Monopole by Wine RX: Live Music with Leslie Spencer
2024-07-25 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Monopole Wine By RX, 21 S. El Molino Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Monopole by Wine RX presents live music with Leslie Spencer! Enjoy music, flights, wine by the glass, bottles, and small bites. This event is free with a 2-drink minimum! win

Ice House Comedy Club: Maz Jobrani: Mr. International Tour
2024-07-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Maz Jobrani: Mr. International Tour. Live in the Legendary Room! The show starts at 7:30pm. 16+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Jiaoying Summers
2024-07-26 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Jiaoying Summers! 21+ only with a 2 item minimum per seat.
Bio:
Jiaoying Summers is the most courageously fresh voice in comedy. She embodies the Asian American perspective through her work with uncensored, unapologetic comedic stylings. Among her unique gifts are powerful and dark truth bombing; she turns extreme childhood trauma into comedy gold. In just four years, lighting has struck the comedy world, she is among the fastest-rising stars. She is an Asian Hall of Fame inductee, comedian, podcaster, and social media comedy queen with over one billion views and counting. Jiaoying made history as the 1st Chinese comedian to ever headline the Apollo Theater in New York City.
The LA Times considers her “one of the leading women running the LA comedy Scene”. The BBC named her “the woman rewriting the comedy circuit in Hollywood”. Vogue Magazine described her as “a major voice on the national comedy scene.” NHK World Japan described Jiaoying Summers’s comedy as “effective at combating Anti-Asian Hate”. She recently starred in Netflix Is A Joke Festival’s Women in Comedy Show. Her 30-minute comedy special “Hot Girl Summers” is streaming on Peacock TV and Prime Video. Jiaoying is also an award-winning actress, and CEO of Summers Group, a philanthropist empowering women and children and helping causes that touch Asian American communities. She is the owner of The Hollywood Comedy in Los Angeles and focuses on producing shows that promote representation in comedy.

Ice House Comedy: Brian Holtzman and friends
2024-07-27 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Brian Holtzman and friends! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Boston Court Pasadena: NTL
2024-07-28 14:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Boston Court Pasadena presents National Theatre Live Screening of NYE! Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state.
From campaigning at the coalfield to leading the battle to create the National Health Service, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan is often called the politician with the greatest influence over the UK without ever being Prime Minister.
Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament, and fights with Churchill.
Written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), this epic new Welsh fantasia will be filmed live at the National Theatre in London.
[THIS IS A SCREENING OF A FILMED THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE.]

USC PAM: Films@PAM: Reclaiming Muslim Storytelling with filmmaker Mohammed Ali Naqvi
2024-07-28 14:00 - 17:00 | USC Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join a conversation at the USC Pacific Museum led by award-winning filmmaker Mohammed Ali (Mo) Naqvi. Mo Naqvi. Described as one of South Asia’s most important filmmakers, Mo will share his journey from off-Broadway theater to being interrogated by the FBI in a post-9/11 world. Drawing from his acclaimed works, including the Emmy-nominated The Accused: Damned Or Devoted? and the Independent Spirit Award-nominated Among The Believers, Mo will explore the delicate balance between fiction and truth in storytelling from his acclaimed independent films to global Netflix series hits.
More about the Speaker:
Mohammed Ali (Mo) Naqvi is an Academy of Motion Pictures and Television Academy member. He produced two seasons of the Netflix Original Top 10 docu-series Turning Point. Mo received the inaugural Emmy Television Academy Honor for directing and producing the Showtime Original Shame. He has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, a Cinema Eye Honor, and the UNESCO-FELLINI Prize. His portfolio includes productions for Showtime, HBO, MTV, CNN, Discovery, Starz, BBC, and Hulu. His films have been screened at a number of festivals including Toronto, Berlin, Busan, and Tribeca, and showcased at the Museum of Modern Art.
Other notable documentaries include Naqvi’s Emmy-nominated Among the Believers (PBS World), Emmy nominated The Accused: Damned Or Devoted? (BBC, Arte/ZDF, PBS World), winner of the Asian Media Award, UNAFF Grand Jury Winner for Pakistan’s Hidden Shame (Channel 4 UK), and Insha’Allah Democracy (BBC, STARZ). Naqvi has produced fiction features including the road-trip drama Big River (Official Selection at the Berlin Film Festival) and the comedy I Will Avenge You Iago, starring Giancarlo Esposito and Larry Pine. Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, Naqvi is the chairman of the Pakistan Academy Selection Committee which selects Pakistan’s official submission for the Academy Awards.
Program agenda:
2:00-2:30 pm – Meet a greet
2:30-3:30 pm – Presentation and Conversation
3:30-4:00 pm – Q&A

