Arts and Culture in the Valley:
Interested in the arts & culture? The San Gabriel
valley offers plenty of interesting and popular places to visit:
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www.vromansbookstore.com
Located in
Pasadena, Vroman's is Southern California's
oldest independent bookstore. In addition to
its well attended author reading series, they
also offer writing workshops and art classes.
Through their "Give Back" campaign, Vroman’s
supports National Public Radio (NPR), the Los
Angeles Zoo, the Pasadena Museum of History,
and the Pasadena Public Library
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www.oldpasadena.org
This part
of the city has been restored and rejuvenated,
continuing to be a highly popular San Gabriel
Valley destination. Old Town has an active nightlife,
a shopping mall, chic boutiques, outdoor cafés,
nightclubs, comedy clubs, and fancy restaurants.
It is also pedestrian friendly.
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www.pacificasiamuseum.org
Pacific Asia Museum was founded in 1971 as a center for the arts and cultures of Asia and the Pacific Islands. The only museum in Southern California devoted solely to Asia and the Pacific, Pacific Asia Museum fosters cultural understanding through the arts.
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www.tournamentofroses.com
Each New Year's
Day, the world focuses its attention on Pasadena,
California, U.S.A., home of the Rose Parade
and Rose Bowl Game. It's a celebration more
than a century old--a festival of flowers, music
and sports unequaled anywhere in the world.
Interviews
may be with the past Rose Queen, the head of
the Tournament, and the last winner of the Rose
Bowl (football coach).
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www.ci.pasadena.ca.us
• As the oldest
incorporated city in the valley, the city of
Pasadena serves somewhat of a cultural center
for the San Gabriel Valley. Several art-house
film and play theatres are located in Pasadena,
including the renowned Pasadena Playhouse.
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www.fairplex.com
Located in
Pomona, this beautiful facility is home to the
annual L. A. County Fair and more than 300 other
annual events. Fairplex, governed by the Los
Angeles County Fair Association, is the home
of the historic L.A. County Fair and other quality
year-round
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www.nortonsimon.org
Holds one
of the world’s finest and most prestigious collections
of art. Reflecting the extraordinary effort
and vision of its founder, it stands as a tribute
to Human Civilization, the visual arts, and
the nobility of individual accomplishment.
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www.pasadenasymphony.org
The city’s two foremost orchestral institutions, the Pasadena Symphony and the Pasadena POPS Orchestra, were brought together to create one unified and dynamic orchestra that will present performances year-round. The Pasadena Symphony will present a winter season under Music Director, Jorge Mester, and will present a summer season at the Descanso Gardens led by Music Director Rachael Worby under its new name, The Pasadena Pops Symphony. The new organization plans to expand the existing education and community engagement programs of both the Symphony and the Pops.
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www.huntington.org
Developed
by Henry Huntington in 1903, the botanical gardens
now span nearly 150 acres and feature over 14,000
different species of plants. Three art galleries
and a library showcase a collection of magnificent
paintings, sculpture, rare books, manuscripts
and decorative arts. Highlights of the collection
include the Ellesmere manuscript of Chaucer’s
The Canterbury Tales, a Gutenberg Bible, Thomas
Gainsborough’s masterpiece, The Blue Boy, and
Sir Thomas Lawrence’s, Pinkie.
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