Voila! There’s a New Culinary Kid in Town – New School offers some culinary competition for California School of Culinary Arts
Voila! There’s a New Culinary Kid in Town – New School offers culinary competition for California School of Culinary Arts Ecole de Cuisine Pasadena (ECP) launches its full culinary program in October There’s a new culinary kid in town. The Chefs Center of California has partnered with local chef instructors to form a new culinary [...]
Red White and Bluezz Jazz Fest on Tap Aug. 28 – 29
Redwhite+bluezz Pasadena Jazz Fest has announced the line-up of jazz and blues musicians to perform during the star-studded festival August 28 and 29, 2010. 200 plus artists, 23 top acts will entertain thousands of fans gathered at the spectacular outdoor venue the Los Angeles Arboretum. The weekend event, complete with an international food court, four [...]
Top Names in Music Business to Appear at Pasadena Jazz Fest Next Month
Redwhite+bluezz Pasadena Jazz Fest has announced the line-up of jazz and blues musicians to perform during the star-studded festival August 28 and 29, 2010. 200+ artists, 23 top acts will entertain thousands of fans gathered at the spectacular outdoor venue the Los Angeles Arboretum in the greater Pasadena area of California. www.pasadenajazzfest.com The weekend event, [...]
Worth a Thousand Words….and Maybe a Prize…Enter your Best Doo Dah Picture
Professional and amateur photographers are invited to submit their best photographs of the Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade in a contest. All photographs will be exhibited at McGinty’s Gallery at the End of the World in Altadena 6 p.m.-midnight July 17, during which trophies will be awarded in a number of categories with the “Spirit [...]
Good-sized Crowd Greeted Cal Phil’s First Summer Concert
A good-sized audience turned out for the opening concert of the California Philharmonic Orchestra’s 15th year to hear “America the Beautiful” as a pre-July 4 tribute in a highly entertaining program chocked full of a variety of musical forms. Everything on the program had an American platform, including, as Cal Phil’s conductor, Victor Vener explained, [...]
Mester to Leave Pasadena Symphony
In an abrupt announcement, the Pasadena Symphony Association’s 25-year love-fest with its Music Director Jorge Mester has come to an end. Mester is virtually walking out on the Association. The final concert of the season, to be held this Saturday, will be his last. According to the Association, it could not reach agreement with Mester [...]
Anita and the Yanks: A Novel Experience in Irish Rock
By Terry Miller When I sauntered into Novel Café on Friday last, I wasn’t really sure what to expect other than some good (hopefully) traditional Irish rock music a friend had recently recommended. “You have just got to hear them,” my friend Dave Peterson exclaimed somewhat passionately while chatting at one our favorite speakeasies, Brits [...]
Showcase House: A Fun Fantasy for a Good Cause
By Susan Motander The Pasadena Showcase House of Design is now open. The home this year is the headquarters of the Pomona San Gabriel Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. When it was built in 1930 it was the stately French Chateau estate of John and Mildred Cravens. There is a certain irony in [...]
Miss Saigon This Saturday in San Gabriel
By Terry Miller With local production companies struggling and classic theatres closing such as the Pasadena Playhouse, it’s wonderful to see a young and vibrant cast and crew working on a new live production. One that will indubitably revive an interest in live theatre The San Gabriel Valley Music Theatre, by arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, [...]
Doo Dah Parade Romps Through East Pasadena
After 33 years in the Old Pasadena retail and entertainment district, the Doo Dah Parade will bring its notorious brand of wackiness across town on Saturday, May 1st, stepping off at 11:00am. The relocation to East Colorado Boulevard places the parade in an older, retro neighborhood reminiscent of its long-ago ‘Old Town’ roots. In fact, [...]
