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San Gabriel Valley Area
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08/19/2017
GERSHWIN & FRIENDS
301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007 - Tickets Start at $25 - Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking. Concert begins at 7:30pm at the LA County Arboretum Ticket prices start at $25 Michael Feinstein, Principal Pops Conductor, Tom and Erika Girardi Chair
Jordan Don ....
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08/20/2017
OPENING DAY
490 E Union St, Pasadena, CA 91101 - Free with admission, Free for PMCA members. Children 12 and under are always free! - Join us as we proudly unveil our three new exhibitions to the general public. See impressionist and modernist landscapes paired with the liturgical designs by one of California’s most significant ar ....
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08/20/2017
DREW LYNCH, AMIR K – COOL BEANS COMEDY 8 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW!
24 N Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, 91106 (626) 344-9519 - Free Admission - Cool Beans Comedy featuring: Drew Lynch (America’s Got Talent)
Amir K (MADtv)
Very Special Guest Every audience member receives jelly beans, and has the chance to win prizes, such as Warner Bros. VI ....
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08/23/2017
PMCA 1234: FREE FOURTH WEDNESDAY WEE-READ
490 E Union St, Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 568-3665 - FREE - What impression does America and its culture have on non-natives? Find out with a look at the film posters on display in the South Gallery exhibition Hollywood in Havana: Five Decades of Cuban Poster ....
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08/25/2017
ARBORETUM SUMMER NIGHTS CONCERT WITH STREETLIGHT CADENCE
301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91007 (626)821-3233 - General admission is $7. Children (5-12) are $4. Arboretum members are FREE - Join us for live music, picnicking, children’s activities, and lawn games! Doors open at 5pm. Concert goes from 6pm-8pm. Entrance is until 7:30pm. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs, blankets, and be ....
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08/26/2017
BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP
490 E Union St, Pasadena, CA 91101 - $35; $25 for PMCA members. - Join LA Redux: Reduction Linocuts by Dave Lefner artist Dave Lefner for a relief printmaking workshop. Carve a “soft-kut” block (6 x 9 inches) and run it through a press. Take home the resulting si ....
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08/26/2017
SUMMERTIME SQUARE DANCE SOCIAL!
41 Hugus Alley 6265641066 - $10 - Say Howdy Partner and learn to Do-Si-Do at One Colorado’s Summertime Square Dance Social! Come with or without a partner – either way, we’ll get you all squared away with new friends for the hoedo ....
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08/26/2017
SUMMER OF SOUND: GLOW/TOWN
332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena, CA 91106 - $25-$120 - MUSE/IQUE, Pasadena’s non-profit counter-conventional orchestra that presents one-of-a-kind performances that span beyond music into the world of dance, theatre, literature, and fine art, today anno ....
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08/26/2017
SUMMER OF SOUND: GLOW/TOWN
332 S. Michigan Ave 626-539-7085 - $25-$120 - MUSE/IQUE, Pasadena’s non-profit counter-conventional orchestra that presents one-of-a-kind performances that span beyond music into the world of dance, theatre, literature, and fine art, today anno ....
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08/26/2017
THE UKELELE ORCHESTRA OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
2029 N. Lake Ave., Altadena, CA 91001 - $18 - The Ukelele Orchestra of the Western Hemisphere will be performing at The Coffee Gallery Backstage located at 2029 N. Lake Avenue, Altadena, CA 91001 on Saturday August 26th 7:00–9:00 pm. Calling f ....
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07/14/2017 to 08/27/2017
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES
87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre 91024 626-355-4318 - :$35. Seniors (65+) $32. Youth (to age 21) $25. - At the 1958 Springfield High School prom, we mmet Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy, the Marvelous Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts. As we learn abou ....
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08/27/2017
SHATTERED
638 E. Colorado St., Pasadena 91101 - $10 - Shattered is a solo show about dating, frigidity and trauma recovery. All her life, Diana Varco hasn't really hit it off with the fellas. In third grade she kicked her crush in the crotch and her dat ....
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07/15/2017 to 09/01/2017
WHEN LINE BECOMES FORM
1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale, 91201 818-548-2051 - Free - WHEN LINE BECOMES FORM
July 15 – September 1, 2017
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 15, 6-9pm Brand Library & Art Center is pleased to present artwork by Mark Acetelli, Dirk Hagner, Cindy Jackson, ....
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09/07/2017
A GUIDE TO PROPERTY TAX AND ASSESSMENT
1890 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA 91108 626-300-0777 - free - People who own a house or a commercial property or who are thinking about transferring real property to their children, or, seniors looking to sell their house and move to another location will want ....
