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Friday, August 15, 2014

Looking for Something to Do? Free Events Aug. 16 to 22

Here are events scheduled Saturday, Aug. 16, to Friday, Aug 22.

All events are free, so take a look -- and don't you dare say there's nothing to do in Pasadena! 

TCU, winner of the 2011 Rose Bowl Game, will produce a national breast cancer music video in partnership with the Susan G. Komen Foundation featuring Josh Grobin's "Brave" Saturday, Aug. 16, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Rose Bowl Stadium and you can be part of it! Find more information and register right this minute here.


The Dive-In Movie Fest at the Robinson Park pool comes to a close Saturday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. with "Little Giants" (1994, PG) starring Rick Moranis and Ed O'Neill. Young misfits form their own opposing football team to an elite peewee team.


Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca will perform afro latin music Saturday, Aug. 16, at 8 p.m. at the Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park. Bring a picnic or purchase dinner at the park. A pre-concert festival will begin at 6:30 p.m. 


The Summer Jazz Series in the Playhouse District continues with Little Road Sunday, Aug. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the courtyard outside Vroman's Bookstore.  

Guitarist Richard Smith will perform tango music Sunday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. at the Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park. Bring a picnic or purchase dinner at the the park. A pre-concert festival will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Provide your input on priorities for future bikeways in Pasadena during a community meeting Monday, Aug. 18, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Center.


The Perfect Gentlemen will combine harmonies with humor Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m. in the Gold Shell at Memorial Park. Bring a picnic or purchase dinner at the BBQ snack bar.

"Night at the Museum 2: Battle at the Smithsonian" (2009, PG) starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson will be shown Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m. in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Central Library. Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution to rescue Octavius and Jedediah, who have been shipped there by mistake.


Birdie's Playhouse will perform for children (and everyone) Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m. at the Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park. Bring a picnic or purchase dinner at the park. A pre-concert festival will begin at 5:30 p.m.


See Folded: The Origami Art of Robert J. Lang, one of the leading masters of the art, through Aug. 20 at Art Center College of Design's Williamson Gallery


Activities for Pasadena Public Library's Summer Reading Challenge include the following (and more!):
Admission to the Pasadena Museum of California Art is free the third Thursday of every month from 5 to 8 p.m. On Thursday, Aug. 21, see the current exhibitions "June Wayne: Paintings, Prints and Tapestries" and "Time, Space & Matter: Five Installations Exploring Natural Phenomena" as well as everything else the museum has to offer. 

Representatives from utilities, advocacy groups and the private sector will discuss the drought’s impact on cities in this region and the future of water in Southern California during a special forum Thursday, Aug. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Southern California Public Radio's Crawford Family Forum. Larry Mantle, host of Airtalk on KPCC Radio, will moderate.


Omega String Quartet will perform soul music Thursday, Aug, 21, at 8 p.m. at the Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park. Bring a picnic or purchase dinner at the park. A pre-concert festival will begin at 6:30 p.m.


Brother Joscephus and the Love Revolution will perform soul and gospel Friday, Aug. 22, at 8 p.m. at the Levitt Pavilion in Memorial Park. Bring a picnic or purchase dinner at the park. A pre-concert festival will begin at 6:30 p.m.


Photo credits: IMDB, Sweet Station, Robert J. Lang Origami, Louis Stern Fine Arts, Hearken Creative, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Framingham Public Schools, Pilates in Brighton, Musical Musings of a Tiny Rager, Birdie's Playhouse, Hotflick,

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