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The Pasadena Doo Dah Parade returns the Sunday before Thanksgiving 2023.
As details are confirmed, all will be revealed!
Updates may be found at PasadenaDooDahParade.info.
Books that Make a Difference
Begun in 2012, LitFest in the Dena is best known for its focus on writers, the power of the written word, and how literature manifests change in our world, our communities and ourselves. Some books do this head-on. Some explore how we handle change. Others can unsettle and challenge us by presenting a new or unfamiliar point of view.
Toni Morrison wrote, “Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.”
LitFest in the Dena’s 2023 theme, Books that Make a Difference, gives our presenters an opportunity to explore the power of the written word as they discuss their own work and the great books that have influenced them.
As the program and schedule are confirmed, details will be shared at LitFestintheDena.org.
Light Bringer Project at Day One Presenting WILD has been postponed until October 2023.
This March, Light Bringer Project partners with Day One to present Wild, an outdoor art installation celebrating animals in their habitats with interactive art activities for children, and artwork by our Room 13 creative studios in the PUSD.
“Perfection” by Jasmine Gomez, Alhambra High School; teacher Connie Yim.
An art exhibit and awards ceremony for LA County high
school students and their teachers
Location: South Pasadena, Alhambra, and San Gabriel
Free and open to the public
Find complete information at 626GoldenStreets.com
Locations: Mountain View Mausoleum, Altadena Library, Red
Hen Press, Pasadena Presbyterian Church, and Vroman’s
Bookstore
For Program and Details. Visit: LitFestPasadena.org
Ongoing Exhibition
Location: Rosebud Coffee
2302 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107
Free and open to the public
For opening hours visit Rosebudcoffee.com
Thursday, December 16 at 5:00pm
Location: Rosebud Coffee
2302 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107
Free and open to the public
Refreshments available
Saturday, December 11, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Altadena Public Library, main branch
600 E. Mariposa St., Altadena, CA 91001
Free and open to the public
We’ve decided to carry on and sponsor an online event in honor of Día de los Muertos at the end of October. The festive celebration seems an appropriate place to put our reflections and artistic energies at this time. Please join us in this opportunity for remembrance, inspiration, and family story-telling.
Virtual event:
Thursday, October 28 – Monday, November 1, 2021
Sharing of chalk murals on Pasadena Chalk Festival’s
Facebook page and on Instagram
Monday, November 1 beginning at 10am
and continuing until we’ve shared everyone’s work!
Find details at https://pasadenachalkfestival.org/
A virtual gallery and awards experience for LA County High School students and their art teachers.
Full panel discussion and poetry reading playlist on Light Bringer Project YouTube Channel:
June 18-21
Pasadena Chalk Festival (Virtual)
Free
Add: Post your stay-at-home mural to instagram and facebook #pasadenachalkfestival @pasadenachalkfestival
About ArtNight
ArtNight is an ongoing partnership among many cultural institutions and the Cultural Affairs Division of the City of Pasadena. The event is sponsored by the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission with support from the following: Pasadena Department of Transportation Transit Division; Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority; and Pasadena Center Operating Company
Envision the Night
Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors. Last spring, more than 25,000 people experienced the excitement of ArtNight.
Join us for an afternoon of local literature and art at the Home of Jervey Tervalon
$5 suggested donation
LitFest Pasadena Holiday Kickoff Party at the Lovely Pasadena home of Bill and Mary Lea Carroll
You don't want to miss this fun and festive gathering of Light Bringer Project and LitFest Pasadena organizers for friends, family, authors, artists, and more. Open to everyone, and bring someone new! There will be holiday treats to eat and plenty of cheer.
Your $20 donation per person helps LitFest Pasadena cover mounting costs associated with the expanded two-day festival for the coming new year. LitFest Pasadena is produced by Light Bringer Project, a nonprofit arts and education organization serving Pasadena and Los Angeles, and Literature for Life, its literary journal and educational program which enables local authors and illustrators to visit public schools and discuss their stories and images.
At the Holiday Party, there will be author readings, special announcements and dedication, live music, lively conversations and mingling at the lovely 100 year old Pasadena home of Bill and (author) Mary Lea Carroll.
The 'twisted sister' of the more traditional parade in town! The Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade will celebrate 40 years of irreverent frolicking on the streets of Pasadena. The 2017 Parade takes place on Sunday, November 19th, stepping off at 11am in East Pasadena along Colorado Boulevard, the original Route 66.
Free and Open to the Public
Come try out to be the Pasadena Doo Dah’s parade next queen. If you’re trying out the event is free to attend, for everyone else it is just $5!
World’s Largest Street Painting Festival with over 600 artists! Free and Open to the Public
This Father’s Day Weekend marks the 26th Annual Pasadena Chalk Festival at The Paseo. Over 600 skilled chalk artists from all over the world come together to celebrate the unique art form. The festival offers visitors an opportunity to experience art on Paseo Colorado’s famous plaza for free.
The Pasadena Chalk Festival places over 25,000 sticks of pastel chalks in the hands of hundreds of Madonnari (Italian for street painter) to spend the weekend creating spectacular murals on concrete canvases throughout the shopping plaza that stretches over three city blocks. Many artistic styles are represented in the Pasadena Chalk Festival: classical, contemporary, whimsical, socially relevant. Teams and Individual artists represent schools, creative companies, cultural organizations and artistic families.
ArtCenter College of Design’s Public Programs is proud to host the annual “Expressing Feelings through Art” (EFTA) high school student art show.
EFTA is an arts and literary prevention program delivered to public high school students. A collaboration between the Light Bringer Project, a community-based nonprofit, and Mental Health America of Los Angeles, the EFTA program serves more than 600 9th—12th grade students each year. Students are challenged to create works of art that tell stories that hold personal meanings. Each spring, a jury of community artists and writers give awards and small scholarships to outstanding students—including an award from ArtCenter College of Design.
A small ceremony with refreshments and recognition will be held at 3 p.m. No RSVP required.
ArtCenter has hosted the exhibition of most outstanding student work from EFTA for the past five years
Saturday & Sunday, May 19 & 20, 2018 - FREE
Playhouse District - Pasadena
The city and Southland’s free books-and-authors festival, returns for its 7th year with two-days of panels, discussions, readings, and literary activities with local authors. LitFest Pasadena is held in the historic Playhouse District at the Pasadena Playhouse, Vroman’s Bookstore, Zona Rosa Cafe, and many other local establishments.
Cost: FREE with free shuttles
Light Bringer Project at Day One
Location: 175 N. Euclid Ave. Pasadena CA 91101
When: Friday, March 9, 6-10pm
