Playhouse Village Association

Music at Noon: Michelle Kardos, organist
2023-11-22 12:10 - 12:40 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pasadena Presbyterian Church Musical Events, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, 91101
Enjoy a free concert every Wednesday presented by Pasadena Presbyterian Church’s Music at Noon Program which features new artists every week. Music at Noon is a great way to get out into the community and spend time in the beautiful Playhouse Village. This week’s performance will showcase Michelle Kardos on the Organ.

Ice House Comedy: Jeff Garcia
2023-11-22 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Jeff Garcia. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: YAAASSS Comedy Night
2023-11-22 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents YAAASSS Comedy with Narcizo Gonzalez and Monique Flores. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

FUMC: Traditional Thanks Giving Dinner at FUMC
2023-11-23 12:00 - 13:00 | First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
First United Methodist Church is hosting a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner on November 23 at noon in their Church Lounge. Reservations for a place at the table can be made by contacting Diane Garner by Friday, November 17 at rdgarner47@hotmail.com or (626) 796-0157. The requested donation for the meal and fellowship is $15 per person.

Vroman's: Illeana Douglas discusses Connecticut in the Movies: From Dream Houses to Dark Suburbia
2023-11-24 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Illeana Douglas has long been known for shining new light on forgotten films. Now the celebrated actress and film historian turns her focus to a heretofore unrecognized brand: the Connecticut movie. Told from the passionate perspective of an author who grew up here, Illeana takes the reader on a cinematic road trip through Hollywood history and Connecticut geography, bringing the breezy, intimate, knowledgeable writing style acclaimed by reviewers of her first book, I Blame Dennis Hopper (2015). Illeana defines how the perception of on-screen Connecticut, originally created in Hollywood, has shifted more than that of any other New England state over the decades. Films from Hollywood’s Golden Age, such as Theodora Goes Wild, Bringing Up Baby, and Christmas in Connecticut, presented Connecticut as an antidote to the metropolis–a place where you could find your true self. The slogan “Come to Peaceful Connecticut” not only led to Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, but to an exodus of urban moviegoers seeking their dream houses. Gentleman’s Agreement, which highlighted social inequity, challenged Connecticut’s well-cultivated image, as did the dark suburban malaise of The Swimmer and The Ice Storm. From Sherlock Holmes to Mystic Pizza to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, from horror in The Stepford Wives to historical in Amistad, the Constitution State has been at the heart of nearly two hundred feature films featuring a variety of genres. Illeana’s insights provide some surprising conclusions about just what it means to be a “Connecticut movie.” Filled with behind-the-scenes stories as well as her own personal snapshots of the places where these films were made, Connecticut in the Movies is not only a keepsake for denizens of the state, but a valuable resource for film buffs everywhere.

Ice House Comedy: Paul Rodriguez
2023-11-24 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Paul Rodriguez. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: The Kristi McHugh Laff Show, Live!
2023-11-24 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents The Kristi McHugh Laff Show. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Wollhaus: Learn to Knit
2023-11-25 09:30 - 11:00 | Wollhaus Artisan Yarn & Tools, 696 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 2, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Always wanted to learn to knit? Need a Refresher? In this class you will make fingerless mitts. No previous experience required.

Vroman's: Special Storytime featuring Sonoko Sakai presents Mai and the Missing Melon
2023-11-25 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
This charming story invites the reader on a journey through rural 1960s Japan following a little girl named Mai on the Enoden train, past the oceanside populated with fishers, and to the classic shrine-like home of her grandmother, or obachama.
Loosely based on an event in Sonoko’s childhood, Mai wishes to share the gift of a sweet muskmelon with her grandmother but loses it on the train along the way. Obachama shares the Japanese folktale of The Stone Buddhas as an example of the power of good intentions to cheer Mai up.
After the story, Mai hears from the train station master that the melon has been found, and she and her obachama are able to enjoy the sweet muskmelon together.
This sweet story explores the cherished relationship between a young girl and her grandmother-two great friends despite the age gap-while the expressive art takes the reader through the Japanese countryside, past the sea, bamboo forests, and temples, drawn from the author’s own childhood memories.

The Mixx Pasadena: Davie Bowie Tribute Band and Live Burlesque performance!
2023-11-25 20:30 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join The Mixx Pasadena for a special live Tribute David Bowie show performed by The Band That Fell To Earth. D﻿ance and sing-along to all your favorite Bowie hits with and enjoy a special burlesque performance.

