South Pasadena Arts and Music Academy | $10 Music Lesson Week

UPDATE: $10 Lesson Week extended to February 3! It’s time again for one of South Pasadena Arts and Music Academy‘s favorite promotions, $10 Lesson Week! For...
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | South Pasadena Tournament of Roses 2024 parade float: winner of the 'Founder Award'.

2025 Rose Parade | Deadline Nears for City’s Float Design Concepts

The South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee is accepting ideas for its next float that will roll down Pasadena’s Colorado Boulevard in the 2025...

Coffee with the Mayor | January 25, 2024

Media Release South Pasadena (Calif.) – The City of South Pasadena is excited to invite the community to a special event, "Coffee with the Mayor," featuring...
PHOTO: Saalika Khan | The South Pasadenan | SPAMA students Lindsay Zhu and Marcus Neely play at Boston Court Pasadena.

South Pasadena Arts & Music Academy | $10 Lesson Event and What’s New and...

At a recent recital held at the beautiful concert space at Boston Court Pasadena, students of South Pasadena Arts & Music Academy could be...
PHOTO: Alisa Hayashida | The South Pasadenan | Author Chantal Donnelly with her new book "Settled - How to Find Calm in a Stress-Inducing World".

Chantal Donnelly | In Conversation with the Author of the New Book “Settled –...

On a recent sunny winter day, local author Chantal Donnelly looks peaceful and energized as she recounts an “aha” moment several years ago. Donnelly studied...

Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Wednesdays 7pm

Join Brad and the gang for Wine & Song during their current residency at Lost Parrot Cafe in South Pasadena. "I met Sam Robbins...
PHOTO: Samantha Shiroishi | The South Pasadenan | Members of the Sylvers group gathered with volunteers who built and decorated South Pasadena’s float outside the South Pasadena City Council chambers.

South Pasadena Rose Float Builders Recognized by City Council

And the beat goes on for the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses Committee (SPTOR), which continues to reap recognition in wake of its award-winning...
PHOTO: Helen Maybanks | The South Pasadenan | The cast of "Message in a Bottle"

Message in a Bottle | Hollywood Pantages

Broadway in Hollywood, Sadler’s Wells, and Universal Music UK are pleased to announce that the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles will host the...

Winter Formal | SPHS Masquerade Ball set for February 3

A long-standing tradition at South Pasadena High School, the Winter Ball is something that has become the "must do" of the winter season. SPHS...

Hal Linden and Sally Struthers Star in “The Journal of Adam and Eve”

Two of America’s favorite actors – Hal Linden and Sally Struthers – star in the world premiere of a new play – “The Journal...
PHOTO: provided by South Pasadena Pack 7 Cub Scouts | The South Pasadenan | Pack 7 Cub Scouts ready to serve up some delicious pancakes.

Cub Scout Pack 7 Pancake Breakfast February 3

South Pasadena Cub Scout Pack 7 is hosting its Annual Pancake Breakfast on Feb 3, 2024 and the community is invited to an All...
PHOTO: Caterina Mercante | The South Pasadenan | Jana Souza and the cast of Cabaret at Lineage Performing Arts Center in Pasadena.

A Visionary CABARET at Lineage

While Lineage centers most of its work on original pieces, every time they have done a Broadway musical they have hit it out of...
PHOTO: provided by SPARC | The South Pasadenan | The work of Max Yust.

LANDLINES | Works by Artist Max Yust at SPARC Gallery

The South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) presents “Landlines,” an exhibition of imagined worlds in a series of hand-drawn maps by fine artist Max Yust,...
PHOTO: provided by Lineage PAC | The South Pasadena | The cast of Cabaret at Lineage Performing Arts Center.

CABARET Kicks Off Lineage Performing Arts Center Season 25

The Lineage Performing Arts Center is bringing the Tony award-winning musical Cabaret to Pasadena audiences from January 12th-20th. This daring production takes the book and...

Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Wednesdays 7pm

Peridot is a Los Angeles-based Americana/folk-pop duo comprised of songwriters Trevor Jarvis and Hillary Reynolds. The pair has been writing and performing together for...

Vroman’s Bookstore | Book Signing Event: “Settled” by physical therapist Chantal Donnelly

About this insightful, fresh and actionable perspective on wellbeing and stress management by Chantal Donnelly, PT: "As a PT, I witnessed how stress impeded my...
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | South Pasadena Tournament of Roses 2024 parade float: winner of the 'Founder Award'.

