Third@First: 150 Years of Music at FUMC
2024-11-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Enjoy pieces performed by the FUMC Chancel Choir and a specially commissioned work to commemorate the 150th anniversary the of church by FUMC organist Aaron Shows.

Boston Court: NTL The Motive and The Cue
2024-11-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play. 1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.
Written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and designed by Es Devlin (The Crucible), the Evening Standard award-winning best new play was filmed live during a sold-out run at the National Theatre.

Vroman's Bookstore: Jack Stewart, in conversation with Ray Porter, discuss Bogey Spades
2024-11-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Enemies. Allies. It’s hard to tell the difference when peace and world order hang in the balance.
Returning home a hero, TOPGUN pilot Colt Bancroft is called on to resurrect a Vietnam-era light attack squadron. Once soaring high, he finds himself on the dark side of special operations in a conflict he never saw coming. At its front lines, NCIS Special Agent Emmy “Punky” King is confronted with the timeless question—is the enemy of her enemy her friend?
As Colt and his band of Navy SEALs bring the Black Ponies of VAL-4 to the fight, Punky navigates the murky waters of international espionage and an uneasy alliance with a former adversary to uncover a new threat. At its heart is a weapon that could tilt the scales of global power. And the American Vice President is in the crosshairs.
In a world where every decision has repercussions and trust is a double-edged sword, Colt and Punky must forgive past transgressions and forge new alliances to confront an enemy who always seems one step ahead. In this high-stakes game: every choice counts, and the next move could redefine the future.
From author Jack Stewart, a former US Navy Top Gun instructor pilot, comes the third book in the exhilarating Battle Born series. Bogey Spades is perfect for fans of Tom Clancy and Dale Brown.
Jack Stewart grew up in Seattle, Washington and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, serving twenty-three years as a fighter pilot. A graduate of TOPGUN, he flew combat missions from three different aircraft carriers, deployed to Afghanistan with an Air Force Tactical Air Control Party, and served on a joint special operations counter-terrorism task force in Africa. He is a captain with a major U.S. airline and lives with his family in Dallas, Texas.

Vroman's Bookstore: Storytime with Mr. Steve and the British Swim School
2024-11-20 11:00 - 11:45 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join Vroman’s Bookstore for a splashtastic storytime where they dive into the world of water safety! This fun-filled event is perfect for little ones (and parents) eager to learn how to stay safe in and around water. Mr. Steve will read delightful stories that teach important lessons about being water-wise. British Swim School, a water survival swim school in East Pasadena will be available afterward to pass out water safety information and answer questions. Grab your life vests and your imagination—it’s going to be a whale of a time! Don’t miss out on the adventure of reading and learning to swim safely.

Vroman's Bookstore: Sebastian Junger discusses In My Time of Dying
2024-11-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow—by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm.
For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children. Crippled by abdominal pain, Junger was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Once there, he began slipping away. As blackness encroached, he was visited by his dead father, inviting Junger to join him. “It’s okay,” his father said. “There’s nothing to be scared of. I’ll take care of you.” That was the last thing Junger remembered until he came to the next day when he was told he had suffered a ruptured aneurysm that he should not have survived.
This experience spurred Junger—a confirmed atheist raised by his physicist father to respect the empirical—to undertake a scientific, philosophical, and deeply personal examination of mortality and what happens after we die. How do we begin to process the brutal fact that any of us might perish unexpectedly on what begins as an ordinary day? How do we grapple with phenomena that science may be unable to explain? And what happens to a person, emotionally and spiritually, when forced to reckon with such existential questions?
Sebastian Junger is the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe, War, Freedom, A Death in Belmont, Fire, and The Perfect Storm, and co-director of the documentary film Restrepo, which was nominated for an Academy Award. He is also the winner of a Peabody Award and the National Magazine Award for Reporting.

