Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, April 29, 2017

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SOUTH PASADENA - SAN MARINO

Mountain Views-News Saturday, April 29, 2017 

South Pasadena Beautiful 
Annual 2017 Garden Tour

San Marino Motor Classic

South Pasadena Public 
Library’s Eclectic Music 
Festival‘The Carnegie Stage’

 
The San Marino Motor 
Classic will be held at San 
Marino’s 30-acre Lacy Park 
(1485 Virginia Road) on 
Sunday, June 11, 2017, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m. The SMMC is the 
premier regional automotive 
exhibition in the San Gabriel 
Valley and one of the premier 
concours-level exhibitions in 
Southern California, featuring 
a broad array of more than 200 
mint condition motor cars that 
span more than a century of 
automotive style. A portion 
of the proceeds from the event 
will support the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA.

Advance purchase general 
admission tickets are $25 each, 
but if you purchase tickets 
through the Pasadena Humane 
Society by April 30 you will 
receive a $5 discount! (Children 
12 and under are free.)

After April 30, tickets are $25 
each. You may purchase tickets 
online until Thursday, June 1. 
Day-of admission is $30 per 
person (children 12 and under 
are free). For more information 
about the event, visit www.
sanmarinomotorclassic.com

 Tickets purchased online 
will be mailed to the address 
you provide, if purchased 
by June 1. For event 
information, please visit www.
sanmarinomotorclassic.com 
or by calling 626-792-7151 ext 
167.

 
On Saturday, May 6th, 
the South Pasadena Public 
Library Community Room 
will spring to life once more 
as ‘The Carnegie Stage,’ one of 
the premier showcases of the 
Eclectic Music Festival. The 
9th Annual South Pasadena 
Eclectic Music Festival will 
present dozens of diverse, high 
quality musical acts at free 
venues all around town. Four 
stellar musical performances 
will be presented in the Library’s 
beautiful, historic Community 
Room, located in a lovely park, 
and constructed in 1907 as 
South Pasadena’s first Carnegie 
Library. The room retains its 
original hand painted beam 
ceilings, ornate chandeliers, 
leaded glass windows, and the 
exterior artwork is by Merrell 
Gage, perhaps the greatest 
American sculptor of the 20th 
Century. Musical styles offered 
on the Eclectic Carnegie Stage 
will range from Folk to Jazz, and 
Rock to Bluegrass. For more 
music on the Eclectic Music 
Festival: www.theeclectic.rocks

 5:00 p.m..—Calvin Joe and 
the Orange Grove Rangers will 
perform a lively set embracing 
Folk Rock, Gospel Blues and 
Bluegrass. The group, led by 
South Pasadena’s Calvin Joe, 
features the soulful singer 
songwriter’s renditions of his 
own evocative original tunes 
and covers of pop songs, 
with the OGR band’s organic 
acoustic instrumentation. 

 6:15 p.m.—Elliott Caine 
Quintet will offer an exciting 
set of straight ahead and 
Latin “Blue Note” style jazz. 
Trumpeter and composer, 
Elliott Caine has performed 
and/or recorded with Teddy 
Edwards, Barbara Morrison, 
Wycliff Jean, Beck, and The 
Beastie Boys, among many 
others.

 7:30 p.m.—Rick Shea & Band-- 
Rick cut his teeth in the bars and 
honky-tonks of San Bernardino 
where he grew up. He’s since 
gone on to build a solid career 
as a solo artist, singer, guitarist 
and songwriter. Shea is equally 
at home with an acoustic 
guitar and a set of ballads and 
stories, or with his worn old 
Telecaster burning through 
a set of his own songs and a 
few honky-tonk standards. 
With nine critically acclaimed 
albums, he’s performed all over 
Southern California, across the 
country, and recently in the 
U.K., Ireland, and Hawaii.

