Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, February 16, 2019

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SOUTH PASADENA - SAN MARINO

Mountain Views-News Saturday, February 16, 2019 

Chu Moves to Update Tax 
Code Includes LGBT Couples

Library Event ‘Chasing Trane’ 
Screening and Live Jazz

South Pasadena Library 
Free February Events

 In celebration of love on 
Valentine’s Day, in affirmation 
of the LGBTQ community and 
to advance America’s march 
towards equal protection and 
inclusion under the law, Reps. 
Judy Chu and Andy Levin 
(MI-09) introduced the Equal 
Dignity for Married Taxpayers 
Act, a bill that would update 
the U.S. tax code to remove 
gendered language and affirm 
the dignity of LGBTQ married 
couples. 

 “Tax filing is often difficult 
enough already without also 
making LGBTQ families 
feel prejudiced against,” 
Congresswoman Judy Chu said. 
“This is a simple and common 
sense fix that acknowledges 
LGBTQ couples as equals. The 
Supreme Court has recognized 
that love is love, no matter your 
gender identity. It’s time our tax 
code does the same.”

 “Marriage equality became the 
law of the land four years ago, 
and it is past time for our laws 
to reflect that,” Congressman 
Andy Levin said. “Today, as 
Americans celebrate Valentine’s 
Day, I introduced this bill to 
make simple, common sense 
changes to our tax code so 
that it accurately represents 
all people to whom it applies. 
The Equal Dignity for Married 
Taxpayers Act will make small 
changes that have a huge 
impact on the affirmation of 
the LGBTQ community.”

 The bill is supported by the 
Human Rights Campaign 
and the National Center for 
Transgender Equality.

 
For the South Pasadena 
Winter Arts Crawl and for 
Black History Month, tonight 
at the Library and the Friends 
of the Library present a Film/
Live Jazz/Art Show that starts 
in the Community Room at 
6:00 p.m. It will showcase 
an art exhibit of paintings by 
Sam Pace and a live musical 
performance by Mark Hatch 
and Group 5. “Chasing Trane,” 
the acclaimed documentary 
about extraordinary jazz 
saxophonist John Coltrane 
with start at 7 p.m. followed by 
a Q & A with John Scheinfeld 
its award-winning director.

 Group 5 is led by Mark Hatch 
on Trumpet, Flugelhorn, 
and EVI (Electronic Valve 
Instrument). Mark is a former 
South Pasadena resident now 
based in Seattle. Shortly after 
graduating from college, Mark 
started his career with the Ray 
Charles Orchestra, and then 
went on to become musical 
director for Chaka Khan. 
He has also performed and 
recorded with Rufus, Aretha 
Franklin, Flora Purim, Louie 
Bellson, and many others.

 Group 5 also includes Sam 
Riney on Saxophones and 
Flute, Rich Ruttenberg on 
Piano, Domenic Genova on 
Acoustic Bass and Kendall 
Kay on Drums. The collective 
experience of Group 5’s 
musicians, including individual 
stints with the likes of Jeff 
Beck, Phil Upchurch, Mary 
Wilson, Rickie Lee Jones, 
Kenny Burrell, Curtis Mayfield, 
Freddie Hubbard, Al Di Meola, 
Jean Luc Ponty, Rickie Lee 
Jones, Kenny Loggins, Randy 
Newman, The Manhattan 
Transfer and many others, 
enables them to come together 
as a band for various gigs and 
play together seamlessly.

 “Chasing Trane,” the 
compelling and provocative 
documentary on John Coltrane, 
the legendary jazz saxophonist 
nicknamed “The Heavyweight 
Champion of the Universe” will 
be showcased at 7 p.m. The film 
is for anyone who appreciates 
the power of music to entertain, 
inspire and transform. It uses 
archival footage and Coltrane’s 
music, some of it unreleased, 
to explore the extraordinary 
career and pioneering musical 
advancements of Coltrane who 
passed away in 1967 at only age 
40. Featured commentary by 
Bill Clinton, Carlos Santana, 
Coltrane Family members, 
and a host of top flight jazz 
musicians, as well as Denzel 
Washington whose voice is 
used for Coltrane’s spoken lines. 
The acclaimed film eloquently 
documents how Coltrane, after 
making his mark in bebop and 
hard bop, became the leader in 
the free jazz movement.

