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View MorePasadena clinician spent five months in a courtroom. What she saw revealed a hidden elder crisis.
A Pasadena behavioral health clinician who observed 100 civil harassment and domestic violence cases in a single LA County courtroom between March and July 2026 found roughly 40% involved older adults navigating crises caused by adult children's addiction or mental illness, highlighting courts as a de facto safety net with no embedded behavioral health support.
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View MorePsychotherapist Shannon Algeo brings phone-addiction talk to Vroman's on Thursday
Psychotherapist and meditation teacher Shannon Algeo discusses his new book on phone addiction and attachment theory at a free event at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena on Thursday, July 16, in conversation with bestselling author Jennifer Pastiloff.
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View MorePolytechnic School student wins three awards at world science fair for wearable pedestrian radar
Cavon Hajimiri, a 17-year-old rising senior at Polytechnic School in Pasadena, won three awards at Regeneron ISEF 2026 for Hindsight, a patented wearable Doppler radar that alerts pedestrians to vehicles approaching from behind, and is now seeking a pilot program in Pasadena.
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View MoreParks After Dark returns for 15th summer with free swims, movies, and foam parties
Pasadena's free Parks After Dark program returns for its 15th season on Thursday, July 9, with six weeks of nighttime swims, outdoor movies, a foam party, Aztec dancing, sports leagues, and new Caltech-led STEM activities at city parks through mid-August.
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View MorePasadena Water and Power bumps native plant kit rebate to $75
Pasadena Water and Power increased its native plant garden kit rebate from $60 to $75 as the "Pasadena Plants Native" program returns for residential water customers through a partnership with TreePeople.
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View MoreSound artist Lani Trock to lead free listening event at Arlington Garden July 18
Sound artist Lani Trock will lead a free immersive listening and movement program at Arlington Garden on Saturday, July 18, presented in partnership with the Armory Center for the Arts as part of its "Material Prophecies" exhibition.
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View MoreOrganist Makena James plays free lunchtime recital at Pasadena Presbyterian
Organist Makena James performs a free 30-minute lunchtime recital on Wednesday, July 8, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church as part of the weekly Music at Noon series on the church's historic 6,000-pipe Aeolian-Skinner organ.
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View MoreSierra Madre Playhouse to stage world premiere of live score for 'Battleship Potemkin'
Composer George Sarah will debut his original live score for the 1925 silent film "Battleship Potemkin" at Sierra Madre Playhouse on August 14-15, featuring a string quartet, vocalists, and electronics in the 99-seat theater just east of Pasadena.
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View MoreFree Huntington panel explores how the Declaration of Independence reached California
The Huntington hosts a free panel discussion on Wednesday, July 8, exploring how the Declaration of Independence spread across the continent as part of the nation's 250th anniversary commemoration, featuring UC Riverside historian Steven Hackel and Huntington curators alongside two original 1776 printings on display.
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View MorePasadena church brings free "Cinderella" musical to the Playhouse District this July
First United Methodist Church Pasadena stages four free performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" from July 22-25 in the Playhouse District, continuing a summer musical tradition that has run for more than 50 years.
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View MoreFree theater workshop for Eaton Fire-affected kids launches July 15 in Pasadena
Arroyo Repertory Theatre and Cool Beans Comedy are offering a free, trauma-informed theater workshop July 15–31 for Pasadena-area children ages 8–14 affected by the Eaton Fire, featuring improvisation, original playwriting, and a public performance.
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View MoreFree bike ride will tour Pasadena's Arroyo Seco water projects on July 12
Hundreds of cyclists will fill Pasadena's Arroyo Seco corridor on Sunday, July 12, as nonprofit ActiveSGV leads a sold-out tour of the city's major water infrastructure projects, including the Brookside Park Stormwater Capture Project near the Rose Bowl.
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