Share: The lights are dimmed around the theater, bright and focused on the stage. The cast from “Real Women Have Curves” comes up to the stage and introduce themselves. Minutes later, they begin to rehearse a scene that shows what this play really is about. Follow:
Quetzal: More than 20 years of music, rhythm and artivism
Share: This past Saturday, the community of Pasadena gathered at the Levitt Pavilion Festival to enjoy a warm summer evening dancing to the rhythms of Grammy Award winning East LA Chicano rock band Quetzal. Follow:
Bringing ‘real food’ to ‘real folks’
Share: Have you ever had a hankering for authentic southern food but were unable to buy a ticket to Kentucky to get it? Look no further than Braise and Crumble Café. Follow:
Nostalgic glow of retro gaming lives in Old Pasadena
Share: A neon “Press Start Here” sign invites the visiting gamer to take a step back into the 80s at the Neon Retro Arcade. Greeted by banks of brightly colored, back-lit vintage video consoles with neon glowing pinball machines like marching soldiers, the arcade sings in a competitive din like carnival barkers. Follow:
New and returning students climb to the top
Share: Ascending two opposite sides of the near-24-foot portable vertical climbing wall, PCC students Lyric Green and Kevin Tran reached the top to ring the victory bell nearly in unison. Pinnacle reached, the real challenge laid in the descent. It was not so easy. Follow:
Egg Bowl at the Rose Bowl
Share: Instead of college football players scoring touchdowns at the Rose Bowl last Saturday afternoon, hundreds of jubilant children raced through the 10-acre fields in search of colorful, candy-filled eggs. The Spring Egg Bowl, which is hosted by Pasadena’s Human Services and Recreation Department in celebration of Easter holiday, has been going on yearly for ten years straight, but Saturday was the first time it took place at the Rose Bowl. “We don’t often get a chance for our families and kids to get the …
Women’s City Club of Pasadena Hosts March Into Fashion
Share: In a small, Prairie School style house just behind the Fuller Theological Seminary school, a group of women, mostly retired and of older age, got together for their monthly social, in which they enjoyed a gourmet lunch, were shown a fashion show orchestrated by Eileen Gerber, a traveling boutique owner, and listened to a speech delivered by motivational speaker Carol Guttman. Follow:
Memorial commemorates Armenian Genocide
Elected officials, police, clergy, prominent activists, and the Armenian community all turned out to attend the unveiling ceremony of the Armenian Genocide Memorial at Memorial Park in Pasadena earlier this month.
‘Eats on the Streets’ offers a taste of South Pasadena
Organized by the Rotary Club of South Pasadena, the Fourth Annual Taste of South Pasadena, hosted last Wednesday, allowed participants to sample food from select restaurants and enjoy Garagiste Festival wines.
Movie theater displays art on canvas
Share: There’s a sense of harmony in Laemmle Playhouse 7 on Colorado. Maybe there’s harmony in the warm colors of paintings that line the gray walls, or perhaps it’s instilled in the moments caught in photographs. Maybe it’s in the smell of popcorn just down the hall. Wherever it is, there’s an eyeful at the theater, and it’s bringing local artists, filmmakers, and their enthusiasts together. April 16 marked the opening of the Pasadena Art Show ’15 at the historic theater. The exhibit was borne …