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, [...]
South Pasadena Shops Support Vietnam Cultural Exchange
Bringing a new meaning to the term “traveling Troubadours”, the Southwest Chamber Music is continuing its tradition of taking its musicians around the world. This time, though, Southwest Chamber will participate in a U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program that will see the Grammy-winning ensemble in the two major cities of [...]
Holiday Events
Christmas Tree Lane, Altadena’s Historic Avenue Lighted for the Season Altadena’s historic Christmas Tree Lane opens for drive-thoughs of Santa Rosa Ave. after dark. The deodars will remain lit through Jan. 6, 2010. The deodars, planted in 1883, provided a picturesque entrance to the John P. Woodbury Ranch where Woodbury planned a large estate. The [...]
Night of Live Jazz Seasonal Music to Benefit Jazz Institute
Founder and Artistic Director of the Pasadena Jazz Institute, Paul Lines, and Old Pasadena restaurateur André Vener of Redwhite+bluezz have been friends for some time. Lines now finds his Jazz Institute in need of some help and Vener has stepped forward to produce “The Nutcracker Swings, A Cool Jazz Christmas” at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. [...]
Old Town Continues Holiday Celebration this Weekend
Friday, Dec. 18: Family Festival with Old Town all aglow and live music at Dollmakers’ Kattywompus store, 412 S. Myrtle Ave. Saturday, Dec. 19: Santa Breakfast at Peach Café at 9:45 a.m.; Rudy’s Mexican Food at 11:30 a.m. Peach Café, 141 E. Colorado Blvd; Rudy’s Mexican Food, 602 S. Myrtle Ave. Other activities on Dec. [...]
Effort to Oust Assemblyman Anthony Adams Fails
An Orange County Republican who declared that fellow Republican Anthony Adams’ pledge to not raise taxes was broken when the Assemblyman of the 59th District joined Democrats in the California Assembly to vote a tax increase package, has failed in his attempt to recall Adams and remove him from office, the California Secretary of State announced Friday.
Sierra Madre Writer Tells It Short, But Not Always Sweet
New Book of Short Fiction is an Easy Read For centuries, writers have been fascinated with the challenge of telling a story in 1000 words or less. Today, it is a popular, albeit difficult, form of fiction showing up in bookstores. Short story telling is known as flash-fiction. Linda Courtland is a Sierra Madre resident [...]
Arcadia Political Leaders Call California’s Constitution "Flawed"
Town Hall Meeting tonight at Dana Middle School 6 to 8 p.m. to discuss possible changes The Arcadia City Council and the Arcadia Unified School District’s Board of Education will co-host a Town Hall meeting tonight to learn from an advocate for a California Constitutional Convention just what the proposal might entail. The two bodies [...]
Reinecke Leads Pasadena Community Orchestra in His Second Season
The Pasadena Community Orchestra advertises itself as “A continuing heritage of fine music”. Indeed! Alan Reinecke is now Music Director; as he begins his second season as conductor this orchestra is bound to flourish. Founded when PCC decided to discontinue the college orchestra program in 1983, Wayne Reinecke kept it going and served as Music [...]
Musical Flights of Fantasy to Open Pasadena Symphony Season
A new season starts for the Pasadena Symphony on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Several changes have been made for the 2009-2010 season. First, a starting time for the symphony, 8:00 p.m., is new this year. Also, no formal dinner has been planned as the Symphony and its wealthy supporters are downsizing. [...]
