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Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 6:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Manzanar Living History Project with Kansha Pasadena and Pasadena Heritage   click for more information »

In collaboration with Pasadena Heritage and on the 80th Anniversary of Executive Order 9066, Kansha Pasadena is planning a Manzanar Living History Project to take members of the greater Pasadena community on a day-long bus tour to Manzanar. Many people are unaware of the injustices suffered by Japan…

Event Location: Manzanar

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Pasadena Farmers’ Market at Victory Park   click for more information »

fruits and vegetables. They are proud and active members of the California Federation of Certified Farmers’ Markets. Everyone will love the experience of buying directly from the farmer that grows the food. What visitors will love even more is the fresh, delicious taste of locally grown, nutritious…

Event Location: Victory Park

Cost: Varies

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

18th Young African American Women’s Conference: “Beyond Our Circumstances… Creating Our Destiny”   click for more information »

Pasadena Delta Foundation in collaboration with Pasadena Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and other community partners presents the 18th Young African American Women’s Conference themed “Beyond Our Circumstances… Creating Our Destiny”, at Pasadena City College. Calling ALL Mi…

Event Location: Pasadena City College

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Shakespeare and the Poetics and Politics of Relevance   click for more information »

This two-day conference addresses vexing questions about the contemporary relevance of Shakespeare’s writings. Presenters will ask not just why or how Shakespeare might be pertinent to current social, political, and literary matters, but also relevant to whom? How do we make connections between Sh…

Event Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Cost: $25.00/Registration fee

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: All day event

Caltech & Science Olympiad National Tournament   click for more information »

Science Olympiad and Caltech are beyond excited to present the 2022 National Tournament. This year’s theme, Imagination, embodies the culture of innovation and creativity at Caltech. This tournament represents the highest level of the science competition for middle and high schools across the natio…

Event Location: Online (Virtual)

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

La Canada Farmers’ Market   click for more information »

La Cañada Farmers’ Market, setup weekly on Saturdays with love, rain or shine! Choose from a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, to meats and cheeses, breads, jams, pickles, a profusion of leafy vegetables and fruits juices and much more. For more information and updates visit http://www.rawin…

Event Location: 1346 Foothill Blvd.

Cost: Varies

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

2022 Pasadena Showcase House of Design   click for more information »

Everything you know and love about the Pasadena Showcase House of Design is back, as it returns to South Pasadena for the first time in over 40 years from April 24 – May 22, 2022. Anchoring a historic Greene & Greene-planned neighborhood of century-old homes, this stately 1905 English Tudor mansi…

Event Location: South Pasadena

Cost: $40.00 – $50.00

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Olfactory Virtual Trip in Corsica   click for more information »

Explore Corsica and discover the Immortelle! Corsica is an island located in Southern France. The island has various landscapes with mountains and the very blue Mediterranean Sea. A beautiful yellow flower called “immortelle” covers the land of Corsica. During this virtual visit of this magnific…

Event Location: Online (Virtual)

Cost: $25.00 – $30.00

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Fire Service Day   click for more information »

Pasadena Fire Department will hold Fire Service Day at Pasadena Fire Department’s Training Center. Various Demonstrations throughout the day to include: Auto Extrications, EMT Demos, Sidewalk CPR, Fire Extinguisher demo, Fire Nozzle Reac…

Event Location: Pasadena Fire Department’s Training Center (JTC)

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Piles of Pawn: Spring Edition at Santa Fe Crafts Native American Gallery   click for more information »

Due to popular demand, Santa Fe Crafts Native American Gallery invite you to Piles of Pawn Spring Edition! It’s one of the most beloved events of the year and you just can’t get enough! …

Event Location: Santa Fe Crafts Native American Gallery

Cost: Call for details

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: TBA

LitFest 2022: Telling on Yourself: “The Challenges and the Rewards of Writing Memoir”   click for more information »

LitFest Pasadena culminates on Saturday, May 14 at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church for “Telling on Yourself: The Challenges and the Rewards of Writing Memoir” with Samantha Dunn, Cassandra Lane, Tembi Locke, Maggie Rowe, and Erika Schickel. Another memoir panel being developed by Open Book, a p…

Event Location: Pasadena Presbyterian Church

Cost: Call for details

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Phoebe’s Ukulele Workshop   click for more information »

Learn to play the ukulele under the tutelage of Phoebe. Ukuleles will be provided and can be checked out during the three-week session. Saturdays, May 7th, 14th and 21st, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Ages 7 to 10. Call the above number to register. Registration limited. Masks recommended. …

Event Location: La Pintoresca Branch Library

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 10:30 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.

