Playhouse Village Association

Wolhaus: Knitting Foundations
2025-05-25 11:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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,0 you will learn the skills required to get you started or continue on your knitting journey. No previous experience is required!
Cost $40

Play Day in the Park
2025-05-25 12:00 - 16:00 | Playhouse Village Park, 701 Union St, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
GAME ON!
Free Giant Games & Board Games
Get ready for an epic day of fun and games at PLAY DAY in the PARK presented by Playhouse Village Foundation! On Sunday, May 25th, from 12 pm to 4 pm, head over to Playhouse Village Park and challenge your friends and family to GIANT versions of your favorite games.
Get ready to play oversized:

Sorry
Connect 4
Monopoly
Scrabble
Candyland

Checkers
Chess
Uno
and more!

But the big fun doesn’t stop there – we’ll also have a selection of regular-sized board and card games, music, prizes, and kids craft activities. Don’t miss out on this exciting event packed with friendly competition and endless entertainment!

Wollhaus: Knitting Foundations
2025-05-25 13:00 - 15:00 | 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 learn the skills required to get you started or continue on your knitting journey. No previous experience is required!

SCCM: Sustainable Sundays
2025-05-25 14:00 - 14:30 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
Southern California Children’s Museum invites young explorers to get creative with a hands-on program blending sensory play, art, and environmental studies! Children will learn about the environment and ways to care for the planet while exploring items from the garden or building unique creations from recycled materials.

SCCM: Mindful Mondays
2025-05-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-26 14:00 - 14:30 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
Southern California Children’s Museum invites families to start the week with mindfulness through a gentle introduction to breathing exercises, sensory awareness, stretching, mantras, and easy meditations. This weekly program includes a storytime and mindfulness exercise, offering techniques that benefit all ages. No special equipment is needed—just come as you are!

Run With Us: Monday Fun Run
2025-05-26 18:00 | Run With Us, 235 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Run With Us presents “Monday Fun Run!” Win Prizes. Test out shoes. Join a community! We have 4 and 6-mile options. All paces, runners, walkers, and furry friends are welcome! Meet new runners, test out the latest footwear releases from favorite brands, and win awesome prizes at the end of each month. This is a social run that is for runners of all abilities. Monday Fun Run meets in the parking lot behind the store.

Renew Performance Center: Ladies Sauna Night
2025-05-26 18:30 | Renew Performance Center, 600 E Colorado Blvd Suite 110, Pasadena, CA, 91101
Renew Performance Center presents Ladies Sauna Night every Monday Night. Come decompression with a new Monday night ritual of self-care infrared treatment and kava shots.

SCCM: Messy Play
2025-05-27 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-05-27 14:00 - 14:30 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
At Southern California Children’s Museum, children and grown-ups can explore sensory experiences together while embracing a little mess! Each week features new hands-on activities designed to spark imagination, support language development, enhance fine motor skills, and encourage sensory exploration—all in a fun and engaging environment.

Retro Replay: Julie & Julia
2025-05-27 19:00 | Landmark Theatre, 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Enjoy a night at the movies for just $5! Landmark Theatres Pasadena presents Retro-Replay, a four-film series celebrating the incredible range of Meryl Streep. Every Tuesday in May at 7PM!

T. Boyle's Tavern: Geeks who drink Trivia
2025-05-27 20:00 | T. Boyle’s Tavern, 37 N Catalina Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106, Select a Country:
Tboyle Tavern is now hosting Geeks Who Drink trivia night every Tuesday Night starting at 8PM.

SCCM: Story & Craft
2025-05-28 10:30 - 23:00, 2025-05-28 14:00 - 14:30 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
At Southern California Children’s Museum, Story & Craft brings stories to life through arts, crafts, and interactive play! Designed for toddlers to kindergarteners, this weekly program introduces children to diverse authors, illustrators, cultures, and characters through storytelling, music, and hands-on creativity. Cultural lessons are woven in, celebrating heritage months and awareness days in a fun and engaging way.

Vroman's Bookstore: Storytime with Mr. Steve and Miss Marie!
2025-05-28 11:00 - 11:45 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Mr. Steve and the gang host story time every Wednesday at 11 AM in the upstairs children’s section of Vroman’s Bookstore.

Vroman's Fiction Reading Group: Orbital by Samantha Harvey
2025-05-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The Vroman’s Fiction Reading Group meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm.
This event is free and open to the public.
May’s pick is Orbital by Samantha Harvey.
Fiction Reading Group meetings are held inside Vroman’s Bookstore on the second floor in the event space.

