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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
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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
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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
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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:20260515T202757
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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:20260515T202757
CREATED: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
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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
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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
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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
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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:20260515T202757
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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:20260515T202757
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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
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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
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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:20260515T202758
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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:20260515T202758
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T202758
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230925T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T202758
CREATED:20230815T173426Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Sara Kuburic discusses It's On Me
DESCRIPTION:So many of us feel lonely\, unfulfilled\, or trapped–in our roles and relationships\, in cycles of self-sabotage and bad decisions\, by our patterns and misguided attempts to feel happy or to feel something. According to existential psychotherapist Sara Kuburic\, it doesn’t have to be so difficult. Really. \nThe answer is found in facing ourselves–whatever version that might be\, regardless of whether we like the person we see reflected back to us. It’s about accepting full responsibility for the choices and actions that create our reality. It’s about finally taking ownership of this person we call our “Self.” It’s about realizing that it’s on us to figure out the two most essential questions: “Who am I” and “Why am I here?” and then to live accordingly. \nIn It’s on Me\, Kuburic unpacks “self-loss\,” giving us new vocabulary to understand this rarely talked about experience and offers tools she’s used for years to help clients recover. Self-loss becomes apparent when we do not recognize ourselves in our actions\, words\, or relationships; when we lose sight of who we truly are\, and feel the pain and emptiness from performing or observing life\, rather than living it. \nRevelatory and empowering\, Kuburic shows how we can stop sleepwalking our way through the lives we don’t want and step into our most vibrant\, authentic\, and meaningful Self. In doing so\, we unlock a deep sense of connection to our innermost being\, and to those around us.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-sara-kuburic-discusses-its-on-me/
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:20230926T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230926T180000
DTSTAMP:20260515T202758
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Live: An Evening of Poetry with Jodie Hollander\, Bruce Bond\, and Boris Dralyuk
DESCRIPTION:Register early for an email reminder!\nCROWDCAST LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/3poets \n  \nAbout the Poets: \nJodie Hollander’s work has appeared in journals such as The Poetry Review\, The Yale Review\, The Harvard Review\, PN Review\, The Kenyon Review\, Poetry London\, The Hudson Review\, The Dark Horse\, The New Criterion\, The Rialto\, Verse Daily\, The Best Australian Poems of 2011\, and The Best Australian Poems of 2015. Her debut full-length collection\, My Dark Horses\, was published with Liverpool University Press & Oxford University Press. Her second collection\, Nocturne\, was published with the Liverpool & Oxford University Press in the spring of 2023. \nBruce Bond is the author of 35 books including\, most recently\, Patmos (Juniper Prize\, UMass\, 2021)\, Behemoth (New Criterion Prize\, 2021)\, Liberation of Dissonance (Schaffner Award for Literature in Music\, Schaffner\, 2022)\, Choreomania (MadHat\, 2023)\, and Invention of the Wilderness (LSU\, 2023)\, plus two books of criticism\, Immanent Distance(UMichigan\, 2015) and Plurality and the Poetics of Self (Palgrave\, 2019).  Among his forthcoming books are Therapon (inspired by Emmanuel Levinas and co-authored with Dan Beachy-Quick\, Tupelo)\, Vault (Richard Snyder Award\, Ashland)\, and The Dove of the Morning News (Test Site Poetry Prize\, U. of NV).  Other honors include the Crab Orchard Award\, Elixir Press Poetry Award\, Tampa Review Book Prize\, two TIL Best Book of Poetry awards\, fellowships from the NEA and the Texas Institute for the Arts\, and seven appearances in Best American Poetry.  