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South Pasadenan Solana Cordon is a Gold Award Girl Scout
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles is thrilled to announce that Solana Cordon is a God Award Girl Scout from South Pasadena who has...
South Pasadena’s Creative 5th Graders Shine in Festival of Balloons Poster Contest
The South Pasadena 4th of July Festival of Balloons celebration, including a hometown parade, fireworks, and other family activities, is a tradition in the...
Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe
You may know Leeann Skoda as half of the captivating duo Pretty Polly that played the Blue Guitar room a few times. A Phoenix...
Woman’s Club of South Pasadena Scholarship Awards
The Woman’s Club of South Pasadena recently awarded scholarships of $3,000 each to seven graduating South Pasadena High School students at the SPHS Awards...
Just a Thought | The Price of Being a Proud American
I have stood 30 meters below where the first atomic bomb was exploded in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. I have been in...
Personalized Summer Programs | Hodis Learning & Music
Taking summer classes may be demanding, but with the right support, it can also be a gratifying and transformative experience. Hodis Learning & Music...
Dance the Night Away This Summer with Return of The Music Center’s DANCE DTLA
The Music Center’s Dance DTLA series is back this summer for a full season of dancing
under the stars on Jerry Moss Plaza at The...
THE ANTS | World Premiere at Geffen Playhouse
Geffen Playhouse opens the world premiere of "The Ants", written by Ramiz Monsef (The Unfortunates, 3 Farids) and directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh, in the...
Summer Improvements Spruce up SPHS Cafeteria
While many school site improvements take place during the summer when students areon break, the SPHS cafeteria is getting a makeover with help from...
Golf Tournament Raises Funds for South Pasadena Self-Built Float
More than 100 players took part in the Golf Tournament fundraiser June 17 for the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses (SPTOR) organization. The site...
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Splashes Back to El Capitan
Disney’s The Little Mermaid returns to the El Capitan Theatre for a special engagement beginning July 5th. See the movie for $10 before 10am!
“The...
A Noise Within | Douglas Love-Ramos joins ANW as Managing Director
Following an extensive, nationwide search by Aspen Leadership Group, classical theater company A Noise Within has selected Douglas Love-Ramos to take the reins as...
Shakespeare in the Park this Summer at Garfield Park
The South Pasadena Community Services Department, in partnership with Shakespeare by the Sea, will host two dates of Shakespeare in the Park this summer....
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Celebrates World Music Day June 21
In honor of the 2024 Rose Parade theme – Celebrating a World of Music – Pasadena Tournament of Roses is delighted to join others...
Center Theatre Group Suspends Programming at Mark Taper Forum
Below is a statement from the Center Theatre Group on reasons for suspending the rest of their season at the Mark Taper Forum. While...
Just a Thought | My Father’s Day Tribute
My father turns 91 years old next month. Wow! That’s over nine decades of living! Tomorrow being Father’s Day, I want to share with...
4th of July Festival of Balloons in South Pasadena
The City of South Pasadena is pleased to announce the return of the 4th of July Festival of Balloons. This year’s theme is Red, White, and...
Summer Concerts at Garfield Park
The South Pasadena Community Services Department will host four dates of Concerts in the Park this summer. Admission is free and patrons are encouraged...
Movies in the Park
The South Pasadena Community Services Department will host three dates of Movies in the Park this summer! Admission is free and patrons are encouraged...
The Chekhov Project at South Pasadena Theatre Workshop
South Pasadena Theatre Workshop announces the highly ambitious undertaking of performing two classic plays by Anton Chekhov: The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard. Both...
Hanniel Park’s “Heritage of Machinery” receives EFTA award
Congratulations to South Pasadena High School's student award winners and exhibitors in the juried 2023 Expressing Feelings Through Art (EFTA) contest sponsored by Light...
Dutch National Ballet U.S. Premiere of FRIDA
Dutch National Ballet, the largest dance company in the Netherlands, concludes the 20th dance season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center...
The Los Angeles Premiere of STEW by Zora Howard at Pasadena Playhouse
Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman announces the Los Angeles premiere of Stew by Pulitzer Prize-finalist Zora Howard at Pasadena Playhouse, the recipient of the...
SPARC Presents “Coffee Table Books Live” featuring “The Paradise Circus” by JT...
“Coffee Table Books Live,” the meet-the-author and book-signing series hosted by the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC), features digital artist Jeffrey Thomas Burke and...
South Pasadena Preservation Foundation Celebrates El Adobe Flores’ History, Architecture, Art, and Owners
The public is invited to celebrate South Pasadena’s 184 year-old El Adobe Flores “The House that was in México” and owners who preserved it...
Kutzer Company hosts Wine & Song
The Kutzer Company will be hosting Wine & Song this week on Wednesday, June 7 at 7pm featuring David Serby with Ed Tree, Andy...
“A Transparent Musical” | World Premiere at Mark Taper Forum
From the creators of the hit Amazon series, a groundbreaking and timely new musical that is delightfully queer, unapologetically Jewish, and radically joyful, “A...
SPHS 2023 Graduate Elizabeth Crow Radiates Resilience and Love, Set to Soar Higher
On the evening of June 1st, 2023, South Pasadena High School was filled with excited students and proud parents as they celebrated the graduation...
Bernadette Peters! Pasadena Playhouse Sondheim Celebration concludes with 3 concerts
Due to popular demand, Danny Feldman, Producing Artistic Director of Pasadena Playhouse, the State Theater of California, announced a 3rd performance of Bernadette Peters...
