Events

Celebrate 12 years of dineL.A. at some of the top restaurants across Los Angeles. From Friday, January 17 - Friday, January 31, 2020, more than 300 of the most exciting restaurants in the city are participating - each creating special menus for 15 days of unabashed indulgence.  

There are no tickets or passes required for dineLA. Simply dine out at a participating restaurant, try a new dish, or enjoy an old favorite. Advance reservations are strongly recommended. 

With lunches starting at $15 and dinners starting at $29, it's easy to explore one of the best food destinations in the world. 

Participating restaurants in Old Pasadena: 

• 1810 Restaurant
• Beer & Claw
• Bone Kettle
• Green Street Tavern
• Gyu-Kaku 
• Il Fornaio 
• Mi Piace       
• Sage Vegan Bistro
• Sushi Roku 

During Cheeseburger Week, Pasadena restaurants honor Lionel Sternberger's genius in being the first to put cheese to hamburger and serve it at the Rite Spot in Pasadena in 1924.

Nearly 40 of Pasadena's favorite restaurants, lounges, and burger joints offer their signature burgers, some special creations and deals during the 5th annual Pasadena Cheeseburger Week from Sunday, January 26 through Friday, January 31.

Voting in the 2020 Cheeseburger Challenge opens January 26, and ends January 31. Voting goes live online on January 26.

Visit these participating Old Pasadena restaurants:

• Dog Haus Biergarten
• Kings Row Gastropub
• La Grande Orange Cafe
• Lucky Baldwins Pub
• Mi Piace (lunch only)
• Slater's 50/50
• The Luggage Room
• The Pan
• True Food Kitchen
• Umami Burger
• White Horse Lounge

Neon Retro Arcade opened its doors in Old Pasadena in January, 2015 - five years later, it's time to celebrate! Join the arcade crew all day on Friday, January 31 for $5 hourly admission, free gift with purchase of one hour (while supplies last), and $5 off adult arcade tees.  

Rudolf Steiner Community Center hosts "Creating Quiet: A Meditation Workshop." 

How do you create inner quiet? Practice. Nothing very fancy or mysterious or exotic. Just good old-fashioned practice, with a good dose of humility and gratitude. But what to practice? Everyone must find what works for them to quiet a busy mind, calm a distracted soul and ease a restless body. We will explore a number of practices. This will be a day of practice for all levels of practitioners.

Joseph Rubano is a Biographical Counselor and Spacial Dynamic Movement Educator and is on the faculty of the Biography and Social Art Program at Sunbridge Institute in NY. He has a Biographical Counseling practice in Oceanside, CA and has been offering the True Heart True Mind Enlightenment Intensive and the Desert Solo (Vision Quest) in San Diego for the past 11 years.

From February 1 – 14, One Colorado once again stages its Heart Strings in honor of Valentine's Day. Head to the One Colorado Courtyard and find colorful hearts just waiting for your inspirational and romantic words.

Pen prosaic notions for your main squeeze, propose marriage, profess your feelings to your secret crush, meet that cute guy/gal that always has  lunch in the courtyard. Don’t be shy – write, show, and share your love. Just make sure to earmark your heart or snap and hashtag it so the object of your affection sees and feels the love. Follow along on Instagram #onecolorado #heartofoldpasadena #heartstrings.

Whimsy Pasadena hosts Valentine Brush Lettering Envelope, a hands-on workshop for those who love snail mail. 

Learn how to decorate an envelope and reinvent yourself as a hand lettering artist! Designed for for beginners, the workshop will help you will learn:

• Quick hand lettering in order to make your envelopes using  tombow brushes
• Unique envelope decorating

All materials will be provided, plus you will get a beautiful booklet of vintage stickers. 

Purchase advance tickets online. 

Join Shanila for an incredible manifestation sound bath just in time for the Full Moon. The Full Moon represents the completion of a cycle, and is a powerful time to release anything that no longer serves you. It's a time for reflection and shine a light upon what's working and what could use improvement in our lives.

Drift away and realign with gongs, 432-hz quartz crystal singing bowls, Tibetan singing bowls, and other healing instruments catered to put the mind into deep meditation, rejuvenation, and relaxation.

The instruments used help to:

• induce deep relaxation
• lower blood pressure
• unblock emotions
• relieve physical pain
• rejuvenate
• relieve stress, anxiety and insomnia
• and activate higher states of consciousness

This is a 75 minute laying down experience in a high-vibe space catered to help us let go and restore.

Bring your yoga mat, blanket, pillows, crystals, water, and anything else to create a comfortable laying down experience.

Due to the nature of the sound bath, no entries after 7:00pm.

Advance tickets online or purchase with cash/Venmo at the door. 

Whimsy Pasadena hosts Valentine's Day Paint & Sip - a great and fun stress-free idea for the perfect date!  

Paint and sip while painting notes of love during the two-hour course lead by an expert artist from Italy, who guides you through the creation of a painting.

The couple will create together one painting made of two paintings/two canvases: Each partner will paint on an individual canvas that will be the matching half to their partner's painting, and vice versa.

No experience needed. All supplies are provided. Release your creativity while the instructor will guide you step by step through the creation of the painting.

One complimentary drink or bring your own drink. Age: 21+. 

Purchase tickets online. 

True Food Kitchen celebrates Valentine's Day all weekend with a special menu: 

Choice of beverage (choice of one): 

• Valentine-inspired cocktails & refreshers
• Featured wines

Starter (choice of one per couple):

• Fig & Gorgonzola flatbread
• Edamame Guacamole

Entree (choice of):

• Winter Immunity Bowl 
• Cauliflower Polenta with Grilled Chicken
• Teriyaki Quinoa with Steak
• Grilled Sustainable Salmon 

Dessert (choice of):

• Chocolate Mousse
• Squash Pie

Reservations are recommended. 

Barney's Beanery offers three floors of fun on Valentine's Friday!  Couples, come in for dinner with your date, buy one entree and get the second for half-price.  Late Night: Singles Party starting at 10:00pm with karaoke on the lower level and Ahsohn the DJ spinning a fantastic live set on the main and 2nd floors.