American Modern: USC Style and Beyond
March 23, 2012
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Pasadena Heritage will highlight Modern residential architecture on its 35th anniversary Spring Home Tour, American Modern: USC Style and Beyond, to be held on Sunday, March 25, 2012. Though more rare in Pasadena, wonderful examples of mid-century architecture can be found scattere
Continue Reading →Enjoy Fresh Local Fruits and Vegetables
March 20, 2012
If you have never been to the Pasadena Farmers Market, you’re in for a treat. You’ll love the experience of buying directly from local farmers who grows the fresh produce. The Villa Parke Center Farmers’ Market was started in 1980, and the Victory Park FarmersR
Continue Reading →Public Art Installations
March 19, 2012
The Pasadena Playhouse District is hosting public art installations consisting of pedestrian street and text-based art on crosswalks and utility boxes. In addition, to store front art installations that all add to the cultural richness of the Arts District. Moon Walk Pedestrian street
Continue Reading →Pasadena Historic Playhouse District
March 19, 2012
The historic Pasadena Playhouse District evolved during the 1920s as a major concentration of retail, business, professional and cultural activities along Colorado Boulevard. The District still retains many of the original buildings built during this period, and a significant portion
Continue Reading →Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey
March 18, 2012
As part of its tenth anniversary celebrations, the Pasadena Museum of California Art will present the first major showing of Edgar Payne (1883-1947) in over forty years.
Continue Reading →Grow! A Garden Festival, May 4 – 6
March 08, 2012
Grow! A Garden Festival will be a great way to celebrate the spring gardening season with one-stop shopping and entertainment. It will offer favorite attractions of the Los Angeles Garden show plus much more. The Garden Festival will feature a weekend of festivities that will inc
Continue Reading →Pasadena Wired Wednesday Workshops
March 07, 2012
I just heard through a friend that in January of this year, the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce began a series of free informational seminars and workshops. Wired Wednesday is a great opportunity to energize and invigorate your business with new ideas, helpful tips on a wide variety of t
Continue Reading →Pasadena Showcase House 2012
March 06, 2012
The 2012 Pasadena Showcase House will take place at the Robbins estate in La Canada-Flintridge. Built in 1927, the Spanish Colonial Revival estate was designed by architect John Winford Byers as the winter home to the Robbins family. The 6,429 square foot residence features 8 bedrooms
Continue Reading →Greene & Greene Interiors 2012
March 06, 2012
On Sunday, April 22, five private Greene & Greene homes and a Greene & Greene garden will open for touring to benefit The Gamble House. These sites, along the edge of Pasadena’s Arroyo Seco, have rarely, if ever, been open for public touring. Thanks to the generosity of the
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