Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, January 28, 2017

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Mountain Views-News Saturday, January 28, 2017 


Off the Rails

Second Annual South 
Pasadena Prayer Breakfast

South Pasadena Street 
Improvements to Begin

 The Gold Line offers some fun 
getaways and this is the second 
in a series of destinations and 
events along the Metro that 
standout to us here at the 
Mountain Views News. The 
fair for Metro is $1.75 one way 
and you need to remember to 
have a TAP card (available at 
the train station).

 The Grammy Museum will 
celebrate one of the most 
pivotal years in music — and 
the photographer who captured 
it — with a special limited 
showing of Jim Marshall’s 
1967. Organized by The San 
Francisco Arts Commission 
in conjunction with the 50th 
anniversary of San Francisco’s 
Summer of Love, the exhibition 
will feature a selection of 60 
images from the thousands 
Jim Marshall took while he 
documented history in the 
making. This special exhibition 
will be in the special Exhibits 
Gallery on the second floor 
from March 10, through May 
14,

 “We are honored to partner 
with The San Francisco Arts 
Commission to celebrate the 
50th anniversary of one of 
the most vibrant moments in 
music history — the Summer 
of Love,” said Nwaka Onwusa, 
Grammy Museum Curator. 
“During that year, Jim Marshall 
was equally as important as 
the artists who were making 
history with their voices and 
instruments; his instrument 
was his camera. We are thrilled 
to celebrate Marshall and his 
achievements in capturing a 
memorable moment in music 
and San Francisco history.”

 “San Francisco was a hotbed 
for musical exploration 
and reinvention,” said Scott 
Goldman, Vice President of 
the Grammy Foundation and 
MusiCares, who played a large 
role in bringing the exhibition 
to the Grammy Museum. 
“Through his photographs, 
Jim Marshall told the stories of 
these artists who were coming 
up in the San Francisco music 
scene during this time, the 
impact the Monterey Pop 
Festival had on San Francisco 
and the thousands of music fans 
and youth who were forever 
changed by that year. It was an 
exhilarating time for music, 
and it’s exciting that visitors to 
this exhibition will get to relive 
that through his work.”

 Shown in chronological order, 
the exhibition, co-curated by 
SFAC Galleries Director Meg 
Shiffler and Amelia Davis of 
Jim Marshall Photography LLC, 
features a trove of photographs 
taken by Marshall that capture 
the vitality of the neighborhood 
and the multiple scenes and 
movements that called the 
Haight and San Francisco 
their home. Visitors can follow 
Marshall as he photographs 
some of the most important 
artists of 1967 — from the 
Grateful Dead’s last concert in 
the Haight to an album cover 
for Jefferson Airplane and Jimi 
Hendrix’s historic free concert 
in the Panhandle. 

 The Grammy Museum 
explores and celebrates the 
enduring legacies of all forms 
of music, the creative process, 
the art and technology of 
the recording process, and 
the history of the premier 
recognition of excellence in 
recorded music. The Grammy 
Museum features 30,000 square 
feet of interactive permanent 
and traveling exhibits, with four 
floors of dynamic and engaging 
multimedia presentations, and 
is located within L.A. LIVE, the 
downtown Los Angeles sports, 
entertainment and residential 
district.

 Tickets are available for 
purchase on AXS.com or 
at the Museum Box Office. 
For more information visit 
grammymuseum.org. 

 The museum is open Monday – 
Friday 10:30a.m. – 6:30p.m.and 
Saturday – Sunday 10a.m. – 
6:30p.m .

 To get to the Grammy Museum 
take the Gold Line to Union 
Station, transfer onto the Red 
Line to the Blue Line, take the 
Blue Line one stop. Exit at the 
Pico/Chick Hearn station. The 
museum is less than a block 
walk from the station. 

 

 On February 21 all residents 
of South Pasadena and the 
surrounding community are 
invited to come to the 2nd 
Annual South Pasadena Prayer 
Breakfast. Building on South 
Pasadena’s 126-year heritage 
of small-town charm and 
vibrant community, the Prayer 
Breakfast gathers people from 
all segments of town to pause 
for a brief moment together, to 
focus on building relationships 
and unity among us all.

 The South Pasadena Prayer 
Breakfast is a 501(c)3 
organization and will direct 
all proceeds from the 2017 
Breakfast to benefit three local 
charities, TBA.

Cost (includes full breakfast)

$25 per person

$250 per table (each table seats 
10)

Purchase tickets at 
sopasprayerbreakfast.org

Schedule of Events:

6:30am – VIP Reception

6:45am – Doors open

7:00am – Breakfast is served

7:30am – Keynote address

 The City of South Pasadena 
Council recently awarded 
a contract to CERCO 
Engineering. The contractor 
will start construction on 
Monday. The work includes 
removal and replacement of 
concrete sidewalk, curb, and 
gutter. It will also include 
grinding and asphalt overlay, 
new signage and striping, and 
repair of sewer and water lines. 
Work will take place at various 
locations on the following 
streets:

 Oxley Street from Diamond 
Avenue to Fairview Avenue

 Fairview Avenue from El 
Centro to Oxley Street

 Diamond Avenue from Oxley 
Street to El Centro

 The project is scheduled to be 
completed within 60 calendar 
days and is expected to be 
finished in March 30.

