Mountain Views News, Pasadena Edition [Sierra Madre] Saturday, March 2, 2019

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Mountain View News Saturday, March 2, 2019 

Free Pasadena Community 
Orchestra Classical Concert

Conversation With ‘In 
the Distance’ Author

Local Artists Featured at 
Assistance League Craft Fair

 


 The Pasadena Community 
Orchestra (PCO) performs 
Boulanger’s D’un Matin 
de printemps, Beethoven’s 
celebrated Symphony No. 
5, and Neruda’s Trumpet 
Concerto, featuring soloist Dr. 
Cameron Ghahremani is set 
to perform under the baton of 
Music Director Beth Pflueger, 
Friday, March 15, 8:00 p.m., 
This is a free concert.

 Female composer Lili 
Boulanger was a French child 
prodigy born in 1893. She 
came from a musical family 
of singers and composers 
and entered the prestigious 
Paris Conservatoire in 1912. 
D’un Matin de Printemps 
(‘One Spring Morning’), 
written for violin and piano, 
was composed shortly before 
her death and has since been 
adapted for orchestra. The 
piece is a joyful nod to Debussy 
and was considered progressive 
for its time.

 Beethoven’s great Symphony 
No. 5 in C Minor was written 
between 1804 and 1808 and 
was dedicated to Russian Prince 
Lobkowitz and Count Andreas 
Razumovsky. Eventually, 
the piece came to epitomize 
Beethoven’s life and musical 
style and has been used in 
popular culture and inaugural 
events ever since. Beethoven 
revealed in 1801 that he was 
beginning to lose his hearing 
and once wrote about the 5th 
that it is about “fate knocking at 
the door”.

 Johann Baptist George Neruda 
was a classical Czech composer 
who wrote his 3-movement 
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat 
Major during the baroque era. 
The repertoire was originally 
written for a hunting horn or 
corno da caccia. The present 
version of the piece was 
published in 1974 by a famous 
trumpet player by the name of 
David R. Hickman. The sound 
and range of this concerto is an 
unusual work for the modern 
trumpet.

 The musicians of the Pasadena 
Community Orchestra 
graciously donate their services 
for every concert. One of 
the only Los Angeles area 
orchestras to provide fine music 
to the public for free, PCO is 
supported through generous 
benefactor sponsorship and 
run by board members and 
volunteers. Audience members 
may meet the Music Director 
and other musicians at a 
reception following the concert.

 The concert will be in the 
sanctuary of First Church of 
the Nazarene, 3700 E. Sierra 
Madre Blvd.

 


 To celebrate the 17th year 
of Pasadena’s One City, One 
Story community reading 
project, the public is invited 
to a conversation with Hernán 
Diaz, author of this year’s 
selected novel, In the Distance, 
Thursday, March 7, at 7 p.m. 
in the All Saints Church 
Sanctuary, 132 N. Euclid Ave.

 Diaz will discuss his experiences 
writing In the Distance. A 
question and answer session 
led by Pasadena Public Library 
Director Michelle Perera will 
immediately follow. Attendees 
are encouraged to bring their 
copies of In the Distance for 
the author to sign following the 
discussion. Diaz’s books will be 
available for sale and signing 
following the program. The 
event is free and open to the 
public. Fee-based event parking 
is available in surrounding 
parking facilities. Free parking 
is available at Pasadena Central 
Library, 285 E. Walnut St.

 In the Distance is a Western 
about a trek through America’s 
frontier in the 1800s. Penniless 
and alone in California, a 
young Swedish boy, Håkan, 
travels east on foot in search of 
his brother. Driven back over 
and over again on his journey 
through vast expanses, Håkan 
meets naturalists, criminals, 
religious fanatics, Indians and 
lawmen, and his exploits turn 
him into a legend. Diaz defies 
the conventions of historical 
fiction and genre, offering a 
probing look at the stereotypes 
that populate our past and a 
portrait of radical foreignness.

 Born in Argentina, Diaz 
boarded a freighter to Sweden 
with his family when he was 
two years old, escaping the 
military junta that had just 
seized power. After several 
years in Stockholm, his family 
returned to Buenos Aires, 
where Diaz attended college 
before winning a British 
Council grant to pursue his 
master’s degree in London. 
Now a 20-year resident of New 
York City, he holds a PhD from 
New York University, has been 
an assistant professor at the 
State University of NY and is 
currently the Associate Director 
of the Hispanic Institute for 
Latin American and Iberian 
Cultures and Managing Editor 
of the RHM (Revista Hispánica 
Moderna) academic journal for 
Columbia University.

