Playhouse Village Association

Ice House Comedy: The Shindig Show w/ Shang and Momo Rodriguez
2024-04-13 21:30 - 23:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Ice House Comedy presents The Shindig Show with Shang and Momo Rodriguez. Live in the Legendary Room! The Show Starts at 9:30PM. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.
Join the Party with Jimmy Shin and the top comedians in the country! The ShinDig Show is one of the top comedy shows in Los Angeles bringing you the biggest headliners as seen on Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO, The Late Show, Def Jam, and Showtime. Don’t miss this Ultimate Comedy Party…This show always has the hottest rising talent and the biggest Stars of comedy! This week we have the Hilarious Shang and Momo Rodriguez headlining!

Ice House Comedy: Drew Lynch, Joey Bragg, Zahra Ali
2024-04-13 22:00 - 23:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Drew Lynch, Joey Bragg, and Zahra Ali! Live in the California Room! The show starts at 10pm. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

USC PAM: Free 2nd Sunday - Teen Takeover!
2024-04-14 11:00 - 15:00 | USC Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join USC PAM for a fun afternoon of activities designed by the USC PAM Teen Ambassadors! Enjoy artmaking, henna tattoos, live music, and more. Snap a photo at our custom photo booth and go on a gallery scavenger hunt. FREE boba milk tea while supplies last!

This event is FREE and open to all ages and includes admission to the galleries.

Schedule of Activities:
11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Identity Zine
11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Origami
11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Button making
11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Henna Design
11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Altadena Library Mobile
12:00 pm – Storytime
1:00 pm – Performance by Jung Im Lee Dance Academy
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Photo booth by Las Fotos Project
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Fan painting
3:00 pm – Music by Forsythia

Vroman's Bookstore: TICKETED - Vroman’s presents Valerie Bertinelli discussing Indulge
2024-04-15 19:00 | All Saints Church, 132 North Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli returns with her most indulgent cookbook yet; a collection of 100 recipes to nourish the body and the soul.
in·dulge: to allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of.
When Valerie Bertinelli turned 60, she said “Enough already!” and ended her battle with the scale for good. She stopped counting calories. She stopped thinking of certain foods as good or bad. She quit saying no and began saying yes, finally learning how to enjoy the pure pleasure of being alive – starting in the kitchen.
In short, she learned how to indulge.
With this gorgeous cookbook, Valerie shares her secrets for indulging so you can start living your best, most fulfilling life too. Whether it’s splurging on fresh produce at the farmer’s market, cooking an extravagant steak dinner for one, or serving an ice cream sundae bar at a dinner party, this book is a reminder that indulging can take many shapes and forms.
You’ll discover the delicious recipes she cooks for her friends and family, including favorites like Garlic Confit BLT, Oven “Fried” Okra, Sausage and Olive Cheese Bites, Spaghetti al Limone, Salmon Burgers With Quick-Pickled Vegetables, Filet Mignon with Béarnaise Sauce and Chocolate Peanut Butter Dates, and more.
Written in Valerie’s warmhearted and intimate style—including heartfelt essays about how to savor moments big and small—this cookbook is a permission slip to enjoy food, and more importantly, enjoy life.
This ticketed event will take place at All Saints Church located at 132 N Euclid Ave, Pasadena.
Tickets include one hardcover copy of Indulge which will be handed out at check-in. A book signing will follow the talk.

Vroman's Bookstore:
2024-04-16 19:00 | All Saints Church, 132 North Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, a joyful celebration of love.
“Love is our only hope,” Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. “It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to safety, no matter how bleak the future looks.”
In Somehow: Thoughts on Love, Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. “Love just won’t be pinned down,” she says. “It is in our very atmosphere” and lies at the heart of who we are. We are, Lamott says, creatures of love.
In each chapter of Somehow, Lamott refracts all the colors of the spectrum. She explores the unexpected love for a partner later in life. The bruised (and bruising) love for a child who disappoints, even frightens. The sustaining love among a group of sinners, for a community in transition, in the wider world. The lessons she underscores are that love enlightens as it educates, comforts as it energizes, sustains as it surprises.
Somehow is Anne Lamott’s twentieth book, and in it she draws from her own life and experience to delineate the intimate and elemental ways that love buttresses us in the face of despair as it galvanizes us to believe that tomorrow will be better than today. Full of the compassion and humanity that have made Lamott beloved by millions of readers, Somehow is classic Anne Lamott: funny, warm, and wise. (Riverhead Books)
This ticketed event will take place in the Sanctuary at All Saints Church located at 132 N Euclid Ave, Pasadena.
Tickets include one copy of Somehow which will be handed out at check-in.
A book signing will follow the discussion.