Presently he teaches part-time as a Regents Emeritus Professor of English at the University of North Texas and performs jazz and classical guitar in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. \nBoris Dralyuk is the author of My Hollywood and Other Poems (Paul Dry Books\, 2022) and the translator of volumes by Isaac Babel\, Andrey Kurkov\, Leo Tolstoy\, and other authors. His poems\, translations\, and criticism have appeared in the NYRB\, the TLS\, The New Yorker\, and elsewhere\, and he is the recipient\, most recently\, of the 2022 Gregg Barrios Translation Prize from the National Book Critics Circle. Formerly editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Review of Books\, he is currently an Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Tulsa. \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-live-an-evening-of-poetry-with-jodie-hollander-bruce-bond-and-boris-dralyuk/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230926T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230926T220000
DTSTAMP:20260515T202758
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SUMMARY:T. Boyle Tavern: Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night
DESCRIPTION:Modeled after pub quizzes in Ireland and the U.K.\, Geeks Who Drink is an authentic homegrown trivia quiz. It’s a great way to drink with friends\, without burning brain cells. And it’s where useless knowledge means everything. Our quizzes cover everything from Hungary to The Hunger Games\, from science to sports\, from the Billboard Hot 100 to Better Call Saul. Each quiz consists of seven rounds of eight questions\, in a variety of formats\, including audio and visual rounds. Teams can be up to six players\, so bring your smartest friends (or some likable dummies)—or come solo. We can always help you join a team! \nNo reservations are needed\, just show up! Winning teams get bar cash and other prizes\, depending on the venue. Bonus questions sprinkled throughout the quiz will net you additional goodies. But mostly it’s about establishing your dominance—or at least pleasantly surprising yourself. You’re into that\, right?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/t-boyle-tavern-geeks-who-drink-trivia-night/2023-09-26/
LOCATION:T. Boyle’s Tavern\, 37 N Catalina Ave\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Free,In-Person,T. Boyle's Tavern
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230927T121000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230927T124000
DTSTAMP:20260515T202758
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SUMMARY:Pasadena Presbyterian: Music at Noon: Jason Stroll
DESCRIPTION:Pasadena Presbyterian Church presents Music at Noon. Enjoy a free concert every Wednesday at noon. Enjoy the music stylings of Jason Stroll. \nAbout the Artist\nJason Stroll – Whether I’m performing Bach\, Chopin\, Gershwin\, or any great composer\, my mission as a pianist is to instill inspiration and imagination in all of my audiences. When I perform\, I feel like the piano and I am one entity\, making my connection with the public even more deeply profound. Performing to me is such an exciting and spiritual experience\, and I’m humbly grateful to use the medium of the piano to communicate the language of music to everyone.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/pasadena-presbyterian-music-at-noon-jason-stroll/
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:20230927T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230927T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T202758
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Ben Caldwell and Robeson Taj Frazier Discuss Kaos Theory
DESCRIPTION:KAOS Theory: The Afrokosmic Ark of Ben Caldwell tells the story of filmmaker\, educator and community activist Ben Caldwell and KAOS Network\, the media-arts center he founded in Los Angeles’s Leimert Park neighborhood. Through vivid illustrations\, archival media\, and engaging storytelling\, KAOS Theory shows how Ben crafted a life centered around the power of fellowship\, community\, and the use of art and media as a social force. The text takes a journey through history and time\, beginning with Ben’s ancestors in the American southwest\, up through Ben’s childhood in New Mexico\, his experiences in Vietnam\, his work as a filmmaker and pioneer of the L.A. Rebellion Film Movement\, and as founder of KAOS Network. But KAOS Theory is more than just the story of one man’s life. It is a work of art\, remembrance\, and tribute. Encompassing music\, film\, art\, and performance\, KAOS Theory honors the vibrant and influential communities that continue to shape the cultural landscape of Los Angeles\, the African Diaspora\, and beyond.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-ben-caldwell-and-robeson-taj-frazier-discuss-kaos-theory/
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:20230927T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230927T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T202758
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Fiction Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:The Vroman’s Fiction Reading Group meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm. This event is free and open to the public. September’s pick is The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. Fiction Reading Group meetings are held in the Vroman’s Meeting Room\, located in the Atrium next door. 709 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 120. \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-fiction-reading-group-3/
