The Mixx: Free Burlesque Lesson
2023-08-10 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Ever secretly thought about learning the art of Burlesque? Ever woke up feeling Kinky, Erotic, and Sassy? Stop denying your urges and Join The Mixx Pasadena for our FREE Beginner Burlesque lessons and Open Stage Cabaret Show.
*This is an open call for all burlesque performers and aspiring seductresses to let loose on our open stage. Feeling a little shy and nervous? Unwind with our 2-for-1 drinks and let loose.

Sign up on Eventbrite to secure your FREE beginner’s burlesque lesson with Daphne Moon.

About our instructor,
Daphne Moon captivates audiences and followers across So Cal venues with her unique blend of erotic techniques, theatrical and classy seductive burlesque.
The Mixx Pasadena is an exclusive home to some of LA’s iconic burlesque productions featuring some of the hottest and upcoming performers across SoCal. Enjoy a free burlesque dance lesson and then sit back and enjoy the show!
BUT DON’T FORGET TO TIP our talented performers! Complimentary Admission with a Two-drink minimum and your Eventbrite RSVP. We recommend arriving early to relax and unwind before.
What to bring? Bring comfortable dancing shoes. Feel free to DM Daphne Moon with questions via her IG: Instagram. com/https://www.instagram.com/miss.daphne.moon/

Vroman's: Mark Shrager discusses 'The First Kentucky Derby'
2023-08-11 19:00 | CA
Today’s Kentucky Derby is a multimillion-dollar spectacle involving corporate sponsorship, worldwide media coverage, and an annual citywide festival in Louisville. Over its nearly century-and-a-half history, the Kentucky Derby has grown to be one of the biggest sporting events of the year, attracting 150,000 spectators at the track and nearly 15 million television viewers on the first Saturday each May. But 1875, the year of the first Derby, was a different time. The Louisville Jockey Club track, which would one day bear the name “Churchill Downs,” was a small structure that might, on its best day, provide seating and standing room for 12,000 spectators. The grandstand was plain and functional and included a section reserved for bookmakers, whose trade was legal and who operated in the open. Perhaps most significantly, the majority of jockeys in the race were Black, in stark contrast to the present-day Derby, where participation by African-American jockeys is rare. In The First Kentucky Derby, racing historian Mark Shrager examines the events leading up to the first “Run for the Roses,” the unsuccessful effort that the winning owner might have made to rig the race for his preferred horse, and the prominent role played by African Americans in Gilded Age racing culture–a holdover from pre-emancipation days, when slaves were trained from birth to ride for their wealthy owners and grew up surrounded by the horses that would be their life’s work. (Eclipse Press)

Movies in the Park: La La Land
2023-08-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Playhouse Village Park, 701 Union St, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Playhouse Village continues the summer season with a new free event series, Movies in the Park presented by Pasadena Playhouse and Playhouse Village Foundation. The free outdoor community movie screenings will feature iconic films on select Friday evenings in August at the lawn of Playhouse Village Park. 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.

Vroman's: Special Storytime featuring Charlotte Offsay presenting Challah Day
2023-08-12 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
It’s Challah Day! A family mixes, kneads, and braids bread in this joyful, rhyming story about Jewish holiday food that’s baked with love.
From kneading sticky dough to gathering with family around the table, Challah Day celebrates family, food, heritage, and tradition! Join this happy family as they bake delicious braided egg bread for their Friday night Shabbat dinner.
Yeast and sugar – water’s warm,
mix and watch those bubbles form!
Crack the eggs – one… two… three… four
Extra if some hit the floor.
Messy flour and laughter abound. The scent of warm bread fills the house. Grandma and Grandpa bring the candles and hugs. Parents, kids, and baby too, can read this kid-friendly, rhyming recipe together.
Inspired by memories author Charlotte Offsay and illustrator Jason Kirschner have of baking Challah with their children, Challah Day celebrates the sweetness of sharing homemade food as a family.
In the back of the book, read about the cultural importance of Challah and Jewish traditions. This read aloud can be a joyful introduction to a new culture or a cozy way to celebrate a familiar one. Perfect for any occasion as a holiday gift or the start of a new weekly tradition.
A Challah recipe is included. (Holiday House)

