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 …
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 …
Lion dancers and more at the Chinatown Golden Dragon parade in Los Angeles
The weather gods must love parades. The Rose Parade, the Doo-Dah parade, the Chinatown Golden Dragon parade all happen during our Southern California rainy season, …
Princess Leia, Jane Fonda and the Clown Trump at the Women’s March in L.A.
After days of rain, the skies above Los Angeles were gloriously blue on the day of the Women’s March in January 2017. And there were …
You won’t find movie stars on Hollywood Blvd.
Oh scream! Oh shriek! No wonder the world thinks L.A. is garishly tasteless! No wonder the world needs this blog! There is more to Los …
Mayan censors, German angels and sandcastles at LACMA
The ‘Big Attraction Show’ for 2016 holiday tourists at Los Angeles Country Museum of Art is the Diego Rivera-Pablo Picasso exhibition. The common ground between …
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 …