Looking for Something to Do? Free Pasadena Events February 23 to March 1

Here are events scheduled Saturday, Feb. 23, to Friday, March 1.

All events are free, so take a look -- and don't you dare say there's nothing to do in Pasadena!

Adults and teens are invited to a craft meetup Saturday, Feb. 23, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Allendale Branch Library. Bring your current project and get to know like-minded people who knit, crochet, embroider, make paper crafts, etc. Leave any fancy-schmancy equipment, such as knitting machines, at home. If you don't have a project, come anyway and a simple project, including materials, will be provided. The next craft meetup will be March 23.

Time After Time (1979, PG) starring Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen will be shown Saturday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. When Jack the Ripper travels forward in time from 1880s London to 1970s San Francisco in H.G. Wells's time machine, Wells follows to try to prevent the serial killer from continuing his rampage into a new century.

Children ages 5 to 12 will explore Asian and Pacific Island cultures, arts and practices through storytelling and artmaking Monday, Feb. 25, at 3:30 p.m. in Studio on 4th (fourth floor) at Central Library, presented by educators from the USC Pacific Asia Museum. Call (626) 744-4066, option 4 to sign up.

Soprano Anastasia Malliaras will perform Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. for the popular Music at Noon recital series at Pasadena Presbyterian Church.

Waitress (2007, PG-13) starring Keri Russell and Andy Griffith will be shown Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 1 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. A pregnant woman with a gift for making unusual pies secretly hopes to save enough money from her waitressing job at a pie diner to leave her abusive husband.

SAVE THE DATE!

Enjoy free food, interactive games and much more at the Jump Into Summer fair Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Central Park where you'll learn about fun, free and low-cost activities and programs planned this summer by the City of Pasadena for children, teens, adults and families, including summer day camps, aquatics, wellness programs, computer labs, concerts, game days, movie nights, martial arts, sports, STEAM activities, book discussions, arts and crafts, creative writing, summer reading programs and more.

Enjoy an evening of art, music, dance, drama and more when our community's arts and cultural institutions open their doors for free during ArtNight Pasadena Friday, March 8, from 6 to 10 p.m. Hop on/off shuttles at every venue will take you door to door, or you can drive, ride your bike or amble at your own speed.

Photo credits: Oscar Foss Memorial Library, Orion Pictures, Red Ted Art, Center Stage Opera, Night and Day Pictures