Jazz in the Park Concert Series: Little Brazil
2024-07-28 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, thanks to our sponsors Ice House Comedy Club and Pasadena Playhouse. 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. While you enjoy the music on your picnic blanket, indulge in delicious taco plates and more from Anaya’s Restaurant, or bring a picnic from your favorite local restaurant.
Featured Artists
Little Brazil – Little Brazil was born with the idea of revisiting the defining moments of Brazilian music from a contemporary perspective. Samba, Choro, Baião and Bossa Nova are addressed in an acoustic set with vocal, nylon guitar, drums and percussion led by the Brazilian musicians Natália Spadini and Marcelo Bucater. The arrangements are well crafted and modern, all played by Brazilian musicians who live in Pasadena, what makes the music stay true to its Brazilian identity.

Ice House Comedy: Laughing Unicorn
2024-07-28 21:00 - 22:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Laughin Unicorn! The show starts at 9PM. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Laughing Unicorn with Amanda Michelle
2024-07-28 21:00 - 22:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Laughing Unicorn-LGBTQIA + Stand-Up comedy show with Amanda Michelle. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Vroman's Bookstore: Melissa Mogollon, in conversation with Greg Mania, discusses Oye
2024-07-31 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
“Yes, hi, Mari. It’s me. I’m over my tantrum now and calling you back . . . But first–you have to promise that you won’t tell Mom or Abue any of this. Okay? They’ll set the house on fire if they find out . . .”
Structured as a series of one-sided phone calls from our spunky, sarcastic narrator, Luciana, to her older sister, Mari, this wildly inventive debut “jump-starts your heart in the same way it piques your ear” (Xochitl Gonzalez). As the baby of her large Colombian American family, Luciana is usually relegated to the sidelines. But now she finds herself as the only voice of reason in the face of an unexpected crisis: A hurricane is heading straight for Miami, and her eccentric grandmother, Abue, is refusing to evacuate. Abue is so one-of-a-kind she’s basically in her own universe, and while she often drives Luciana nuts, they’re the only ones who truly understand each other. So when Abue, normally glamorous and full of life, receives a shocking medical diagnosis during the storm, Luciana’s world is upended.
When Abue moves into Luciana’s bedroom, their complicated bond intensifies. Luciana would rather be skating or sneaking out to meet girls, but Abue’s wild demands and unpredictable antics are a welcome distraction for Luciana from her misguided mother, absent sister, and uncertain future. Forced to step into the role of caretaker, translator, and keeper of the devastating family secrets that Abue begins to share, Luciana suddenly finds herself center stage, facing down adulthood–and rising to the occasion.
As Luciana chronicles the events of her disrupted senior year of high school over the phone to Mari, Oye unfolds like the most fascinating and entertaining conversation you’ve ever eavesdropped on: a rollicking, heartfelt, and utterly unique novel that celebrates the beauty revealed and resilience required when rewriting your own story.

FUMC Pasadena: Summer Musical: Honk!
2024-07-31 19:00 | First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
First United Methodist Church is pleased to announce that this year’s summer musical will be “Honk!”—a tale of acceptance and love based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, “The Ugly Duckling.” They are excited to share this much-loved story with the FUMC and greater Pasadena community.

Dinner will be offered before each performance, served at 5:30 p.m. To make a dinner reservation, please complete this form ($25 per adult and $12 per child – ages 12 and under).
Purchase dinner tickets HERE!

Vroman's Bookstore: Stuffed Animal Sleepover
2024-08-02 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Your stuffed animals are invited to an overnight sleepover in the Vroman’s Children’s Department! The plushies will get a chance to experience the fun of a bookstore after dark, climbing ladders, browsing books, and making new friends!
Drop your plushie off at the Kids Info Desk on Thursday, August 1st between 5PM-8PM, and then come back on Friday, August 2nd at 11AM to see all the mischief they’ve gotten up to throughout the night! We will have a slideshow and a craft in the morning.

