125th Anniversary: Tours & Other Activities

TOURS:

Architecture, self-guided tours
www.visitpasadena.com
(626) 795-9311

Gamble House
www.gamblehouse.org
(626) 793-3334

Old Pasadena, led by Pasadena Heritage
www.pasadenaheritage.org
(626) 441-6333

Public Art, self-guided walking tours
www.cityofpasadena.net/arts
(626) 744-7062

Caltech architectural tours
www.its.caltech.edu/~archtour/Site/Welcome.html
(626) 395-6328

Tournament of Roses House
www.tournamentofroses.com/pasadena-tournament-of-roses/the-house/tours
(626) 449-4100

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Pasadena: A Cultural Mosaic, a juried exhibition celebrating the city’s 125th birthday, The Folk Tree, 217 S. Fair Oaks Ave. June 4 through July 2. (626) 795-8733 FREE

Pasadena: 125 Years of Progress; Join historian Ann Scheid, author of Historic Pasadena, for an overview of the City’s growth from a rural agricultural community to a vibrant cultural and academic metropolis. This public lecture is co-sponsored by PMH and Pasadena Highlands to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Pasadena’s incorporation and in conjunction with Happy Birthday Pasadena – Celebrating 125 Years. The presentation will take place in the Garden Room. Free parking is available in the lot behind Pasadena Highlands and on the street.  www.pasadenahistory.org (626) 577-1660 x10. FREE. Pasadena Highlands, 1575 E. Washington Blvd. Thursday, June 9, 7:30 p.m.

Roots of Education in Pasadena: 1876-1920, an online exhibition.  www.pasadenadigitalhistory.com (626) 744-4279

Levitt Pavilion Pasadena summer music series at Memorial Park begins June 18. FREE www.levittpavilionpasadena.org (626) 683-3230

Playhouse District ArtWalk October 15 features “125 Years of Pasadena” competition for visual artists, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., www.playhousedistrict.org  (626) 744-0340 FREE