SCCM: Native American Storytelling Series: “The Story of Fast Runner” read by the ECLD Team
2023-11-27 10:30 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
Hamiinat! SCCM is honored to host a Native Storytelling Series featuring the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians in honor of Native American Heritage Month in November. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from them about the ancestral lands that we occupy, native culture, and language in this native-led storytelling and craft series for families with children 8 years and younger.
About the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians:
The citizens of the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (Tribe) are the people of northern Los Angeles County. After thousands of years, foreign powers began colonization in the late 1770s with the arrival of the Spanish followed by the establishment of Mexico and the United States. Despite settler colonization, the Tribe continues to operate as a tribal community.
The Tribe originates in the lineages, villages, and cultures of the period that came before the establishment of Mission San Fernando in 1797, from which their ancestors received the name Fernandeño during enslavement by the Spanish. The Native Americans that were taken to the Mission originally inhabited the villages originating in the Simi, San Fernando, Santa Clarita, and Antelope Valleys. After the Mission period, they became known as the Fernandeño historical Indian tribe. The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians is comprised of the descendants of that historical tribe of Fernandeños.

Vroman's: Local Author Day featuring Genevieve Huffman and Scott Lord
2023-11-27 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Genevieve Huffman presents Time and Soul
In a universe governed by a continuous cycle of reincarnation, death and time are no match for sorcerers Eva and Tir or their committed, queer love. But while Eva takes a hard-earned rest between lives, a villainous Edward plots revenge and sets out to destroy the universe. Moments before complete annihilation, Eva awakens and travels back in time to erase Edward’s destruction. Returning to present day, Eva searches for Tir and devises a plan to prevent Edward from enacting his plan a second time. Once back with Tir, Eva faces off with the darkness consuming the universe. But her feelings of insecurity surrounding who she is threaten to upend their relationship. While fighting for a safe future together, they explore the history of their singular love. Could their unique powers grow with their love for each other? And is it enough to defeat the evil forces at work? Traversing time and space, they seek to uncover Edward’s true identity. And when the dust from their adventure settles, they face off against Edward, armed with their collective powers of time and soul. Journey to a mythical world of dragons and magic and discover a love story that transcends gender and embodies an authentic representation of queer relationships.
Scott Lord presents Come November
November 1947: Jeanne and John, two newspaper journalists, fall in young love as they travel from Chicago to New York to witness the momentous vote of the United Nations to partition Palestine and create the State of Israel. When they discover an assassination plot meant to swing the outcome, they must put their personal lives on hold and race the clock to stop it, uncovering elaborate details of international politics along the way.
Fifty years later, having gone their separate ways, the two reconnect in Italy. Set against a stunning pastoral backdrop, Jeanne and John relive those turbulent days together and explore whether their love has stood the test of time.
International thriller meets operatic Italian romance in this intricate tale of love, politics, and misunderstandings. Come November is a celebration of history, family bonds, redemption, and second-chance love sure to please fans of thrillers and romance alike.

Vroman's: David Kipen discusses Dear California: The Golden State in Diaries and Letters
2023-11-28 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Dispatches from a land of extremes, by writers and movie stars, natives and visitors, activists and pioneers, and more.
California has always been, literally, a place to write home about. Renowned figures and iconoclasts; politicians, actors, and artists; the world-famous and the not-so-much–all have contributed their voices to the patchwork of the state. With this book, cultural historian and California scholar David Kipen reveals this long-storied place through its diaries and letters, and gives readers a highly anticipated follow up to his book Dear Los Angeles.
Running from January 1 through December 31, leaping across decades and centuries, Dear California reflects on the state’s shifting landscapes and the notion of place. Entries talk across the centuries, from indigenous stories told before the Spanish arrived on the Pacific coast through to present-day tweets, blogs, and other ephemera. The collected voices show how far we’ve wandered–and how far we still have to go in chasing the elusive California dream.
This is a book for readers who love California–and for anyone who simply treasures flavorful writing. Weaving together the personal, the insightful, the impressionistic, the lewd, and the hysterically funny, Dear California presents collected writings essential to understanding the diversity, antagonisms, and abiding promise of the Golden State.

