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California, refreshments and holiday musical performances,
starting at 4 p.m.
Women’s City Club of Pasadena
160 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena
(626) 796-0560
womenscityclubofpasadena.com
A Champagne brunch with Santa, with holidaythemed
food and no-host bar, from 11:30 to 2
p.m. Cost is $50 for members, $65 for nonmembers,
$20 for children ages 13 to 17, free for
children 5 and younger.
MONDAY
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock
(323) 561-3044
cfaer.org
The center hosts its Winter Arts Camp for
children ages 6 to 11, featuring visual art,
performance, cooking, sculpture, textiles, writing
and other activities. It runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Dec. 21. Cost is $315, or $300
for members.
Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch
285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena
(626) 744-4066
pasadenapubliclibrary.net
A STEAM activity for teens 13 and older and
adults invites guests to learn to create a fun
holiday ornament, with all materials provided,
from 6 to 7 p.m. Visit pasadenapubliclibrary.net/
steam to sign up.
San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists Meeting
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic
Garden
301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia
sgvoh.org
The meeting starts at 7 p.m., featuring an American
Orchid Society webinar on the green color in
the species, and introducing the green spectrum
into new hybrids. Refreshments are included, and
the meeting is free and open to the public.
TUESDAY
One Colorado
41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena
(626) 564-1066
onecolorado.com
Random Acts of Music features members of the
Pasadena Symphony and POPS in a holidayinspired
performance at 1 p.m. Free.
Pasadena Senior Center
85 E. Holly St., Pasadena
(626) 795-4331
pasadenaseniorcenter.org
A free holiday concert features the ensemble Cellestial,
comprised of cello students and music teachers performing
classical, popular and Christmas music from
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 449-6840
nortonsimon.org
The museum presents an installation of Titian’s “Lady
in White,” c. 1561, on loan from the Gemäldegalerie
Alte Meister in Dresden. The identity of the subject of
the painting has eluded scholars for centuries, and has
been a highlight of Dresden’s art collection for more
than 250 years. The installation here is the first time
the work has been presented in Southern California. It
remains on view through March 25.
Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch
285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena
(626) 744-4066
pasadenapubliclibrary.net
Free films screen at 1 p.m. Wednesdays. Wednesday’s
film is “Remember the Night” (1940).
Pasadena Public Library, Villa Parke Branch
363 E. Villa St., Pasadena
(626) 744-6510
pasadenapubliclibrary.net
Instructor Jill Mithani leads a class on holiday jewelry
making, with all materials provided, for kids ages 7 and
up, from 4 to 5 p.m. Call to sign up.
The Rose
245 E. Green St., Pasadena
(888) 645-5006
roseconcerts.com
Make your own music with karaoke in the Lobby
Lounge at The Rose Wednesday through Saturday
night.
Wine & Song Americana Singer/Songwriter Music
Series
Arroyo Seco Golf Course
1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena
blueguitar.club
Brad Colerick’s weekly singer-songwriter series presents
Wild Mountain Mystics and John Torres at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door, available
on the website. n
ONGOING
A Noise Within, 3352 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena,
brings back its annual holiday favorite, “A Christmas
Carol” by Charles Dickens, for its annual run.
The classic story of greed and forgiveness opened
Dec. 1 and continues through Dec. 23. The company’s
Co-Producing Artistic Director Geoff Elliott
adapted the play from the novella, and co-directs
with Julia Rodriguez-Elliott. Tickets start at $25.
Call (626) 356-3121 or visit anoisewithin.org.
Forest Lawn Museum, 1712 S. Glendale Ave.,
Glendale, presents the exhibition “Women of
Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment,”
featuring works by 11 inspiring female
photojournalists, underscoring the momentous
work they have done in bringing narratives
from all over the world to the pages of National
Geographic. It opened Dec. 11 and remains on
view through April 7. Call (323) 340-4545 or visit
forestlawn.com.
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden,
301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, presents the
Moonlight Forest, featuring magnificent lantern
art depicting exotic animals, shimmering flowers,
whimsical pandas, dragons and other themes
created by artists from China’s Sichuan province,
celebrating the ancient tradition of lantern-making.
It opened Oct. 26 and continues from 5:30 to
10 p.m. nightly, except Mondays and Tuesdays,
through Jan. 6. Admission is $28 for adults, $25
for seniors and $23 for children ages 3 to 17. Call
(626) 566-3708 or visit arboretum.org.
Norton Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd.,
Pasadena, presents the exhibition “Once Upon
a Tapestry: Woven Tales of Helen and Dido.” 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 went on view Dec. 7, continuing through
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