Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 2, 2010

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AROUND THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

MountainViews-News Saturday, October 2, 2010 

Arcadia

PASADENA COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA by Paige Schenker

Methodist Hospital’s 21st Annual Crystal 
Ball ‘stuff dreams are made of’

Music in Your Own Backyard

Live classical music for free...
near your home…no traffic…
plentiful parking. Does it get 
any better? Pasadena is proud 
to boast its own community 
orchestra, which each season 
offers four classical concerts 
at the First Church of the 
Nazarene, plus a concert of 
light music at Memorial Park 
in Sierra Madre as summer 
begins.

 Directed by Alan Reinecke, 
the Pasadena Community 
Orchestra consists of volunteer 
amateurs musicians who enjoy 
getting together each week to 
play a variety of music and 
rehearse for concerts. “It’s an 
honor and privilege to lead such 
a talented and dedicated group 
of people,” says Reinecke, now 
in his third season with the 
orchestra. 

 What’s in store for this season? 
While PCO concerts generally 
feature music from all periods, 
Reinecke has selected mostly 
Romantic programs for this 
year— he notes that even the 
more modern 20th century 
pieces he has chosen have 
a Romantic flavor. The 
first concert of the season, 
November 5, will include 
pieces by Lalo, Schubert, and 
Haydn, and will feature violin 
soloist Mischa Leftkowitz, of 
the Los Angeles Philharmonic 
Orchestra, playing selections 
from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping 
Beauty. (Please see orchestra’s 
website—pcomusic.org--for the 
full season’s offerings.) As is 
traditional with the orchestra, 
the May concert will feature 
a gifted young artist, chosen 
through competition.

 The orchestra, once part of 
Pasadena City College, moved 
off-campus with its director 
Wayne Reinecke in 1983. 
Wayne led the group until his 
retirement in 2008, at which 
time his son Alan was selected 
by the orchestra foundation’s 
Board of Directors. PCO always 
welcomes new players when 
spaces are available; interested 
musicians should contact 
Reinecke by following the link 
on the orchestra’s website.

Arcadia –Methodist Hospital Foundation’s black-
tie event, the 21st annual Crystal Ball, featuring 
the enduring surfer sounds of The Beach Boys, 
will be held Saturday, October 16, at the Pasadena 
Convention Center. This year’s theme, “An 
Evening of Good Vibrations with The Beach 
Boys,” promises a memorable night for those 
attending. It’s the stuff that 
dreams are made of. 

Yet, such dreams do not 
happen all by themselves. 
Long hours spent carefully 
working through countless 
details by the event’s co-
chairs and their committee 
members will be rewarded 
October 16 when this 
year’s Crystal Ball dream 
comes true. Methodist 
Hospital Foundation 
board members Christine 
Antonovich and Richard 
Sun, DDS, are co-chairs. 

The 2010 Crystal Ball committee includes 
Jill Boli, Angela Fu, Evelyn Greathouse, Dick 
Hale, Sue Hale, Ben Harrington, C.H. Hsueh, 
Ulanda Lee, Meimei Liu, Juliet Lu, Lindburgh 
McPherson, Kathy Sun, Ivy Sun, Annie Teng, 
Angel Throop, Dr. K. Heiner Vogelbach, Sherry 
Wang, Susan Woo, Kevin Yang and Lulu Yuan. 
Honorary committee members are Elizabeth 
Rusnak Arizmendi and Paul Rusnak. 

 

Crystal Ball will honor Methodist Hospital 
Foundation board member and philanthropist 
Kathleen Ellison for her long-time commitment 
and service to Methodist Hospital. Event 
proceeds will benefit 
Methodist Hospital’s 
nationally recognized 
comprehensive cardiac 
care program, which 
provides specialized, 
advanced services in 
diagnosis and treatment. 

This year’s Crystal Ball 
Grand Sponsors are: 
The Honorable Mike 
Antonovich and Christine 
Antonovich, Arthur Liu 
and Angela Y. Fu, Cole 
and Cindy Harris; Panda 
Restaurant Group, Inc.; Jackson Wen and Sophia 
Li Wen; and Hing Chung Wong, M.D., and US 
TOPCO Energy, Inc. 

 
For more information about Crystal Ball, please 
contact the Methodist Hospital Foundation at 626-
898-8888. 


San Marino Community Church 
welcomes the Rev. Dr. Laird J. Stuart, 
Interim President of San Francisco 
Theological Seminary to the pulpit at 
both the 9:15 am traditional worship 
service and “The Gathering” at 11:15 am. 
Dr. Stuart’s sermon “Being Christians” 
draws inspiration from II Timothy 1:1-14. 
Celebrate World Communion with the Lord’s Supper.
Check out the new video about “The Gathering” at www.
smccpby.com.
“Being Christians”
For Saturday, October 2San Marino Community Church 
1750 Virginia Road, San Marino, CA 91108For more information call: (626) 282-4181 
Connect with us online: www.smccpby.com9:15 am Traditional & Student Worship ServicesSunday school (K-5) and childcare provided10:30 am Adult Spiritual Formation11:15 am “The Gathering” worship serviceCasual worship, multi-voice ensemble, childcare provided
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