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.
The Munch Company’s Grand Opening at Arts Crawl
South Pasadenans are thrilled to welcome and congratulate new owner of The Munch Co, Michelle Hammond, who took over in April and is excited...
Comic About Town, Vance Sanders
A South Pasadenan for over 30 years, Vance Sanders is known to many as a coach, father, volunteer, comedian and all around nice guy....
Divergent Crossfit – Welcome to the Neighborhood
Saturday saw a dynamic Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting ceremony for Divergent Crossfit as they welcomed South Pasadenan dignitaries along with hundreds of friends...
Grateful Dads Kick Off Summer Concerts In The Park
The Grateful Dads kicked off South Pasadena’s Summer Concerts in the Park this weekend at Garfield Park with a rousing concert that had South...
Divergent Crossfit Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Come out to the official Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting ceremony at Divergent Crossfit in South Pasadena!
Located right on the corner of Mission and...
Families Gather for Fireworks Display at SPHS
Every 4th of July about 7pm, families start piling out of their cars along Oak and Rollin Street with their picnic blankets and chairs...
Esprit de Corps | A Triumph of the Human Spirit
A loaf of bread. A canvas. A tea ritual. A letter. These things have become treasured, precious commodities in a world gone mad. We...
The Story of The Grateful Dads
If you’ve lived in South Pasadena for a number of years, then chances are you know The Grateful Dads. But perhaps some of the...
Get Your Golden Ticket! Young Stars Theatre Presents Willy Wonka Jr!
It is astounding what YST is able to produce after a two week summer theatre camp! Casting, blocking, learning songs, learning their lines, creating...
Welcome to the Neighborhood – The Maya Salon
The Maya Salon announced their opening on Mission Street this week with a festive ribbon cutting ceremony followed by a grand opening party. The...
Talking Route 66 with our Grand Marshall, Glen Duncan
The theme of South Pasadena’s Festival of Balloons parade this year is “Freedom on the Road - Celebrating Route 66” and who better to...
Meet Victoria Guasco of Partners Trust
Victoria Guasco had a prescient moment when she was about 10 years old when she used to go look at houses with her parents....
ZEN SHORTS | Delightful Bunraku Puppetry by Rogue Artists Ensemble
Looking for something a little different to take your kids to right now? May I suggest a very unique, whimsical puppet show called Zen...
Meet Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi
Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi is currently teaching violin and voice on Wednesdays at Green Brooms Music Academy. Yasmeen began her studies of violin at the age...
Wink – Short Film by Monika Petrillo
Monika Petrillo’s new short film, WINK, is a poignant slice of life, but it’s also giddy, wicked fun! When we meet Melanie, she seems...
Ryun Yu delivers in Hold These Truths | Now Playing at Pasadena Playhouse
Ryun Yu, in a riveting performance, portrays American hero, Gordon Hirabayashi, who resisted the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII. It’s hard to believe...
Class of 2017 honored at Senior Awards Night
Close to 200 awards and scholarships were given out to surprised, deserving 2017 SPHS Seniors last night at the Senior Awards Night in the...
The Last Five Years | Now Playing at Lineage Performing Arts Center
It’s been about 15 years since the two-person, Drama Desk winning musical, The Last Five Years, was first produced in New York. In that...
UPDATE : Photos from the June 10th Alumni Picnic
Update:
SPHS Tiger Alums had a great time hanging out at Garfield Park on Saturday June 10th. Said SPHS Alumni Association VP, Mike Thurman, "we...
Monika Petrillo’s film WINK premieres at the Dances With Films Festival June 6th
When I meet Monika Petrillo at Fiore Café, she’s just come from Pavilions with her cloth bag of last minute dinner groceries for her...
Michael Carpenter Jr Finds Joy Through Teaching Music at Green Brooms
Michael Carpenter Jr. grew up just outside of Detroit, in St. Clair Shores, listening to the sounds of The Doors, The Beatles and Motown....
Ryun Yu plays American Hero Gordon Hirabayashi in Hold These Truths at Pasadena Playhouse
Actor Ryun Yu has been on a journey; one that has taken him from first playing this role as a fresh out of drama...
Stories That Move Us: Stories of Refugees
Lineage Dance Company joined forces with Street Symphony to present a series of performances that fused elements of dance, live music, spoken word and...
SPHS Dance Company Wows with ‘Circus’
Last Thursday and Friday evening, SPHS Dance presented their spring concert, Circus, in the main auditorium. A raucous and appreciative crowd enjoyed dancing cards,...
The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir For The Stage
Is there anything more confounding than family relationships, anything more fascinating than family lore? And is there anything more profoundly devastating than family wounds?...
A Magical Peter Pan at SPHS
South Pasadena High School put on a spectacular production of Peter Pan this past weekend that had the capacity crowds cheering. From the moment ...
“The Originalist”- A Fascinating Play for our Time
As the lights dim slightly in the beautiful Pasadena Playhouse, Edward Gero as Antonin Scalia, comes walking forward in full Supreme Court robe as...
Ensemble Shakespeare’s Innovative & Intimate “Lear’s Shadow”
From the moment I entered what appears to be a rehearsal room set up for a table read of a play; tables and chairs...
A Daring “Man of La Mancha” at A Noise Within
A Noise Within boldly closes out it’s “Beyond Our Wildest Dreams” 25th season with a crackling reimagining of the musical “Man Of La Mancha”....
A Poignant King Lear at A Noise Within
ANW’s superb repertory company takes on Lear as a contemplation of one family’s journey through the devastating effects of dementia. It is at once...
