Playhouse Village Association

Vroman's: The Feminist Fight Forward: Lessons from 50 YEARS OF Ms.
2023-10-10 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
This October Vroman’s Bookstore is celebrating the extraordinary new anthology 50 YEARS OF Ms.: THE BEST OF THE PATHFINDING MAGAZINE THAT IGNITED A REVOLUTION (Knopf, Sept. 2023) and engage in critical conversation – with Ms. Consulting digital editor Carmen Rios, author and Ms. contributor Lisa Niver, and Nayereh Tohidi, a member of the Ms. committee of scholars. We’ll explore what the future of feminism and movement journalism demands: a vision that is bold, imaginative, and collaborative.
50 YEARS OF Ms. is a remarkable collection – five decades of the magazine’s most startling, audacious, and norm-breaking pieces. Filled with iconic covers, photos, and letters to Ms., it features a foreword from Gloria Steinem and contributions by bell hooks, Alice Walker, Pauli Murray, Eleanor Smeal, Billie Jean King, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Allison Bechdel, Brittney Cooper, Joy Harjo, Toni Morrison, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Rich, Rita Dove and many more.
Ms. remains a trusted feminist source for news, analysis and commentary, and is more critical than ever as the fights for women’s rights and for democracy face new challenges. The book is as much a reflection of the past 50 years as it is a roadmap for the path forward.

Pasadena Presbyterian: Music at Noon: Stephen Dick, guitarist
2023-10-11 00:10 - 12:40 | Pasadena Presbyterian Church Musical Events, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, 91101
Pasadena Presbyterian Church presents free Music at Noon with special guest guitarist Stephan Dick

Vroman's: Storytime with Mr. Steve
2023-10-11 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Vroman’s Bookstore presents Mr. Steve and the gang at the Colorado Blvd. location at 11 a.m. for story time!

Vroman's: Daniel Sweren-Becker discusses Kill Show: A True Crime Novel
2023-10-11 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Sara Parcell disappeared without a trace on a crisp April morning in Frederick, Maryland. Her tragic story was a national obsession and the centerpiece of a controversial television docuseries that followed her disappearance in real-time. But is it possible that everyone missed the biggest secret of all?
Ten years after these events, the people who knew Sara best were finally ready to talk. In this genre-bending novel, Daniel Sweren-Becker fashions an oral history around the seemingly familiar crime of a teenage girl gone missing. Yet Kill Show, filled with diabolical twists and provocative social commentary, is no standard mystery. Through “interviews” with family members, neighbors, law enforcement, television executives, and a host of other compelling characters, Sweren-Becker constructs a riveting tale about one family’s tragedy–and Hollywood’s insatiable desire to exploit it.
By revealing the seedy underbelly of the true-crime entertainment machine, Kill Show probes literary territory beyond the bounds of the standard whodunit; it’s a thoughtful exploration into America’s obsession with the mysteries, cold cases, and violent tales we turn to for comfort. Groundbreaking, fast-moving, and informed, this is a novel about who’s really responsible for the tragedies we love to consume. (Harper)

Vroman's: Laurence Leamer discusses Hitchcock’s Blondes
2023-10-12 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Alfred Hitchcock was fixated–not just on the dark, twisty stories that became his hallmark, but also by the blond actresses who starred in many of his iconic movies. The director of North by Northwest, Rear Window, and other classic films didn’t much care if they wore wigs, got their hair coloring out of a bottle, or were the rarest human specimen–a natural blonde–as long as they shone with a golden veneer on camera. The lengths he went to in order to showcase (and often manipulate) these women would become the stuff of movie legend. But the women themselves have rarely been at the center of the story, until now.
In Hitchcock’s Blondes, bestselling biographer Laurence Leamer offers an intimate journey into the lives of eight legendary actresses whose stories helped chart the course of the troubled, talented director’s career–from his early days in the British film industry to his triumphant American debut, to his Hollywood heyday and beyond. Through the stories of June Howard-Tripp, Madeleine Carroll, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Janet Leigh, Kim Novak, Eva Marie Saint, and Tippi Hedren–who starred in fourteen of Hitchcock’s most notable films and who bore the brunt of his fondness and sometimes fixation–we can finally start to see the enigmatic man himself. After all, “his” blondes (as he thought of them) knew the truths of his art, his obsessions and desires, as well as anyone.
From the acclaimed author of Capote’s Women comes an intimate, revealing, and thoroughly modern look at both the enduring art created by a man obsessed…and the private toll that fixation took on the women in his orbit. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)

Landmark Pasadena: Taylor Swift Eras Tour
2023-10-13 18:00 | Landmark Theatre, 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The cultural phenomenon continues on the big screen! Immerse yourself in this once-in-a-lifetime concert film experience with a breathtaking, cinematic view of the history-making tour. Taylor Swift-era attire and friendship bracelets are strongly encouraged!