Vroman's Bookstore: Beth Hetland discusses Tender
2024-08-02 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
A psychological thriller about a woman obsessed with her vision for a picture-perfect, curated life.
Carolanne wanted a perfect wedding, a perfect husband, and a perfect family. She carefully performs her roles (gal pal, bestie, girlfriend, wife, and expectant mother) and sacrifices it completely in trying to enact agency over her life. Her desire to control the uncontrollable ultimately becomes her undoing. When things don’t go her way, she exerts dominance over the one thing she does have total control over her body; until that “betrays” her. After suffering a horrible loss, Carolanne spirals into a literal, all-consuming delusion that will engross comic readers and horror aficionados alike.
Chicago cartoonist and educator Beth Hetland’s graphic novel debut is a brilliant psychological thriller that tears down the wall of a genre — body horror — so often identified with male creators. Heady and visceral, Tender uses horrific tropes to confront women’s societal expectations of self-sacrifice despite those traditional roles often coming at the expense of female sexuality and empowerment.

Vroman's Summer Reading Program - QUEST #3: Explore art with Sara Luna
2024-08-03 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Come hang out with local illustrator (and prolific reader) Sara Luna. Her specialties include children’s picture books and covers for middle-grade and young adult novels. Sara’s illustrations have been published in books, magazines, board games, and even as a puzzle! Join her at 11AM as she leads attendees in a variety of crafts and drawing activities.

Vroman’s Special Storytime featuring Michelle Lam discusses Meesh the Bad Demon #2
2024-08-04 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Meesh the Bad Demon is no stranger to saving the world—but she never thought she’d have to do it twice! Can she defeat the darkness once and for all in this sequel of epic proportions?
When Meesh banded together with Fairy Princess Nouna to save the underworld, she never expected she’d have to… do it again someday. Though, as Meesh grows into her newly discovered destiny as the Guardian of the world, she figured there would be a few minor rescues, maybe some crime-fighting here or there.
But before long, her new friend Chai’s family is forced out of their home by an evil force who threatens to destroy all of fox-kind if they dare stay. Meesh suspects the same masked villain she faced before is behind all of this, but will she be able to stop them before it’s too late?
Book signing after the reading and Q&A

Boston Court Pasadena: NT LIVE: Present Laughter
2024-08-04 14:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter.
As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.
Captured live from The Old Vic in London, Present Laughter is a giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness.

Vroman's Local Author Day introducing Tiffany Thomas, Joelle Maletis & Andrew Miller
2024-08-04 16:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Tiffany Thomas presents The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience and Connection
Grief is the last act of love we have to give.
In The Grief Experience, you’ll receive the gift of understanding the important and life-changing healing work that happens when you let go of old, conditioned patterns of belief around the grief process and gain new, healthier, more aligned, and effective knowledge and tools. The 25 experts who came together for this collaboration share intimate stories and powerful strategies that will help you if you’re struggling with deep loss. Where there is deep grief, there is great love, and this book is the ultimate guide back to that love.
Joelle Maletis presents Give Yourself Self Love
Increase Your Self-Love in 1 Month
In today’s fast-paced work, learning to love yourself unconditionally is crucial. It is the foundation for abundance, trust, success, happiness, and fulfillment. By practicing self-love, you become the driving force behind positivity in your life.
But how do you generate and start practicing self-love?
That is where Give Yourself Self-Love comes in. This journal is specifically designed for non-journalers., providing a welcoming and accessible approach to self-reflection. Through this therapy journal, you will embark on a journey of self-discovery and build the confidence to advocate for yourself and how you want to be treated.
Embrace the healthy domino effect of self-love and repeatedly fall in love with yourself. With Give Yourself Self-Love, you will develop the tools to show up for yourself, cultivate self-worth, and experience a life filled with positivity, growth, and love.
Start your journey today and unlock the incredible benefits of practicing self-love.
Andrew Miller presents Namaste Mart Confidential
Los Angeles, 2013: Adam Minor and Richie Walsh work at Namaste Mart, a hippie grocery store in West Hollywood frequented by celebrities, cult members, and every variety of absurd character L.A. has to offer.
They’re best friends, but couldn’t be more different. Brooding and analytical, Adam dreams of one day becoming a famous novelist. Richie is an unpredictable navy veteran with a weakness for booze, women, and fighting who’s just begun his stand-up comedy career.
Adam and Richie also have a special talent: They’re good at finding people. On top of their gig as Hollywood grocery clerks, they supplement their income as unlicensed private detectives on the streets of L.A.
A new case arrives: Joan Goldman is a veteran Hollywood actress of 1980s action blockbusters turned entrepreneur, now running a chain of high-end lingerie stores. Shayla Ramsey, one of her top employees, has mysteriously vanished. Joan hires the Grocery Clerk P.I.s to find out what happened.
On the trail of the missing Shayla, Adam and Richie encounter the Armenian mob, high-society Pasadena lawyers, Hollywood gangsters, and a family of fundamentalist Mormon polygamists led by a devout, wealthy and violent patriarch…

