Pasadena Playhouse District’s Blog

The Pasadena Playhouse is testing a new community outreach program called “Real Live Theatre for Less Than a Movie.” The theatre will pick one performance for select shows where people who show proof of residency or employment in Pasadena can attend for $10. That’s less than the cost of an adult ticket at most movie theaters! Tickets are first-come, first-served and will be sold only at the box office on the night of the show. The first test is tomorrow, Wednesday, July 29 at 8 pm. Get there early to get your $10 ticket to see CROWNS! The Playhouse is located at 39 South El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101.

ABOUT CROWNS:
By Regina Taylor
Directed by Israel Hicks
Adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry

Winner of four Washington D.C. Helen Hayes awards including Best Regional Musical, Crowns explores the lives of the “hat queens,” six women in the South whose stories of love, loss, identity and sisterhood are woven into the hats that crown their heads and the songs that speak their truth. Based on the acclaimed coffee table book, Crowns captures the thrill of self expression with a series of intimate musical portraits.

This Thursday, July 30, 7:30 p.m. at the Pacific Asia Museum -
Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee presents Quick and Easy Korean Cooking: More than 70 Everyday Recipes

Using readily available ingredients and techniques already familiar to home cooks, Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee offers tantalizing Korean specialties in her newest book.   Appetizers and snack, soups and hot pots, side dishes, rice noodles and entrees, and a whole chapter devoted to kimchi, will bring new flavors to your lunch or dinner table any day of the week.

Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee is a first generation Korean American who has written about food for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Food & Wine, Eating Well, and Korean Culture.

Booksigning included.  Light refreshments.

Museum Members: Free

Non-members: Included with Museum Admission, $9 general, $7 students/seniors

Call (626) 449-2742 ext. 20 to RSVP
Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
www.pacificasiamuseum.org 

The 5th Annual Action On Film International Film Festival will be held July 24-31, 2009.  The festival returns to Pasadena for a second time in its five year history.  In 2009 the event will showcase the talents of Kim Coates, -star of the hit series Sons of Anarchy, Morgan Sheppard, -star of Star Trek and a host of other notable performers, actors, writers and directors.  
“We came back to Pasadena because it simply has the most incredible theaters, restaurants, night life and all around great vibe,” said Del Weston, AOF Festival Creator.      
The seven day event will officially be held at the Laemmle Theaters and the Regency Academy Theaters.  The event features nightly parties at some of the city’s hot spots including Villa Sorrisso, Barcelona, the Vertical Bar, Pops Champagne and Dullahan’s, and two huge dinners and award shows.

The Anime Film Festival continues at Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., at 8 p.m. on July 23 with a screening of “Seven Samurai” and “Samurai 7.” Kurowsawa’s original masterpiece explores what happens when villagers hire samurai for protection against bandits. The second film is an anime update setting the story in the future.

The program is not recommended for children under 12.

Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 seniors and students.

For tickets, or for more information, call (626) 449-2742, or visit www.pacificasiamuseum.org.

Cinderella

First United Methodist Church, Pasadena: 500 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91101

July 29 – August 1, 7:30 pm

This year’s summer musical is a timely twist on Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The show will run form July 29 – August 1, at 7:30 pm each night. It’s a great family event and it’s FREE, so invite your family, your friends and their children. When you come, please bring canned peanut butter and tuna for the Social Services Ministry’s food closet.

At 6 pm before each show, First United Methodist Church will offer Dinner in the Cloister; tickets will be on sale for $10 each during Coffee Hour after worship. So come support our youth in their musical endeavors!

Looking for something to do on a warm summer night? Jump into your PJ’s, grab the whole family, and join our very own Kris Vreeland on the Vroman’s stage outside the store for Storytelling Under the Stars. Enjoy our traditional sticky s’mores and sit back and listen to some really great stories.

Saturday, July 18, 7 pm: Vroman’s Bookstore: 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101

The Pain and the Itch
By Bruce Norris
Directed by Dámaso Rodriguez

Previews begin TONIGHT Thursday, July 16 and opening night is Saturday the 25th for The Theatre @ Boston Court and Furious Theatre Company production of:

Performances through August 23, 2009

Click HERE to purchase your tickets!

Playwright Regina Taylor commissioned Saint James to create a painting for merchandising for her play Crowns. Saint James will be exhibiting a collection of her award-winning work in the Playhouse Georgia McClay Friendship Center (directly next to the Box Office) through August 16 (before curtain and intermission) showcasing high-end and affordable artwork. 

Part of the proceeds for any art sale will go to support Pasadena Playhouse.

Enjoy extended gallery hours plus The Silent Holy Stones screened under the stars in the museum’s beautiful courtyard garden. This is an outdoor event, so beach chairs, blankets and picnics are welcome.

The Silent Holy Stones traces the intermingling of native Tibetan culture with the influence of the outside world for a 10-year-old boy. Tibetan with English sub-titiles. Co-sponsored by EDI Media/Chinese American Film Festival.  Free for members, included with museum admission for non-members. RSVP to (626) 449-2742 ext. 31

Every Wednesday: 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Designed with a lunch-hour audience in mind, instructor Jill Zepezauer’s instruction of Hatha yoga is uniquely accessible. $10 per class, or buy a series and save. Beginners always welcome.