Vroman's Bookstore: TICKETED - Mark Harmon & Leon Carroll Jr. sign copies of Ghosts of Panama
2024-11-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Panama, 1989. The once warm relationship between United States and Gen. Manuel Noriega has eroded dangerously. Newly elected President George Bush has declared the strongman a drug trafficker and a rigger of elections. Intimidation on the streets is a daily reality for U.S. personnel and their families. The nation is a powder keg.
Naval Investigative Service (NIS) Special Agent Rick Yell has worked the job in Panama since 1986, and lives there with his wife Annya and infant child. Like most NIS agents, he’s a civilian with no military rank with a specialty in working criminal cases. The dynamic changes suddenly when Yell inadvertently develops an intelligence source with unparalleled access to the Noriega regime. Now the agent is thrust into a world of spy-versus-spy, of secret meetings and hidden documents.
Yell’s source – known as “The Old Man” – warns when Cuban military personnel arrive and identifies anti-American officers within the Panamanian Defense Forces, provides information about an imprisoned CIA asset and helps track Noriega’s movements, agitating for the dictator’s kidnapping. The reports created by Yell and his NIS colleagues shape the decisions made in Washington D.C., CIA headquarters in Langley and the innermost sanctums of Pentagon.
The powder keg is lit on December 16, 1989, when a young U.S. Marine is gunned down at a checkpoint in Panama City. Yell and his cadre of trusted agents deploy immediately to investigate the killing, and what they determine will decide the fate of two nations. When President Bush hears the details they uncover, he orders an invasion that puts Yell’s family, informants and fellow agents directly in harm’s way.
Using a blend of research and interviews with the NIS agents who were directly involved, Ghosts of Panama reveals the untold, clandestine story of counterintelligence professionals placed in a pressure cooker assignment of historic proportions.
This is a ticketed in-store event. One ticket = 1 copy of GHOSTS OF PANAMA as well as access to the signing line. The authors will not be signing any other merchandise.
About the authors
Mark Harmon starred as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS and also served as executive producer of the show. On the new CBS series, NCIS: Origins which explores the early career of Gibbs, Harmon will serve as narrator in addition to executive producer. In other television work, Harmon received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the critically acclaimed The West Wing and for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Special for Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years. Other credits include Reasonable Doubts, for which he received two Golden Globe nominations, Chicago Hope, From Earth to the Moon, St. Elsewhere, and Moonlighting.
Leon Carroll, Jr. co-authored the New York Times bestseller Ghosts of Honolulu. He previously served as a technical advisor on the hit drama NCIS for twenty-one seasons and is currently working on the new show NCIS: Origins. Previously, he was a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps, attaining the rank of Major. Leon then began a twenty-year career as a Special Agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). He served in seven different locations, including tours as a Special Agent Afloat on the USS Ranger (CV-61) and as the Special Agent in Charge of NCIS offices in the Republic of Panama and the Pacific Northwest.

Boston Court: Mariachi Tierra Mia
2024-11-22 20:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Mariachi Tierra Mia, one of the leading Mariachi ensembles in Southern California, shares an evening of enchanting and lively Mariachi music to warm the soul.

Vroman's Bookstore: Walk of Fame induction of Lian Dolan
2024-11-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Vroman’s Bookstore is thrilled to announce author Lian Dolan as the next honoree to immortalize her handprints and signature in Vroman’s Author Walk of Fame! They are excited to celebrate Lian and her remarkable contributions to the Pasadena literary world with this special dedication.
On Saturday, November 23rd, at noon, fans are invited to join the dedication ceremony. Following the ceremony, attendees can enjoy a unique conversation between Lian Dolan and Naomi Hirahara, diving into Lian’s life and career.
Understanding that not everyone will have the best view, Vroman will broadcast the event on Instagram Live. Stay tuned for more details and follow them on Instagram @vromansbookstore!

Pasadena Playhouse: La Cage aux Folles
2024-11-23 14:00 | Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Beautiful. Bawdy. Bizarre. Welcome to La Cage aux Folles, the hottest drag club in town and one of theater’s all-time biggest hits. Experience the groundbreaking musical comedy with a heartfelt score by Jerry Herman (Hello, Dolly!, Mame) and a hilarious script by Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy). The Tony Award-winning musical comes to life in this all-new Playhouse extravaganza.

Vroman's Bookstore 130th Anniversary
2024-11-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Vroman’s Bookstore invites everyone to celebrate 130 years of community, literature, and cherished memories! To say thank you, they’re hosting a celebration featuring the unveiling of limited-edition merchandise and a raffle every 30 minutes for participants (must be present to win). Guests can share their favorite Vroman’s memories, explore 1894 trivia displayed around the store, and get an early start on holiday shopping. It’s sure to be a wonderful time for all!

Vroman's Bookstore: Local Author Day introducing Andy Lower
2024-11-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Andy Lower presents I Gave Away All My Clothes
Through personal reflection, the Andy honestly discusses the challenges and opportunities in the ethical clothing sector and directly address the popular reasons that Western consumers often don’t align their purchasing decisions with their values. Sharing the story of their company, Visible Clothing, a social enterprise, they illustrate that where and who we buy from does indeed make a true difference.

