SCCM: Wild California Explorers
2021-08-13 11:00, 2021-08-20 11:00, 2021-08-27 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Did you know that the Washingtonia filifera is the only species of palm trees indigenous to California? Learn more about our amazing state through games, scavenger hunts and craft projects!

SCCM: Wild California Explorers
2021-08-13 15:00, 2021-08-20 15:00, 2021-08-27 15:00 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States

USC PAM: Workshop@PAM - Mended Together: Reimagining Personal Jewelry
2021-08-14 10:00 - 11:00 | CA
Workshop@PAM – Mended Together: Reimagining Personal Jewelry
Saturday, August 14th, 2021 at 11:00 am
USC Pacific Asia Museum

Join Barnsdall Arts educator, Quan Trang, in creating unique art to wear inspired by artist Nick Dong’s Mendsmith Project. Learn to connect items, such as old brooches, broken earrings, beads, or small objects, using wire manipulation techniques. This is an intergenerational workshop open to all skill levels. Recommended for ages 8+ with adult supervision. Supply kit included with purchase.

This workshop is inspired by the Mendsmith Project, which is part of Divine Immersion: The Experiential Art of Nick Dong.

Supply kits are available for pickup at the museum between August 9 and August 13. If you wish to visit the galleries when you pick up your kit, please make a reservation here. You will get complimentary admission when showing your Eventbrite confirmation at Visitor Services.

Supply kits include (3) three basic wire jewelry tools, pin backs, tacky glue, assorted beads, fabric scraps, and more. For those participating with kids, kits will include kid friendly supplies at no additional charge. Please email Cristina Hernandez-Guerrero at ch45852@usc.edu to request supplies for kids or if you have any questions.

SCCM: Saturday Sing-Along
2021-08-14 10:30, 2021-08-14 15:00, 2021-08-21 10:30, 2021-08-21 15:00, 2021-08-28 10:30, 2021-08-28 15:00 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
SATURDAYS AT 10:30AM AND 3:00PM
Kiddos of all ages get to explore various musical instruments while singing their favorite songs! From shakers to drums, we are ready to make some noise!

SCCM: Story and Craft
2021-08-16 10:30, 2021-08-16 15:00, 2021-08-23 10:30, 2021-08-23 15:00, 2021-08-24 10:30 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
Join Southern California Children’s Museum for a read-aloud, and then bring the story to life through arts and crafts! From a Trailblazer who made their mark in history or an influential illustrator who brings stories to life, you will not want to miss out on this one!

Pasadena Presbyterian: Music at Noon
2021-08-18 12:00, 2021-08-25 12:00 | Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena , CA, 91101, United States
Friends of Music is delighted to announce that Music at Noon, our weekly half-hour concert is going online! Beginning Wednesday, November 25, your favorite Music at Noon artists will be heard and seen on YouTube and Facebook.
To see who is playing, visit ppcmusic.org.

SCCM: Bilingual Circle Time
2021-08-19 10:00, 2021-08-26 10:00 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
THURSDAYS AT 10:00AM
Enjoy a fun interactive story time or sing a long in either Spanish or Vietnamese! This program is suitable for native speakers and those seeking exposure to a new language.

Vroman's: Romina Garber discusses Cazadora
2021-08-19 18:00 | CA
This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s.
EVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/jefm1m2y
Werewolves. Witches. Romance. Resistance.
Enter a world straight out of Argentine folklore…
Following the events of Lobizona, Manu and her friends cross the mystical border into Kerana–a cursed realm in Argentina–searching for allies and a hiding place. As they chase down leads about the Coven–a mythical resistance manada that might not even exist–the Cazadores chase down leads about Manu, setting up traps to capture and arrest her.
Just as it seems the Cazadores have Manu and her friends cornered, the Coven answers their call for help. As Manu catches her breath among these non-conforming Septimus, she discovers they need a revolution as much as she does.
But is she the right one to lead them? After all, hybrids aren’t just outlawed. They’re feared and reviled. What happens when the Coven learns of Manu’s dual heritage? Will they still protect her? Or will they betray her?
And after running this far, for this long–how much farther can Manu go before her feet get tired, and she stops to take a stand? (Wednesday Books)

