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Sites with special southern California connections

 

Visual Arts

All things visual in the local area

  Armory Center for the Arts has displays, lessons and wide variety of activities in and around Old Town Pasadena.
  Art Scene calendar of events at museums and galleries in the Los Angeles area.
Murals in Los Angeles. See the wall art from buildings, freeways and other big spaces in public places.
Pasadena Arts Council calendar. Also lists performing arts events and activities by Council member groups.

 

Museums

From the serious to the seriously goofy, all around the Pasadena area...

Bunny Museum. Yes, here in Pasadena is the home of the largest collection of bunny rabbit stuff in the world.
Huntington Library Museum. Full of classical art, rare books, and with a beautiful series of gardens.
Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena (Free admission to ages 18 and under or students with ID)
Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena. Great collection and special events related to Asia and the Pacific rim.
Pasadena Museum of History An entire museum devoted to the people and history of Pasadena.
Pasadena Museum of California Art.  A fairly new museum focusing on California's art history.

 

 

Performing Arts

Concerts, venues, links to performers

  Acoustic Music around California
Culture Net (Pasadena area performing arts and visual arts, too)
Musi-Cal, a directory of all sorts of concerts

 

Fun Stuff


Local organizations with after-school, weekend and summer things to do

   Creative Arts Group (arts and crafts lessons)
Pasadena YWCA recreation programs


Volunteering Locally


Do some good, and something interesting as well

   Pasadena Humane Society (work with or around animals)
Pasadena Playhouse (volunteer in the office or work at the shows, in a working theater)


Sports

Major league pro baseball, football, soccer, basketball, hockey teams in the Los Angeles/Orange County area

  Angels baseball team 
Avengers arena football team
  Chivas USA soccer team
Clippers basketball team 
Dodgers baseball team
Ducks hockey team
Galaxy soccer team 
Kings hockey team
Lakers basketball team
Sparks women's NBA team

 

04 April 2007