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09/09/2017
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS FAVORITES
301 N Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007 - - Gates open at 5:30pm for picnicking. Concert begins at 7:30pm at the LA County Arboretum Ticket prices start at $25 Michael Feinstein, Principal Pops Conductor, Tom and Erika Girardi Chair
Jordan Don ....
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09/09/2017
PMCA 1234: SECOND SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT TALK
490 East Union Street Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 568-3665 - Free with admission, Free for PMCA members. Children 12 and under are always free! - Spotlight Talks take place on the second Saturday of every month at 2:00pm. A PMCA docent leads an engaging and insightful 20-minute discussion about a work of art currently on view in our Main Galle ....
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09/09/2017
CHILDREN’S WORKSHOP: PRINTMAKING IN LA
490 East Union Street Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 568-3665 - Free with admission, Free for PMCA members. Children 12 and under are always free! - Join us as we take a look at the exceptional reduction linocut prints by artist Dave Lefner on view in the Project Room exhibition LA Redux: Reduction Linocuts by Dave Lefner. Inspired by the printma ....
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07/20/2017 to 09/10/2017
AS YOU LIKE IT BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
110 East Broadway, Glendale, CA 91205 818-506-1983 - $15-$34 - Unable to act on their feelings and forced into exile in the Forest of Arden, lovers Rosalind and Orlando become entangled in a beguiling game of love, lust and mistaken identity. One of Shakespeare¨ ....
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07/30/2017 to 09/10/2017
SUMMER TAGALOG CLASS - SOUTH PASADENA
626 Milan Ave. South Pasadena, CA 91030 (310) 874-6344 - $120/6 Classes - The Tagalog summer class follows a progressive curriculum designed for 9 year olds and above. The curriculum engages students in speaking, listening, and writing. Students will be assigned weekly hom ....
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09/11/2017
LIP READING MADE FUN
1890 Huntington Drive, San Marino, CA 91108 626-300-0777 - free - Learning to lip read can challenge one’s memory, improve language skills, and ease the burden of hearing loss. In these fun and stimulating classes also known as “Brain Aerobics,” students enhance ....
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09/17/2017
PACIFIC STANDARD TIME: LA/LA FREE DAY
490 East Union Street Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 568-3665 - Free - Enjoy free admission in celebration of the Getty-led initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. See PMCA’s contribution to this exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angele ....
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09/19/2017
JAZZ & SWING FROM A TO Z: THE STORY OF AMERICA'S MUSIC
1890 Huntington Drive, Sa 626-300-0777 - free - The wildly popular Dr. Thom Mason, USC Professor Emeritus of Jazz Studies at the Thornton School of Music, returns to Crowell Public Library with a new six-session course sponsored by the Friends of ....
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09/21/2017
PASADENA MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA ART
490 East Union Street Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 568-3665 - Free - Enjoy free admission, extended hours, and a free program: Latino Los Angeles Reading • 6:00pm–7:00pm Gather together for a showcase of some of Southern California’s most talented Latino writers. H ....
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09/23/2017
MARATHON SKETCHING: EN PLEIN AIR
490 East Union Street Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 568-3665 - Free with admission, Free for PMCA members. Children 12 and under are always free! - First, stop by the Museum for a guided tour of E. Charlton Fortune: The Colorful Spirit to examine Californian and European landscape paintings by one of California’s most significant artists, E. Ch ....
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09/23/2017
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE PRESENTS MUSEUM DAY LIVE!
490 East Union Street Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 568-3665 - Free with Museum Day Live! Ticket - Museum Day Live! is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide entry to anyone presenting ....
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09/23/2017
SCCM TOUCH-A-TRUCK
285 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007 - $15/Family of Four or $5/each; Under 2 is Free - SCCM’s Touch-a-Truck is a hands-on learning experience for children to explore a variety of large trucks, heavy machinery, recreational vehicles, and more! ....
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08/25/2017 to 09/24/2017
AMERICAN HOME
1000 Fremont Ave, South Pasadena, 91030 - $10-34 - One out of every 54 homes in America received a foreclosure notice in 2008. Award winning playwright and author of "Love in the Time of Foreclosure," Stephanie Alison Walker, takes audiences on a dee ....
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09/27/2017
PMCA 1234: FREE FOURTH WEDNESDAY WEE-READ
490 East Union Street Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 568-3665 - Free - A Wheel of Colors California artist E. Charlton Fortune was known for her bold use of color. First, look at her paintings in the Main Gallery exhibition E. Charlton Fortune: The Colorful Spirit and s ....
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10/06/2017
PMCA 1234: FREE FIRST FRIDAY
490 East Union Street Pasadena, CA 91101 - Free - Enjoy free admission all day during Free First Friday! Presented as part of our PMCA 1234 monthly programming. NO RSVP REQUIRED. ....
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