 Diaz is also the author of 
Borges, Between History and 
Eternity (Bloomsbury, 2012), 
and his work has been or will 
be published by Cabinet, The 
New York Times, The Paris 
Review, The Kenyon Review, 
Playboy, Granta and others. 
His first novel, In the Distance, 
was a Publishers Weekly Top 
10 Book of 2017 and the 
winner of William Saroyan 
International Prize for Writing, 
the VCU Cabell First Novelist 
Award and the Institute for 
Immigration Research New 
American Voices Award. It also 
was among the Feminist Press 
Staff Picks: Best Books of 2017, 
Brazos Bookstore’s Best-Selling 
Fiction of 2017, and East Bay 
Booksellers Favorites of 2017. 
Longlisted for the International 
Dublin Literary Award, it was 
also a finalist for the 2018 
PEN/Faulkner Award and the 
Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

 Pasadena Public Library’s 
annual One City, One Story 
program is designed to broaden 
and deepen an appreciation 
of reading in Pasadena by 
engaging the community in 
dialogue around a single literary 
work. For more information 
on this year’s One City, One 
Story activities, visit http://
cityofpasadena.libguides.com/
onecityonestory or call (626) 
744-7076.

 book signing, books, Hernán 
Diaz, library, One City One 
Story

Assistance League members, Cheryl Turkal and Simonetta May, 
admire handcrafted items at Craft Fair

 

 Two Altadena artists are 
the focus of the Assistance 
League of Pasadena’s Craft 
Fair February-March 
exhibit. Craft Fair Gift Shop 
is a philanthropic project of 
Assistance League featuring 
unique hand-crafted items 
from over 270 senior 
artisans. Craft Fair provides 
a creative outlet for seniors 
to showcase and sell their 
crafts while remaining 
active and engaged in the 
community. Currently, 
Tina Frausto’s watercolors 
are featured but she is also 
a talented ceramist. Many 
of her lovely landscapes are 
from scenes in the local area. 

 Tina is a life-long resident 
of the Pasadena area and 
now resides in Altadena. 
After college, she served 
for 13 years as Director of 
After School Day Care at 
St. Elizabeth’s in Altadena. 
She then taught elementary 
grades for 17 years in Duarte. 

 Bill Keets, another Altadena 
resident, creates unique, 
stylish handbags out of 
leather. Several years ago, 
while recuperating from 
surgery, a friend taught Bill 
how to work with leather, 
by hand at first, then by 
machine. From then on, 
his leatherwork, purses etc. 
just took off. He calls it, 
“Redeemed Leatherwork”.

 Craft Fair is the perfect 
place to purchase unique 
handmade items created 
by local artists. Sales 
help seniors supplement 
their income and provide 
the community with 
beautiful hand crafted 
items. Assistance League 
volunteers manage and staff 
the store. (AssistanceLeague.
org/Pasadena)

 Bobo, the sweet blind Pit Bull, 
is seeking a seeing-eye human 
soulmate. Must love dogs and 
have lots of patience to show 
him around and orient to his 
surroundings. Someone with 
a soothing voice to reassure 
him that he's safe and help him 
feel confident. Bobo is blind 
and hesitant at first, but with 
a little help he can figure it out 
and resume his dog duties. This 
3-year-old boy loves affection 
from all of his staff and 
volunteer friends, enjoys laying 
on his doggy bed, and loves 
filling his tummy with yummy 
dog treats.

 The adoption fee for dogs is 
$140. 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.

Pet of the 
Week


Free Monthly Events at 
Pasadena Senior Center

 

 There is something for 
everyone in December 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. 

 Tax Time – Wednesdays 
and Fridays through April 
12 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. 
Representatives from the 
AARP Foundation’s Tax-
Aide program will assist 
low- to middle-income filers 
in preparing their federal 
income tax returns. There is 
no age limit. Appointments are 
required: 626-795-4331.

 Friday Movie Matinees – 
Fridays, 8, 15 and 22, at 1 p.m. 
Everyone enjoys movies and 
the pleasures they bring. March 
8: “The Old Man & the Gun” 
(2018, PG-13) starring Robert 
Redford and Casey Affleck. A 
lifelong bank robber escapes 
from San Quentin at the age 
of 70 and goes back to robbing 
banks again with a detective in 
hot pursuit. The film is based 
on true events. March 15: “The 
Wife” (2018, R) starring Glenn 
Close and Jonathan Pryce. A 
man with an acclaimed and 
prolific body of work is about 
to be awarded the Nobel Prize 
for Literature when he must 
confront the fact that he and his 
wife, after 40 years of marriage, 
have shared compromises, 
secrets and betrayals. March 22: 
“Sinbad the Sailor” (1947, NR) 
starring Douglas Fairbanks 
Jr. and Maureen O’Hara. An 
ocean of adventure awaits 
Sinbad as he sets out in search 
of the fabled lost treasure of 
Alexander the Great.

