07.18.19

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Fly Me to the Moon
Commemorate the 50th anniversary of
the Apollo 11 moon landing by communing
with the stars at a special
party, entering a special dome for
an immersive Apollo 11 experience,
watching “Apollo 11: First Steps” in
IMAX, entering a portable planetarium,
or treating your kids to a story time
about moon babies.
Travel the long and winding road
to Mount Wilson Observatory, either
for the regular Saturday and Sunday
public tours (11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.) for
$15, or buy $100 tickets to an exclusive
nighttime party from 7:30 p.m. to
midnight July 19.
The Observatory will open an
experimental Cosmic Sound series with
Jeff Talman’s “Of Sound Before the
Stars” inside the dome of the 100-inch
telescope. Talman will introduce his
compositions and talk about its creation;
music derived from the cosmic
microwave background (CMB), or the
faint sound of cosmic background
radiation that fills all space. In 2018,
two of Talman’s musical installations
premiered at Mount Wilson as part of
a celebration of observatory creator
George Ellery Hale’s sesquicentennial.
Tickets for the Talman event and the
public tours can be purchased online
at MtWilson.edu. Public tour tickets
can also be purchased at the Cosmic
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PLAY AMONG THE STARS AT SPECIAL EVENTS MARKING
THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LUNAR LANDING
BY JANA J. MONJI
Cafe, located above the large parking
lot at the entrance to the observatory.
Participation in both requires climbing
stairs and children under the age of 6
are not permitted.
Also on at 1 p.m. Friday, Kidspace
Children’s Museum’s Busy Bee Book
event features Karen Jameson reading
and signing her new picture book,
“Moon Babies!” Admission to Kidspace
(480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena) is $14.
Visit kidspacemuseum.org or call (626)
449-9144 for more information.
On Saturday, July 20, Jet Propulsion
Laboratory will be transporting a portable
planetarium to the California Science
Center (700 Exposition Park Drive, Los
Angeles) as part of the free one-day event
“Looking Back, Leaping Forward.”
A team from USC will have an
artificial intelligence system featuring
an Apollo 15 astronaut. Other activities
include learning about meteorites,
gravity and landing an Apollo lunar
module. The center’s collection
includes an Apollo-Soyuz command
module, spacesuits from the Mercury
and Apollo eras and a lunar sample. Beginning
on July 15, tickets to see the
special IMAX science center edition
of Todd Douglas Miller’s “Apollo 11”
documentary can be purchased for
$6.75 to $8.95. For more information,
visit CaliforniaScienceCenter.org or call
(323) 724-3623.
Closer to home, enter the 40,000
square-feet lunar dome at the Rose
Bowl and be one of the first to experience
“Apollo 11 — The Immersive
Live Show.” Although the story about
a fictional mission control engineer
remembering his experience to explain
its significance to his teenage granddaughter
could be tightened up and
scientists and science geeks might
cringe at the reasoning given for space
exploration, the 360-degree projections
provide stunning visuals. Your seat
quakes as the Saturn V rocket launches
and the show features a slightly smaller
version of the lunar landing module,
which you can take selfies of after the
show. The noon July 20 performance
includes a conversation between LA
Times columnist Patt Morrison and
former NASA astronaut, engineer
and educator Dr. Bonnie Dunbar. Also
scheduled to speak is Frank Slazer,
vice president of strategy and business
development for space programs at
Aerojet Rocketdyne, and George Torres,
former vice president of communications
at Boeing and author of “Space
Shuttle: The Quest Continues” and
“Space Shuttle: A Quantum Leap.” n
For tickets or more information, visit Apollo11show.com
or call (833) 527-6556.
Thursday July 18 through Wednesday July 24
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THURSDAY
The Blue Guitar
Arroyo Seco Golf Course
1055 Lohman Lane, South Pasadena
blueguitar.club
The club presents Latin jazz, R&B and salsa with
Louie Cruz Beltran at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20.
Cancer Support Community
76 E. Del Mar Blvd., Ste. 215, Pasadena
(626) 796-1083, cscpasadena.org
A series of programs on complimentary and
natural remedies for cancer patients and survivors
runs from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 15
and Sept. 19. Free, but call for reservations.
Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge
(818) 949-4200, descansogardens.org
Descanso’s annual Music on the Main live jazz
series features Molly Miller with jazz and pop originals
and indie pop from 6 to 7:30 p.m., included in
Descanso admission of $9 general admission, $6
for students and seniors, $4 for children 5 to 12,
free for those 4 and younger.
Pasadena Senior Center
85 E. Holly St., Pasadena
(626) 795-4331, pasadenaseniorcenter.org
A discussion of hoarding disorder by Mary DeVan
starts at 10 a.m.
