Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, April 28, 2018

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Mountain View News Saturday, April 28, 2018 

New restaurants among 
Pasadena Restaurant Week

On 60th Anniversary of 
First U.S. Satellite, Rep. Chu 
Requests $2 billion for JPL

LitFest Brings Free Literary 
Events to Playhouse District

 
The 7th annual LitFest 
Pasadena features a host of 
special guest authors in events 
from readings to literary 
performances on May 19 and 
20, 2018. LitFest Pasadena 
treats Southern California 
audiences to an exciting and 
thought provoking weekend 
full of diverse programs that 
appeal to readers and writers 
of every age and interest. The 
festival’s held at venues and 
on sidewalks throughout the 
Pasadena Playhouse District 
including Vroman’s Bookstore, 
the Pasadena Playhouse, and 
more.

 This year’s author highlights 
include Janet Fitch, author 
of White Oleander and Paint 
it Black; Sholeh Wolpé, the 
Iranian-born poet and writer; 
Jonathan Gold, Los Angeles 
Times food critic; Mari Naomi, 
award-winning graphic 
novelist; Congressperson Adam 
Schiff; Jerry Stahl, novelist and 
screenwriter; Lynell George, 
award-winning journalist and 
Octavia Butler historian; Daniel 
Olivas, Latinos in Lotusland 
anthology editor and novelist; 
Cecil Castellucci, young adult 
novelist; Kwei Quartey, mystery 
novelist; Jessi Klein, Inside 
Amy Schumer head writer 
and executive producer; Erica 
Garza, essayist and author of 
Getting Off; Natashia Deón, 
critically-acclaimed novelist; 
Tod Goldberg, bestselling 
author of Gangsterland; and 
more.

 A writer driven literary 
festival, each day will begin 
with writing workshops from 
1:00pm to 3:00pm on subjects 
from Create Your Own Female 
Sleuth presented by Sisters in 
Crime L.A., to Travel Writing 
presented by Distant Lands 
Travel Bookstore, to Who Do 
You Think You Are? a writing 
workshop for teens presented 
by Tunnel magazine.

 Panels, readings, and in 
conversation events will be 
held in businesses throughout 
the Playhouse District from 
3:00pm to 10:00pm each 
day. Highlights in include 
Writing Fictional Mysteries 
in the Era of Alt-Facts with 
mystery authors S.W. Lauden 
(Hang Time: A Greg Salem 
Mystery), Eva Montealegre 
(Body on the Backlot), Naomi 
Hirahara (Hiroshima Boy), 
Kwei Quartey (Inspector Darko 
Dawson series), Gary Phillips 
(The Obama Inheritance); 
The Border as a Character: 
Storytelling About Fences, Walls 
and The People They Shape 
led by journalist Jean Guerrero 
and featuring Leslie Berestein 
Rojas, KPCC Immigration 
and Emerging Communities 
Reporter, and others; BiGlrz, 
Vonneguys, Writer Types, & 
Disco: Podcasting for Literary 
L.A. featuring Eric Beetner 
and SW Lauden - Writer 
Types Podcast, Alex Schmidt 
- Kurt Vonneguys Podcast, 
MariNaomi and Myriam 
Gurba - Ask BiGrlz Podcast, 
Tod Goldberg - Literary Disco 
Podcast, and Cheryl Klein, 
Moderator; Magical Kingdoms 
to Taco Queens: Middle Grade 
Fiction Gets Real featuring 
Armand Baltazar (Timeless: 
Diego and the Rangers of the 
Vastlantic), Danielle Davis 
(Zinnia and the Bees), Sally Pla 
(The Someday Birds), Jennifer 
Torres (Stef Soto, Taco Queen), 
Tom Rogers (Eleven), Dana 
Middleton - Moderator (Open 
If You Dare); La Bloga: Chicanx 
and Latinx Community. 
Banned, Sometimes Buried, 
But Always Online featuring 
Daniel A. Olivas, Olga Garcia, 
Rene Colato Lainez, Michael 
Sedano, and Melinda Palacio; 
Awkward Stages: Getting Over 
It with Comedians Who Write 
featuring comedians Laurie 
Kilmartin; Jessi Klein; and 
Molly Erdman; and more!

