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Newsroom
Stay updated on the Playhouse District's News & Happenings. Subscribe to the Newsroom, the official PDA e-newsletter. To subscribe, email gilda@playhousedistrict.org. |
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Playhouse District Association
48 N. El Molino Ave., Suite 103, Pasadena, CA 91101
For more information, call (626) 744-0340 or visit www.playhousedistrict.org.
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El Molino Thursday Nights
37 – 15 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
For more information, call (626) 744-0340.
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Pasadena Playhouse
39 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
For ticket information, call (626) 356-7529 or visit www.pasadenaplayhouse.org.
Art
January 24 – February 19
What is more valuable - good art or good friends? Serge, Marc and Yvan are about to find out. When Serge drops a small fortune on a controversial painting, the sparks (and words) begin to fly as each experience the dire consequences of adhering to one's taste in art. Written by white-hot playwright Yasmina Reza (God of Carnage), this acclaimed international hit will be directed by nine-time Emmy Award-winner David Lee. David has directed many of The Playhouse's biggest hits, including Can-Can, Light Up the Sky and Camelot. |
Hershey Felder Collection
February 28 – April 17
Hershey Felder returns to The Pasadena Playhouse by popular demand with three limited engagements - including a World Premiere presentation of his newest work. Last season Hershey Felder entertained Playhouse audiences with his amazing performance of George Gershwin Alone and now two of Felder's "Composer Collection" hit shows: Monsieur Chopin and Maestro: Leonard Bernstein will make their Playhouse debuts followed by the World Premiere of Lincoln – An American Story. All three productions will star Hershey Felder and are directed by long-time collaborator Joel Zwick. |
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Regency Academy 6 Cinemas
1003 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91106
For ticket information, call (626) 229-9400 or visit www.regencymovies.com.
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Boston Court Performing Arts Center
70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA 91116
For more information, call (626) 683-6883 or visit www.bostoncourt.com.
The Treatment
February 25 – March 25
Conceived by Kronis & Alger, text by Richard Alger
Directed and choreographed by Tina Kronis
Who draws the line between sanity and insanity? In this new work of visceral, movement-based storytelling, a complacent doctor's world view is upended when he befriends a philosophizing madman in a remote and neglected metal hospital. Chekhov's investigation of people in positions of power and those they hold captive ignites with intense physicality fused with ironic humor, dance and song. |
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Ice House
24 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106
For more information call (626) 577-1894 or visit www.icehousecomedy.com.
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7 for $7
Thursdays at 8:00 p.m.
All star show featuring seven top performers from around the country – all for only a buck a comic! |
Comedy Juice
Thursdays at 10:00 p.m.
One of the most famous comedy shows in the country, this always popular night could feature superstar regulars like Jeffrey Ross, Joe Rogan, and Jamie Kennedy alongside the best young comics in the country like Ben Gleib, Steve Byrne, Kyle Cease, Aziz Ansari, Daniel Tosh, and Nick Thune. Sirius Satellite Radio called it "The best standup show in the country!" and it has been featured in US Weekly, CNN, and Headline News. |
Bobbie Oliver Show
January 22, 9:00 p.m.
Bobbie Oliver is one of Los Angeles' funniest comics, but she had to come a long way to get here. Born Barbara "Bobbie" Evans in Covington, GA, a small town outside Atlanta whose chief claim to fame was being used for location shooting for The Dukes of Hazard TV series, Bobbie grew up in a two-bedroom, one-bathroom trailer inhabited by a family of seven. The economy was depressed, and so were the people. Bobbie found escape in staying up late with her father to watch The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Carson and the comedians who performed on his show became an inspiration to her. |
John Caparulo
January 20 and 21, 8:30 p.m.
Comedian John Caparulo's sharp wit, unique delivery, and brilliant affinity for cuss words made him a crowd favorite right off the bat. Now, after support from comedy greats like Jay Leno, Chelsea Handler, and Vince Vaughn, John's getting a shot at becoming a true household name. John believes that honesty is universal and the essence of comedy is being able to tell the world how you really feel in a funny way. Amen to that. |
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Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
For more information on museum activities, contact (626) 449-2742 or visit www.pacificasiamuseum.org.
