UPCOMING EVENTS
All events are free.
Friday, March 18
* Today the first day of a 10-day prohibition on outdoor watering in Pasadena ! http://bit.ly/h4gKrQ
Saturday, March 19
* 9 a.m. to noon – If you change the oil in your car by yourself, bring your used oil and oil filters to Kragen, 1860 E. Colorado Blvd. and receive a new oil filter for free as well as information about City of Pasadena recycling programs. Be sure to stop by our booth and say hello to some of our dedicated Public Works Department staff. (626) 744-7168.
* 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Bring the kids for a double-feature at Villa-Parke Community Center , 363 E. Villa St.: “Shrek Forever After” followed by “The Karate Kid.” Please note: It’s free, but tickets are required and seating is limited to 200. Tickets will be distributed beginning at 9:30 a.m. (626) 744-6530.
Wednesday, March 23
1 p.m. – This week’s film in the Donald R. Wright Auditorium at Pasadena Central Library is “A Soldier’s Story” (1984, PG) starring Howard Rollins, Adolph Caesar and Denzel Washington in the tale of an African American officer who investigates a murder in a racially charged situation during World War II. (626) 744-4066.
Saturday, March 26
* 10 a.m. – Come to a community meeting to learn more about about the next two phases of the Robinson Park Master Plan and provide your comments and suggestions. http://bit.ly/dIwwDZ
ONE CITY, ONE STORY
This year’s One City , One Story novel in Pasadena is Mudbound by Hillary Jordan, which takes place in the deep south after World War II. Related events are planned through March 31. Here are events taking place next week:
Saturday, March 19
* 10 a.m. – A panel of Pasadena residents, moderated by Larry Wilson, will share their experiences during World War II and the post-war period of the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. Pasadena Senior Center , 85 E. Holly St .
* 2 p.m. – Mudbound book discussion group at Linda Vista Branch Library, 1281 Bryant St .
* 2 to 3 p.m. – Learn how to find information about gardening and plants during a special event titled “Knowing and Growing the Land: Mudbound” at the Los Angeles County Arboretum Library, 301 N. Baldwin Ave. in Arcadia, presented by Arboretum Librarian Susan Eubank. Call (626) 821-3213 to reserve your spot.
Tuesday, March 22
1 to 2:30 p.m. – A panel of neighborhood eyewitnesses will World War II-era racial issues in this event titled “Race in Los Angeles : The Forties.” Topics will include the Zoot Suit riots, African Americans in the military and the incarceration of Japanese Americans. Creveling Lounge ( Campus Center ) at Pasadena City College , 1570 E. Colorado Blvd.
Wednesday, March 23
* 4 p.m. – Mudbound book discussion group at Hill Avenue Branch Library, 55 S. Hill Ave.
* 6:45 p.m. – Michelle Alexander will discuss her new book “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” at Pasadena Central Library. This event is co-sponsored by Flintridge Center .
Thursday, March 24
4 p.m. – Mudbound book discussion group at San Rafael Branch Library, 1240 Nithsdale Rd.
Friday, March 25
* 10 a.m. to noon – Mudbound author Hillary Jordan will share her experiences with students in the Creveling Lounge at PCC. The public is welcome to attend.
* 3:30 to 5 p.m. – Dr. Morgan Kousser, Caltech professor of history and social science, and Dr. Christopher Hunter, Caltech assistant professor of English, will join author Hillary Jordan in a conversation titled “Mudbound: Freedom and Entrapment in Rural Mississippi” about the state and the state of mind after World War II. Baxter Lecture Hall (Building 77) at Caltech, 1200 E. California Blvd.
Saturday, March 26
* 3 to 5:30 p.m. – Hillary Jordan will join Pasadena Public Libraries Director Jan Sanders in the ballroom at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St., in a discussion about the author’s experiences envisioning and writing Mudbound. A question-and-answer session with the community will follow. Bring your copy of the book for the author to sign!
Get more information about Mudbound and related events at www.cityofpasadena.net/library/OCOS and (626) 744-7270.
