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.
SPHS DANCE Presents Phenomenal Woman – Thursday Dec. 7
On the evening of Thursday December 7, South Pasadena High School Dance Department is performing their 2017 Winter Dance Concert entitled Phenomenal Woman at...
ELF JR. Delivers Holiday Magic
Young Stars Theatre is back with a holly, jolly, sparkly, twinkly production of ELF JR., the adventures of Buddy the Elf! The story follows...
South Pasadenans Meet Hillary Clinton
The line wrapped around the block as over 1200 people waited in line for a chance to meet former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,...
South Pasadena Fire Department Holds Badge Pinning Ceremony and Awards Medal of Valor
On Saturday November 18, 2017, South Pasadena Fire Department held the first of its kind Badge Pinning Ceremony at the firehouse. Family members, friends,...
Oxley Building Neighbors Hold Happy Hour Shebang
DeepMix Productions, Brad Colerick’s production company, who is responsible for the ever popular Wine & Song and Blue Guitar evenings at the golf course,...
ALMOST, MAINE Set To Open at SPHS
South Pasadenans, it’s time to break out the boots and gloves and take a trip to Almost, Maine, the delightful fall production that SPHS...
Holy Family and Community Give Out Over 500 Turkeys for Thanksgiving
Dozens of volunteers and several of our South Pasadena Firefighters were on hand bright and early Monday morning to hand out over 500 donated...
Happy Thanksgiving To Our Seniors From SPPD
It's a South Pasadena tradition. Every year, the day before Thanksgiving, the South Pasadena Police Department sponsors a full Thanksgiving spread for the seniors...
Henry Privett-Mendoza Headed To U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Local South Pasadenan, Henry Privett-Mendoza has claimed a spot at the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, CA, which will be held...
Making South Pasadena More Beautiful
Over 30 volunteers for South Pasadena Beautiful were out bright and early Saturday morning to set about planting what looked to be at least...
An Eclectic RETREAT for South Pasadena
It’s hard to believe Diane Staples and her beautiful shop have only been here for six months because when you talk to Diane it’s...
Verdi Chorus Presents Love’s Passion & Potions
The Verdi Chorus will present its Fall 2017 concert “Love’s Passions and Potions” for two performances only at the First United Methodist Church in...
Meet Jane Soudah – Author of Delightful Desserts
South Pasadena Mom, pastry chef extraordinaire and winner of Spring Baking Championship, Jane Soudah, has come out with her first cookbook called Delightful Desserts....
Peltier Home Celebrates Two Years on Mission Street
This Wednesday evening from 5pm-8pm, Amy Peltier and her team will be celebrating their two year anniversary of their beautiful home décor and interior...
King Charles III – Directed by Michael Michetti
Camilla, William, Kate and Harry join Charles in Mike Bartlett’s “future history play,” exploring the people beneath the crown in King Charles III at...
David Simmons Shanks A Lot Chili Wins at Chili Cookoff!
It was a humdinger of an night as South Pasadenans gathered at the War Memorial Building celebrate South Pasadena Rotary's 80th anniversary and eat...
Spooktacular SPHS Homecoming 2017
What an incredible Homecoming it was! We may not have beaten our rival, San Marino, but the spirit at Ray Solari stadium was palpable....
Final Weekend of The Government Inspector at Parson’s Nose
Parson’s Nose Theater (PNT), the acclaimed classical comedy theater company, will close their production of Nikolai Gogol’s comedy The Government Inspector this weekend. The...
Carmen Cusack is Luminous in BRIGHT STAR
There is still time to catch the Tony-nominated, incandescent performance of Carmen Cusack in Bright Star at The Ahamanson, and catch it you should....
A Tale of Two Cities – Last Chance to See Frederick Stuart’s Tour de...
You’ve waited long enough so do not miss Frederick Stuart’s dynamic and thoroughly mesmerizing performance as Sydney Carton in Tony-winner Mike Poulton’s adaptation of...
Do You Partini?
Partini! Don’t you love the name? It sounds like a fizzy, pink cocktail of a party that everyone wants to go to. The brainchild...
Stories Under The Stars – SPHS Drama performs at Calvary & Marengo
It’s become a tradition at Calvary Pre-school to have South Pasadena High School drama students act out children’s books as families gather to picnic...
ACTOR INVASION at SPHS!
SPHS Drama teacher, Nick Hoffa, started a new program last year where he invites a group of professional actors to come in and work...
Legally Blonde Jr. Will Make You Stand Up and Cheer
Who knew a frothy musical about a Malibu blonde looking for love at Harvard Law School could make you feel so much and make...
Art! Music! Food! South Pasadenans Come Out For The Crawl!
What a splendiferous night it was in South Pasadena for the Fall Arts Crawl. We couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather combined with...
Cody Sullivan – Young Director Takes on Legally Blonde Jr.
Cody Sullivan comes to us from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and says, “no one typically knows what that place is but it’s the home...
South Pasadenans Got Your Street Sign?
Marengo Avenue, Mission Street, El Centro, Milan, Orange Grove; what memories and feelings do these street names evoke? Walking your kindergartner to their first...
It’s a Hot Time at the Chamber Mixer at Lloyd & Lane
Let’s face it, South Pas, it’s HOT! It was 100 degrees in the shade today but that did not stop chamber members from gathering...
OKTOBERFEST a Hit with South Pasadenans
Multiple generations of South Pasadenans came out to the city’s first family Oktoberfest, held on the grounds of the Historical Museum at the Gold...
What’s an Espresso Book Machine?
Been writing poetry in your spare time? Perhaps you’ve got a great story you’ve always wanted to write about, a memoire, children’s book or...
