Mountain Views News          Saturday, October 16, 2010

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CALENDAR

 MountainViews-Observer Saturday, October 16, 2010 

 
Weather Wise


5-Day Forecast 

Sierra Madre, Ca.

 Mon: Showers Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Tues: Showers Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Wed: Showers Hi 70s Lows 50s

 Thur: Showers Hi 70s Lows 50s 

 Fri: Partly Cloudy Hi 70s Lows 50s 
Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service

HOT STUFF!

“We’re havin’ a heatwave, a tropical heatwave...” I was going to pose the 
questions as to who sang it first, who made it more famous the second 
time, in what movies, and who wrote it, but all you have to do these days 
is look it up on the internet - way too easy! For those of you who do, check 
out the lyrics - pretty racy stuff for 1938 and even 1954! I’m not gonna 
give away the answers though... you never know when QuizMistress 
Deanna might want to use ‘em in her Tuesday Night Trivia at Cafe 322! I 
suggest you do your homework. Trivia Night details below and photo of 
the hostess attached. You can also see her perform with the Mellow Dz, 
Mercy & the Merkettes and New Astroturf.

 

 “TUESDAY NIGHT TRIVIA” @ CAFE 322 with QUIZMASTER 
DEANNA, 8pm. $2 per person to play, CASH or gift certificates to the top 
3 teams. Fun and educational! 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. 

“WEDNESDAY NIGHT PLATTER PARTY” @ THE BUCCANEER, 
9pm. Bring your favorite vinyl records and play an entire side on the 
house turntable, commercial free! 70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-355-
9045. No cover, full bar, friendly service!

 

SUN. 1017 - BARRY “BIG B” BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN SOUTH 
PASADENA, every Sunday, 11am - 2pm. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-2443. 
http://www.bigbbrenner.com/ 

 

SUN. 10/17 - “OPERA TO BROADWAY” VOCAL PERFORMANCES @ 
CAFE 322 IN SIERRA MADRE, 7-10pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-
836-5414. Full bar and great Italian food. Every Sunday evening. Get 
there early - they pack ‘em in! 

 

“TUESDAY NIGHT TRIVIA” @ CAFE 322 with QUIZMASTER 
DEANNA, 8pm. $2 per person to play, CASH or gift certificates to the top 
3 teams. Fun and educational! 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. 

 

TUES. 10/19 - Band practice with the Aluminum Marshmallow & The 
Age of Aquarius Horns at Mario’s Cafe 322, immediately following 
trivia with Quizmistress Deanna (9-11ish). 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 
626-836-5414.

 

“WEDNESDAY NIGHT PLATTER PARTY” @ THE BUCCANEER, 
9pm. Bring your favorite vinyl records and play an entire side on the 
house turntable, commercial free! 70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-355-
9045. No cover, full bar, friendly service!

 

THURS. 10/21 - BARRY “BIG B” BRENNER @ FIREFLY BISTRO IN 
SOUTH PASADENA, 6 - 9pm, every Thursday. 1009 El Centro. 626-441-
2443. Burgers, Brews & BLUES. http://www.bigbbrenner.com/ 

 

THURS. 10/21 - RICK SHEA & THE LOSIN’ END @ CAFE 322 IN 
SIERRA MADRE, 8 - 11pm. Full bar & great Italian food! 322 W. Sierra 
Madre Blvd. 626-836-5414. Americana/Roots/Country.

 

SAT. 10/23 - “BLUESAPALOOZA” IN DOWNTOWN COVINA 
WITH LIVE MUSIC ON SEVERAL STAGES, BEER GARDEN, KIDS’ 
ACTIVITIES, ETC. bluesapalooza.org

 

SAT. 10/23 - St. Rita’s Harvest Festival. (Show time and supporting 
acts to be determined.) The annual pilgrimage to the birth place of the 
Aluminum Marshmallow. Games, rides, food, beer/wine. 322 N. Baldwin 
Ave. Sierra Madre.

 

FRI. 10/29 - HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS IN DOWNTOWN SIERRA 
MADRE FOR THE KIDS - TRICK OR TREATING @ SHOPS & 
RESTAURANTS 3:30-5pm, COSTUME CONTEST SIGN-UPS in 
Kersting Court 4-5pm, COSTUME PARADE from Kersting Court to 
Memorial Park 5pm, COSTUME CONTEST in the Park 5:30pm. 

 

FRI. 10/29 - SWING DANCE PARTY with FLAT TOP TOM & HIS 
JUMPCATS @ CAFE 322, 8 - 11pm. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-
5414. Full bar, great Italian food, dance floor. 