 The Community Room is 
located at 1115 El Centro Street 
in South Pasadena. Doors will 
open at 5:30 p.m. and no tickets 
or reservations are necessary 
and admission is free.

 The Arts Crawl is a ‘night on 
the town’ for the community 
and venues galore will be open 
around the downtown area of 
South Pasadena. For more info 
about the Library event please 
call 626 403-7350. 

BARKS AND BOOKS, March 11

Ages 5 – 10 years 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Children’s Room

Children are invited to visit the library to read animal-
related short stories of their choice to dogs

from the Pasadena Humane Society Companion Animal 
Program. Not only does this make reading

more fun, it also builds a child’s confidence in reading 
aloud. Also, the available books will help

children realize that animals experience a range of emotions 
similar to their own and that they have

basic needs too. This will, in turn, encourage them to 
appreciate the importance of treating all

animals with respect and kindness. Sign-ups are required. 
Go to: southpasadenaca.gov/register.

CALIFORNIA YOUNG READER MEDAL VOTING 
March 4 – March 10

Children’s Room

The Library will have a voting booth set up in the Children’s 
Room for children and teens to cast

their ballots to select the California Young Reader Medal 
Award winners. Children and teens who

read the nominees may visit the Children’s Room in the 
second week of March to vote. The CYRM

website at http://californiayoungreadermedal.org/nominees 
lists the selected titles for this year’s

voting.

CALIFORNIA YOUNG READER MEDAL 
CELEBRATION March 9

All ages 10:30 a.m.

Children’s Room

Children of all ages are invited to a celebration of the CYRM 
nominees. Picture book nominees will

be shared and children will have an opportunity to create a 
craft to promote their favorite nominee.

In addition, children may cast their votes at the CYRM 
ballot box. For more information, call (626)

403-7358 or e-mail Maida Wong at mwong@
southpasadenaca.gov.

John Coltrane

Community Input Requested: 
Next Year’s Priority Initiatives

 The San Marino budget 
process for Fiscal Year 2019-
2020 is currently underway, 
and City Council is considering 
what special projects – or 
priority initiatives – staff should 
dedicate time and/or financial 
resources to (in addition to 
their standard operating tasks) 
next year. 

 Using the City’s 8 “Critical 
Success Factors” as a framework, 
City Council has identified 
21 initiative ideas to consider 
further. These 21 options 
are still in the idea phase; 
they are not fully fleshed out 
plans. Before making any final 
decisions and turning them 
into fully planned initiatives, 
City Council is interested in 
hearing which initiative ideas 
community members think are 
the most important. 

 If you have clarifying questions 
about any of the potential 
initiative ideas, please feel free 
to call us at (626) 300-0781 or 
email us at CityManagerOffice@
CityofSanMarino.org. 
To take the survey visit: 
cityofsanmarino.org. 

The Huntington and LA Arts 
Organization Clockshop 
Reunite for Art Initiative

Coexisting with Coyotes

 The South Pasadena Animal 
Commission is pleased to 
announce that the Pasadena 
Humane Society & SPCA’s 
Wildlife Coordinator Lauren 
Hamlet will be providing a 
presentation on coexisting 
with coyotes on Wednesday, 
February 27 at 7:00 pm in the 
Library Community Room.