Saturday Sing-Along at SCCM   click for more information »

Kiddos of all ages get to explore various musical instruments while singing their favorite songs! From shakers to drums, SCCM is ready to make some noise! Schedule subject to change. Please call SCCM with questions at the above number or email info@socalkids.org….

Event Location: Southern California Children’s Museum

Cost: Free with admission

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Vroman’s Live Presents Henry Lien Presents Peasprout Chen: Battle of Champions   click for more information »

Now in her Second Year at Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, Peasprout Chen strives to reclaim her place as a champion of wu liu, the sport of martial arts figure skating. But, with the new year comes new competition, and Peasprout’s dreams are thwarted by an impressive transfer student. Yinm…

Event Location: Online (Virtual)

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 11:00 a.m.

Young Artists’ Workshop: Virtual: From 3D to 2D: A Monoprint Workshop   click for more information »

Join artist and educator Mariko Tu for a close look at the prints and sculptures of artist Richard Hunt. Spark your creativity by manipulating foil to create a sculpture. Then, using your sculpture as inspiration, reinterpret it as three unique prints using paint, brushes and acrylic sheets. Educato…

Event Location: Online (Virtual)

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Fiber Arts Month – Sustainability, Culture, and Community Dialogue with Featured Student Artists   click for more information »

Textile and fiber arts students from Pomona College exhibit and lead spotlight discussions on sustainability, culture, and community. Student artist bios: • Austin Kim is a multimedia artist focused on video essay, fibers, and textiles. Through his work, he aims to address questions of rituality, …

Event Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Cost: Free with admission

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: TBA

LitFest 2022: Two fiction panel discussions: “Food & Fiction”; “The Southern California Novel”   click for more information »

Vroman’s Bookstore once again partners with LitFest Pasadena, hosting on this day with two fiction panel discussions: “Food & Fiction” with Kim Fay, J. Ryan Stradal, and Michelle Huneven, and “The Southern California Novel” with Mary Camarillo, Mary Kuryla, and Lou Mathews. LitFest Pasaden…

Event Location: Vroman’s Bookstore

Cost: Call for details

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.

Spring Bloom Tours   click for more information »

Join Descanso Gardens for a guided walking tour at 11am or 1pm to see what’s blooming at the gardens. Meets at Center Circle. Included in the price of admission, no reservations required….

Event Location: Descanso Gardens

Cost: Free with admission

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 12:00 p.m.

Cruel World Festival   click for more information »

Goldenvoice presents Cruel World Fest – Featuring Full Lineup (ABC order): 45 Grave, Automatic, Bauhaus, Berlin, Black Marble, Blaqk Audio, Blondie, Christian Death, Cold Cave, Devo, Drab Majesty, Echo & The Bunnymen, English Beat, Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel, London After Midnight, Missing Persons, Morrissey, Public Image Ltd., Sextile, Soft Kill, The Church, The Damned, The KVB, The Meteors, The Psychedelic Furs, TR/ST and the Violent Femmes. Cruel World Fes…

Event Location: Rose Bowl Stadium

Cost: $159.00

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The Anti-Book Event: Kids Author Event   click for more information »

Spend an afternoon with author Raphael Simon (aka. Pseudonymous Bosch) as he presents his newest book The Anti-Book. Join the library for craft activities, a fun writing exercise, and an author talk and book signing. While funny and fantastical, at its core, The Anti-Book explores men…

Event Location: Hastings Branch Library

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Cody B. Bryant & Campbell Fest   click for more information »

