Name: Vroman’s Bookstore: Amber Smith and Sam Gellar discuss & sign Fade Into You
Start: 2025-11-12T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-12T20:00:00-08:00
Location: Vroman’s Bookstore

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Chanukah Menorah Parade & Celebration Dec 18

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November 2025
November 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Tori Atencio McCullough, Kelsey McCullough, & Bobbie Lucas, discuss & sign Xavier X Atencio: The Legacy of an Artist, Imagineer, and Disney Legend

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

From apprentice animator on Pinocchio to the lyricist behind "Yo Ho, Yo Ho A Pirates Life for Me," Xavier "X" Atencio's Disney career was diverse and spectacular. Now for the first time his talent, humor, and creativity come to life in a book celebrating the body of work and the legacy of one of Walt's […]
November 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: TICKETED – David Daley discusses & signs Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right’s 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

"David Daley has been at the absolute forefront of educating us about the theft of our elections by radical Republicans determined to subvert everyone else's power to choose their own leaders. An absolute warrior for democracy." -- Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author of Nixonland and Reaganland In 1981, a young lawyer, fresh out […]

$25
November 6 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm In-Person Event

Monopole Wine by RX: Live Jazz

Monopole Wine By RX 21 S. El Molino Ave, Pasadena, CA, United States

Join Monopole Wine by RX for an evening of Live Jazz with performances by The Todd Hunter Trio! This event is free with a 2-drink minimum!

$2
November 6 @ 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Boston Court: Just Jazz Foundation Series: Ben Williams Band

Boston Court Pasadena 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, United States

Performing music from his albums “I AM A MAN”, “Coming of Age”, and “State of Art”, as well as brand new material from his upcoming album & film “Between Church and State,” Ben Williams brings his dynamic band to the Boston Court stage.

$26 – $52
November 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Meher McArthur discusses & signs A Japanese Art Journey: A Curator’s Memoir of Polka Dot Pumpkins, Paper Dolls and Woodblock Prints

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Passion, Art, and Identity: A Multicultural Memoir of Finding One's Place in the World In this engaging memoir, Japanese art historian and curator Meher McArthur transports you into the extraordinary world of Japanese art -- from ceramics, swords, prints and textiles to Buddhist art, folk painting, contemporary art and animation. One artwork and one language […]

Free
November 8 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Erica Lee Schlaikjer reads from & signs Sky Luck

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

As friends gather to look for shooting stars, one boy discovers how to pay attention to what's here, not what's missing. From an Own Voices Award winner comes a magical picture book celebrating abundant thinking. A dark night. Friends have gathered. One by one they point out flames streaking across the sky. All but one […]

Free
November 8 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: TICKETED – Tigest Girma, discusses & signs Eternal Ruin

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Like all ruinous things, he came from the abyss. Kidan Adane has finally embraced her darkness. She's killed without remorse, lied, and broken Uxlay University's most sacred law by inviting elusive rogue vampires, the Nefrasi, into Uxlay. Trapped with a violently unstable vampire, and reeling from her sister's return, Kidan wields her anger like a […]

$25
November 8 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm In-Person Event

Archetype Yoga: Second Saturday Jazz Night

Archetypa Yoga 638 e colorado ave, pasadena, CA, United States

Since 2023, Jason Luckett, a local musician, has brought together artists to host a showcase of talent. 2nd Saturday Jazz Night was born as a place for artists to experiment and share their gifts with the local community. Once a month, you'll enjoy an eclectic mix of musicians and vocal artists to make you smile, sing […]

$25
November 8 @ 8:00 pm In-Person Event Pasadena Playhouse: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Pasadena Playhouse: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Pasadena Playhouse 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States

All Julia Masli wants to do is solve people’s problems and win the Nobel Peace Prize, but this plan keeps going wrong as she continually wins prizes for comedy. In her wildly unpredictable solo show ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, the award-winning performer turns the audience’s problems into surreal, side-splitting theater. No script, no […]

$40
November 9 @ 1:00 pm In-Person Event Pasadena Playhouse: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Pasadena Playhouse: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Pasadena Playhouse 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States

All Julia Masli wants to do is solve people’s problems and win the Nobel Peace Prize, but this plan keeps going wrong as she continually wins prizes for comedy. In her wildly unpredictable solo show ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, the award-winning performer turns the audience’s problems into surreal, side-splitting theater. No script, no […]

$40
November 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Souvankham Thammavongsa discusses & signs Pick a Color

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

From Giller Prize and O. Henry Award winner Souvankham Thammavongsa comes a revelatory novel about loneliness, love, labor, and class, an intimate and sharply written book following a nail salon owner as she toils away for the privileged clients who don't even know her true name. "I live in a world of Susans. I got […]

Free
November 12 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Amber Smith and Sam Gellar discuss & sign Fade Into You

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Bird and Jessa don’t have much in common. Bird is an aspiring poet, still finding herself after a transformative summer away at writing camp. Jessa lives for the discovery of new music, using it to block out the dysfunction waiting for her at home. They would never have crossed paths if it weren’t for one […]

Free

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November 2025