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20 PASADENA WEEKLY | 12.06.18
Festival of Fun
The Christmas season is upon us,
with lights on countless homes
throughout the region and official
holiday trees coming aglow with
elaborate public ceremonies. There
are numerous other ways to celebrate
as well, with several special concerts
and events planned for this week.
The Crown City Ringers are back
at 7:30 p.m. Friday with their annual
holiday handbell concert “All Is Calm,
All Is Bright.” The free show features
favorite holiday songs and a few
surprises by the ensemble, which
formed in 2014 under the auspices
of the Pasadena Arts Foundation.
The concert takes place at Pasadena
Presbyterian Church, 585 E. Colorado
Boulevard. Call (626) 789-3390 or
visit crowncityringers.com.
Meanwhile, Little Brazil will
perform its signature Brazilian sound
and holiday classics from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday at the Arcadia Performing Arts
Center. The Pasadena-based trio was
formed by Natalia Spadini, Bruno Justi
and Marcelo Buacter and revisits the
defining moments of Brazilian music
from a contemporary perspective.
The center will also be abuzz with
holiday music on Saturday, as the
“Christmas with Maki” show features
an enchanted evening of music
featuring classically trained violinist
and 12-language operatic singer Maki,
along with special guests. It runs
from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 to
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS ABOUND THROUGHOUT PASADENA AREA
BY CARL KOZLOWSKI
$60. Both shows are located at 188
Campus Drive, Arcadia. Call (626)
821-1781 or visit arcadiapaf.org.
Looking for some holiday fun
for your canine companion? Then
head over to the Old Pasadena Yappy
Holidays Doggy Meet-Up from 2
to 4 p.m. Saturday along Big Bang
Theory Way, located at 93 E. Green
St., Pasadena. The free event enables
dogs and their people to pose
with holiday-themed props created
by artist Heidi Moreno, take pictures
with costumed elves, enjoy live jazz
and swing by the Holly Street Stompers
and receive happy hour pricing
at Dog Haus Biergarten and other
participating district businesses.
Each dog receives a free bandana
while supplies last and treats from
the Dog Bakery. Call (626) 356-9725
or visit oldpasadena.org.
If you’re on a quest for meaningful
Christmas presents to give, head over
to the Alternative Christmas Market
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at All
Saints Church, 132 N. Euclid Ave.,
Pasadena. Items from more than 20
nonprofit and fair trade organizations
will be for sale, while Rev. Mike
Kinman will lead the Advent Festival of
Lessons and Carols featuring music
by the Coventry Choir at 5 p.m. Call
(626) 796-1172 or visit allsaints-pas.
org.
The Los Angeles Children’s Chorus
will celebrate the holidays with its
(left) Maki Hsieh
annual winter concert, featuring
sounds of the season by Elgar, Bach,
Kodály, Britten, Verdi and various
others, starting at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at
Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E.
Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Tickets are
$27 to $46, but are half-price for ages
17 and under. The concert and all its
details will be performed on Dec. 16
as well. Call (626) 793-4231 or visit
lachildrenschorus.org.
For those looking for free classical
music, Pasadena Symphony and
POPS will serve up a holiday-inspired
performance as part of its ongoing
Random Acts of Music series. The
show will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday
as well as 1 p.m. Dec. 18 at One Colorado,
41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena. Call
(626) 564-1066 and visited onecolorado.com.
More free fun will be found at the
Wonder of Christmas Story Night
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
First United Methodist Church of
Pasadena, located at 500 E. Colorado
Boulevard. The event offers families
music, crafts and stories. Visit fumcpasadena.org.
Finally, no holiday season could be
complete without the annual extravaganza
by the Bob Baker Marionette
Theatre, which will present its holiday
show at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at One
Colorado, 41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena.
Call (626) 564-1066 or visit onecolorado.com.
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THURSDAY
The Blue Guitar
Arroyo Seco Golf Course
1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena
blueguitar.club
The club at Arroyo Seco Golf Course
presents trioKAIT at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
are $10 general admission, $15 for table
seating, available on the website.
Pasadena Public Library, Central
Branch
285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena
(626) 744-4066
pasadenapubliclibrary.net
Kids ages 8 to 12 are invited to spend an
hour of coding, exploring introductory
code concepts, from 4 to 5 p.m. Mystery
novelist Nova Jacobs joins Anne Louise
Bannon, president of Mystery Writers of
America, Southern California in conversation
about Jacobs’ debut book, “The
Last Equation of Isaac Severy: A Novel in
Clues” at 7 p.m.