Ice House Comedy: Cat Ce & Friends
2023-08-12 19:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Cat Ce, Brittany Furlan, Jamrio McClain, CT Adams, Younis Dhaher, John Liu, Parker Dean, Dan Levin, and Sarah Carretino. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2 item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Laughing Unicorn with Amanda Michelle
2023-08-12 21:30 | 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: Special Storytime featuring Mirelle Ortega, in conversation with Danielle Davis, presenting River of Mariposas
2023-08-13 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
From the author of Magic: Once Upon a Faraway Land comes a story of imagination and the determination of a child to bring back the butterflies–even if she has to make them herself
Can you imagine a time when the land and the sky belonged to the mariposas? I can . . .
A young girl dreams of the land’s historic mariposas amarillas and is determined to re-create their glory, even if her butterflies are made of paper. But when nature thwarts her plans, life, magic, and yes, even the rain, bring something more beautiful than she ever could have crafted. Based on the author’s own memories of a hurricane that diverted the migration of thousands of butterflies through her hometown near Veracruz, Mexico, this beautiful story captures the essence of imagination and the beauty of the unexpected. (Cameron Kids)

Vroman's Live: Sophie Diener and Lang Leav
2023-08-15 08:00 - 17:00 | CA
Register early for an email reminder!
CROWDCAST LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/diener-leav
Poets Sophie Diener and Lang Leav present their latest releases, Someone Somewhere Maybe and Others Were Emeralds, respectively.
Someone Somewhere Maybe – For fans of Rupi Kaur, Cleo Wade, and Amanda Lovelace, Someone Somewhere Maybe speaks to the joys and sorrows of finding your way as a young woman today. Poignant and beautifully written, TikTok fan favorite Sophie Diener’s debut poetry collection takes readers on an introspective journey through first love, first heartbreak, first loss, identity, and self-worth. Filled with honesty and warmth, each poem reveals something new about the human condition, and brilliantly captures what growing up feels like, in a way that is both relatable and affirming. Someone Somewhere Maybe is the perfect companion for a rainy day, curling up in bed with a cup of tea, sitting on the porch with a glass of lemonade, or laying on the beach watching the waves. It offers readers hope, healing, understanding, and the certainty that they are not alone. (St. Martin’s Griffin)
Others Were Emeralds – The daughter of Cambodian refugees, Ai grew up in the small Australian town of Whitlam populated by Asian immigrants who once fled war-torn countries to rebuild their shattered lives. It is now the late 90’s and despite their parent’s harrowing past, Ai and her tightknit group of school friends: charismatic Brigitte, sweet, endearing Bowie, shy, inscrutable Tin, and politically minded Sying, lead seemingly ordinary lives, far removed from the unimaginable horrors suffered by their parents. But that carefree innocence is shattered in their last year of school when Ai and her friends encounter a pair of racist men whose cruel acts of intimidation spiral into senseless violence. Grappling with the magnitude of her grief at such a young age, Ai leaves Whitlam for college before her trauma has a chance to fully resolve. In her second year of college Ai suffers a mental health crisis, driving her back home to Whitlam, a place she swore never to return. There, she reconnects with those she left behind and together they are compelled to look back on the tragedy that shaped their adolescence and examine the role they may have unwittingly played.

Ice House Comedy: Mota Martes
2023-08-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Mota Martes with Alfred Robles, Ken Flores, Jesus Sepulveda, Jon Stites, Jerry Garcia, and Jerry Garcia. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Labor Day Comedy w/Sebastian Cetina
2023-08-15 08:00 - 17:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents hosted by Sebastian Cetina featuring Jerry Garcia, George Wang, and Victor Vasquez. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Vroman's: Grace Lin, In Conversation with John Cho, Discusses Chinese Menu
2023-08-15 18:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods.
Do you know the stories behind delectable dishes–like the fun connection between scallion pancakes and pizza? Or how dumplings cured a village’s frostbitten ears? Or how wonton soup tells about the creation of the world?
Separated into courses like a Chinese menu, these tales–based in real history and folklore–are filled with squabbling dragons, magical fruits, and hungry monks. This book will bring you to far-off times and marvelous places, all while making your mouth water. And, along the way, you might just discover a deeper understanding of the resilience and triumph behind this food, and what makes it undeniably American.
Award-winning and bestselling author Grace Lin provides a visual and storytelling feast as she gives insight on the history, legends, and myths behind your favorite American Chinese dishes. Chinese Menu makes the perfect gift book for anyone who loves good food–and an even better story. (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
New York Times bestselling author John Cho is known as Harold from Harold & Kumar, Hikaru Sulu from J.J. Abrams’s Star Trek, or as the star of the highly anticipated live-action Netflix series, Cowboy Bebop, based on the worldwide cult anime phenomenon (news of which “broke the Internet,” to quote Vanity Fair). John is also a former 7th-grade English teacher who grew up as a Korean immigrant kid in Texas and East L.A. (among many other places). He is also now a proud father, with his Japanese-American wife Kerri, of two beautiful children — a 9-year-old daughter and an 11-year-old boy — who love to read.

