Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, May 28, 2022

Mountain View News Saturday, May 28, 2022 

Memorial DayClosures and 
Reminders 

 
Pasadena residents and 
businesses are reminded 
that City Hall and 
many City services andadministrative business 
offices will be closed on 
Monday in observance ofMemorial Day, a nationalday of remembrance for thebrave men and women of 
the U.S. military who diedin the line of duty. Specificclosures and exceptions arenoted below.

 City Council will not meetMonday. The next councilmeeting will be held onMonday, June 13.
The City of Pasadena willhave trash collection on 
Monday. There will be nodelay to trash, recyclingand yard waste collection.

 The City’s Citizen ServiceCenter (CSC) will be closedon Monday and will reopenat 8 a.m. on Tuesday.
Pasadena Water and 
Power (PWP) will also 
be closed. Residents and 
businesses with any poweremergencies should call thePower Emergency Line at

(626) 744-4673. For water-
related emergencies, call 
the Water Emergency Lineat (626) 744-4138. PWP’sregular Customer Call 
Center will be closed for 
the holiday, but customers 
can access their accounts 
and pay bills online at www.
PWPweb.com or by calling(626) 744-4005.
The Municipal Services

Payment Center at 
City Hall will be closedon Monday. All parkingmeters not posted as a“No Parking” zone will befree on Monday, and timelimits will not be enforced. 
Violations for overnight 
parking, red curb parking, 
“No Parking” zones, and 
blocking fire hydrants willbe enforced. All regularenforcement will resume 
Tuesday.

 The Permit Center will 
be closed but will reopen 
at 8 a.m. on Tuesday. 
Online permitting 
services are available 24/7 
at: cityofpasadena.net/
PermitCenterOnline. 
Pasadena Transit bus 
service and Dial-A-Ride 
transportation will NOT 
operate on Monday.
Regular service will resumeTuesday.

 All Pasadena Public 
Libraries will be closed on 
Sunday and Monday and 
will reopen at 10 a.m. onTuesday.

 Pasadena Police and 
Fire Departments will be 
staffed for all patrol, jail,
fire, paramedic and otheremergency services, but notbusiness or administrative 
offices. If you see 
something, say something;
report suspicious activityto police at (626) 7444241. 
For life-threateningemergencies, dial 9-1-1.

 If you're planning to gatherwith friends and family 
protect yourself and loved 
ones from COVID-19. 

Chalk Festival Back Father’s Day Weekend 

 
With an estimated 200 murals 
and over 500 artists, organizers 
announced that the 29-ish 
annual Pasadena Chalk Festival 
will be held “live and in-person” 
over Father’s Day weekend. 
The event is open to the public 

10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the 
The Paseo, an open-air lifestyle 
shopping center, near old 
Pasadena. 
The two-day street art event 
is hosted by The Paseo and 
Light Bringer Project, a nonprofit 
Pasadena-based arts 
organization. 

 More than a quarter of a 
century in the making, the 
Pasadena Chalk Festival has 
become a coveted family-
friendly event attracting 
thousands of art-appreciating 
fans to The Paseo to celebrate 
the history and centuries-old 
artistry of street painting. This 
year’s event will shine a spotlight 
on the talents of the chalk artists 
who will work simultaneously, 
using more than 25,000 sticks 
of pastel chalk, to create life-
sized murals. During this year’s 
Pasadena Chalk Festival, there 
will be music, entertainment 
and an art-themed kids craft 

where children can display their 
own creative talents. 
The Festival will include: 
-Animation Alley showcasinganimation art and animators in 
action 
-Artist Gallery offering smallpainted canvases and other 
merchandise for sale 
-Silent Art Auction 
-Music & Entertainment 
-Artist Awards Ceremony

The Pasadena Chalk Festival 
in 2010 was officially named thelargest street painting festivalby the Guinness World Record,
with more than 600 artists usingover 25,000 sticks of chalk anddrawing a crowd of more than100,000 visitors in one weekend.
Live Music Lineup:
Saturday:

2:00 .p.m to 3:00 p.m.
Taylor Plenn (Jazz)
3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Carlos Ordiano Trio (LatinJazz)
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
La Güera Chakaloza Y Sus 5 
Animales (Norteño)
Sunday:
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Rhythms of the Village Band
4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
Open Book Series RenownedAstronomer Emily Levesque 

 
Organizers for the Open 
Book Series announced 
Monday that author Dr. Emily 
Levesque (Pictured), American 
astronomer renowned for her 
work on massive stars will be 
discussing her book, The Last 
Stargazers, on Tuesday, June 14 
from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at 
the Carnegie Observatories in 
Pasadena. 

 The evening is set to begins 
with a pre-event hosted happy 
hour and tour of the Carnegie 
Observatories, then an out 
of this world conversation 
between Levesque and Dr. 
John Mulchaey, Director of 
the Carnegie Observatories. 
Afterwards there will be a 
dessert reception and book 
signing with Levesque. 

 Levesque is an astronomy 
professor at the University of 
Washington. Her research is 
focused on understanding how 
the most massive stars in the 
universe evolve and die. She 
has observed for upward of fifty 
nights on many of the planet’s 
largest telescopes and flown 
over the Antarctic stratosphere 
in an experimental aircraft for 
her research. The Last Stargazers 
shares the stories of modern-
day stargazers and explores the 
future of astronomy as we gain 
the ability to see farther beyond 
our planet than ever before.

 The evening’s moderator, 
Dr John Mulchaey, is the 
director and the Crawford 

H. Greenewalt Chair of the 
Carnegie Observatories, one of 
the world’s premier astronomy 
institutions. He investigates 
groups and clusters of galaxies, 
elliptical galaxies, dark matter 
-the invisible material that 
makes up most of the universe,
active galaxies, and black holes.
He is also a scientific editor for 
The Astrophysical Journal andis actively involved in publicoutreach and education. In 
addition to his astronomycareer, Dr. Mulchaey is alsoa successful songwriter. Hiswork has been featured in 
hundreds of movies and 
television programs includingSex in the City, Six Feet Under,
Dawson’s Creek, Dollhouse andValentine. He also has a Star 
Trek character named in his 
honor.

 To purchase tickets or for 
more information visit: 
pasadenaliteraryalliance.org. 

Lucas/Heaven (RnB/Jazz)

6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Spaghetti Cumbia 
The Paseo is located at 280 E 
Colorado Blvd. 
For more information visit: 
pasadenachalkfestival.org. 

National Gun 
Violence 
Awareness 
Day June 3

 The Pasadena City Council

issued a proclamation declaring

June 3 “National Gun Violence 

Awareness Day” in Pasadena.

Now in its eighth year, the day

honors and remembers victims 

and survivors of gun violence

and supports efforts to prevent

gun violence.

 The proclamation was be

received by San Gabriel Valley

Moms Demand Action, a 

local grassroots organization

working to reduce gun violence.

The proclamation reads that

gun violence “touches every

segment of our society and

impacts people of all ages; it

increases the probability of 

death in incidents of domestic 

violence; raises the likelihood

of fatalities by those who 

intend to injure others, and 

among those who attempt

suicide; it places children and

young people at increased risk

of physical harm and injury;

and disproportionately affects

communities of color.” The 

proclamation concludes by

urging all citizens, businesses,

and organizations to work 

collaboratively to reduce gun

violence in our community.

 National Gun Violence 

Awareness Day kicks off Wear

Orange Weekend (June 3-5), an

event held annually in honor of

Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year


old who was shot and killed in 

Chicago in 2013, just one week

after performing at President

Obama’s second inauguration

parade. Orange is the color that

Hadiya’s friends wore in her

honor and is worn throughout

the nation to raise awareness 

about gun violence.