Pasadena Public Library, Hastings
Branch
3325 E. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 744-7262
pasadenapubliclibrary.net
The library’s annual holiday celebration
and tree lighting feature musical
performances and other holiday activities
from 3 to 6 p.m.
Pasadena Public Library, Hill Avenue
Branch
55 S. Hill Ave., Pasadena
(626) 744-7264
pasadenapubliclibrary.net
Guests of all ages are invited to decorate
candles with modeling wax at 3:30 p.m.
Pasadena Senior Center
85 E. Holly St., Pasadena
(626) 795-4331
pasadenaseniorcenter.org
Regal medical representatives offer
information on baking healthy and
good-tasting holiday desserts starting at
10 a.m.
FRIDAY
Arcadia Performing Arts Center
188 Campus Drive, Arcadia
(626) 821-1781
arcadiapaf.org
The Arcadia High School Dance Department
hosts its annual Charity Dance
Show, featuring the school’s Orchesis
Dance Company, joined by professional
and pre-professional dances companies
performing contemporary and hip-hop
dance, Chinese folk dance and other
genres, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are
$10 in advance, $15 at the door.
Crown City Ringers Concert
Pasadena Presbyterian Church
585 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 789-3390
crowncityringers.com
The handbell choir presents “All Is Calm,
All Is Bright,” its annual holiday concert,
featuring favorite holiday songs and a
few surprises, starting at 7:30 p.m. Free.
Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 449-6840
nortonsimon.org
The exhibition “Once Upon a Tapestry:
Woven Tales of Helen and Dido” goes
on view. It features exquisite tapestries
and rare cartoons illustrating two iconic
love stories found in the classical epic
poems from the “Iliad” and the “Aenid.”
It remains on view through May 27. A
guided tour visits highlights of the Norton
Simon collections from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.,
included in museum admission of $15 for
adults, $12 for seniors, free for members,
students and those 18 and younger.
Pasadena Playhouse District Holiday
Concert
Vroman’s Courtyard
695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 744-0340
playhousedistrict.org
A free concert features Little Brazil performing
its signature Brazilian sound and
holiday classics, from 6 to 8 p.m. Free.
Pasadena Senior Center
85 E. Holly St., Pasadena
(626) 795-4331
pasadenaseniorcenter.org
Improvisation for Lifeskills PLAYshop
invites guests to tap into their natural,
creative talents while enhancing health
and well-being, using improv techniques,
theater games and creative drama to
improve memory, focus and interactive
social skills, from 10 a.m. to noon Friday.
Free films screen at 1 p.m. on select
Fridays. Friday’s film is “The Children
Act” (2018).
Theatre 360
First Baptist Church
75 N. Marengo Ave., Pasadena
(626) 577-5922
theatre360.org
The youth theater company presents a
stage version of “Moana, Jr.,” based on
the hit Disney film, featuring student cast
members ages 7 to 16, opening at 7:30
p.m. Friday and continuing at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, and 7:30
p.m. Dec. 14 and 15 and 2 p.m. Dec. 16.
Tickets are $16.
SATURDAY
Angeles Chorale
First United Methodist Church of
Pasadena
500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(818) 591-1735
angeleschorale.org
The chorale presents its first concert of
the season, “Travelogue: Musical Postcards
from around the World,” featuring
music from Italy, France and Argentina,
starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 in
advance, $35 at the door.
Arcadia Performing Arts Center
188 Campus Drive, Arcadia
(626) 821-1781
arcadiapaf.org
“Christmas with Maki” is an enchanted
evening of music, featuring classically
trained violinist and 12-language operatic
singer Maki, along with special guests.
It runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $20
to $60.
Art on Palm
Jones Coffee Roasters
693 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
artonpalm.com
The annual event features works by more
than 40 artists, this year in its new location,
running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists
involved share a portion of proceeds
with Sierra Madre arts organization the
Creative Arts Group. Admission is free.
Caltech Science Saturdays Screening
Beckman Auditorium
Michigan Avenue south of Del Mar
Boulevard, Pasadena
(626) 395-4652
events.caltech.edu
Caltech screens the film “Life: Insects,”