
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230823T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Yunte Huang in conversation with Paula Yoo\, discusses Daughter of the Dragon
DESCRIPTION:Born into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry\, Anna May Wong (1905-1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood’s most famous Chinese American actress\, a screen siren who captivated global audiences and signed her publicity photos–with a touch of defiance–“Orientally yours.” Now\, more than a century after her birth\, Yunte Huang narrates Wong’s tragic life story\, retracing her journey from Chinatown to silent-era Hollywood\, and from Weimar Berlin to decadent\, prewar Shanghai\, and capturing American television in its infancy. As Huang shows\, Wong’s rendezvous with history features a remarkable parade of characters\, including a smitten Walter Benjamin and (an equally smitten) Marlene Dietrich. Challenging the parodically racist perceptions of Wong as a “Dragon Lady\,” “Madame Butterfly\,” or “China Doll\,” Huang’s biography becomes a truly resonant work of history that reflects the raging anti-Chinese xenophobia\, unabashed sexism\, and ageism toward women that defined both Hollywood and America in Wong’s all-too-brief fifty-six years on earth.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-yunte-huang-in-conversation-with-paula-yoo-discuss-daughter-of-the-dragon/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230824T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230824T173000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
CREATED:20230803T224353Z
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SUMMARY:Free Outdoor Fitness: Basecamp Fitness
DESCRIPTION:Get outside\, get moving and have fun with our awesome Playhouse Village instructors! We’re bringing a FREE group exercise program every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at the new Playhouse Village Park\, led by local fitness studios. We invite you to find the class that best suits your fitness goals and to come discover your new neighborhood park. \nBASECAMP FITNESS\nHigh intensity Interval Training- Full Body workout. \nThis all-in\, high-energy group workout packs a supercharged calorie burn into just 35 minutes\, alternating between heart-thumping cardio to strength moves\, modified to your level. Following this workout get focused on 10 minutes of core exercises.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/free-outdoor-fitness-basecamp-fitness/
LOCATION:Playhouse Village Park\, 701 Union St\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fitness,Free,In-Person,Playhouse Village Park
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230824T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230824T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Janeane Bernstein discusses Better Humans
DESCRIPTION:When a global pandemic exacerbated a pre-existing mental health crisis\, the US was left with a mental health pandemic. This opened a Pandora’s box revealing what was long denied–we must prioritize mental health in all aspects of society\, eliminate disparities and stigma\, and become better humans. \nThe world was turned upside down in March 2020 by a virus no one expected to turn into a global pandemic. While millions experienced loss and disruption of life\, the pandemic put lives on pause\, making the nation turn inward to question the life Americans were living pre-pandemic and examine who and what really mattered in this time of financial\, emotional\, and interpersonal upheaval. Depression\, anxiety\, violence\, substance abuse\, and mental health illnesses soared in what became a mental health pandemic. Children lost parents\, millions lost jobs\, and thousands of teachers and health and wellness professionals abandoned their fields. \nThis has been a tremendous time of reflection on how to be better to ourselves\, and to humanity as a whole. What can we learn from this global disruption and how can we become better humans? To start\, we can’t look away anymore. The suffering is vast\, and the stakes are high. The voices of the pandemic have insightful lessons to teach each and every one of us. It’s time to silence our distractions\, listen\, and create transformative\, sustainable strategies that prioritize the health and well-being of humanity.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-janeane-bernsten-discusses-better-humans/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230825T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230825T220000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
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SUMMARY:Movies in the Park: The Greatest Showman
DESCRIPTION:Playhouse Village continues the summer season with a new free event series\, Movies in the Park presented by Pasadena Playhouse and Playhouse Village Foundation. The free outdoor community movie screenings will feature iconic films on select Friday evenings in August at the lawn of Playhouse Village Park. Each show will begin after sunset\, at approximately 8:00 pm. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic from your favorite local Playhouse Village restaurant to enjoy with family and friends. 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/movies-in-the-park-the-greatest-showman/
LOCATION:Playhouse Village Park\, 701 Union St\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Film screening,Free,In-Person
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230826T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230826T130000
