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Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, April 8, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Mountain View News Saturday, April 8, 2017 Weather Wise PASADENA CITY MEETINGS Regular City Council Meeting 6-Day Forecast Pasadena Ca. Sun Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s Mon: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s Tues: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s Wed: Sunny Hi 70s Lows 50s Thur: Sunny Hi 60s Lows 50s Fri: Chance Rain Hi 60s Lows 50s Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service APRIL 10 AND 17 CANCELLED NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY APRIL 24 Closed Session 5:30 P.M. Public Meeting 6:30 P.M. Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall 100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, Andy Wilson) April 18, 2017 (To be cancelled) FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Mayor Terry Tornek, Victor Gordo, John J. Kennedy, Margaret McAustin) Meets April 19, (Special joint meeting with the City Council to commence at 4:30 p.m.) 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2nd floor) MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Margaret McAustin, Tyron Hampton, Terry Tornek, Andy Wilson) Meets April 25 at 4:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council Chamber, 2nd Floor) LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE (Chair Terry Tornek, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda) Meets April 25, at 6:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair John J. Kennedy, Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda) Meets May 1 at 4:15 p.m. Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council Chamber, 2nd Floor) April is Poetry Month Events at the Library April is National Poetry Month, an annual event led by the Academy of American Poets. Join us as we celebrate poetry, prose and rhyme with programs for all ages. Want more info on National Poetry Month? Visit the Academy of American Poets’ webpage, www.poets.org. Pocket Poem Writing Contest Do you like to write poetry? Celebrate National Poetry Month by participating in our writing contest. Pick up you Poetry Pocket starting today. Turn in your original short poem – written on your pocket on or before “Poem in your Pocket” Day, Thursday, April 27. Categories are based on age: 7 and under, 8-12, 13-17, and 18 and up. Winners will be awarded a bookmark and a book of poems, and will have their poem posted on the La Pintoresca Branch Facebook page. Today through April 27 • 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. • La Pintoresca Branch 1355 N Raymond Ave Adults Emerging Urban Poets Featured and open poetry readings with facilitator Don Kingfisher Campbell. Today and April 22 • 3 p.m. • Santa Catalina Branch 999 E Washington Blvd, Perkins Alley Poets A poetry writing and critique workshop with facilitator Carl Stilwell. Saturdays, April 8 & 15 • 3 p.m. • Santa Catalina Branch 999 E Washington Blvd, Teens Poetry Slam Love poetry? Join us for a lively competition between several local high school poetry slam teams as each team reads and recites their original works. Thursday, April 6 • 4 p.m. • Allendale Branch 1130 S Marengo Ave Library Kids The Wonderful World of Poems Poetry can be fun, easy, and very kid-friendly! Ten-year old writer Cassidy Kao will demonstrate how you can have fun creating Haiku, Tercets and concrete poems. Tuesday, April 18 • 4 p.m. • Hastings Branch 3325 E Orange Grove Blvd Early Learners Rhyme Time Storytime It’s Rhyme Time Storytime! Enjoy rhyming stories, songs, and more as we celebrate National Poetry Month. Thursday, April 13 • 10:30 a.m. • La Pintoresca Branch 1355 N Raymond Ave SOUTH PASADENA CITY MEETINGS Regular City Council Meeting City Council Meeting April 19 Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of the month, at 7:30 p.m., in the Amedee O. “Dick” Richards, Jr., Council Chambers, located at 1424 Mission Street. Public Safety Commission Monday at 8:30 a.m. Fire Department EOC Room 817 Mound Avenue Staff Liaisons: Arthur Miller, Police Chief amiller@southpasadenaca.gov Paul Riddle, Deputy Fire Chief priddle@southpasadenaca.gov Phone: (626) 403-7300 Library Board of Trustees Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. South Pasadena Public Library Ray Bradbury Conference Room 1100 Oxley Street Staff Liaison: Steve Fjeldsted, Director of Library, Arts, and Culture Phone: (626) 403-7330 ALTADENA TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS Regular Council Meeting The Altadena Town Council meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Altadena Community Center located at 730 E. Altadena, Dr. (directly west of Altadena Sheriff’s Station). Altadena Town Council meetings are recorded and televised during the month on Charter cable channel 56. SAN MARINO COUNCIL MEETINGS City Council Meeting Wednesday, April 12 Time 6:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chamber (first floor), located at 2200 Huntington Drive Contact Customer Administrative Account cityofsanmarino@gmail.com Description — TBA Check the city website for details and location ci.san- marino.ca.us. Chamber to hold Pasadena Community Restaurant Week Pasadena’s restaurant community opens its doors to guests from throughout Southern California for the seventh Pasadena Restaurant Week which takes place from Sunday, April 30 to Friday, May 5. Pasadena Restaurant Week showcases Pasadena as a restaurant destination. The week-long dining event reminds Southern California that our local restaurants offer dining experiences to satisfy all tastes at every price range. Chefs and restaurateurs are offering their finest lunch and dinner dishes at special prices throughout the week. Return to an old favorite or try someplace new. Taste the best Pasadena has to offer at unbeatable prices. Pasadena Restaurant Week is a great opportunity to visit Pasadena favorites such as Cafe Bizou, Sushi Roku, Central Park Restaurant, Green Street Restaurant, POP Champagne and Dessert Bar, Kathleen’s, Madeline Garden Bistro and Venue, De Frisco’s Grille, The Terrace at the Langham Huntington Pasadena, Vertical Wine Bistro, Ruth’s Chris Steak House and many more. Patrons can also try out some of Pasadena’s newly opened restaurants, such as Alma de la Rosa, True Food Kitchen and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar. Participating restaurants will offer fixed price dinner and/or lunch menu items for visitors. Dinners will be three-course meals while lunches will consist of two-courses. Depending on the venue and menu offered, meals will be priced at either $27, $36 or $45 for dinner or $15, $20 or $25 for lunch. (Some prices may vary.) Alcoholic beverages, gratuity and tax are not included in the price unless specified by the individual restaurants in advance. Pasadena Restaurant Week is organized by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. Please note: some Mexican restaurants may not participate on Friday, May 5th due to Cinco de Mayo. For more information visit pasadenarestaurantweek.com. 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 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||