Looking for Something To Do? Free Events Feb. 28 to March 6

Here are free events scheduled Saturday, Feb. 28, to Friday, March 6.

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

Celebrate the start of youth soccer season with a parade of soccer teams plus exhibition games Saturday, Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the field at Villa-Parke.

Children and their families are invited to sing along to the movie "Frozen" (2013, PG) Saturday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library.

The 1973 film "Video Notebooks," an early work by artist and photographer Joel Glassman, will be screened Saturday, Feb. 28, at 8:30 p.m. at the Armory Center for the Arts. The film explores narration and chance, the relation of on- to off-screen space and the framed space as arena or notebook of action. A Q&A with Glassman will follow the screening. His exhibition Humdrum Poetry is on view through March 22.

The first Tuesday of every month is free admission day at Kidspace Children's Museum. On Tuesday, March 3, from 4 to 8 p.m. you and your children will explore the history and traditions of St. Patrick's Day, make colorful Irish-themed crafts and enjoy Irish folk tales (storytelling begins at 6 p.m.).

Enjoy a night of Irish culture and dance! Guests will explore the history and traditions of St. Patrick’s Day, make “Stain Glass Shamrocks,” create “Egg Carton Snakes” and pretend gold, as well as enjoy Irish Folk Tale storytelling. Free Family Night is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Michael J. Connell Foundation, and the City of Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission. Admission is free from 4:00 to 8:00 pm, performances begin at 6:00 pm. - See more at: http://www.kidspacemuseum.org/hands-learning/eventlisting#sthash.nEua8VJV.dpuf

Enjoy a night of Irish culture and dance! Guests will explore the history and traditions of St. Patrick’s Day, make “Stain Glass Shamrocks,” create “Egg Carton Snakes” and pretend gold, as well as enjoy Irish Folk Tale storytelling. Free Family Night is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Michael J. Connell Foundation, and the City of Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission. Admission is free from 4:00 to 8:00 pm, performances begin at 6:00 pm. - See more at: http://www.kidspacemuseum.org/hands-learning/eventlisting#sthash.nEua8VJV.dpuf

March is One City, One Story month -- our community reading celebration! Have you read this year's selection The Book of Unknown Americans yet?  

• A community book discussion is scheduled Tuesday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. at Hastings Branch Library.

• "El Norte" (1983, R) starring Zaide Silva Gutierrez and David Villapando will be shown Wednesday, March 4, at 1 p.m. on the big screen in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. After the Guatemalan Army destroys their village, a teenaged brother and sister flee to the U.S. 

• See a full list of One City, One Story events here.

Write your good luck wishes or thanks on a magical shamrock any day from Tuesday, March 3, to Tuesday, March 17, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the courtyard at One Colorado and then attach it to one of the St. Paddy's poles.

Mezzo soprano Iris Malkin will perform Wednesday, March 4, from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. for the popular Music at Noon recital series. Feel free to bring a sack lunch.

The first Friday and third Thursday of every month are free admission days at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. On Friday, March 6, from noon to 5 p.m. enjoy the current exhibitions Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage; Jim Morphesis: Wounds of Existence; Lars Jan: Holoscenes/Quaternary Suite as well as everything else the museum has to offer. 

You don't have to be a member of the Pasadena Senior Center to learn how to play chess there Fridays, March 6 to April 24, from 3 to 4:45 p.m. taught by a 10th grade whiz kid from Flintridge Prep! The class is open to beginners as well as anyone who wants to join and play.

 

The first Friday of every month is free admission day at the Norton Simon Museum. On Friday, March 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. enjoy the current exhibitions Human/Nature: Photographers Constructing the Natural World; Lock, Stock and Barrel: Norton Simon's Purchase of Duveen Brothers Gallery as well as everything else the museum has to offer.

SAVE THE DATE!

Cristina Henriquez, author of this year's One City, One Story novel The Book of Unknown Americans, will join Library Director Jan Sanders Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m. in The Forum at All Saints Church for a discussion about her experiences writing the book. 

ArtNight Pasadena is Friday, March 13, from 6 to 10 p.m. when 17 local arts and cultural institutions will open their doors for free and shuttles will take you door to door at no charge.


Photo credits: Image Kid, Frozen Official Facebook Page, Armory Center for the Arts, Kidspace Children's Museum, Pasadena Public Library, One Colorado, Iris Malkin, The Creators Project, The Chronicle, Norton Simon Museum, Texas Standard, ArtNight Pasadena.