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True and Vivid Characters
Wednesday, January 30
The goal of this course is to help students create words that ring with authenticity and clarity, and provide practical ways to get those words down on paper.

 PUSD Executive Team Restructured
Tuesday, January 29
Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent Edwin Diaz has unveiled a plan to reconstitute the District’s executive leadership team and reorganize to improve student performance, address the District’s top priorities and operate more efficiently and effectively.


 PUSD Superintendent's Message
Tuesday, January 29
A message from the Pasadena Unified School District's superintendent about changes ahead for PUSD.

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Where To Go For a Cuppa
Thursday, January 3 There’s no better way to ride out the dark days before spring than with a warm cup of tea and a tasty treat.


 Robin's: It's The Intangibles
Wednesday, November 21


Robin’s: It’s The Intangibles
Wednesday, November 21
You smell Robin’s Wood Fire BBQ & Grill before you see it. The rich smell of true wood smoking.


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Travel With The Frommers
Friday, February 1
Arthur Frommer, founder of Frommer’s Travel Guides and  his daughter, Pauline Frommer, series editor of the award winning Pauline Frommer’s Travel Guides, will present a travel talk at the Pasadena Central Library’s Donald Wright Auditorium.


 New Caltech Prank Book Released
Friday, June 1 Third Book of Series Captures Some Lesser-Known Tales of Caltech Pranking


 Author Discusses His Book With Students
Friday, May 18
Author Frank Beddor Shares the Story of How His New Book Came to Life With Kids at Hillsides


 A Perfect Fit: Glass Makers and Writers Put The Pieces Together to Complete Storybook on Glass
Tuesday, January 23

Local custom leaded art glass designers, Rafael and Janet Calvo of Tico Tech, combined their skills with the talents of YouthInkwell Publishing’s young writers to produce a true work of art.



Spiritual Shackles
Monday, December 18
Author Okeyo Jumal
Pasadena born and raised author/historian/teacher Okeyo Ajamu Jumal has just released his compelling generational novel "Spiritual Shackles." Webbed in the cultural, social and political atmosphere of the mid-20th century African-American community, this fictional account captures the earthy frustrations and raising tension that routinely stalk the African diaspora.


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Architectural Treasures from the Recent Past
Monday, January 14
City planners recently worked with Pasadena Heritage and Historic Resources Group to document important Pasadena properties designed and built between 1935 and 1965.


 25th Annual Black History Parade: Uniting Community
Saturday, February 17

Pasadena High School Naval Junior ROTC
This year’s parade theme was “Uniting Our Community through Pride and Commitment” and celebrated the achievements and contributions of African Americans to American society.



 Hahamog-na Hors d'Oeuvre: Quail Eggs, Prickly Pears and Acorn Soup
Saturday, December 9

At the time the Declaration of Independence was being signed, there lived in Pasadena a tribe of Native Americans called the Hahamog-na. On the west side of town the Hahamog-na had at least five villages along the Arroyo Seco where water was convenient. The Pasadena Hahamog-na practiced no agriculture and domesticated no animals. So how did they survive?
Journey to Saturn on Your PC
Friday, February 1
A new interactive 3-D viewer that uses a game engine allows users to travel to Saturn and see it the way the Cassini spacecraft sees it.


 Technique Makes Tissues Transparent
Thursday, January 31

Changhuei Yang of the California Institute of Technology has developed a new optical trick that counteracts the scattering of light, which makes the detection of disease more difficult.



 Embryonic Star Captured with Jets Flaring
Friday, November 30 A developing star wrapped in a black cocoon of dust is seen sprouting giant jets in a new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, managed by JPL.


 Genetic Underpinnings of Wood Digestion by Termite Gut Microbes Revealed
Monday, November 26 When termites are chewing on your home, your immediate thought probably isn't "I wonder how they digest that stuff?" But biologists have been gnawing on the question for more than a century.


 Two at Caltech Win 'Genius Grants'
Thursday, September 27

Two Caltech faculty members were named MacArthur Fellows Tuesday, each winning a five-year, $500,000 grant awarded to creative, original individuals that is often referred to as the "genius grant."



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Summit: Cities, Systems & Sustainable Mobility
Monday, January 28
This second in a series of five Summits will focus on the big picture: the broad systems thinking needed to create a sustainable future.


 ASID Launches Its 2007 Community Service Project
Thursday, May 10 Historic Blinn House Selected For Restoration and Preservation Project.


 2007 Pasadena Showcase House Begins: The Empty House
Tuesday, January 23
The 43rd Annual Showcase House for the Arts is the Boddy House, located in La Cañada Flintridge’s Descanso Gardens.  The Boddy House was built by E. Manchester Boddy. 


 Spring Home Tour – Pasadena’s Golden Age
Wednesday, January 10
Pasadena Heritage, one of California ’s oldest non-profit historic preservation organizations, presents its annual Spring Home Tour, Pasadena’s Golden Age on March 25th, 2007.  The tour will highlight the grand and fanciful Period Revival architecture that emerged in the 1920s, when Pasadena was among the most wealthy of cities in the nation.


 A Grand Tour: The Cordelia Culbertson House
Saturday, October 21

This year's 15th anniversary celebration of Pasadena Heritage's Craftsman Weekend was punctuated with a private tour of a Pasadena treasure: The Culbertson House.



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Winter Officially Arrives at Kidspace
Friday, January 25
For three days, families can experience the magic and wonder of snow under the big yellow tent in Kidspace’s central courtyard.


 Train To Make Debut At Kidspace Children's Museum
Thursday, March 8
A new Kidspace Train will make its grand debut at Kidspace Children’s Museum. Children will also have a chance to name the new Kidspace Train! For one month, from March 14 to April 14, Kidspace will offer all children who have taken a ride the opportunity to name the Kidspace Train.


Constable's Great Landscapes: The Six-Foot Paintings
Tuesday, January 23
John Constable, The White Horse, 1819. Oil on canvas, 51 ¾ x 74 inches. The Frick Collection, New York.
Opens Feb. 3 at the Huntington -- The British painter’s monumental six-foot landscapes are united for the first time, displayed alongside their groundbreaking full-sized sketches.

Lecture: The Gardens of Brecy
Join Eric Haskell, author of "The Gardens of Brecy: A Lasting Landscape," at Descanso Gardens for a slide-illustrated journey of the magnificence of Brecy.