 

SAT. 10/30 - HALLOWEEN FREAKOUT COSTUME PARTY AND 
CONTEST WITH MERCY & THE MERKETTES @ CAFE 322 IN 
SIERRA MADRE, 8pm - Midnight. 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd. 626-836-
5414. Cash prizes!

 

SAT. 10/30 - HALLOWEEN COSTUME & DANCE PARTY @ THE 
AMERICAN LEGION IN EAST PASADENA, 8pm - Midnight with 
SNOTTY SCOTTY & THE HANKIES and HORSES ON ASTROTURF. 
179 N. Vinedo Ave. 626-792-9938.

 

SAT. 10/30 - MORE HALLOWEEN MADNESS and 1st ANNIVERSARY 
BASH @ T. BOYLE’S TAVERN IN PASADENA, 9pm? 37 N. Catalina 
(in the alley - formerly Toe’s Tavern and the Handlebars) Live band, 
costume contest, spicy pickled eggs! http://www.tboylestavern.com/

 

Please remember to call and verify all info. before making plans. 
Everything is subject to change. This is show biz, after all... 

 

Hope to see you out & about, SierraMadreSue 

sierramadresue@yahoo.com 

BARGAIN BOOK SALE 

AT SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY

The Friends of the Sierra Madre Library will hold a Bargain 
Book Table Sale inside the Library, Monday, October 18 through 
Saturday, October 23, during the Library’s open hours. This 
month’s featured topics are Sports, Fiction, Art, Biographies, 
Specialty and Children’s books. Books are replenished daily, and 
are only $1.00 each. 

For more information call (626) 355-7186, or visit our website 
at www.sierramadre.lib.ca.us. The Sierra Madre Public Library, 
located at 440 West Sierra Madre Boulevard in Sierra Madre, 
is open Monday through Wednesday from Noon to 9 p.m., 
Thursday and Friday from Noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 10 
a.m. to 6 p.m. 


Alverno’s Festival of Haunts 

is October 30!

 Come as you aren’t to Alverno High School’s Festival of Haunts 
on Saturday, October 30 from 4-7 p.m. Alverno’s freshman class 
sponsors dress-up fun and games on the first floor, while older kids 
can explore the creeeepy attic, with thrills and chills caused by the 
sophomore class.

 Don’t miss this opportunity for Halloween fun at 
Alverno High School’s Villa del Sol’ d Oro, 200 
N. Michillinda in Sierra Madre. Admission is $2 for kids aged 
1 to 9, $3 for kids aged10 to 99. Anyone older than 99 gets in free! 
Call (626) 355-3463 for more information. All proceeds go to charity.

ANNA IN THE TROPICS” OPENS AT SIERRA MADRE 
PLAYHOUSE ON OCTOBER 8 

WHEN: Oct. 8- Nov. 13, 2010. Fri. & Sat. at 8, Sun. at 
2:30. Dark on Oct. 10. Gala Opening Night performance 
on Friday, October 8 is preceded by a light buffet and 
Champagne reception at 7:15 p.m. 

ADMISSION: $20. Seniors (65+) and students (13-17), $17. 
Children 12 and under, $12. 

RESERVATIONS: (626) 355-4318. 

ONLINE TICKETING: www.sierramadreplayhouse.org 

 The cast for the Sierra Madre Playhouse production of 
“Anna in the Tropics” includes Arturo Aranda, Gerry Del 
Sol, Minerva Garcia, Eric Neil Gutierrez, Vanessa Marquez, 
Arturo Medina, Will Vasquez and Claudia Vazquez. 

 Assistant director: April Ibarra. 

 Sierra Madre Playhouse had found a comfortable niche, 
presenting mid-century American and British classics. In 
its new period of growth, it plans to expand its audience 
by presenting more challenging contemporary works. That 
includes “Anna in the Tropics,” one of the new centiury’s 
best plays.

Sierra Madre Playhouse 

Second Stage Coming Up

October 24, 7:30pm War of the Worlds radio play 
directed by Bill Martyn

You are in the studio as this exact rendition of the 
original October 30, 1938 Orson Wells radio broadcast 
captures the horror that set off panic across the nation. 

 

November 7, 7pm Tin Pan Alley Years by Julia Riva

Three-time Academy Award winner Harry Warren 
got his musical start in Tin Pan Alley in the early 
1900s. Julia Riva, Harry’s granddaughter, wrote and 
stars in this memoir of those early days. Join Harry, 
Julia, and the Theatres of Vision Gang as they sing and 
dance some of Harry’s Tin Pan Alley hits like “I Found 
a Million Dollar Baby,” “You’re My Everything,” “This 
Heart of Mine,” and many, many more.


