Playhouse Village Association

McD & Friends
2024-09-21 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents McD & Friends. Live in the California Room. Show starts at 7:30pm. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Francisco Ramos, Chad Kroeger, Von Decarlo
2024-09-21 19:45 - 21:15 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Francisco Ramos, Chad Kroeger, Von Decarlo. Live in the Legendary Room. Show Starts at 7:45pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Boston Court Pasadena: Chris Castro
2024-09-21 20:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Dubbed “the new Colossus of sound,” award-winning composer and double bassist Chris Castro will premiere a solo piece by composer Phil Acimovic alongside his own compositions for an inventive evening of new music.

Boston Court Pasadena: A Going Away Party Play
2024-09-21 20:00, 2024-09-26 20:00, 2024-09-27 20:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Mina is throwing a party for her closest friends and for you, the audience. Over the course of the party, the friends play games, reflect on the current American socio-political landscape, and discover truths about the story of Mina’s parents falling in love and staying in love while fleeing the Iranian Revolution. A Going Away Party Play is a celebration of multicultural identities and an exploration of what it means to leave or lose your home country.

Ice House Comedy: Laugh Your Truth Comedy Show
2024-09-21 21:30 - 23:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Laugh Your Truth Comedy Show. Live in the California Room. Show starts at 9:30pm. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Vroman's Bookstore: Ticketed In-store event: Terry Szuplat discusses Say it Well
2024-09-22 15:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
In Say It Well, Terry Szuplat , one of Barack Obama’s longest-serving speechwriters, shares the life-changing lessons he learned from President Obama and how he applied these techniques to become a better speaker and communicator himself. In every chapter, he brings readers never-before-heard insights and advice on public speaking from President Obama, riveting never-before-told behind-the-scenes stories from inside the Oval Office and aboard Air Force One, and practical tips to help readers communicate more effectively with any audience, from their company to their community. Say It Well empowers readers to become more confident and compelling speakers, communicators, and leaders in their work and in life.
This is a ticketed in-store event with two tiers of tickets:
Tier 1: includes entry to the event.
Tier 2: includes entry and one copy of Say it Well which will be handed out at check-in.
A book signing will follow the conversation.

Ice House Comedy: Laughing Unicorn
2024-09-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Laughing Unicorn. Live in the California Room! Show Starts at 7:00pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Adam Carolla & Friends
2024-09-22 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy Adam Carolla & Friends. Live in the Legendary Room. Show Starts at 8:00pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Vroman's Bookstore: Nora Lange, in conversation with J. Ryan Stradal and Graham Moore, discuss Us Fools
2024-09-23 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
A tragicomic, intimate American story of two precocious sisters coming of age during the Midwestern farm crisis of the 1980s.
Joanne and Bernadette Fareown are raised on their family farm in rural Illinois, keenly affected by their parents’ volatile relationship and mounting financial debt, haunted by the cursed history of the women in their family. Largely left to their own devices, the sisters educate themselves on Greek mythology, feminism, and Virginia Woolf. They realize they must find unique ways to cope in these antagonistic conditions and question the American Dream as the rest of the country abandons their community in crisis.
As Jo and Bernie’s imaginative solutions for escape come up short against their parents’ realities, the family leaves their farm for Chicago, where Joanne—free-spirited, reckless, and unable to tame her inner violence—rebels in increasingly desperate ways. After her worst breakdown yet, Jo goes into exile in Deadhorse, Alaska, and it is up to Bernadette to use all she’s learned from her sister to revive a sense of hope against the backdrop of a failing world.

Vroman's Bookstore: Bob Weis discusses Dream Chasing
2024-09-24 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Dream Chasing is a recounting by author Bob Weis of four decades of creating and seeing to completion challenging projects, leading teams from the top secret, high-tech corridors of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) to the highest levels of The Walt Disney Company. Our author recounts working on and overseeing projects that took him from Anaheim, California, to the swampy wetlands of Central Florida, and even on to Paris; Washington, D.C.; Russia; Tokyo; Shanghai; and the massive shipyards of Papenburg, Germany.
Bob Weis is a dreamer who believes that if you can imagine it, you can do it. He was an Imagineer over a forty-year span, from 1980 to 2023. In those years, Bob worked on every Disney park and resort around the world. He was president of Walt Disney Imagineering from 2016 to 2022, and a Disney Global Imagineering Ambassador after that. His passion for storytelling and creative collaboration, new technologies, and for the vibrancy of the guest experience has driven him through projects from Tokyo Disneyland (and later its accompanying park, Tokyo DisneySea) and Disney Hollywood Studios to the reinvention of Disney California Adventure and on to Shanghai Disneyland. Weis also led the creative development of the new Triton class of cruise ships, the first of which was the critically acclaimed Disney Wish.Outside of Disney, Weis has served as a consultant to the Kennedy Space Center, Smithsonian, New York City’s Rockefeller Center, U. S. Navy, and Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.