Brehm Films: Victory and Jeevo Music in the Space Between: A Live Performance and Conversation with Victory Boyd X Jeevo
2024-04-16 19:30 | Brehm Center, 135 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Brehm Films presents Victory and Jeevo Music in the Space Between: A Live Performance and Conversation with Victory Boyd X Jeevo

Anayas Restaurant: Winedown Wednesdays
2024-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Anayas Restaurant, 630 E Colorado, Pasadena, California, 91101
Enjoy Winedown Wednesdays at Anayas Restaurant & Bar! Live music with Rodrigo! Make your reservations online or call in. They have specialty wines that you can pair with a delicious meal

The Mixx Pasadena: Comedy Improv
2024-04-17 19:00 - 23:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join The Mixx for an evening of laughter and good vibes! Prepare to have your funny bone tickled by some of the funniest comedians in town. This in-person event guarantees an unforgettable night of comedy and entertainment hosted by the very funny Paddy for comedy + weekly guest comedians.

Vroman's Bookstore: Trish Lundy discusses The One That Got Away with Murder
2024-04-18 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
kRobbie and Trevor Cresmont have a body count–the killer kind. Handsome and privileged, the Crestmont brothers have enough wealth to ensure they’ll never be found guilty of any wrongdoing, even if all of Happy Valley believes they’re behind the deaths of their ex-girlfriends. First there was soccer star Victoria Moreno, Robbie’s ex, who mysteriously drowned at the family lake house. Then, a year later, Trevor’s girlfriend died of a suspicious overdose.
But the Crestmonts aren’t the only ones with secrets. Lauren O’Brian might be the new girl at school, but she’s never been a good girl. With a dark past of her own, she’s desperate for a fresh start. Except when she starts a no-strings-attached relationship with Robbie, her chance is put in jeopardy. During what’s meant to be their last weekend together, Lauren stumbles across shocking evidence that just might implicate Robbie.
With danger closing in, Lauren doesn’t know who to trust. And after a third death rocks the town, she must decide whether to end things with Robbie or risk becoming another cautionary tale. (Henry Holt & Company)
Alexa Donne is the author of Brightly Burning and The Stars We Steal, sci-fi romance retellings of classics set in space, and the YA thriller The Ivies, which Kirkus Reviews called “a thrilling boarding school story with a satirical edge.” A graduate of Boston University, Alexa works in TV marketing and has done pro bono college admissions mentoring since 2014. A true INFJ, in her “free” time she mentors with WriteGirl, organizes the Author Mentor Match program, and runs one of the most popular writing advice channels on YouTube. She lives in Los Angeles with two fluffy ginger cats named after characters from YA literature. You can find her online at alexadonne.com.

Anayas Restaurant: Whiskey & Mojitos
2024-04-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Anayas Restaurant, 630 E Colorado, Pasadena, California, 91101
Enjoy Mojito and whiskey on Thursdays at Anayas Restaurant!! Live music with Rodrigo! Make your reservations online or call in. The music starts at 7pm to 9pm.

