Mountain Views News          Saturday, December 27, 2014

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Mountain View News Saturday, December 27, 2014 

FORMER TEACHER JOINS ACTOR 
JACK BLACK ON PARADE FLOAT

CITY GETS READY FOR THE BIG DAY

Pasadena 
News Briefs 

 
Actor Jack Black will be joined 
by Debbie Devine, 24th STreet 
Theatre�s artistic director and 
Black�s former teacher, atop the 
Farmers Insurance annual float 
entry in the iconic Rose Parade 
on Jan. 1.

 The �Dream Big: World of 
Possibility� float is set to honor 
teachers across the country 
for the endless dreams and 
possibilities they inspire within 
students on a daily basis. Black 
and Devine will be joined by 
the five winners of Farmers� 
Thank A Million Teachers 
Dream Big Teacher Challenge, 
in a symbolic culmination of 
the insurer�s inaugural Thank 
A Million Teachers program. 
Launched by the company in 
early 2014, Thank A Million 
Teachers invited America to say 
thank you to teachers across the 
country for their tireless work 
and dedication to make us all 
smarter. In return, Farmers 
committed up to $1M in 
funding for educators in 2014. 
Black helped Farmers launch 
the program by offering up the 
first thank you to Devine and 
sharing the profound impact 
she made on his life, ultimately 
shaping who he is. 

 With a mission to engage, 
educate, and provoke its diverse 
community and city with an 
eclectic array of high quality 
artistic programming, 24th 
STreet Theatre serves over 
15,000 people annually: 9,000 
children and youth, and 6,000 
adults, the majority of whom 
are low-income.

 For more information, contact 
24th STreet Theatre at (213) 745-
6516 or go to www.24thstreet.
org.

 Metro to Offer 
Special Free Fares 
New Year�s Eve and 
New Year�s Day

 Metro will once again offer 
a special holiday free rides on 
all Metro Bus and Rail lines 
operating on New Year�s Eve.

 The free rides will be in 
effect between the hours of 9 
p.m. and 2 a.m. on the nights 
and early morning hours of 
Dec. 31 to Jan. 1. Customers 
boarding a Metro Bus, 
including the Metro Orange 
and Silver Lines, or the Metro 
Red, Purple, Blue, Expo, Green 
or Gold rail lines during the 
designated hours will receive 
a free ride to their destination.

 Metro Rail, Orange and Silver 
Lines will operate all-night 
service on New Year�s Eve for 
those staying out extra late 
and to encourage easy travel 
to the Rose Parade, however, 
free fares only apply until 2 
a.m. Those traveling after 2 
a.m. will need to TAP to ride. 
Metro Day Passes are valid 
until 3 a.m.

 Enhanced Metro Rail service 
will be provided for Grand 
Park�s New Year�s Eve event 
and for the Rose Parade and 
Rose Bowl Game.

 Police Look for 
Bank Robber 
Dressed as Santa

 Police were still looking 
Wednesday for an armed 
man who used a fake beard 
and Santa hat as a disguise to 
rob a bank in East Pasadena 
late Monday afternoon �an 
undisclosed amount of money 
was taken before the man fled 
according to reports.

 Police said the bank robbery 
took place at the U.S. Bank, 
Sierra Madre Vons Branch at 
2355 East Colorado Boulevard, 
around 4:30 p.m. 

 According to an FBI 
spokeswoman, the Santa 
imposter demanded the 
teller make a donation before 
displaying a handgun. The 
teller complied and the robber 
left on foot.

 Police described the man as a 
6 foot, 50-year-old white male. 
Anyone with information is 
encouraged to call police.


Farmers Insurance �Dream Big: World of Possibility�

MUSEUM ADDS NEW DEPT. 

OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

Pictured (top) Shriners Hospitals for Children �A million Stories of Hope and Healing� and other 
various floats being built at the Rose Palace on Raymond Ave. (upper left) Western Asset Management 
Company �The Power of Imagination. . (upper right top) the opening theme float, �Inspiring Stories.� 
(upper right) satellite floats for Trader Joe�s �Bedtime Stories.� (Below) 
the front of �the Bible� God�s Story.� 

5th Annual 
Lunar New 
Year Festival

 
USC Pacific Asia Museum 
announced Monday two 
new changes with its internal 
operations. 