Vroman's: Tom Nichols discusses Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from Within on Modern Democracy
2021-08-24 18:00 | CA
This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s.
EVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/w96oq60q
Over the past three decades, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have increasingly embraced illiberal politicians and platforms. Democracy is in trouble–but who is really to blame?
In Our Own Worst Enemy, Tom Nichols challenges the current depictions of the rise of illiberal and anti-democratic movements in the United States and elsewhere as the result of the deprivations of globalization or the malign decisions of elites. Rather, he places the blame for the rise of
illiberalism on the people themselves. Nichols traces the illiberalism of the 21st century to the growth of unchecked narcissism, rising standards of living, global peace, and a resistance to change. Ordinary citizens, laden with grievances, have joined forces with political entrepreneurs who thrive
on the creation of rage rather than on the encouragement of civic virtue and democratic cooperation. While it will be difficult, Nichols argues that we need to defend democracy by resurrecting the virtues of altruism, compromise, stoicism, and cooperation–and by recognizing how good we’ve actually
had it in the modern world.
Trenchant, contrarian, and highly engaging, Our Own Worst Enemy reframes the debate about how democracies have ended up in this dire state of affairs and what to do about it. (Oxford University Press)

Mercadito Monarca: Paint-n-Sip
2021-08-25 18:30 - 20:30 | The Monarca Collective, 696 E. Colorado Blvd STE 19, Pasadena, 91101, United States

USC PAM: Access to Divine Immersion: A Meditative Journey for People with Disabilities with Mushim Patricia Ikeda
2021-08-26 16:00 | CA
A one-hour online, interactive mindfulness meditation experience for people with disabilities. Images, videos, and music from Divine Immersion: The Experiential Art of Nick Dong, which is at the USC Pacific Asia Museum from July 8 to October 3 for those who can attend in person. The museum is deepening its commitment to accessibility through this online experience and other workshops and classes.
Mushim Patricia Ikeda is an internationally known mindfulness meditation teacher and a core teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, California. www.mushimikeda.com

Please note that the zoom URL will be shared a week before the event.
ASL and Closed captioning will be provided for this program.

Vroman's: Simon Van Booy with Roda Ahmed, discusses Night Came with Many Stars
2021-08-27 18:00 | CA
This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s.
EVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/g28ks90q
In Kentucky, back in 1933, Carol’s daddy lost his 13-year-old daughter in a game of cards. Award-winning author Simon Van Booy’s spellbinding novel spans decades as he tells the story of Carol and the people in her life. Incidents intersect and lives unexpectedly change course in this masterfully interwoven story of chance and choice that leads home again to a night blessed with light.
“What you give in this world,” an old man tells his grandson, “will be given back to you.” Those words illuminate the actions within this unforgettable novel and its connected characters. A young man survives two nearly fatal accidents. A Black family saves an orphaned white boy. A pregnant teenager is rescued by the side of the road. A teenager with developmental disabilities is given his first job. Each incident grows in meaning and power over many decades as we see connections sometimes felt but not always apparent to the people themselves. “Everything was moving,” observes Samuel (Carol’s grandson) in the Kentucky woods. “An invisible force that was everywhere, and made everything touch.”
Told by a master storyteller, Night Came with Many Stars is a rare novel that reveals how wondrous, mysterious, and magically connected life can be–the light Simon Van Booy creates illuminates our own lives. (David R. Godine Publisher)

Vroman's: Special Story Time with Kevin Cornell presenting New in Town
2021-08-28 11:00 | CA
This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s.
EVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/53xksqpn

One fine morning, the people of Puddletrunk wake up to find their bridge has collapsed. They are not surprised. After all, termites have destroyed the last 200 or so bridges. Luckily, the people of Puddletrunk have a bridge-building expert in their town: the fabulous Mortimer Gulch, who will gladly rebuild their bridge for a pretty penny. But when a newcomer to Puddletrunk does not want to pay for the repairs, Mortimer is displeased. To make matters worse, this unusual foreigner has some innovative ideas that threaten to upend Mortimer Gulch’s entire business . . .
Here is a whimsical yet timely picture book allegory about what new people with new ideas can bring to communities. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

The Mixx: Soda Stereo Experience
2021-08-28 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