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CREATED:20230718T224156Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Tom Phillips discusses The Curious League of Detectives & Thieves 2: SOS
DESCRIPTION:Fresh off recovering a billion-dollar ruby and losing the criminal who stole it\, John Boarhog and Inspector Toadius McGee are soaring high on a new adventure. Hoping to intercept the Mauve Moth before they execute their next great heist\, Toadius and John book passage on Her Majesty’s Royal Air Armada–a luxury cruise liner airship. But alas\, there will be no clear skies ahead. A committee from the Society of Sleuths (S.O.S) is also aboard\, ready to put John through his first trial to gain full membership\, despite Toadius’s objections. \nFurious with his mentor\, John falls in with the Hive\, a group of kids obsessed with using social media for fame. They see how valuable he is\, even if Toadius doesn’t. \nBut when both the Mauve Moth and Shim-Sham resurface\, each with their own nefarious aims\, will the detective duo be able to see past their disagreements to\, once again\, save the day? \nThe second book in the Curious League of Detectives and Thieves series\, S.O.S. is a hilarious\, high-flying\, heart-pounding mystery adventure readers won’t be able to put down.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-tom-phillips-discusses-the-curious-league-of-detectives-thieves-2-sos/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230826T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230826T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Summer Music Series: The Ukelele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere
DESCRIPTION:The Ukelele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere is a group of roughly twelve-ish ukes of all shapes\, sizes\, and pedigrees\, played by a similarly esoteric bunch of people. The music you hear was not meant to be played on ukulele: classic rock\, new wave hits\, rap and dance-pop tunes\, recent Top 40\, torch song classics\, and all sorts of other bits and bobs of musical history. Just no ukelele music. The UOWH has a long history playing at local venues\, with a particular enthusiasm for appearances at fundraisers\, community events\, school fairs\, retirement homes\, weddings and other private events\, and sketchy traveling circuses. The band is the subject of the documentary STRUMMERS.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-summer-music-series-the-ukelele-orchestra-of-the-western-hemisphere/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In-Person,Music,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230827T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230827T110000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Local Author Day young readers edition featuring Vanessa Lanang\, Dr. Joy Pillay\, and Alexandra Adlawan
DESCRIPTION:Kaliyah is sworn to slay the dragon that took her mother’s life. But\, even with the skills of generations of slayers coursing through her veins\, she’s not prepared for Ryu\, the one boy who can make her question everything she believes. When the Dragon Akademie orders an unwarranted execution of two slayers\, Kaliyah is shocked by the revelation of their corrupt rule. Seeking vengeance for her mother\, she forges an alliance with Ryu. With dangerous lies uncovered at every turn\, Kaliyah and Ryu’s worlds converge\, stoking the flames between them. But one dark secret they both share could rip them apart…if it doesn’t destroy Kaliyah first.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-young-readers-edition-featuring-vanessa-lanang-dr-joy-pillay-and-alexandra-adlawan/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230827T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230827T160000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230718T225843Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Local Author Day featuring Charlie Retts\, Sharon Heath\, and Christopher M. Allport
DESCRIPTION:Charlie Retts presents It’s All About You! \nMiddle management is the glue that holds organizations together\, yet many middle managers encounter a lack of support from upper management and massive employee disengagement. This book is a practical solution. Based on Charlie Retts’ decades of experience in middle management\, along with his doctorate in adult education\, this book will help you in assessing your own current leadership style\, and then guide you to become a more effective and engaged manager. Using stories\, Retts helps the reader explore real-life situations to assess all the options that could have been available\, as well as assessing what you might have done. Each chapter ends with reflection questions and “key points.” Along the way\, brief “stop for a moment” reflections help to focus on the reasons and benefits of different approaches. \n  \nSharon Heath presents The Mysterious Composition of Tears \nAfter a series of climate calamities\, physicist Fleur Robins takes off for deep space in a desperate attempt to save the species from extinction. During her mysteriously prolonged absence\, the internet has crashed\, fire and flood have devastated whole countries\, and End of Times cults have proliferated. There have been some intriguingly hopeful changes\, too-nanoparticle holograms have replaced electronic devices\, young people are witnessing exquisitely colorful “Shimmers\,” and the most gifted of them converse regularly with animals and trees. \nWhile Fleur’s distraught husband Adam leads their Caltech physics team in frantic efforts to pinpoint her whereabouts\, and Fleur herself plots her return home\, their teenaged children Callay and Wolf fall in love with surprising partners. But when the charming son of an End of Times pastor crosses Wolf’s path during a particularly vibrant Shimmer\, events are set in motion that will upend everyone’s life and transform planet Earth itself. \nThis latest installment of Sharon Heath’s saga of the quirky Nobelist Fleur is simultaneously a vision of what awaits us in a post-Covid world\, a wild romp through quantum reality\, and a deep sea dive into the dark and light vagaries of the human heart. \n  \nChristopher M. Allport presents Senja Chronicles \nDuring a terrifying home invasion\, a Scandinavian hunter’s teenage daughter is kidnapped\, and his wife is brutally killed. After a botched police investigation\, Sigurd Martinsen finds himself connected to Echo Team\, an exclusive NATO special-ops unit.