USC PAM: Artnight Hungry Ghosts
2023-10-13 18:00 - 22:00 | USC Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join USC PAM for an evening of chilling tales from China and Japan with acclaimed storyteller Barbara Wong’s “Hungry Ghosts” program! Then stick around to explore the special exhibition, Imprinting in Time – Chinese Printmaking at the Beginning of a New Era, which surveys printmaking by Chinese artists from the 1980s to the present, examining the unique narrative of the medium within the contexts of cultural, academic, sociopolitical, and economic changes in recent Chinese history.
Gallery Viewing
6:00-10:00 PM
Storytelling with Barbara Wong
6:30 PM
7:30 PM
8:30 PM
9:30 PM
No registration is required. The storytelling experience will be repeated for each session.

Vroman's: Cleo Wade discussing Remember Love: Words for Tender Times
2023-10-13 19:00 | Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena , CA, 91101, United States
Chart a path away from exhaustion and endless crises and toward a place of renewal and radiant love with New York Times bestselling author Cleo Wade as your guide.
The beloved poet is that friend you dream of having—the one you could phone in your darkest hours, confident she’d say the perfect thing, because no matter what you’re going through, she’s going to meet you with warmth and understanding. Her new collection of poetry and prose – Remember Love: Words For Tender Times – offers the consoling, inspiring voice that so many are craving amid the chaos of modern life. During this special event, guests will be reminded that love, particularly self-love, is what saves us, even on our worst days—especially on our worst days. Love, Cleo says, is the sacred birthright of every human being. It’s not a want; it’s a need, and we require its nourishment now more than ever.
Tickets to this event include access to the conversation, a meet & greet and photo with Cleo, and a pre-signed copy of Remember Love.

About the Book:
The beloved New York Times bestselling author of Heart Talk, hailed as “the poet of her generation” (Time), charts a path away from exhaustion and endless crises and toward a place of renewal and radiant love with a new, soulful collection of original poetry and prose.
Cleo Wade is that friend you dream of having—the one you could phone in your darkest hours, confident she’d say the perfect thing, because no matter what you’re going through, she’s going to meet you with warmth and understanding. She’s never shied away from her own setbacks and heartbreaks; she’s embraced them and distilled them into pearls of essential truth and sincere advice which can help get you through, can make you see that tomorrow still lies straight ahead. If only you had such a friend…
And now you do.
Remember Love, Cleo Wade’s first original work for adults since her widely adored Heart Talk, offers the consoling, inspiring voice that so many are craving amid the chaos of modern life. In clear, deep, generous poetry and prose, she urges those feeling confused, lost, or overwhelmed by change to return to what’s essential: love. Time and again, she reminds us that love, particularly self-love, is what saves us, even on our worst days—especially on our worst days. Love, Cleo says, is the sacred birthright of every human being. It’s not a want; it’s a need, and we require its nourishment now more than ever. (Harmony Books)

This ticketed event will take place at Pasadena Presbyterian Church located at 585 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena.

The Mixx: Friday the 13th with PAST ACTION HEROES
2023-10-13 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The Mixx presents a special pre-Halloween Flashback Dance Party and Live Show with one of the greatest and FUNTASTIC tribute bands in California, Past Action Heroes.
Dance and sing along to all your favorite 80s and 90s hits with the best live tribute in town.
Enjoy all your favorite music videos on the largest LED Wall in town with DJ Santi.
Drink and Dinner Specials.
VIP and select seating available.
FREE PARKING and an intermission Costume Contest.

Ice House Comedy: Trippy Tuesdaze Comedy
2023-10-13 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Trippy Tuesdaze Comedy. Live in the California room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Vroman's: Dominique Furukawa presents Black Girls: A Celebration of You!
2023-10-14 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
In an upbeat and rhythmic ode, Dominique Furukawa and Erika Lynne Jones celebrate Black girls in all their beauty and joy. Black Girls uplifts girls of every shade, size, and walk of life, reminding them that they are perfectly designed.
Whimsical, earnest, charming, full, bright, and beautiful, this picture book anthem deftly explores the diversity of Black girlhood.
Black girls, Black girls, rising still.
Shouting loud and proud and free,
that being a Black girl, Black girl
is a wondrous thing to be. (Harper Collins)

Bark in the Park
2023-10-14 11:00 - 14:00 | Playhouse Village Park, 701 Union St, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Have a howling good time and bring your four-legged canine in their Howl-o-ween costume to a Pet Pawrade walk in Playhouse Village! Then join us for a fur-ighteningly fun Bark in the Park bash presented by Playhouse Village Foundation at Playhouse Village Park with costume contests, treat stations, photo-ops, dog-run areas, and more activities for dogs and humans.
The event is free & open to everyone (even if you don’t have a dog yet!). All dogs must be on a leash no longer than six feet at all times (except in designated dog-run areas) and under the control of their adult handlers.
Costume Contest
Spaces for each costume category are limited. Please pre-register to guarantee a spot in the contest, as day of registration will be determined by availability.
(LINK: https://airtable.com/appoeOd9UNnIlEIrG/shrmZ8nobao8JGjAJ)
This event is sponsored by the Playhouse Village Foundation and is part of Pasadena Walktober 2023, made possible by the City of Pasadena Department of Transportation.