Vroman's Bookstore: Dr. Ramani Durvasula and Dr. Frank Anderson discuss their latest releases It’s Not You & To Be Loved
2024-08-05 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
**This is a non-ticketed event but an RSVP is strongly recommended, which can be done for free through the Eventbrite window located at the bottom of the page. Also, pre-order your copy and it will be ready for you at Will Call on the day of the event. Any further questions can be directed to email@vromansbookstore.com
It’s Not You
It’s not always easy to tell when you’re dealing with a narcissist. One day they draw you in with their confidence and charisma, the next they gaslight you, wreck your self-confidence, and leave you wondering, What could I have done differently?
As Dr. Ramani Durvasula reveals in It’s Not You, the answer is absolutely nothing. Just as a tiger can’t change its stripes, a narcissist won’t stop manipulating and invalidating you. To heal in the aftermath of their abuse and protect yourself from future harm, you first have to accept that you are not to blame.
Healing and thriving after or even during a narcissistic relationship can be challenging, but it is possible. It’s Not You shows that the first step is to stop trying to change the narcissistic person, stop blaming yourself, and start giving yourself permission to foster your autonomy and sense of self outside of this relationship.
To Be Loved
Rarely does a trauma therapist disclose their own trauma history…yet it’s the untold, brutally honest, incredibly heartbreaking story of Dr. Frank Anderson that made him the world-renowned trauma expert he is today.
Known for his magnetic and radiant personality, Frank spends his time training thousands of clinicians around the world on how to help clients with complex trauma make sense of their suffering. But underneath this charismatic exterior are his dark family secrets, including the marks of child abuse from his father and the invisible scars of shame.
In To Be Loved, Frank shares his confusing experience of growing up an outsider in a typical Midwestern Italian American home that was at one turn fiercely loving, but at the same time unaccepting, abusive, and rife with secrets.
After enduring six years of therapy as a child in the 1970s, he was programmed to be something that he wasn’t for decades, and became driven to create the perfect life—until it all fell apart.
It was only then that he realized resilience, forgiveness, and facing his trauma were the keys to living an authentic life—and finally knowing what it feels like to be loved.
Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in California, the founder and CEO of LUNA Education, Training and Consulting, and professor emerita of psychology at California State University Los Angeles. She is the New York Times Bestselling Author of It’s Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People. She is also the author of multiple other books including “Don’t You Know Who I Am”: How to Stay Sane in the Era of Narcissism, Entitlement and Incivility and Should I Stay or Should I Go: Surviving a Relationship With a Narcissist. She has lectured and trained therapists around the world on best practices on working with clients experiencing narcissistic abuse and has developed a 36 hour virtual training and certification program in conjunction with PESI to train clinicians on how to use an Antagonism-Informed approach with clients experiencing narcissistic relationships. Dr. Durvasula hosts a popular YouTube channel with over 1.6 million subscribers, hosted the critically acclaimed podcast Navigating Narcissism, and is a featured expert on the digital media platform MedCircle. She has also been widely involved in the governance of the American Psychological Association, including the APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology and the APA Minority Fellowship Program. Dr. Durvasula received her M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology from UCLA, and completed her internship and post-doctoral training at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. She completed her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology, with a minor in sociology in 1988 at the University of Connecticut. She resides in Los Angeles, CA.
Frank Anderson, MD, is a world-renowned trauma treatment expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, and psychotherapist. He is the acclaimed author of Transcending Trauma, upcoming memoir, To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma, and Transformation, and the coauthor of Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual. As a global speaker on the treatment of trauma and dissociation, he is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of therapy. Dr. Anderson believes that traumatic events can have a lasting effect on the well-being and life of an individual and that addressing these events will help lead people down a pathway of healing and forgiveness.
Dr. Anderson is the co-founder of The Trauma Institute and Trauma Informed Media, organizations that promote trauma awareness, education, integration, and healing. He is a lead trainer at the IFS Institute under Richard Schwartz and has a long affiliation with Bessel van der Kolk and the Trauma Research Foundation. Dr. Anderson maintains a private practice in Harvard, MA, where he lives with his husband and 2 sons.