See more community events (and add your own) at www.cityofpasadena.net/calendar.
CITY COUNCIL
The Pasadena City Council will meet Monday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber (S249) at Pasadena City Hall , 100 N. Garfield Ave.
* Renewable Energy – In 2009 the council adopted the Power Integrated Resources Plan (IRP), a 20-year roadmap for how Pasadena Water and Power will increase renewable energy supply to 40 percent of retail sales by 2020 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent of 2008 levels by 2020. On Monday night the council will receive an update on PWP’s renewable energy procurement status, requirements and estimated rate impacts.
* Urgent Care – The Pasadena Urgent Care Center and Primary Care Clinic at 3160 E. Del Mar Blvd. , owned by the City of Pasadena and operated by the Huntington Medical Foundation and the Community Health Alliance of Pasadena (CHAP), opened in October. The council will receive an update on community access.
* Pedestrian Safety – The council will receive an update on pedestrian safety enhancements at signalized intersections.
The agendas, including downloadable reports, are available at www.cityofpasadena.net/councilagendas/council_agenda.asp.
The meeting will be televised live on KPAS (channel 3 on the Charter Communications system and channel 99 on AT&T U-Verse) and via streaming video atwww.cityofpasadena.net/publicaffairs (click on the KPAS icon).
COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND BOARDS
The Core Group of City Commissioners and the General Plan Update Advisory Committee will meet Saturday, March 19, at 9 a.m. in the Fair Oaks Community Room at Renaissance Plaza , 649 N. Fair Oaks Ave., second floor room 203 (next door to Vons). Agenda items include a workshop/follow-up to the November 2010 General Plan charrette, including review of maps and computer modeling data, and finalizing alternatives.
The City Council Public Safety Committee will meet Monday, March 21, at 4:15 p.m. in the Council Chamber (S249) at Pasadena City Hall , 100 N. Garfield Ave. Agenda items include proposed Pasadena Municipal Code amendments to reduce drifting tobacco smoke at multiunit housing; analysis of Los Angeles County sex offender ordinance; and public safety concerns in the Block 5 area.
The March 21 meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission has been canceled.
The City Council Municipal Services Committee will meet Tuesday, March 22, at 4 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Pasadena City Hall . Agenda items include update on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); water infrastructure prioritization and master plan update; and MWD water curtailment update.
The Hahamongna Watershed Park Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, March 22, at 6 p.m. in room 117 at the Flintridge Retreat Center , 236 W. Mountain St . Agenda items include update on JPL employee parking lots at Hahamongna; update on L.A. County Department of Public Works sediment removal project; update on grants; and Hahamongna Annex and Environmental Education Center planning.
The Pasadena Center Operating Company Board of Directors will meet Wednesday, March 23, at 4 p.m. in room 211 at Pasadena Convention Center , 300 E. Green St . Agenda items include update on ice rink; update on Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon; and Los Angeles County lodging trends.
The Arts & Culture Commission’s Public Art Subcommittee will meet Wednesday, March 23, at 5 p.m. in the first floor conference room at the Permit Center , 175 N. Garfield Ave. Agenda items include Rotating Public Art Exhibition Program; and Public Art Master Plan.
The Planning Commission will meet Wednesday, March 23, at 6:15 p.m. Agenda items include recommended Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2012 to 2016; and public hearing on annual review of Fuller Theological Seminary development agreement.
The March 23 meeting of the City Council Legislative Policy Committee has been canceled.
The Transportation Advisory Commission will meet Thursday, March 24, at 4 p.m. at the Transportation Department, Room 210 at 221 E. Walnut St . Agenda items include memorandum of understanding with Metro regarding Pasadena ARTS bus service; and transportation impact review guidelines.
The Northwest Commission will meet Thursday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. at Jackie Robinson Center , 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. Agenda items include presentation by Pasadena Police Officer Victor Cass about Pasadena Mental Health Day 2011; and funding recommendations and preliminary deliberations on Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).
More information about commissions, including downloadable agendas, is at www.cityofpasadena.net/commissions.
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