 The City of Pasadena 

encourages community

members to wear orange June

3-5 in support of the gun

violence prevention movement

and to share photos on social

media using the hashtag 

#WearOrange.

 A neighborhood peace walk

will be held on Saturday, June

4, at 6 p.m., starting at 623 N. 

Marengo Ave. Please wear 

orange. The walk will honor

Ernesto Ramos Jimenez, a 

Pasadena resident killed by gun

violence and other gun violence

victims. 

Music Under the Stars Free 
Community Concert Returns 

Arrive early for KidsKorner, featuringface painting, balloonanimals, a musical 
instrument petting zooand performance by BobBaker Marionette Theater. 

 
The Pasadena Symphonyand POPS announced their 
annual free Music Under 
the Stars concert on June 
4 at Pasadena City Hall’sCentennial Square. Music 
Under the Stars will bringPasadena’s premiere orchestrafree to the community onenight only. This year’s concertwill have the city “Dancin’ 
in the Streets” with popularfavorites from West Side 
Story, Chicago, Hairspray,
Greatest Showman, Pharrell 
Williams and more. 
Highlights include “All 
that Jazz,” “Big Spender,” 
“Rhythm is Gonna Get You”
and “Happy” among otherclassics.

 According to a statement,
after a three-year pandemichiatus, the Pasadena 
Symphony and POPS 
annual free concert for the 
community is back and 
better than ever with fun 
for the whole family. Thefamily fun begins at 6:00

p.m. with picnicking, foodtrucks and the all-new Kids 
Korner, featuring free facepainting, balloon animals 
and a musical instrument 
petting zoo, where kids ofall ages can discover the 
wonder of creating their ownmusic with the instruments 
of the orchestra. Families 
who arrive early will alsobe treated to a specialperformance by Bob BakerMarionette Theater at 7:00 
p.m.
The Music Under the Stars 
orchestra will be led byResident POPS Conductor 
Larry Blank, who will 

welcome the Donald BrinegarSingers, JPL Chorus and 
three guest vocalists to thestage. A Disney regular, themulti-Grammy and Emmy-
winning Laura Dickinson’svoice has appeared on Sofiathe First, both Frozen films, 
Elena of Avalor, Ralph Breaksthe Internet and Mulan, as 
well as on Michael Bublé’s 
Nobody But Me album. A 
true triple-threat, Tony-
nominated actor, singer anddancer Valarie Pettiford 
has appeared on Broadwayand the West End in Fosse, 
West Side Story and Chicago 
among others and has 
numerous television credits 
under her belt includingThe Blacklist, Blackish, True 
Blood and Treme. To round 
out the pack, Matthew 
Johnson’s expert dancingwill get the audience on theirfeet. Trained through AlvinAiley and by his mentorDebbie Allen, Johnson has 
performed with the likesof Pharrell, John Legend, 
Jennifer Lopez, Childish 
Gambino and Stevie Wonder.

 This family-friendly eventis presented with supportfrom Bank of America. 
Music Under the Stars is 
also supported in part by theLos Angeles County Boardof Supervisors through theDepartment of Arts and 
Culture.

 Gates open at 6:00 p.m.
for Kids Korner; Bob 
Baker Marionette Theater 
performance begins at 7:00 
p.m.; and Music Under 
the Stars Concert beginsat 8:00 p.m. Admission tothis event is free, and guestsare encouraged to bring apicnic, blanket and low-backchairs. Rental chairs will also 
be available for purchase.
For more information, visit 
PasadenaSymphony-Pops.
org or call 626.793.7172. 

Update on South PasadenaArroyo Seco Golf Course

 South Pasadena City officials gave an update on the Arroyo GolfCourse & Driving Range saying that reconstruction of the drivingrange poles and netting began last week. The installation is expectedto take three to four weeks. During daytime construction hours,
the pathway along the Arroyo Seco channel will be temporarilyclosed. At this time, the pathway will be open in the evenings andon weekends when construction is not taking place.

 For more information visit: arroyosecogc.com. 


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