Vroman's Bookstore: Liz Climo discusses Life in the Present: A Joyful Collection of Comics About Living in the Moment
2024-08-06 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Known for her charming animal illustrations that are “guaranteed to make you smile” internationally bestselling author and illustrator Liz Climo is back with a new collection of 100 comics that celebrate the joy of life’s littlest moments.
Every page of Life in the Present is brimming with Liz Climo’s patented blend of humor and warm-hearted wisdom, and her adorable bears, otters, bunny rabbits, and hamsters (among others) help us all to see the beauty in life’s least significant occasions. ​Whether they’re grabbing for a slice of pizza that’s just out of reach or trying to gather the energy to go out on a Friday night, the delightful animal characters depicted in these comics—75 of which are brand new and never-before-seen—are guaranteed to brighten your day.

Landmark Theatres Pasadena: Retro Replay: The Matrix
2024-08-06 19:00 | Landmark Theatre, 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Check out Retro Replay at Landmark Theatres Pasadena! Enjoy classics from ’99: The Year That Changed Movies, including The Matrix, Eyes Wide Shut, Lock, Stock, and Two Barrels, and more for just $5.and more for just $5.

Vroman's Bookstore: Elisabeth Eaves, in conversation with Kate Brody, discusses The Outlier
2024-08-09 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
An audaciously twisty psychological thriller in which finding the killer is only one of two mysteries its anti-heroine, Cate Winter, tries to unravel. The other: when pushed to extremes, what is she herself capable of?
Cate Winter, at 34, is a wildly successful neuroscientist and entrepreneur who has invented a cure for Alzheimer’s that will improve the lives of millions. On the verge of selling her biotech company for an obscene sum, she is also about to become very rich.
But Cate has a secret that keeps her deeply uneasy about everything she is and does: she grew up at the Cleckley Institute, a treatment facility for the rehabilitation of psychopathic children. And, as far as she knows, she is the institute’s only success: all of her peers have become thwarted, maladjusted or even criminal adults.
Then Cate discovers the existence of another ex-patient and outlier who might prove that her success isn’t a fluke. He has not only stayed out of jail, but he’s made a mark in business and science. Though his identity is confidential, she breaks the rules and drops everything to track him down. And when she finds him, living under an assumed name in Baja California, she is immediately obsessed. Like her, he is driven and brilliant, an innovator willing to do what it takes to perfect a new energy technology that will stop global warming. Here, at last, is her mirror, her ultimate collaborator, the possible answer to the enigma of her nature.
But in the wake of a mysterious death, Cate can’t avoid suspecting him. If he is involved, do his ends justify his means? Ruthless herself, she’s about to find out whether there are any moral lines she won’t cross.

Movies in the Park: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999, PG-13)
2024-08-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Playhouse Village Park, 701 Union St, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Playhouse Village continues the summer season with Movies in the Park presented by Landmark Theatres Pasadena and Playhouse Village Foundation. The Retro Replay edition of the free outdoor community movie screenings will feature iconic films from ’99: The Year That Changed Hollywood on select Friday evenings in August at the lawn of Playhouse Village Park. Seating on the lawn opens at 7:00 pm with a 90’s photo op, crafts, movie trivia, and more! Each show will begin after sunset, at approximately 8:00 pm. Bring blankets or lawn chairs and a picnic from your favorite local Playhouse Village restaurant to enjoy with family and friends prior to the film.
August 9: 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999, PG-13)
Popular Bianca is forbidden to date until her older sister finds a beau in this update of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” set in high school.