 The LitFest Outer Limits 
will feature readings and 
performances in outdoor spaces 
throughout the the Playhouse 
District. Outer Limits poetry 
events include Poets & Allies 
for Resistance; Las Lunas 
Locas’ Poems on Demand; 
COMBCHELLA: Normalizing 
Natural Hair through 
Literature hosted by Camari 
Carter-Hawkins; and more. 
Other events include Literary 
Trivia, poetry set to music, 
Pasadena Playhouse District 
Walking Tours; and a theatrical 
performance of A Ghost Story 
by Unbound Productions, 
adapted from the short story by 
Mark Twain. Celebrity guests 
will join LitFest Pasadena to 
deliver dramatic readings for 
our science fiction writing 
competitions for adults and for 
Los Angeles teens, The Roswell 
Award and The Tomorrow 
Prize.

 LitFest Pasadena is presented 
by Light Bringer Project, 
the Pasadena based arts and 
education nonprofit, and 
Literature for Life, the literary 
journal and resource for 
educators. LitFest Pasadena is 
made possible by the support 
of the City of Pasadena and the 
Pasadena Playhouse District.

 Last week, Rep. Judy Chu, 
whose district includes 
the California Institute of 
Technology (Caltech), which 
runs NASA’s Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory (JPL), submitted 
testimony to the House 
Committee on Appropriations 
to request $2,234,700,000 
in funding for the Planetary 
Science Mission Directorate 
and to support all ongoing and 
upcoming missions taking place 
at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 
Rep. Chu’s testimony can be 
found online and is posted 
below:

 Chairman Culberson, Ranking 
Member Serrano, and Members 
of the Committee,

 Thank you for considering my 
testimony in strong support 
of the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration 
(NASA). Specifically, I request 
$2,234,700,000 in funding for 
the Planetary Science Mission 
Directorate and support for all 
ongoing and upcoming missions 
taking place at the Jet Propulsion 
Laboratory (JPL). JPL, operated 
by the California Institute of 
Technology (Caltech), has 
represented the vanguard of 
American space exploration and 
research since 1958 – the first 
time an American craft reached 
space – and continues to make 
groundbreaking discoveries 
that pave the way for mankind’s 
exploration of our solar system 
and beyond. 

 This year marks the 60th 
anniversary of Explorer 1, 
America’s first entry into space, 
built by JPL/Caltech before the 
establishment of NASA. The 
satellite carried history’s first 
science experiment to occur in 
space, confirming the existence 
of the Van Allen radiation 
belt around Earth. Since then, 
JPL has been responsible 
for many of mankind’s most 
impactful achievements in 
space exploration. The Voyager 
Mission – humanity’s deepest 
venture into the universe – 
continues to provide data from 
interstellar space over forty years 
after its launch. Galileo, which 
plunged into Jupiter’s crushing 
atmosphere on Sept. 21, 2003, 
changed our understanding 
of the solar system when it 
discovered the possibility of a 
vast ocean beneath the icy crust 
of the moon Europa – a body 
JPL will explore in the next 
decade. In September 2017, we 
witnessed the “grand finale” of 
the Cassini mission to Saturn 
and its moons. The spacecraft 
discovered seven moons, 
measured Saturn’s rotation, and 
became the first craft to orbit the 
planet.

Robust federal funding is critical 
to JPL’s mission of continuing 
their groundbreaking Mars 
exploration missions. When 
JPL’s Pathfinder rover landed on 
the surface of Mars in 1997 as 
part of NASA’s Mars Exploration 
Program, the United States 
became the first country to 
successfully navigate the surface 
of the red planet. Since then, 
JPL has conducted over twenty 
years of uninterrupted Mars 
exploration. Mars exploration 
missions study the planet’s 
climate and geology, and have 
even found evidence that water 
once flowed abundantly. These 
discoveries lay the groundwork 
for a manned mission to Mars 
in the future. In May 2018, the 
InSight spacecraft will take the 
pulse of Mars, drilling below the 
planet’s surface to measure heat 
flow and listening for quakes 
with the first seismometer to 
travel beyond Earth. Mars 
2020, NASA’s next Mars rover 
mission, will collect surface 
samples to cache in advance of 
the future Mars Sample Return 
mission. 