Vroman's: Thomas Vozzo discusses the Homeboy Way: A Radical approach to Business and Life
2023-08-15 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Leading with heart, authenticity and purpose, Thomas Vozzo provides a clear path to a new bottom line–including 55 rules to break–bringing the Homeboy Way to life as the perfect anecdote to the massive tidal currents of social injustice and inequities.
By every traditional measurement of success, Vozzo was a clear winner. In his world of billion-dollar revenues and million-dollar profits, he knew exactly what shareholders wanted and how to get it for them.
Then, through a series of fateful events, Vozzo landed as CEO of Homeboy Industries, the most successful gang intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the country, founded by Jesuit priest Greg Boyle. “I arrived at Homeboy at a time when I needed to learn more about myself and my life’s journey,” Vozzo writes. “And after 8 years of working with the poor, forgotten, and demonized people of our society, I’ve come to learn that I didn’t really know as much about life as I thought.”
Vozzo’s enlightening journey leads to his recognition that a radical approach is needed in business and in life: “What Homeboy has taught me is that we need to do business differently . . . . We need to bust up the system, swim upstream, avoid herd mentality.”
Blending personal stories of his day-to-day with Fr. Greg and the Homies along with counterintuitive business ideas that are changing lives for the better, Vozzo shows you how you can live, lead, and shake things up with toughness, determination, compassion, and grit.
That’s the Homeboy Way.

Pasadena Presbyterian: Music at Noon: Grace Navarro (mezzo-soprano)
2023-08-16 12:10 - 12:30 | Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena , CA, 91101, United States
Enjoy music with your lunch Wednesdays from 12:10 – 12:40PM in the Sanctuary at PPC. If you love classical virtuosos or contemporary maestros, each week promises a captivating performance that will leave you mesmerized. Best of all, admission is free and accessible to all music lovers. For the schedule of upcoming performers, visit ppc.net.

Vroman's: Alex Brown, in conversation with Justine Pucella Winans, discusses 'Damned If You Do'
2023-08-16 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Queer Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Filipino folklore in this horror comedy about a high school stage manager who accidentally sells her soul to a demon.
Seven years ago, Cordelia Scott’s abusive father left without a word, and life has been normal ever since. The seventeen-year-old spends her days stage managing the school play (which is going great, if anyone asks), pining over her best friend, Veronica, and failing one too many pop quizzes.
She’s never been sad that her father left, but she knows something is…missing. When her school guidance counselor, Fred, reveals during a session that he’s actually a demon, she learns that something is indeed missing: a piece of her actual soul. Why? She unwittingly made a deal with him to make her father disappear – then bargained to have the memory erased. To make matters worse, Fred is here to make another bargain: Help him with a “little” demonic problem, or she’s doomed to spend eternity in Hell with her father.

Fuller: Elevation Film Screening
2023-08-16 19:00 - 22:00 | Landmark Theatre, 673 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Second Advance Screenings of George Nolfi’s next film, Elevation. Feedback to George will directly impact the final cut of this film. If you participated in the first screening and want to see it again, please bring someone with you who has not seen the film yet. George is looking for fresh eyes to watch the film at each of the three advanced screenings.
George Nolfi is an American writer-director best known for Bourne Ultimatum, Oceans Twelve, and The Adjustment Bureau. His most recent film, The Banker, starring Sam Jackson and Anthony Mackie won the 2021 NAACP Image Award for Best Independent Motion Picture. Nolfi is working with Brehm Film to host three advanced screenings of his next film. The feedback from these screenings will help him make the final cut of the film before it is released.
Your in-person feedback to George after the movie will directly impact the final cut of this film.
ELEVATION:
The world has changed. The only habitable place left for humanity is in the high mountains, above 8000 feet. Go below 8000 feet, and waiting for you are the very creatures that killed 95% of the human population less than three years ago. But what happens if — to save the life of his young son — a father (Anthony Mackie) is forced to do just that, to venture below “The Line” with two others, a scientist he despises (Morena Baccarin) but who just might hold the key to defeating the monsters, and a young woman (Maddie Hasson) determined to keep them both alive long enough to save the human race.

Ice House Comedy: Unwoke AF Comedy Tour
2023-08-16 19:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Unwoke AF Comedy tour featuring Sam Tripoli, Jason Collings, and Kira Soltanovich. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: An Evening of Jazz
2023-08-16 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Chaun Tucker’s “An Evening of Jazz” guest hosted by Jonnae Thompson and Friends. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2 item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Erik Griffin
2023-08-17 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Erik Griffin. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.
Erik Griffin Bio
A veteran stand-up headliner, Griffin performs in venues across the world, but most often can be seen at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles, CA. Griffin’s comedy is immortalized on his debut comedy album, TECHNICAL FOUL: VOLUME ONE, his Comedy Central special THE HALF HOUR, in addition to his two-hour-long comedy specials titled THE UGLY TRUTH, and AMERIKAN WARRIOR, which are available to stream NOW on Amazon and Showtime respectively.

