Vroman's Bookstore: Laurie R. King discusses The Lantern’s Dance
2024-02-20 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caught up in a case that turns both bewildering and intensely personal.
After their recent adventures in Transylvania, Russell and Holmes look forward to spending time with Holmes’ son, the famous artist Damian Adler, and his family. But when they arrive at Damian’s house, they discover that the Adlers have fled from a mysterious threat.
Holmes rushes after Damian while Russell, slowed down by a recent injury, stays behind to search the empty house. In Damian’s studio, she discovers four crates packed with memorabilia related to Holmes’ granduncle, the artist Horace Vernet. It’s an odd mix of treasures and clutter, including a tarnished silver lamp with a rotating shade: an antique yet sophisticated form of zoetrope, fitted with strips of paper whose images dance with the lantern’s spin.
In the same crate is an old journal written in a nearly impenetrable code. Intrigued, Russell sets about deciphering the intricate cryptograph, slowly realizing that each entry is built around an image–the first of which is a child, bundled into a carriage by an abductor, watching her mother recede from view.
Russell is troubled, then entranced, but each entry she decodes brings more questions. Who is the young Indian woman who created this elaborate puzzle? What does she have to do with Damian, or the Vernets–or the threat hovering over the house?
The secrets of the past appear to be reaching into the present. And it seems increasingly urgent that Russell figure out how the journal and lantern are related to Damian–and possibly to Sherlock Holmes himself.

Vroman's Bookstore: Alex Michaelides discusses The Fury
2024-02-21 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder — from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient.
This is a tale of murder.
Or maybe that’s not quite true. At its heart, it’s a love story, isn’t it?
Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year, she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island.
I tell you this because you may think you know this story. You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids if you remember. It had all the necessary ingredients for a press sensation: a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder.
We found ourselves trapped there overnight. Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge. What followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits, full of twists and turns, building to an unforgettable climax. The night ended in violence and death, as one of us was found murdered.
But who am I?
My name is Elliot Chase, and I’m going to tell you a story unlike any you’ve ever heard. (Celadon Books)
Alex Michaelides was born and raised in Cyprus. He has an M.A. in English Literature from Trinity College, Cambridge University, and an M.A. in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. The Silent Patient was his first novel, debuting at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, and has sold more than 6.5 million copies worldwide. The rights have been sold in a record-breaking 51 countries, and the book has been optioned for film by Plan B. His second novel, The Maidens, was an instant New York Times bestseller and has been optioned for television by Miramax Television and Stone Village.
This is a ticketed in-store event. Tickets include one seat/entry and one copy of The Fury which will be handed out at check-in. A book signing will follow the conversation.

Vroman's Bookstore: Amanda R. Edwards
2024-02-22 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
A respected spirit medium, certified spiritual coach, and Reiki healer, Amanda R. Edwards helps people connect with spirits and find support, confidence, and peace of mind. In Quiet Voice, Awesome Power, Amanda reveals how spirit isn’t an inaccessible world where deceased loved ones disappear, but a significant part of us and all life around us. She shares how to ready your mind-body-spirit ecosystem to welcome powerful daily guidance from spirit; how to invite new experiences, heal hurtful ones, and move beyond loss; how to engage your body’s physical form to receive and impart messages; and much more. This unique volume, a hands-on, practical guide with exercises throughout, will connect with readers who, like Amanda, found themselves the “weird kid” because of a quieted spiritual ability and those who are new to or practiced in spirit channeling.
Amanda’s guidance is imparted through compelling text, anecdotes, tools, activities, and prompts proven effective by her and her clients. For readers everywhere seeking growth, guidance, and connection but feeling stuck or afraid, this groundbreaking volume will relieve doubts and unleash an empowered new you on your spiritual journey.