\nOld Norse legends are awakened when Echo’s shocking discoveries turn out to be far worse than the suspected Russian-backed militants\, hiding in an obsolete\, Nazi-created\, World War II era tunnel system.\nWhat happens deep within the bowels of Northern Norway’s fabled Segla Mountain when Sigurd and Echo Team — like modern-day Vikings — find themselves up against menacing cave-dwelling trolls\, who have been awakened and are ready to kill intruders?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-featuring-charlie-retts-sharon-heath-and-christopher-m-allport/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230829T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230829T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Tyler Parker discusses A Little Blood and Dancing
DESCRIPTION:It’s a tale as old as time: doomed romance\, bloody revenge\, fast food\, and the voice of God. Welcome to Tyler Parker’s Oklahoma\, and one of the most anticipated debut novels of the year from one of our best\, funniest new writers. \nCheck out Sylvia Table: he drives a seafoam-green 1968 Ranchero\, owns a badass sword\, and is one dead uncle away from an inheritance that should set him and the love of his life\, Lady Sixkiller\, on the road to easy living and the family she’s always wanted. Sure\, he may not be cut out for any kind of conventional job\, but as long as Lady can hold things down as a waitress until rich old Methuselah shuffles off this mortal coil\, what’s the big deal? Yes\, things are looking good for Sylvia Table\, aka Big Noise\, aka Grandest Poobah\, aka Big Quiche. \nBut uncles don’t always die on schedule\, maternal clocks keep ticking with increasing urgency\, doing crimes beats working for a living\, and the past refuses to stay buried. In this case\, the past takes the form of Priscilla Blackwood\, a woman locked in an eternal one-sided conversation with Jesus Christ Himself\, and dead set on enacting vengeance for the murder of her father\, which she witnessed as a little girl. Whether Table knows it or not\, he’s on a collision course with an avenging angel who believes she’s got the Lord on her side. \nCombining the linguistic punch of Elmore Leonard\, the living landscapes of Cormac McCarthy\, and the comic soul of Charles Portis\, A Little Blood and Dancing announces Tyler Parker as one of our most extraordinary new voices. (Strange Light)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-tyler-parker-discusses-a-little-blood-and-dancing/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230830T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230830T123000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
CREATED:20230725T200449Z
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SUMMARY:Pasadena Presbyterian: Music at Noon: Andrew Harrison (saxophonist) and Jason Lo (pianist)
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy music with your lunch Wednesdays from 12:10 – 12:40PM in the Sanctuary at PPC. If you love classical virtuosos or contemporary maestros\, each week promises a captivating performance that will leave you mesmerized. Best of all\, admission is free and accessible to all music lovers. For the schedule of upcoming performers\, visit ppc.net.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/pasadena-presbyterian-music-at-noon-andrea-harrison-saxophonist-and-jason-lo-pianist/
LOCATION:Pasadena Presbyterian Church\, 585 East Colorado Boulevard\, Pasadena \, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In-Person,Music,Pasadena Presbyterian Church
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230830T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230830T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
CREATED:20230718T230903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230718T230903Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Exploring Southern California Vantage Points with Made In L.A. Writers
DESCRIPTION:In Los Angeles\, the only constant is change. Our lives go through cycles and rotations. We incorporate new ideas\, people\, workplaces\, and patterns as we create the futures we have dreamed of since childhood. The stories we tell are malleable and shifting. We seek out places to survey the world around us\, to understand where we’ve come from\, where we are\, and where we’re going. In a sprawling\, intricately patterned landscape shaped by the lives of millions\, we find commonalities and differences\, joy and sorrow\, and moments of convergence. \nIn this fifth volume of the Made in L.A. fiction anthology series\, stories are told through lenses focused on the aptitude of Angelenos to reinvent and reimagine\, to take action for ourselves and for others. As storytellers\, Angelenos understand that to seek truth in a world of continual shifts and evolution requires constant readjustment of the prism through which we perceive modern society. To solve the failures and dilemmas of the past\, present\, and future\, we must observe from every conceivable angle\, and from every vantage point.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-exploring-southern-california-vantage-points-with-made-in-l-a-writers/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230907T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230907T193000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
