Playhouse Village Association

Pasadena Heritage: Drive Yourself Landscape Tour
2024-03-24 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Tour multiple historic sites once designed by pioneer landscape architects including Bullock’s Pasadena (now Macy’s Pasadena Plaza on Lake Ave.), the Caltech campus, and the historic Mutual Savings and Loan Building in Pasadena, as well as the Old Mill in San Marino. Our experienced docents will be on site to provide information on these historic places and spaces and the women who shaped them! The tour includes interior stops at the Old Mill and Bullock’s Pasadena (now Macy’s). Special thanks to the Old Mill Foundation and Macy’s Pasadena Plaza on Lake Avenue for welcoming our guests.
Please note, this tour ticket does not include the special members-only stop from 10:00 AM to noon.

Vroman's Bookstore: Alexander Hamilton Cherin discusses The Mighty Six-Ninety (690)
2024-03-25 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
A Holocaust survivor facing eviction, a schoolboy struggling with his identity, a single mother who is on the verge of being exposed for embezzlement, and a speedway daredevil whose bruised body and fragile ego are beyond repair, all find themselves scouring the Southern California landscape for $50,000 in buried cash-the grand prize of a struggling AM radio station’s contest. Unknown to each other but bonded by a common desire for redemption, each is a willing participant in a treasure hunt caught between nostalgia and desperation.
“The Summer of $50,000” unfolds against a California landscape very much in flux, both culturally and geographically. Only one contestant will call on a troubled past to help walk away with the money – and the salvation that they hope it will bring.

Pasadena Presbyterian: Friends of Music: Hugo Maia Nogueira, guitarist
2024-03-27 12:00 - 12:40 | Pasadena Presbyterian Church Musical Events, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, 91101
Pasadena Presbyterian presents Friends of Music a free weekly concert every Wednesday from 12:10-12:40PM. This week enjoy the musical stylings of Hugo Maia Nogueira, guitarist.

El Portal: Dodgers Opening Day
2024-03-28 13:10 | El Portal Restaurant, 695 East Green Street , Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join El Portal for the big Dodger’s Game, roasted peanuts, street hot dogs, house margaritas, and fun at their bar and rotunda!

Vroman's Bookstore: Nicholas George, in conversation with Cody Sisco, discusses A Deadly Walk in Devon
2024-03-28 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
After a long career as a detective in San Diego, Rick “Chase” Chasen has traded in his badge for a change of scenery in the coastal comforts of Devon, England, until a local murder takes him on a deadly detour.
Still grieving the death of his long-time partner, Chase reunites with his dear friend and fellow Anglophile Billie Mondreau for a seacoast holiday of historic sightseeing. Assigned a pair of guides from the tour company Wanderers, Chase and Billie join seven other like-minded Americans looking forward to an English getaway. All except for Ronald Gretz. The wealthy entrepreneur behind the international Golden Sunset nursing home chain doesn’t like anything about walking, touring, or England. Coarse and opinionated, Gretz’s complaints get on the nerves of his fellow Wanderers–and his long-suffering trophy wife.
But Gretz’s gripes are tied to his own nerves being frayed. He has been receiving threatening texts and emails signed “An Avenger.” Convinced someone means him harm, Gretz asks Chase to watch his back. Soon, Gretz falls afoul of several “accidents,” leading to more friction with the other walkers. Until one final “accident” results in Gretz dead at the bottom of a cliff.
Chase, whose investigative instincts remain sharp, knows Gretz’s death was no accident. While helping the police investigate, he discovers that members of the tour group not only disliked the victim but had legitimate motives for wanting him dead. Now, he just has to uncover who among them is willing to kill.

Ice House Comedy: Christian Zaragoza & Edgar Rivera
2024-03-29 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Christian Zaragoza & Edgar Rivera. Live in the California Room. The Show starts at 8PM. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Beny Mena's Birthday Bash
2024-03-29 20:15 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Beny Men’s Birthday Bash. LIVE IN THE LEGENDARY ROOM! The show Starts at 8:15pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