Ice House Comedy: The Kristi McHugh Laff Show
2024-02-22 20:00 - 21:30 | CA
Ice House Comedy presents The Kristi McHugh Laff Show. Live in the California Room! The Show starts at 8PM. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Boston Court Pasadena: WANDER/WONDER Exhibit Opening
2024-02-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Wander/Wonder features the work of two Los Angeles-based artists: Jeanne Dunn and Sonja Schenk. Both artists depict natural elements in their works that speak volumes about the wondrous and terrifying interconnectedness of humanity and our environment.
In paintings by Jeanne Dunn, the subject is monumental, awe-inspiring trees and forests. Both large-scale paintings are from her Tangle Tree Painting series, in which the artist writes “I use a paintbrush like a dowser uses a divining rod.” Using a lustrous color palette, her works create portals through which we can experience our natural environment e. Dunn’s trees feel like unique individuals who form connections with one another similar to human relationships. These connections are rendered in the way each trunk or branch bends towards one another and in the reaching out of their roots.
Although the work of Sonja Schenk similarly represents the artist’s intense engagement with the environment around her, these particular bodies of work investigate man-made structures unique to Los Angeles. Schenk’s inspiration for the suspended sculpture titled The End was imagining what kind of ruins would remain in the West once humanity is no longer on Earth. The paintings on view from the New Mountain series are at once serenely beautiful and unnerving–– the saturated hues of the skies hinting at the intense smog in the Southern California air.
In presenting the works of Jeanne Dunn and Sonja Schenk, Wander/Wonder inspires a deeper connection with the world around us, acknowledges the journey we’re all on together, and reminds us to be gentle with one another and with the Earth.

Boston Court: NT Live Vanya
2024-02-23 19:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Boston Court Pasadena presents National Theater Live screening of Vanya starring Andrew Scott.
Synopsis – Andrew Scott (Fleabag) brings multiple characters to life in Simon Stephens’ radical new version of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Hopes, dreams, and regrets are thrust into sharp focus in this one-man adaptation which explores the complexities of human emotions.
*Filmed live during its sold-out run in London’s West End.

Ice House Comedy: Sharon Mahoney
2024-02-23 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Sharon Mahoney. Live in the California Room! The Show starts at 8PM. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Paul Rodriguez
2024-02-23 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Paul Rodriguez. Live in the Legendary Room! The show starts at 8PM. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Uncensored Comedy w/Chaunte Wayans
2024-02-23 21:30 - 23:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Uncensored Comedy w/Chaunte Wayans. Live in the Legendary Room! The Show Starts at 9:30PM. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Ladies Love Comedy
2024-02-23 22:00 - 23:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Ladies Love Comedy. Live in the California Room! The Show starts at 10PM. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

USC PAM: Exhibition Tours@PAM:Another Beautiful Country
2024-02-24 11:30 - 12:00 | USC Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
USC PAM presents guest curator and USC Roski professor Jenny Lin for an in-depth look at USC PAM’s current special exhibition Another Beautiful Country on view January 26-April 7, 2024. Dr. Lin will discuss the exhibition’s genesis and how featured artworks contribute to multivalent understandings of Chinese American identities. Weaving in familial histories and intimate tales of migration and diasporic relations, Dr. Lin invites participants to imagine another beautiful country rooted in cross-cultural sharing! Free with cost of admission! RSVP recommended

More about the speaker:
Dr. Jenny Lin is Associate Professor of Critical Studies in Art and Design and Graduate Director in Curatorial Practices at University of Southern California. As a curator, writer, and art historian, she investigates contemporary art and design vis-à-vis cross-cultural relations. She is author of Above Sea: Contemporary Art, Urban Culture, and the Fashioning of Global Shanghai (Manchester University Press), and the award-winning exhibition catalogue, Picturing Global China

Boston Court: NT LIVE Yerma
2024-02-24 14:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Boston Court Pasadena presents National Theatre Live film screening of Yerma starring Billie Piper.
Synopsis – A woman is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in this radical production of Lorca’s achingly powerful masterpiece. In contemporary London, a woman in her thirties is desperate to conceive, building with elemental force to a staggering and shocking climax.
Filmed live on stage at the Young Vic, Billie Piper (I Hate Suzie) returns in her spellbinding award-winning role.

