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COMMUNITY CALENDARMountain View News Saturday, August 12, 2017 2 COMMUNITY CALENDARMountain View News Saturday, August 12, 2017 2 Weather Wise 6-Day Forecast Pasadena Ca. Sun Sunny Hi 90s Lows 70s Mon: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 70s Tues: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 70s Wed: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 70s Thur: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 70s Fri: Sunny Hi 90s Lows 70s Forecasts courtesy of the National Weather Service Pasadena Parks After Dark Program Activities The City of Pasadena’s swimming, and movies and Human Services & Recreation concerts in the park. Department in collaboration This year’s concert series is with the County of Los especially exciting and features Angeles Parks and Recreation Tribute Bands to the O’Jays Department coordinate the and the Supremes, jazz bands “Parks After Dark” program and up-beat, high-quality live in order to expand summer music. On Thursdays evenings, programming and increase Villa-Parke’s “Dive-In! Movies” the use of parks as social and are not to be missed. Enjoy community resources.open swim and watch family With a focus on youth and friendly favorites poolside! families, Parks After Dark offers The La Pintoresca Teen surrounding communities Education Center will also host extended park hours and “Teen Tuesdays and Thursdays” activities on Thursday, Friday for youth ages 12 through 18 and Saturday evenings from inside the Center located at 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. People 1415 N. Raymond Ave. from of all ages can enjoy free 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesdays and activities that include sports Thursdays to Aug.10. leagues, fitness classes, arts For the entire list of activities and crafts, enrichment classes, visit 5.cityofpasadena.net/ teen activities, recreational humanservices/ Library to Hold CollegeBound Summer Workshop Prepare for the SAT, get ready for the ACT, learn more about the college financial aid process and discover the different types of financial aid available by attending one of the Pasadena Public Library’s free College Bound workshops. Upcoming Sessions: Saturday, Aug. 26, 10:30 p.m., Hastings Branch, 3225 E. Orange Grove Blvd. Helping First-Generation Parents Navigate College AdmissionsLearning to navigate the road to college admissions with your high school student can be difficult but even more so when English is not your first language. Many first-generation families feel lost and do not understand where to go to access free resources because most instructions are in English only. Find the tools you need in the language you speak to better support and assist your child during the college admissions process. Translations will be provided in Spanish and Chinese. Presented by FLEX. To sign up, call (626) 744-4246. For more information contact Jane Gov at (626) 744-4246 or jgov@cityofpasadena.net PASADENA CITY MEETINGS Regular City Council Meeting CITY COUNCIL MONDAY CANCELLED NEXT MEETING AUGUST 21 Public Meeting 6:30 P.M. Council Chamber, Pasadena City Hall 100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (Chair John J. Kennedy, Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, Gene Masuda) Meets August 16 at 6:00 p.m. Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (Council Chamber, 2nd Floor) MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE (Chair Margaret McAustin, Tyron Hampton, Terry Tornek, Andy Wilson) Meets August 22 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 August 22, at 6:00 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor) FINANCE COMMITTEE (Chair Mayor Terry Tornek, Victor Gordo, John J. Kennedy, Margaret McAustin) Meets August 28 the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m., 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S249 (City Hall Council Chamber, 2nd floor) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (Chair Victor Gordo, Tyron Hampton, Steve Madison, Andy Wilson) Meets September 19 at 5:30 p.m., Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield Avenue, Room S245/S246 (Council Conference Room, 2nd Floor) 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 Regular Meeting WEDNESDAY, September 13, at 6:00 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 2200 Huntington Drive, San MarinoContact Customer Administrative Account cityofsanmarino@gmail.com. SOUTH