Landmark theatre: Retro Replay: Sleepless in Seattle
2023-11-28 19:00 | Landmark Theatre, 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Retro Replay, Landmark Theatres Pasadena’s weekly series of modern and vintage film favorites, features films so satisfying we’re reviving them on the big screen to enjoy again—or to see for the first time! Each month’s thematic program offers a new film on Tuesdays.
November: A MONTH OF GIVING HANKS
11/7: THE ‘BURBS (1989) Tom Hanks & Carrie Fisher!
11/14: JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO (1990) Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan!
11/21: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992) Tom Hanks & Geena Davis!
11/28: SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993) Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan!

Music at Noon: Seraphour
2023-11-29 12:10 - 12:40 | Pasadena Presbyterian Church Musical Events, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, 91101
Enjoy a free concert every Wednesday presented by Pasadena Presbyterian Church’s Music at Noon Program which features new artists every week. Music at Noon is a great way to get out into the community and spend time in the beautiful Playhouse Village. This week’s performance showcases Seraphour.

Landmark Theatre: Filmmaker Focus Yorgos Lanthimos: The Lobster
2023-11-29 19:00 - 19:30 | Landmark Theatre, 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Landmark theatres present Filmmaker’s Focus, a 4-film retrospective from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos, leading up to the release of his new feature POOR THINGS! Titles screen on select Wednesdays from November 15 through December 13, and all seats are only $5!
Wed, November 15: DOGTOOTH (2009)
Wed, November 29: THE LOBSTER (2015)
Wed, December 6: THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER (2017)
Wed, December 13: THE FAVOURITE (2018)

Vroman's: Liên Shutt, in conversation with Lon Kurashige, discusses Home is Here
2023-11-30 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Home is Here builds on foundational Buddhist teachings–the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path–offering an intersectional frame to help you embody antiracist practices and tend to your own healing under racism and oppression.
Grounded in practice, memoir, and mindful self-help skill-building, Rev. Liên Shutt’s Engaged Four Noble Truths illuminate a path toward healing and liberation. She shares her own experiences with anti-Asian hate–as a teen riding her bike, meditating in whitewashed monasteries–and asks, what does it mean to attend to our suffering in body, heart, and mind when racism can cause such intense hurt and pain? What does it look like to heal?
While written mainly for Asian American Buddhists and other BIPOC practitioners, Home is Here moves us all from knowing and contemplation to a place of action and wholeness.
In the doing is the realization, and in practicing antiracism, we build a home for all beings. This is reflected in Rev. Shutt’s choice to frame each step of the Engaged Eightfold Path not as “right” but as “skillful”–to convey both the knowing and the practices essential to healing harm.
An engaged reframing of core Buddhist spiritual principles, Home is Here connects foundational practices to urgent causes–and invites readers on a path home to wholeness.

Ice House Comedy: Savannah's Comedy Cabana
2023-11-30 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Savannah’s Comedy Cabana. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Ladies Love Comedy
2023-11-30 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Ladies Love Comedy. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Banter & Bliss: Candlemaking Class
2023-12-01 12:00 - 18:00 | CA
Learn how to make your candles in one of Banter & Bliss’ popular candlemaking workshops! In this workshop you’ll learn about different types of waxes, wicking, and techniques to make your own container candles.
Choose from and blend multiple fragrances to create your own custom scented 7 oz. coconut soy wax blend candle (40-45 hours burn time) plus add color to your wax and custom label your candle using one of their various label templates!
This candlemaking workshop is a group workshop. If you’re interested in a private candlemaking party, please refer to Banter & Bliss private party listing.

Sessions are available at 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, and 6pm.

Ice House Comedy: Brandi Denise Running A Hour
2023-12-01 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Brandi Dennis Running A Hour. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Michael Blackson
2023-12-01 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Michael Blackson. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2 item minimum per seat.

Bio
He has been called one of the most original stand-up comics in the country, and his performances leave audiences laughing in tears. Michael Blackson, aka, ‘The African King of Comedy’, has been entertaining audiences all across the country and around the globe for more than a decade. Inspired by the stand-up comedy of Eddie Murphy, Blackson began to develop his comedic talent in 1992 in the unkind comedy clubs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Blackson’s comedic appeal grew from his involvement with BET’s ComicView series, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, Showtime at Harlem, and Live in Hollywood. However, it was in a Los Angeles comedy club where Blackson got his big break. Blackson was performing at the Comedy Store where actor/director Ice Cube was in attendance to see comedian Mike Epps perform. But after experiencing Blackson’s performance, Ice Cube invited the young comic for a reading the rest is smash hit history! Blackson’s outstanding and unforgettable performance in the smash hit comedy, Next Friday, drew praise and a fan following like no other.