“ THE WIZARD OF OZ” AT SIERRA MADRE 
PLAYHOUSE ; BACK BY POPULAR 
DEMAND THROUGH NOVEMBER 13 

 Join Dorothy, Toto and all of their new found friends in this lively, 
colorful, magical musical adventure based on L. Frank Baum’s much 
loved story. The interactive show permits the kids in the audience to be 
Munchkins, stuff the scarecrow, oil the tin woodman, play poppies in the 
field and hide Dorothy from the wicked witch. 

 The yellow brick road through the audience is much traveled by 
Dorothy and her friends on their adventure-filled journey to the magical 
land of Oz. 

 June Chandler, long associated with Sierra Madre Playhouse, directs a 
cast that includes Steve Cipriani, Guy Crawford, Dan Ellis, Ron Johnston, 
Donna Ieraci, Shirley McConnell, Bruce Nehlsen and Lynda Rohrbacher. 

 Written by Steve and Kathy Hotchner. Presented by June Chandler’s 
Fairy Tale Theatre. Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic 
Publishing Company. 

 “The Wizard of Oz.” At Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W. Sierra Madre 
Blvd., Sierra Madre, CA 91024. Plenty of free parking behind theatre. 
September 25. October 9, 16, 23, 30, November 6 and 13. Saturdays at 
2 p.m. Adults, $18. Children 12 and under, $12. (626) 355-4318. Online 
ticketing: www.sierramadreplayhouse.org


FUMC VARIETY HOUR

 On Saturday, November 6th at 7pm, First United 
Methodist Church of Pasadena presents the "FUMC 
Variety Hour." 

 The public is invited to come see the entertaining talents 
of members of the church and also support the "Friends in 
Deed's" food pantry. A pre-show dinner is also available 
to those that purchase tickets in advance, but, to see the 
show there is merely a suggested donation of canned 
goods which will go directly to "Friends in Deeds". 

 For more information or to purchase tickets for the 
pre-show dinner contact the church at 626.796.0157. The 
show will be in the Great Hall and First United Methodist 
Church is located at 500 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, 
CA 91101. All are welcome.

Halloween Family Event

Sierra Madre United Methodist Church

What will you be for Halloween? 
Whether you are a child or an 
adult past the age of trick or 
treating, you are invited to join us 
on Sunday, October 24, at 10:30 
a.m., following church services, 
for the church’s annual Halloween 
Chili and Mummy Dog Brunch. 

In addition to preparing the chili 
‘n’ dogs and sweet treats, Adult 
and Family Ministries will be 
providing materials for children to 
make one-of-a kind canvas trick or 
treat bags. There is no age restriction, and all are welcome 
at this family-friendly event.

The Sierra Madre UMC is located at 695 W. Sierra 
Madre Blvd. in Sierra Madre, on the northeast corner of 
Michillinda and Sierra Madre Blvd. There is ample parking 
in the church’s lot, accessed off Michillinda. For more 
information or directions, please call the church office at 
626-355-0629.


ST. RITA’S SEMI-ANNUAL 
WELCOME EVENT

Sunday, November 7 at 3 p.m.

New to St. Rita’s church or school and don’t feel you know 
many members? Moved to Sierra Madre recently, and looking 
for a new Catholic church home? Belonged to St. Rita’s for a 
long time, but don’t feel you’ve connected yet? Let us welcome 
you to St. Rita’s!

 Join us Sunday afternoon, November 7, at 3 p.m. for a casual wine 
and cheese gathering at the home of Dick and Chris Bertrand. 
Please bring a bottle of wine or your favorite beverage, a cheese 
and crackers plate, or an appetizer to share.

 Representatives of various St. Rita organizations will join our 
pastor, Monsignor Krekelberg, to welcome you to our wonderful 
parish community! At 5 p.m., following the gathering, we will tour 
the St. Rita’s campus and facilities, with those who are interested. 
Children are always welcome! RSVP to Chris Bertrand at 626-
355-1621 or to PR@St-Rita.org .

HalloweenHappenings 2010Friday, OctOber 29, 20103:30-5:00pm - dOwntOwn trick-O-treating4:00-5:00pm - cOstume cOntest sign-up (@ 
kersting cOurt)
5:00pm - cOstume parade (starts in kersting 
cOurt)
5:30pm - cOstume cOntest (@ memOrial park)
all events Freecall 626-355-5278 FOr mOre inFOrmatiOnpresented by the cOmmunity & persOnnel services depart-
ment, sierra madre kiwanis club, and sierra madre vOlun-
teer FireFighters assOciatiOn