PASADENA CITY MEETINGS Regular City Council Meeting City Council Next meeting Aug. 16Meetings 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 Room817 Mound Avenue Staff Liaisons: Arthur Miller, Police Chief amiller@southpasadenaca.govPaul Riddle, Fire Chief priddle@southpasadenaca.govPhone: (626) 403-7300Freeway and Transportation CommissionTuesday at 6:30 p.m. City Manager's Conference Room Second Floor of City Hall1414 Mission Street Staff Liaison: Margaret Lin, Principal Management AnalystPhone: (626) 403-7236 Classic Car Nights atLake Avenue ChurchAn Evening of Gershwinwith the Pasadena Pops Lake Avenue Church is everyone who attends, along Michael Feinstein and the the 1920’s with his “Rhapsody hosting free Classic Car Nights with a panel of three judges Pasadena POPS jazz up the Los in Blue” and the “Concerto on Friday nights throughout the from the community.Angeles County Arboretum in F” there were many other summer, on August 11 and 25, Admission is free for all events. stage with an evening devoted writers who tried to emulate from 6-8 p.m. The church’s west Donations to cover the cost of to one of America’s most Gershwin by combining parking lot will be transformed the food are appreciated. For beloved musical icons for concert music (classical music) into a car enthusiast’s paradise more information, contact Rich Gershwin & Friends on with jazz and pop. It wasn’t of classic, vintage, exotic and Kasten at carnight@richkasten.Saturday, August 19th. No one just classical music, it wasn’t vehicles, along with music and com or (626) 797-2798.is better equipped to honor the just jazz.” Feinstein said. “It burgers. Lake Avenue Church is located Jazz-Age stylings of Gershwin wasn’t just popular song or film The August 25 event is also at 393 N. Lake Avenue in than Principal Pops Conductor scoring. It was the birth of a a chili-cook-off. There will be Pasadena, at the corner of Lake Michael Feinstein, who got his seminal sound that still deeply dozens of entries judged by Avenue and the 210 Freeway. start as Ira Gershwin’s archivist. resonates with people today.” Working under Ira’s tutelage IF YOU GO: Five Events Remain In Free for over six years, Feinstein The Pasadena POPS presents had access to rare, unpublished Gershwin & Friends Concerts in the Park Seriessheet music and recordings, Michael Feinstein, Principal Every Tuesday evening at Zydekats play lively Cajun some of which he will dust off Pops Conductor, Tom & Erika 6 p.m., the Pasadena Senior Zydeco music with lots of for this special occasion for Girardi Chair Center has hosted free, one-Louisiana spice. once in a lifetime renditions.Madelyn Baillio, Jordan Celebrate under the stars as Donica, Rachel York, Soloists hour summer concerts for August 29 – The Great Feinstein uncovers treasures August 19 at 7:30pm at The all ages at the Memorial Park American Swing Band from his personal archives with LA County Arboretum | 301 N band shell.features the sounds of big “Someone to Watch Over Me, Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, Tickets The final concerts, all in band, rhythm and blues, jazz “I Got Rhythm,” “Embraceable start at $25.00 August, are:and Dixieland. You,” plus gems from Gates open at 5:30pm for August 8 – Paddy’s Pig Bring a lawn chair and Gershwin’s contemporaries like picnicking. Guests are welcome presents timeless Irish pub a picnic for the perfect Kern, Bernstein and Copland. to bring their own food and songs and contemporary summer experience with For the evening’s program, drink or visit onsite gourmet Irish rock delivered with family and friends. Feinstein will review a whole food vendors. plenty of energy. The concerts are genre spun by Gershwin, that Parking: Subscribers have the brought together the worlds of opportunity to purchase onsite August 15 – Theater of Vision sponsored in part by the symphonic and popular music.Arboretum parking. Single Productions entertains with Pasadena Tournament of “The idea of Gershwin and ticket holders may park for free “Cirque di Sarray,” a fun and Roses Foundation. For friends is a very exciting at the Westfield Santa Anita fast-paced carnival show.more information visit concept to present with the shopping center with free non-August 22 – Grammy-pasadenaseniorcenter.org or Pasadena Pops. When George stop shuttles to the main gate. winning Lisa Haley and the call (626) 795-4331. Gershwin burst on the scene in 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||