Ice House Comedy: Renegade Comedy
2024-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Renegade Comedy. Live in the Legendary Room! The show Starts at 7:30pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Boston Court Pasadena: The Body's Midnight
2024-04-18 20:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
What does it mean to get lost in America? Anne and David are set to find out as they embark on the perfect American road trip. They have a map, an impressive list of sights to see, and an itinerary that should put them in St. Paul just in time for the birth of their first grandchild. But soon their perfect plan is derailed by a troubling diagnosis and the beautiful impermanence of the world around them. As Anne and David veer off of their intended path, they are forced to grapple with the unavoidably messy and breathtaking journey of their lives.
MEET THE CAST
KELIHER WALSH (Anne) – Broadway: Manhattan Theatre Club – Gardenia, The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs; Circle In The Square – Coastal Disturbances; Off Broadway/Regional: American Place Theatre – Breaking The Prairie Wolf Code; Vineyard Theatre – Living Quarters; Old Globe – Six Degrees Of Separation, The Guthrie – The Tempest, Our Town, Eli, A Christmas Carol; Huntington Theatre – The Plow and the Stars, Scenes From American Life, Ah Wilderness; American Stage Festival – Lady House Blues; IAMA Theatre (member) – Cult Of Love; EST/LA – The Year Of The Rabbit. (Writer/ Actor)… TV: Nip/Tuck, Beverly Hills 90210, Thirtysomething, The Equalizer, Loving, All My Children….Playwrighting: Jerome Fellow recipient; winner of the Kentucky Women’s Writers’ Conference.

JONATHAN NICHOLS-NAVARRO (David) – Recent stage work includes, The Cuban Vote and Elián (Miami New Drama), The Play You Want and Nowhere on the Border (The Road Theatre), El Huracán (Yale Rep), The Year To Come (La Jolla Playhouse). Others include: South Coast Rep, Seattle Rep, Hartford Stage, Lincoln Center, Old Globe Theatre, and The Acting Company. He’s happy to be returning to Boston Court where he did Seven Spots on the Sun. Television guest stars: Grey’s Anatomy, Without a Trace, Friends, CSI, The West Wing, Judging Amy, Chicago Hope, NYPD Blue to name a few. Member of the Road Theatre. Training: The Juilliard School, NYC.

SONAL SHAH (Chorus 1/Katie) – Sonal is an award-winning actor from Chicago, NBC Diversity alum, Disney+ dev deal recipient, and one of the first South Asians on a network comedy (Scrubs). Film/TV: Four Samosas (Hulu), The High Note (Working Title), Definition Please (Netflix), Superstore, New Girl, Young Sheldon, Powerpuff Girls, Mira Royal Detective. Theatre: A Christmas Carol (Goodman), Celestial Events (IAMA, Outstanding Ensemble in Comedy), Unopened (YPF), The Last Bohemian (IAMA), Untitled Baby Play (IAMA, Performance of The Year). Training: Loyola (BA Theatre), Second City, Moscow Art Theatre School at Harvard. Sonal directs/teaches at AOA Conservatory and John Rosenfeld Studios. @sonalshahofficial

RYAN GARCIA (Chorus 2/Wolf) – Ryan has been on stage in Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations (Geffen Playhouse), FOUND (IAMA Theatre), Species Native to California (IAMA Theatre), Ravenswood Manor (Celebration Theatre), Lottie Platchett Took a Hatchett (Celebration Theatre & Edinburgh Fringe Festival). He has guest starred on Community, Rosewood, Nickelodeon’s Side Hustle, appeared as Sheriff Reyes in Jordan Peele’s NOPE, and recurred as René Morales on The Lincoln Lawyer. He voices Ricardo in the animated feature Fireheart, and is currently recurring as a multitude of roles in the animated Nickelodeon series’ Big Nate, Super Duper Bunny League, and The Loud House Movie. Instagram: @muchosgarcias

MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT
TIRA PALMQUIST is known for plays that merge the personal, the political and the poetic. Her most produced play, Two Degrees, premiered at the Denver Center, and was subsequently produced by Tesseract Theater in St. Louis and Prime Productions at the Guthrie (among others). Her play The Way North was a Finalist for the O’Neill, an Honorable Mention for the 2019 Kilroys List, and was featured in the 2019 Ashland New Plays Festival.

