Pasadena Playhouse District’s Blog

Noir Sponsors Pinot Noir Events Over 3 Days including Public Grand Tasting on Jan. 30!

The second annual Pasadena Pinot Fest, sponsored by Pasadena’s top restaurant and wine bar, Noir Food & Wine, will be held over three scheduled event days at the end of January. The Public Grand Tasting day on January 30 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. will also benefit Hillsides, a Pasadena foster care children’s charity serving children at risk and families in crisis living in Los Angeles County.

The event will be held at the University Club of Pasadena located at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena, tickets are $75 and $89 at the door. Included in the event admission are:

-          A free Riedel Burgundy/Pinot Noir glass to take home from that day;

-          access to all wines being poured at the event;

-          access to the Peter Cargasacchi Seminar;

-          access to the Wes Hagen Seminar during event;

-          complimentary Charcuterie & Cheese Buffet;

-          complimentary tray passed hors d’oeuvres;

-          complimentary BBQ by Chef Claud Beltran of Noir Food & Wine;

-          access to winemakers and wine experts;

-          purchase wine coordinated by le petit Vendome;

-          opportunity to create a memory that will last a lifetime at this fabulous event while benefiting a reputable foster care children’s charity in Los Angeles, including Pasadena.

Additional event sponsors are Boston Court Theatre, Ice House Comedy Club, and  le petit Vendome. To learn more about the event, visit www.PasadenaPinotFest.com or call 626.862.7441. To learn more about Hillsides, visit www.Hillsides.org.

Watch as teams, led by Chef C.J. Jacobsen, 2007 Top Chef Winner and alumni chefs, including Chef Jeremias Diaz, Chef Mark Garofalo, Chef Stephanie Bemmer and Chef Cheryl Markwardt, compete against each other to capture the coveted Le Cordon Bleu Ribbon. Come serve as a judge at this exciting event and be a part of the celebration, as the Le Cordon Bleu schools in North America adopt the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts name.

Where: Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
             530 E. Colorado Blvd.
             Pasadena, CA 91101

 Phone: (626) 405-1561

When: Jan. 14, 2010, 7:00 p.m.  –  9:30 p.m.

Tickets: $25 per person

R.S.V.P.: To accept this invitation and purchase your ticket(s) please visit www.lecordonbleuchallenegelosangeles.eventbrite.com

The evening includes: Cocktail reception, appetizers, three tasting portions of the featured entrée and dessert.

A portion of the proceeds from the evening will benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

An Evening with Bill Maher:  January 13 at the Ice House Comedy Club

For the last sixteen years, BILL MAHER has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television, first on Politically Incorrect (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993 – 2002), and for the last seven years on HBO’s Real Time, which has featured such regular visitors as John Edwards, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Arianna Huffington, Alec Baldwin and Michael Moore. Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him twenty-one Emmy nominations.

CAMELOT: Opening January 8, 2010

Music by Frederick Loewe

Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner

Directed by David Lee

Longtime Playhouse collaborator David Lee has helmed some of the most successful productions in Pasadena Playhouse history including the multi Ovation Award-winning revival of Cole Porter’s Can-Can. In 2010, Mr. Lee returns to kick off the season with a fresh take on the iconic American musical focusing on the three central characters, the power of a timeless love story and the magnificent score.

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