 Mardi Gras Celebration – 
Tuesday, March 5, from 8:30 to 
11 a.m. In celebration of Mardi 
Gras, come to the Pasadena 
Senior Center coffee bar for free 
coffee and treats, and enjoy New 
Orleans-style music spun by DJ 
Joe in the Lounge. Feel free to 
wear your brightest Carnival 
attire.Screening 

 Mimis Film Discussion Group 
– Tuesdays, March 5 and 19, 
at 1:30 p.m. Diehard film fans 
are invited to watch a movie 
the first and third Tuesday of 
every month, preceded by a 
presentation about the film’s 
hidden history and followed by 
lively discussion. Popcorn will 
be provided. March 5: “Across 
the Universe” (2007, PG-13) 
starring Evan Rachel Wood 
and Jim Sturgess. The music of 
The Beatles and the Vietnam 
War era form the backdrop for 
a romance between an upper-
class American girl and a low-
income Liverpudlian artist. 
March 19: “The Italian Job” 
(1969, G) starring Michael 
Caine and Noël Coward. A 
team of some of England’s most 
notorious criminals devises 
an intricate plan to hijack gold 
bullion from Italy.

 Sages and Seekers – Tuesdays, 
March 5 to April 30, from 3 
to 4:15 p.m. In tribal cultures, 
elders have a vital role as keepers 
of memories and wisdom, and 
younger members learn from 
them. Sages and Seekers is an 
intergenerational program that 
brings together teens and older 
adults to share experiences. 
On a one-on-one basis, sages 
describe highlights of their lives 
and what they have learned 
from their experiences, and 
seekers weave that knowledge 
into essays honoring the sages.

 Elder Care, Medi-Cal and 
Veterans Benefits – Thursday, 
March 7, at 10 a.m. Learn about 
challenges associated with elder 
care, Medi-Cal and veterans 
benefits, how to qualify and 
how to develop a plan for using 
these services. Presented by 
Carlos Arcos, attorney at law.

 Legal Consultations – 
Thursday, March 7, at 10 a.m. 
Legal advice will be provided 
about conservatorship, wills 
and trusts, estate planning and/
or durable power of attorney. 
Appointments are required: 
(626) 795-4331.

 Cultural Thursday: 
“Ramona” – Thursday, March 
7, at 2 p.m. The 1928 silent film 
“Ramona” starring Dolores Del 
Rio and Warner Baxter was 
thought to be lost for 70 years 
until a print was discovered in 
2010 at the Národní Filmov. 
Archiv in Prague and restored 
by the Library of Congress. 
It tells the story of a mixed-
race (native and Scots) girl in 
early California who is raised 
by a Mexican family and 
suffers racial discrimination. 
The screening is a companion 
to the Feb. 26 Master’s 
Series presentation “Saving 
Hollywood’s Lost Treasures” 
(www.bit.ly/1ys3Swh) at the 
Pasadena Senior Center. 
Participation in The Masters 
Series is not a requirement for 
attending the screening.

 Diabetes Workshop – 
Mondays, March 11 to April 
15, from 1 to 3 p.m. If you 
or someone you care about 
is diabetic or pre-diabetic, 
this series encourage you to 
make lifestyle changes while 
learning more about your 
diabetes and how it affects 
your health. Registration 
is required: 626-685-6732. 
For more information visit: 
pasadenaseniorcenter.org or 
call 626-795-4331.

 Founded in 1960, the 
Pasadena Senior Center is an 
independent, donor-supported 
nonprofit organization that 
offers recreational, educational, 
wellness and social services to 
people ages 50 and older in a 
welcoming environment. 

ALTADENA CRIME BLOTTER

Sunday, February 17th

3:50 AM – A domestic violence 
incident occurred in the 2100 
block of N. Lincoln Avenue. 
Suspect was taken into custody. 

Monday, February 18th

5:00 PM – A grand theft 
occurred in the 3600 block of 
N. Fair Oaks Avenue. Stolen: 
black refrigerator, black 
microwave and miscellaneous 
tools.

6:30 PM – A vehicle burglary 
occurred in the 2100 block of 
Lincoln Avenue. Suspect(s) 
entered the vehicle by 
shattering the window. Stolen: 
brown Coach purse.

10:00 PM – A vehicle vandalism 
occurred in the 1200 block of 
E. Altadena Drive. Suspect has 
been identified.

