Monthly Archives: October 2023
SPUSD | Mental Health Week Activities for Secondary Students
SPHS Peer Mediators, with the support of SPUSD Train Your Brain staff and the SPHS PTSA, worked together to create a week of uplifting...
SPHS Marching Band Trailer Dedication Ceremony
On Tuesday, October 3, 2023, the SPHS Instrumental Music Program held a dedication ceremony for the new SPHS Marching Band trailer. It is now...
Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | October 18
According to our Nighttime Mayor, Brad Colerick, a great show is coming this week as Tina Ross is in town for the FAR-West Folk...
Tips and Techniques for Successful Students
Tips and Techniques of Successful Students
Successful students have good study habits. They apply these habits to all of their classes, regardless of the difficulty...
SPHS Students Experience Science Lab Crawl
SPUSD SNAPSHOT
On Friday, October 13, 17 South Pasadena High School (SPHS) students who participate in the Internship Program, SkillsUSA, CTE, and Project Lead the...
The Inside Story | PCC SPORTS: How two equipment managers run the most prestigious...
Nestled beneath the Hutto-Patterson Gym on the Pasadena City College campus, lies the equipment room.
Huddled in between a workout room and the athletic training...
Wild and Wonderful “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at A Noise Within
A Noise Within’s new production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream" is a wildly inventive and visually arresting spectacle for the senses. Co-directors Julia Rodriguez-Elliott...
“The Engagement Party” Begs the Question, Is the Past Ever Really Past?
It’s a cold January evening in 2007 and a beautiful, young couple are awaiting their dinner guests in their swanky Upper East Side apartment....
Guitar Tuning Series: Standard Tuning
Guitar Tuning Series: Standard Tuning
Standard tuning is the most common tuning for the six-string guitar, and it is the tuning that most guitarists learn...
Great California ShakeOut is Coming October 19
On Thursday, October 19, 2023, students from South Pasadena Unified School District schools will participate in the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drills. Students and...
Live Shows on Mission Street! | Get Your Tickets for The Starlit Stage at...
Nestled in the heart of South Pasadena lies a gem that glistens with creativity and vibrancy – Jeweled Universe. More than just a store,...
Pillar of The Community | ECS Celebrates 100 Years of Legacy at MonteCedro
By David Weidert, Executive Director of MonteCedro
On September 22, 2023, MonteCedro in Altadena celebrated 100 years of delivering on its parent company’s mission to...
Art Lessons for All Ages
Art Lessons for All Ages
Whether you’re an adult looking for a new hobby, a parent seeking to engage your child in something they love,...
Israel-Gaza Conflict | Dozens Gather For Memorial Service
On Monday night, dozens gathered at the Chabad of Pasadena to worship in solidarity, showing their support for Israel after the recent attacks by...
BROOKS WILLIAMS | Knox Presbyterian One Night Only
Knox Presbyterian Church in Pasadena proudly presents an exceptional live solo performance by guitarist, singer, and songwriter Brooks Williams. Brooks, a legend and leading light on the acoustic...
THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY opens at Geffen Playhouse October 12
Geffen Playhouse is set for its West Coast premiere of The Engagement Party, written by Samuel Baum (The Wizard of Lies, Lie to Me)...
It’s Pumpkin Time!
Nothing signals the coming of Halloween like those big, beautiful pumpkins piling up on the corner of Fremont and Mission Street at our very...
CalTrans Homes | Deadline Set, Costs Rise in Battle to Combine CalTrans Property Settlements
Nearly 10 months after South Pasadena Mayor Jon Primuth said the City “soon will have a well-developed set of options” to purchase 19 Caltrans-owned...
WINE & SONG | Johnny Townsend and Jodi Siegel – October 11
This Wednesday, hit songwriter Johnny Townsend makes his first appearance at Wine & Song along with soulful blues maven Jodi Siegel. Gonna be another...
HADESTOWN | A Story Worth Telling Again and Again
The Fates are with us, Angelenos, because we are being given a second chance to take a trip to “Hadestown” at the Ahmanson, and...
Finding the Right Tutor: A Guide to Choosing the Perfect Match
Finding the Right Tutor: A Guide to Choosing the Perfect Match
Finding the right tutor is essential to academic success. A good tutor can help...
D.U.D.E.S. and KIWANIS Pickleball Tournament Great Success
The 1st Annual South Pasadena Pickleball Tournament was a great success! The event raised over $2,500 to benefit the South Pasadena High School Wellness...
Halloween in South Pasadena | Meet “The Rolling Bones”
By Alysia Painter
A piano grandly placed on top of a house, and a drum kit, too, and several celestial superstars wielding horns, guitars, and...
Obituary | Michael D. Toman 1949 – 2023
Michael D. Toman became an Adult Services Librarian in 1995 for the South Pasadena Public Library. He was doing work he loved in his...
10AM Saturday | Important Community Meeting on Substantial Remodel Evictions
The City of South Pasadena is hosting a Community Meeting on Saturday, October 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This will be a hybrid...
San Marino Gets Past South Pasadena to Win Crowley Cup
In what turned into a defensive battle marred by inopportune penalties, South Pasadena battled archrival San Marino for the coveted Crowley Trophy last Friday...
“SHE” | World Premiere at ANTAEUS
Antaeus Theatre Company opens its 2023-24 season with the world premiere of SHE, a poignant, magical and lyrical coming-of-age American drama written by Antaeus-commissioned playwright Marlow Wyatt and...
South Pasadena Housing | General Plan Update, Housing Element Approved, Errors & Confusing Data...
The South Pasadena City Council on Sept. 27 approved major changes to its 25-year-old General Plan, along with a bevy of related zoning ordinances...
Restoration Concert Features Cecilia Tsan and Steven Vanhauwaert | October 22
The Restoration Concert on Sunday, October 22, at 4:00 p.m. will feature cellist Cecilia Tsan and pianist Steven Vanhauwaert. They will be performing the...
James and the Giant Peach | Young Stars Theatre
Based on the beloved classic Roald Dahl book, James and the Giant Peach Jr. is a magical story with a beautifully complex score and...