CREATED:20230821T235618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230824T223954Z
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SUMMARY:Pasadena Heritage: Lecture with Graham Larkin "Lessons from the Daylight Factory"  Swanson & Peterson's Furniture Works
DESCRIPTION:In 1929\, a red brick building with a dramatic expanse of windows was constructed on the eastern edge of Pasadena\, just west of Eaton Wash and south of the Santa Fe railway. Built to the design of McNeal Swasey\, architect of the Hotel Constance and other local landmarks\, this facility served for more than forty years as the Swanson & Peterson workshop and showroom. Swedish émigrés David Swanson and Erik Peterson were makers of fine custom furniture and cabinetry throughout LA County\, and Swasey’s building is a testament to their own high standards of design and fabrication. Modest on the outside\, it opens onto a surprisingly vast and well-lit factory floor\, beneath a sawtooth roof cleverly hidden from the street. This is a highly evolved example of a daylight factory\, complete with passive lighting and ventilation systems — not to mention resistance to fire and vibrations. A prime example of the golden age of sustainable design and a repository of local history\, Swasey’s building has held up for almost a century. A potential project could demolish the building\, but it is one worthy of saving! \nAbout the Speaker\nGraham Larkin is a Pasadena-based historian\, curator\, and advocate for livable streets. After a decade in the US\, studying and teaching art and architectural history (PhD Harvard\, 2003; postdoc Stanford\, 2003-2005)\, he returned to his native Canada. There he worked at various federal agencies\, including six years as Curator of European & American Art at the National Gallery of Canada. An interest in sustainable urbanism led him to found Vision Zero Canada\, advocating for the elimination of traffic harm and the promotion of active mobility. During the pandemic\, he moved back to California\, where he is working as an architectural historian.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/pasadena-heritage-lecture-with-graham-larkin-lessons-from-the-daylight-factory-swanson-petersons-furniture-works/
LOCATION:Pasadena Heritage\, The Blinn House 160 N Oakland Ave\, Pasadena\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In-Person,Interior Design,Pasadena Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230908T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230908T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
CREATED:20230908T164056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T164056Z
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SUMMARY:Party in the Park
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the one-year anniversary of Playhouse Village Park! Party in the Park features a free evening concert with a live performance by Jazz in the Park series-favorite\, Susie Hansen Latin Jazz Trio presented by Ice House Comedy Club. Bring your blanket or chair and enjoy the band’s infectious blend of salsa and Latin jazz that has the audience smiling and dancing. There will also be refreshments\, giant games\, and activities for families! \nParty in the Park\n1st Anniversary Celebration\nPlayhouse Village Park\nSeptember 17 | 5-7PM\nFree!\nPlayhouse Village Park is located at 701 E Union St. \nPlayhouse Village Association would like to thank Playhouse Village Foundation and Ice House Comedy Club for their generous support!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/party-in-the-park/
LOCATION:Playhouse Village Park\, 701 Union St\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Dog Event,Free,In-Person,Kids,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230909T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230909T160000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
CREATED:20230822T000109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230822T000109Z
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SUMMARY:Pasadena Heritage: Open Doors California Sponsored by the California Preservation Foundation
DESCRIPTION:Pasadena Heritage will open its doors at the historic Blinn House for participants of this California Preservation Foundation celebration\, happening up and down the state with more than 70 historic sites open. We will participate on Saturday\, September 9th\, with an open house here as well as a self-guided tour of Ford Place. For more information about Open Doors and to register\, please visit CPF’s event page.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/pasadena-heritage-open-doors-california-sponsored-by-the-california-preservation-foundation/
LOCATION:Pasadena Heritage\, The Blinn House 160 N Oakland Ave\, Pasadena\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In-Person,Pasadena Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230910T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230910T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
CREATED:20230816T215505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T222331Z
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SUMMARY:USC PAM: Free 2nd Sunday at PAM - Celebrate Hawai’i!