 The museum�s former 
Education department has 
been restructured to become 
the Department of Public 
Engagement in order to 
better serve its visitors and to 
support new initiatives related 
to the recent merger with 
the University of Southern 
California in Los Angeles, 
California. The Department 
of Public Engagement will 
include Education; public 
programming, docent 
program, school tours, and 
volunteer program, as well 
as communications, visitor 
services, and new media 
projects. Two new programs 
have already been created for 
2015; a distinguished speaker 
series conversations@pam, 
and a performing arts series 
performances@pam. Other 
recent changes include a newly 
formed academic advisory 
committee. An expansion is 
also planned for the Silk Road 
Family Gallery with a new 
reading corner and interactive 
elements. The Department of 
Public Education seeks not 
only to educate the museum�s 
visitors, but to engage with them 
in a long-term and meaningful 
way that will ultimately increase 
their understanding of and 
knowledge of the arts and 
culture of the Pacific Asian 
region. �This department 
thinks very deeply about the 
visitor museum experience, 
both onsite and online, and 
how to create an experience 
that is informative, impactful, 
and enjoyable for all different 
types of visitors,� says museum 
director Dr. Christina Yu Yu.

 Susana Smith Bautista will 
lead this department as the 
museum�s first Director of 
Public Engagement, starting 
January 1. Dr. Bautista has 
worked at the museum since 
December 2013 as Interim 
Deputy Director, and helped 
lead the museum through its 
transition to now become a 
university art museum under 
the aegis of USC. Dr. Bautista 
states, �I have been working 
closely with our new museum 
director, Christina Yu Yu since 
her arrival last August, and I am 
very excited to remain working 
at the museum in this new 
permanent position.�

 USC Pacific Asia Museum�s 
5th annual Lunar New 
Year Festival celebrating 
Year of the Sheep takes 
place Saturday, January 31, 
from 11 am to 5 pm, with 
performances, crafts, a puppet 
show, artist demonstrations 
and access to the museum 
galleries. Admission is free 
and open to the public. A 
full schedule is available at 
pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu.

 The museum welcomes a 
delegation of 42 performers 
and traditional artisans from 
the Guangdong Province in 
China, and will also showcase 
the cultures of Korea, 
Cambodia and Vietnam who 
all celebrate the Lunar New 
Year as well. Performances 
and demonstrations will take 
place under a large tent in 
the museum�s parking lot, 
while activities and crafts are 
available in the courtyard 
and auditorium. Food trucks 
around the parking lot provide 
a varied selection all day long. 

 This program is made possible 
in part by Guangdong Province 
and the Ministry of Culture of 
the People�s Republic of China, 
the Consulate General of the 
People�s Republic of China in 
Los Angeles, Beauty Media 
Inc. and ICN TV Network. 
Special thanks to media 
sponsor KPCC.

Pet of the 
Week

 


 

 Get a backstage view of the 
floral floats, starting today, in 
their final stages of preparation 
at three locations. You will see 
a variety of fruit, seeds, bark, 
grasses and of course, flowers 
being applied to the floats 
by experienced professionals 
and hardworking volunteers. 
Locations: Rosemont Pavilion: 
700 Seco St., Brookside 
Pavilion (accessible to disabled 
visitors) and 1001 Rose Bowl 
Dr., Pasadena (Lot I, south 
side of Rose Bowl Stadium) 
Rose Palace: 835 S. Raymond 
Ave., Hour today are noon to 
5 p.m. then Sunday through 
New Year�s Eve, starting at 9 
a.m. For more information 
visit tournamentofroses.com/
events/float-decorating.

 Other pre events include, 
Equestfest a family-friendly 
event showcasing many of 
the equestrian units that will 
participate in the Rose Parade. 
Equestfest is Monday at 11 a.m. 
to 3 p.m. at the Los Angeles 
Equestrian Center, located at 
480 Riverside Dr., Burbank.

 Over the course of two days, 
Bandfest presented by REMO 
will feature the outstanding 
bands selected to participate in 
the 2015 Rose Parade, Three 
Bandfest events will take place 
at Pasadena City College , times 
very. Visit store.sharpseating.
com for more info. 

