Mountain Views News, Combined Edition Saturday, August 5, 2023

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Mountain View News Saturday, August 5, 2023 

Octavia 
Butler Sci Fi 
Book Club


Bicycle Giveaway Brings 
Opportunity to Students


Tournament Starts 2024 Royal Court Search 

 

 Supervisor Kathryn Barger, a 
former Pasadena City College 
alumni, spoke at a brief 
ceremony Monday at PCC 
that preceded a special bicycle 
giveaway for students who are 
or were former foster youth. 

 “Today is about providing 
youth with a tool that equips 
them to continue their 
education, pursue a career, 
and achieve their dreams,” said 
Supervisor Barger. “The foster 
youth here have determination 
and are juggling a variety of 
challenges. I’m proud to support 
their journey towards a brighter 
future.”

 Supervisor Barger commended 
One Bicycle Foundation, the 
non-profit organization that 
provided the twenty-four 
new bicycles at no cost to the 
PCC foster youth students. 
One Bicycle Foundation’s 
Co-Founder and President, 
Shawnt Bazikian – also a PCC 
alumni – was on hand and 
spoke during the ceremony. 
“We are very happy to partner 
with Supervisor Barger and 
PCC today,” said Mr. Bazikian. 
“One Bicycle Foundation’s 
mission has always been clear: 
empower youth. The bicycles 
we provide serve as a source of 
encouragement. We want the 
foster youth that we’re helping 
today to know they’re on the 
right track.”

 Dr. Jose Gomez, PCC 
Superintendent and President, 
spoke of the importance of 
partnering with community 
colleges and the opportunities 
they offer. “Community colleges 
are powerful forces for good,” 
Dr. Gomez stated. “They 
reach into neighborhoods and 
communities, helping elevate 
and transform individuals. Our 
PCC community is grateful and 
thanks everyone who made this 
day possible. Together, we can 
create a community that cares.”

 Several PCC students milled 
about an outdoor patio, where 
black bicycles in various sizes 
were arranged in a row, along 
with safety helmets. One PCC 
student, whose first name is 
Dulce, shared her appreciation 
for the support. “ I take the bus 
to school, and this will be very 
helpful with my transportation 
issues. Even just getting around 
in my neighborhood to run 
errands or do other day- to- 
day activities will be easier now. 
Receiving a bike today shows 
that people really care.” 

 The Pasadena Tournament of 
Roses announced Tuesday that 
applications for the 2024 Rose 
Parade Royal Court are now up 
on the Tournament’s website. 

 The 2024 Royal Court 
members will each receive a 
$7,500 educational scholarship 
and serve as ambassadors of 
the Tournament of Roses, the 
Pasadena community and the 
greater Los Angeles area they 
said in a statement.

 Officials said that all are 
encouraged to apply and 
participate in one of the initial 
interview sessions at Tournament 
House on Saturday, September 
9 or Monday, September 11. 
Participants are selected based 
upon a combination of qualities, 
including public speaking ability, 
youth leadership, academic 
achievement, and community 
and school involvement. 
Information about what to 
expect during the interview 
process and frequently asked 
questions can be found on the 
Tournament of Roses website.

 They said Royal Court 
members experience countless 
benefits; becoming part of an 
organization dedicated to hands-
on volunteerism, discovering 
opportunities to connect with 
and give back to the local 
community, developing public 
speaking skills and growing 
self-confidence. The Rose 
Queen® and Royal Court are 
iconic traditions, steeped in the 
Pasadena Tournament of Roses’ 
history and will continue as a 
treasured legacy. 

 Royal Court eligibility 
requirements and additional 
information can be found at: 
tournamentofroses.com/about/
royal-court/.

 The 2024 Royal Court will ride 
down Colorado Blvd. on the 
Royal Court float in the 135th 
Rose Parade and attend the 
110th Rose Bowl Game, both on 
Monday, January 1, 2024.

Royal Court Upcoming Events

Royal Court Initial Interviews

Saturday, September 09 (10 a.m. 
– 3 p.m.) or Monday, September 
11, 2023 (3 – 6 p.m.)