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:20230928T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230928T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T202758
CREATED:20230913T234006Z
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SUMMARY:Pasadena Heritage: Hispanic Architectural Influence in Shaping Pasadena’s Cityscape
DESCRIPTION:Pasadena Heritage commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month with a free program. The early 20th Century saw the birth of the Spanish Colonial Revival style in Southern California. Presenter and Board Member Dave Nufer will examine the many notable Spanish Colonial Revival style buildings in Pasadena including City Hall\, the Central Library\, the Pasadena Playhouse\, and the historic Caltech campus. A study of Pasadena’s recent Hispanic-influenced projects\, such as the Del Mar Station complex and the Paseo\, will be included as well. Join Pasadena Heritage as they trace the thousand-year development of Spanish architecture from its Moorish roots to its revival and prominence in Pasadena! Advanced registration is required so be sure to RSVP on Eventbrite. Admission is free\, but donations are both welcomed and appreciated
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/pasadena-heritage-hispanic-architectural-influence-in-shaping-pasadenas-cityscape/
LOCATION:Pasadena Heritage\, The Blinn House 160 N Oakland Ave\, Pasadena\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Free,In-Person,Pasadena Heritage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230929T190000
DTSTAMP:20260515T202758
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Evelyn McoDonnell discusses The World According To Joan Didion
DESCRIPTION:Joan Didion was a writer’s writer; not only a groundbreaking journalist\, essayist\, novelist and screenwriter\, but a keen observer who honed her sights on life’s telling details. Her insights continue to influence creatives and admirers\, encouraging them to become close observers of the world\, unsentimental critics\, and meticulous stylists. \nAn antidote to a global view that narrows our vision to the smallest screens\, The World According to Joan Didion is a meditation on the people\, places\, and objects that propelled Didion’s prose and an invitation to journalists\, storytellers\, and life adventurers to “throw themselves into the convulsions of the world\,” as she once said. \nEvelyn McDonnell\, the acclaimed journalist\, essayist\, critic\, feminist\, native Californian\, and university professor who regularly teaches Didion’s work\, is attuned to interpret Didion’s vision for readers today. Inspired by Didion’s own words–from her works both published and unpublished–and informed by the people who knew Didion and those whose lives she shaped\, The World According to Joan Didion is an illustrated journey through her life\, tracing the path she carved from Sacramento\, Portuguese Bend\, Los Angeles\, and Malibu to Manhattan\, Miami\, and Hawaii. McDonnell reveals the world as it was seen through Didion’s eyes and explores her work in chapters keyed to the singular physical motifs of her writing: Snake. Typewriter. Hotel. Notebook. Girl. Etc. \nOne of the first books to be published after the revered writer’s death in 2021\, The World According to Joan Didion is a literary companion for those embarking on new journeys and a guide to innovative ways of being. It will radically transform the way you explore the world\, and will help you answer the question as you sit in a café\, or on a plane or train\, pondering the future: What would Joan Didion have seen?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-evelyn-mcodonnell-discusses-the-world-according-to-joan-didion/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230930T110000
DTSTAMP:20260515T202758
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SUMMARY:SCCM: Mostly Me Author & Illustrator Event
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever felt in between? Southern California Children’s Museum is hosting a joyful and introspective picture book reading and draw-along with “Mostly Me” author Collin Hall and illustrator Crystal Dawn Chaffee! This event is free with admission. \nThis September independent children’s publisher\, Gloo Books\, will publish\, “Mostly Me\,” a children’s picture book that navigates biracial identity and follows a blue-green narrator on a journey of self-discovery. Written in playful rhyme\, Mostly Me is an ode to readers of all ages who have felt out of place\, questioning who they are. Navigating oft-asked questions like “Who am I? Do I belong?” readers discover the most empowering answer of all: “I’m mostly me.” Written and illustrated by two biracial storytellers\, author Collin Hall and artist Crystal Dawn Chaffee\, this book creates a vibrant and uplifting message for anyone who feels like they’re in between. Mostly Me is available directly from www.gloobooks.com \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/sccm-mostly-me-author-illustrator-event/