 JPL’s discoveries are not limited 
to our planetary neighbors. The 
Gravity Recovery and Climate 
Experiment (GRACE) mission 
tracks water flows from Earth’s 
orbit by measuring gravitational 
pull of water. Its data was 
instrumental in helping 
California monitor subsidence 
and water usage during one 
of the state’s worst droughts 
in history. The twin spacecraft 
gathered precise data about 
glaciers, aquifers, and other 
water sources by measuring 
how the water’s fluctuating 
mass affected passing satellites. 
GRACE’s data increased the 
accuracy of environmental 
forecasting and monitoring 
worldwide, and its successor, 
GRACE-FO, promises to 
continue and deepen that legacy.

 Federal investment in space 
exploration results in wide-
reaching impacts far beyond 
NASA. Technologies developed 
at JPL have applications here on 
Earth, spurring development 
through spinoffs and 
technology transfers. Here are 
some examples:

 The complementary metal 
oxide semiconductor (CMOS) 
image sensor, developed by 
JPL scientist Eric Fossum, 
would become NASA’s most 
used spinoff technology. The 
technology now dominates the 
digital imaging industry and 
is responsible for cell phone 
cameras and high-definition 
video. 

 JPL’s Airborne Snow 
Observatory (ASO) provides 
accurate estimates of the 
amount of water in California’s 
Sierra Nevada snowpack, and 
measures the rate of water 
runoff using remote sensing 
technology. The technology 
provides real-time, high 
resolution maps to complement 
manual measurements.

 JPL’s FINDER, or Finding 
Individuals for Disaster and 
Emergency Response, enables 
first responders to rescue 
victims trapped beneath rubble 
after disasters like earthquakes. 
The suitcase-size device 
uses low-power microwave 
radar to detect breathing and 
heartbeats, even beneath several 
feet of debris and rubble. 
FINDER can even distinguish 
between humans, animals, and 
mechanical movement.

JPL’s development of precise 
GPS measurements enabled 
John Deere to build the first 
autonomous tractors for 
consumers. Self-guiding 
tractors now work an estimated 
one-third of all farmland in 
North America.

 JPL developed the 
technology behind the infrared 
thermometer while building the 
Infrared Astronomical Satellite 
(IRAS). The thermometer 
technology resulting from that 
mission is now ubiquitous in 
doctors’ offices and households 
worldwide.

Your continued support for 
NASA science missions will 
ensure American leadership in 
space, science, and exploration. 
The next generation of 
discoveries depends on strong 
funding, so I urge you to 
recognize the important work 
being done at JPL and NASA 
space centers across the country 
by appropriating the funds they 
need to carry out their work.

 Of the 40 restaurants taking 
part in Pasadena Restaurant 
Week 2018, many are new to the 
area and new to participating in 
Pasadena’s premiere fine dining 
event.

 Pasadena’s restaurant 
community opens its doors 
to guests from throughout 
Southern California for the 
eighth annual Pasadena 
Restaurant Week which takes 
place from Sunday, May 6th to 
Friday, May 11th. 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.

 Find out why MyLife.com 
named Pasadena the best mid-
sized city for dining in the 
country as Pasadena’s favorite, 
most unique and finest dining 
destinations offer prix fixe 
menus, special meals and deals 
during Pasadena Restaurant 
Week. Though some prices 
vary, two-course lunches are 
being offered for $15, $20 or 
$25 per person (tax, tip and 
beverage not included) and 
three-course dinners for $27, 
$36 or $45 per person (tax, tip 
and beverage not included).

 New to Pasadena Restaurant 
Week for 2018 are:

Twohey’s Tavern, newly 
opened on Foothill Boulevard 
combining traditional diner 
fare with fresh, locally source 
seafood, produce and more;

Bone Kettle, a delicious 
melding of Indonesian, French 
and California restaurant 
traditions under the guidance 
of Chef Erwin Tjahyadi;

Crackin’ Kitchen, a tasty 
marriage of Hawaiian and 
Cajun spices and techniques in 
Old Pasadena;

Great Maple, a modern 
American eatery with savory 
and surprising takes on 
traditional dishes;

The Mixx, newly opened in 
the Playhouse District, where 
modern style meets classic 
cuisine with live Jazz on 
weekends;

 Edwin Mills by Equator, 
an intimate new American 
restaurant and bar in Old 
Pasadena;

Trejo’s Cantina, a lively new 
addition to the Playhouse 
District features Mexican 
favorites with a Los Angeles 
slant in a hip, colorful space 
filled with large tables, a patio 
and artwork by local artists.