Get a Pre- 
Parade 
Glimpse of 
The Floats

 Maxine is a friendly 9-year-
old female brown tabby 
Norwegian Forest Cat mix. 
She�s a sociable, relaxed, and 
quiet cat who would love 
to find a forever home this 
holiday season. 

Because she is 5-years-old, 
Maxine qualifies for the 
Seniors for Seniors program 
which waives the adoption 
fee for adopters age 60 
and up. The mandatory 
microchip fee of $20 still 
applies. 

 The regular cat adoption 
fee is $70 which includes 
the spay or neuter surgery, 
microchip, vaccinations, 
and a free follow-up health 
check at a participating vet.

 New adopters will receive 
complimentary health and 
wellness exam from VCA 
Animal Hospitals, as well 
as a goody bag filled with 
information on how to care 
for your pet. 

 Call the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA 
at 626.792.7151 or visit at 
361 S. Raymond Ave. in 
Pasadena. Adoption hours 
are 11-4 Sunday, 9-5 Tuesday 
�Friday, 9-4 Saturday. Pets 
may not be available for 
adoption and cannot be 
held for potential adopters 
from phone calls or email. 
Directions and photos of all 
pets can be found at www.
pasadenahumane.org.

Learn How to Produce 
Your Own TV Show

 
New Citizen Journalism 
training starts Wednesday 
nights, learn how to report 
news using social media 
skills.

Cheeseburger Week Returns

 

 With the opening of 
the new Pasadena Media 
studios at 150 S. Los Robles 
Ave, they are offering free 
television-training programs 
for producers. Plan to attend 
an orientation to discover 
the right classes for you. 
Producers� Training teaches 
how to produce shows for 
The Arroyo Channel. Studio 
Production/ Equipment 
training is also offered to 
volunteer crew members. In 
addition, on-going training 
will soon be available in 
citizen journalism and 
digital film groups. Call the 
office (626) 794-8585 or go 
to PASADENAMEDIA.ORG 
and explore what Pasadena 
Media has to offer.

 Forty eateries celebrate the 
invention of the cheeseburger 
during Cheeseburger Week 
from January 11 to January 16, 
honoring Lionel Sternberger�s 
the genius behind being the first 
to put cheese on a hamburger 
and serve it at the Rite Spot in 
Pasadena in 1924. 

 Forty of Pasadena�s favorite 
restaurants, lounges and burger 
joints will offer their signature 
burgers, some special creations 
and a deals during Pasadena 
Cheeseburger Week. Green 
Street Restaurant, El Portal, 
La Grande Orange, Lucky 
Baldwin�s and Whole Foods 
Market-Arroyo are among 
those offering specially created 
burgers for Cheeseburger Week.

 Special events are planned for 
Cheeseburger Week, as well. 
Look for a special wine-pairing 
event as well as the Dog Haus 
Slider Eating Contest that kicks 
off Cheeseburger Week 2015.

 Who makes your favorite 
lunch counter burger? Who 
serves your favorite turkey 
burger? Who makes your 
favorite veggie burger? Who 
serves the best beverage with 
a burger? You decide during 
Cheeseburger Week, January 
11th through January 16th.

 For more information visit 
www.pasadenarestaurantweek.
com.


Overnight 
Parking 
Permits to 
Expire

 The public is reminded 
that annual overnight 
and daytime parking 
permits issued by the 
Pasadena Department of 
Transportation (DOT) 
expire Wednesday, Dec. 31, 
2014. 

 Residents are encouraged 
to renew permits and place 
new decals on their vehicles 
by Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, to 
avoid being cited.

 The public can conveniently 
renew permits online at 
https://pasadenaparking.
t2hosted.com/cmn/index.
aspx or visit the Parking 
Office at 221 E. Walnut St., 
Suite 199. 

Class offerings days and nights weekly

Station Schedule 

Closed - Studio and Administration Office

Through Sunday January 4, 2015 11:00 a.m. 

Orientation & Tour

Monday January 5, at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

PCAC Board Of Directors - Regular Meeting

Tuesday January 6, at 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Studio Cameras & Floor Manager

Wednesday January 7, at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Citizen Journalism Training

Wednesday January 7, at 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.