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PHOTO: provided by SPUSD | The South Pasadenan | South Pasadena Unified students experienced a partial solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

SPUSD Students View Historic Partial Eclipse

Students, faculty, staff, and administration viewed a partial solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. All SPUSD schools celebrated the partial eclipse in different ways. The middle school’s science department shared the science behind the...

Mamma’s Backstage: Eclectic Fest pays tribute to Bob Stane’s Coffee Gallery Backstage

When Coffee Gallery Backstage impresario Bob Stane shuttered his venerated Altadena listening room last spring after a 25-year run, colleagues organized a sale of its contents. Lights, microphones, mic stands, cables, tables and chairs,...
Finance Director South Pasadena resigns position after only four months. City budget is not ready.

City Finance Director Exits South Pasadena After 13 Months

Only days before the April 17 kickoff of the city's accelerated budget process and four months since formally taking over as South Pasadena's permanent Finance Director, John Downs has told the city he will...
CPA: Clean Power Alliance (CPA) cost accountability and South Pasadena city finance deficit issues are on the table for changes at City Council Meeting. Bills are to high. Expensive and not tracked.

Electric Bills South Pasadena | Clean Power Alliance (CPA) Arrangement is on The Chopping...

South Pasadena, which four years ago opted to rely solely on renewable power for city operations under the Clean Power Alliance’s (CPA) “100 percent Green Power” product, is set to reconsider that decision at...
PHOTO: Daniel Reichert | The South Pasadenan | Trisha Miller as Polish acrobat & pilot Lina Szczepanowska in George Bernard Shaw’s wildy subversive “Misalliance” at A Noise Within.

Shaw’s ‘Misalliance’ is subversive, wild fun at A Noise Within

Eight marriage proposals and a plane crash, all in one afternoon. A Noise Within closes out its 2023-24 “Balancing Act” season with George Bernard Shaw’s high-flying comedy, Misalliance. Guillermo Cienfuegos (last season’s Much Ado About Nothing)...

Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe featuring Michael McNevin, Kray Van Kirk and...

South Pasadena's Wine & Song host, Brad Colerick, returns home this Wednesday April 17 at 7pm after doing some shows in Utah, Colorado and Arizona. He also attended a screening of Lost Bird at...

The Body’s Midnight | IAMA & Boston Court team up to present World Premiere...

The IAMA Theatre Company and Boston Court Pasadena have joined forces to present a poetic and surprising new play about the complicated, ridiculous, awe-inspiring trajectory of life. Boston Court artistic director Jessica Kubzansky directs the world premiere of The Body’s Midnight by Tira...

SPARC Gallery Finds New Home

MEDIA RELEASE South Pasadena, CA, April 12, 2024: Come celebrate a milestone in the growth of the South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC) with a “sneak peek” opening of SPARC’s new headquarters at Fremont Centre Properties,...
PHOTO: Craig Schwartz | The South Pasadenan | The cast of King Hedley II at A Noise Within.

Staggering Performances in King Hedley II at A Noise Within

It’s Reagan-era 1980’s in the working class Hill District of Pittsburgh when a young, African-American man, King, returns home after seven years in prison for murder. Home is the house he was raised in...

MEAN GIRLS Jr on its way to Young Stars Theatre

Don’t want to end up in the Burn Book? Better head to Young Stars Theatre for their super fun production of “Mean Girls Jr.”! You’ll walk out humming the catchy songs and quoting the...
PHOTO: Jenny Graham | The South Pasadenan | Gerard Joseph as David and Sylvia Kwan as Gina in KAIROS at East West Players.

KAIROS Asks if We’d Like to Live Forever | East West Players

Gina and David are two young professionals in their early thirties who are having a meet-cute after they’ve had a fender bender. They start out upset with each other and the situation, but as...
PHOTO: Jeff Lorch | The South Pasadenan | Marcel Spears and Billy Eugene Jones in Fat Ham at Geffen Playhouse.

FAT HAM Serves up a Ghost at the Cookout | Geffen Playhouse

UPDATE: Extended through May 11, 2024 James Ijames’ 2022 Pulitzer Prize winning and Tony nominated play, “Fat Ham”, is now playing at the Geffen Playhouse in an intoxicating and deliriously funny production helmed by director...

BRIGHT STAR coming to South Pasadena High School

The South Pasadena High School Drama program is excited to announce their upcoming production of the bluegrass-influenced, Tony-nominated musical "Bright Star". Written by comedian Steve Martin (SNL, Only Murders in the Building) and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter...
PHOTO: Robert Dahey | The South Pasadenan | Actress Eileen T'Kaye

Funny Girl | Eileen T’Kaye is Mrs. Strakosh at the Ahmanson

After a prolific 45+ year acting and producing career, Eileen T’Kaye is on her first Broadway National Tour, as Mrs. Strakosh in Funny Girl, now playing in her hometown of Los Angeles at the...
South Pasadena City Finance. Giulioni. Jon Primuth accuses Sheila Rossi of making flase statement, later proven Jon was wrong.

