14+ hour, 11+ min ago   (596+ words) Susan Sassi returns to Visionarium Live Italian in South Pasadena as her vintage cabaret character Toots McApplesauce on Friday, Oct. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m., in “An Evening with Toots McApplesauce: Only Slightly Misbehaving.” Tickets are $25 per person and fully redeemable toward food…...

17+ hour, 17+ min ago   (226+ words) Author Marie Miranda Cruz will discuss and sign her new middle-grade novel “A Boy Called Hero” at 3 p.m. today at Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., in conversation with Los Angeles book interviewer Dahlia De La Vega. The afternoon conversation…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (384+ words) Harry Styles will play two shows at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, 2027, with Kylie Minogue as special guest. The dates are part of a 25-date expansion of his Together, Together tour across 12 cities, announced…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (416+ words) Pasadena will celebrate Latino heritage with nearly two months of free festivals, cultural workshops, story times and community activities beginning Friday and continuing through early November. The citywide celebration will recognize the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans with roots…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (382+ words) Red Hen Press, the Pasadena nonprofit publisher, has released “Nine Grudges: The Spiteful Origins of the Happiest Dyke on Earth,” the debut memoir by the Tucson storyteller and comedian Molly McCloy. The book turns on a letter. In 1992, at 22 and…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (375+ words) Pasadena Playhouse performs “The Visit” at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, half an hour later than the two performances that preceded it this week. The theater designated the Sept. 9 performance its Wine Wednesday and described that date as the preview-week Wednesday,…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (146+ words) After-school opportunities are an important part of a child’s development—extending learning and growth Beyond the Bell. They give students the chance to discover new interests, build confidence, develop friendships, have fun, and, in many cases, strengthen skills beyond the…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (773+ words) The Jeff Hamilton Trio returns to Bacchus Kitchen + Wine Bar in northeast Pasadena for two nights, Sept. 11 and 12, opening a September of Italian wine dinners, chamber music and Shakespeare at the restaurant. Doors open at 6 p.m. both nights, with the first…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (133+ words) The float builder mentioned five candidates — the City of Santa Monica, OneLegacy Donate Life, Kindness is Free Powered by Boys & Girls Clubs of the West San Gabriel Valley and Eastside, The UPS Store, Visit Mississippi and Princess Cruises. The point…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (431+ words) At least two events are open to the public in Pasadena on Thursday, Sept. 10, one of them partly outdoors on a day the National Weather Service has placed under a heat advisory until 8 p.m. The advisory, which covers the Los Angeles…...