Auspicious Beauty: Korean Folk Painting
NOW – March 25
Korean folk painting during the Joseon dynasty reveals some of the essential values of Korean society and usually illustrates auspicious subjects such as scholars' items, birds and flowers, and mythical animals. Auspicious Beauty will illustrate these themes and discuss the patrons who commissioned the works. The exhibition will present a selection from the museum's collection, including a recent acquisition of an eight-panel screen of flowers, and select objects from local collectors. Curated by Yeonsoo Chee and supported by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. |
46 N. Los Robles: A History of the Pasadena Art Museum
NOW – April 8
Since 1924, the Chinese-inspiried building at 46 N. Los Robles Avenue in Pasadena has been a Southern California landmark and a focal point of Pasadena's cultural life. 46 N. Los Robles: A History of the Pasadena Art Museum will, for the first time, trace the entire development of the Pasadena Art Museum, focusing on its years in the Grace Nicholson Building on North Los Robles Avenue, currently the home of Pacific Asia Museum. The exhibition will present more than 40 important modern and contemporary works shown at the Pasadena Art Museum in its groundbreaking exhibitions, including paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and documentation of performances. Guest curated by Jay Belloli, as part of the Getty Pacific Standard Time. |
Lunar New Year Festival
January 14, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Come celebrate the Year of the Dragon! Enjoy a full day of stage performances, crafts, hands-on activities and more, held throughout the museum as well as a fully tented parking lot. Fun for all ages! Free and open to the public. |
Screening: Pasadena Art Museum Voices
Sunday, February 19, 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m. Key artists, board members and curators associated with the Pasadena Art Museum were interviewed by guest curator Jay Belloli and museum staff; snippets are aired in the exhibition, get the bigger story when the full-length interviews are shown on the big screen. |
Concert: Southwest Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, March 11, 5:00 p.m.
In 1965, Pasadena Art Museum's series of composer talks, Encounters, featured a legendary evening with John Cage. As part of their Cage 2012 celebration of his centennial, Southwest Chamber Music performs the composer's works in the space where he spoke almost 50 years ago. Visit www.swmusic.org for tickets; PAM members enjoy a discount. |
Free Family Festival
Saturday, March 24, 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m.
Free admission to all the museum's galleries, plus hands-on activities, crafts, performances and more tied to the special exhibition 46 North Los Robles: A History of Pasadena Art Museum. |
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Pasadena Museum of California Art
490 E. Union St., Pasadena, CA 91101
For more information on museum activities, contact (626) 568-3665 or visit www.pmcaonline.org.
| Richard Bunkall: A Portrait
January 22 – April 22
Richard Bunkall: A Portrait surveys the paintings, drawings, and sculptures of the Pasadena-based artist known for his distinctive style. The survey examines several of the periods through which the artist passed in his twenty-five year career before dying at 45 of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) in 1999. Bunkall trained his rich, muted palette and painterly approach on a broad and inventive consideration of the urban environment, one that creates its own compelling reality and draws the viewer into mysterious interiors and lofty exteriors in which improbable things are seen in improbable situations. Bunkall captured a quality found at the heart of most American metropoli, the adventure and mystery, more exhilarating than alienating, of the "urban canyon." Richard Bunkall: A Portrait looks at the many ways Bunkall conveyed adventure and described mystery through his artistic vision. |
| L.A. RAW: Abject Expressionism in Los Angeles 1945-1980, From Rico Lebrun to Paul McCarthy
January 22 – May 20
The figurative artists from the 1940s and '50s who dominated the Los Angeles art scene of that time have largely been written out of today's art history. L.A. RAW: Abject Expressionism in Los Angeles 1945-1980, From Rico Lebrun to Paul McCarthy provides a much needed reference for the study of post-war American figurative art, placing the works in a historical context and examining the pivotal role played by these Los Angeles artists. Bringing together works by 40 artists in a variety of media – painting, sculpture, photography, and performance – curator Michael Duncan traces a different aesthetic through-line from the late 1940s to the present day. |
Project Room: Nancy Baker Cahill: Fascinomas
January 22 – May 20
By electron microscopy, parasitology, and prehistoric cave paintings, Nancy Baker Cahill's Fascinomas explore the uncharted territory between physical vulnerability and metaphysical indefinity, where undulating, spectral forms arouse curiosity and wonder at the same time that they impart a visceral feeling of dread. In a new interactive installation for the PMCA Project Room, Cahill delves further into the ramifications of using the human body as both site and actor by integrating visitors into a large-scale specimen sample and eerily blurring the boundaries between organisms. |
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The Brehm Center at Fuller Seminary
135 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA 91182
For more information call (626) 304-3789 or visit www.brehmcenter.com.