After his scene-stealing performance in Next Friday, fans wanted more, and in 2005, Blackson would not disappoint. He released his top-selling sketch comedy CD entitled, Modasucka, Welcome to America. With Blackson, the work never stops. Along with special guest appearances on some of the hottest music videos, Blackson stole the stage on P. Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy on HBO and starred in a commercial for the Chappelle Show on Comedy Central. There’s no mistaking Blackson for any other comedian when he takes the stage. And what about those Dashikis? When he takes the stage, clad in the finest Dashikis the Motherland has to offer, “The African King of Comedy? is born! Along with his film and television endeavors, Blackson continues to entertain his fans as the headliner for live shows at comedy clubs, universities, and special events, bringing his one-of-a-kind, must-see stand-up performance to audiences all across the country and around the world.

The Mixx: Holiday Posada
2023-12-01 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join The Mixx for the 1st Posada of the year with Live Rock En Español, Cumbia & 80s Tribute Show by MODULO playing all your favorite flashback hits. Dance and Sing along to all our favorite and guilty pleasures with a live Music Video Mixx on the largest LED Wall in town by DJ Jack Tames. Plus, there are Drink and Dinner Specials!

Vroman's: Pictures with Santa
2023-12-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Get your picture taken with Santa! Your photo is FREE courtesy of Vroman’s Bookstore! Please note that sitting on Santa’s lap for photos will not be allowed. Standing next to or kneeling next to or in front of Santa is.

USC PAM: Autumn Blooms Celebration
2023-12-02 11:00 - 15:30 | USC Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Savor the rich colors and textures of autumn at USC PAM’s fall-themed Ikebana exhibition! Autumn Blooms: A Fall Ikebana Celebration is a seasonal showcase celebrating the artistry of Japanese floral arrangement and will host a variety of activities for the whole family. Activities include Ikebana demonstrations, displays, and interactive drop-in workshops for children.
This program is made possible by the groups: Ikebana Lessons, Ikebana Inspired by Arrangements of Master Mokichi Okada and MOA – Mokichi Okada Association
Program schedule:
11:00 AM – 3:30 PM: Ikebana exhibition viewing
1:00-2:00 PM: Ikebana demonstration
12:00 PM – 3:30 PM : Family-friendly Ikebana workshop
Tickets are $15 for adults and include admission to the museum. This event is free for Children Ages 17 and Under.

Ice House Comedy: Slammin Comedy
2023-12-02 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Slammin Comedy. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

The Mixx: Interpol & Yeah Yeah Yeahs Tribute Show
2023-12-02 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join The Mixx for Two Indie rock tributes in one night! Live tribute to Interpol by Public Pervert & Live tribute to Yeah Yeah Yeahs by Date with the Night. Dance and sing along to all your favorite Indie Rock Hits with DJs Ané Uno and Jack Tames, Live Music Video Mixx on the largest LED Wall in town. Plus, there are Drink and Dinner Specials!

Ice House Comedy: Fudge Factor
2023-12-02 22:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Fudge Factor. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.
Fudge Factor is an improvised standup comedy game show where the audience submits topics for the comedians to riff on. Every member of the audience gets to be a part of the action by writing down suggestions. Then they get to sit back and watch, while the comedians fudge their way through their sets.

Vroman's: A Happening Hanukkah Party
2023-12-03 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
To celebrate The Holiday of Lights, Vroman’s will be reading Alan Silberberg’s hilarious book Meet the Latkes. There will be craft projects to help bring the festival home and lively music to mark the season with song. This program is suitable for adults and children of all ages. The first night of Hanukkah this year is Thursday, December 7.

Landmark Theatre: Monty Python and Holy Grail Quote-Along
2023-12-03 12:30 | CA
Landmark Theatres in partnership with The Monty Python group are celebrating the 48 ½ anniversary of this comedic classic set in Medieval times. With an all-new quote-along created just for this anniversary, audiences will experience an interactive and uproarious cinematic experience the way only the Monty Python crew can provide. Get ready to journey into a world of Medieval madness, coconut-clacking horses, and unforgettable one-liners that will have audiences shouting “Bring out your dead!” — and loving every minute of it. (Sorry, no passes are accepted for this special event.)