Vroman's Bookstore: Cory Doctorow discusses The Bezzle: A Martin Hench Novel
2024-02-24 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The year is 2006. Martin Hench is at the top of his game as a self-employed forensic accountant, a veteran of the long guerrilla war between people who want to hide money, and people who want to find it. He spends his downtime on Catalina Island, where scenic, imported bison wander the bluffs and frozen, reheated fast food burgers cost 25$. Wait, what? When Marty disrupts a seemingly innocuous scheme during a vacation on Catalina Island, he has no idea he’s kicked off a chain of events that will overtake the next decade of his life.
Martin has made his most dangerous mistake yet: trespassed into the playgrounds of the ultra-wealthy and spoiled their fun. To them, money is a tool, a game, and a way to keep score, and they’ve found their newest mark–California’s Department of Corrections. Secure in the knowledge that they’re living behind far too many firewalls of shell companies and investors ever to be identified, they are interested not in the lives they ruin, but only in how much money they can extract from the government and the hundreds of thousands of prisoners they have at their mercy.
A seething rebuke of the privatized prison system that delves deeply into the arcane and baroque financial chicanery involved in the 2008 financial crash, The Bezzle is a sizzling follow-up to Red Team Blues.

Boston Court: NT Live Dear England
2024-02-24 19:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Boston Court Pasadena presents National Theater Live screening of Dear England starring Joseph Fiennes.
Synopsis – The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game? With the worst track record for penalties in the world, Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt, to take team and country back to the promised land.
*Filmed live on stage at the National Theatre, Rupert Goold (Judy) directs this spectacular new play.

Ice House Comedy: HOMEGROWN Comedy: LA Edition
2024-02-24 19:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Home Grown Comedy: LA Edition. Live in the California Room! Show Starts at 7:30pm. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: HOMEGROWN Comedy: LA Edition
2024-02-24 19:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents HOMEGROWN comedy: LA Edition. Live at the California Room! The Show Starts at 7:30PM. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Funny Money
2024-02-24 20:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Funny Money. Live in the Legendary Room! The Show Starts at 8PM. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat. A fundraiser for Eagle Rock High School.

Ice House Comedy: The Takeover Comedy
2024-02-24 21:30 - 23:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
The Ice House Comedy presents The Takeover Comedy. Live in the California Room! The show starts at 9:30PM. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Tepito: Homie-2-Homie with special guest Louie Mora
2024-02-25 08:00 - 10:00 | Tepito Coffee, 695 E Colorado Blvd 695 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91101, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Hosted one Sunday a month from 8 am – 10 am. Homie-2-Homie was created as a platform for our community to share, network, & come together. There are no judgments, cliques, or hate here. This month they invite special guest speaker Louie Mora to lead the discussion.
About: Louie Mora grew up in the Los Angeles Glassell Park community. He is currently a student at East Los Angeles College. He is previously incarcerated and has redirected his life through the lens of his camera. His work captures the essence of kinship and visualizes the humanity in communities across Los Angeles. His photography focuses on the unseen, voiceless, marginalized people of Los Angeles.

SCCM: National Children's Dental Month
2024-02-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Southern California Children’s Museum, 459 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91011, United States
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month! Join Southern California Children’s Museum and their partner San Gabriel Valley Dental Society Foundation on Sunday, February 25, 2023, from 2-3 PM for an activity-filled event to demystify dental hygiene for little ones and celebrate the power of pearly whites! SGVDS and the team will teach children all about brushing, nutritional guidance, and more through puppets, life-size models, fun activities, crafts, and gifting. This event is free with admission for all visitors. Mark your calendars to join in on the toothy fun! No pre-registration is required. Activities are free with general admission.