SCCM: RAMADAN STORY & CRAFT
2024-03-30 10:30 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
Did you know that Ramadan is celebrated by about a quarter of the world’s population? Observed by followers of Islam, this four-week period is a time of peace, fasting, introspection, doing good deeds and spending time with family and friends. Southern California Children’s Museum is excited to host author Natasha Khan Kazi for a special Story & Craft in honor of Ramadan! Learn about this special holiday, what some of her family traditions are, and enjoy a read-aloud of Moon’s Ramadan! Then, stay for some messy art and crafts to take home!
WHEN: Saturday, March 30, 10:30 AM
Activities are *FREE* with admission! A limited number of books will be available for purchase day-of. You can also bring your own copy of Moon’s Ramadan to get signed! Book is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BookShop or Target. A book purchase is optional and not required for participation in the author event.
About Natasha:
Natasha Khan Kazi (@natashakhankazi) writes and illustrates books for young readers, including her debut picture book, Moon’s Ramadan (@versifybooks / @harperkids), a 2023 JLG Gold Standard Selection, 2023 SLJ Best Picture Book, and 2023 Chicago Public Library Best Picture Book. Her creative work is rooted in empathy, diversity, and childhood joy. Natasha is the blogger behind IslamiMommy and Art with Miss Natasha. She is a 2023 Highlights Foundation Muslim storyteller fellow. Her forthcoming books include Lulu and a Little Wedding Mischief (2025) and a third unannounced title (2025). Follow @natashakhankazi to learn more!

Vroman's Bookstore: A Special Musical Storytime featuring the Pasadena Conservatory of Music
2024-03-30 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
A bright red ribbon leads to a musical journey of imagination in this musical storytime with students and faculty of the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, featuring Little Cloud by Eric Carle. Caregivers and children aged 3-9 will enjoy the story, craft activities, creative movement, and a mini-concert.

Ice House Comedy: Mike Binder
2024-03-30 19:30 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Mike Binder. Live in the Legendary Room! The show starts at 7:30 PM. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Boston Court Pasadena: Brightwork presents: I will learn to love a person
2024-03-30 20:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Brightwork Ensemble members Stacey Fraser (soprano), Aron Kallay (piano), Nick Terry (percussion), and Brian Walsh (clarinets) present music about love, longing, green skies, and an ever-expanding universe. Featuring Chris Cerronne’s I will learn to love a person and AJ McCaffery’s Murmurations.

Ice House Comedy: Ladies Love Comedy
2024-03-30 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Ladies Love Comedy. Live in the California Room!

Ice House Comedy: Alonzo Bodden, Doug Benson, Katherine Blanford
2024-03-30 21:30 - 22:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Alonzo Bodden, Doug Benson, and Katherine Blanford. Live in the Legendary Room! The show Starts at 9:30pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: HomeGrown Comedy Ny Edition
2024-03-30 23:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Home Grown comedy NY Editon. Live in the California Room! The show starts at 9:30pm. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

SCCM: Composting for Kids with LA Compost
2024-04-02 10:30 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
It’s never too young to start appreciating the importance of composting! Southern California Children’s Museum and their friends from LA Compost on April 2nd at 10:30 AM for a reading of Composting for Community the new children’s book by LA Compost Founder & Executive Director Michael Martinez. After the educational storytime, kids will dive into a fun and educational activity tailored just for them, highlighting how composting works wonders for our planet. This activity is FREE with admission.
Can’t wait, and want to learn more about composting and farm-to-table? Check out SCCM virtual series, “Junior Farmers: Farm-to-Table-to-Earth,” created in collaboration with Alma Farms, to learn more now!

Bar Chelou: Cooking with Strangers #2: MARCUS JERNMARK
2024-04-02 17:30 | Bar Chelou, 37 S El Molino Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91101
Bar Chelou has teamed up with Chef Marcus Jenmark – most recently of Stockholm’s Restaurant Frantzén – to the Bar Chelou kitchen for the second installment of their COOKING WITH STRANGERS series. He’ll be joining forces with Chef Doug to create a six-course experience that combines Doug’s irreverent bistro cooking with Marcus’s Nordic-tinged haute cuisine. Join Bar Chelou for an evening of surreal deliciousness!
Important details:
– Substitutions / modifications politely declined.
– Cancellations must be made 24 hrs in advance; failure to do so will result in the full price being charged.
– Tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred – please contact us to do so.
– We service personal wines – $30 per 750ml bottle with no limit.
Add-ons available
Wine Pairing
$75.00

