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Mountain View News Saturday, September 14, 2024

Participate 
in the Mack 
and Jackie 
Robinson 
Public 

Art Survey


City of Pasadena’s Tribute 
to Latino Heritage Month 

 
Director of Planning & 
Community Development, 
Jennifer Paige and the Cultural 
Affairs Division announced 
Thursday the launch of the 
Robinson Community Survey 
and invites the public to 
participate by sharing their 
perspectives on the legacies of 
Mack and Jackie Robinson.

 The Robinson Community 
Survey is a key component of 
the Robinson Park Recreation 
Center Public Art Project, 
designed to gather community 
input and ensure that the 
legacies of Mack and Jackie 
Robinson are meaningfully 
reflected in two new artworks 
planned for the Recreation 
Center. Community members 
are invited to share their 
perspectives on the influence 
of Mack and Jackie Robinson, 
including the impacts of 
their lives, accomplishments, 
contributions to the Pasadena 
community and beyond. The 
data and public comments 
collected through the Survey 
will play a crucial role in 
shaping the artistic vision of 
the public art project, resulting 
in permanent artworks that 
resonate with and honor 
the diverse perspectives of 
Northwest Pasadena.

 The information gathered 
as part of the Robinson 
Community Survey will 
remain confidential and will 
be used for internal purposes 
only to better capture and 
understand the perspectives of 
the community. Participants 
may choose to remain 
anonymous.

 The Robinson Park 
Recreation Center Public 
Art Project offers an exciting 
opportunity for the Northwest 
Pasadena community to 
contribute their unique 
stories and perspectives into 
the formation of a large-scale 
public art initiative.

 The Public Art Project 
includes two complimentary 
public artworks, to be 
installed permanently at 
the Recreation Center, each 
with a dedicated artist and a 
budget of $200,000. Artists 
Deborah Aschheim and Carla 
Jay Harris are working directly 
with Northwest Pasadena 
residents and stakeholders to 
develop research and gather 
source material which will 
serve as the basis for their 
public art proposals. Given 
the unique requirements of 
this project, the artists are 
responsible for initiating 
numerous opportunities for 
engaging with the Northwest 
Pasadena community, 
ranging from large public 
events to small intimate 
conversations. Through 
substantive community 
engagement during the 
public art development 
process, the project aims 
to create meaningful and 
inclusive artworks that bridge 
generations and celebrates 
local history.

 For more information about 
the Robinson Community 
Survey and to participate, 
visit: bit.ly/RobComSurvey. 
For more information about 
the Robinson Park Recreation 
Center Public Art Project, 
visit: cityofpasadena.net/arts 
or contact Corey Dunlap, 
Public Art Coordinator, 
Planning & Community 
Development Department: 
cdunlap@cityofpasadena.net, 
(626) 744-7547.

 City of Pasadena officials 
are commemorating National 
Latino Heritage Month by 
celebrating the histories, cultures 
and contributions of Americans 
whose ancestors came from 
Mexico, the Caribbean, and 
Central and South America with 
a wide variety of programming, 
including free events, crafts, 
storytimes, book discussions, 
and activities for all ages. Latino 
Heritage Month, also known 
as Hispanic Heritage Month, 
is celebrated annually in the 
United States from September 
15 to October 15. This month-
long observance honors the 
rich cultural heritage, history, 
and contributions of Latinos/
Hispanics to the nation. 
September 15 is significant in 
much of Latin America because 
it marks Independence Day 
for several Latin American 
countries, including Costa 
Rica, El Sálvador, Guatemala, 
Honduras, and Nicaragua. 
México and Chile also celebrate 
their Independence Days in 
September, on September 16 
and 18, respectively. 

Programs and Events

For all ages unless specified.

Latino Heritage Month 
Preschool Storytime

Wednesday, Sept. 25 • 10:30 a.m. 
• Santa Catalina Branch Library. 
999 E. Washington Blvd.

Join us for a special storytime 
featuring Latino authors and 
stories. Stay to make a colorful 
craft. For ages 3-5 and their 
caregivers.

INCA, the Peruvian Ensemble

Wednesday, Sept. 25 • 4 p.m. • 
La Pintoresca Branch Library, 
1355 N. Raymond Ave.

Experience Peru’s amazing and 
diverse musical heritage! Listen 
to the music of the native Incas 
(Andean style), the Hispanic 
communities of the coastal 
areas (Criollo style) and the 
Black people from the villages 
south of Lima (Afro-Peruvian 
style). The instrumentation, 
unique to these areas, including 
woodwinds, strings, percussion 
and vocals are all featured 
during the show.

