Every local municipal utility has a citizen-based commission or governance board . . . except Pasadena
Pasadena Water & Power will present their electric supply plan to the City Council Municipal Service Committee for approval on Tuesday, October 10 at 4 pm in Pasadena City Hall. Will PWP present a plan or list of scenarios?
"The Diverse Environments of the Arroyo Seco" goes on view through Feb. 8 at the Pasadena Museum of History, including California Art Club Peter Adams’ painting “Pools of the Arroyo: Hahamongna Watershed Park.”
The exhibition features 62 paintings by 39 contemporary-traditional artists and members of the California Art Club, est. 1909. Also in the exhibit are five historic paintings of the Arroyo from the museum’s collection. It features a geological display of rocks gathered from the front range of the San Gabriel Mountains by geologist Jim McManus, the former headmaster of Mayfield Senior School. In addition, the museum includes a display of hand-made utilitarian objects created by naturalist and former Star-News columnist Christopher Nyerges using materials found in the Arroyo. The exhibition was curated by PMH Executive Director Jeannette O’Malley.
The opening reception, free to all, is noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 8 at the Museum, 470 W. Walnut St. The exhibition will continue through March 4.
Join the local Sierra Club on a ten mile round trip walk from the Casting Pond in Pasadena's Lower Arroyo Park to Hahamongna Watershed Park near JPL and return. Meet 7:45 am at Lower Arroyo Park/Pasadena Casting Pond located at 415 S. Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena 91105. Google link: https://goo.gl/maps/a3AvtJqHKdf3qf3cA. Bring water, lunch, hat. Approx. return time: 1-2 pm. Rain cancels. Leaders: Bonnie Strand, 818-618-6398, nelsdotter1@att.net; Greg Coleman, 310-703341, greg@advancedlaserdies.com.
La Casita del Arroyo, a cultural heritage landmark on the banks of the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena, is hosting a “Paint Out Sale” on Sunday, Oct. 22, featuring the works of approximately 20 local artists who have painted in and around La Casita in preparation for this sale to benefit La Casita Foundation.
The paintings for sale will showcase the Arroyo and surrounding areas by a local group of Southern California artists. In addition to the featured paintings, the building and surrounding gardens will be open for your enjoyment as well.
The Paint Out Sale on Oct. 22 is an opportunity to celebrate the beauty and history of La Casita Del Arroyo. The event will take place at 177 S. Arroyo Blvd. in Pasadena.
For more information, visit www.lacasitadelarroyo.org/
The Engelmann Oak, aka Mesa Oak or the Pasadena Oak, is a very special tree that may be reviving due to climate change.
Marcus Renner will lead a walking tour of Pasadena's Lower Arroyo focused on the 140-year history of advocacy for the Arroyo Seco on Sunday morning, October 22nd from 9 a.m. to noon. The walk will feature the Lower Arroyo Seco, but Marcus will also provide background on the first ArroyoFest in 2003 that shut down the Historic Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) for a walk, bike ride, and community festival.
 | ArroyoFest in 2003 was ahead-of-its time and left an indelible impression on those who had the opportunity to explore the parkway on two feet or two wheels that morning.Five years in the making, the 20-year anniversary event will once again provide the public the opportunity to experience the historic parkway - opened in 1940 - up close. |