Vroman's Bookstore: A Group Poetry event featuring Senator Anthony Portantino, Linda Ravenswood, and Brian Sonia Wallace
2024-04-02 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Please join The Los Angeles Press and Vroman’s Bookstore in welcoming Senator Anthony Portantino and friends for the launch of his new book, The Poet Politician, in Celebration of National Poetry Month.
Senator Anthony Portantino represents California’s 25th State Senate District, which stretches along the 210 Freeway from Sunland/Tujunga to Upland. He proudly represents the Rose Bowl, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Griffith Park, Warner Brothers, Disney, Caltech and the Claremont Colleges.
Supporting public education, mental health, and sensible gun control have been priorities for Senator Portantino during his time in office. His accomplishments include increasing funding for special education and the K-12 Local Control Funding Formula. He has authored legislation that created California’s umbilical cord blood collection program, pushed back school start time for middle and high schools, banned the open carry of handguns on Main Street California, raised the purchase age of firearms to 21, and placed the suicide hotline number on student identification cards. In addition, his efforts have created a science fellowship in the State Capitol and established a unique partnership between the University of California and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
He personally negotiated the end of the 710-freeway tunnel with the Brown administration and authored SB 7, which formally ended the threat of the freeway, protected the non-profits in the corridor, and paved the way for Pasadena to develop the dormant freeway stub.
Senator Portantino currently serves as the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a Select Committee to foster trade between California, Armenia and Artsakh.
Prior to his years as a representative, he spent many years working in film and television production, served on the California Film Commission, and spent nearly eight years on the La Cañada Flintridge City Council, with two terms as Mayor. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious Ellis Island Award at a ceremony in the historic island’s great hall.
Senator Portantino grew up in New Jersey, where he attended public schools and graduated from Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, where he met his future wife, Ellen, a longtime business executive at Warner Brothers and Disney. They have two daughters.
Linda Ravenswood BFA MA, PhD and is a poet and performance artist from Los Angeles. Her accolades include an Oxford Prize in Poetry (2022) and the Edwin Markham Prize in Poetry (2023). She is the founding editor of The Los Angeles Press, est. 2018, and the co-founder of the Poet Laureate program in Glendale, California. Her recent collections include Cantadora-letters from California (Eyewear London/The Black Spring Press Group, 2023), The Stan Poems (Pedestrian Press, 2022), Tlacuilx-Tongues in Quarantine (HINCHAS Press, 2021), and XLA Poets (HINCHAS Press, 2020). Find her at thelosangelespress.com
Brian Sonia-Wallace has been described as a “creative genius” by the LA’s Department of Cultural Affairs and “disappointingly normal” by the New York Times. He’s written for the Guardian, Rolling Stone, and more. He has been the resident writer for Amtrak, the Dollar Shave Club, and Mall of America to name a few. His company, RENT Poet, was featured on NPR’s How I Built This.try

Vroman's Bookstore: Lian Dolan discusses The Marriage Sabbatical
2024-04-03 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
After twenty-three years of building careers and raising kids together, Jason and Nicole Elswick are ready for a break from their daily lives. Jason has spent years planning his dream sabbatical–ditching work for a nine-month-long motorcycle trip through South America. The problem is, that’s Jason’s dream, not Nicole’s. After years of working retail and parenting in Portland, Nicole craves the sun of the Southwest and the artistic community in Santa Fe, where she wants to learn jewelry design.
A chance encounter at a dinner party presents a surprising–and intriguing–way out of their dilemma. Over a little too much wine, Jason and Nicole’s married neighbors sing the praises of the 500 Mile Rule: their policy of enjoying themselves however they wish–and with whomever they wish–when they’re temporarily far apart. It seems like the perfect solution: nine months pursuing their own adventures–with a bit of don’t-ask-don’t-tell–and then a return to their shared lives. It’ll be a sabbatical from their marriage as well as their day jobs.
As Jason bikes his way across a continent and Nicole reclaims the art she’s long neglected, they discover the pleasures and pitfalls of the 500 Mile Rule, confronting temptations of all kinds, uncomfortable truths about themselves, and gaining new perspectives on their partnership.
But all sabbaticals come to an end…then what?

El Portal: Mezcal Tasting & 30th Anniversary Celebration
2024-04-04 18:00 - 21:00 | El Portal Restaurant, 695 East Green Street , Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
El Portal’s first-ever Mezcal Tasting and 30th Anniversary Celebration featuring appearances with Mr. Pasadena. Tickets are on sale use Discount Code BURRO to get 5 dollars off. This event will be a wonderful opportunity to experience a wide variety of mezcal flavors and expressions – whether you’re new to the world of mezcal or you’re looking to discover something new. Join El Portal for tastings, live music, appetizers, and mucho mezcal!