City Finance Commission Meeting | Finance Panel Pushed for ‘Corrected’ Answers, Defined Issues, as...

With the caveat that Finance staff will provide City Council a “high level understanding” of requested budget data, the South Pasadena Finance Commission on March 28 voted 4-0 to recommend Council approval of the...
PHOTO: TJ Ramirez, courtesy of East West Players | The South Pasadenan | Sylvia Kwan and Gerard Joseph star in the world premiere of Kairos at East West Players.

KAIROS | World Premiere at East West Players

East West Players (EWP), one of the nation’s oldest theaters of color and the largest producer of Asian American theatrical works, presents Kairos, by Lisa Sanaye Dring and directed by Jesca Prudencio. East West...

Wine & Song at Lost Parrot Cafe | Teresa James, Clayton Chaney & Philip...

Join Brad Colerick at Lost Parrot Cafe on Wednesday April 3 at 7pm as he welcomes Teresa James and her band, The Rhythm Tramps, as well as Clayton Chaney and Philip Glenn. Texas-bred keyboardist Teresa...
PHOTO: provided by Friends of the South Pasadena Library | AlmaNova Duo will perform at the April 7 Restoration Concert at South Pasadena Library.

Restoration Concert April 7 Features AlmaNova Duo, Connie Kupka and David Speltz

A special Restoration concert is lined up for Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. featuring the AlmaNova Duo (flute & guitar) and Speltz & Kupka (cello and violin). The program includes music by...
PHOTO: Alisa Hayashida | The South Pasadenan | Fire Chief Paul Riddle with Engine 81 at the South Pasadena Firehouse.

Fire Chief Paul Riddle Says Goodbye to South Pasadena After 32 Years

I’m sitting in the South Pasadena Firehouse living room with Fire Chief Paul Riddle. It’s a place he’s called home for almost 33 years. Riddle is the 17th Fire Chief in the 116 year...
PHOTO: Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade | The South Pasadenan | Katerina McCrimmon as Fanny Brice in the National Tour of Funny Girl.

Hello Gorgeous! FUNNY GIRL Lands at the Ahmanson April 2-28

FUNNY GIRL, the sensational musical comedy revival, is coming to the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles for a limited four-week engagement from Tuesday, April 2 to Sunday, April 28, 2024. The press opening is...
National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, which is an important time to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect and promote efforts to prevent them. Understanding the Impact of Child Abuse Nearly 600,000 victims of...

Washington Moves to Enact Crucial Tower Crane Safety Legislation After Tragic Loss

In a tragic incident that shook the heart of Seattle's South Lake Union on April 27, 2019, the collapse of a tower crane claimed the lives of four individuals, including a promising student who...

All Abilities Club at South Pasadena Library

Join the South Pasadena Public Library for our monthly program geared toward adults with developmental disabilities. During All Abilities Club meetings, we watch movies, make crafts, and encourage a welcoming and safe environment for...
Budget South Pasadena 2021

City Press Release | “Experience South Pas” Spring Launch

The City of South Pasadena and the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce are delighted to announce the launch of a new seasonally themed, self-guided walking tour as part of the "Experience South Pasadena" program....
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11th Annual Pasadena International Film Festival Set for April 4-11, 2024

The eleventh edition of the Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF) returns to the NoHo Arts District April 4-11, 2024, presenting more than 130 films from 10 countries during its eight-day run at Laemmle NoHo...

Sowing South Pasadena | Special Presentation of Ed Begley Jr.’s Memoir at South Pasadena...

Following a highly successful lecture on native planting in South Pasadena, we are pleased to announce the continuation of the South Pasadena Public Library’s Sowing South Pasadena initiative. Our upcoming events calendar is packed...

SPHS Senior Earns Edison Scholars Award

With great pride, SPUSD is happy to announce that SPHS senior Victoria Lee has been awarded a $50,000 college scholarship from Edison International. Lee is one of 30 high school seniors who earned this...

Varsity Virtual Enterprise Finance Team Takes First in State

Kudos to the SPHS Varsity Virtual Enterprise Finance team for this year’s company, WAGS! The WAGS team placed first in the state competition and will move forward to the National Competition in New York...
South Pasadena Teen Advisory Board Open Mic at Arts Crawl April 25, 2024

Thursday Night Open Mic & Art Walk – South Pasadena Library Teen Advisory Board...

MEDIA RELEASE The South Pasadena Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB) will host the event “Thursday Night Open Mic + Art Walk” on Thursday, April 25, 2024 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. in the...

SPUSD Solar Projects to Begin Late March

SPUSD MEDIA RELEASE On March 29, 2024, South Pasadena Unified School District (SPUSD) will kick off its solar projects with panel installation at South Pasadena High School (SPHS) and Monterey Hills Elementary School. Rooftop panels...
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