Vroman's Bookstore: Phillip B. Williams discusses Ours
2024-02-26 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
In this ingenious, sweeping novel, Phillip B. Williams introduces us to an enigmatic woman named Saint, a fearsome conjuror who, in the 1830s, annihilates plantations all over Arkansas to rescue the people enslaved there. She brings those she has freed to a haven of her own creation: a town just north of St. Louis, magically concealed from outsiders, named Ours.
It is in this miraculous place that Saint’s grand experiment–a truly secluded community where her people may flourish–takes root. But although Saint does her best to protect the inhabitants of Ours, over time, her conjuring and memories begin to betray her, leaving the town vulnerable to intrusions by newcomers with powers of their own. As the cracks in Saint’s creation are exposed, some begin to wonder whether the community’s safety might be yet another form of bondage.
Set over the course of four decades and steeped in a rich tradition of American literature informed by Black surrealism, mythology, and spirituality, Ours is a stunning exploration of the possibilities and limitations of love and freedom by a writer of capacious vision and talent.

Pasadena Presbyterian: Friends of Music: Tae Yeon Lim, pianist
2024-02-28 12:00 - 12:40 | Pasadena Presbyterian Church Musical Events, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, 91101
Pasadena Presbyterian presents Friends of Music a free weekly concert every Wednesday from 12:10-12:40PM. This week enjoy the musical stylings of pianist, Tae Yeon Lim.

Vroman's Bookstore: Kate Anthony discusses The D Word
2024-02-28 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
From the host of the critically acclaimed The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast comes a book that provides the clarity, peace, and answers women need to make empowered decisions about their marriages, break unhealthy patterns, and build the life they truly want.
Every year, close to a million women struggle to decide whether to divorce their partners. Some are in relationships they know to be unsalvageable, yet they’re terrified that divorce will hurt their kids. Others feel guilt-ridden and confused over their unhappiness with a spouse who seems, to the outside world at least, to be perfectly fine. And then there are those in between, restless and aware of problems that may or may not be fixable, with no idea how to tell the difference.
The D Word is the definitive yet accessible guide for everyone who wants to take control of their lives, either by ending or repairing their marriage. Written in Kate Anthony’s signature straight-talking, empowering style, The D Word is more than a practical handbook for those considering divorce. It also reveals how cultural and societal influences negatively affect our relationships and expectations, stacking the odds against women.

Vroman's Bookstore: Fiction Reading Group
2024-02-28 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The Vroman’s Fiction Reading Group meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm.
This event is free and open to the public.
February’s pick is The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Vroman's Bookstore: Jeffrey Siger discusses At Any Cost
2024-02-29 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Chief Inspector Kaldis is initially dismayed to be asked to investigate a series of suspicious forest fires that took place last summer. In Greece, forest fires are an inevitability, and he fears he and his team are being set up to take the political blame for this year’s blazes.
He quickly becomes suspicious, though, that the forests were torched for profit – and for a project on a far grander scale than the usual low-level business corruption. There are whispers on the wind that shadowy foreign powers intend to establish a surreptitious mega-internet presence on the island of Syros, with the intent to weaponize the digital world to their own dark ends.
Can Kaldis and his team stop the hostile foreign takeover of the idyllic island – or will the rise of the metaverse set not just Greece, but the whole world, on fire?

Ice House Comedy: Jamie Lissow
2024-02-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Jamie Lissow. Live in the Legendary Room! The show starts at 7:30PM. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

USC PAM: Searching for Home: An Evening with Contemporary Artists Humaira Abid & Phung
2024-03-01 18:30 | USC Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Artists have long played a vital role in social activism, providing insights into social inequalities and upheavals around the world. The USC Pacific Asia Museum invites you to take part in an inspiring discussion featuring contemporary artists Humaira Abid and Phung Huynh, who focus on capturing the suffering and resilience of women and refugees with perspectives gained through interviews and lived experiences. Moderated by Pacific Asia Museum curator Rebecca Hall, this insightful conversation will explore a range of issues, including contemporary culture, feminism, war, oppression, and human rights, and highlight the power of creativity to inspire change and spark dialogue.