 Our communities are teeming 
with native wildlife. Years of 
drought and warmer weather 
have caused wild animals, like 
coyotes, to venture further into 
our communities in search 
of food, water and shelter. A 
45-minute visual presentation 
will cover topics such as: how to 
make your property uninviting 
for coyotes, keeping your pets 
safe in coyote prone areas, 
and techniques to use if you 
encounter a coyote. A question 
and answer session will follow 
the presentation.

 An illustrated talk on 
coexisting with coyotes by 
The Pasadena Humane 
Society & SPCA

 

 The Huntington Library, Art 
Collections, and Botanical 
Gardens named Los Angeles 
arts organization Clockshop 
as its partner for the fourth 
year of The Huntington’s /five 
initiative. Artists invited to 
participate in this year’s project 
are Nina Katchadourian, 
Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, 
and Rosten Woo, along with 
writer Dana Johnson and Poet 
Laureate for the City of Los 
Angeles Robin Coste Lewis. 
Each participant will create 
new work based on research 
in The Huntington’s collections 
that will be presented in public 
programs and an exhibition 
scheduled to be on view Nov. 
10, 2019–Feb. 25, 2020.

 A part of The Huntington’s 
Centennial Celebration, which 
runs from September 2019 to 
September 2020, the 2019 /five 
project uses Thomas More’s 
satirical work Utopia (1516) as 
a thematic point of departure, 
focusing on perfection, utopia, 
and the utopian ambitions 
of railroad and real estate 
visionary Henry E. Huntington, 
the institution’s founder.

 “We couldn’t be more thrilled 
to be working with Clockshop 
on this year’s /five initiative,” 
said Jennifer A. Watts, curator 
of photography and visual 
culture at The Huntington. 
“They’ve helped select a stellar 
interdisciplinary cohort of 
artists, as well as a compelling 
theme that holds particular 
resonance for the institution’s 
hundredth year. In a sense, 
The Huntington stands as one 
man’s utopian dream. Henry 
Huntington spent millions of 
dollars over decades collecting 
rare books, fine art, and 
botanical specimens from all 
over the world. These artists are 
sure to bring new meanings to 
bear on The Huntington and its 
rich collections.”

 Founded by artist and 
filmmaker Julia Meltzer in 
2004, Clockshop commissions 
work by artists and writers and 
curates public programs about 
social and political issues. It 
partnered with The Huntington 
in 2016 on “Radio Imagination,” 
a project exploring the work of 
the late science fiction writer 
Octavia E. Butler, whose papers 
The Huntington holds.

 “The Huntington’s collections 
provide endless opportunities 
for artists, writers, and the full 
range of creative voices,” said 
Meltzer. “They include rare 
and wonderful treasures. And 
we are inviting these artists 
to plumb the treasure chest 
to consider questions around 
the idea of utopia and how we 
might find or build these spaces 
here and now.”

 More information will be 
announced later in the year.


Crowell 
Public 
Library 
Events

Advances In Healthcare

Hal Slavkin, Professor and Dean 
Emeritus from USC, returns with 
a six-week class on Tuesdays, 
through February 12 at 12:30 
p.m. that outlines the past and 
possible future of healthcare in 
this country. Learn about new, 
significant medical discoveries 
that may transform medicine. 
Sponsored by the Friends of 
the Library. No reservations are 
required. 

Movie Classics 

3rd Thursday of every 
month at 1:00 pm Join us for 
complimentary popcorn and 
free screenings of some of the 
best films ever made:

Feb 21: The Hours,2002

Three women cope with sadness 
and dissatisfaction with their 
lives in this tale of Virginia 
Woolf, a ‘50s housewife and 
a contemporary book editor. 
Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore 
and Nicole Kidman star.

Mar 21: Sense and 
Sensibility,1995

This Oscar-nominated 
adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel 
about the still-single Dashwood 
sisters and how they cope with 
men, marriage and money after 
their father dies, features Emma 
Thompson and Kate Winslet.

 Crowell Public Library is 
located 1890 Huntington Dr, San 
Marino. For more information 
call (626) 300-0777.


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