 The city apologizes for 
any inconvenience that this 
construction may cause, and 
ask for your understanding and 
cooperation. A City inspector 
or representative will visit the 
job site during construction to 
monitor the construction for 
public safety and timely process 
of construction. Pictures of 
the areas where removals are 
to take place will be taken to 
document the before and after 
conditions.

 To reach the contractor, please 
contact Cesar Riffo (424) 
386-8302 or to reach the city 
inspector, Dan Garcia you may 
call (626) 379-4379.

 
Take the Gold Line 
and Travel Back to the 
Summer of 1967


General Plan/Mission 
Street Specific Plan


Events at The Huntington

 Southern California 
Gardener Series - 
Exoticum: Desert Plants 
and the Making of a Fine 
Press Book

Jan 29, Sunday, 2 p.m.

Printmaker and book artist 
Richard Wagener discusses 
how the visually striking 
plants in The Huntington’s 
Desert Garden have inspired 
his recent work. A series 
of his wood engravings 
are reproduced in a new 
limited edition, fine press 
publication titled Exoticum: 
Twenty-five Desert Plants 
from the Huntington 
Gardens. A book signing 
follows the program. Free; in 
Rothenberg Hall.

Ranch Open House - to Jan 
29, Saturdays, 10 a.m.–1 
p.m.

Stop by The Huntington’s 
urban agriculture site during 
its weekly open hours and 
pick up some fresh ideas 
for sustainable gardening. 
Experts from the L.A. 
Master Gardener program 
will be on hand to answer 
questions and offer seasonal 
tips. From the Teaching 
Greenhouse, follow signs to 
the site. General admission. 
Ranch Garden

The Huntington Library and 
Botanical Gardens is located 
1151 Oxford Road, San 
Marino or call 626.405.2100.

 The City of South Pasadena 
invites all residents and 
business owners to participate 
in the shaping of the General 
Plan and the Mission Street 
Specific Plan updates. The 
City is seeking a 15-member 
Advisory Committee who will 
provide on-going and specific 
direction throughout the 
update process. And, there will 
be individual Focus Groups 
made up of those who have 
specific interests/expertise in 
relevant topics.

 The Focus Groups will discuss 
those topics in greater detail and 
develop policy options for the 
public to consider. Ultimately, 
the policy options will lead 
to actions that implement the 
community’s vision.

 Members of the Advisory 
Committee and Focus 
Groups will attend 3 to 5 
evening meetings over a 
two year period. And, all 
members will participate in a 
visioning charrette that will 
be held in April. A charrette 
is a collaborative and rigorous 
planning workshop that 
harnesses the talents and 
energies of the community to 
create and support the overall 
vision for the City and the 
Mission Street Specific Plan 
area. The application and more 
information can be found at 
plansouthpasadena.org.


City of South 
Pasadena 
Enhancement 
through 

Public Art


City of South Pasadena 
Giving Away Calendars 

 
Need a 2017 year-at-
a-glance, poster-sized 
calendar? The City is 
giving them away at City 
Hall, 1414 Mission Street, 
during normal business 
hours. The calendar 
provides information on the 
environment and reminds 
us not to pollute our 
waterways. Get yours today 
because supplies are limited.

 City Hall is open Monday 
- Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 
p.m. and Friday 7:30 a.m. - 
4:00 p.m. Or contact the City 
of South Pasadena at (626) 
403-7200.

 Have you noticed 
something different about 
traffic signal boxes around 
South Pasadena lately? For 
the second year in a row 
the City of South Pasadena 
partnered with the South 
Pasadena Arts Council 
(SPARC) to hire artists to 
create artwork on ten traffic 
signal boxes throughout 
South Pasadena. Ten traffic 
signal boxes were decorated 
at locations across the City.

 The project enhances the 
visual environment of the 
community and extends 
public art to the community 
in a creative way. Traffic 
signal boxes, usually 
painted drab grey or green, 
have been enhanced and 
transformed into creative 
artworks as they are in many 
cities around the country.

 SPARC develops programs 
and events and collaborates 
with other organizations in 
the community to produce 
cultural events. 

 For a complete list of traffic 
signal boxes go to ci.south-
pasadena.ca.us. 

Invite butterflies into your garden

 A presentation on how to invite butterflies into your 
garden with native plants will be given by the delightful 
Barbara Eisenstein on Saturday, February 4, 2017. This free 
event will take place in the South Pasadena Public Library 
Community Room from 4 pm - 5 pm. Stop by early for 
refreshments and a chat as doors open at 3:30 pm.


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Mountain Views News 80 W Sierra Madre Blvd. No. 327 Sierra Madre, Ca. 91024 Office: 626.355.2737 Fax: 626.609.3285 Email: editor@mtnviewsnews.com Website: www.mtnviewsnews.com