U S and Latin Influences in Pacific Serenades New CD
Pacific Serenades is a chamber group that regularly performs in Pasadena at the Neighborhood Church on Orange Grove Boulevard. Its 26-year distinguished record of performing and promoting living conductors has set it apart from most other groups. Also, while commissioning 90 new works by 48 different composers, it has gathered a string of notable awards [...]
Pasadena POPS: American Songs and Poetry
Pasadena-born Khori Dastoor, soprano, sings with Pasadena POPS this week-end. The Pasadena POPS will present “I Hear America Singing” this week-end, Friday, Aug. 15, Saturday, Aug. 16 and Sunday, Aug 17 at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking and showtime 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and [...]
Arcadia Library Concert 2008-2009 Series Announced
The Arcadia Public Library Foundation has announced their concert series for the 2008-2009 season of four concerts, the first to be held Oct. 1 in the Cay Mortenson Auditorium at the Library. Concerts are held Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and are free to the public. Concert dates are Oct. 1, Dec. 3, Feb. 4, and [...]
Double Duty for Ayke Agus at Cal Phil’s “Movie Magic”
Hear About Southwest Chamber’s Concert of Aug. 8 and 9
Jeff von der Schmidt, Artistic Director of Southwest Chamber Music, tells about the program for their next concert which is this Friday, Aug 8 and Saturday, Aug. 9 at The Huntington Library in San Marino. The group performs on the Loggia of the Art Gallery and also opens the lawn for seating. Concerts begin at [...]
Caltech Associates Explore their History at the Huntington Library
On March 9, 1926, one hundred of southern California’s most influential men and women met in the home of railroad magnate and art collector Henry E. Huntington. This was the first meeting of the Associates of the California Institute of Technology, an organization that has helped Caltech become a scientific world leader. Today, 2,325 men [...]
The Great Tomato Tasting!
This is a chance of a lifetime to TASTE-TEST many different varieties of heirloom tomatoes, and rate your favorites! As a longtime grower and expert of both heirloom tomatoes and vegetables, Steve is providing you with a unique opportunity to actually TASTE the many different varieties of tomatoes available, and decide for yourself the ones [...]
Only Three More Arcadia Community Concerts
Thoughts of returning to school this fall may be swirling in some of our neighbor’s minds, but it is still summertime for the City of Arcadia’s Thursday night 2008 Summer Concert series. Three concerts remain on the schedule: Juke Box Heroes on Aug. 7; Mrs. Murphy’s Chowder on Aug. 14 and Nannett and Her Hotsy [...]
Summer Concerts Rock On at Levitt Pavilion
Levitt Pavilion at Memorial Park, Pasadena, continues the most energetic and ambitious summer music concert program of the region. Presenting programs, each a differing style of music, from Wednesdays through Sundays, it is a longer season than most other city presentations for these free community concerts. Concerts at Levitt Pavilion will continue through Sunday, Sept. [...]
Sierra Madre Kiwanis Sponsors The Grove at the Park in Sierra Madre
The next Sierra Madre Summer Concert in the Park will be under the sponsorship of the Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club on Sunday, Aug. 10 at 6 p.m. The Grove, a group that belts out songs of the 1970′s and ’80s will be on hand at Memorial Park to entertain. Two more concerts remain on the [...]