A busy weekend for sure (and we seem to be updating constantly, so check back!)
Sat., April 24
- Art on Palm: Local artists and artisans will display their latest creations in a secluded private canyon garden at Art on Palm,Spring 2010, Saturday, April 24th, 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at 1419 E. Palm Street, Altadena, 91001.
The one-day-only show and sale features ceramics, collage, drawings, encaustic, fabric, glass, jewelry, paintings, painted metal, mosaics, photography and woodcarvings. Encircled by ancient oaks, the rustic canyon setting for Art on Palm is a restorative venue for guests and a stunning backdrop for the artists’ works. This is the 12th fine arts and crafts show. According to the event’s co-producer Mary Jane Elgin “This event benefits everyone. It brings talented artists and their finely crafted works to a discerning and appreciative clientele in a lovely setting.”
Art on Palm, Spring 2010 raises funds for the West L.A. Fisher House Foundation. Each artist donates a portion of sales to this non-profit organization that provides humanitarian support for wounded military personnel and their families. For more information about the West L.A. Fisher House Foundation, please visit www.westlafisherhouse.org.
Admission and parking are free. Jones Coffee Roasters of Pasadena will offer coffee and light refreshments for sale. - Firehouse School Yard and Bake Sale,: 8 AM-1 PM at 1923 N. Allen Ave, Altadena. Books, kids toys, clothes and shoes, household items and much more. In addition we will have a big selection of baked goods for sale. This is a fundraising event and 100% of the profits will go to improving the school.
- West Altadena Little League kicks off its season with a pancake breakfast at Loma Alta Park. Details here.
- NAACP Education Forum: The NAACP-Altadena is hosting an Education Forum from 9-11 AM at the Altadena Community Center, 750 E. Altadena Dr., on the theme "Does Measure CC Help Us." Guest speakers are PUSD board members Scott Phelps and Bob Harrison.
- Eaton Canyon Poetry Hike: to celebrate Earth Day and National Poetry Month, 9-11 AM at Eaton Canyon, meet in the parking lot. Featured reader, Khadija Anderson...bring a poem to read!
- Barks and Books: Children ages 5-12 are invited to visit the Altadena Library, 600 E. Mariposa, and read to Pearl, a loveable dog from the Pasadena Humane Society’s Home Companion Program. This reading enrichment program makes reading fun, boosts confidence and encourages respectful, humane treatment for all animals. The Barks & Books program runs the 4th Saturday of each month at 11 AM.
- Mt. Wilson Bicycle Assn. Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser: The MWBA will hold a pancake breakfast/fundraiser/drawing to help maintain trails. Free bicycle demos, vendors, and raffle to win new gear. At the Cobb Estate, Lake Ave. and Loma Alta, 8 AM-12 PM.
- Altadena Historical Society Carriage House Tour: Colonel George Gill Green was a larger than life millionaire from New Jersey who made his immense fortune in patent medicines and remedies. In 1888 the Green family headed to Altadena to summer in their newly completed house on the southwest corner of Mariposa Street and Santa Rosa Avenue. He built a lovely carriage house with a castle-like cobble stone tower to take care of his nine horses and garage his multiple carriages. Green spared no expense in landscaping the property. Although the house was sold in 1900, the Greens returned to the area each summer staying at Green's spectacular Green Hotel in Pasadena (now called the Castle Green). The house was razed in the 1960s to make way for the Altadena library. However the carriage house remains. Never before open for a tour, it is now a residence hidden among some of the full-grown garden specimens Green planted in the mid 1880s. On Sunday, April 25, 2010, the carriage house will be open from 10 AM to 5 PM for touring. Tickets are $13 for members, $16 for non-members, and $20 at the door.
- Altadena Town & Country Club Open House: Celebrating 100 years of existence in the community, ATCC is holding an open house, 11 AM to 4 PM. Come and browse the Club,taste some cuisine, and enjoy the ambiance of a hundred year oasis of calm and recreation for members and community organizations that have met there for those times.
