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Renegade Craft Fair – July 11-12

This sounds great!

http://www.renegadecraft.com/los-angeles?site=la

And it’s free!

Learn how to make a linoelum block print and other arts/crafts for free!  There will be bands too.  And it all takes place on the penthouse level of California Market Center with 360-degree views of downtown L.A.

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We went to this.  It was very cool to see all the great [...]

Summer starts today! Hollywood Bowl without the Bowl

Tonight kicks off the Levitt Pavilion’s free outdoor concert series in Pasadena.  http://www.levittpavilionpasadena.org/summer-calendar-2009.html

And this Friday begins Free Shakespeare in Barnsdall Park. http://www.independentshakespeare.com/box-office/box-office.html

You can picnic at both of these places.  When I first started this blog, I was majorly enamored by both these events and wrote about them here and here.  The Levitt Pasadena is [...]

Art festival in a special place

The Pasadena Waldorf School is hosting its second annual Festival of Art on Saturday, April 25, 2009, 10 am to 5 pm.  I’ve been curious about Waldorf schools ever since I read that its students learn how to knit and weave even before writing.  The thinking behind this is if a student knows how to [...]

Pasadena Art Night

is Friday, March 13, 2009.

Here are the deets.

The new Samurai exhibit at the Pacific Asia Museum is free on this night too.

Samurai Robots report to the dance floor

The Pacific Asia Museum is hosting a free family day this Saturday, March 14, 2009, from 12 – 4 pm.   The exhibit is "The Samurai Re-Imagined: From Ukiyo to Anime" and features samurai, manga comics, armor, and robots.   The day includes free admission to the galleries plus crafts, performances, demonstrations, and more fun.

Also part of [...]

Riverside Dickens Festival

 

The Riverside Dickens Festival is this weekend, February 6-8, 2009.  Have tea with Queen Victoria, enjoy a Victorian Era fashion show, performances, and much more.

Doo Dah Parade is this Sunday

I’ve never been to the Doo Dah Parade, so don’t know what it’s like.  Here’s their press release:

 Doo Dah Parade on Heels of Rose Parade!

WHAT: The 32nd “OCASSIONAL” PASADENA DOO DAH PARADE celebrates the post-holiday season in its typically loud, irreverent style on SUNDAY, JANUARY 18th, stepping off at 11:30am. The boisterous, twisted sister to [...]

Whale Fiesta

January 25th is the Whale Fiesta at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.  Look at the nifty whale sand sculptures on the beach.  Also admission to the aquarium is free that day.  I predict lots of youngsters will be at the event as this looks extremely family friendly.  Their website write-up is funny:

"Join us for tons of [...]

Make a Free Tile at the South Pas Arts Fest

This Saturday, November 15, the City of South Pasadena will be hosting its Fall Arts Fest, featuring artist open houses, holiday boutiques, art-making workshops, music performances and much more.  Check out the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce’s site for details.  Mission Tile West (853 Mission) will host a free tile-making workshop from 2 pm [...]

Ahoy Matey!

Learn about the Port of Long Beach at the Green Port Festival, Saturday, October 4, 2008.  Free boat and train rides and a WHOLE LOT MORE.  Visit the site for details.

http://www.polb.com/community/portfest.asp