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February & March
Member Events
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Feb 16 - Mar 10
Frankenstein's monster? Low on charge. Dracula? Toothless. The Mummy? Dried up. The most terrifying undead being to walk among the living is the one, the only VON BACH!!
Sat.@8pm, Sun.@3pm. Tix $25. stud/sen $20.
$10 Previews Thurs. Feb.14 & Fri.15 @ 8pm.
Opening Night Gala, Sat. Feb. 16 @ 8pm
includes champagne reception, $34.99.
Tix & info: www.FremontCentreTheatre.com
or toll-free 1-866-811-4111.
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Sun.Mar. 17 @ 3pm & Mon.Mar. 18 @ 7pm
Coming to America-Transformations
Written & performed by Stephanie Satie.
Coming to America - a portrait gallery of women whose lives have been transformed, first by extraordinary events in their country of birth, and then by their response to America.
Sun. Mar. 17 @ 3pm & Mon. Mar. 18 @ 7pm
All tix $20.
or toll-free 1-866-811-4111.
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Mar. 28-April. 28
The Innocence of Father Brown
Based on stories by G.K. Chesterton
The Innocence of Father Brown tells the story of a simple, unassuming little priest who somehow finds himself caught up in the most shocking crimes in England.
Thurs. @ 7:30, Fri - Sat @ 8pm, Sun. @ 2pm.
or toll-free 1-866-811-4111.
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South Pas Gallery
at the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
Feb 5 - Mar 2 Howard Dean Spector "ColorScapes" The works on exhibition are new digital archival pigment prints that explore Spector's interest in the intersection of landscape, abstraction, and color. South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce Gallery, 1121 Mission Street. |
1506 Mission Street, South Pasadena
Hours: Tues.-Fri,12-6 pm,
Jan 26 - Mar 2
Rain Dance - Solo show of new paintings by Courtney Oquist
This work explores the ever-changing, shifting surface, worlds and forms of the ocean and water, and its relationship to painting.
Art in the Schools - AIR in Action!
We feel proud and privileged to be able toprovide high quality hands-on arts education to local students through our SPACE AIR (Artist-in-Residence) Program.
The AIR Program, in its third year, is available to all schools and can be customized to specific needs. For more info, contact program administrators Hope Perello or Victoria Arriola by email or call 626-441-4788.
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South Pasadena Music Center
& Conservatory
Enroll Now for Winter 2013 Classes
Eclectic Kids Chorus, Wednesdays 4:30 - 5:30pm
Next session begins Wed., Feb. 6.
Developing Young Voices, Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:30pm
Next session begins Wed., Feb. 6.
Jazz Combo Lab Band, Mondays 5:30 - 6:30
Next session begins Mon., Feb. 11.
All Classes are subject to minimum and maximum enrollments. Register by phone or stop by the Music Center. For more information on classes check out our website or call 626-403.2300.
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 Upcoming South Pasadena Library Events
Celebrating South Pasadena's 125th Anniversary on March 2nd!
Feb 7, 7pm
Author Night with Areva Martin
Areva's latest "The Everyday Advocate: Standing Up for Your Child with Autism and Other Special Needs" soared to the top of Amazon's bestseller lists in 2010.
Presented by the Library, the Friends, Institute for the Redesign of Learning, and the Kiwanis Club of South Pasadena. Refreshments will be served.
Feb 21, 7pm
Author Night with Rick Thomas
South Pasadena Historian Rick Thomas's 4 recent books include "South Pasadena," "South Pasadena's Ostrich Farm," "South Pasadena's Raymond Hotel," and "The Arroyo Seco." His all-new presentation of "South Pasadena: A Town Kissed by the Sun" will feature a PowerPoint of rare and fascinating images. Refreshments will be served.
Feb 27, 7pm
An Evening with Van Dyke Parks
The one-of-a-kind, not-to-be-missed concert, presented by the Library, the Friends of the Library, and the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. The concert is a fundraiser for the Friends of the South Pasadena Public Library.
Van Dyke will be accompanied by his stellar band: harpist Amy Shulman, cellist Cameron Stone, Dave Stone on standup bass, and percussionist Don Heffington. They will be joined by guest artist, singer/songwriter Joe Henry, a three-time GRAMMY�-winning producer. Singer/songwriter Inara George will add her artistryto two songs. The concert will also feature guitar cameos by "South Pasadena's Own" David Plenn. Click here for event details.
Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased here. Limited seating available. "Festival style" seating: first come, first seated.
Feb 28, 7pm
Author Night with Mary Ames Mitchell
Mary Ames Mitchell, local author of "The Search for My Abandoned Grandmother, A History of Family Blessings" will be discussing her grandfather Prynce, who started the quarterly magazine "Freedom and Unity" in 1940. Leo Politi painted illustrations for the magazine until its demise in 1946.
The program also features an exhibit of original Leo Politi artworks belonging to Mary, the Library, and local storeowners Ellen Daigle of Ellen's Silkscreening and Scott Gandell of South Pasadena Mercantile. Leo Politi created the mural in the South Pasadena Library Room in 1957. Today, it's the oldest remaining of all Leo Politi's public murals. Refreshments will be provided by Ellen's Silk Screening.
Mar 1, 7pm
Celebration of Route 66 with authors Jim Gallo & Dan Rice, Music by Cottage Industry
Jim Gallo, South Pasadena Class '58, is the author of "How Plans Can Change: Pasadena to Brooklyn Via Route 66." Dan Rice is the Past President of the California Historic Route 66 Association and the author of "End of the Trail."
The program will open with a live set of road songs performed by Cottage Industry, a band featuring three South Pasadenans. They will be playing "Route 66," "Mercury Blues," Hit the Road, Jack," "Take It Easy" and several others.
All events will be held in the Library Community Room at 1115 El Centro Street. Doors will open at 6:30pm and no tickets or reservations are required, unless otherwise noted.
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Are you a SPARC member with an event occurring in April or May? To be included in the next SPARC member event email blast, please send short info and picture or graphics by March 25th, to sharonfrayer@hotmail.com.
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About Us : SPARC is open to artists, actors, musicians, playwrights, directors, producers, set designers, costume designers, dancers, singers, storytellers, writers, art lovers, art patrons and all others who would like to help the arts survive and thrive in South Pasadena.
SPARC provides interactive art projects, visual, literary and performing arts programs, and collaborations with local businesses, the South Pasadena Unified School District and community organizations. SPARC advocates for and promotes the arts in order to recognize local artists as a rich resource within our city and build appreciation and understanding of the value of the arts within the community.
The South Pasadena Arts Council believes that the arts enrich our lives and are vital to the social, educational and economic wellbeing of South Pasadena.
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SPARC is a project of the Pasadena Arts Council's
EMERGE Fiscal Sponsorship Program.
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