2024 Royal Court 
Announcement

Monday, October 2, 2023 (9 
a.m.)

105th Rose Queen 
Announcement & Coronation 
and Presentation of the 2024 
Royal Court

Monday, October 30.

Saturday, Aug. 26 • 3 p.m. • 
The Huntington Library

 La Pintoresca Branch 
Library, Octavia’s Bookshelf 
and The Huntington 
Library, Art Museum, 
and Botanical Gardens 
are partnering to bring 
a unique book club to 
Pasadena where they will 
read and discuss the works 
of Octavia Butler and other 
science fiction authors of 
color. They will discuss 
Butler’s novel, “Parable of 
The Talents.”

 The Huntington Library, 
Art Museum, and Botanical 
Gardens is located 1151 
Oxford Rd., San Marino.

WWS Altadena 
Literary Panel

Preserving 
Pasadena’s 
Visual Legacy

Premiere of Adam Rapp’s 
Drama The Sound Inside

 Women Who Submit 
Literary Panel & New 
Member Orientation

 
Join the Altadena Library 
on Saturday, August 12, at 10 
a.m. for “Book Promotions: 
What to Know Whether 
Doing it Alone or With a 
Team,” featuring founder of 
ACG Book Publicity, Alyssia 
Gonzalez, best-selling 
Dominican-American 
author, Jasminne Mendez, 
and sales rep at Hatchett 
Book Group, Julia Callahan; 
it is moderated by Tisha 
Marie Reichle-Aguilera.

 Register as a WWS new 
Member. Registration 
closes Tuesday, August 8, 
and invitations will be sent 
Wednesday, August 9. (Note: 
WWS can only accept 20 
new member participants. 
Acceptance will go to LA 
County residents on a first 
come, first served basis. 
If you do not receive an 
invitation, we encourage you 
to check out the list of WWS 
chapters on the website, 
womenwhosubmitlit.org.

Schedule Aug, 12:

10:00 AM-11:00 AM: “Book 
Promotions: What to Know 
Whether Doing it Alone or 
With a Team” moderated 
by Tisha Marie Reichle 
Aguilera

- This event is hybrid. 
Panelists will be on Zoom. 

11:30 PM-1:00 PM: New 
Member Orientation 
Facilitated by Sakae 
Manning

- This event is in person at 
the Bob Lucas Memorial 
Library. In order to become 
a WWS member, attendance 
is required. There are no fees 
to join.

 The workshop will be 
shared with closed captions 
the week following at our 
Youtube channel: https://bit.
ly/3wiloFf.

Portantino Honored with 
Elected Office of the Year

 Senator Anthony Portantino 
was honored recently with the 
Elected Office of the Year in 
Supervisor District 5 by the 
Los Angeles County Business 
Federation (BizFed) for his 
significant contribution in 
policy development and 
community engagement on 
behalf of the local economy. 
The Senator received the award 
during the organization’s 
Business Makes Los Angeles 
County Work” Awards at the 
Japanese American National 
Museum.

 “I am honored to receive this 
award from BizFed and proud 
to support and advocate on 
behalf of our local economy, 
including small businesses 
throughout my district and 
LA County,” stated Senator 
Portantino. “Small businesses 
are critical to the vibrancy of 
local economies because they 
generate a significant economic 
activity and increase local job 
opportunities.”

 “We’re honored to recognize 
Senator Anthony Portantino 
as one of our 2023 Elected 
Officials of the Year. The Los 
Angeles County business 
community is grateful to his 
staff for their grassroots, boots-
on-the ground efforts. We know 
it takes a dedicated team – and 
a sprawling network of partners 
– to make headway on tough 
issues,” the Los Angeles County 
Business Federation said in a 
statement.

 The Los Angeles County 
Business Federation is a non-
profit grassroots organization 
that unites and amplifies the 
voice of business. Its members 
represent 420,000 employers 
with 5 million employees 
in Southern California, 
representing a broad and diverse 
range of business sectors. 
BizFed’s membership includes 
chambers of commerce, trade 
associations, minority business 
groups, business improvement 
districts, economic development 
organizations, educational 
institutions, public agencies, 
and top companies.