Vroman's Bookstore: Raegan Fordemwalt discusses Lover Girl
2024-11-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Lover Girl is the dreamy debut from poet and breakout TikTok star Raegan Fordemwalt, enhanced with a new cover and never-before-shared poems and art.
In her fully illustrated debut collection Lover Girl, poet Raegan Fordemwalt writes the story of a girl boldly and devastatingly fond of love. So eager to feel, she proudly walks through Heartbreak, Loneliness, Jealousy, and Acceptance on the journey to personal growth and self-love.
This highly anticipated edition offers fans the collection they first fell in love with, as well as a special edition cover and 14 all-new poems and drawings! With candor and vulnerability, Raegan and her Lover Girl continue to give readers a soft place to land as they fall back in love with themselves and each poem along the way.

Landmark Theatres Pasadena: Retro Replay: Planes, Trains & Automobiles
2024-11-26 19:00 | Landmark Theatre, 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Landmark Theatres Pasadena presents Retro Replay, a weekly series showcasing modern and vintage film favorites. With films so satisfying, they’re returning to the big screen for audiences to enjoy again—or experience for the first time! Each month’s thematic program features a new film every Tuesday.

Vroman's Bookstore: Storytime with Mr. Steve and Miss Marie!
2024-11-27 11:00 - 11:45 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join Mr. Steve and the gang at 11am for story time!

Vroman's Bookstore: Ezra Edmond discusses My Friend Levar
2024-11-30 11:00 - 12:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Ezra’s friend LeVar always has a book to share. From playing in the snow, to decorating eggs, to eating pancakes with Paul Bunyan–Ezra and LeVar explore all different kinds of stories. Through imaginative play they discover new worlds, learn to be curious, and revel in reading. One day young Ezra meets LeVar Burton in real life! Soon afterward, Ezra discovers that his friends know LeVar from TV, too.

This joyous celebration of the impact that LeVar Burton had on kids during his years on television stems from the author’s real-life admiration of LeVar Burton and their chance meeting when Ezra was a child.
Ezra Edmond is a debut author, illustrator, director, and animation producer with big ideas. His animated short, Blewish, was featured in several film festivals and celebrates being both Black and Jewish. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, trying new foods, telling stories, spending time with his friends, family, and dog, Sherman.

Vroman's Bookstore: STORYTIME: Introducing Chicka Chicka Ho Ho Ho with Miss Marie and Mr. Steve
2024-12-02 11:00 - 11:45 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The O.G. alphabet rap gets a festive, Ho-Ho-Holiday makeover! In this Yuletide adventure, letters decorate (and topple) a Christmas tree! Shapes add to the chaos! Does this holiday remix pack the same “Boom Boom” punch as the ABC and 123 classics by Bill Martin Jr? Find out by joining Storytime also includes songs with Miss Marie and festive activity pages to color.

Vroman's Bookstore: Juhea Kim, in conversation with Katya Apekina, discusses City of Night Birds
2024-12-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
A once-famous ballerina faces a final choice—to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or to walk away forever—in this incandescent novel of redemption and love
On a White Night in 2019, prima ballerina Natalia Leonova returns to St. Petersburg two years after a devastating accident that stalled her career. Once the most celebrated dancer of her generation, she now turns to pills and alcohol to numb the pain of her past.
She is unmoored in her old city as the ghosts of her former life begin to resurface: her loving but difficult mother, her absentee father, and the two gifted dancers who led to her downfall.
One of those dancers, Alexander, is the love of her life, who transformed both Natalia and her art. The other is Dmitri, a dark and treacherous genius. When the latter offers her a chance to return to the stage in her signature role, Natalia must decide whether she can again face the people responsible for both her soaring highs and darkest hours.
Painting a vivid portrait of the Russian ballet world, where cutthroat ambition, ever-shifting politics, and sublime artistry collide, City of Night Birds unveils the making of a dancer with both profound intimacy and breathtaking scope. Mysterious and alluring, passionate and virtuosic, Juhea Kim’s second novel is an affecting meditation on love, forgiveness, and the making of an artist in a turbulent world.
About the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles
Located at 5505 Wilshire Blvd., in the Miracle Mile District, the Korean Cultural Center is the axis of Korean heritage in Los Angeles. The Korean Cultural Center welcomes the general public to experience the rich traditions and history of Korea through specialized programs, sponsored events, and multiple learning resources.
Operated by the Korean government’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Cultural Center is dedicated to providing insights into the rich cultural heritage of Korea. We encourage everyone to visit and learn something new about a nation with a history spanning more than 5,000 years.