Movie Night (A Million Miles 
Away)

Friday, Sept. 27 • 7 p.m. • 
Madison Elementary School, 
515 E. Ashtabula St.

Join us under the stars for 
a special screening of “A 
Million Miles Away.” This 
inspiring movie follows José 
Hernandez’s incredible journey 
from farm worker to engineer 
and astronaut. It’s a story of 
perseverance, community, 
and sacri?ce, showing how 
one person can achieve the 
impossible. Bring your blankets 
and snacks for a heartwarming 
evening celebrating dreams that 
reach beyond the stars!

Fiesta La Pintoresca

Wednesday, Oct. 2 • 4 p.m. • La 
Pintoresca Branch Library, 1355 
N. Raymond Ave.

La Pintoresca invites you to 
celebrate Latino Heritage 
Month with cultural stories, 
crafts, music and much more.

Latino Heritage Parade and 
Festival

Saturday, Oct. 5 • 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. 
• Parade Route / City Hall

Join local schools, community 
groups, elected o?cials, 
dignitaries, neighbors and 
friends at the 26th Annual 
Latino Heritage Parade and 
Festival. The parade begins at 
Los Robles Avenue and Buckeye 
Street and ends in front of 
Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. 
Gar?eld Ave., where the festival 
will take place from noon to 4 
p.m. This event is sponsored 
by the City of Pasadena and 
the Pasadena Latino Heritage 
Committee.

De Colores: Celebrating Latino 
Diversity Through Music

Saturday, Oct. 12 • 3 p.m. • 
Lamanda Park Branch Library, 
140 S. Altadena Dr.

Our world is full of so many 
colors. Join us and enjoy music 
that highlights an expression 
of happiness and celebration. 
Presented by Gloria and Javier 
Arjona.

Community Ofrenda

Monday, Oct. 21 – Monday, 
Nov. 4 • 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. • Santa 
Catalina Branch Library, 999 E. 
Washington Blvd.

Come place your photos, 
messages or other family 
mementos on our community 
ofrenda, or altar. The ofrenda 
will be on display at the library 
until Monday, Nov. 4.

Dia de los Muertos

Friday, Nov. 1 • 5-9 p.m. • Villa 
Parke Community Center, 363 
E. Villa St.

Join friends and neighbors 
at Villa Parke Community 
Center to celebrate Dia de Los 
Muertos (Day of the Dead). 
Commemorate the centuries-
old holiday with dance 
performances, arts and crafts, 
food available for purchase and 
“ofrendas,” altars honoring the 
lives of the deceased.

 For a full list of programs 
relating to Latino Heritage 
Month visit: CityOfPasadena.
net/Library

 The Latino Heritage Parade 
and Festival Set for October 5

City Council to Consider Adding Four 
more Large Concerts at the Rose Bowl

 

 The Pasadena city council is 
set to discuss Monday adding 
four large concert events at the 
Rose Bowl Stadium bringing the 
total number of displacement 
events to 25 –ten over the 
allowed 15 per year. The council 
will also move forward giving 
new authority when adding 
large events to the Rose Bowl 
Operating Company (ROBC) 
Board of Directors. 

 According to the city council 
report The Rose Bowl Operating 
Company is asking to host two 
major concerts in May/June 
2025 and two major concerts 
in August/September 2025 with 
Live Nation as the promoter. 
The attendance for each event 
is expected to be approximately 
60,000 they said.

 “The concerts would be the 
22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th 
displacement events in 2025,” 
the report reads. “The first 21 
displacement events in 2025 are 
as follows: six scheduled UCLA 
football

games, the Rose Bowl Game, 
ten Music Festival dates, three 
soccer matches with Federation 
Internationale de Football 
Association, and one soccer 
match with Soccer United 
Marketing.”

 According to the Pasadena 
Municipal Code, the number of 
displacement events can be no 
more than 15 in any calendar 
year except with the permission 
of the city council. In order to 
exceed 15 displacement events, 
the city council must make 
certain findings that include, the 
event does not impose undue 
adverse impacts on surrounding 
residential areas or that the event 
does not create undue conflicts 
with other Arroyo Seco activities 
taking place at the same time.

 Other findings include that 
the revenue from the additional 
event justifies its consideration 
and that it is estimated that these 
events will directly generate in 
excess of $500,000 per event for 
the RBOC. The additional event 
represents a unique opportunity 
that will enhance the stature of 
the Rose Bowl’s reputation as a 
world class venue.