DESCRIPTION:Join USC PAM in celebrating the arts and culture of Hawai’i! Learn the art of lei making\, enjoy interactive Hula performances\, storytime\, a special object viewing of tapa from our permanent collection\, and explore a historical timeline of the history of Hawai’i created by the USC Hawai’i Club. This event is FREE\, includes admission to all the galleries\, and is open to all ages. \nSchedule of Activities:  \n11:00 AM – 5:00 PM – History of Hawai’i Timeline by the USC Hawai’i Club \n11:00 AM – 3:00 PM – Coloring Station \n11:30 AM – Performance by Hālau Hula Keali’i o Nālani \n12:00 PM – Storytime \n12:30 PM – 2:30 PM – Lei Making Workshop with Makena Parker \n1:00 PM – Spotlight Talk: Necklace (Lei Niho Palaoa) \n1:30 PM – Object Viewing of tapa with Dr. Rebecca Hall\, USC PAM’s curator\, and Melodie Turori\, a Māori Kūki ‘Āirani artist and educator based in San Diego and descended from the peoples of Aitutaki\, Pukapuka\, Sweden\, and Germany \n3:00 PM – Performance by Hālau Hula Keali’i o Nālani \n3:30 PM – Spotlight Talk: Necklace (Lei Niho Palaoa) \n  \nSpace is limited for performances and object viewing. Sign-ups are the day of the event on a first-come\, first served basis.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/usc-pam-free-2nd-sunday-at-pam-celebrate-hawaii/
LOCATION:USC Pacific Asia Museum\, 46 North Los Robles Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,In-Person,USC Pacific Asia Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
CREATED:20230815T161059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T161059Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Tori Elderidge\, In Conversation wtih Naomi Hirahara\, discusses the Ninja's Oath
DESCRIPTION:International action adventure ensues when Lily Wong–a Chinese-Norwegian modern-day ninja–travels from Shanghai to Japan to help family friend and former triad enforcer\, Lee Chang\, locate and rescue his kidnapped twelve-year-old niece while\, back home in Los Angeles\, her father’s health wanes. \nTheir mission is aided and complicated by an enigmatic assassin with a discomforting fascination for Lily. When the hunt for the niece leads to another missing relative\, the trio of dangerous heroes–ninja\, triad\, and assassin–are pitted against an even greater foe. Meanwhile\, Chang’s family must be moved from the shikumen house in Old Shanghai before the government tears it down. This would be simpler if not for the feud between brothers and the old resentments and intrigues entwined with the stunning history of the city itself. \nLily is pushed to her limits as she faces potentially insurmountable odds and worries about her father’s undiagnosed disease. At the same time\, she is shocked by the true identity of her ninja teacher–known only Sensei–and the truth behind why he left Japan. The Ninja’s Oath is the thrilling new novel in Tori Eldridge’s acclaimed\, multi-award nominated Lily Wong series\, sure to leave readers breathing and riveted until the last page is turned!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-tori-elderidge-in-conversation-wtih-naomi-hirahara-discusses-the-ninjas-oath/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230914T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
CREATED:20230815T161352Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T161352Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: James Ellroy Discusses The Enchanters
DESCRIPTION:Los Angeles\, August 4\, 1962. The city broils through a midsummer heat wave. Marilyn Monroe ODs. A B-movie starlet is kidnapped. The overhyped LAPD overreacts. Chief Bill Parker’s looking for some getback. The Monroe deal looks like a moneymaker. He calls in Freddy Otash. \nThe freewheeling Freddy O: tainted ex-cop\, defrocked private eye\, dope fiend\, and freelance extortionist. A man who lives by the maxim “Opportunity is love.” Freddy gets to work. He dimly perceives Marilyn Monroe’s death and the kidnapped starlet to be a poisonous riddle that only he has the guts and the brains to untangle. We are with him as he tears through all those who block his path to the truth. We are with him as he penetrates the faux-sunshine of Jack and Bobby Kennedy and the shuck of Camelot. We are with him as he falters\, and grasps for love beyond opportunity. We are with him as he tracks Marilyn Monroe’s horrific last charade through a nightmare L.A. that he served to create — and as he confronts his complicity and his own raging madness. \nIt’s the Summer of ’62\, baby. Freddy O’s got a hot date with history. The savage Sixties are ready to pop. It’s just a shot away. \nThe Enchanters is a transcendent work of American popular fiction. It is James Ellroy at his most crazed\, brilliant\, provocative\, profanely hilarious\, and stop-your-heart tender. It is a luminous psychological drama and an unparalleled thrill ride. It is\, resoundingly\, the great American crime novel.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-james-ellroy-discusses-the-enchanters/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T100000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