Ice House Comedy: Dirty Sets
2023-08-18 19:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Steve Hernandez, Clayton Thomas, Leslie Liao, Chimedu Unaka and friends. Live in the California room! 21+ only with a 2 item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Don't Let Your F-Stop Comedy Show
2023-08-18 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Don’t Let your F-Stop Comedy Show a Michael Schwartz production. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2 item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Rick Martinez, Carlos Kremer, Aaron Villagran
2023-08-18 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Rick Martinez, Carlos Kremer, and Aaron Villagran. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: No Egos Amigos
2023-08-18 22:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents No Egos Amigos hosted by Brett Riley and friends. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Vromans: Final Destination Party with artist Brady Smith
2023-08-19 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
When you BOOK A TRIP, it’s a good idea to check out the local art scene.
As we approach our final destination, Brady Smith — artist and writer of RANDOM ACTS OF DRAWNESS and the LOUIE AND BEAR graphic novels, to name a few — will be on hand to help us celebrate the completion of Vroman’s Bookstore’s 2023 Summer Reading Program, and WOW us with his artistic skills!
Brady will read his book, BUG SANDWICH! Then he’ll take art prompts from the crowd, which Brady will draw in 30 seconds or less!
Be a part of the party! Chat about books and trade tales of thrills and adventure with your fellow travelers!
COLLECT YOUR REWARDS AND PRIZES!
And always remember, “No matter where you go, there you are!”
View Brady Smith’s art at www.bradysmith.com and witness his family’s shenanigans on Instagram: @bradysmithhere
Please make a reservation: rsvp@vromansbookstore.com

USC PAM: Exhibition Tour Imprinting in Time
2023-08-19 11:30 - 12:30 | USC Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join guest curator Danielle Shang as she explores USC PAM’s newest exhibition Imprinting In Time- Chinese Printmaking at the Beginning of a New Era. During this gallery tour, Shang will provide an in-depth look at the extraordinary prints of Chinese artists from the 1980s to the present featured in the exhibition.
More About the Exhibition:
Imprinting In Time 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. From its inception, the woodblock has been given singular priority for articulating social commentary and nationalistic sentiments since the 1930s. The emergence of etching, lithograph, silkscreen, and digital devices in the 1980s added new energy to the medium. In response to the current decline of printmaking in the art market, a handful of artists are searching for ways to advance the medium and participate in global conversations.

More About the Guest Speaker:
Danielle Shang is a Los Angeles-based art historian and exhibition organizer. Her research focuses on the impact of globalization, urban renewal, social change, and class restructuring on art-making and the narrative of art history. She has organized exhibitions by artists such as Amalia Pica, Katie Ryan， Simphiwe Ndzube, LIU Wa, CHEN Zhou, and ZHOU Yilun, among many others. She was also responsible for organizing campaigns and large group exhibitions of Porsche Young Chinese Artists of the Year and Net-A-Porter Incredible Female Artist Award.

The Mixx: Wham Bam Thank You Glam
2023-08-19 17:00 - 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Rescheduled to Saturday, August 19th.
What do glam rockers and burlesque dancers have in common? Feather boas, rhinestones, and GLITTER. Join The Mixx Pasadena for a very special burlesque tribute to Glam rock featuring the music of David Bowie, T. Rex, Queen, The New York Dolls, and more! Dress in your most outrageous 70’s best in an intermission costume contest, and enjoy rocking performances by…
Anita Cristal
Daddy Longlegs
Vita DeVoid
Joey NoHo
Daphne Moon
Cherry Wilde
and your hostess, Gigi Noree!
Stick around afterward for a glam dance party by DJ Ané Uno!

Ice House Comedy: Rudy Moreno & Friends
2023-08-19 19:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Rudy Moreno and Friends! Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2 item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Orny Adams
2023-08-19 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Orny Adams. Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

The Mixx: Live Tribute to the Strokes
2023-08-19 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The Indie Summer shenanigans continue at The Mixx Pasadena. Be sure to catch a live tribute to The Strokes featuring guest Albert Hammond Jr. Also, featuring sspecial guest DJ Slow Cheeta from the Room On Fire LA events. + DJ AnéUno.

Ice House Comedy: The Take Over Comedy Show
2023-08-19 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents The Take Over Comedy Show. Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: George Perez
2023-08-19 22:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents George Perez and Friends! Live in the Legendary Room! 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.