LOCATION:Southern California Children’s Museum\, 459 E. Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Craft & DIY,Free,In-Person,Kids,Southern California Children's Museum
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Local Author Day Featuring Anthony Henderson\, Shannon Alter\, and Peter McBride
DESCRIPTION:Anthony Henderson presents The Old Ones \nT is enslaved\, but his soul is his own. God\, the Devil nor any master can lay claim to it as he moves through his world with a fierce confidence and steely resolve . When a personal awakening compels him to carve a family out of his unimaginable pain\, into his embrace comes a woman plagued by mental illness borne of torture and rape and a man who tried to keep his faith in God no matter what he saw and felt. They experience revelations about spiritual and sexual identities that are hard fought and ultimately life affirming. In the end they navigate the horrors of bondage to create a family for which there was no blueprint. \n  \nShannon Alter presents Be Influential: Surefire Ways to Improve Your Presentation Skills \nImagine…you’re getting ready for your next client presentation\, or you’re a first-time on the conference stage. You can already feel your nerves tingling\, and you feel the anxiety increasing\, wondering if you’ll remember everything you want to say. \nInstead\, imagine how it would feel if you knew you would nail your next presentation. Be Influential gives you the surefire skills to become more influential in any presentation\, any situation\, and any conversation. \nHere’s the secret to your success: It all boils down to confidence\, preparation\, and editing what you say. \nThroughout this book\, you’ll discover remedies to be successful in any conversation\, long or short\, formal or informal. Sample scenarios\, valuable tools\, and exercises at the end of each chapter will show you how to set the foundation for your talk\, hook your audience\, prep your presentation\, and most importantly\, boost your confidence for greater impact. You’ll learn how to conquer imposter syndrome\, quell those jitters\, and master the true art of handling questions. \nWhether you’re a young professional\, a seasoned executive\, or just have a desire to improve your everyday communication\, this book is a game-changer for you. \n  \nPeter McBride presents Dropping In On the Waves of Life \nImagine visualizing your experiences as waves\, challenging you as you ride along them on your life’s journey. Through the eyes of a lifelong surfer\, you live real-life successes and failures\, told warmly and humorously in present tense. These life lessons serve to inform you\, the reader\, of possible obstacles as well as the joy you will know.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-featuring-anthony-henderson-shannon-alter-and-peter-mcbride/
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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SUMMARY:Boston Court: Intimacy Choreography Workshop with Carly DW Bones
DESCRIPTION:An Intimacy Director is an important component of many theatrical productions\, ensuring all physical intimacy is staged in a professional and intentional way that ensures the comfort of the participating actors. Led by Intimacy Director Carly DW Bones\, this free 90-minute workshop will provide insight into the basics of intimacy direction and using consent-based practices in rehearsal and performance. If you are a curious audience member interested in learning more about this unique process\, or if you are an artist looking to add to your toolbox\, this workshop is for you!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/boston-court-intimacy-choreography-workshop-with-carly-dw-bones/
LOCATION:Boston Court Pasadena\, 70 N. Mentor Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91206\, United States
CATEGORIES:Boston Court Pasadena,Free,In-Person,Live Theatre
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SUMMARY:Pasadena Heritage: Walktober Fountains on Foot Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:The Pasadena Department of Transportation\, Day One\, and Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition present its 6th annual Pasadena Walktober\, an annual event to get people walking in Pasadena. Whether you walk for physical health\, or mental health\, to meet people\, to see new things\, to admire our historic architecture\, or simply to get things done (maybe all of the above!)\, we recognize and celebrate walking! \nAs part of this year’s Walktober\, Pasadena Heritage will offer a free docent-guided tour of the historic Civic Center. Join us as we learn about fountains designed by Ernest Batchelder\, Myron Hunt\, and Ruth Shellhorn and the history of the buildings they were designed to complement. October’s tour will include a wide variety of water features\, from historic to contemporary\, designed by some of Pasadena’s best architects. \nTours last approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes and cover approximately 1.5 miles. Reservations are required.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/pasadena-heritage-walktober-fountains-on-foot-walking-tour/
LOCATION:Pasadena Heritage\, The Blinn House 160 N Oakland Ave\, Pasadena\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Free,In-Person,Pasadena Heritage,Walking Tours
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