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Shop the block: Zinnia, 1024 Mission St., South Pasadena

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Evelyn Barge

Zinnia calls itself a Space for Contagious Creativity. Indeed, the spacious artists’ store is an explosion of color, with peculiar discoveries just waiting to be made. Take classes in an array of obscure subjects, like crafting sock creatures, assembling paper … Continue reading →

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Pictured: Moment in the sun at the Norton Simon Museum

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Evelyn Barge

Aristide Maillol sculptures lounge perpetually in the garden at the Norton Simon Museum. The sculpture garden is one of the museum’s most popular features, and is the centerpiece of the several events, like drawing classes, spotlight art talks and outdoor … Continue reading →

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Photos: Drawing on eclectic ingredients at Elements Kitchen in Pasadena

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Evelyn Barge

Before Onil Chibs became a chef, he worked for more than a decade in animation with film studios like Disney, Sony and DreamWorks. And at Elements Kitchen — the newest, fine-dining extension of Chibs’ already-established Pasadena catering and caf branches — Wednesday-night … Continue reading →

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Pictured: Through the looking glass at Altadena’s Gallery at the End of the World

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Evelyn Barge

Photographer Eric Reed caught this wide-angle view of Ben McGinty, who runs the Gallery at the End of the World, the eclectic and bohemian North Lake Avenue art salon. (Photo by Eric Reed / Staff)

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Pictured: Chasing Vermeer at Monrovia’s Wild Rose Elementary

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Evelyn Barge

Kate Ogilvie, 10, plays the role of artist Johannes Vermeer with his painting “The Milkmaid.” At Monrovia’s Wild Rose Elementary School, GATE students in the fourth and fifth grade transformed themselves Tuesday into historical figures as part of the school’s … Continue reading →

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Treasures under a Majestical Roof in Pasadena

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Evelyn Barge

A hidden treasure in Pasadena, The Majestical Roof is not easy to find: Follow a sign off Fair Oaks Avenue, down a brick-road tunnel and into a quiet courtyard, where the boutique is tucked away on one side. The boutique … Continue reading →

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Chalk it up: The Pasadena Chalk Festival colors your world this weekend

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Evelyn Barge

What happens when more than 500 artists go back to the drawing board — and the drawing board is a bunch of pavement in Pasadena? The result is the Pasadena Chalk Festival, an explosion of color and style on the … Continue reading →

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Fork it over: Guerrilla street art relocated from Pasadena and St. John avenues

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Evelyn Barge

Breaking up is hard to do. Above, “Fork in the Road” artist Ken Marshall tries to separate a resistant Bob Stane from the 18-foot wooden sculpture, as it was relocated from its seven-month home at the intersection of Pasadena and … Continue reading →

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Curious worlds apart: Dual exhibits at Art Center’s Williamson Gallery in Pasadena

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Evelyn Barge

The exhibitions are dual: One looking back at the fascinating domain of patent models in the 1800s, the other looking forward to the future of objects conceived on computers and sprouted up by machines. One revolution has already changed the … Continue reading →

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Scene from the unveiling of Northwest Pasadena mural

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Evelyn Barge

On Saturday morning, artist Luis Ituarte and city officials unveiled his “Cool Succulents” mural on the side wall of the Pasadena Fish Market and Restaurant. More in the Star-News. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz)

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