Vroman's Bookstore: Yxta Maya Murray discusses A History of Hazardous Objects
2024-12-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Laura de León is a radar astronomer who studies Potentially Hazardous Objects (PHOs) such as threatening asteroids and comets at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. In Los Angeles in 2020, several crises are coalescing. The first strain of SARS-CoV-2 triggers the lockdowns, the city roils with protests of Derek Chauvin’s murder of George Floyd and the police killing of Breonna Taylor, while the Bobcat Fire sweeps across the San Fernando Valley. In the midst of these emergencies, Laura is struggling to keep her family alive.
Simultaneously, Laura is trying to write the history section of a Congressional report titled the National Near-Earth Object Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan. This report will advise Congress that it must develop a system to detect and deflect PHOs, and the section Laura is working on cites several historical meteorite impacts as proof that the Earth is now undefended against a significant impact event.
A story about family, love, risk, and science, A History of Hazardous Objects contemplates how experiencing trauma and pain may help us secure a safer and more just world.

Vroman's Bookstore: Jordan Harper, in conversation with Travis Woods, discusses The Last King of California
2024-12-06 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Sometimes to find yourself, you have to go back to where you came from.
You just might not like what you find.
After failing in his new life, Luke decides to go home, back to the one place where he’d once felt he belonged. But that was a long time ago and now he has to face the life that he chose to run away from: The Combine. The gang that his uncle now leads, but his father still runs from prison. Brutal, unforgiving . . . family.
Reunited with his childhood friend Callie and tagging along on jobs with her and her boyfriend Pretty Baby, Luke soon discovers that he might have a place back home after all. When another gang try to encroach on their turf, The Combine and Luke must go to war to save all that they know.
But in trying to be someone you’re not, can you ever find out who you are?

Vroman's Bookstore: Santa comes to Vroman’s
2024-12-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Come get your photo taken with Santa and let him know what you want for Christmas this year! Photos are FREE courtesy of Vroman’s Bookstore. And while you’re here, don’t forget to finish up your holiday shopping!

Vroman's Bookstore: Kids Holiday Crafting Fun!
2024-12-07 11:30 - 12:30 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
After you take your photo with Santa, join us upstairs in the event space for a special holiday craft activity! We provide the supplies!
To ensure that we have enough to go around, please email us at rsvp@vromansbookstore.com to RSVP for this event, with the number of participants.

FUMC Pasadena: Los Angeles Children’s Chorus Winter Concert
2024-12-07 19:00 | First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus rings in the holidays with its annual winter concert “Celebrating Joy,” with back-to-back performances in Playhouse Village. On Saturday, December 7, the Apprentice Choir, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Chorale will perform at First United Methodist Church, delivering an inspiring evening of festive music. The celebration continues on Sunday, December 8, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, where the Intermediate Choir, Concert Choir, and Young Men’s Ensemble will delight audiences with their captivating melodies. Visit the Los Angeles Children’s Chorus website for tickets to these and other upcoming events.

Pasadena Presbyterian Church: 80th Annual Candlelight & Carols
2024-12-07 19:30 | Pasadena Presbyterian Church Musical Events, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, 91101
Once again all of Pasadena Presbyterian Church’s resident choirs collaborate on this annual “Pasadena Holiday Tradition for the Whole Family,” offering fresh performances of familiar Christmas music, as well as newly-composed pieces. Serving as a thrilling kickoff to the Christmas season for many, this year’s program features sacred and secular music composed or arranged by Dan Forrest, Marques L.A. Garrett, Elaine Hagenberg, Mark Sirett, and Sir Karl Jenkins, among others. This concert is free admission, but a voluntary offering is welcome. Learn more about this traditional holiday program at ppcmusic.or

Boston Court: The Lao Tizer Quartet
2024-12-07 20:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Lao Tizer surrounds himself with “musicians of stupendous talent, using improvisational passages that sweep the listener into luscious soundscapes. The Lao Tizer Quartet is a soulful outfit that delivers “smooth jazz rich in melodicism, with a deep groove that sparkles with intersecting ideas, beautifully played.” – Telluride Jazz Festival