 8:45 p.m. Kiki Ebsen’s Joni 
Mitchell Project—Ebsen 
is perhaps best known as a 
dynamic singer, songwriter, 
musician and artist whose 
vast musical range combines 
elements of jazz, pop, classical 
and rock. Whether singing 
standards from the Great 
American songbook, classic 
rock covers, or her own 
original compositions, Kiki has 
a style that is uniquely her own. 
For over 20 years, Ebsen was 
heralded as a talented vocalist 
and gifted keyboard player, 
supporting Grammy-winning 
and platinum-selling artists, 
including Christopher Cross, 
Al Jarreau, Tracy Chapman, 
Michael McDonald, and Boz 
Scaggs.

 The free ‘Carnegie Stage’ 
concert is able to be presented 
because of the partnership 
between the South Pasadena 
Public Library, the Friends 
of the South Pasadena Public 
Library, South Pasadena 
Chamber of Commerce, The 
Eclectic Friends of the Arts of 
South Pasadena, The City of 
South Pasadena, The Rotary 
Club of South Pasadena, and 
the Woman’s Club of South 
Pasadena. Special thanks 
to Brad Colerick & Ximena 
Dussan/DeepMix, Nancy Lem, 
Jeff Burke, 210eastsound!, and 
The South Pasadena Review.

 The Library Community 
Room is located at 1115 El 
Centro Street. Doors will 
open at 4:30 p.m. No tickets or 
reservations are necessary, but 
seating is limited and “festival 
style” (first come, first seated). 
Refreshments will be provided 
and CDs will be available for 
purchase.

 

 This year’s garden tour 
marks its 47th year and will 
be featuring sustainable, 
southern California 
landscapes on April 30 from 
1 to 4 pm. All are invited to 
enjoy the gardens graciously 
shared by residents invoking 
a new water-wise way of life. 

 The self-guided tour 
showcases six beautiful 
gardens in the Monterey 
Hills and surrounding area. 
Participants are encouraged 
to finish the tour by 
visiting the South Pasadena 
Community Garden Open 
House, located at 1028 
Magnolia Street.

 Begin the tour at the 
Japanese inspired yard 
at 1831 Via Del Rey. The 
designer used a black pine 
tree trained to mimic a 
bonsai tree complimenting 
a gorgeous Japanese lantern. 
Many aromatic jasmine 
and juniper plants were 
used creating a calming 
landscape. (front yard only)

 At the hill-top home, located 
at 562 Camino Verde, the 
front garden features a 
well-engineered bioswale 
increasing the infiltration 
of rain water, replenishing 
groundwater and reducing 
storm water pollution. The 
site’s existing rock was also 
recycled into a lovely low 
wall and dry-stream bed.

 Across the street, 565 
Camino Verde, visit the 
sensational colors and 
pollinators at the garden of 
Edwin TomYoy. Turning 
trash into treasure, this 
stunning landscape features 
many unusual succulents 
and low water plans, as 
well as upcycled material 
promoting a vibrant 
ecosystem. The lush garden 
attracts many insects and 
birds, including a resident 
hummingbird family.

 Close by, 809 Flores De 
Oro, sits a uniquely designed 
corner using the grey and 
blue colors of large agaves 
and low water dymondia 
groundcover. The calming, 
formal garden features 
clean lines, soothing water 
features, and colorful 
succulents.

 Head down the hill to 2043 
Berkshire Avenue, to visit 
the exotic Australian garden 
featuring stunning grevilleas 
and repurposed railroad 
wood planks. This cottage-
style garden has many 
lovely ornamental grasses, 
salvias and other low water 
perennials in shades of red 
and purple.

 You won’t want to miss 
the grand design of the last 
house on our tour at 1532 
Ramona Avenue where West 
coast living is at its best. 
The low water garden has 
been designed with an eye 
for texture and color. Turf 
has been eliminated, and the 
front yard is now a tapestry 
of flowering succulents, low-
water shrubs and more. 

 Finish the tour at South 
Pasadena’s own vibrant 
Community Garden. The 
garden will be open from 
1:30 - 4:30 at 1028 Magnolia 
Street. 