A big band extravaganza. The music of Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb & John Hartford. If you miss the simple pleasure of enjoying Glen Campbell’s Goodtime Hour TV Show, don’t miss this. The Coffee Gallery Backstage is featuring a whole band of world class musicians who love it too and will be perform…

Event Location: The Coffee Gallery Backstage

Cost: $20.00

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The Anti-Book Event: Kids Author Event   click for more information »

Spend an afternoon with author Raphael Simon (aka. Pseudonymous Bosch) as he presents his newest book “The Anti-Book”. Join the library for craft activities, a fun writing exercise, and an author talk and book signing. While funny and fantastical, at its core, The Anti-Book explores men …

Event Location: Hastings Branch Library outside

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The Word for the World is Forest: A Walking Conversation with Trees   click for more information »

Join forest ecologist Suzanne Simard, poets Amy Gerstler and Kinsale Drake, composer Heather McIntosh, and The Huntington’s Director of Botanical Gardens Nicole Cavender for a walking lecture and poetry reading set among three tree communities in the Huntington Botanical Gardens. In the spi…

Event Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Cost: Free with reservation

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

LitFest Pasadena 2022   click for more information »

LitFest – The Free and Public Literary Festival returns! Five days of workshops – Saturday April 30 to Saturday May 14, readings, and Panel Discussions  (2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.) featuring various genres, social justice issues, honing one’s craft, and navigating the publishing path. New Venues and hometown favorites with Special Guest U.S. House Representative Adam Schiff! De…

Event Location: Vroman’s Bookstore

Cost: $20.00

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 3:00 p.m.

WORKS 2022 – Live   click for more information »

Join Nancy Evans Dance Theatre (NEDT) for two weekends at ARC (A Room to Create) in Pasadena. NEDT invite you to explore its modern dance lineage with three works choreographed by Don Martin, Nancy Hauser’s Everness, Viola Farber’s Clearing, sections of Nancy Evans Doede’s Daughters of the Eart…

Event Location: ARC (A Room to Create)

Cost: Call for details

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Japanese Storytime with Sunny Seki   click for more information »

An introduction to Japanese folklore and cats in Japan through the story The Tale of The Lucky Cat followed by an audience-interactive storytelling and pantomime ending with color the Lucky Cat coloring page and playing with traditional Japanese wooden toys….

Event Location: Linda Vista Branch Library

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 4:30 p.m.

Pasadena Literary Alliance Presents an Open Book Memoir Panel “Resilience”   click for more information »

Pasadena Literary Alliance presents an Open Book Memoir Panel “Resilience” at Pasadena Presbyterian Church. Featuring Antong Lucky (Author of “A Redemptive Path Forward”), Silvia Vasquez-Lavado (Author of “In the Shadow of the Mountain”), and Obed Sil…

Event Location: Pasadena Presbyterian Church

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

DO Hikes, Hike to Heal #4   click for more information »

Join Day One Pasadena for its DO Hikes to increase overall wellness: physically and mentally. Day One want to build a community of youth who want to prioritize their self-care. These hikes are a wonderful opportunity for youth to make, renew, and revitalize their commitment to live healthier lives. …

Event Location: Mount Wilson Trail

Cost: Call for details

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Starry Starry Night: Five Acres Annual Gala   click for more information »

Children in foster care wish on a star to belong in a loving and permanent family. For nearly 134 years, Five Acres has committed to ensuring that every child’s wish to have a loving, permanent family of their own be fulfilled. Co-chairing the Five Acres annual gala are Trish Gonzales and Nicole R…

Event Location: A Private Estate

Cost: Call for details

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.