 While not new to Pasadena, 
participating in their first 
Pasadena Restaurant Week are:

Plate 38 on East Colorado 
which offers a specially created 
vegetarian menu for Pasadena 
Restaurant Week, along with 
their regular menu offerings;

Clearman’s Northwoods Inn, 
the historic Pasadena adjacent 
(in San Gabriel at Huntington 
and Rosemead) snow-capped 
restaurant serving American 
fare in generous portions;

Green Street Tavern, elegant 
dining combining the finest 
California comfort food with 
a European elegance in Old 
Pasadena;

Paul Martin’s American Grill, 
where American food is 
sourced and prepared with care 
and dedication on South Lake 
Avenue.

Those interested can look 
for updated restaurant 
listings, menus and more, at: 
pasadenarestaurantweek.com. 
Lunch and dinner reservations 
can also be made through Open 
Table, at participating venues.

Free Monthly Events at 
Pasadena Senior Center

 

 There is something for 
everyone in May at the 
Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. 
Holly St.

 You do not have to be a 
member to attend. Some events 
require advance reservations as 
noted.

 A Toast to the Joys of 
Music – Tuesdays, May 1 to 
29, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 
Tom Campbell returns to play 
his guitar and sing covers of 
traditional country, country 
rock, blues, folk, gospel and 
classic rock music made famous 
by The Grateful Dead, Vince 
Gill, Merle Haggard, B.B. King, 
Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, 
The Rolling Stones and others.

Taxi Vouchers – Tuesday, May 
1, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Qualified 
low-income adults who are 
50 and older and live in the 
Pasadena area will receive two 
vouchers for taxi rides. Proof 
of income and a California ID 
are required. Quantities are 
limited.

 Bus Tokens – Tuesday, May 1, 
at 1 p.m. Qualified low-income 
adults who are 50 and older and 
live in the Pasadena area will 
receive 10 bus tokens. Proof of 
income and a California ID are 
required. Quantities are limited 
to the first 65 people.

 Scenic Walkers Club – 
Wednesdays, May 2 to 30, 
at 10 a.m. Join members of 
the Pasadena Senior Center’s 
Scenic Walkers Club for walks 
to scenic local places to enjoy 
the great outdoors and get some 
exercise. For more information, 
including where to meet up 
each week, contact Scenic 
Walkers Club coordinator Alan 
Colville at alancolville@charter.
net.

 Domino Club – Thursdays, 
May 3 to 24, at 1 p.m. 
Rollicking games of chicken 
foot dominoes will have you 
laughing as the tiles cascade! 
This game is easy enough for 
beginners yet challenging 
enough for seasoned players. 
For more information call 
Vicki Leigh at (928) 478-4654.

 Seasonal Allergies – Thursday, 
May 3, at 10 a.m. It’s allergy 
season! If you or someone you 
know suffers from allergies, 
learn more about it, including 
testing options. Presented by 
Dr. Karl von Tiehl, an allergist/
immunologist.

 Food Bank – Friday, May 
4, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Low-
income individuals 60 and 
older will receive one box of 
food, and couples will receive 
two boxes. Proof of income and 
a California ID are required. 
Boxes are heavy, so please bring 
a personal shopping cart.

 Friday Movie Matinees 
Fridays,, at 1 p.m. Everyone 
enjoys the experience of 
watching movies and the 
pleasures they bring. May 4: 
"The Shape of Water" (2017, 
R) starring Sally Hawkins and 
Michael Shannon. At a top-
secret research facility during 
the early 1960s Cold War, a 
lonely janitor and her coworker 
discover the biggest secret of all: 
a highly classified experiment 
that involves an amphibious 
creature held in captivity. 