Vroman's Bookstore: Martha Blanding, in conversation with Tim O’Day, discusses Groundbreaking Magic: A Black Woman’s Journey Through The Happiest Place on Earth
2024-12-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
An empowering and moving story of a young woman from South Central Los Angeles (Watts and Compton) who took a chance, defied the odds and became the first-ever Black American to achieve a half-century-long career with The Walt Disney Company.
Disneyland was groundbreaking when it opened in 1955 and continues to possess a legacy of being a trendsetter in both the world of themed, immersive, entertainment and workplace culture, experiences, and training. Although change was inevitable it didn’t always come easy.
Here is the incredible story of a young woman from South Central Los Angeles (Watts and Compton) who took a chance, defied the odds, and became the first-ever Black American to achieve a half-century-long career with The Walt Disney Company.
When Martha Blanding started working at Disneyland Park in 1971, it was already a wildly successful and internationally beloved travel destination that had welcomed more than 100 million guests. This book is a personal journey through fifty years of Disneyland as told like never before . . . through the eyes and perspective of a successful Black woman who was indeed an example of Groundbreaking Magic.
This book tells how a twenty-year-old college student came to work in Walt Disney’s original theme park during the racially charged era of the early 1970s, starting as the park’s first Black tour guide and eventually overseeing multi-million dollar generating merchandise-based events, many featuring globally acclaimed artists and celebrities. Martha also had a unique vantage point as she saw how societal changes impacted and changed Disneyland while she helped make much of that change possible.
In addition to all the Disney pixie dust, an incredibly loving, resilient, and close American family is at the heart of this book. With her bedrock parents who had joined the Great Migration out of the Deep South, her family witnessed firsthand some of our country’s most shameful events while never faltering in their faith or pride in being Black Americans.
Part memoir and part cultural history, Groundbreaking Magic is sweet, insightful, sometimes blunt, occasionally heartbreaking, and often funny and surprising, providing the first-ever account of Disney history as seen through the eyes of “Martha B.”

Landmark Pasadena: Retro Replay: Elf
2024-12-10 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!

Vroman's Bookstore: Richard Walter discusses Deadpan
2024-12-10 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Deadpan follows the misadventures of a vaguely antisemitic West Virginia Buick dealer who wakes up one day transformed into the world’s most popular Jewish comedian. Steeped in magical realism, the narrative confronts the pivotal issues of our day: identity, intolerance, tribalism, and the redemptive force of humor.
The story is set during the worldwide oil crises of the 1970s, alternating among locations in West Virginia, Las Vegas, Washington, Tehran, and Sinai, and featuring characters as diverse as Sarah Palin, Mel Brooks, and the Shah of Iran. This phantasmagorical tour-de-force not only constitutes a satirical takedown of antisemitism (and bigotry in general), it is also a dazzling display of human dignity, resilience, and humor.

Vroman's Bookstore: Have Yourself A Stickler Little Storytime with Miss Marie and Mr. Steve
2024-12-11 11:00 - 11:45 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Stickler, a quirky, multi-eyed character with a flair for the edgy, could give Jack Skellington a run for his money as the ultimate “alternative” Santa. While Charlie Brown may have bemoaned receiving rocks for Trick-or-Treating, Stickler joyfully hands out twigs, hailing them as the perfect all-purpose holiday gift. (After all, “sticks and stones” have their charm!) But will Stickler’s woodland friends share his enthusiasm for these pointy wooden presents? Or will it truly be the thought that counts?
Mr. Steve introduces Stickler to the growing lineup of beloved holiday storybook legends like Rudolph, Frosty, and the Grinch. Meanwhile, Miss Marie kicks off the fun with singin’ and drummin’, followed by a Stickler-themed coloring activity that kids are sure to enjoy!
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Vroman's Bookstore: Nathaniel Butler and Andy Bernstein discuss Courtside: 40 Years of NBA Photography
2024-12-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
40 years of stunning basketball photography—both on the court and off—from one of the sport’s greatest chroniclers
As one of the NBA’s premier photographers, Nathaniel S. Butler has shot it all. From iconic moments like Ray Allen’s corner three to intimate portraits of Bill Russell and the NBA50 and NBA75 teams to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant and Steph Curry clinching championships, if it was a history-making basketball moment, Butler was there.
Courtside: 40 Years of NBA Photography is a spectacular photographic collection spanning the first four decades of Butler’s career, including the current draft class’s rookie season.
With commentary from NBA legends across generations, including Patrick Ewing, Steph Curry, Jeremy Lin, and Victor Wembanyama, this is the insider look at the National Basketball Association and the man whose photographs have helped define its rise.
This handsome coffee table book is the perfect gift for the basketball fan in your life.

Boston Court Pasadena: Amanda McBroom: Wintersong
2024-12-11 20:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Singer/songwriter Amanda McBroom (Golden Globe-winning writer of Bette Midler’s worldwide hit, “The Rose”) celebrates the season with a joyous holiday concert at Boston Court Pasadena, debuting her newest album, Wintersong. With her multi-talented friends, music director Michele Brourman, and bassist Larry Tuttle, McBroom will offer a collection of well-loved standards, undiscovered gems, and beloved almost-holiday songs. Join Boston Court for a night of holiday enchantment—reserve your tickets now at bostoncourtpasadena.org.
