Playhouse Village Association

Vroman's Bookstore: Keala Kendall, in conversation with Dana Ledoux Miller, discusses & signs How Far I'll Go: A Twisted Tale
2025-09-03 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
After a devastating battle with Te Kā, Moana’s worst fears are realized: the heart of Te Fiti is in ruins, Maui is frozen in volcanic rock, and darkness threatens to envelop her beloved home. Desperate to fix things, Moana stumbles upon an island already crumbling under the blight. All life is gone, save one sole survivor–a young woman named Noe.
Moana is relieved to find another wayfarer, even if this stranger is more than a little intimidating. Better still, Noe has an idea how to fix the heart: using the tears of Te Fiti, gems infused with the goddess’s essence. The catch? The tears are said to be scattered throughout the realm of monsters.
Banded together, Moana and Noe set a course for an impossible mission to find the powerful lost tears. Will Moana be able to restore the heart amid secrets and monsters? Or will the blight overtake everything Moana holds dear?
Keala will be joined in conversation with Moana 2 co-director & writer Dana Ledoux Miller
Dana is a Samoan American writer, producer, director, and showrunner, known for her work on various television series and Moana 2. She co-founded the Pasifika Entertainment Advancement Komiti (PEAK), a non-profit dedicated to uplifting Pacific Islander voices in entertainment.

Ice House Comedy: Matt Braunger, Larry Wilmore, Chloe Radcliffe
2025-09-04 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Matt Braunger, Larry Wilmore, Chloe Radcliffe. LIVE IN THE CALIFORNIA ROOM! Ice House doors open at 6:30pm. Show starts at 8:00pm. **21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.**

Ice House Comedy: Roast Therapy with David Lucas
2025-09-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Roast Therapy with David Lucas. LIVE IN THE LEGENDARY ROOM! Ice House doors open at 7:00pm. Show Starts at 8pm. **21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat in the showroom.

Bio: David Lucas started his career early on the MTV “Yo Momma” show. Soon after being on theshow, he moved to Hollywood to pursue his entertainment career. Landing a role on the hit. show “Roast Me” on All Def Digital he became a popular meme. When David became a regula on the Kill Tony Show he was acknowledged by legendary comedians as a quick-witted joke writer and a vicious Roaster. He is solidifying his name as one of the greatest comics of his generation. You can catch him headlining across the country and also opening for Louis CK, Joe Rogan, and Tony Hinchcliffe. Also featured in the Roast of Mr. Peanue, the commercial snippet aired during Super Bowl LVII

Ice House Comedy: New World Disorder w/ Francesca Fiorentini
2025-09-05 19:45 - 21:15 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents New World Disorder with Francesca Fiorentini. LIVE IN THE CALIFORNIA ROOM! Ice House doors open at 6:30pm. Show starts at 7:45pm. **21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.**

Ice House Comedy: Saul Trujillo, Ryan Niemiller, Mo Mandel
2025-09-05 20:00 - 20:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Saul Trujillo, Ryan Niemiller, Mo Mandel. LIVE IN THE LEGENDARY ROOM! Ice House doors open at 6:30pm. Show starts at 8pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Back 2 School
2025-09-05 21:45 - 22:15 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy featuring Back 2 School Comedy. Live In The California Room! Ice House doors open at 6:30pm. Show starts at 9:00pm. **21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.**

Vroman's Bookstore: Pasadena Conservatory of Music presents Musical Storytime: Barnyard Dance! (Boynton on Board) by Sandra Boynton
2025-09-06 11:30 - 12:30 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The Pasadena Conservatory of Music will be putting on a special musical storytime with featured book: Barnyard Dance! (Boynton on Board) by Sandra Boynton. Caregivers and children aged 3-9 will enjoy story, craft activities, creative movement and a mini-concert!

