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 October 10, 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:

• Dog Haus Biergarten
• La Grande Orange - Otis Bar
• Mi Piace
• White Horse Lounge

Bokaos Aveda Salon hosts a free community yoga session in partnership with Core Power Yoga and Athleta. Bring along a mat and water bottle. Following yoga, enjoy mimosas, snacks, and a raffle from Core Power Yoga and Athleta. 

Please reserve your spot in advance by calling Bokaos Aveda Salon: 626.304.0007

 Come celebrate with Saje Natural Wellness in Pasadena for the launch of the store's new face masks! Be the first to add these beauties to your fall routine. Pop in anytime between 4-8pm to experience the products on your skin and indulge in some healthy mocktails.

Please RSVP online. 

Join One Colorado each Tuesday in September for some serious giggles and delight with everyone's favorite friends both on and off strings – Bob Baker Marionette Theater! Enjoy a brand new show each week; following the shows, the puppets will hang out for photo ops and gentle pets and hugs.
 
Since 1963, Bob Baker Marionette Theater has been part of the Los Angeles Community (serving as the happy memory locale for birthday parties for generations of Angelinos). Now located in Highland Park, Bob Baker Marionette Theater continues to bestow joy to the City of Angels with over 200 performances and 2,000 handcrafted puppets annually.

Love trivia? Love your public lands? Then come join the Pasadena Patagonia staff for a celebration of National Public Lands Day and test your knowledge of the spaces that make this country so special.  

Play consists of teams of up to 5 brains. If you want to play, but you don't have a team, show up! We'll get single players recruited onto an existing team. Winning teams get street cred, Patagonia product, and more!

Last but not least, you don't have to be a public lands geek to enjoy the night: more fun, less pressure and free snacks make for a great all-around night out! 

People age 50 and older will fine-tune their lives, health, safety, and more at the first annual #AgeWell Day, sponsored by Kaiser Permanente.

The morning features three speakers on issues of Healthy Aging each addressing one of the three areas:  Mind, Body, and Spirit. Dr. Alan Chapman, producer/host at KUSC Classical Radio and a faculty member at the Colburn Conservatory of Music will speak on the value of music in our lives as we age. Pilates instructor Monica Blake will share her own story of courage in physical recovery and the value of exercise for the body.

The Center will provide a morning of demonstrations, workshops, and information from 9:00am to noon. Information and demonstrations will focus on health and care, including medical marijuana, and being prepared for “The Big One” presented by the Pasadena City Fire Department. Mini classes and workshops will focus on exercise and dance. 

Finally, with a focus on common interests and concerns among older adults of all ages, backgrounds and abilities information will be provided about activities, social groups and clubs.

The public is welcome to dance the afternoon away enjoying a variety of dance music from Ballroom to Line to Salsa and Disco with music by Eric Torres.  

The event is free, but advance reservations are required - please do so online or call the Center at 626-685-6754.

Rockin’ across the railways and beyond, The Conductors bring you hip, family-friendly entertainment with train-themed original and traditional songs that keep your ears listenin’ and your toes a-tappin’.

Led by educator and chief songwriter “Smokestack Joe,” The Conductors explore musical styles from '50s rockabilly and '60s pop rock, to folk/Americana, delivering instantly memorable songs filled with imagery and refrains that appeal to children and grown-ups alike.

The concert is free and open to all!

One Colorado hosts Buster Balloon, who brings his SPOOK’tacular Halloween-themed show to the stage! The wildly popular Buster Balloon will dazzle and elicit ooohs and aaahs with his creepy comedy, spooky magic, and monstrous balloon creations. Watch as he captures ghosts, conducts bizarre balloon experiments, and builds the perfect Balloon Monster! It’ll be a thing of boo-ty.

The performance is free and open to all - RSVP in advance. 

Homage hosts CBD + NATURE founder Katharine Marinaro and Amanda Sherman of The Plant Lore Agency, who will be on hand to educate and answer questions about CBD and how it can positively enhance your life. A special informative presentation will begin at 12:30. 

 Since 1980, Katharine has been eating organic, growing her own vegetables and herbs and living a sustainable lifestyle. Her fascination with the miracle of the hemp plant and the way in which it benefits human health will be the basis of her talk, along with how her products can help your body, brain, and soul.

All CBD products will be 20% off during the event.

Join Saje Natural Wellness and Rebecca Casciano, Clean Beauty makeup artist and founder of The Sacred Beauty Movement, for an evening of self-love, healthy beauty, and sisterhood. Rebecca will be sharing her top five beauty rituals for transitioning into fall with a gorgeous glow, from the inside out! As we move into a new season, it's the perfect time to learn about the self-care rituals, products and tools that will nourish your beauty-- mind, body and spirit.

In this interactive workshop, you'll take part in transformative inner beauty practices and simple, yet effective, skin care techniques featuring the latest launch from Saje Natural Wellness. With the $30 ticket, participants will also receive Saje's new Crystal Roller, a clear quartz facial massager designed to promote circulation, reduce inflammation, and rejuvenate the skin. 

Purchase tickets online. 

Coming to One Colorado from across the pond, kids’ pal Billy Bonkers will amaze all ages with a magic show chock full of slapstick, comedy jokes, and loads of audience participation!

The performance is free and open to all; please RSVP online. 

Andrew & Polly visit One Colorado for a kid-friendly concert. Their original and inventive re-imaginings of classic favorites are smart, quirky, and full of heart. Their song “Grapes” was SIRIUS XM’s #1 kids’ song of 2015, and A&P’s “Odds & Ends” album received a Parents’ Choice Award and was named one of the Fids & Kamily Top 10 Albums of 2015. The duo was honored to receive the ASCAP Foundation Joe Raposo Children’s Music Award in 2012.

The performance is free and open to all; please RSVP online. 

The Beat Buds create children’s music with a contemporary sound that the whole family will enjoy. Through their catchy tunes and interactive performance, the ‘Buds create a musical universe that guarantees children an educational and entertaining introduction to music!

The performance is free and open to all; please RSVP online. 

Imagine Pee Wee’s Playhouse. Now imagine it being even better. A LOT better. Then imagine putting it in a blender with awesome-sauce. That’s what Christopher T. Magician feels like on your soul. How could you not love the magical shenanigans of a guy whose middle initial stands for Taco? We love this guy, and he never fails to bring heap loads of giggles to One Colorado audience members big and small.

The performance is free and open to all; please RSVP online.