Vroman’s Special Storytime featuring Christopher Rivas discussing You’re A Good Swimmer by Christopher Rivas and illustrated by Ariel Boroff
2024-08-10 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Dive into the journey of life with You’re A Good Swimmer, a captivating picture book that answers the age-old question: Where do babies come from?
Readers will quickly discover it’s not just about the birds and the bees; it’s a celebration of the astounding journey that each person takes toward their first breath.
This picture book will bring families together, engaging readers across ages as it explores the miracle of life alongside the complexity of reproduction, birth, and biology. The story reminds us that the journey to our existence is nothing short of a miracle.
With timeless and inspiring artwork alongside straightforward and lively text, You’re A Good Swimmer emphasizes that taking our very first breath is the grand prize of the greatest race of all.
This STEM book is suitable for children aged five and up, and goes beyond the simple and well-represented “Mommy + Daddy = You” narrative. Instead, it explores the miraculous nature of birth, focusing on inclusive imagery and language without restricting these experiences to specific gender identities or narratives.
You’re A Good Swimmer invites readers to celebrate the wonder of life itself, promoting a deeper understanding of our shared human experience and the beauty of diversity.

Vroman's Bookstore: Summer Music Series featuring Megan Shung & Friends Co-Sponsored by The Pasadena Conservatory of Music
2024-08-10 17:00 - 18:00 | Vroman’s Stage, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, Select a Country:
Join us outside on the Vroman’s Paseo from 5-6PM as we feature the music of Megan Shung & Friends, a jazz and classical violin ensemble.
The Megan Shung Quartet will take you on an unforgettable musical journey. Inspired by folk, jazz, and their own compositions, this dynamic ensemble defies genre conventions and inspires listeners with its unique and warm sound. The group is led by Megan Shung on violin, with Marlon Martinez on bass, Zach Reaves on cello, Ryan Whyman on keyboard, and Forrest Robinson on percussion.

Vroman's Bookstore: Alejandra Campoverdi, in conversation with Al Madrigal, discusses First Gen
2024-08-11 14:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Co-sponsored by Tepito Coffee
Alejandra Campoverdi has been a child on welfare, a White House aide to President Obama, a Harvard graduate, a gang member’s girlfriend, and a candidate for U.S. Congress. She’s ridden on Air Force One and in G-rides. Living a life of contradictory extremes often comes with the territory when you’re a “First and Only.” It also comes at a price.
With candor and heart, Alejandra retraces her trajectory as a Mexican American woman raised by an immigrant single mother in Los Angeles. Foregoing the tidy bullet points of her resume and instead shining a light on the spaces between them, what emerges is a powerful testimony that shatters the one-dimensional glossy narrative we are often sold of what it takes to achieve the American Dream. In this timely and revealing reflection, Alejandra draws from her own experiences to name and frame the challenges First and Onlys often face, illuminating a road to truth, healing, and change in the process.
Part memoir, part manifesto, FIRST GEN is a story of generational inheritance, aspiration, and the true meaning of belonging—a gripping journey to “reclaim the parts of ourselves we sacrificed in order to survive.”
Tepito Coffee is committed to providing hope, training, and employment for formerly incarcerated individuals while also building bridges between México and the U.S., one origin, one person, one coffee at a time.
Our story is rooted in Mexican culture giving back to our communities by building direct-to-farmer supply chains that seek to improve farmer livelihoods, empower communities across the U.S. and México, while providing the most memorable coffee experience imaginable.

SCCM: Obon Week: Mindful Monday, (Make your own miniature Torii)
2024-08-12 10:30 - 14:00 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
Playhouse Village invites you to join in the inaugural Obon Week, celebrating the traditional Japanese holiday of honoring loved ones. From August 12 – 17, visitors can enjoy activities such as making miniature Torii, exploring a koi fish sensory bin, creating yukata puppets, and crafting floating lanterns. Special guests include performers from Makoto Taiko, author Sunny Seki, and illustrator Shiho Pate. All activities are included with museum admission. Don’t miss this unique cultural experience!
Monday, August 12, 2024, Mindful Mondays | 10:30AM and 2:00PM
Make your own miniature Torii