Vroman's Bookstore: Jenny Andrus reads from & signs Elsa’s Chessboard - Includes Art Activity
2025-09-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Elsa carries her chessboard everywhere, always ready for a game. When World War II forces her from Europe, can chess help make America home?
Growing up in 1900s Vienna, Elsa’s brothers are always playing chess. “No girls!” they tell her when she first asks to learn; but she wears them down, and soon she’s such a pro that they give her a special chess set of her own.
Elsa plays chess whenever she can. When she grows up, she even meets her husband over games in the park. But when World War II grips Europe, the young Jewish family flees to America, where they find themselves surrounded by unfamiliar languages.
Luckily, Elsa knows one language that can always bring people together: chess!
Millions of Americans are falling in love with chess, and young people are no exception. Based on the life of author Jenny Andrus’s grandmother, Elsa’s Chessboard is a gripping tale of resilience, human connection, and the boundless potential of women in male-dominated fields.

Ice House Comedy: The Renegades
2025-09-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy featuring The Renegades. LIVE IN THE CALIFORNIA ROOM! Ice House doors open at 3:30pm. Show Starts at 7pm. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat in the showroom

Ice House Comedy: The Shindig Show
2025-09-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents The Shindig Show. LIVE IN THE LEGENDARY ROOM! Ice House doors open at 3:30pm. Show Starts at 7:30pm. **21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.**

Ice House Comedy: Lucas Waterfill, Jetski Johnson, Mike E Winfield
2025-09-06 21:30 - 23:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Lucas Waterfill, Jetski Johnson, Mike E Winfield. LIVE IN THE LEGENDARY ROOM! Ice House doors open at 3:30pm. Show Starts at 9:30pm. **21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat in the showroom.

Vroman's Bookstore: Dr. Ingrid Clayton, in conversation with Dr. Ramani Durvasula, discusses & signs Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves--And How to Find Our Way Back
2025-09-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
From a clinical psychologist and expert in complex trauma recovery comes a powerful guide introducing fawning, an often-overlooked piece of the fight-flight-freeze reaction to trauma–explaining what it is, why it happens, and how to help survivors regain their voice and sense of self.
Most of us are familiar with the three F’s of trauma–fight, flight, or freeze. But psychologists have identified a fourth, extremely common (yet little-understood) response: fawning. Often conflated with “codependency” or “people-pleasing,” fawning occurs when we inexplicably draw closer to a person or relationship that causes pain, rather than pulling away.
Do you apologize to people who have hurt you?
Ignore their bad behavior?
Befriend your bullies?
Obsess about saying the right thing?
Make yourself into someone you’re not . . . while seeking approval that may never come?
You might be a fawner.
Fawning explains why we stay in bad jobs, fall into unhealthy partnerships, and tolerate dysfunctional environments, even when it seems so obvious to others that we should go. And though fawning serves a purpose–it’s an ingenious protective strategy in unsafe situations–it’s a problem if it becomes a repetitive, compulsory reaction in our daily lives.
But here’s the good news: we can break the pattern of chronic fawning, once we see it for the trauma response it is. Drawing on twenty years of clinical psychology work–as well as a lifetime of experience as a recovering fawner herself–Dr. Ingrid Clayton demonstrates WHY we fawn, HOW to recognize the signs of fawning (including taking blame, conflict avoidance, hypervigilance, and caretaking at the expense of ourselves), and WHAT we can do to successfully “unfawn” and finally be ourselves, in all our imperfect perfection.
Date:
Tue, 9/9/2025
Time:
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Adult Event Book Signing
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Pasadena Playhouse: Eureka Day
2025-09-10 20:00, 2025-09-11 19:00 | Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
When a mumps outbreak hits a progressive private school in Berkeley, the well-meaning Board of Directors descends into full-blown chaos trying to create a perfectly inclusive vaccination policy. Spoiler: it does not go well… As passive-aggression turns into a hysterical meltdown, Eureka Day brilliantly taps into the current American moment. Don’t miss this razor-sharp, 2025 Tony Award-winning satire from Jonathan Spector that Time Out New York calls “comic gold”.

