On Tuesday April 16, 2019 enjoy tea presented by the Monrovia League and a fashion show themed “Spring into Fashion” presented by Magnolias. Reserve your place by calling the number (626) 358-4394. The cost is $30.00. The event will take place at the First Lutheran Church at 1323 S. Magnolia Ave.
The Monrovia Historic Preservation Group (MOHPG) will once again host a tour of vintage community homes, this year featuring six homes all built before the end of 1887. The tour will be held on Sunday, May 5, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Docents will lead tour goers through each of the homes, sharing…
By May S. Ruiz It might surprise some people to know that the Pasadena City College (PCC) has an opera music program. In fact, PCC’s administrators themselves didn’t think to offer the course until Anne Marie Ketchum, a full-time faculty teacher, established it. Ketchum, a South Pasadena resident, is also the master behind the Santa…
Entirely practical, challenging and fast-paced, this two-week course is ideal for students wishing to become more confident in performing classical works from Shakespeare’s Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Combining scene study with technical classes in movement and voice, it leads to a greater understanding of the challenges involved in working with classical texts. It is taught…
By May S. Ruiz Jonathan Keijser is a young filmmaker in Pasadena who has been working on a based-on-a-true-story feature narrative about the Hadhad family, who moved from Damascus, to Lebanon, and eventually to Nova Scotia in Canada, and how the community came together and rebuilt the Hadhads’ business from scratch. In the process, Keijser…
By Patrick Trujillo For those looking to broaden their cultural and culinary horizons, look no further than the Jewish Food Festival, the largest event of its kind in the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys. This event will be held on April 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Library Park in the City of…
The Rose Leaf Ragtime Club will meet on March 31 at The Myrtle Tree Café (405 S. Myrtle Ave. in Monrovia) from 1-4:30 p.m. Piano (or other instrument) players and listeners are all welcome. Parking is on-street, but most parking places are unlimited and free on Sundays. It’s a busy part of Old Town Monrovia, so allow a few…
The City of Monrovia recently announced the winners of the Art in Public Places’ second annual Sidewalk Poetry Contest, aka Footnotes. The sidewalk poems program works in conjunction with the Monrovia Renewal Project and adds an element of surprise for pedestrians who may stumble across a piece of poetry imprinted in the ground. Monrovia residents…
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Monrovia will present its 12th Annual Women’s Evensong Invitational on March 17 at 4 p.m. The church is located at 122 S. California Ave. at Foothill Boulevard in Monrovia. The free public performance will spotlight the women’s voices of the choir along with many invited guest singers. Music will include…
Award-winning San Gabriel Valley Choral Company (SGVCC) invites the public to attend “The Living Voice,” a celebration of contemporary choral music, on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the historic St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Monrovia (122 S. California Ave.). The choir will perform works by 20th and 21st century composers, including John Rutter, Simon…