“Show Your Creativity” COVID-19 relief grant and public art works funds now available La Plaza de Cultura y Artes’ (La Plaza) Eastside Arts Initiative (EAI) has announced two new granting programs for fall to help support artists and arts organizations serving eastern Los Angeles County. The two programs will make a total of $75,000 available to…
Art Collectors’ Council members also purchase a rare Edward Burne-Jones portrait as a promised gift The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced this week that it has acquired a newly discovered painting by John Singleton Copley (1738–1815) depicting celebrated 18th-century British actress Mary Robinson, as well as works by British artists Alice Mary…
By May S. Ruiz The year 1919 was significant for so many reasons but none would affect the art scene and cultural life of the San Gabriel Valley more than the founding of the Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. And we have Henry and Arabella Huntington to thank for bestowing on us their…
By May S. Ruiz Her Instagram followers watch her work her magic online in real time. She writes words – names, dates, places – on a blank space and it becomes a piece of art. All in a span of a few minutes. Her calligraphy pieces grace wedding receptions, Hollywood film openings, Grammy events, and…
Curated by Performances à la Carte, the Pasadena based collaborative arts and social conscience entity, presents its final concert of the Spring 2019 Jazz ‘n Paz intimate seasonal early Sunday evening jazz series. Join vibraphonist, bandleader, composer and arranger Nick Mancini and his Collective along with special guest vocalist Jamie Perez on Sunday, April 28 at 5 p.m. at Neighborhood UU Church, in a concert of improv standards,…
Old Pasadena Management District (OPMD) announces its selected artists for the third annual BoldPas: A Day of Art and Play in Old Pasadena, returning to the historic district on Saturday, June 8, 2019, 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. The free, one-day-only community event brings 16 temporary art installations and hands-on activations directly onto Old Pasadena’s unique pedestrian…
By Terry Miller The Eclectic Music Festival and Arts Crawl returns to South Pasadena city streets and this time, organizers have turned the volume up to 11 to coin Spinal Tap’s famous line. Timing couldn’t be better for the festival’s 11th year, as two major music events in Pasadena’s Rose Bowl have been postponed. The…
Pasadena Playhouse this week announced that Academy Award-nominated writer and actress Nia Vardalos will reprise the role of Sugar in the Playhouse production of “Tiny Beautiful Things.” Vardalos originated the role of Sugar at The Public Theater under the direction of Thomas Kail. She also created the stage adaptation of “Tiny Beautiful Things” based on…