Vroman's Bookstore: Esinam Bediako, in conversation with Jayne Allen, discuss Blood on the Brain
2024-09-25 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
An impulsive, madcap and newly concussed young woman comes of age as she navigates her Ghanaian American identity, her relationships, and the muddled landscape of history, memory, imagination, and delusion.
Twenty-four-year-old Akosua is easily knocked off her feet. When she falls and hits her head, she’s too preoccupied with her latest dramas to fully absorb the shock. In three months, she has broken up with her boyfriend Wisdom, discovered that her deadbeat dad has moved back to the States from Ghana, and dropped so many classes that she believes she’s the only history grad student in the history of grad students to be registered for just one partial-credit class. Instead of facing her problems, Akosua seeks distraction from Daniel, a “good Ghanaian man.” But as her head injury worsens, she questions whether she can continue to run away from her father any more than she can keep ignoring her brain and its traumas. Vibrant, funny, and bittersweet, Blood on the Brain is a novel about the complications of family, romance, and culture—and how coming of age can feel like a blow to the head.
Esinam Bediako is a Ghanaian American writer from Detroit. She is the author of the Ann Petry Award-winning novel, Blood on the Brain (Red Hen Press, 2024), as well as the essay/poetry chapbook, Self-Talk (Porkbelly Press, 2024). You can find some of her recent work in Porter House Review, Cathexis Northwest Press, Great River Review, North American Review, and Southern Humanities Review. Esi lives in Claremont, CA with her husband and their two sons, who create stories, videos, and other artwork with enviable speed and imagination.

Vroman's Bookstore: Chris Nichols and Adriene Biondo discuss Bowlarama: The Architecture of Mid-century Bowling
2024-09-26 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Bowlarama: The Architecture of Mid-Century Bowling takes aim at the obsession that swept the post-war nation: bowling! More than just a sport or a hobby, bowling became the ultimate modern lifestyle for Americans savoring the boom years that followed World War II. Bowling alleys were modern palaces; companies constantly aimed to outdo each other, whether competing for the most spectacular architecture, the most luxurious lanes, the snazziest bowling balls, or the most exciting refreshments they could offer. Bowlarama brings back―in living color―all the excitement in its lavishly illustrated pages, packed with vintage photographs, exciting ephemera, and detailed hand-drawn architectural renderings that capture all the optimism, enthusiasm, and joie de vivre of the era.

Ice House Comedy: Iliza Shlesinger
2024-09-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Iliza Shlesinger. Live from the Legendary Room. Show Starts at 7:30pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy presents Fumi Abe, Jacob Wiliams, Edgar Rivera
2024-09-26 21:15 - 22:45 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Fumi Abe, Jacob Wiliams, Edgar Rivera. Live in the California Room. Show Starts at 9:15pm 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Boston Court Pasadena: Aperture Duo
2024-09-27 14:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Los Angeles-based Aperture Duo curates fearless programs that explore new sounds, voices, and techniques through the lens of violin and viola chamber music. Founded in 2015 by violinist Adrianne Pope and violist Linnea Powell, and lauded for their out-of-the-box creations, Aperture Duo returns to Boston Court to celebrate their 10th anniversary season with a program of recent commissions and favorite works from the last decade.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Lauded for their “precision and interpretation” and “distinct sense of unity and independence” (icareifyoulisten.com), Los Angeles-based Aperture Duo curates fearless programs that explore new sounds, voices, and techniques through the lens of violin and viola chamber music. Founded in 2015 by violinist Adrianne Pope and violist Linnea Powell, Aperture Duo actively commissions diverse new works from emerging and established composers to expand the violin and viola duo repertoire. Performance credits include the LA Phil’s Noon to Midnight Festival, Tuesdays @ Monk Space, the Main Stage at the Carlsbad Music Festival, Music at Boston Court, L.A. Signal Lab, Synchromy, Nadia Sirota’s podcast Living Music, Brooklyn’s Home Audio Concert Series, UC Santa Barbara Summer Music Festival, the Window Concert Series at the Craft in America Center, and the Hear Now Music Festival. Aperture Duo has been in residence at California Institute of the Arts, Avaloch Farm Music Institute, Las Positas College, Black House SoCal New Music Workshop, Eureka! Musical Minds of California Graduate Student Conference, and has designed educational concerts with Wild Up and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. In collaboration with Jessie Marino, Aperture Duo is a 2021 recipient of the Fromm Foundation Commission and is a project of the Fulcrum Arts’ Emerge Fiscal Sponsorship Program. Their self-titled debut album, released in 2021 on Populist Records, can be found on Bandcamp. More information can be found at: apertureduo.com

Vroman's Bookstore: Elizabeth Acevedo, in conversation with Yesika Salgado, discuss Family Lore
2024-09-27 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
From National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes the story of one Dominican American family told through the voices of its women
Flor has a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. So when she decides she wants a living wake—a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she’s led—her sisters are surprised. Has Flor foreseen her own death, or someone else’s? Does she have other motives? She refuses to tell her sisters, Matilde, Pastora, and Camila.
But Flor isn’t the only person with secrets: her sisters are hiding things, too. And the next generation, cousins Ona and Yadi, face tumult of their own.
Spanning the three days prior to the wake, Family Lore traces the lives of each of the Marte women, weaving together past and present, Santo Domingo and New York City. Told with Elizabeth Acevedo’s inimitable and incandescent voice, this is an indelible portrait of sisters and cousins, aunts and nieces—one family’s journey through their history, helping them better navigate all that is to come.

