Here are events scheduled Saturday, July 19, to Friday, July 25.
All events are free, so take a look -- and don't you dare say there's nothing to do in Pasadena!
All events are free, so take a look -- and don't you dare say there's nothing to do in Pasadena!
The Dive-In Movie Fest at the Robinson Park pool continues Saturday, July 19, at 7 p.m. with "The Croods" (2013, PG) featuring the voice talents of Nicholas Cage and Emma Stone. After their cave is destroyed, a family must trek through an
unfamiliar fantastical world with the help of an inventive boy.
Jimmy LaFave will perform Americana music Saturday, July 19, at 8 p.m. at the Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park. Bring a picnic or purchase dinner at the park. A pre-concert festival will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The Old Pasadena Film Festival presents "The Fly" (1958) starring David Hedison and Vincent Price Saturday, July 19, at 8:30 p.m. at Central Park. A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device! Music will begin and food will be available for sale at 7 p.m.
The Old Pasadena Film Festival presents "Suddenly, Last Summer" (1959) based on the Tennessee Williams play and starring Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn and Montgomery Clift Saturday, July 19, at 8:30 p.m. in Hugus Alley at One Colorado. A young woman sees something so horrible that her aunt plots to have her lobotomized to suppress the potentially sordid truth.
The Old Pasadena Film Festival presents "Guest of Cindy Sherman" (2008) Sunday, July 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Armory Center for the Arts. The documentary examines art-scene commentator Paul Hasegawa-Overacker's relationship with enigmatic photographer Cindy Sherman.
Due to an electrical issue, the Old Pasadena Film Festival was unable to screen "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" (1987, PG) on July 5. It has been rescheduled for Sunday, July 20, at 8:30 p.m. at Central Park.
This spoof of B movies is widely heralded as one of the best bad movies
ever made. Scientists band together to save the world from mutated
tomatoes that kill! Music will begin and food will be available for
purchase at 7 p.m.
The Whiskey Mountain Boys will perform classic bluegrass music Tuesday, July 22, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the bandshell at Memorial Park. Bring a picnic or purchase dinner at the BBQ shack.
Pianist Junko Ueno Garrett will perform Wednesday, July 23, from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. for the popular Music at Noon recital series. Bring a sack lunch and chat with other concert-goers after the performance.
The Super Hero Film Festival for ages 12 to 18 at La Pintoresca Teen Education Center continues Wednesday, July 23, at 5 p.m with "Thor" (2011, PG-13) starring Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman. The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live among
humans in Midgard (Earth) where he soon becomes one of their finest
defenders. Popcorn and refreshments will be provided.
Kiddle Karoo will perform rock for children (and everyone) Wednesday, July 23, at 7 p.m. at the Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park. Bring a picnic or purchase dinner at the park. A pre-concert festival will begin at 5:30 p.m.
"Bungalow Heaven: Preserving a Neighborhood" will be shown Thursday, July 24, at 7 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Pasadena Central Library. The documentary follows the hard-fought struggle for Bungalow Heaven in Pasadena to become the first neighborhood in the U.S. to be designated a historic landmark district. A discussion with Q&A will follow the screening.
Activities for Pasadena Public Library's Summer Reading Challenge include the following (and much more!):
- For teens: Manga/anime drawing workshop Tuesday, July 22, at 3:30 p.m. at La Pintoresca Branch Library.
- For adults: Pastels and Poetry Art Program Thursday, July 24, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Santa Catalina Branch Library.
- For children: "Carnival of the Animals" from paws to claws with Camille Saint-Saens's best-loved work Monday, July 28, at 2 p.m. at San Rafael Branch Library.
- Download Pasadena Public Library's summer newsletter for the full Summer Reading Club schedule.
The Old Pasadena Film Festival presents "Bidder 70" (2012) Thursday, July 24, at 7 p.m. in the Scott Pavilion at Pasadena Senior Center. The documentary examines Tim DeChristopher who, in an act of civil disobedience, derailed a Bureau of Land Management auction of oil and gas leases for public lands in Utah's red rock country.
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"Turbo" (2013, PG) with the voice talents of Ryan Reynolds and Paul Giamatti will be shown Thursday, July 24, at 7:45 p.m. outdoors in the park at Villa-Parke. A freak accident might just help an everyday garden snail achieve his biggest dream: winning the Indy 500.
Richárd Bernard's Oy!Stars will perform lively Klezmer music Thursday, July 24, at 8 p.m. at the Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park. Bring a picnic or purchase dinner at the park. A pre-concert festival will begin at 6:30 p.m.
"Iron Man 3" (2013, PG-13) will be shown Thursday, July 24, at 8 p.m. outdoors at Paseo Colorado. When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called
the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
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"Mr. Peabody and Sherman" (2014, PG) with the voice talents of Ty Burrell and Max Charles will be shown Friday, July 25, at 7:45 p.m. outdoors at Robinson Park. An advanced canine and his adopted son travel through time as they endeavor to fix a time rift they created.
"It Happened One Night" (1934) starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert will be shown Friday, July 25, at 7:45 p.m. outdoors at Victory Park. A spoiled heiress running away from her family is helped by a reporter looking for a story.
The Old Pasadena Film Festival presents "The Art of Travel" (2008, R) Friday, July 25, at 8 p.m. at Distant Lands. When a young man leaves his cheating bride-to-be at the altar, he goes on his Central American honeymoon solo, finding adventure with a ragtag group of people who attempt to cross the Darien Gap in record time.
David Lindley will perform Americana music Friday, July 25, at 8 p.m. at the Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park. Bring a picnic or purchase dinner at the park. A pre-concert festival will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The Dive-In Movie Fest at the Villa-Parke Community Center pool continues with "Epic" (2013, PG) featuring the voice talents of Amanda Seyfried, Josh Hutcherson and Beyoncé Knowles Friday, July 25, at 8 p.m. A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest where she joins a interesting group of characters battling the forces of evil to help save their world.
The Old Pasadena Film Festival presents "Life is Beautiful" (1997, PG-13) starring Roberto Benigni and Nicoletta Braschi Friday, July 25, at 8:30 p.m. in Hugus Alley at One Colorado. A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with the help of his sense of humor but later must use that humor to protect his son in a Nazi death camp.
SAVE THE DATE!
For years Pasadena City Councilman Chris Holden's annual block party was the place to be every summer. Now California Assemblyman Chris Holden is continuing the tradition Saturday, July 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SAVE THE DATE!
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Is Rachel Robinson still alive?
ReplyDeleteYes, she is, Mike. She is 92 and lives in New York. She used to come back to Pasadena from time to time but doesn't travel much anymore. Jackie and Mack grew up in Pasadena. Delano Robinson still lives here and will represent her sister-in-law at the induction ceremony.
ReplyDeleteI still miss Jan every day.
These guys know what they are doing! Their food is interesting and delicious - not boring wedding food, but elegant, fresh, American-Italian cuisine.
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