The man, the myth, the legend: Bob Stane forks out his personal history Feb. 2

 

Bob Stane, in front of the Fork in the Road artwork at St. John and Pasadena avenues in Pasadena on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. (Tim Berger/Pasadena Sun Staff Photographer)

Pasadena's Allendale Branch Library, 1130 S. Marengo Ave., will have a discussion with Southern California entertainment legend Bob Stane on Sat., Feb. 2, at 2 PM.

 

Stane, the owner of Altadena's Coffee Gallery Backstage, has spent over 50 years in the entertainment industry.  As co-owner of The Ice House from 1961-1978, Stane nurtured the careers of The Association, The Smothers Brothers, Pat Paulson, Lily Tomlin, Jay Leno, and David Letterman.  After unusuccessfully retiring, he established the Coffee Gallery Backstage in 1998, one of Southern California's premiere performance spaces.

In 2009, the Fork in the Road at  St. John and Pasadena Avenues in Pasadena was constructed as a surprise birthday present for Stane.  Stane received the Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest's Music Legend award in 2012.

Admission is free, and refreshments will be served.  For more information, call 626-744-7260 or visit pasadenapubliclibrary.net.