Ice House Comedy: Jiaoying Summers
2025-09-10 20:00 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Jiaoying Summers. LIVE IN THE LEGENDARY ROOM! Ice House doors open at 7pm. Show Starts at 8pm. **21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat in the showroom.**

Boston Court: The Night of the Iguana
2025-09-11 19:30, 2025-09-14 14:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Tennessee Williams’s rarely staged The Night of the Iguana tells the story of the Reverend T. Lawrence Shannon, a defrocked minister now conducting guided tours through Mexico on the verge of a nervous breakdown. As he struggles with his connection to God and yearns to escape his own tortured existence, he is surrounded by two equally imperfect women, one of whom offers him sensuality, the other spirituality as a means of easing his tormented soul. Taking place over the course of one turbulent night at the Costa Verde hotel on the verge of a world war, the play asks what constitutes escape, what bargains are we willing to make with ourselves, and how much we yearn for real human connection – especially when we’re at the end of our rope.

Ice House Comedy: Jamie Lissow: Better off Dad Tour
2025-09-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Jamie Lissow: Better off Dad Tour. LIVE IN THE LEGENDARY ROOM! Ice House doors open at 6:30pm. Seating in the showroom begins 30 minutes prior to showtime. Show Starts at 8:00pm. **21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.**

Ice House Comedy: The Jester's Court
2025-09-11 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy featuring The Jester’s Court. LIVE IN THE CALIFORNIA ROOM! Ice House doors open at 6:30pm. Show Starts at 8pm. **21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat in the showroom**

Ice House Comedy: Salty Crab Comedy ft Tommy Lama
2025-09-12 21:45 - 23:15 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Salty Crab Comedy featuring Tommy Lama. LIVE IN THE CALIFORNIA ROOM! Ice House doors open at 6:30pm. Show starts at 9:45pm. **21+ only with a 2 item minimum per seat in showroom.**

Vroman's Bookstore: Matthew Forsythe reads from & signs Aggie & the Ghost
2025-09-13 11:00 - 12:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
“A book that captures the dance of unlikely bonds and a way to move from a place of acceptance.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review)
From Matthew Forsythe, the creator of the acclaimed and beloved Pokko and the Drum, comes a surprising and pleasing picture book about rules. And sharing. And an epic game of tic-tac-toe.
Aggie is very excited to live on her own–until she finds out her new house is haunted. But no fear, the situation is nothing that can’t be fixed with a carefully considered list of rules: No haunting after dark. No stealing socks. No eating all the food.
But the ghost doesn’t like playing by the rules and challenges Aggie to an epic game of tic-tac-toe–winner gets the house.

Pasadena Playhouse: Eureka Day
2025-09-13 14:00 | Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
When a mumps outbreak hits a progressive private school in Berkeley, the well-meaning Board of Directors descends into full-blown chaos trying to create a perfectly inclusive vaccination policy. Spoiler: it does not go well… As passive-aggression turns into a hysterical meltdown, Eureka Day brilliantly taps into the current American moment. Don’t miss this razor-sharp, 2025 Tony Award-winning satire from Jonathan Spector that Time Out New York calls “comic gold”.oplk

Vroman's Bookstore: Ezra Edmund reads from & signs Cerberus The Tiger: The Tiger Saga
2025-09-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Cerberus The Tiger: A Middle Grade Portal Fantasy Adventure Full of Mystery, Science, and Myth Cerberus The Tiger (The Tiger Saga, Book One)
Cerberus saw the portal open. He saw the beast come through. Now he’ll risk everything to uncover the truth… and stop it from happening again.
Ten years ago, Cerberus witnessed something no one else believes. His father, a brilliant scientist, opened a portal in their lab, and a towering two-headed beast came through. Cerberus watched it take his father. Everyone else called it an accident. He wanted to believe them.
Now, a strange energy signal pulses with the same pattern from that night. It should be impossible. But it could mean that his father is still alive. Somewhere.
With help from Ricky, a childhood friend turned controversial researcher, Cerberus begins tracking ancient energy pulses and fractured time. At the center is MonFus, a strange force binding lost worlds and missing creatures. But each test risks waking something older… something that has waited long enough.
Cerberus is pulled into an unfamiliar world filled with forgotten cities, dangerous beasts, and suspicious allies. High above, a dark castle looms, its roots sunk into rivers of glowing magma. Something waits inside. And it remembers him.
If Cerberus fails, he may lose more than his father. He could unleash a villain powerful enough to bend time itself.
He wants the truth. But the truth might come at a terrible cost.