 A lively plant swap will take 
place at 565 Camino Verde. 
Bring a plant and take home 
another.

 For more information visit 
southpasbeautiful.org.

 
Get a group together and join 
your community for a night 
of baseball on Tuesday, June 
20, 2017 at 7:10 pm. Your 
Los Angeles Dodgers will be 
playing against the New York 
Mets. Tickets are $33 for the 
Preferred Loge Box and $38 for 
the All You Can Eat Pavilion. 
The first 40,000 fans will receive 
a free tote bag!

 Tickets must be purchased 
by Friday, May 26, 2017. 
Take the Gold Line to Union 
Station to get on the Dodger 
Stadium Express Shuttle. For 
more information, contact the 
Recreation Division at (626) 
403-7380.

South 
Pasadena 
Community 
Baseball 
Night


Huntington 
Explorers

Provide Input on 

Metro’s FY18 Budget

 Explorers returns for 3 
fun-filled weeks in July

 

 Have your say in Metro’s 
financial planning! 
Metro’s annual budget sets 
transportation priorities 
across LA County for the 
coming year. As Metro 
begins to put together its 
budget for 2018 fiscal year, 
effective July 1, 2017 through 
June 30, 2018, the agency 
seeks input. 

Comment Online

 Metro’s interactive budget 
tool includes a short survey 
to guide our budget, set 
priorities, allocate dollars 
and provide feedback. 
goto: lametro.force.com/
onlinebudget

 Comment In-Person

 Comments on the budget 
can also be provided in 
person at any of the regional 
Service Council Meetings:

 San Fernando Valley 
Service Council Wednesday, 
May 3, 6pm. Rose Goldwater 
Community Center 6600 
Topanga Canyon Bl, Canoga 
Park, CA 91303 

 Westside/Central Service 
Council Wednesday, 
May 10, 5pm Metro 
Headquarters 3rd Floor 
Gateway Conference Room 
One Gateway Plaza, Los 
Angeles, CA 90012 

 Gateway Cities Service 
Council Thursday, May 
11 at 2pm Salt Lake Park 
Community Center 3401 
E Florence Av, Huntington 
Park, CA 90255 

 South Bay Service Council 
Friday, May 12 at 9:30am

Inglewood City Hall 1 W 
Manchester Bl, Inglewood, 
CA 90301 

San Gabriel Valley Service 
Council Monday, May 8 at 
5pm

Metro Division 9 building 
(next to El Monte Station) 
3rd Floor Conference Room 
3449 Santa Anita Av, El 
Monte, CA 91731 

The Metro Board of 
Directors will also hear 
comments on the proposed 
budget at a public hearing:

Budget Public Hearing

Wednesday, May 17 at 1pm 
Metro Headquarters, Board 
Room One Gateway Plaza 
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Comment by Mail

The deadline for written 
comments is Friday, May 12 
at 5pm.

Send comments by mail or 
email to:

Attn: FY18 Budget

Metro

One Gateway Plaza, 99-24-1

Los Angeles, CA 90012

budgetcomments@metro.
net

 Summer is around the 
corner and we’re gearing up 
for another amazing season 
of Huntington Explorers 
Camp! Our 2017 program is 
filled with hands-on fun for 
children ages 5-12.

 Huntington Explorers 
Camp runs for three 
consecutive weeks, July 10 
- 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
daily. Campers can register 
for a single week or multiple 
weeks. We’ll focus on a range 
of topics that emphasize 
active learning, design-
based thinking and most of 
all, fun! Our Instructors are 
expert artists and makers, 
who use the Huntington 
collections as inspiration for 
engaging art and science-
based activities. Campers 
will explore the Huntington’s 
gardens, library, and galleries 
and become incredible 
inventors, botany buddies, 
super storytellers, and eco-
rangers!

 Registration will open on 
April 7. Members’ Price: 
$350.00 per week. Non-
Members’ Price: $400.00 per 
week.

 The Huntington is located 
1151 Oxford Road, San 
Marino. For more call 626-
405-2100.


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