After being rained out in March, the first Pasadena LitFest is back on Mother's Day weekend, Sat., May 12, at Central Park in Pasadena, 9:30 AM-4 PM. Admission is free.
The organizers promise that everything that was in store -- and more! -- is scheduled for the next event. Readings and panel discussions featuring well-known local and California authors, hands-on activities for young people, good food (yes, food trucks!), great books, and great fun, all aimed at promoting and celebrating the literary arts.
Altadena authors Michelle Huneven, Jervey Tervalon, and Michele Zack will be there, as well as Pulitzer Prize-winners Jonathan Gold and Daniel Howe; novelists Mona Simpson, David Ebershoff, and Lian Dolan; poet and Young Adult author Ron Koertge; scholar and Libros Schmibros founder David Kipen; and L.A. mystery writer Denise Hamilton. More than 40 publishers and vendors will have books by these and other authors available for sale at the event.
A children's area will feature Vroman's storyteller Mr. Steve, Brit-Lit Steampunk performed by actors from Foshay Learning Center, and a Quidditch demonstration.
LitFest Pasadena is spearheaded by Larry Wilson, public editor of the Pasadena Star-News; Jervey Tervalon, novelist and USC creative writing teacher; and Tom Coston, president of the Light Bringer Project and driving force behind the DooDah Parade. The event's working team includes leaders from local government; local independent publishers Red Hen Press and Prospect Park Media; and USC and Caltech.
LitFest Pasadena is a project of the Pasadena Arts Council's EMERGE Fiscal Sponsorship Program.