SPEF Parti Gras 2022 “Through the Looking Glass”   click for more information »

Wonderland Awaits! “Let us venture Through the Looking Glass for a whimsical and imaginative evening of dancing, bidding and celebrating together in support of our schools!” Don’t be late! Tickets and sponsorships are available Now! SPEF would simply go mad without your help! Volunteers, auction …

Event Location: Arroyo Seco Golf Course

Cost: Call for ticket cost

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Holy Family Church’s Auction “An Evening at the Derby”   click for more information »

Mount your Steed and Gallop on over! Early Bird tickets are now on Sale for Holy Family Church’s “An Evening at the Derby”. You colts and fillies are in for a treat! Holy Family Church has specially priced tickets for all you first arrivers. Both event and raffle tickets are now available for $75…

Event Location: Holy Family Church

Cost: $75.00

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

On Gold Mountain   click for more information »

The Huntington, LA Opera Connects, and members of the LA Opera Orchestra present an evening performance of the opera On Gold Mountain in the Chinese Garden. The opera is based on author Lisa See’s bestselling book that tells the story of her great-grandfather, Fong See, who emigrated from China to …

Event Location: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Cost: $135.00 – $150.00

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 7:30 p.m.

“how we are in time and space” – Annotations with Tashi Wada   click for more information »

Join Armory Center for the Arts at Arlington Garden in Pasadena for the next installment of “how we are in time and space” – Annotations with an outdoor performance by Los Angeles–based composer and performer Tashi Wada. This performance is free. Reservations are appreciated. Seating is limited. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets. For his contribution to “how we are in time and space” – Nan …

Event Location: Arlington Garden

Cost: Free with reservations

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Second Saturday Concert: The JazzZone   click for more information »

Altadena Library presents its Second Saturday Concert featuring The JazzZone. The JazzZone founder Jimmie Owens brought together over 200 years of musical experience with a talented mix of rhythm and style. The musicians Jimmie Owens drums, Robert “Bob” Lace…

Event Location: Altadena Main Library

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Jonathan Mack Presents “An Irving Berlin Songbook”   click for more information »

Tenor Jonathan Mack and pianist Shannon Mack present a set of songs by the incomparable Irving Berlin, along with stories of Berlin’s life and some special surprises. City of Pasadena COVID proto…

Event Location: Pasadena Presbyterian Church

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Fire Cat – The Music of Cat Stevens   click for more information »

Firecat is a tribute to the music of Cat Stevens, one of the great singer-songwriters of the 1970s, performed live with passion and authenticity. You will hear many of his classic songs. From albums like “Tea For The Tillerman”, “Teaser and the Firecat”, and other classic albums song selections …

Event Location: The Coffee Gallery Backstage

Cost: $20.00

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Night Ride   click for more information »

Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition and Day One present a night-time adventure bike ride to well-known and maybe not-so-well known Pasadena landmarks! Distance will be approximately 12 miles. Ride Pace will be easy with multiple stops, relatively flat terrain with a few small hills. Meet at 7:00 PM,…

Event Location: Central Park (Starting point)

Cost: Free

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Opening Night Post-show Party with the Cast of “Metamorphoses”   click for more information »

On A Noise Within’s Opening Night performances, join ANW for a post-show party with the cast!…

Event Location: A Noise Within

Cost: Call for details

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Metamorphoses (Opening Night)   click for more information »

A Noise Within presents Metamorphoses based on the Myths of Ovid. Written and originally directed by Mary Zimmerman. Directed by Julia Rodriguez-Elliott… Primal storytelling and modern sensibility collide in a sensual re-envisioning of Greek myths, as gods and mortals alike endure love, loss, and …

Event Location: A Noise Within

Cost: $25.00 – $86.00

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Both And (A Play About Laughing While Black)   click for more information »

Don’t miss this rare and extraordinary piece of theatre, conceived, written, and performed by Carolyn Ratteray. Through clowning, poetic text, and a tour-de-force performance, the play deeply investigates the nucleus of Black joy. As her mother is dying, Teayanna finds herself in a netherworld bet…

Event Location: Boston Court Pasadena

Cost: $20.00 – $39.00

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Time: 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Caltech’s 40th Annual Bandorama Weekend – Wind Orchestra   click for more information »

The Caltech Wind Orchestra, directed by Dr. Glenn D. Price will present “American Stories” on Saturday, May 14 at 8:00 pm in Ramo Auditorium. Featured will be music by John Williams, Frank Ticheli, Erika Svanoe, Oscar Navarro, plus the CWO Chamber Ensembles. Masks and proof of up to date vac…

Event Location: Caltech’s Ramo Auditorium

Cost: Free