Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, May 13, 2023

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ARCADIA - MONROVIA & MORE

Mountain Views-News Saturday, May 13, 2023 

Pasadena Chalk Fest Moved 
to the Convention Center

Free Caltech Events for May

ARCADIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 
PRESENTS:

THE TOWNE SINGERS: LIGHT 
FANTASTIC

Saturday, June 10, 2023

5:00 pm

This Little Light of Mine, Good Morning Starshine, 
Bright Morning Star, I Got the Sun in the Morning, The 
Shadow of Your Smile, Trip a Light Fantastic, Come 
Rain or Come Shine, and Northern Lights, to name a 
few. 

This choral performance will be complemented by an 
entertaining narrative that highlights the performance, 
and some beautiful and fascinating video imagery.

Location: Arcadia Performing Arts Center 188 
Campus Drive. - Arcadia

Tickets: Available thru Websites: http:\\TowneSingers.
org with an additional $1 per ticket PayPal processing 
fee Adults - $25 Children (3-12) - $10

The Towne Singers is an organization supported, in 
part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 
through Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

William & Myrtle Harris 
Distinguished Lectureship in 
Science and Civilization

On Meerkats and Marmots: 
Long-term Research and the 
Birth of Behavioral Ecology

Erika L. Milam, Charles C. and 
Emily R. Gillispie Professor 
in the History of Science and 
Professor of History, Princeton 
University

 THURSDAY, May 18, at 5 p.m. 
PT

Noyes 147 (J. Holmes Sturdivant 
Lecture Hall)

 By investing in long-term 
projects, ecologists have crafted 
living archives of animal 
behavior that now constitute 
decades of data on chimpanzees, 
marmots, scrub jays, meerkats, 
bottlenose dolphins, and more. 
Through a historical lens, this 
talk explores the importance 
of such long-term thinking 
in a world that exalts quick 
innovation.

Francis Bacon Keynote Lecture: 
Babylonian Horoscopy and 
Genethlialogy

Francesca Rochberg, Francis 
Bacon Visiting Professor of 
History, Caltech; Catherine 
and William L. Magistretti 
Distinguished Professor of Near 
Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley

FRIDAY, MAY 19, at 4 p.m. PT

Baxter Lecture Hall

 This talk addresses the question 
of horoscopy in late Babylonian 
astral sciences and discusses its 
place in the larger framework of 
the history of astrology.

Watson Lecture: Artificial 
Intelligence: The Good, the 
Bad, and the Ugly

Yaser Abu-Mostafa (PhD 
‘83), Professor of Electrical 
Engineering and Computer 
Science

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, at 7:30 
p.m. PT

In person: Beckman Auditorium

Online: caltech.edu/watson

 Artificial Intelligence (AI) 
is a fast-evolving technology 
with stunning success stories 
such as the recent application 
called ChatGPT. AI now beats 
humans at many of their own 
games. How did this happen? 
In this lecture, Abu-Mostafa 
will explain how AI works 
and will describe the scientific 
journey of AI since the 1980s, 
including Caltech’s foundational 
role in its development. He 
will also address the hype that 
surrounds AI, both positive and 
negative, and put it in scientific 
perspective.

 Friends of Beckman Auditorium 
are invited to the Beckman 
Lounge beginning at 6:30 
p.m. to enjoy complimentary 
refreshments before the lecture. 
RSVP to fob@caltech.edu or 
(626) 395-6400.

 This lecture will be presented 
in a hybrid format, allowing 
for both virtual viewers and in-
person attendees. No advance 
registration is required for 
either format.

Behind the Book: Caltech 
Magazine Edition

Jess Adkins, Caltech’s 
Smits Family Professor of 
Geochemistry and Global 
Environmental Science and 
CEO of Calcarea

Julie Schoenfeld, Caltech’s 
Entrepreneur in Residence for 
Physical Sciences

in conversation with

Lori Dajose (BS ‘15), Caltech 
Science Writer

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, at 5 
p.m. PT

Online

 “From Scientist to CEO” is 
the inaugural Behind the Book: 
Caltech Magazine Edition panel 
discussion. This new event 
series aims to delve deeper into 
the issues and stories included 
in each print issue of Caltech 
magazine, which is published 
in the spring and fall of each 
calendar year. During the event, 
Adkins and Schoenfeld will 
discuss the process of taking 
an idea from the lab into the 
commercial sector, the learning 
curve involved with running 
a company after working in 
academia, and the ways in which 
Caltech can assist entrepreneurs 
across campus.

 Sign up at: events.caltech.edu. 

 
Just days after fist announcing 
that the 30th Annual Pasadena 
Chalk Festival would be 
canceled this year, organized 
reversed course Tuesday saying 
that the Chalk Festival is back 
on –the event will now be held 
at the Pasadena Convention 
Center Father’s Day weekend. 

 For years the Festival was co-
sponsored by and held at the 
Paseo, an open-air shopping 
center.

 Light Bringer Project, Board 
Chair, Tom Coston said that 
“Light Bringer Project will 
hold the 2023 Pasadena Chalk 
Festival this coming father’s 
Day weekend on the Plaza 
of the Pasadena Convention 
Center. We are very grateful to 
The Pasadena Convention & 
Visitors Bureau, The Pasadena 
Convention Center, and the City 
of Pasadena who have partnered 
together with us to preserve this 
year’s event.” 

 Over the years, the Chalk 
Festival had used the 
Convention Center as an 
overflow for the artists. 

 In a statement April 27, Coston 
had said, “The Paseo, host for 
the festival for more than fifteen 
years, is now under the auspices 
of its new owner, real estate 
developer Onni Group. We have 
been apprised by Onni that the 
previous financial and labor 
resources the festival has always 
relied upon will not be provided 
to us.”