Anayas Restaurant: Winedown Wednesdays
2025-05-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Anayas Restaurant, 630 E Colorado, Pasadena, California, 91101
Enjoy Winedown Wednesdays at Anayas Restaurant & Bar! Live music with Rodrigo! Make your reservations online or call in. They have specialty wines that you can pair with a delicious meal

SCCM: Bilingual Circle Time
2025-05-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
Southern California Children’s Museum invites families to enjoy a cal, interactive Spanish-English storytime and singalong! Perfect for both native speakers and those looking to explore a new language, this engaging program fosters learning through music and storytelling. Families can also stay informed about Bilingual Circle Time days, featuring additional languages taught by the museum’s organizational partners, by signing up for the newsletter at socalkids.org.

Pasadena Playhouse: A Doll's House Part 2
2025-05-29 19:00 | Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Nora’s back—15 years after walking out on her family—is ready to confront the fallout of her iconic escape. Bold, satisfying, and packed with razor-sharp twists, Lucas Hnath’s Tony-nominated play dives into the messy reality of what it means to be a woman living on your terms. It’s complicated. It’s witty. And it’s happening at Pasadena Playhouse. Get your tickets for A Doll’s House, Part 2, and don’t miss this audacious sequel 146 years after Ibsen’s classic.
“WAIT, I DON’T THINK I SAW A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 1…”
A Doll’s House, Part 2 (2017) is a “sequel” to one of the most influential plays in the history of theater – Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House (1879). The good news is that you do not need to have seen the original to enjoy Part 2. All you need to know is that at the end of Ibsen’s play, Nora, a mother and wife, walks out on her husband and three young children. Slamming the door behind her—a moment frequently referred to as the slam heard around the world—she made a dramatic exit that shocked audiences and shook the foundations of 19th-century theatre.

Vroman's Bookstore: William Loving discusses Blue Earth River
2025-05-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
In a small Midwestern town, divisions are sharp and passions high. Global capitalism has gutted the local economy; drugs, alcohol and racial resentment have filled the void. A diverse, multi-generational, yet anxious cast of characters hangs together by a few threads, one of which is the local newspaper and its beloved advice column, “Dear Molly.” As Molly declines into dementia, her husband Augustus steps in to continue the column, which evolves into a bracing screed against vanity and hypocrisy as he exorcises his own demons, creating a cause cé lè bre. When an anonymous letter writer begins responding in ominous tones, it seems the town may be forced to confront mass violence.

Anayas Restaurant: Whiskey & Mojitos
2025-05-29 19:00 - 21:00 | Anayas Restaurant, 630 E Colorado, Pasadena, California, 91101
Enjoy Mojito and whiskey on Thursdays at Anayas Restaurant!! Live music with Rodrigo! Make your reservations online or call in. The music starts at 7pm to 9pm.

Vroman's Bookstore: Children's Book Signing & Reading: Alway
2025-05-31 15:00 - 16:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
A group of children investigate the threat that prompted large-scale evacuations in this powerful and dramatic companion novel to the New York Times bestselling Alone told in multiple POVs.
After an imminent yet unnamed danger forces people across Colorado to leave their homes, a group of kids including an aspiring filmmaker and a budding journalist find themselves in the same evacuation camp. As they cope with the aftermath of having their world upended, they grow curious about the mysterious threat.
And as they begin to investigate, they start to discover that there’s less truth and more cover-up to what they’re being told. Can they get to the root of the conspiracy, expose the bad actors, and bring an end to the upheaval before it’s too late?https://vromansbookstore.com/event/2025-05-31/megan-e-freeman-discusses-signs-away

Jazz in the Park: Little Brazil (Bossa Nova)
2025-06-01 18:00 - 20:00 | Playhouse Village Park, 701 Union St, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Playhouse Village sizzles this summer with the return of the beloved Jazz in the Park concert series presented by Playhouse Village Association in partnership with Playhouse Village Foundation. The free concerts will take place every Sunday in June and July from 6PM to 8PM on the Van Halen Stage at Playhouse Village Park. This project is partially funded by a grant from Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts and the generous donors of Playhouse Village Foundation as a result of A Night Out In Playhouse Village. Bring a blanket or low chair and a picnic from your favorite local restaurant.