CREATED:20230913T234459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T234459Z
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SUMMARY:City of Pasadena Latino Heritage Parade
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the 25th Annual Pasadena Latino Heritage Parade and Festival with the City of Pasadena Parks\, Recreation and Community Services Department and the Pasadena Latino Heritage Parade and Festival Committee. The parade and festival have showcased Latino history and culture through its mission to promote and provide educational cultural programs to Pasadena residents and surrounding cities. This year’s theme\, “Reaching for the Stars\,” recognizes the achievements of Latinos in the United States. This event enriches the community by bringing together family and friends\, warmth and culture\, as well as values and tradition.  Learn more about the parade and activities on the City of Pasadena website.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/city-of-pasadena-latino-heritage-parade/
LOCATION:Pasadena City Hall\, 100 Garfield Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Free,In-Person,Parade
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T160000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181524
CREATED:20230815T162212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T162947Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Annual Teacher's Night Out
DESCRIPTION:You are cordially invited to join us for our annual Teacher’s Night Out! \nJoin us for an evening that celebrates you – the incredible teachers and librarians of our community! We will have snacks and beverages\, plus a bunch of goodies (including books!) to give away. Our knowledgeable staff will be on hand to recommend great new books for your classroom discussions and libraries and share some services we offer to teachers. We will have a publisher sponsored table full of reading and classroom recommendations.  \nBrowse the table of recommends\, speak with our booksellers\, mingle with fellow educators and enjoy some treats. PLUS our Kids’ book rep from Hachette Books will be here to show off the latest from their press. You’ll also receive a 20% off coupon to use for any personal shopping that night. \nAs a special added bonus this evening\, we will be honoring 2022-2023’s Teacher of the Year and their school! More information to come. \nFree tickets are available through Eventbrite! \nWe are looking forward to seeing you! \nQuestions? Please email us at email@vromansbookstore.com
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-annual-teachers-night-out/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230917T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230917T110000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181525
CREATED:20230815T171553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T171553Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Young Reader's Edition Featuring Sherly Lam and Brigette Allen
DESCRIPTION:Sherly Lam presents Echo is Kind \nEcho is a fun-loving\, energetic pup who loves his family\, friends and adventures Feel inspired as you join him on his journey to the beach\, discovering opportunities to demonstrate kindness through generosity\, sharing and caring for others along the way Can you spot his favorite toy on every page? \nALL net proceeds will be donated to a local animal shelter \nBrigette Allen presents C Train \nC Train is about a New York City subway train that finds a new home thanks to an old friend. The city sidewalks are alive\, with people hurrying to their homes\, work\, and school. Underground\, C Train is busy taking people to these destinations. \nHer favorite passenger\, Maya\, a Latinx girl with a star barrette\, shares magical stories about marine life. The subway train loves Maya’s marker masterpieces of the ocean and marvels at the sea creatures and where they live. As Maya grows up and pursues her dream career in ocean engineering\, C Train grows older and winds up stuck in the railyard. When Maya visits her old friend\, the two embark on a new journey to find C Train a new home\, far from the subway rails!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-young-readers-edition-featuring-sherly-lam-and-brigette-allen/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230917T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230917T160000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181525