Ice House Comedy: Fabrizio Copano
2023-10-14 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Fabrizo Copano. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Bio
Fabrizio Copano is one of the most well-known comedians in Latin America and is the first South American comedian to shoot an original comedy special for Netflix. Actor and writer of the hit Chilean comedy show “El Club de la Comedia”, Copano also lead his own late night show “El Late de Copano” and was one of the hosts of the Comedy Central Latin America produced “La Culpa es de Colon”, a comedy super group with the top five comedians from 5 countries in Latin America. His 2016 film “Prueba de Actitud” (Attitude Test) which he co-wrote, directed, and starred in is still one of Chile’s highest-grossing comedies of all time. When he is not touring and selling out theaters all over the US and Latin America, he co-hosts the hit iHeart Radio comedy podcast 4th From The South with Steve Hely, which explores political topics out of Latin America. Also an author, in 2019, he released a memoir, Mi Vida Como Dibujante, (My Life As a Doodler) which delved into his life from a “distracted child” to a central figure of comedy in Latin America. Fabrizio was recently chosen as part of the coveted Just for Laughs 2022 New Faces cohort, and he also just made his American late night debut on THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN. He is based in NY where he lives with his wife and son.

The Mixx: Blondie & Madonna Live Tribute Show
2023-10-14 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The Mixx Pasadena presents a double feature live tribute to Blondie and Madonna by Heart of Blonde and Like a material girl. Dance and sing along to all your favorite flashback hits with a unique music video mixx by DJ Jack Tames.

Ice House Comedy: Sean Porter and friends
2023-10-14 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Sean Porter and Friends. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Only Fans
2023-10-16 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Only Fans LMAO! Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Pasadena Presbyterian: Music at Noon: The Riner Scivally Trio, jazz ensemble
2023-10-18 00:10 - 12:30 | Pasadena Presbyterian Church Musical Events, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, 91101
Pasadena Presbyterian presents free Music at Noon. Enjoy a concert featuring special guests performers The Riner Scivally Jazz Ensemble.

Pasadena Heritage: The Prairie School Goes West Live Screening at the Blinn House, followed by a "Lite Taste of Chicago" Reception
2023-10-20 16:00 - 19:00 | Pasadena Heritage, The Blinn House 160 N Oakland Ave, Pasadena, 91101, United States
Pasadena Heritage is hosting a live screening of Allen Hazard’s lecture in the historic Blinn House, perhaps the best example of Prairie Style in Pasadena, followed by a casual reception with light bites and festive beverages! We are bringing a bit of Chicago, home of the Prairie Style, to Pasadena! Learn about the Blinn House’s many Chicago connections, and enjoy food and libations as we bring a taste of the Windy City to the Crown City. Please note this ticket includes a live lecture screening and reception. A recording of the lecture will also be made available to ticket holders.

Vroman’s: Roxane Gay discussing Opinions: A Decade of Arguments, Criticism, and Minding Other People's Business
2023-10-20 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, “a strikingly fresh cultural critic” (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between.
Since the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle big issues embroiling society–state-sponsored violence and mass shootings, women’s rights post-Dobbs, online disinformation, and the limits of empathy–alongside more individually personalized matters: can I tell my co-worker her perfume makes me sneeze? Is it acceptable to schedule a daily 8 am meeting? In her role as a New York Times opinion section contributor and the publication’s “Work Friend” columnist, she reaches millions of readers with her wise voice and sharp insights.
Opinions is a collection of Roxane Gay’s best nonfiction pieces from the past ten years. Covering a wide range of topics–politics, feminism, the culture wars, civil rights, and much more–with an all-new introduction in which she reflects on the past decade in America, this sharp, thought-provoking anthology will delight Roxane Gay’s devotees and draw new readers to this inimitable talent. (Harper)
This ticketed event will take place at Pasadena Presbyterian Church located at 585 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena.
This is a ticketed event with two ticket options:
GA + book: This ticket includes one entry and one copy of Opinions to be handed out at check-in. A book signing will follow the presentation.
GA Only: This ticket is for general admission only and does NOT include a copy of the book nor access to the signing line.