Ice House Comedy: Jiaoying Summers
2024-04-18 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Jiaoying Summers. Live in the Legendary Room! The show Starts at 8pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

The Mixx Pasadena: Cure Con (1st Annual)
2024-04-19 18:00 - 21:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The Mixx Pasadena invites all Cure fanatics to join them for the 1st Annual Cure Con! The event will feature a local Cure tribute band, A Night Like This, performing all your favorite Cure hits live on stage. DJ’s Ané Uno + Jack Tames will be playing the best Rarities, B Sides, Remixes, and rare Live Music Video Mixxes on the largest LED Wall in town. Attendees can also enjoy Cure Cabaret Performances, a Photo Booth, Vendors, and Exclusive Merch. Drink and Dinner Specials will be available, and VIP options are also on offer.

Ice House Comedy: Cat Ce & Friends!!
2024-04-19 20:00 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Cat Ce & Friends! Live in the California Room! 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Special Guest, James Davis, Ksenia
2024-04-19 22:00 - 23:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Special Guest, James Davis, and Ksenia! Live in the Legendary Room! The show Starts at 10PM. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

FUMC: Third@First Season Opening Concert: Paris in Pasadena No. 2
2024-04-20 16:00 - 17:00 | First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
First United Methodist Church presents the Third@First; free concerts on the third Saturday of each month. Vicki Ray and Junko Ueno Garrett will return to perform a “4 hands-on piano” concert, including Debussy, Poulenc, Satie, Ravel and Mihaud, exploring images and stories in each piece.

Ice House Comedy: Cool Beans Comedy Sunday Funday
2024-04-20 17:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Cool Beans Comedy Sunday Funday! Live in the California Room! The show starts at 5pm. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Home by 9 Comedy Show
2024-04-20 19:30 - 21:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents “Home By 9” a monthly show that features some of the nation’s hottest seasoned veteran comics who like yourself wanna be home by 9! Live in the California Room! The show starts at 7:30pm. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Ice House Comedy: Don't Let Your F-Stop Comedy Show
2024-04-20 19:45 - 21:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Don’t Let Your F-Stop Comedy Show. Live in the Legendary Room! The show starts at 7:45pm. 21+ with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Boston Court Pasadena: Doris Ćosić
2024-04-20 20:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
Boston Court Pasadena presents classical guitarist Doris Ćosić as she celebrates Bach through a program featuring two of Bach’s major solo works paired with pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries that were highly influenced by his music.

USC PAM: Party@PAM
2024-04-20 20:00 - 22:00 | USC Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Experience an evening of cultural fusion and philanthropy at our exclusive fundraiser. Delight in Asian-inspired small bites, elevate your palate with Soju tastings and specialty cocktails, silent auction, and groove to the captivating beats of a live DJ. Support a worthy cause while indulging in an unforgettable night of entertainment and giving back.

Ice House Comedy: The Takeover Comedy
2024-04-20 21:30 - 23:00 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents The Takeover Comedy Show! Live in the California Room! The show starts at 9:30pm. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

The Monarca Collective: 1st Monarca Book Club -Featuring the Book -I am not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
2024-04-21 09:00 - 11:30 | The Monarca Collective, 696 E. Colorado Blvd STE 19, Pasadena, 91101, United States
The Monarca Collective is hosting a Chicano Studies Bookclub with its first gathering and book selection “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter,” by Greenway Court! Join them this April 21st for a morning of book talk, snacks, and community!

Ice House Comedy: Cool Beans Comedy: 5 Comics 1 Shrink
2024-04-21 19:30 - 20:30 | Ice House Comedy Club, 24 N Mentor Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91106
Ice House Comedy presents Cool Beans Comedy: 5 Comics 1 Shrink. Live in the California Room! The show starts at 7pm. 21+ only with a 2-item minimum per seat.

Archetype Yoga: Full Moon Intention Setting (Pink Moon) with Jen & Sara
2024-04-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Archetypa Yoga, 638 e colorado ave, pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Looking for grounded focus, renewed energy, and fun? Join Archetype Yoga for April’s (Pink Moon) Full Moon Intention Setting Workshop. We’ll use the Lunar Energy of the Full Moon to guide us.
In this workshop expect to:
🛁 Relax your nervous system in a therapeutic Sound bath.
🔮 See what the cards say in your Tarot Reading.
☕️ Pick one of our Loose Leaf Teas to enjoy.
📚 Bring a journal, pen, and a mug!