CREATED:20230815T172009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T172009Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Local Author Day featuring Rings of Kindness
DESCRIPTION:Rings of Kindness is a compilation of 85 true stories of kindness received\, written by 80 plus authors\, 20 of whom reside in the Los Angeles area. The book was created and edited by Matthew J. Goldberg\, an inspirational humorist from the Philadelphia area\, and designed to spread optimism\, love and kindness via our stories of kindness. The contributing writers comprise a wide variety of backgrounds and range from high school students to senior citizens\, and geographically from Nova Scotia\, Canada to Queensland\, Australia.  All have stories that are highly relatable. \nThe contributors reading from their work this evening are Cathy Dreyfuss\, Boliang (Michael) Wang\, Lauri Fraser\, and Harri James. \nParticipant Bios  \nCathy Dreyfuss was born in New York\, raised in Los Angeles\, and has lived on Venice Beach for the last 45 years. She started out as a pianist\, cartoonist and hippie traveler\, then became an attorney and social justice activist\, dabbling in singing\, guitar playing and zydeco dancing in her spare time.  She represented indigent defendants and immigrants in criminal courts from 1984 to 2022\, when she decided to leave lawyering for a more creative life. She has been writing personal stories for several years and is currently working on a memoir about her travels in the 1970’s. \nBoliang (Michael) Wang is an award-winning student filmmaker and a published author. After acquiring his B.A. in screenwriting\, Michael has worked on productions produced by major Hollywood production companies such as Fox Sony\, and Paramount. Michael\, an international student\, is currently pursuing his Master’s in Film & TV Production at Loyola Marymount University. \nLauri Fraser is an American voice actress who has spent more than 20 years lending her talents to animation projects spanning film\, TV series\, commercials and video games.  Lauri’s vocal variations can be heard as: Marie Antoinette (“Peabody and Sherman); Mrs. Olson (“Olaf’s Frozen Adventure\,”); both Rocky and Natasha (“The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle’); and “Rocky J. Squirrel” (Geico Insurance).  When not in a recording booth\, Lauri can be found performing stories at venues in and around Hollywood. She produced her own acclaimed live storytelling series and podcast\, “I Love A Good Story\,” for eleven years.  But she’s most proud of her performance as herself on the mega-hit ABC television series “Shark Tank.”  Lauri and her sister pitched their father’s invention\, Hugo’s Amazing Tape–and got a deal! \nHarri James is a filmmaker\, storyteller\, and 2e education advocate.  She recently had a story published in the anthology\, “Rings of Kindness.”  Combining filmmaking with her passion for gifted and twice exceptional (2e) education\, she directed her first documentary\, “O’Kelley Legends:  2e Behind the Scenes.”  When she’s not writing\, Harri speaks at educational conferences and college campuses on parent advocacy.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-featuring-rings-of-kindness/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230918T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181525
CREATED:20230815T172312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T172409Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Marcie Bianco Discusses Breaking Free
DESCRIPTION:For more than a century\, women have fought for equality. Yet\, time and again\, their battles have fallen short. Even so-called constitutionally-protected equal rights can be withdrawn by judges and undermined by legislators. But the greater problem is in the notion of equality itself. \nIn Breaking Free\, culture writer Marcie Bianco persuasively argues that the very concept of equality is a fallacy\, an illusory goal that cannot address historic forms of discrimination and oppression. Starting with the campaign for women’s suffrage and traveling through modern history\, she shows us how equality has been designed to keep women and disenfranchised communities chasing an unobtainable goal. Conditioned for generations to want equality\, it has become an insidious mindset locking us into the gender binary and reductive identity politics. Bianco calls upon a long-overlooked lineage to argue that only freedom can liberate feminism from these constraints and proposes three freedom practices for women to reclaim their bodily autonomy and power. \nWhat happens if we free ourselves of equality? Controversial and thrilling\, Breaking Free guides readers toward new hope for the future of the feminist movement.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-marcie-bianco-discusses-breaking-free/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230919T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181525