 The online free exhibition, 
Frozen Frames: Preserving 
Pasadena’s Visual Legacy, 
is an on-going four-part 
series, bringing artistically 
and historically compelling 
images out of the deep 
freeze and into public view. 
The photographs come 
from among the more than 
200,000 at-risk negatives 
that are now cryogenically 
preserved as part of the 
Museum’s Great History 
Freeze project of 2015. 

 Curated by PMH Director 
of Collections Anuja 
Navare, the four-part 
Frozen Frames exhibition 
is dedicated to the memory 
of Dr. Michael Kadin 
with generous funding 
provided by The Paloheimo 
Foundation and the Kadin 
family.

 For more information 
and to view the exhibition 
/pasadenahistory.org/
exhibits/online-exhibition. 

 

 Pasadena Playhouse presents 
Amy Brenneman (Judging 
Amy, Private Practice, HBO’s 
The Leftovers, The Old Man) 
as “Bella Lee Baird” and 
Anders Keith (Fraiser: Revival) 
as “Christopher Dunn” in 
the Los Angeles premiere of 
Adam Rapp’s thrilling Tony-
nominated drama The Sound 
Inside, directed by acclaimed 
Los Angeles director Cameron 
Watson, from September 6 
through October 1.

 The creative team features scenic 
design by Tesshi Nakagawa; 
costume design by Danyele 
E. Thomas; lighting design by 
Jared A. Sayeg; sound design by 
Jeff Gardner; casting by Ryan 
Bernard Tymensky, CSA of RBT 
Casting; and stage management 
by Alyssa Escalante, with David 
S. Franklin serving as assistant 
stage manager.

 Not everything is as it seems 
behind the ivy-covered walls 
of Yale, where an unlikely 
bond leads to an unthinkable 
favor. Writing professor Bella 
Baird is looking for answers, 
but a fateful encounter with a 
mysterious student could lead 
to life-changing consequences 
for both of them. Nominated 
for six Tony Awards, including 
Best Play, Pulitzer Prize 
finalist Adam Rapp’s haunting 
90-minute thriller will leave you 
wondering who you can trust 
and remind you everyone has 
a story — the question is how it 
ends.

 Director Cameron Watson 
says, “The Sound Inside by 
Adam Rapp is one of the 
most beautiful, thrilling, and 
unexpected plays I have read in 
a very long time. You’ve never 
seen or experienced anything 
like it before. We have assembled 
not only the best designers 
in Southern California, but 
the astounding duo of Amy 
Brenneman and Anders Keith to 
bring this gripping play to vivid 
life on the glorious Pasadena 
Playhouse stage.”

 Pasadena Playhouse, the official 
State Theater of California and 
recipient of the 2023 Regional 
Theatre Tony Award, is one of 
the most prolific theaters in 
the country. The Playhouse has 
staged thousands of original 
productions since its founding 
in 1917 including premieres of 
works by Tennessee Williams, 
Eugene O’Neill, Suzan Lori 
Parks and hundreds more. 
For decades, its pioneering 
School for Theater Arts was a 
training ground for actors and 
theatermakers who went on to 
make significant contributions 
to the entertainment industry. 
Under the leadership of 
Producing Artistic Director 
Danny Feldman since 
2016, Pasadena Playhouse’s 
productions and community 
programs are centered on its 
founding idea of being a living 
force in its community, making 
theater for everyone.

 Tickets starting at $35 are 
available at pasadenaplayhouse.
org by phone at 626-356-7529, 
and at the box office at 39 South 
El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, 
CA 91101. 


Exclusive Fenyes 
Mansion Tour

August 27 & September 10 at 
11:00 am

 Tour the historic 1906 Beaux 
Arts Fenyes Mansion. Join this 
90-minute guided tour and 
travel back in time to 1910 
to discover what life was like 
when museum benefactors, 
Eva Scott Fenyes and her 
husband Dr. Adalbert Fenyes 
lived in Pasadena. For more 
and tickets: pasadenahistory.
org. 


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