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•CALENDAR•<br />
Pasadena Senior Center<br />
85 E. Holly St., Pasadena<br />
(626) 795-4331<br />
pasadenaseniorcenter.org<br />
A smart gardening workshop from 9:30 to 11 a.m. offers tips<br />
on improving your lawn and garden and reducing waste in a<br />
beginner’s class that providesg hands-on instruction.<br />
Restoration Expo<br />
Glendale Civic Auditorium<br />
1401 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale<br />
glendalehistorical.org<br />
The Glendale Historical Society presents its annual Restoration<br />
Expo, featuring numerous specialists, contractors, landscape<br />
and interior design professionals, period and reproduction<br />
tile and hardware suppliers and other resources. Owners of<br />
vintage homes can receive practical ideas on maintaining and<br />
restoring the original charm and character of their properties<br />
while meeting the needs of modern living. The Expo runs from<br />
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free.<br />
The Travel Expo<br />
Pasadena Convention Center<br />
300 E. Green St., Pasadena<br />
(626) 793-2122<br />
visitpasadena.com/events/travel-expo/<br />
The Travel Expo runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The consumerfocused<br />
show showcases cultures, experiences and people<br />
from around the world, of interest to those planning a<br />
vacation, studying abroad or simply wanting to learn about<br />
foreign cultures. Meet travel industry leaders, fellow travelers,<br />
tour operators and representatives while sitting in on panel<br />
discussions and interactive roundtables. Admission is $15 per<br />
person, two for $19 or family passes for three for $24.<br />
Vroman’s Bookstore<br />
695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(626) 449-5320<br />
vromansbookstore.com<br />
The Pasadena Conservatory of Music and Vroman’s present<br />
“The Maestro Plays,” a music and storytelling event about<br />
the book, “The Maestro Plays” by Bill Martin, Jr. and Vladimir<br />
Radunsky, as a storyteller shares excerpts from the book while<br />
conservatory musicians perform and engage children through<br />
word play, movement and the five senses, starting at 11 a.m.<br />
Free. Jeri Westerson discusses and signs “Traitor’s Codex”<br />
at 4 p.m.<br />
SUNDAY<br />
All Saints Church<br />
132 N. Euclid Ave., Pasadena<br />
(626) 796-1172<br />
allsaints-pas.org<br />
Dr. Caroline Heldman, executive director of the Representation<br />
Project, an organization involved with gender justice, pushing<br />
back against gender stereotypes and sexual objectification,<br />
speaks at the Rector’s Forum at 10:15 a.m. She will discuss<br />
the practical work individuals and the faith community can do<br />
to improve the world through gender justice.<br />
Los Angeles Children’s Chorus<br />
Pasadena Presbyterian Church<br />
585 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(626) 793-4231<br />
lachildrenschorus.org<br />
Then chorus, led by Artistic Director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz,<br />
performs works including a Spanish language version of “Ave<br />
Maria” by Henry Mollicone, Michael Bojesen’s “Gloria” and<br />
works by Pergolesi and Mark Hayes. It starts at 7 p.m. Tickets<br />
are $27 to $46.<br />
Pasadena Senior Center Women’s Basketball League<br />
Caltech’s Braun Athletic Center<br />
1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(323) 320-0948<br />
pasadenaseniorcenter.org<br />
Women 40 and older of all skill levels are invited to play 3x3<br />
basketball games from 9 to 11:30 a.m., continuing Sundays<br />
through June 9. Registration cost is $35 per player. Call or<br />
email Oma Soto at omaksoto@hotmail.com to register.<br />
Soulful Sunday Brunch<br />
The Rose<br />
245 E. Green St., Pasadena<br />
(888) 645-5006<br />
wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com<br />
Enjoy a live Motown-style band, gospel choir and mouthwatering<br />
brunch from $29 to $58. The $18.50 general admission<br />
does not include brunch. Brunch starts at 10 a.m. and music<br />
starts at 11 a.m.<br />
MONDAY<br />
Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch<br />
285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena<br />
(626) 744-4066<br />
pasadenapubliclibrary.net<br />
Thomas Allbaugh, author of the dark humor novel, “Apocalypse<br />
TV” and Dahlia Schweitzer, author of “Going Viral: Zombies,<br />
Viruses and the End of the World,” present two views,<br />
Allbaugh’s fictional one and Schweitzer’s nonfiction effort, of<br />
Apocalypse Anxiety in the 21st century, starting at 7 p.m.<br />
Vroman’s Bookstore<br />
695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(626) 449-5320<br />
vromansbookstore.com<br />
David Russell discusses and signs “Black Death at the Golden<br />
Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague” at<br />
7 p.m.<br />
TUESDAY<br />
One Colorado<br />
41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena<br />
(626) 564-1066<br />
onecolorado.com<br />
Trivia Tuesdays run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through<br />
May. Free.<br />
Vroman’s Bookstore<br />
695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(626) 449-5320<br />
vromansbookstore.com<br />
Matthew McGough, in conversation with Michael Connelly and<br />
Miles Corwin, discusses and signs “The Lazarus Files: A Cold<br />
Case Investigation” at 7 p.m.<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical<br />
Gardens<br />
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino<br />
(626) 405-2100<br />
huntington.org<br />
Painting with Nan Rae runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each<br />
Wednesday. Newcomers are welcome. Cost is $50 per session.<br />
Call (818) 842-6489 to register.<br />
Pasadena Public Library, Central Branch<br />
285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena<br />
(626) 744-4066<br />
pasadenapubliclibrary.net<br />
Free films screen at 1 p.m. Wednesdays. Wednesday’s film is<br />
“The Belle of Amherst” (1976).<br />
The Rose<br />
245 E. Green St., Pasadena<br />
(888) 645-5006<br />
wheremusicmeetsthesoul.com<br />
Make your own music with karaoke in the Lobby Lounge at<br />
The Rose Wednesday through Saturday night.<br />
Vroman’s Bookstore<br />
695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena<br />
(626) 449-5320<br />
vromansbookstore.com<br />
Mary Lea Carroll discusses and signs “Saint Everywhere:<br />
Travels in Search of the Lady Saints” at 7 p.m.<br />
Wine & Song Americana Singer/Songwriter Music Series<br />
South Pasadena Theatre Workshop<br />
1507 El Centro St., South Pasadena<br />
blueguitar.club<br />
Brad Colerick’s weekly music series features Nathan & Jessie<br />
and Pretty Polly at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 general admission,<br />
$17 for table seating. n<br />
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