Tuesday, February 19th

9:00 AM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 
2000 block of Glen Springs 
Road. Suspect(s) entered the 
residence by shattering the 
window. Stolen: (3) whiskey 
bottles and (1) bottle of Nicolas 
Catenia Zapata wine. 

12:30 PM – A domestic violence 
incident occurred in the 2400 
block of N. Lake Avenue. 
Suspect has been identified.

9:30 PM – Victor Sanchez, 
56 years old of Pasadena was 
arrested in the 2200 block of 
Crary Street for possession of 
a controlled substance for sale.

Wednesday, February 20th

11:19 AM – A grand theft 
of landscaping equipment 
occurred in the 2000 block of 
Mendocino Lane. Suspects 
described as (2) males in a silver 
Toyota truck with no tailgate. 
Stolen: black and red Honda 
lawnmower, red TNL weed 
whacker and silver padlock. 

2:56 PM – Clarence Goin, 
46 years old of Pasadena was 
arrested in the area of Marengo 
Avenue and Woodbury Road 
for being under the influence of 
a controlled substance.

8:15 PM – Ronal Cisneros, 
32 years old of Ontario was 
arrested in the 2200 block of 
Glenrose Avenue for possession 
of a controlled substance.

Thursday, February 21st

2:20 PM – A residential 
burglary occurred in the 700 
block of Alameda Street. 
Suspect entered the residence 
via the unsecured window. 
Suspect described as a male 
Black, 40 years old, 6 feet 2 
inches and 190 pounds. Stolen: 
can of beer.

6:42 PM – Cynthia Chalfin, 47 
years old and Stephen Oleary, 
59 years old, from Pasadena 
were arrested in the 2200 block 
of Crary Street for possession 
for sales of a controlled 
substance.

Saturday, February 23rd

1:00 PM – A petty theft from 
an unlocked vehicle occurred 
in the 2200 block of Pinecrest 
Drive. Stolen: white purse 
containing credit cards and 
various keys.

Pasadena Symphony Takes 
on Mahler’s Epic 'Titan'

 

 The Pasadena Symphony 
returns to Ambassador 
Auditorium on Saturday, March 
23 with a program of epic 
proportions as Music Director 
David Lockington leads an 
oversized orchestra for Mahler’s 
monumental “Titan” Symphony 
No. 1. Mahler’s First Symphony 
tops off a grandiose program 
with Mozart’s fantastical Piano 
Concerto No. 21 performed 
by International Beethoven 
Piano competition winner and 
Colburn artist Rodolfo Leone.

 Mahler’s gloriously sonorous 
“Titan” Symphony is epic in all 
proportions, from its massive 
orchestration to sprawling form 
and range of emotion. Scored 
for an expanded orchestra, 
Lockington thinks “Titan” will 
make quite an impact in the 
intimate setting of the Pasadena 
Symphony’s home venue. “The 
Ambassador Auditorium is 
a fabulous space, and one of 
the things that’s great about it 
is its intimacy. It’s not a huge 
auditorium, so you’re very close 
to the stage, and Mahler’s First 
Symphony is going to blow 
the roof off. To hear Mahler in 
this auditorium is going to be 
a really special experience.” – 
David Lockington

 To learn more about the music, 
arrive early for Insights, a pre-
concert discussion with Music 
Director David Lockington 
beginning one hour prior to 
each performance. Or grab a 
bite or a drink in the Symphony 
Lounge.

 The Pasadena Symphony 
offers matinee and evening 
performances at 2:00pm 
and 8:00pm at Ambassador 
Auditorium, located at 131 
South St. John Ave in Pasadena. 
Single tickets start at $35 
and are available online at: 
pasadenasymphony-pops.org 
or by phone at (626) 793-7172, 
with a small amount of tickets 
available at the venue box office 
on the day of each performance.

Woman’s Civic League 

of Pasadena Luncheon

 The Woman’s Civic League of 
Pasadena’s monthly luncheon 
will be on Monday, March 4th 
at 12 noon at the Women’s 
City Club, 160 N. Oakland, 
Pasadena. Free parking behind 
the Clubhouse on Madison. 
guest speaker, Patti La Mar, 
a long time volunteer at the 
Pasadena Playhouse will give 
a presentation that covers the 
colorful history of this Pasadena 
landmark theater and also talk 
about the current season. Patti 
will share some little-known 
stories of this historic Pasadena 
treasure. Cost for lunch is $25 
at the door. Lunch reservations 
must be made by 8pm Weds. 
February 27th. To make 
luncheon reservations, call 
626-888-9404. There is no cost 
to attend the ‘program only’ 
beginning at 12:30pm. Visit: 
wclpasadena.org. For more 
information about joining 
contact Membership Chairman 
Lela Bissner at lbissner@gmail.
com


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