Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, February 18, 2017

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SOUTH PASADENA - SAN MARINO

Mountain Views-News Saturday, February 18, 2017 

Concert at the Library, Tribute 
to Gene Clark of The Byrds

South Pasadena Winter 
Arts Crawl to be Held

Plan South Pasadena 
Meeting Community Drum 
Circle with Jaz Sawyer

 
The Winter Arts Crawl is scheduled for Saturday, February 
25 from 5 to 9 pm. This very popular “Neighborhood-
Night-On-The-Town” features something for everyone. 
Shops and boutiques will be open late with special exhibits, 
trunk shows, open houses and sales. Stop in at the local 
restaurants and cafes for a snack or dinner, or grab a bite 
from one of the food trucks. There will be an interactive art 
activity so that the entire family can get creative.

 For merchant and artist participation, please contact Hope 
Perello, Director of SPACE, at hopeperello@sbcglobal.
net. The quarterly Arts Crawls are organized by the South 
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce, and produced by SPACE, 
to highlight the City’s unique business district and provide a 
showcase for artists and musicians.

For more information call (626) 441-2339.

 Join the first Plan South 
Pasadena meeting of Our 
Prosperous Community 
Focus Group on Wednesday, 
at 7:00 pm in the Library 
Community Room. As 
a special treat to “jazz” 
everyone up, we’ll be 
starting out with a 
Community Drum Circle 
led by Drummer/Educator 
Jaz Sawyer and his friends, 
South African drum prodigy 
Danno Petersen & Grammy 
Winner Danny Petersen II! 
Light refreshments will be 
served.

 Feel the Rhythm, move your 
Spirit and join the Fun for an 
experience of drumming and 
community. Bring a drum, a 
shaker or your homemade 
instrument! All ages and 
levels welcome. This activity 
will include members of the 
community that support 
more programming for 
music and arts.

 Jaz Sawyer began playing 
drums at age of 2 in the 
Haight Ashbury district of 
San Francisco, California. 
His musical studies have 
taken him through the 
music programs at the 
Ruth Asawa School of 
the Arts, San Francisco 
Conservatory of Music, 
Stanford Jazz Workshop and 
The New School for Jazz and 
Contemporary Music.

 Jaz possesses an eclectic 
and refined personal style 
of drumming that stems 
from his deep roots in his 
Classical, Jazz, West-African 
and Afro-Caribbean musical 
training. Jaz has worked 
with many notable artists, 
including Wynton Marsalis, 
Abbey Lincoln, George 
Benson, Bobby Hutcherson, 
Jacky Terrasson and Dee 
Dee Bridgewater in some of 
the world’s premier concert 
venues, including The Blue 
Note, The Village Vanguard, 
Carnegie Hall, Lincoln 
Center, Kennedy Center and 
the Sydney Opera House.

 The Library Community 
Room is located 1115 El 
Centro St.

 For more information visit: 
plansouthpasadena.org.

 


 A “Tribute to Gene Clark 
of the Byrds”, a very special 
fundraising concert ,will be 
presented on the ‘Carnegie 
Stage’ of the beautiful, historic 
South Pasadena Public Library 
Community Room as part of the 
South Pasadena Arts Crawl at 
Saturday, February 25, 2017—8 
p.m. Live Performances will be 
presented by Kai Clark (Son of 
Gene Clark) & His Band, Carla 
Olson—(Former Duo Partner 
of Gene Clark and Former 
Leader of the Textones), John 
York—Former Member of 
The Byrds, The Sir Douglas 
Quintet, and The Mamas & The 
Papas Touring Band, and Peter 
Lewis—Formerly of Moby 
Grape. The concert will also 
contain a few surprises that are 
being planned!

 Tickets are $25 each for 
the very special event 
and can be obtained at 
geneclarktributeconcertla.
eventbrite.com.

 The Library Community 
Room is located at 1115 El 
Centro Street. The concert 
will be “Festival style” with no 
reserved seats. Doors will open 
at 7:30 p.m. and seats will be 
first come, first seated.

Black History Month Event 
Charles Wright and Petrella

 A very special Author and 
Music Night in honor of Black 
History Month with Charles 
Wright, legendary LA musician 
and bestselling writer of the 
bestseller “Up From Where 
We’ve Come: An Eventful 
Journey” will be presented 
on Thursday, February 23 at 
7 p.m. in the South Pasadena 
Public Library Community 
Room. The event will also 
feature Petrella, “The First 
Lady of Country Soul” and her 
band, Mixed Influence. The 
free show is presented by the 
South Pasadena Public Library 
and the Friends of the South 
Pasadena Public Library, with 
special thanks to 210eastsound!

 Charles Wright is the founder 
of the pioneering funk and R&B 
band of the 60s and early 70s, 
The Watts 103 Street Rhythm 
Band, known for the hits “Do 
Your Thing”, “Till You Get 
Enough”, and “Love Land”. Their 
biggest and most enduring hit 
“Express Yourself” is among 
the most sampled tracks by rap 
and hip hop groups. The Watts 
103rd Street Rhythm Band was 
the first R&B group signed to 
Warner Brothers Records. 

