Events

The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce presents its annual SIP-tember: A Celebration of the Cocktail, a six-week cocktail bracket challenge among Pasadena restaurants and bars. Competitors serve drinks paired against one another in a competition.

Drinks being offered for the SIP-tember Cocktail Bracket Challenge include special margaritas, new interpretations of traditional cocktails and some specially created drinks from some of Pasadena’s premiere mixologists.

Once again, SIP-tember culminates in a grand taste-off at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on September 28, when visitors age 21+ attending the Taste of Pasadena will be able to taste the four finalist cocktails and vote for their favorite.

Participating Old Pasadena restaurants include:

• Alma de la Rosa
• SORRISO Bar Celona
• Cafe Santorini
• Edwin Mills by Equator
• IX-Tapa Cantina
• Sushi Roku
• True Food Kitchen
• Vertical Wine Bistro
• White Horse Lounge 

Vote online for your favorite beginning August 15, 2017.

Joie hosts its Family & Friends event, offering customers 25% off their entire purchase (including sale!). Offer valid in-store or online.  Use Promo code JOIEFRIENDS at checkout for online purchases. 

Old Pasadena's Stone Company Store turns five this year, and what better way to celebrate than pouring unique variations, vintage releases, barrel-aged brews, and other amazing Stone-crafted beers for this "draftacular" weekend?

Enjoy:

Barrel-Aged and Vintage Releases like Stone Imperial Irish Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels, 2013 Stone Old Guardian Oak-Smoked Barley Wine w/ French & American Oak, and Stone Barrel-Aged Brown Ale w/Balaton Sour Cherries, among others.

Liberty Station Releases like Guavasaurus Rex (Guava Sour brewed for Stone Company Store – Pasadena's 5th Anniversary), reat Bowman’s Beard Aged in Bourbon Barrels, Cimmerian Portal, and the Full Pint Delite. 

Special Releases like Dr. FrankenStone’s Monster IPA, Stone Xocoveza (2017), and Stone & NOFX Punk in Drublic Hoppy Lager, among others. 

Back by popular demand, a knitting workshop for beginners or anyone who needs a refresher on the basics of knitting. All supplies will be included and students keep their needles. Participants will work with Marci to complete a gorgeous scarf in class, gaining the knowledge and skill to read patterns and knit future projects.

Treats will be served, and all supplies are included.  

Advance registration required, ages 18+. All classes are final sale.

POP Champagne Bar & Restaurant collaborates with Ancient Peaks Winery for an experience like no other. Enjoy five courses created by Executive Chef Ray, each mindfully paired with an exquisite wine from Ancient Peaks. Before each course, a member of the winery will describe the wine, and Chef Ray will describe the course he's created and why it pairs with the wine.