Vroman's Bookstore: Cristina Jiménez, in conversation with Francia Raisa and Annie Gonzalez, discusses & signs Dreaming of Home
2025-06-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
A MacArthur “Genius” shares her inspiring story, from undocumented newcomer to leader in a powerful immigrant youth movement.
Dreaming of Home is a coming-of-age story both for a young woman finding her true self and for a social movement of immigrant youth trailblazers who inspired the world and changed the lives of millions.
Cristina Jiménez’s family fights to stay afloat as Ecuador faces a political and economic crisis. When she was thirteen, her parents courageously decided to seek a better life in the U.S., landing in a one-bedroom apartment in Queens, New York. There are many challenges, but eventually, Cristina discovers she is not alone; she finds her calling within a community of social justice organizers. With deep candor and humor, Cristina opens the door to what it’s like to grow up undocumented and the reality that being a “good” immigrant doesn’t shield you from systematic racism, danger, or even the confusion of falling in love.
Through personal stories and historical truth telling, Cristina invites us to acknowledge the America that never was and to imagine the America that could be when everyday people build power and fight for change. And she reminds us that home is more than a physical place on the map, offering each of us a roadmap for finding the home within even when the world around us seems to be crumbling.
**This is a non-ticketed event, but an RSVP is recommended to guarantee seating. promo@vromansbookstore.com

Landmark Theatre Pasadena: Retro Replay: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
2025-06-03 19:00 | Landmark Theatre, 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Retro Replay, our 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! Retro Replay continues with June’s Pride Series!
Titles screen on Tuesdays in June from 6/03 through 6/24 at 7:00pm, and all seats are only $5 for Paid Loyalty Members! Become a loyalty member and avoid the additional online service fees. Click Here To Join Landmark Paid Loyalty Today and Avoid Ticketing Fees!

Vroman's Bookstore: Rucker Moses, in conversation with Zeno Robinson, discuss & sign Encounter at Owl Rock
2025-06-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
In this exhilarating alien sci-fi adventure perfect for fans of Jordan Peele’s Nope, Lamar Giles and Kwame Mbalia, twin brothers must stop aliens from taking over their Atlanta suburb.
There’s something weird going on in South Bank…and the Young brothers are at the center of it.
Cypress and Oakley Young are polar opposites and if it weren’t for being identical twins, no one would ever guess they were related. Cy is a budding film director and this summer, he’s filming his latest movie at the abandoned theme park with Oak and their best friend Jaz as his actors. He loves directing, because being the director means calling the shots, being in absolute control of how the story turns out. Except Oak’s wild imagination can’t be contained. Tired of hearing about his brother’s dreams and alien conspiracy theories, Cy snaps at him. But before he can patch things up, Oak vanishes into Owl Rock, this huge otherworldly granite formation at the center of the park, leaving only his skateboard behind.
When Orion Industries, the company that’s been excavating beneath Owl Rock and snapping up property all around town, start searching for Oak with a little too much interest, it’s up to Cy and Jaz to find Oak first and uncover the true secrets of Owl Rock. This heartening whirlwind adventure is ready to thrill as two brothers discover we’re not alone in the universe.

Pasadena Conservatory of Music presents Musical Storytime: Little Cloud by Eric Carle
2025-06-04 18:00 - 19:00 | 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 the featured book: Little Cloud by Eric Carle. Caregivers and children aged 3-9 will enjoy story, craft activities, creative movement, and a mini-concert!

Vroman's Ed - Bonsai Workshop with Daniel Deephouse
2025-06-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Daniel brings more than 40 years of experience in Bonsai care and cultivation. He has created and cared for Bonsai in Australia, the UK and the US.
You’ll repot, trim, and wire your own Japanese garden! Part of our ongoing Bonsai series, Daniel will take you through the process of creating and caring for your very own Bonsai. We provide all the supplies you need, you bring your enthusiasm and willingness to learn. We can’t wait to meet you.
This month’s plant selection is ficus trees. Daniel chose this because they are ok being potted in hot weather, and they are one of the few trees that can be kept indoors as well as out.
Daniel fell in love with the art when his Oma (grandmother,) Elizabeth Deephouse introduced him to it when he was eight. He loves to share his passion with anyone interested in learning. Daniel currently volunteers to help maintain the Bonsai collection at the Huntington Gardens and the Lake Balboa Japanese Garden. He also tends to private collections in the Los Angeles area and styles private trees. You can see some of his work at www.deephouseland.com

AC Hotel: Live Music: Joanna Gerolaga (R&B Pop Island Vibe Beach Vibe)
2025-06-06 17:00 | AC Hotel Pasadena, 19 S Madison Ave, Pasadena, 91101, United States
It’s now possible to book a stay in Playhouse Village—AC Hotel by Marriott Pasadena is officially open for business. Guests and locals alike can unwind with a drink at one of their stylish lounges and drop in for live music every Friday and Saturday night.
