Monthly Archives: August 2009

The elephant in the room: Scrapbookers descend on Altadena

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>SHOP Ahhhh, scrapbookers. We love niche interest groups, and the scrapbooking community is one of the best. Their dedication to crafting perfectly themed pastiches of photos, patterns, paint and glitter makes the rest of feel shameful for still having decades-old … Continue reading →

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Shop the block: Runway fashions, piercings and unmentionables on E. Green

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>SHOP 1035 E. Green, Boutique Divas Signature pieces fill the racks at this shop that envisions itself on a Parisian sidewalk. Owner and designer Deborah Myles-Green, at top right, crams everything avant garde into her store without reservation. She says … Continue reading →

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Four Edgar Degas works go on display at Norton Simon in Pasadena

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>GO Four Edgar Degas works that have not been on view in nearly six years are now on display at the Norton Simon Museum, the arts institution’s officials said. The works, two charcoal drawings and two landscapes, went on view … Continue reading →

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Snap judgment: Capturing Pasadena in more than its most iconic structure

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>THINK It’s a challenge for the ages: Try to capture the spirit of Pasadena in a photograph, without pointing your lens toward City Hall. Writes reporter Janette Williams in Monday’s Star-News: “Chamber of Commerce President Paul Little’s only suggestion for … Continue reading →

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No meteors here: A message in the heavens for Pasadena

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>THINK In exactly one month, you should look up into the skies above Pasadena. (Don’t worry, we’ll remind you.) In conjunction with the Armory Center for the Arts 20th anniversary exhibition — “Installations Inside/Out” — the Armory will carry out … Continue reading →

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Local artist lands cover of BL!SSS magazine

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>SHOP Local artist Nathan Spoor, who was featured in Rose Magazine’s summer edition, has landed the August cover of BL!SSS Magazine. View the cover in all its glory here. We’ve also spotted the Los Angeles-based artist, alongside fellow visual genius … Continue reading →

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Twotations: Local personalities on Twitter

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>TWOTATIONS Laurie Allee, Glimpses of South Pasadena, @laurieallee: “cosmic glitter falls / look quick! (flash ephemeral) / sky reaches for us … #haiku #perseids #meteorwatch“ Carina Ost and Josie Mora, Uncouth Gourmands, @uncouthgourmand: “We were talking about being rich neighbors … Continue reading →

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Manhattan’s own San Gabriel Mountains

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>GO If you’re visiting Manhattan before Oct. 24, you can camp out among the majestic San Gabriels. Geographically confusing, but true. Environmental artist Fritz Haeg has created “Dome Colony X in the San Gabriels,” an 8,000-square-foot installation at X Initiative … Continue reading →

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What’s to become of the former YWCA building designed by Julia Morgan?

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>THINK Curbed LA has obtained renderings for a proposal to restore the historic YWCA building designed by Julia Morgan. The images come on the heels of a Pasadena Weekly story about the growing movement by city officials and preservationists to … Continue reading →

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Dining adventure: Naga Naga Ramen on Colorado Blvd. in Old Pasadena

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>EAT We stopped by the new-ish Naga Naga Ramen in Old Pasadena this weekend to see how it would stack up to the San Gabriel Valley ramen stalwarts, like Ajisen Ramen in Temple City. The most intriguing points on the … Continue reading →

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