by Ann Erdman
Public Information Officer, City of Pasadena
Enjoy a free evening of art, music, culture and cool as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and cultural institutions swing open their doors for this fall’s ArtNight Pasadena on Friday, Oct. 14, from 6 to 10 p.m..
At 15 different venues, your senses will come alive as you view, listen, touch, taste, and even “twist and stomp the night away”! ArtNight Pasadena features everything from modern dance at ARC Pasadena and a spectacular light installation by artist Jorge Pardo at One Colorado to a musical kaleidoscope at Pasadena Central Library that will have you twisting and stomping with hits from the 1950s to the ’80s (great for the kids!).
There’s something for all ages, so it’s a great opportunity to bring the whole family out on the town in search of inspiration and entertainment – all for free! There will be plenty of time to visit venues all over town, thanks to the free shuttle service the city of Pasadena will provide at each location. Walking is also an option as many of the venues are clustered downtown. You can even join an ArtNight bicycling group by visiting www.cicle.org. And for easy treats at modest prices, trendy food trucks will be located at some venues.
ArtNight is an ongoing partnership among many cultural institutions and the Cultural Affairs Division of the Pasadena Planning Department. For more information visit www.artnightpasadena.org or call (626) 744-7887. For accessibility and alternative formats call (626)744-7062. ArtNight is part of Pasadena ArtWeekend. For a full listing of the weekend’s events and venues call (800) 307-7977 or visit www.pasadenaartweekend.com.
VENUES
Alliance Française de Pasadena
Kendall Alley, 34 E. Union St.
A night of French immersion, art and music. The French Language School and Cultural Center presents an art exhibition of LILA Pasadena school's young talented artists.
Armory Center for the Arts
145 N. Raymond Ave.
“Speaking in Tongues: The Art of Wallace Berman and Robert Heinecken” brings two seminal and provocative artists into close conversation for the first time. Also on display are solo exhibitions by Jason Lazarus, Curt Lemieux, and Katie Grinnan.
Art Center College of Design
1700 Lida St.
In both the scientific and mythical cosmos, the strange and unexpected arise. Experience WORLDS, and travel through the art and science of our solar system.
artWORKS Teen Center
2914 E. Walnut St.
Art Center student designs, live R&B, and poetry readings at artWORKS—a new teen center for art, design and media, and a collaboration of Learning Works Charter School, Armory Center for the Arts, Project Connect and Flintridge Center.
Kidspace Children’s Museum
480 N. Arroyo Blvd.
Journey to undiscovered territories with Kidspace and JPL while learning about the GRAIL Mission from gravity scientist Sami Asmar. Also, book reading by a PUSD school and space-inspired art activities around the museum.
Lineage Performing Arts Center
89 S. Fair Oaks Ave.
Nonstop contemporary dance and guest musicians all evening long. Lineage Dance presents excerpts from new work including a sneak peek of Artistic Director Hilary Thomas's “Art of Evolution.”
Norton Simon Museum
411 W. Colorado Blvd.
In conjunction with Southern California’s Pacific Standard Time, “Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California” and companion exhibition, “The Original Print,” plus centuries of masterpieces on permanent view.
One Colorado
Between Colorado, Union, Fair Oaks and De Lacey in Old Pasadena
Light installation by world-renowned artist Jorge Pardo and a puzzle-building project with One Colorado’s artist-in-residence David Earle.
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave.
“Auspicious Beauty: Korean Folk Paintings” reveals essential values of Korean society in the 18th and 19th centuries and highlights the patron-artist relationship.
Pasadena Central Library
285 E. Walnut St.
Twist & Stomp the night away as the library celebrates the 1950s through ’80s with a musical kaleidoscope, storytelling, crafts, art, photography, graphic novels and hula hoops.
Pasadena City College
1570 E. Colorado Blvd.
“Picturing the Bomb” Rachel Fermi (granddaughter of physicist Enrico Fermi) and Esther Samra, curators. Photographs from the secret world of the Manhattan Project, with ensemble performance from PCC's Music Department at Pasadena City College Art Gallery.
Pasadena Museum of California Art
490 E. Union St.
Four new exhibitions, featuring sculptures by Roland Reiss; paintings by Edouard and Luvena Vysekal; an installation by Alex Kritselis; and Juno Project by Dan Goods and JPL.
Pasadena Museum of History
470 W. Walnut St.
A rare glimpse into 1920s-era California from a woman’s perspective in PMH’s new exhibition “Southern California’s Evolving Landscape: The Photography of Helen Lukens Gaut”
Pennington Dance Group at ARC Pasadena
1158 E. Colorado Blvd.
A kinetic evening of mini-modern dance works and dialogues with dance artists, in the PDG's striking creative home, ARC Pasadena.
Side Street Projects
730 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Artist Lisa Mann’s inflated, whimsical sculpture celebrates hair, culture, and identity in past and present Northwest Pasadena. Music performance by Daniel Brummel. Refreshments from Whole Foods Arroyo.