San Gabriel Valley Orchid Hobbyists Meeting
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic
Garden
301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia
sgvoh.org
The meeting features Fred Clarke discussing
“Becoming an 80 Percentile Grower” at 7 p.m., free
and open to the public.
Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 449-5320, vromansbookstore.com
Andrea Dunlop, in conversation with Julia Whelan,
discusses and signs “We Came Here to Forget”
at 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse
1010 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge
(818) 790-0717, flintridgebooks.com
Bruce Craven, author of “Win or Die: Leadership
Secrets from ‘Game of Thrones,” at 6 p.m.
Lake Avenue Church
393 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena
(626) 844-4721, lakeave.org
A concert of music for two pianos features Jamie
Rankin and Duane Funderburk and the Lake Avenue
Orchestra, conducted by John Sutton. Guest
soprano Jane Thorngren is joined by Pastor Greg
Waybright in a variety of vocal duets, including
sacred music, music from Broadway and works by
Bach, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Brahms and
Mozart. It runs from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free.
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic
Garden
301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia
(626) 821-3222, arboretum.org
Arboretum Summer Nights features live music
Friday and July 26, Aug. 9 and 18. Friday’s show
features Streetlight Cadence performing alternative
folk pop. Admission is included in Arboretum
admission of $8 general public, $4 for kids 5 to 12,
free for members and those younger than 5.
Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 449-6840, nortonsimon.org
The exhibition “Air Land Sea,” a lithographic
suite by William Crutchfield, offers a rare look at
the work created by Crutchfield and printed at
the Tamarind Lithographic Workshop in 1970. It
features trains, ships and airplanes all portrayed
as overbuilt, fantastical and models of modernity.
It goes on view Friday and continues through Nov.
4. The film “Chocolat” (1988) is the story of an
affluent white woman who returns to her childhood
home in Cameroon after living in France and reconnects
with the African servant she bonded with in
the former French colony in the 1950s. It starts at
5:50 p.m., included in Norton Simon admission of
$15 for adults, $12 for seniors, free for students,
those 18 and under and members.
Old Pasadena Summer Cinema
One Colorado
41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena
oldpasadena.org/summercinema
Friday’s free film is “Enchanted” (2007) at 8:30
p.m.
Pasadena Senior Center
85 E. Holly St., Pasadena
(626) 795-4331, pasadenaseniorcenter.org
A free health fair offers glucose, blood pressure
and hearing screenings, counseling and health
and community resources from 9 to 11 a.m. Call
(626) 685-6732 for information. Free films screen
at 1 p.m. on select Fridays. This Friday’s film is
“Chicago” (2002).
Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 449-5320, vromansbookstore.com
Guillaume Serina discusses and signs “An Impossible
Dream: Reagan, Gorbachev and a World
without the Bomb” at 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic
Garden
301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia
(626) 821-3222, arboretum.org
An event celebrating plumeria, the flowers used
in Hawaiian leis, offers information about them
in guided tours of the Arboretum’s grove, a sale
featuring hundreds of the plants and workshops on
the basics of growing and caring for them from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is included in Arboretum
admission of $9 for adults, $6 for students and
seniors, $4 for children 5 to 12, free for those
younger than 5.
Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
(626) 449-6840, nortonsimon.org
A guided tour visits works of Southeast Asian art
from 1 to 2 p.m. A concert, “Ragas and Rhythmic
Patterns: An Exploration,” features the husband
and wife duo of Kamaljeet Ahluwalia on santoor
and Jas Ahluwalia on tabla from 6 to 7 p.m. Both
events are included in Norton Simon admission of
$15 for adults, $12 for seniors, free for students,
those 18 and under and members.
Old Pasadena Summer Cinema
Central Park
141 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
oldpasadena.org/summercinema
The free series presents “Singles” (1992) 8:30 p.m.
Old Pasadena Summer Cinema
One Colorado
41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena
oldpasadena.org/summercinema
The free series presents “Coco” (2017) at 8:30
p.m.
Pasadena Public Library, La Pintoresca Branch
1355 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
(626) 744-7268
pasadenapubliclibrary.net
Guests are invited to celebrate the 50th anniversary
of the Apollo moon landing by looking through a
solar telescope and other astronomy activities from
3:30 to 5 p.m.
Pasadena Public Library, Linda Vista Branch
1281 Bryant St., Pasadena
(626) 744-7278
pasadenapubliclibrary.net
Pasadena historian Young Phong discusses the
history of the Linda Vista area at 11 a.m.
Pasadena Senior Center
85 E. Holly St., Pasadena
(626) 795-4331