Ice House Comedy: Pablo Francisco
2023-10-20 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Pablo Francisco in a special event hosted by Mel Garcia. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

The Mixx: Live 80s + Rock En Español Flash Back Live Show
2023-10-20 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The Mixx Pasadena presents Pre-Halloween 80s & Rock En Español Flashback Show and Dance Party with local rockers, The KROWS playing all your favorite flashback hits!

Ice House Comedy: Yaaasss Comedy Night
2023-10-20 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Yaaasss Comedy Night hosted by Narcizo Gonzalez and Monique Flores featuring special guests Gabriel Del Orbe and Emonda White.

Ice House Comedy: MULLET TIME: Vartoush, Or Mash, Earl Skakel
2023-10-20 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Mullet time with Vartoush or Mash, Earl Skakel. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Pasadena Playhouse: Family Play Day
2023-10-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Colorado and El Molino Ave., 15 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Pasadena presents Playhouse Family Play Day, be the first to hear about upcoming youth and family programming and enjoy food, crafts, and FREE entertainment, with special guest star Rachel Bloom (Trolls, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Reboot). Featuring children’s musicians, super fun dancers, amazing circus acts, and more; this event is sure to entertain the young (and young at heart). Join the Playhouse community up and down El Molino as we fill the street with arts and crafts stations, face painters, balloon animal artists, food trucks, and so much more!

SCCN: Tagalog Storytime and Craft with Tagalog Kids in honor of Filipino American Heritage Month
2023-10-21 10:30 - 14:00 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
Southern California Children’s Museum presents Taglong Storytime and Craft with Tagalog Kids in Honor of Filipino American Heritage Month.

Tagalog Kids+ is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education and preservation of the Filipino language, culture, and history.
Their mission is to offer affordable online classes to students all over the world and of all ages to fall in love with learning the Filipino language, culture, and history through a creative and stimulating curriculum.

Vroman's: Doggo Day at Vroman's Bookstore: Artist Catia Chien and Pasadena Humane present The Longest Letsgoboy (Personalized Commemorative Edition) and Parking Lot Pet Adoption Drive
2023-10-21 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Artist Catia Chien’s THE LONGEST LETSGOBOY is a profoundly beautiful book about the special relationship between kids and dogs, the importance of language, and finding the meaning of life even in its final days.
“As a dog and his little girl go on their final walk together, he gets to experience the sights, smells, and wonders of this world one last time before peacefully passing on. But for such a good boy and his forever friend, that doesn’t mean it’s the end.”
To celebrate the life and friendship of your furbabies, Catia Chien has offered to PERSONALIZE copies of The Longest Letsgoboy with a SKETCH and a dedication: “Forever Friends (Furbaby’s Name) and (Human’s Name).”
She will also read The Longest Letsgoboy (so bring tissues), AND there will be a SPECIAL CRAFT FOR KIDS!
MEANWHILE, IN OUR PARKING LOT…
PASADENA HUMANE will host a Pop-Up Adoption Event! They’re a-comin’ with The Wiggle Waggle Wagon (The Waggin’): their 35-foot shelter-on-wheels that brings adoptable pets, services and information about Pasadena Humane to the community! What an opportunity to adopt a Good Boi or Bestest Princess for your family!
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR FURBABY PHOTOS BEFORE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH!
Send to: email@vromansbookstore.com
(Or visit out Children’s Department and drop them off in person NO ORIGINALS, PLEASE!)
We’re sorry, but we cannot accept orders for the Personalized Edition of The Longest Letsgoboy after the 18th.
Kindly designate the name of the Fur Friend, and the name of the Beloved Human Companion(s). Also, indicate what name the Personalization should be made out to, if that person is not the Human Companion in the photo.
As always, we can ship signed and personalized books worldwide.

FUMC: Third@First Season Opening Concert: "Let Music In"
2023-10-21 16:00 - 17:00 | First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
First United Methodist Church presents the Third@First; free concerts on the third Saturday of each month. Celebrating the 10th season with the debut performance of “Let Music In,” a commissioned piece by First UMC’s organist and talented composer Aaron Shows. The concert will begin with pieces performed by small ensembles, and conclude with “Let Music In.”

Ice House Comedy: Storytime with Shondalia & friends
2023-10-21 19:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Story Time with Shondalia & Friends is a storytelling show where every comic prepares 2 real stories and the audience will choose which story they want to hear. The stories are TRUE, PERSONAL tales of things that have actually happened to the comics.

Ice House Comedy: Brendan Fitzgibbons
2023-10-21 19:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Brendan Fitzgibbons. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

The Mixx: SODA STEREO Tributo en vivo y Baile co stereotypos
2023-10-21 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The Mix Pasadena presents Noche de un gran tributo a los leyendas del rock Latino. SODA STEREO con el mejor tributo por STEREOTYPOS tocando todos tus hits favoritos.
