A day of Bach at Union Station and it’s free
by Two women standing beside me in Union Station wondered how anyone could afford to put on 10 hours of amazing performances of Bach’s music with …
Category: Festivals around LA
Clouds of colors at the Holi Festival
Once again the South Pasadena Education Foundation sponsored a Holi Day festival with all the thrown powdered chalk in fun colors. Here are some South …
Decorating the 2019 South Pasadena Rose Parade float
In keeping with the “Melody of Life” theme for the 2019 Tournament of Roses Parade the city of South Pasadena is entering a float called …
Queen Sassy Classy as Lady Godiva and other strange stuff at the Doo Dah Parade
What a surprise! The photos of the 2018 Doo Dah Parade I thought had vanished turned up last night, so here are more pix of …
Creative chaos at the Doo Dah Parade in Pasadena
Launched 41 years ago as a send-up of the oh-so-serious Tournament of Roses parade, the PasadenaDooDah parade has been wacky and chaotic from the start. …
Day of the Dead altar honoring Coco Chanel in Pasadena
Day of the Dead has passed but I just came across photos of the altar in the front window of a store on Holly Street …
Dia de los Muertos altars in Grand Park Los Angeles 2018
There seemed to be fewer Day of the Dead altars this year in Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles. While they varied from massive works …
Dancing in the Plaza by Olvera Street
From a block away I could hear the Mexican music from the bandstand in the center of La Placita at the historic Pueblo de Los …
The South Pasadena July 4th Parade is an All-American event
The South Pasadena celebration of the Fourth of July traditionally starts with a pancake breakfast, followed by a parade, and then in the evening, fireworks. …
Aliens at the Pasadena Chalk Art Festival
It is a double-header in Pasadena: the Alien Con is at the Convention Center and across the street dozens and dozens of chalk artists are …