Alisa Hayashida
Alisa Hayashida is an arts and culture columnist and critic for South Pasadenan News, covering the greater Pasadena Metro area and Los Angeles Metro area. She is a valuable arts advocate in South Pasadena, with an extensive background in theatre arts. She has been a proud South Pasadenan for over 27 years.
Tiger Volleyball Shows Tough Defense As They Come Up Short Against Temple City
It was a tough loss as the Tigers showed their strong defense skills against the Temple City Rams on Thursday March 22, in a...
Locals Celebrate Cyndi Bemel Exhibit “Embracing The Light”
“It looks like all of South Pasadena’s here!” exclaimed local event designer Anne Bagasao at the sight of so many familiar faces at the...
WINK Comes To NoHo CineFest
On June 6, 2017, local filmmaker Monika Petrillo’s short film, WINK, won the Audience Award at Hollywood’s film festival, Dances With Films. It was...
DUDES & Boosters Poker: Ladies in the House at ‘Main Event Poker Tournament’
The 4th annual Main Event Poker Tournament hosted by SPMS Boosters and the DUDES (Dads Uniting Dads in Education and Service) had a little...
Peter and the Starcatcher
Orphan boys, a Lord and his daughter on a mission, two ships, two mysterious crates, dreaded pirates on the high seas, and a bit...
SPMS Student Walkout
After the Parkland shooting and the subsequent call for a nationwide walkout, South Pasadena middle schoolers knew they wanted to participate somehow. The 6th...
Jane Kaczmarek Brings The Starstuff
The audience at Theatre 360 was indeed in the room where it happened this weekend; a dose of honest to goodness theatre magic in...
Chef Box Holds Ribbon Cutting
South Pasadenans and other local dignitaries gathered to help Chef Box owners Albert Chu and Patricia Huang cut the ribbon on their sparkling, new...
Powder Puff Brings The Noise and Dancing Boys
With a score of 44-12, SPHS Senior Class of 2018 beat the Junior Class of 2019 at the annual Powder Puff game held Friday,...
The Wonderful and Wacky World of Seussical Jr!
Entering the Fremont Centre Theatre for YST’s latest production of Seussical Jr. is to enter a magical world, bursting with color and teeming with...
Dads In The House For Fathers Follies
This beloved tradition that takes place each March at South Pasadena Middle School is always a lot of fun and always a touch emotional....
Peter and The Starcatcher With Special Guest Star Jane Kaczmarek
Well, what’s a theatre company to do when one of their stars receives a potentially life changing callback to Julliard School the first weekend...
Brad Colerick’s NineTenThirty – A Love Letter to South Pasadena
It was smokin’ at the Blue Guitar at Arroyo Seco Golf Club last night as friends and fans from 91030 and beyond gathered to...
WISPPA Meeting March 3
Come at 8:30 a.m. for refreshment& social time. Meeting begins at 9:00
The City of South Pasadena has received a $30,000 grant from Los Angeles County and...
Bad Girls Ruled The Night
Bad Girls Ruled The Night!
Images by Cyndi Bemel
Bad Girls and their Bad Guy counterparts were out and about Saturday night for South Pasadena’s winter...
NEWS UPDATE: Measure S Passes By Large Margin
As of 10pm February 27, with 86% of expected votes in, Measure S is currently at 79.38% yes, which, by any metric is a...
Lissa Layng Reynolds’ Concert Reading of A Woman of Independent Means
Actress, arts advocate and activist, Lissa Layng Reynolds, performed a concert reading of the play “A Woman of Independent Means” at the library Saturday...
It’s Mad, Mad Moliere at Parson’s Nose
Listen up! Parson’s Nose Theater is back with a delightful new production of Moliere’s The Too Learned Ladies in their beautiful, new “abbey” space...
SPHS Music Turns Up The Heat at Spaghetti Dinner
The music was flowing and the food was abundant at the annual SPHS Music Boosters Spaghetti Dinner on Friday February 23. Parents, friends, students...
Katie Hill Fires Up The Crowd in South Pasadena
A sold out, standing room only crowd gathered at Burke Triolo Studio in South Pasadena Wednesday evening to hear from Democratic congressional candidate, Katie...
French DJ Max Leonidas at Aro Latin Friday 10pm
Inspired by the funk of Prince, the genius of George Clinton, the energy of Mr. Dynamite and the power of Earth Wind and Fire,...
Jolino Beserra Mosaic Dedicated at Library
The South Pasadena Public Library hosted a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the completion of the new Children’s Room entry mosaic at 4:00 p.m. on...
Mark Hatch & Group 5 at Blue Guitar
The prodigal son returns from his new home on Bainbridge Island!
Brad Colerick is excited to welcome Mark Hatch back to the Blue Guitar room...
Lissa Layng Reynolds in Concert Reading of A Woman of Independent Means
South Pasadena, we are in for a very special treat! A special 30 minute concert reading of A Woman of Indepenent Means will be performed...
Green Brooms Celebrates Ten Years
Green Brooms Music Academy, the innovative music school located in the darling, light green Craftsman house on the corner of Fremont and Hope, is...
Annie Jr. Knockout Performances Thrill South Pas Audiences
Four outstanding performances of SPEF’s 5th grade musical, Annie Jr., brought a smile to South Pasadenan families this weekend as close to 180 5th...
South Pasadena High School Academic Decathlon Wins 4th Consecutive Year!
Congratulations to South Pasadena High School’s Academic Decathlon team for not only winning the 2018 Los Angeles County competition for the fourth consecutive year...
Chocolate Party with a Side of Doo-Wop!
Saturday saw a terrific fundraising event at the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena, complete with the doo-wop song stylings of The MoonRays along with...
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change – Wildly Entertaining!
In a word? GO! As in, get thee to the Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena to see I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now...
Pinewood Derby! Cub Pack 139 Celebrates 50th Year
If you have ever been involved in Cub or Boy Scouts, or even know a scout, then you know the anticipation and excitement that...