Vroman's Bookstore: A Group Poetry event featuring Senator Anthony Portantino, Linda Ravenswood, and Brian Sonia Wallace
2024-04-04 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Political instability, poverty, climate change, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year. Yet the real lives and work of smugglers–or coyotes, or guides, as they are often known by the migrants who hire their services–are only ever reported on from a distance, using tired tropes and stereotypes, often depicted as boogie men and violent warlords. In an effort to better understand this essential yet extralegal billion dollar global industry, internationally recognized anthropologist and expert Jason De León embedded with a group of smugglers moving migrants across Mexico over the course of seven years.
The result of this unique and extraordinary access is SOLDIERS AND KINGS: the first ever in-depth, character-driven look at human smuggling. It is a heart-wrenching and intimate narrative that revolves around the life and death of one coyote who falls in love and tries to leave smuggling behind. In a powerful, original voice, De León expertly chronicles the lives of low-level foot soldiers breaking into the smuggling game, and morally conflicted gang leaders who oversee rag-tag crews of guides and informants along the migrant trail. SOLDIERS AND KINGS is not only a ground-breaking up-close glimpse of a difficult-to-access world, it is a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction.

Ice House Comedy: Darrell Hammond, Jermaine Fowler, Nemr
2024-04-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Darrell Hammond, Jermaine Fowler, and Nemr! The show Starts at 7pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.
LIVE IN THE LEGENDARY ROOM
Ice House Presents:
Darrell Hammond
Jermaine Fowler
Nemr
Shaan Joshi
Josh Nasar
Fizaa Dosani
Ariel Kashanchi
Greg Baldwin

Pasadena Heritage: Playhouse District Walking Tour
2024-04-06 10:00 | Pasadena Heritage, The Blinn House 160 N Oakland Ave, Pasadena, 91101, United States
Pasadena, settled by a group of farmers from Indiana in the 1870s, originally developed along the Arroyo Seco. The Pasadena Playhouse Historic District contains approximately 34 buildings, which represent the eastward growth of the City’s urban core during the 1920s and 1930s, after Pasadena’s economy had changed from agriculture to tourism. Development of this area was spurred by the construction of Pasadena’s grand and imposing Civic Center in the 1920s, prompting the construction of residential, religious and cultural facilities. This walking tour will feature a variety of architectural styles and several of the district’s most notable landmarks including its namesake, the Pasadena Playhouse!
Tours last approximately 1.5 hours with a walking distance of approximately 1 mile. For the comfort of all our guests, dogs are not permitted on Pasadena Heritage walking tours.
Our next traditional Pasadena Playhouse District Walking Tour will be on Saturday, October 5th. Can’t wait until October? Join us on Saturday, July 6th for a special Playhouse District Walking Tour focused on its Art Deco architecture!

Boston Court Pasadena: Nolan Shaheed
2024-04-06 20:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Local Jazz legend Nolan Shaheed joins his brilliant trumpet stylings with his dedicated band of great musicians to share a program of hot Jazz on the Boston Court Pasadena stage for the first time.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Nolan Shaheed has achieved his world class standing in two varied genres. He holds a world record in running and has musical talent that has taken him all over the world playing trumpet to back-up remarkable performers notably Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Phil Collins. He has also performed and toured with: Eddie Harris, Teddy Edwards, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Lionel Hampton Orchestra, Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatham and Francisco Aquabea. Notwithstanding, Shaheed is in demand as a studio musician and has recently released the album, Lamentations From The Middle Passage.
Born in 1949, this California native knew he had athletic talent at an early age. Before entering competitive track as a high school sophomore, Shaheed enjoyed beating all-comers in around-the-block races. He was also involved in basketball, baseball and football during his formative years as a member of the Pasadena Boys Club. During the time that Shaheed excelled as a high school track star, he was also making a name for himself as an outstanding trumpeter. He was named to the All-City-Band and All-State-Band. Thankfully, his passion for the trumpet was recognized by his mother, who permitted him to relinquish the violin at age 12 and begin his remarkable dedication to the trumpet. He credits his musical shift to listening to recordings of Louie Armstrong, the great jazz trumpeter.
Shaheed had the speed to qualify for the Olympic trials as a runner but did not pursue this path. He recognized there was not the money in track that his musical talent would garnish. Therefore, running became an avocation and a supplement to his musical career. As he puts it, “Running made my trumpet playing better, which gave me an incentive to run.” While touring with phenomenal musicians, Shaheed honed his running skills and built the conviction to become an Ageless/Timeless Athlete. “When I was on the road, I always jogged ten miles. I did my best work writing music when on a nice long run,” Shaheed stated.