SCCM: Obon Week: Tuesday, (Engage in koi fish sensory play)
2024-08-13 10:30 - 14:00 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
Playhouse Village invites you to join in the inaugural Obon Week, celebrating the traditional Japanese holiday of honoring loved ones. From August 12 – 17, visitors can enjoy activities such as making miniature Torii, exploring a koi fish sensory bin, creating yukata puppets, and crafting floating lanterns. Special guests include performers from Makoto Taiko, author Sunny Seki, and illustrator Shiho Pate. All activities are included with museum admission. Don’t miss this unique cultural experience!
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 Messy Play | 10:30AM and 2:00PM

Engage in koi fish sensory play

Vroman's Bookstore: Ellen Byron, in conversation with Naomi Hirahara, discusses A Very Woodsy Murder
2024-08-13 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Down-on-her-luck sitcom writer Dee Stern is flipping the script. Twice divorced and wasting her talents on an obnoxious kids’ show, the lifelong Angeleno embraces the urge to jump in her car and keep driving. It’s a road trip with no destination—until she pulls into a mid-century motel filled with cobwebs and retro charm. Nestled in the shadow of a national park, it’s a time capsule of a place that, like her, could use some work. So, in the most impulsive move of her life, Dee teams up with a best friend, Jeff Cornetta—who happens to be her first ex-husband—to transform the aging ranch into the Golden Motel-of-the-Mountains, a hiker’s oasis on the edge of the wilderness . . .
But Dee and Jeff soon realize there couldn’t be two people more unprepared for the hospitality business. There’s also the panic-inducing reality of prowling bears and a general store as the only shopping spot for miles. Living and working in the middle of nowhere takes some getting used to—especially when a disrespectful guest ends up murdered! Now, with the motel duo topping the suspect list, Dee must steer clear of a meddling park ranger, face her past in show biz, and determine if the killer is a local or tourist. Because as she quickly finds out, there are many things worse than a one-star review.
Ellen Byron is the Agatha and Lefty Award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of the Golden Motel Mysteries, the Vintage Cookbook series, and the Cajun Country Mysteries, as well as the Catering Hall Mysteries written under the name Maria DiRico. She is also an award-winning playwright and non-award-winning writer of TV hits like Wings, Just Shoot Me, and The Fairly OddParents, but considers her most impressive achievement working as a cater-waiter for Martha Stewart. A native New Yorker, Ellen is a graduate of Tulane University and lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, daughter, and a rotating crew of rescue pups. Visit her at ellenbyron.com.
Naomi Hirahara is an Edgar Award-winning author of multiple traditional mystery series and noir short stories. Her Mas Arai mysteries, which have been published in Japanese, Korean and French, feature a Los Angeles gardener and Hiroshima survivor who solves crimes. Her first historical mystery, Clark and Division, which won a Mary Higgins Clark Award, follows a Japanese American family’s move to Chicago in 1944 after being released from a California wartime detention center. A former journalist with The Rafu Shimpo newspaper, Naomi has also written numerous non-fiction history books and curated exhibitions. She has also written a middle-grade novel, 1001 Cranes. Her follow-up to Clark and Division, Evergreen, was released in August 2023 and was on the USA Today bestseller list for two weeks.

Landmark Theatres Pasadena: Retro Replay: Lock, Stock & Two Barrels
2024-08-13 19:00 | Landmark Theatre, 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Check out Retro Replay at Landmark Theatres Pasadena! Enjoy classics from ’99: The Year That Changed Movies, including The Matrix, Eyes Wide Shut, Lock, Stock, Two Barrels, and Three Kings for just $ 5.

SCCM: Obon Week: Wednesday, (Storytime featuring Suki’s Kimono and then learn how to make yukata puppets)
2024-08-14 10:30 - 14:00 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
Playhouse Village invites you to join in the inaugural Obon Week, celebrating the traditional Japanese holiday of honoring loved ones. From August 12 – 17, visitors can enjoy activities such as making miniature Torii, exploring a koi fish sensory bin, creating yukata puppets, and crafting floating lanterns. Special guests include performers from Makoto Taiko, author Sunny Seki, and illustrator Shiho Pate. All activities are included with museum admission. Don’t miss this unique cultural experience!
Wednesday, August 14, 2024, | 10:30AM and 2:00PM
Storytime featuring Suki’s Kimono and then learn how to make yukata puppets