Ice House Comedy: Steve Furey & Cronies
2024-09-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Steve Furey & Cronies. Live in the Legendary Room. Show Starts at 7:30pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Cat Ce and friends
2024-09-27 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Cat Ce and friends. Live in the California Room! Show Starts at 8pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Erik Rivera, Alec Flynn, Cody Wilkins
2024-09-27 21:30 - 23:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Erik Rivera, Alec Flynn, Cody Wilkins. Live in the California Room. Show Starts at 9:30pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Big Bad Bo Hawkins Comedy Show
2024-09-27 22:00 - 23:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Big Bad Bo Hawkins Comedy Show. Live in the California Room. Show Starts at 10pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Vroman's Bookstore: E. Katherine Kottaras and Vanitha Swaminathan discuss A Rainbow Inside My Body
2024-09-28 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Learn yoga, breathing exercises, and mindfulness through the rainbow of the chakras!
When I need to know how I am feeling, I can close my eyes and breathe.
In an increasingly stressful world, it is more important than ever to help kids establish helpful tools to manage it. In this colorful meditation written by experts on healthy living, young readers will learn yoga poses, breathing exercises, and more through the colorful rainbow inside them: the chakras. With a playful and imaginative approach, children can find energy and better understand their feelings by focusing within. With accessible information about the history of yoga and ayurveda, A Rainbow Inside My Body reveals how when the mind, body, and spirit are balanced, we can make better decisions and respond to stress in a peaceful way.
About E. Katherine Kottaras: E Katherine Kottaras is the author of two critically acclaimed YA novels, How to Be Brave and The Best Possible Answer. Currently an Associate Professor of English at Pasadena City College, she is also a certified yoga teacher, personal trainer, and health coach. She holds master’s degrees in English and Kinesiology. She lives in Southern California.
About Vanitha Swaminathan: Vanitha Swaminathan was raised in Eastern India and learned mindfulness practices from her parents. Twice a year, she returns to India to help her mother with her yoga practice. She graduated from the University of Sheffield, UK, with a master’s degree in education and has taught on two different continents for over forty years. She currently lives in California with her husband, two sons, and three grandchildren.

Ice House Comedy: Renegade Comedy
2024-09-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Renegade Comedy. Live in the Legendary Room. Show Starts at 6:30pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Home by 9 Comedy Show
2024-09-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Home by 9 Comedy Show. Live in the California Room. Show starts at 7:30pm. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Mike Binder & Acquaintances
2024-09-28 20:30 - 22:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Mike Binder & Acquaintances. Live in the Legendary Room. Show Starts at 8:30pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Irene Tu, Laurie Douglas, Cat Ce
2024-09-28 21:30 - 23:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Irene Tu, Laurie Douglas, Cat Ce. Live in the California Room. Show Starts at 9:30pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Vroman's Bookstore: Local Author Day with R.W. Meek, Sheldon Paul Herman, and S.Z. Estavillo!
2024-09-29 16:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
R.W. Meek presents The Dream Collector: Sabrine & Vincent van Gogh – Book Two
Sheldon Paul Herman presents It’s Late: Short Fiction and Poetry
S.Z. Estavillo presents The Serpent’s Bridge

The Monarca Collective: Mujeres De Maiz (Celebrate & Book Signing)
2024-09-29 18:00 - 20:00 | The Monarca Collective, 696 E. Colorado Blvd STE 19, Pasadena, 91101, United States
The Monarca Collective invites you to join the Mujeres de Maiz Book Club, which will meet in person to discuss the new Mujeres de Maiz anthology! Whether you’re an avid reader or simply looking for a meaningful way to connect with other mujeres, this club offers an inspiring space to share thoughts and questions. Dive into the deep, decades-long herstory of Mujeres de Maiz with this powerful collection of stories. Books are available for purchase at The Monarca Collective, and all who pre-register receive 10% off their entire purchase.
📙 Sunday, September 29th, 6PM-8PM (Culminating Celebration & Book Signing)

Vroman's Bookstore: Gareth Higgins and Kathleen Norris discuss A Whole Life in Twelve Movies
2024-09-30 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Come to the movies with two celebrated spirituality writers–American poet and author Kathleen Norris and Irish storyteller and peace activist Gareth Higgins.
In A Whole Life in Twelve Movies, Norris and Higgins invite readers along as they discuss acclaimed movies that can help us better understand our lives–from before birth to death and beyond.
Featuring 12 films, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Malcolm X, and Babette’s Feast, this book is perfect for individuals or groups to watch and discuss movies over the course of a year. Each chapter recommends additional films and includes discussion questions ideally suited for churches, small groups, and book clubs.
As readers watch and read, they will journey through the human life cycle and explore themes of existence, goodness, belonging, vocation, identity, success, generosity, dealing with conflict, and what it means to be human. The book outlines a cinematic path toward a deeper spirituality and a more meaningful life for people across the faith spectrum and seekers alike.