 Petrella’s professional music 
career has spanned more 
than 25 years during which 
she has been “The First Lady 
of Country Soul.” Her 2013 
album “Shine on Me” was a 
significant musical milestone 
for her as it appeared six years 
since her previous album “One 
Hundred Proof Woman” was 
released by Warner Brothers/
BMG Distribution which 
had increased her popularity 
greatly. Petrella has shared 
the stage with acts from 
any different backgrounds, 
including Tracy Lawrence and 
Gladys Knight. 

 The Community Room is 
located at 1115 El Centro St. 
Doors open 6:30 p.m. No 
tickets reservations are needed.


Crowell Public Library Presents 
Series; Talks by Local Authors

Maple Lam, My Little Sister 
and Me

Thursday, February 23: 7 pm

 It’s a big job when a big 
brother gets to take his little 
sister home from school for 
the very first time. In debut 
author-illustrator Maple Lam’s 
charming children’s story, 
she celebrates the incredible 
relationship between a little boy 
and his younger sister. Maple 
Lam grew up in San Marino 
and attended both Huntington 
Middle School and San Marino 
High School.

Edan Epstein, Afternoon of the 
Faun

Wednesday, March 15: 7 pm

 In this South Pasadena author’s 
sixth novel, a man struggles 
with grief following the death 
of his charismatic father. His 
despair sends him on a quest 
to become completely invisible. 
His journey perversely parallels 
his father’s childhood struggle 
for survival in the forests of 
Europe at the end of World War 
II. Afternoon of the Faun is a 
lyrical tale of descent, survival, 
and redemption.

Crowell Public Library is 
located 1890 Huntington Dr. 
For more information call the 
Library at (626) 300-0777. 

Smart Gardening Classes


Residential 
Water Audit 
Program Now 
Accepting 
Applications

 Learn how to convert your lawn into a drought-tolerant 
landscape at a FREE Turf Removal Class on Tuesday, 
February 28, 2017 from 6 to 9:30 pm. This class will be 
held at the Upper District Board Room, 602 E. Huntington 
Dr. Suite B. Monrovia, 91016 and will cover many topics 
including design, irrigation, and soil preparation.

 Home gardeners and landscape professionals can learn 
ways to reduce water use in landscapes by attending free 
water efficient landscape classes sponsored by the Upper 
District. Classes cover the basics of irrigation systems, 
watering and fertilizing, basic landscape design and plant 
identification. There are a number of simple things that 
can be done to improve an existing landscape or, if your 
are more ambitious, you can even design a new Water-
Smart Landscape. Water efficient techniques and devices 
can improve the health and beauty of your landscape while 
saving water and lowering your utility bill.

 Register for this free class today by email frontdesk@
usgvmwd.org or phone (626) 443-2297.

 
The City of South Pasadena 
now offers free Residential 
Water Audits. This program is 
currently open to single family 
residential properties. Multi-
family properties with 3 or 
fewer units may apply, and will 
be considered on a case-by-case 
basis.

There are several ways to apply:

- Fill out the application form 
and email to h2orebates@
southpasadenaca.gov

- Call (626)403-7311 to apply 
over the phone

- Visit us at the City Manager’s 
Office, 2nd floor of City Hall, 
1414 Mission Street, to fill out 
an application

Once the application has been 
received, qualifying residents 
can expect a call from a 
representative of WaterWise 
Consulting within one week 
to schedule the audit. If an 
applicant doesn’t qualify, they 
will be notified within two 
business days. 

You will need the following 
information to apply:

- Name of Applicant

- Name on Water Account (if 
different from that of applicant)

- Service Address

- Best phone number to reach 
applicant at

- Number of people living at 
the property

 Multi-family properties 
greater than 3 units, and 
commercial properties are not 
eligible at this time.

Huntington Gets Unique 
Edition of John Muir Writings

 The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical 
Gardens announced Wednesday that it has acquired a 
unique 10-volume edition of The Life and Writings of 
John Muir (1916–1924) that incorporates 260 original 
photographs—most by Herbert W. Gleason (1855–1937), 
a nature photographer who inspired the work of Ansel 
Adams. The items were purchased at The Huntington’s 
20th annual Library Collectors’ Council meeting held last 
month.

 The Council also purchased A Monograph on the Genus 
Camellia (1819), an outsize volume containing sumptuous 
hand-colored aquatint plates after watercolors by Clara 
Maria Pope (d. 1838), one of a small number of women in 
England who pursued an artistic career in the late 18th and 
early 19th centuries.

 Additional purchases included manuscripts by a close 
member of Galileo’s circle and by a U.S. Revolutionary 
War officer, as well as a genealogical roll of arms from the 
Elizabethan era.

 “During the past two decades, the Library Collectors’ 
Council has helped us acquire more than 100 significant 
items—including rare books, individual manuscripts, 
archival collections, and photographs—and spent nearly 
$3.9 million doing so,” said David Zeidberg, Avery Director 
of the Library at The Huntington. 

 The Library Collectors’ Council is a group of 43 families who 
assist in the development of the collections by supporting 
the purchase of important works that the Library would not 
otherwise be able to afford.


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