Pasadena Playhouse District’s Blog
We are excited to announce that the Playhouse District Association’s executive director, Erlinda Romo, was included in the roster of amazing women featured in this month’s “15 Take Charge Power Women Who Launch, Not Lunch” in Pasadena Magazine! Stop by your local newsstand to pick up a copy and read the article for yourself!
Read the article HERE and mark your calendar for the June 18 FREE Make Music Pasadena festival! Line-up includes Best Coast, the Morning Benders, Ra Ra Riot and many more!
Click HERE to read the article on Brand X announcing the Make Music Pasadena 2011 line-up including Best Coast, Ra Ra Riot, The Morning Benders and more!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
FREE and all-ages
The City of Pasadena and Playhouse District Association invite you to the Union and El Molino PARK NOW community workshops. The community workshops will initiate the design process with and will provide community members a forum to share their ideas and suggestions for park features and beautification, park program hours, public safety concerns and solutions. The workshops will focus on: the community developing park designs, selecting and refining park designs, and park design confirmation. A complete list of workshop dates and times can be found below.
Park Now Workshop dates and times
1. Thursday, April 28, 2011, from 6 – 8:30 pm, South Hall of Pasadena Presbyterian Church (585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena 91101): Brainstorming of park features
2. Saturday, May 14, 2011, from 10 am—12:30 pm, Room 301 of Pasadena Presbyterian Church (585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena 91101): Community Develops Park Designs
3. Thursday, May 19, 2011, from 6 – 8 pm, Room 301 of Pasadena Presbyterian Church (585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena 91101): Park Design Alternatives Reviewed, Discussed and Selected
4. Thursday, June 2, 2011, from 6 – 7 pm, Room 301 of Pasadena Presbyterian Church (585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena 91101): Confirmation of Selected Park Design
For more information call the Playhouse District Association at 626.744.0340
Settebello Pizzeria owner Brad Otton tosses dough in the kitchen of his restaurant in Henderson, Nev. (Leila Navidi / For The Times)
Click HERE to read the full article in the LA Times about Brad Otton’s pizzeria restaurant, Settebello Pizzeria Napoletana, which is set to open in the Playhouse District this summer!
We invite you to join us in celebrating Pasadena’s first Mental Health Day on Saturday, May 14, 2011. May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. In honor of Pasadena’s long tradition of celebrating excellence and success in the fields of art, culture, music, science, education, and sports, Pasadena will host a special day celebrating the success of the community’s partners in the field of mental health social service outreach and treatment. This day will be dedicated to the mission of raising the community’s awareness of the importance of mental health study, maintenance, treatment, outreach, stigma reduction, and services research, development, and funding.
This event will technically be a week-long living “awareness” campaign, starting Sunday, May 8, 2011, and concluding in the Playhouse District (Vroman’s and the Laemmle’s Playhouse 7 Theater), on Saturday, May 14, 2011, at 10:00 AM, which will include a slate of speakers, authors signing books related to mental health, filmmakers showing (and discussing) their short mental-health-related films, and informational tables from a wide array of Pasadena area service providers.
We hope to see you there!
LEARN TO CREATE ROY’S SEASONAL APPETIZERS WITH FRESH SPRING INGREDIENTS
SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH & APRIL 23RD
11AM-1:30PM, $45 PER PERSON, PER CLASS
(price excludes tax and gratuity)
Join Roy’s Pasadena for an exciting cooking class Sous Chef Monica Olaes. Enjoy an opportunity to learn how to turn fresh, seasonal ingredients into beautiful, tasty appetizers. Attendees will savor several appetizers during this two and a half hour demonstration class.
MENU:
Pink Ladies Apples Watercress, Grape and Walnut Anchovy Vinaigrette
Roasted Beets Ricotta and Mache Greens
Fava Beans Prosciutto Tapenade and Feta
Beef Tartar Dijon, Watercress and Candied Kamquats
Limited spots are available, please call (626) 356-4066 to make your reservation today!
The Coolhaus Ice Cream Sandwich truck will be parked in the Vroman’s lot this Saturday, April 9 from 12 – 4 pm. They will be giving away FREE ice cream sandwiches courtesy of Mozilla and Firefox! Stop by for a free delicious ice cream treat!
Info: 626.449.5320 or http://www.vromansbookstore.com/
Elements Kitchen cordially invites you to an artist reception for Rebecca Hamm on Sunday, April 17th, from 3-5 PM. Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served and Rebecca’s work will hang in the Kitchen Gallery through July 10th. Additionally, all attendees have the option to make a donation at the door with proceeds benefiting Hathaway Sycamore.
Click here to visit Rebecca’s website.
Pacific Asia Museum is pleased to announce that they will be hosting two performances of The White Bird of Poston this Saturday and Sunday. These performances were originally scheduled to take place at the now-postponed Cherry Blossom Festival in Little Tokyo.
LA Opera’s award-winning Education and Community Programs Department presents the concert-version premiere of a new family opera by Eli Villanueva and Leslie Stevens, The White Bird of Poston. Set during WWII in a Japanese internment camp, the opera tells the story of a Japanese teenage girl who forms a bond with a Native American boy while living at the Poston Internment Camp, located on the Mojave Reservation in Arizona. Through their friendship, they help each other rediscover their cultural traditions and history. Together, they find the courage and confidence to move forward in an uncertain world. The concert performance features LA Opera artists: Jerry Cordova, Daniel Faltus, LeRoy Villanueva, Karen Vuong, Miki Yamashita. Running time 50 minutes.
Performances will be at 2pm on Saturday and 4pm on Sunday. The events are free to members, and included with museum admission for nonmembers. Please feel free to spread the word; we hope to see you there!
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