Tepito Coffee: Homie-2-Homie
2024-04-07 08:00 - 10:00 | Tepito Coffee, 695 E Colorado Blvd 695 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91101, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join Tepito this Sunday, April 7th, for another exciting Homie-2-Homie. Reignite connections, forge new friendships, and build community. Everyone’s welcome! Whether you’re a regular or a first-timer, come share stories, laughter, and warmth. Let’s make this morning unforgettable!

Tepito: Homie-2-Homie
2024-04-07 08:00 - 10:00 | Tepito Coffee, 695 E Colorado Blvd 695 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91101, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Tepito Coffee presents Homie-2-Homie as an inclusive platform for the community to share, network, and come together. There are no judgments, cliques, or hate here.

Vroman's Bookstore: Yulin Kuang, in conversation with Candice Lim, discusses How to End a Love Story
2024-04-09 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Helen Zhang hasn’t seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years since the tragic accident that bound their lives together forever.
Now a bestselling author, Helen pours everything into her career. She’s even scored a coveted spot in the writers’ room of the TV adaptation of her popular young adult novels, and if she can hide her imposter syndrome and overcome her writer’s block, surely the rest of her life will fall into place too. LA is the fresh start she needs. After all, no one knows her there. Except…
Grant has done everything in his power to move on from the past, including building a life across the country. And while the panic attacks have never quite gone away, he’s well liked around town as a screenwriter. He knows he shouldn’t have taken the job on Helen’s show, but it will open doors to developing his own projects that he just can’t pass up.
Grant’s exactly as Helen remembers him–charming, funny, popular, and lovable in ways that she’s never been. And Helen’s exactly as Grant remembers too–brilliant, beautiful, closed off. But working together is messy, and electrifying, and Helen’s parents, who have never forgiven Grant, have no idea he’s in the picture at all.
When secrets come to light, they must reckon with the fact that theirs was never meant to be any kind of love story. And yet… the key to making peace with their past–and themselves–might just lie in holding on to each other in the present. (Avon Books)
Candice Lim is the co-host of ICYMI, Slate’s podcast about internet culture. She comes to Slate from NPR, where she was an assistant producer and occasional panelist on Pop Culture Happy Hour. She graduated from Boston University and hails from Orange County, California.

Vroman's Bookstore: Matt Strassler discusses Waves in an Impossible Sea
2024-04-10 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
In Waves in an Impossible Sea, physicist Matt Strassler tells a startling tale of elementary particles, human experience, and empty space. He begins with a simple mystery of motion. When we drive at highway speeds with the windows down, the wind beats against our faces. Yet our planet hurtles through the cosmos at 150 miles per second, and we feel nothing of it. How can our voyage be so tranquil when, as Einstein discovered, matter warps space, and space deflects matter?
The answer, Strassler reveals, is that empty space is a sea, albeit a paradoxically strange one. Much like water and air, it ripples in various ways, and we ourselves, made from its ripples, can move through space as effortlessly as waves crossing an ocean. Deftly weaving together daily experience and fundamental physics–the musical universe, the enigmatic quantum, cosmic fields, and the Higgs boson–Strassler shows us how all things, familiar and unfamiliar, emerge from what seems like nothing at all.

Ice House Comedy: ILiza Shlesinger, Kevin Nealon, The Sklars
2024-04-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents ILiza Shlesinger, Kevin Nealon, and The Sklar Bros! Live in the Legendary Room! The show Starts at 7PM. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Howie Mandel, ILiza, Kevin Nealon
2024-04-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Howie Mandel, ILiza Shelesinger, and Kevin Nealon! Live in the California Room! The show Starts at 7:30pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Vroman's Bookstore: Darcie Little Badger discusses Sheine Lende
2024-04-11 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Shane works with her mother and their ghost dogs, tracking down missing persons even when their families can’t afford to pay. Their own family was displaced from their traditional home years ago following a devastating flood – and the loss of Shane’s father and her grandparents. They don’t think they’ll ever get their home back.
Then Shane’s mother and a local boy go missing, after a strange interaction with a fairy ring. Shane, her brother, her friends, and her lone, surviving grandparent – who isn’t to be trusted – set off on the road to find them. But they may not be anywhere in this world – or this place in time.
Nevertheless, Shane is going to find them.
Darcie Little Badger’s Elatsoe launched her career and in the years since has become a beloved favorite. This prequel to Elatsoe, centered on Ellie’s grandmother, deepens and expands Darcie’s one-of-a-kind world and introduces us to another cast of characters that will wend their way around readers’ hearts.