 FREE/SKATE – Friday, May 
4, at 3:30 p.m. MUSE/IQUE 
guest artists will explore what 
happens when sublime live 
music and dazzling ice skating 
come together away from the 
world of sport of competition. 
RSVP at the Welcome Desk 
or by calling (626) 795-
4331. All guests will receive 
complimentary tickets to the 
FREE/SKATE concert led by 
MUSE/IQUE artistic director 
Rachael Worby Sunday, May 
6, at 7 p.m. at the Pasadena Ice 
Skating Center.

 For more information visit 
www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org 
or call (626) 795-4331.

 Founded in 1960, the 
Pasadena Senior Center is 
an independent nonprofit 
agency that offers recreational, 
educational, wellness and 
social services to people ages 
50 and older in a welcoming 
environment. Services are also 
provided for frail, low-income 
and homebound seniors.


Pet of the 
Week

 Lobo (A453205) is a 
beautiful brindle pit bull 
looking for a loving home. 
This two-year-old is a 
volunteer favorite; he greets 
each visitor with a wagging 
tail. He is super friendly and 
affectionate, and is generous 
with his face licks. He listens 
well to commands, knowing 
his “sit,” “down,” and 
“shake.” He likes time in the 
social yard, running around 
and playing with a tennis 
ball. Come visit Lobo today 
at the Pasadena Humane 
Society. 

 The adoption fee for dogs 
is $130. All dogs are spayed 
or neutered, microchipped, 
and vaccinated before going 
to their new home. 

 New adopters will receive a 
complimentary health-and-
wellness exam from VCA 
Animal Hospitals, as well 
as a goody bag filled with 
information about how to 
care for your pet.

 View photos of adoptable 
pets at pasadenahumane.
org. Adoption hours are 
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday; 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday 
through Friday; and 9 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. Saturday.

 Pets may not be available 
for adoption and cannot be 
held for potential adopters 
by phone calls or email.

Hollywood Burbank Airport 
Banner PUSD Contest Winners

 Three Pasadena High School 
students are winners of the 
Hollywood Burbank Airport 
2018 Tower Banner Student 
Art Contest. Suhey Alias was 
awarded first place, Alyce 
Broughton second place, and 
Jasmine Preciado was awarded 
third place.

 The contest is held annually 
for high school students in 
the Pasadena, Burbank, and 
Glendale school districts. Each 
year, first, second, and third 
place winners are selected from 
each of the three districts. This 
year’s contest had 235 entries.

Students were joined by parents 
and PHS art teacher Alicia 
Gorecki.

 This is the eleventh year the 
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
Airport Authority has 
sponsored the

 Contest. Each year, the Airport 
Authority chooses a different 
aviation theme for the contest. 
This year’s theme was “Takeoff 
to a New Beginning.”

 Each school district determines 
which submissions are its top 
three entries. The arts and 
culture commissions from each 
city then consider the three 
entries and make the final 
award of the first place winners 
from their school districts, 
based on the judging criteria set 
forth in the Airport Authority’s 
contest rules.

 The winning artwork from 
each school district is enlarged 
to a size of 16 feet by 26 feet for 
an approximately three-month 
display on the Hollywood 
Burbank Airport terminal 
tower, where it is seen by nearly 
a million travelers and Airport 
visitors as they arrive and 
depart.

Women 40 and Older Invited to 
Join Senior Basketball League

 Registration is open and all 
skill levels are invited for the 
next season of the Pasadena 
Senior Center 3x3 Basketball 
League for women ages 40 
and older.

Games will be played 
Sundays, May 6 and 13 and 
June 3, 10 and 24 from 9 
to 11:30 a.m. in the Braun 
Athletic Center at Caltech. 
Join in on any or all of the 
play dates. The registration 
fee is only $35 per player.

To register or for more 
information, email 
omaksoto@hotmail.com or 
call (323) 320-0948.

For more information 
about the Pasadena 
Senior Center, visit www.
pasadenaseniorcenter.org or 
call (626) 795-4331.

Founded in 1960, the 
Pasadena Senior Center is 
an independent nonprofit 
agency that offers 
recreational, educational, 
wellness and social services 
to people ages 50 and older 
in a welcoming environment. 
Services are also provided 
for frail, low-income and 
homebound seniors. 

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