CREATED:20230815T172731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T172731Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Denene Miller discusses One Blood
DESCRIPTION:Join New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner as she explores the lives of three generations of women tied together by love\, hope\, dreams\, ambition…and family secrets in this epic novel. \nMeet Grace: raised by her beloved grandmother in tension-filled\, post-segregation Virginia\, Grace is barely a teenager when she loses her grandmother. Shellshocked\, she is shipped up North to live with her formidably ambitious Aunt Hattie―a woman who firmly left behind her Southern roots in pursuit of upward mobility. Feeling like a fish out of water in the high society world filled with fancy teas and coveted debutante balls\, Grace’s only place of comfort is with the smart\, handsome son of one of the society’s grand dames. \nMeet Delores: beautiful\, intelligent and fierce\, Delores a.k.a. Lolo has never had it easy. Once she makes it north\, she puts aside her dream of being a model to do what she has to do to survive as a woman with little money and no mooring: get married and have a family of her own. When secrets start to spill out and she and her family slowly begin to unravel\, Lolo is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her dream intact and those she loves together. \nMeet Rae: when Lolo’s headstrong daughter\, Rae discovers that she is adopted\, it’s just one secret among others that her family is keeping. When Rae finds out that she’s about to become a mother herself\, she knows that there is an important reckoning that must be faced about herself and her two mothers. \nPotent\, poetic\, powerful\, told with deep love\, and spanning from the Great Migration to the civil unrest of the 1960s to the quest for women’s equality in early 2000s\, Denene Millner’s beautifully wrought novel explores three women’s intimate\, and often complicated\, struggle with what it truly means to be to be family.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-denene-miller-discusses-one-blood/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T170000
DTSTAMP:20260515T181525
CREATED:20230921T175030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230921T175030Z
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SUMMARY:Boston Court: ARTNIGHT PASADENA FALL 2022
DESCRIPTION:“What is your out-of-the-box vision for a more sustainable future where humans are in the right relationship with the environment?” \nBoston Court commissioned composer April Dawn Guthrie\, choreographer Alexis Saenz\, and playwright Matthew Paul Olmos to create short pieces in response to that question. Come see what they’ve created as we combine their music\, dance\, and monologue into one amazing performance. \nPERFORMANCE TIMES\n6:45pm\n7:30pm\n8:15pm\n9pm \nYou can also see our fall visual art exhibit by Luciana Abait The Maps That Failed Us Too; participate in interactive screen printing on reusable tote bags with the Altadena Library; and watch a performance by Tongva culture bearer Tina Calderon. \nA BIT ABOUT BOSTON COURT\nBoston Court Pasadena is dedicated to creating and presenting works that are innovative\, diverse\, vital and adventurous in an intimate setting.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/boston-court-artnight-pasadena-fall-2022/
LOCATION:Boston Court Pasadena\, 70 N. Mentor Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Boston Court Pasadena,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Music
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Richard Osman\, In Conversation with Elizabeth Little\, Discusses The Last Devil To Die
DESCRIPTION:It’s rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club.\nShocking news reaches them–an old friend has been killed\, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. \nThe gang’s search leads them into the antiques business\, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers\, art forgers\, and online fraudsters–as well as heartache close to home–Elizabeth\, Joyce\, Ron\, and Ibrahim have no idea whom to trust. \nWith the body count rising\, the clock ticking down\, and trouble firmly on their tail\, has their luck finally run out? \nAnd who will be the last devil to die? 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-richard-osman-in-conversation-with-elizabeth-little-discusses-the-last-devil-to-die/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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