What can a single Craftsman home reveal about the transformation of Southern California in the early twentieth century? Completed in 1915, El Retiro, designed by Los Angeles architect Arthur L. Haley and constructed of reinforced concrete, reflects a period of rapid technological innovation, social reform, and civic development. The home of the Lanterman family offers […]
About Dear Dealer: For readers of Beautiful Boy and The Night of the Gun, this gripping memoir explores addiction, grief, and family trauma as one woman goes in search of her sister’s killer. In the summer of 2015, Nadia Bowers’s beloved older sister, Sasha—a social worker and Ivy League graduate—was found in her car in […]
Celebrate Worldwide Day of Play at SCCM! The Association of Children’s Museums and Nickelodeon have partnered to create a global day dedicated to joyful learning through play. Southern California Children’s Museum is joining the celebration with a full day of free, hands-on activities for children ages 0–6 and their families. Families can enjoy: Interactive Water […]
Tour Pasadena's Blinn House, a 1906 Prairie-style residence that became home to the Women's City Club in the 1940s. Through architecture, photographs, exhibits, and period clothing, visitors will see how the house supported women's civic leadership, social engagement, and changing ideas of home in midcentury Southern California.
We’re turning 30! Join us for Party in the Park, a special celebration of three decades of Playhouse Village as a destination for culture, commerce, and community in the heart of Pasadena. Inspired by the decade when PVA was founded, this FREE 90s-themed celebration at Playhouse Village Park will bring the era back to life […]
In partnership with Play On Shakespeare, one of Shakespeare’s most adventurous and least staged plays, Pericles follows a young prince forced into exile after uncovering a deadly royal secret. What follows is a sweeping journey across oceans and kingdoms marked by storms, shipwrecks, separation, survival, and ultimately reunion. This re-conceptualization of Shakespeare’s Pericles in Ellen McLaughlin’s gorgeous translation embraces […]
With entrancing violet eyes and telepathic gifts, Jalyn Wilds has spent years hiding from her former mentor, the enigmatic Madam. But when an attempted robbery at Jones' Store reveals her powers, she becomes the center of a dangerous conspiracy. Detective Ed Daza senses something otherworldly in Jalyn, and as he follows the trail, he discovers […]
The story of a single nuclear bomb's deep origins, brief life during the Cold War, and lasting environmental and political legacies--as a fresh path to consider the entire sweep of the American nuclear enterprise. A grave reminder of the frightening truth about nuclear testing, as international norms waver. As the US and Russia let one […]
Pulitzer Prize winner Miriam Pawel's epic history of one of the world's elite public universities, its sweeping social impact, and hopeful lessons about endurance in troubled times. Distinguished by its founding mission as an engine of upward mobility, the University of California-a constitutionally independent public trust-is a great American experiment that has persevered through fraught […]
Revisit movie favorites on the big screen with Retro Replay at Landmark Pasadena. 🎬🍿Landmark Pasadena’s Retro Replay series brings beloved films from decades past back to the theater, giving moviegoers a chance to experience cult classics, nostalgic favorites, and iconic films the way they were meant to be seen. Retro Replay screenings are offered regularly […]
🍻 T. Boyle Tavern’s annual Oktoberfest celebration is back! Guests can enjoy a great selection of Oktoberfest beers on draft, along with bratwurst sandwiches and jumbo pretzels 🥨 on the special food menu. Cheers!
A parenting guide that speaks directly to Latinx families with language, history, and lived experience that honors and celebrates our cultura--while helping readers unlearn violence and shame as tools of discipline. For many in the Latinx community, "la Chancla"--what we learn to see as the warning sign for disciplinary violence--has become a cultural symbol that […]
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