Pasadena Heritage: Doors Open at The Blinn House
2025-09-13 14:00 - 18:00 | Blinn House, 160 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Pasadena Heritage is thrilled to once again participate in the California Preservation Foundation’s Doors Open event! Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the 1906 Blinn House, an architectural treasure designed by renowned architect George Washington Maher. As the only known Maher residence west of the Mississippi, this Prairie-style home is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the California Register of Historical Resources, and is designated as a City of Pasadena landmark.
This special tour will provide access to areas of the Blinn House not typically open to the public, including the second and third floors, offering a unique and intimate glimpse into Pasadena’s early 20th-century past. The Blinn House is located in the historic Ford Place District, once an exclusive neighborhood, showcasing the area’s rich architectural legacy.
Guests will also receive a self-guided walking tour brochure of the Ford Place Historic District, inviting further exploration of this remarkable neighborhood.
Don’t miss this opportunity to step back in time and explore a key piece of Pasadena’s history as part of the Doors OpenCalifornia Preservation event, celebrating the beauty and heritage of our state.

Ice House Comedy: Pop Culture with Jimmy Pardo
2025-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Pop Culture with Jimmy Pardo. LIVE IN THE LEGENDARY ROOM! Ice House doors open at 6:00pm. Show Starts at 7pm. **21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat in the showroom.

Archetype Yoga: Second Saturdays Jazz Night with Jason Luckett
2025-09-13 20:00 - 22:30 | Archetypa Yoga, 638 e colorado ave, pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Since 2023, Jason Luckett, a local musician, has brought together artists to host a showcase of talent. 2nd Saturday Jazz Night was born as a place for artists to experiment and share their gifts with the local community. Once a month, you’ll enjoy an eclectic mix of musicians and vocal artists to make you smile, sing along and meet locals.
Join us every Second Saturday of the month from 8:00-10:30pm for a musical showcase, wine and snacks. A suggested $25 donation is required and directly supports the artists. Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase all proceeds go back into the production of building space for artists and community. Seating is first come first serve. Doors open at 7:30pm.
Jason Luckett is a musician and has released multiple albums and performed globally. Known primarily as a singer and guitarist, his music effortlessly mixes elements of the classic singer-songwriters with the jazz, soul and samba he grew up hearing at home. Over the years, Jason has played, recorded or shared the stage with artists ranging from Stevie Wonder, Tracy Chapman, BB King, Jeff Buckley, The Indigo Girls, Melissa Etheridge, Russell Ferrante (Yellowjackets), and members of Bauhaus, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lenny Kravitz’s band, The Count Basie Orchestra, Tears for Fears, Sheryl Crow’s band and others.
Archetype Yoga is a perfect venue to host and bring people together! An airy loft space located in the heart of the Playhouse Village offering daily yoga classes, workshops and retreats. A studio that is focused on building community on and off the mat in addition to supporting local artists.
We look forward to having you join us in our space, meet local artists and be in community.
Archetype Yoga is located on the third floor- if you require assistance, please email hello@archetype.yoga prior to the event to use the service elevator.

Ice House Comedy: The Shin Dig Show
2025-09-13 21:00 - 22:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents The Shin Dig Show. LIVE IN THE LEGENDARY ROOM! Ice House doors open at 3:30pm. Show Starts at 9pm. **21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.**

Ice House Comedy: Hot Medusa Comedy Show
2025-09-13 21:30 - 23:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Hot Medusa Comedy Show. LIVE IN THE CALIFORNIA ROOM! Ice House doors open at 3:30pm. The show starts at 9:30pm. **21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.**

Korean Color Analysis
2025-09-14 10:00 | VP Organic Salon, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
K-Beauty Twist —VP Salon Organics invites people to step back into the 2000’s this time with a K-Beauty glow 💖. Discover your personal colors, learn how to highlight your natural beauty, and embrace the effortless look that defines K-Beauty with a special Korean Color Analysis workshop.

Ice House Comedy: The Ice House All-Star Comedy Show
2025-09-14 17:00 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents The Ice House All-Star Comedy Show. All-Star Comedy Show and Live Auction. LIVE IN THE LEGENDARY ROOM! Ice House doors open at 5pm. Show Starts at 7pm. 18+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.
