Share: Halloween is the one day of the year when it’s considered acceptable to be dressed as outrageously as possible. One might even say that for this holiday, more is more. It’s a chance to become one’s alter ego, a favorite superhero, a frightening monster, or even a satirical version of a celebrity or public figure. Follow:
Adapted classic horror gets Wicked in the cemetery
Share: “‘Do not mind the Sprites. They will not bite…hard,” quips a gypsy. “The Pagans have no respect for the dead!,” says another, as pagans, sprites, fairies and woodland creatures come out from the shrubbery to dance and entertain through the lush grounds and walkways, greeting patrons that await the Wicked Lit experience. Follow:
Hopping over to The Bunny Museum
More than 30,000 bunny collectibles cover the inside and part of the outside of Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski’s home in Pasadena.
Lancercard ID cards give students access to art, movies and music
Share: Besides obtaining a higher education, being students at Pasadena City College has its monetary benefits. As enrolled students at PCC, students are all required to get a student ID, the LancerCard, which allows access to an array of resources the campus has to offer. Such access includes resources like the computer lab, Learning Assistance Center, the physical fitness facilities, and the hundreds of books at Shatford Library. But the LancerCard also offers a variety of discounts on entertainment outside the school campus. Music lovers …
Rocking out to better music education
Share: “Where you goin’ tough guy?” he said. The boy stopped dead in his tracks, waited a moment, and turned around. He stared at the man who had called him out and the crowd erupted with laughter. Follow:
Haunt allows for zombie interaction
As the military truck slowly makes its way to its final destination, you hear it. A slight groan, feet shuffling close by and suddenly you realize you’re surrounded by the undead.
Gypsy jazz swings down the alley at One Colorado
Share: Softly lit, surrounded by planter trees dotted with lights and a cool, early California fall breeze, Hedgehog Swing played their brand of swing jazz for the attentive patrons relaxing and dining in the alley-hidden spot of Old Pasadena’s One Colorado on Saturday. Follow:
New fried chicken restaurant promises high quality eats
Share: Located about a quarter mile from the Pasadena City College main campus next to a Starbucks is Major Dave’s Chicken, a fried chicken restaurant that ups the ante on quality with fresh ingredients and special preparation. Follow:
Students get psyched about human sexuality
Share: Most students grow up hearing the metaphor of “the birds and the bees” and listening to brief, and often frightening lectures on sex education. Sexuality is a much deeper concept than likening it to sex itself, however. Gender identity, sexual orientation and thorough anatomy lessons are aspects of sexuality that are glossed over in middle school and sometimes high school sex education classes. Human Sexuality, the appropriately titled Psychology 25 class, discusses such topics that students may have missed out on previously. Taught only …
Pasadena gives AxS to art and science with Curiosity
Share: The AxS Festival 2014 Curiosity, is in venues throughout the greater Pasadena area through Sunday, October 5, 2014. The arts and sciences festival is produced by Pasadena Arts Council in partnership with institutions such as NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which inspired this year’s theme in homage to the Mars Rover “Curiosity.” The festival features programming that includes visual art, theatre, dance, music, photography, history, science, literature, film, and architecture. Open House at the Machine Project installation at the Gamble House in Pasadena is October 2, 2014. …