Month: September 2019

Women in Food Conversation PASADENA, Calif. – Join cookbook author Elisa Callow and moderator Leslie Ito for a conversation on “Women in Food” on Thursday, Sept. 26 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Pasadena Central Library’s Donald Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St. They will be joined by many food makers and food suppliers highlighted in The Urban Forager, whose commitment to carefully sourced and crafted food has led to a supportive and growing community of women in food. Panelists... continue reading »"Elisa Callow and Ann Elliott Cutting: The Urban Forager"

PASADENA, Calif. – Pasadena Public Library kicks off their sixth annual free teen book festival, Pasadena Loves YA, on Saturday, Sept. 21 from noon to 4 p.m. at Central Library, 285 E. Walnut St. Doors open at 11 a.m. No registration required. The first 200 attendees will receive a free tote bag. Book sales provided by Vroman’s Bookstore. The event features four themed author panels; Out of the Ashes, moderated by Nicole Mainardi, A Curse of Thorns; Against All Odds,... continue reading »"Pasadena Public Library Hosts 6th Annual Pasadena Loves YA Teen Book Festival September 21, 2019"

PASADENA, Calif. – Author Carla Rachel Sameth will discuss her book One Day on the Gold Line: A Memoir in Essays on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in Pasadena Central Library’s Donald Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St.  Past Altadena Poet Laureate, Thelma Reyna will join her in conversation followed by a writing exercise. Books will be available for sale and signing. Through meditations on race, culture and family, Sameth’ s One Day on the Gold Line tells the... continue reading »"Carla Rachel Sameth: One Day on the Gold Line: A Memoir in Essays"

PASADENA, Calif. – Author Janet Fitch will talk about her newly published book Chimes of a Lost Cathedral on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. in Pasadena Central Library’s Donald Wright Auditorium, 285 E. Walnut St. The book concludes the epic story of Marina Makarova's (The Revolution of Marina M.) journey through some of the most dramatic events of the last century---as a woman and an artist, entering her full power, passion and creativity just as her revolution reveals its... continue reading »"Janet Fitch: Chimes of a Lost Cathedral"