Rose Parade Float | 2025 Design Concepts Due January 26

MEDIA RELEASE South Pasadena, CA, Jan. 7, 2024— Amazing as it might seem, concept designs are due Jan. 26 for the 2025 South Pasadena float...
PHOTO: provided by DeepMix Entertainment | The South Pasadenan | Wednesday, January 10 - Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe will feature Adam Lopez and The Ateliers.

Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Wednesday January 10

In the wake of Merle Haggard, John Prine, and Steve Earle is an Americana artist with some radical hair by the name of Adam...
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | The 345-member West Chester ‘Incomparable’ Golden Rams Marching Band, from West Chester, Pennsylvania provided lively sounds and color to the parade. artist Jordan Sparks closed out the two-hour parade with a three-song perfomance.

Pasadena Rose Parade Rings in New Year | 800,000 People Line the Streets for...

As the City of South Pasadena was enjoying another high achievement, celebrating a third straight trophy win in the books, other cities with self-built...
PHOTO: Jonathan Williams | The South Pasadenan | Rose Bowl Football 2024: No. 1 Michigan and No. 4 Alabama face-off in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game.

ROSE BOWL GAME 2024: MICHIGAN WIN OVER ALABAMA IN OVERTIME

https://youtu.be/f0ZO-MBW0Bo Michigan's J.J. McCarthy went 17 of 27 for 221 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions to lead the Wolverines to a 27-20 victory...
Earthquake South Pasadena Update

Earthquake Felt in South Pasadena | New Years Morning is Rocking Already

4.1 earthquake reported at 8:27am in Rancho Palos Verdes was felt in South Pasadena just after the start of the Pasadena Rose Parade. Did you...
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | South Pasadena Tournament of Roses 2024 parade float: winner of the 'Founder Award'.

WINNER: South Pasadena Rose Parade Float Wins the ‘Founder Award’ (updated)

It never gets old – South Pasadena garnering awards for its float entries in the annual Rose Parade. On Monday, the city grabbed it’s third...
Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano

Exclusive: Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano

Naomi speaks with The South Pasadenan about the thrill, challenges, and honor of Rose Court process for her & being crowned queen - honestly,...
Rose Queen Mother of Naomi

Exclusive: Mother of Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano

The inside story: Worried, excited, and challenges right up until coronation. Naomi continues to make us so proud. The question: "What was is like...

Exclusive: Father of Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano

The inside story: What's it like for the family handling such a honor. "As a father I always guide Naomi, but she makes her own...
PHOTO: Jonathan Williams | The South Pasadenan | Family birthday dinner with newly crowned Pasadena Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano

Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano | The Inside Story: The Royal Dinner

On a wind-chilled night in November, the Stillitano family gathered inside Fogo de Chão, awaiting the all-you-can-eat delicacies the Brazilian steakhouse has to offer....
Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano | The Inside Story: The Glory of Christmas Eve Pasadena Rose Queen PHOTO: BY PASADENA TOURNAMENT OF ROSES® | 2024 Rose Queen® Naomi Stillitano speaking with local television news KTLA at the 105th Rose Queen Coronation.

Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano | The Inside Story: The Glory of Christmas...

Just a few days before Christmas, the 2024 Rose Queen Naomi Stillitano and her family gather in her kitchen. The shimmer from their tree...

Exclusive: Swim Instructor of Pasadena Rose Queen 2024 Naomi Stillitano

Swimming is her sport! A sit-down with Naomi's swim coach Katherine Tse 2024 Pasadena Rose Queen Bio - by Pasadena Tournament of Roses: Naomi Stillitano is a...
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | Ed  Donnelly, chair of the South Pasadena Tournament of Roses, points to an area behind the War Memorial Building where a permanent building is projected to someday house the city’s float. Over the years, the float has been constructed in a giant circus-like tent at the site.

SPTOR Hopes for Permanent Building in City to House Float

Working in the outdoor elements, where cold, harsh winters can play havoc, weighs heavily on efforts to build a permanent indoor facility housing South...
PHOTO: Bill Glazier | The South Pasadenan | South Pasadena Tournament of Roses 2024 float at the Tournament of Roses final judging on December 31, 2023.

Final Judgment | The South Pasadena Rose Parade Float 2024

Ed Donnelly seemingly gave Tournament of Roses officials some bad news Sunday morning upon their arrival at South Pasadena’s float site behind the War...
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