❤️ In this issue of Pasadena Spotlight 

🌤️ Pasadena, CA Weather

🗓️ Upcoming Local Events

🏟️ Pasadena's Rose Bowl to Benefit from California's Historic Venue Restoration Act

📖 Unveiling Pasadena's Untold Stories: City Launches 'Historic Places Pasadena' Project

😂 Viral Meme

Upcoming Local Events

Tuesday, November 7

SCORE Small Business Mentoring - 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Masters Series: The Giants of Science - 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Fall Youth Woodworking Series (Ages 5-15) - 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

LAist + KCET Artbound Screening Series: Artists-In-Residence - 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 8

Preschool Storytime - 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Storytime with Mr. Steve! - 11:00 a.m.

Caltech Theater presents "Another Revolution" - 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 9

In the Gardens of California’s Prison Landscape - 2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Honor the Navajo Nation at Jefferson Branch Library! - 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Open Mic Night at Vroman's Hastings Ranch - 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Large Dog Reactive Rovers - 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Little Dogs with Big Feelings - 6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.

Comedy Show with Titi Lee - 7:00 p.m.

Friday, November 10

Scott Eyman discusses Charlie Chaplin vs America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided - 7:00 p.m.

A Midsummer Night's Dream - 8:00 p.m.

Inherit the Wind - 8:00 p.m.

Pasadena Community Orchestra 2023-24 Concert Season Begins - 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 11

Family Workshop: Chinese Brush Painting – DongZhi Festival - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Family Workshop: Holiday Napkin Dyeing - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Opening: Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight - All day event

Pasadena Grows: Wildflower Shaker and Garden Tidying - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Veterans Day "Pasadena Salutes Our Veterans" - 10:30 a.m.

UCLA vs Arizona State - 12:00 p.m.

Jazz Department Fall Recital - 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 12

Rose Bowl Flea Market - 5:00 a.m.

Bookmaking Workshop: Printed in 1085 - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Fenyes Gardens Paint/Sculpt-Out - 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

CRACKED: Nutcracker with a Twist! - 4:00 p.m.

Cancer Support Community Pasadena's Annual Poker Bowl Tournament - 6:00 p.m.

Pasadena's Rose Bowl to Benefit from California's Historic Venue Restoration Act

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently enacted the Historic Venue Restoration and Resiliency Act, facilitating the preservation of historic public venues.

The law, also known as Senate Bill 96, applies to public venues built before 1940, like the century-old Rose Bowl Stadium.

Rather than drawing from the state's General Fund, this legislation retains a portion of the sales and use tax revenue generated at these venues for their restoration, infrastructure upgrades, and maintenance.

The bill was inspired by Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo, who anticipates this approach will be adopted nationally to ensure the relevance and protection of such historic venues.

Unveiling Pasadena's Untold Stories: City Launches 'Historic Places Pasadena' Project

The City of Pasadena is launching an initiative, 'Historic Places Pasadena: Completing Our Story!', to construct a more comprehensive history of the city.

The project, led by the Design and Historic Preservation division, aims to identify and highlight the city's significant historical places and events beyond the already recognized 375 historic properties and districts like Old Pasadena and Bungalow Heaven.

The city envisions this as a collaborative venture, encouraging residents to actively participate and share their personal stories, thereby ensuring that every facet of Pasadena's layered history is acknowledged and celebrated.