Vroman's Bookstore: Gian Sardar discusses When the World Goes Quiet
2024-03-01 19:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
In the final days of World War I, an aspiring artist’s courageous journey is just beginning in a powerful novel about love, danger, and survival by the author of Take What You Can Carry.
It’s 1918 in German-occupied Bruges, Belgium. With luck, Evelien will make it to the end of the war and be given what she was promised: a prized painting in exchange for safeguarding her employer’s possessions. Until then, Evelien knows to keep her head down and stay out of trouble. But life never goes to plan, especially in war.
A member of the Resistance approaches Evelien: steal a list of names hidden in her employer’s home. In return, she’ll get a letter from her long-missing husband, Emiel. She’d lost hope of Emiel’s survival, but the promised letter puts her certainty of his death in question. Evelien begins her mission and soon forms a friendship with a soldier who is struggling with the devastating demands of battle. Their shared passion for art deepens the bond, and Evelien faces a heart-wrenching truth: she longs for Emiel’s safe return…but not necessarily to her.
As the final days of the war loom closer, Evelien has never been in more danger. And should she survive the war’s bitter end, what choices will she make for a life beyond liberation?

Ice House Comedy: Concrete
2024-03-01 20:00 - 22:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Concrete hosted by Mel Garcia! Live in the Legendary Room! The show starts at 8pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.
From an early childhood that led him through every urban town in the San Fernando Valley to finally calling Sylmar, California his home, Cristian Gutierrez now better known as Concrete, has the makings of an upbringing that to this day solidifies his eclectic creative prowess in a city that demands for creativity. Concrete was able to perfect his trade, create his brand, and eventually end up having two radio records, “Certified Kush” and “We Can Make it Rain” on the Los Angeles-based major Hip-Hop radio station Power 106 and 35 other major stations across the country. Sharing the stage with luminaries like DJ Quick, G-Unit, Cypress Hill, Fat Joe, and Kid Frost, Concrete’s journey in the music scene reached impressive heights. Collaborations with Hip-Hop heavyweights such as Krayzie Bone, Lazie Bone, and members of The Outlaws solidified his position in the industry.
Transitioning seamlessly, Concrete has shifted his focus to the world of comedy, routinely captivating audiences and selling out stand-up comedy clubs. His social media platforms are ablaze with a consistent flow of new and engaging content, showcasing his versatility and ensuring that his creative flame continues to burn brightly.

Vroman's Bookstore: Soyoung Park discusses Snowglobe
2024-03-02 15:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Enclosed under a vast dome, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that’s warm. Outside Snowglobe is a frozen wasteland, and every day, citizens face the icy world to get to their jobs at the power plant, where they produce the energy Snowglobe needs. Their only solace comes in the form of twenty-four-hour television programming streamed directly from the domed city.
The residents of Snowglobe have everything: fame, fortune, and above all, safety from the desolation outside their walls. In exchange, their lives are broadcast to the less fortunate outside, who watch eagerly, hoping for the chance to one day become actors themselves.
Chobahm lives for the time she spends watching the shows produced inside Snowglobe. Her favorite? Goh Around, starring Goh Haeri, Snowglobe’s biggest star–and, it turns out, the key to getting Chobahm her dream life.
Because Haeri is dead, and Chobahm has been chosen to take her place. Only, life inside Snowglobe is nothing like what you see on television. Reality is a lie, and truth seems to be forever out of reach.
Translated for the first time into English from the original Korean, Snowglobe is a groundbreaking exploration of personal identity, and the future of the world as we know it. It is the winner of the Changbi X Kakaopage Young Adult Novel Award. (Delacorte Press)
Dedicated to Expanding Knowledge of Korea, 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.
Soyoung Park majored in communication and media at university. She is a winner of the Original Story Award and the Changbi X Kakaopage Young Adult Novel Award. She is the author of the Snowglobe duology.
Joungmin Lee Comfort is a Korean-English translator. Her translations have appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine and Best of World SF. Her recent cotranslation of Kim Bo-young’s On the Origin of Species and Other Stories was longlisted for the National Book Award for translated literature
