- Auld lang syne: The St. Andrews Society of Southern California is holding its annual Burns Dinner at the Altadena Town & Country Club on Jan. 26. It will include a piper leading the procession of the haggis (and if you don't know what a haggis is … well, you don't NEED to know what a haggis is!).
- Keep Altadena weird: PSN"s Larry Wilson interviewed Polly Frost, a New York City writer and performer who has a new piece about growing up on horseback in Altadena. "New Yorkers seemed in particular to find the relationship between Altadena and Pasadena very interesting - they are fascinated by the difference between the one, oddball little place and the more mainstream place" she says. ",,, Altadena is where the misfits went to live, and that's what's so great. I love Altadena!"
- See the trees: Meadows residents: the Fire Safe Council is holding a tree planting every Saturday in January, starting at 1 PM. There are over 150 oak trees and toyon available. For more information, call or email Bill at wmr83@earthlink.net or call 626-578-0204.
- Sixth Annual Pasadena PinotFest: sponsored by Pasadena's top-rated Noir Food & Wine, will be highlighted by a Grand Pinot Noir Tasting event on February 9 at the Altadena Town & Country Club. Guests will have the opportunity to taste 200 pinot noirs from 100 leading California and Oregon wineries. Several of the showcased wines are exclusive to PasadenaPinotFest, and all featured wines are available for purchase at prices lower than most “tasting room” wines. Those in attendance also will be treated to top-notch noshing prepared by Noir Food & Wine and Altadena Town & Country Club. Tickets for the event—which runs from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.—can be purchased online at http://www.pasadenapinotfest.com. Two levels of tickets are available: general admission for $89 and VIP admission for $119 (the latter comes with admittance to the event at 11:30 a.m. as well as access to the VIP lounge and celebrity sommelier host George Skorka). For additional information call (626) 795-7199 or email mike@mikefarwell.com. A portion of PInotFest proceeds will benefit Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services.
