Street photography from Mexico City at ArtNight in Pasadena
by I went to the spring 2017 ArtNight in Pasadena last Friday and at the Armory Center for the Arts discovered a photographer, Federico Gama, whose …
Category: Pasadena
Poppies are blooming in Pasadena and coming soon to the high desert Poppy Reserve
After years of drought the rain this winter has given renewed life to the intrepid California poppies. A block from my home the Throop Church’s …
Rain didn’t stop the bicycling in South Pasadena
The 626 Golden Streets bicycling event in the San Gabriel Valley is the first open streets event of the year. The name of the event …
See the Scharf garage at the Pasadena Museum of California Art
If you are visiting Pasadena for the Rose Parade, take a few minutes to see the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Or more specifically the …
A Christmas Concert at the Pasadena United Methodist Church
(Note: There will be no Christmas Concert attended by hundreds in 2020 at the Pasadena United Methodist Church, but here is what it looked like …
See Obama’s home — seriously, he lived in Pasadena
I was surprised to learn that President Barack Obama lived in Pasadena when he attended Occidental College, which is located a few miles to the …
The Doo Dah is silliness on parade in stuffy Pasadena
This is part two. See the previous post for more. After 39 years the Doo Dah Parade still is silly and fun–characteristics one usually does …
See the crazy fun Doo Dah parade in Pasadena
This is Part One. More posts follow tomorrow. Originally the Doo Dah parade was a send-up of Pasadena’s famed Rose Parade. And it is still …
A look inside the private Shakespeare Club in Pasadena
The private Shakespeare Club in Pasadena was founded in 1888 as a women’s literary society. Over the years the focus shifted more to raising funds …
The Jackalope art fair had more than the usual suspects
Yes, all the usuals (soap, candles and jewelry) were on display at the Jackalope art fair in Pasadena. There were some other things, like the …