 In a separate but related agenda 
item the council will hear the 
first reading to modifications 
to the Pasadena Municipal 
Code, previously mentioned, to 
delegate the making of findings 
for displacement events to the 
Rose Bowl Operating Company 
Board of Directors until 
December 31, 2033.

 The council meets at 6 p.m. 
in the Council Chamber, 
Pasadena City Hall 100 North 
Garfield Avenue, Room S249. 
The council will take public 
comment before voting on the 
issue of displacement events.

Tournament Announces 
2025 Float Awards Judges

Special 
Microsoft 
Exhibition 
Opens Today

 
As part of the ongoing 
Supercade exhibition at 
the sp[a]ce gallery in Old 
Pasadena, organizers have 
planned a Minesweeper 
tournament today at noon 
as part of the opening of a 
special exhibition Microsoft 
Adventure: Applications for 
Consumer Amusement.

 The special exhibition will 
feature vintage computers 
running early Microsoft game 
software including Olympic 
Decathlon, Donkey.bas, 
Microsoft Flight Simulator, 
Minesweeper and other 
Windows Entertainment Pack 
games, and Age of Empires. 
Many of titles led directly 
to the creation of Microsoft 
Gaming and development of 
Xbox. 

 The Microsoft exhibition is 
part of “Avoid Missing Ball: 
Genesis of gameplay from 
Tennis Programming to 
Pong” which celebrates the 
dawn of electronic gaming.

 On view is a comprehensive 
archive of first-generation 
home gaming systems 
including Odyssey, Atari’s 
Pong, and myriad rare clones 
– some playable on vintage 
era-correct televisions – as 
well as the Atari VCS playing 
Video Olympics, Commodore 
Pet running Pong., and several 
early Pong arcade games.

 The showing runs weekends 
from noon to 6 p.m., through 
September 29. sp[a]ce gallery 
is located 39 East Walnut 
Street. 

 For more information or 
tickets visit: space.ayzenberg.
com.

Morgan Anderson

BIll Brzeski

Drew Rios

 

 As preparations for the 136th 
Rose Parade hit full stride, 
the Pasadena Tournament of 
Roses announced Thursday the 
selection of Morgan Anderson, 
Bill Brzeski and Drew Rios as 
the distinguished judges for the 
2025 Float Awards sponsored by 
FTD.

 Each of these esteemed judges 
brings a unique perspective — 
whether in botanical artistry and 
floristry education, Hollywood 
set design or innovative floral 
creations.

 The 2025 Float Awards will 
be announced at 6 a.m. on 
New Year’s Day, just hours 
before the Rose Parade, on the 
steps of Tournament House in 
Pasadena.

 Each year, the judging 
panel selects 24 float awards, 
highlighting excellence in three 
categories: Float Design, Floral 
Presentation and Entertainment 
Value. The judges look for 
innovative designs and 
impeccable execution that 
showcase floral artistry and 
creative brilliance, all aligned 
with this year’s theme, “Best Day 
Ever!”

 The pinnacle of the awards 
is the coveted Sweepstakes 
Trophy, given to the most 
beautiful entry encompassing 
float design, floral presentation 
and entertainment.

 As the award-winning floats 
glide down the parade route, 
they’ll proudly be led by banners 
carried by Tournament of Roses 
Eagle Scout Troops and Gold 
Award Girl Scout Troops—an 
iconic tradition that showcases 
the Parade’s spirit of community 
and achievement.

 On the morning of January 1, 
2025, the world will tune in as 
Tournament of Roses President 
Ed Morales announces the 
winners on the steps of 
Tournament House. The 136th 
Rose Parade presented by Honda 
will officially begin at 8:00 a.m. 
PST, captivating viewers from 
across the globe as America’s 
New Year Celebration® kicks off 
in unforgettable style.

 For complete biographies of 
the 2024 Float Judges visit: 
tournamentofroses.com/2025-
float-judges.

 FTD is the official floral 
partner of the Tournament of 
Roses. The iconic American 
company has been a valued 
partner of the Rose Parade for 
more than 70 years. FTD brings 
their exquisite floral vision to 
life on the antique cars used in 
the Rose Parade which carry 
the Rose Parade VIPs down 
Colorado Blvd., including the 
Grand Marshal, Tournament 
of Roses President, Mayor of 
Pasadena and the Rose Bowl 
Hall of Fame Inductees. FTD 
is also the sponsor of the Rose 
Parade Float Awards.


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