 Coston added that they 
had been inquiring with 
other venues, including the 
Convention Center. 

 The Pasadena Chalk Festival 
brings together more than 600 
dedicated and talented artists 
from Southern California and 
around the world with about 
25,000 pieces of colorful chalk to 
showcase this unique centuries-
old art form.

 In 2010, the event took its place 
in the Guinness Book of World 
Records as the largest public art 
event of its kind. 

 During the weekend, the 
Pasadena Police will also 
showcase their Annual 
Pasadena Police Classic Car 
Show Sunday across Colorado 
Blvd. at Pasadena City Hall

 For festival information visit: 
pasadenachalkfestival.com.

MONROVIA FOOTNOTES SIDEWALK 
POETRY CONTEST

The City of Monrovia, Art in Public Places is excited to 
announce the return of the annual Foot-notes Sidewalk 
Poetry Contest. Residents of all ages are invited to submit 
small poems that will be stamped into newly poured 
sidewalks throughout the community.

The program was designed with the goal of utilizing 
“word” art as a vehicle to encourage walkability and celebrate 
the poetic talents of community members. Applications 
are available on the City of Monrovia website 
and will be accepted through Thursday, June 29, 2023. 
Please contact Kerri Zes-sau at 626-932-5564 or kzessau@
ci.monrovia.ca.us for questions.

 

 The City of Pasadena’s 
Department of 
Transportation announced 
Tuesday the rollout of a 
new program to provide 
motorists a better parking 
experience. The Text Before 
Tow program notifies 
enrolled participants via text 
and email of an impending 
tow due to blocked driveway, 
temporary no parking and 
72-hour parking violations.

 According to officals, In some 
situations, motorists may be 
unaware that they’re at risk 
of being towed and simply 
need to be alerted. One of the 
lesser known violations is the 
72-hour parking violation. 
Traditionally, the City leaves 
a courtesy note when a car 
is tagged for removal due 
to violation; however, not 
everyone sees the note. To 
help residents avoid a costly 
tow, Pasadena adopted 
San Francisco’s Text Before 
Tow program, launched in 
2022. After a few months of 
development by the City’s 
Department of Information 
Technology, the program 
is ready to launch here in 
Pasadena.

 Anyone who would like to 
sign up for the Text Before 
Tow program may do so for 
free using this web form. 
For additional information, 
contact the Department of 
Transportation’s Parking 
Services Division at (626) 
744-7665.

Pasadena 
New ‘Text 
Before Tow’ 
Program

MONROVIA DAYS IS BACK! 

The City of Monrovia, Monrovia Unified School District, 
and Centre Stage are excited to announce the 
three-day Monrovia Days celebration, Friday, May 
19 - Sunday, May 21, 2023! Throughout the weekend, 
celebration activities will include a Youth Performance 
from the Monrovia Unified School District and Centre 
Stage, a parade, live music, a beer garden, Merengue's 
Famous Pie Eating Con-test, a carnival, and so much 
more!

If you're interested in joining the Pie Eating contest, 
please complete the application and return to the Monrovia 
Community Center (119 W. Palm Ave). The contest 
allows teams of 5 members to participate, 1st place 
will win $300, 2nd place will win $150, and third place 
will win $50! 

The Monrovia Days Parade will take place on Saturday, 
May 20, 2023, at 10 a.m., featuring our local youth, 
"Scholars and Champions." If you or someone you know 
is interested in participating in the parade, please submit 
an application by next Friday, May 12, 2023. Make 
sure you purchase your carnival wristband today! Please 
visit www.monroviadays.org for more information.


Chamber to Hold Networking 
Connection Breakfast at NOOR

 Join the Pasadena Chamber 
of Commerce on Wednesday, 
May 17 at 7:30am for our 
networking Connection 
Breakfast. Beginning in May, 
we are moving the breakfast 
to NOOR in the Paseo at 300 
East Colorado in downtown 
Pasadena.

 Dr. Dennis Buckley of Health 
Advantage Physical Medicine 
moderates the breakfast 
networking event. Join 
Pasadena Chamber members 
to promote your business, make 
new contacts, visit with friends 
and enjoy breakfast at Noor.

 “Everyone who attends the 
Connection Breakfast has the 
chance to briefly present their 
business to the room and there 
is plenty of time for networking,” 
said Chamber President and 
CEO Paul Little. “It is a great 
opportunity to expand contacts, 
promote a service or product 
and make connections that can 
lead to business in the future.”

 Cost is $35 for Pasadena 
Chamber members and $40 for 
non-members.

 To attend, you must register 
and pay online by the close of 
business the Thursday before.

 Register online at: 

 pasadena-chamber.org/other/
breakfast-connection.

 There is 90 minutes of 
validated parking available in 
the Marengo structure at 45 
South Marengo Avenue. (Park 
on the top level and walk across 
the short pedestrian bridge 
over Marengo Avenue to get to 
NOOR.) Please be sure to bring 
your parking ticket with you. 
NOOR will validate so the first 
90 minutes of parking is free.

 “We are very excited to 
be moving our networking 
Connection Breakfast to Noor,” 
said Mr. Little. “It is a wonderful 
venue, well suited to our needs, 
with great staff, terrific food 
and an easily accessible location 
in downtown Pasadena. We 
anticipate a very successful 
event and hope to see a lot of 
new faces.”

 The Pasadena Chamber 
of Commerce and Civic 
Association is a professional 
business organization. Since the 
earliest days of Pasadena, the 
Chamber has played a major 
role in the development of 
this internationally renowned 
city. Founded in 1888 as the 
Board of Trade, the Chamber’s 
primary purpose has been the 
enhancement of the economy, 
business climate and the quality 
of life in Pasadena. The Pasadena 
Chamber of Commerce 
currently serves more than 1250 
members.

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