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Gallerie Gabrie
597 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA 91101
For more information call (626) 577-1223 or visit www.gabrie.com.
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Le Cordon Bleu
530 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
For more information call (626) 229-1377 or visit www.lcbchefsSeries.com.
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Pasadena Presbyterian Church
585 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
For more information, call (626) 793-2191 or visit www.ppc.net.
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"Music At Noon" Concert Series
Every Wednesday, 12:10 p.m. – 12:40 p.m.
Thirty minutes of excellent music presented each week by performers from across Los Angeles and around the world. A sandwich lunch follows each concert for a $6 donation.
| January 4 |
Evan Marshall, mandolin |
| January 11 |
Charles Fierro, piano |
| January 18 |
TBA |
| January 25 |
Iris Malkin, mezzo-soprano
Edward Trybeck, guitar |
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| February 1 |
Alex Wasserman, piano |
| February 8 |
Margaret Thornhill, clarinet
Twyla Meyer, piano |
| February 15 |
David Rubinstein, piano |
| February 22 |
Hans Hielscher, organ |
| February 29 |
Steve Grabe, tenor |
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Monopole Wine
21 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101
For more information call (626) 577-9463 or visit blog.monopolewine.com.
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Zona Rosa Caffe
15 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena, California 91101
For more information call (626) 793-2334 or visit www.zonarosacaffe.com.
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Vroman's Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
For more information call (626) 449-5320 or visit www.vromansbookstore.com.
Daniel Handler & Maira Kalman present and sign Why We Broke Up
Monday, January 30, 7:00 p.m.
Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Two bottle caps, a movie ticket, a folded note, a box of matches, a protractor, books, a toy truck, a pair of ugly earrings, a comb from a motel room, and every other item collected over the course of a giddy, intimate, heartbreaking relationship. Item after item is illustrated and accounted for, and then the box, like a girlfriend, will be dumped. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses and signs What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors
Friday, February 17, 7:00 p.m.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book.
Note: This event will be held at All Saints Church (ticketed event). |
Kristi Yamaguchi presents and signs It's A Big World, Little Pig!
Monday, March 19, 11:00 a.m.
Poppy is a waddling, toddling pig with big dreams. She wants to be a star! But she soon discovers that's not as easy as it sounds. It's only when Poppy feels the magic of gliding and sliding, swirling and twirling on ice that our most persistent pig truly believes in herself: Poppy, star of the rink! |
Vroman's Bookstore presents Anne Lamott
Wednesday, March 28, 7:00 p.m.
Anne Lamott is the bestselling author of seven novels, including "Blue Shoe," "Crooked Little Heart" and "Rosie," and five works of nonfiction including "Grace (Eventually)," "Bird By Bird" and "Operating Instructions." Her new novel, "Imperfect Birds," came out in paperback in April 2011. Note: This event will be held at All Saints Church (ticketed event). |
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El Portal Restaurant
695 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA 91101
For more information call (626) 795-8553 or visit www.elportalrestaurant.com.
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Laemmle Playhouse 7
673 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101
For more information call (626) 844-6500 or visit www.laemmle.com.
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Academy Movie Theatre
For more information call (626) 229-9400 or visit www.regencymovies.com.
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