Welcome to the South Pasadena Chamber of Commerce

People, Places & Things

Written by Tom Field

Monday, 08 February 2010 16:00

Recent Works by Craig Attebery at SoPas Gallery

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Opening reception for the artist Saturday, February 20th from 6 to 9pm. The public is welcome.
SoPas Gallery. 1121 Mission Street, South Pasadena CA 91030

Arts & Culture

PCC Wants Your Input

The Pasadena Area Community College District invites you to participate in developing the Educational Master Plan (EMP) for Pasadena City College (PCC). The EMP is a critical element of the college's accreditation requirement, and will provide direction and focus to future decision-making as regards curriculum, staffing, technology and facilities. The purpose of the EMP is to help the college best support student learning and meet the changing needs of the community.

Eclectic Music Festival & Art Walk 2010

Saturday, May 1st in South Pasadena, 2 to 10pm

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South Pasadena celebrates the arts with the second annual Eclectic Music Festival & Art Walk, 2010. Live performances by David Lindley, The Nervis Brothers, Moira Smiley & VOCO, Double Naught Spy Car and a dozen more at 6 live venues in the City. There's also an Art Walk with open studios, a wine and beer garden and plenty of wonderful shops and cafes open late especially for the festival.

Eclectic Music Festival & Art Walk 2009

Recap of last year's festival

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"People, Places and Things"

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SoPas Gallery 1121 Mission Street, South Pasadena

Recent Paintings by Craig Attebery. February 10th through March 24th.

Gallery opening and reception for the artist on Saturday, February 20th, 6 to 9pm.

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Link to SouthPas Connections - the Chamber's 2010 Community Guide & Business Directory

Visit the online map! Click here.

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Vision Rialto

Email us if you'd like to Take a look at the Chamber of Commerce Vision Rialto report - a comprehensive study on the plight of the historic Rialto Theatre and an analysis of potential opportunities to revitalize it. Just email us at: info@southpaschamber.com and request a copy. We'll send you the 100 page report delivered to City Council in February 2009, and if you'd like, the 200-page appendix.

For photos and pictures and a brief, work-in-progress history of The Rialto, plus links to other theatre renovation sites, visit www.rialtosouthpasadena.com

The Gallery Scene

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Michael Hollis Fine Art

238 Pasadena Ave/

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SoPas Gallery

1121 Mission Street
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Fremont Gallery of Fine Art

812 Fremont Ave.

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South Pasadena Arts Center

1506 Mission Street

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Online

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SOPA Studios
Check here for recent news
www.sopastudios.com for all the details

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Music at the
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Calendar

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SouthPas Arts Council Blog

What's on stage at the
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Events & Mixers

Progress Report

Check out the latest in renovation, construction and relocation in South Pasadena's business district on our Business District Progress Report page.

South Pasadena Businesses Are Growing!

Check out these new businesses who selected South Pasadena as their new home

Click through to see who's new . . .

ShopTalk Breakfast

Social networking guru Susan Sipe walks us through the finer points of Facebook and other social networking media. Make a new friend in the real sense of the word and find out how to get more "friends" online. The next ShopTalk Breakfast is Tuesday, April 6th at 8:00a.m. at Mike & Anne's, 1040 Mission Street. $10 Members/$15 non-members, full meal included. RSVP here. Or, for those of you who are interested in email and our special discount announced at the last ShopTalk . . . more about Constant Contact here.

Sponsored a Shaw, Moses, Mendenhall & Associates, a Chamber Trustee

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South Pasadena Volunteer Information

Looking for a way to volunteer your time and talent in South Pasadena? Check out our new website SouthPasadenaVolunteer.org

Opposition to Independent Contractor Withholdings

State Legislators are Considering Withholdings from Independent Contractors. CalChamber makes the case that this is a bad idea at bad time for the self-employed. Please follow this link to CalChamber to find out more, and see what you can do.

http://www.calchamber.com/headlines/pages/fastgrowingcoalitionopposingindependentcontractorwithholding.aspx

Ed Begley Jr. and Sustainable Living

Actor/environmentalist appears in South Pasadena

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Ed Begley has been a familiar face for a long time. His careers as an academy award winning actor (St. Elsewhere, Batman Forever, Pineapple Express to name a few), director, author and his most recent HGTV program, Living with Ed, have brought him to the forefront of celebrity legend.