Vroman's Bookstore: Mae Ngai discusses Corky Lee’s Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice
2024-04-22 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Known throughout his lifetime as the “undisputed, unofficial Asian American photographer laureate,” the late photojournalist Corky Lee documented Asian American and Pacific Islander communities for fifty years, breaking the stereotype of Asian Americans as docile, passive, and, above all, foreign to this country. Corky Lee’s Asian America is a stunning retrospective of his life’s work–a selection of the best photographs from his vast collection, from his start in New York’s Chinatown in the 1970s to his coverage of diverse Asian American communities across the country until his untimely passing in 2021.
Corky Lee’s Asian America traces Lee’s decades-long quest for photographic justice, following Asian American social movements for recognition and rights alongside his artistic development as an activist social photographer. Iconic photographs feature protests against police brutality in New York in the 1970s, a Sikh man draped in an American flag after 9/11, and a reenactment of the completion of the transcontinental railroad of 1869 featuring descendants of Chinese railroad workers, and his last photos of community life and struggle during the coronavirus pandemic.
Asian American writers, artists, activists, and friends of Lee reflect on his life and career and provide rich historical and cultural context to his photographs, including a foreword from writer Hua Hsu and contributions from artist Ai Weiwei, filmmaker Renée Tajima-Peña, writer Helen Zia, photographer Alan Chin, historian Gordon Chang, playwright David Henry Hwang, and more.
Featuring never-before-seen photographs alongside his best-known images, Corky Lee’s Asian America represents Lee’s mission to chronicle a history of inclusion, resistance, ethnic pride, and patriotism. This is a remarkable documentation of vital moments in Asian American history and a timely reminder that it’s also a history that we continue to make.

Coffee with a Cop in Playhouse Village
2024-04-23 08:30 - 10:30 | Target, 777 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Pasadena Police Department invites you to enjoy Coffee with a Cop. Free cup of coffee while supplies last!

Vroman's Bookstore: Michael Ramos discusses The After: A Veteran's Notes on Coming Home
2024-04-23 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
When Michael Ramos enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to serve as a chaplain’s bodyguard thirteen days before 9/11, he had no idea he would soon be sent to Iraq. But he embraced the posting, combat service, and career for a decade, until, at age thirty-four, the military told him his skill set was no longer relevant. Through divorce and remarriage, his son’s choice to enlist in the Marines, the loss of friends to war and suicide, and his inability to sleep or rest, Michael struggled with the return to civilian life, and particularly with civilian attitudes toward veterans.
In twenty-four concussive, embodied, and nonlinear essays, Michael creates a challenging and complex portrait of what it means to be a warrior, civilian, veteran, father, husband, and teacher–for he ultimately uses the skills he developed in the military to help others find meaning in their lives. While this may sound like a redemption story, it is instead a brutally honest portrayal that refuses easy answers and seeks to help other war veterans realize they’re not alone as they search for their place in the world.

Vroman's Bookstore: Kaveh Akbar discusses Martyr!
2024-04-24 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Cyrus Shams is a young man grappling with an inheritance of violence and loss: his mother’s plane was shot down over the skies of the Persian Gulf in a senseless accident; and his father’s life in America was circumscribed by his work killing chickens at a factory farm in the Midwest. Cyrus is a drunk, an addict, and a poet, whose obsession with martyrs leads him to examine the mysteries of his past–toward an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as the angel of death to inspire and comfort the dying, and toward his mother, through a painting discovered in a Brooklyn art gallery that suggests she may not have been who or what she seemed.
Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! is a paean to how we spend our lives seeking meaning–in faith, art, ourselves, others. (Knopf Publishing Group)
“Kaveh Akbar is one of my favorite writers. Ever.” –Tommy Orange, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author of There There
“The best novel you’ll ever read about the joy of language, addiction, displacement, martyrdom, belonging, homesickness.” –Lauren Groff, best-selling author of Matrix and Fates and Furies
