The List

Day One Youth Month Offers Wholesome Fun
Day One, a nonprofit that battles substance abuse, celebrates its 15th annual Youth Month in association with the City of Pasadena. The event features 60 free and low-cost activities for young people. Registration is required for all events. Highlights include:
July 31 — Youth Month festivities kick off with “Neon II” — the blue carpet premiere teen dance at Day One — open to ages 13 through 18. It runs from 9 a.m. to midnight and costs $5.
Aug. 15 — A Youth Summit at the Pasadena City College Community Education Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. offers speakers and workshops on healthy relationships, youth empowerment, conflict resolution, peer pressure and media influence on alcohol and drug use. Free breakfast and lunch are provided.
Aug. 28 — Youth Fest Luau at Day One from 5 to 8 p.m. includes games, food and entertainment for families.
Day One is located at 175 N. Euclid Ave., Pasadena. PCC’s Community Education Center is at 3035 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 229-9750 or visit dayonepasadena.com.

The Return of the Tower and Native American Films at the Southwest Museum
The Southwest Museum of the American Indian celebrates the recent completion of repairs to its Caracol Tower, damaged during the 1994 Northridge earthquake.  Also on tap are these free film screenings:
Aug. 5, 12, 19 and 26 — The Southern California Indian Center Native American Film Festival features weekly films from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., starting with Standing Silent Nation (2007). The movie explores the fate of Native Americans like Alex White Plume, who glimpsed a bright future when the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed an ordinance distinguishing industrial hemp from its illegal cousin, marijuana. But then the Drug Enforcement Administration disrupted the hemp harvest. The series continues with March Point (2008) on Aug. 12, Alcatraz is Not an Island (2001) on Aug. 19 and Pow Wow Highway (1989) on Aug. 26.
The Southwest Museum is located at 234 Museum Dr., Los Angeles. Call (323) 221-2164 or visit autrynationalcenter.org.

Cool Cars Show and Shine in Pasadena
Aug. 1 — The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) presents its first Show ’n’ Shine Car Show at the Pasadena Convention Center, with more than 200 vehicles representing a broad swath of car culture — hot rods, muscle cars, exotics and sport compacts. The event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., also features the second annual “SEMA Cares Pinewood Drag Races,” presented by eBay Motors. Chip Foose of TLC’s Overhaulin’ serves as grand marshal of the show, which benefits Childhelp and the Victory Junction Gang Camp. Show admission costs $5 for adults and  is free for children ages 10 and under. Car show entry applications are available at sema.org/carshow. Registration for the Pinewood Drag Races is available at sema.org/derby. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
The Pasadena Convention Center is located at 300 E. Green St., Pasadena. Call (626) 793-2122 or visit sema.org.

Singles Bet on a Good Time
Aug. 1 —Super Singles Mixers hosts an event for ages 40 to 59 from 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Romanesque Room of Pasadena’s historic Green Street Hotel. The evening features a James Bond–flavored casino night and dance party, with gaming tables and gambling chips included with admission. Also scheduled are a raffle, a dessert buffet and booths offering handwriting analysis and reflexology. Guests in Bond-style costumes receive an extra raffle ticket. Admission costs $25, cash only, at the door.  
The Green Street Hotel is located at 50 E. Green St., Pasadena. Call (213) 999-9899 or visit supersinglemixers.com.

A Green Technology Forum Comes to TOWN
Aug. 2, 3 and 4 — The Green Tech Connect Forum brings together emerging green technology developers, government officials and investors at the Pasadena Convention Center. The event is part of the Helping Hand Initiative adopted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Green technology developers will discuss their companies, technologies and funding needs with prospective funding partners. The event runs from 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 and from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 4. A free pre-conference workshop to help entrepreneurs develop a green technology business plan and identify possible funding sources meets from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 2.  
The Pasadena Convention Center is located at 300 E. Green St., Pasadena. Call (909) 396-2221 or visit greentechconnectforum.com.

Kidspace Family Night Features Children’s Art
Aug. 4  — Artworks by children ages 6 to 10 and by artist-teachers of the California Art Club go on display from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Kidspace Children’s Museum’s monthly Free Family Night. The works were created during a one-week workshop on plein air techniques, offered as part of the club’s centennial. Admission is free.  
Kidspace Children’s Museum is located at 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 449-9144 or visit kidspacemuseum.org.

The Foothills are Alive with Wine and Music
Aug. 6 and 20 — Australian wines and food pairings will be presented Aug. 6, with a sake tasting scheduled for Aug. 20. Both events run from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Call Patina at (818) 790-3663 for reservations. The cost for each tasting is $54 ($49 for members).
Aug. 6 — The warm nights and cool sounds of Descanso’s Summer Concert Series continue with a performance by the Mitchell Long Group from 5:30 to 7 p.m., free with admission to the gardens. Guests are encouraged to bring picnics and blankets to sit on.
Aug. 14 and 15 — The Patina Group and the Pasadena POPS team up for evenings of dining and music about star-crossed love, with selections from Romeo and Juliet, Superman, Batman and Gone with the Wind. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., and the concert begins at 7:30. For concert tickets (from $20 to $90), call (626) 793-7172 or visit pasadenapops.org. For dinner reservations, visit patinagroup.com/descanso. For dinner information, call (818) 790-3663. Dinner orders must be received by 2 p.m. the Wednesday before the performance.  
Descanso Gardens is located at 1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada Flintridge. Call (818) 949-4200 or visit descansogardens.org.

The Cal Phil Bids Goodbye to Summer
Aug. 8, 9, 21, 22 and 23  — The California Philharmonic ends its summer season with a quintet of concerts, part of its Festival on the Green series at the L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. The performances repeat at Walt Disney Concert Hall.
On Aug. 8, “Movie Magic” features excerpts from movie soundtracks, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by Alexandre Desplat and The Lord of the Rings by Howard Shore. The Arboretum’s gates open at 5:30 p.m. for pre-concert picnics. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and is repeated at 2 p.m. Aug. 9 at Disney Hall.
On Aug. 21, the Cal Phil presents its Family Night concert at the Arboretum. The free
5 p.m. event was underwritten with a $15,000 grant from the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. Before the performance, families can visit music education booths offering a conducting class by orchestra founder Victor Vener and have a chance to build their own instruments. On Aug. 22, the orchestra presents “Broadway’s Best” at 7:30 p.m. at the Arboretum, featuring soundtrack excerpts from Gypsy, Wicked, Hairspray, Mama Mia and The Merry Widow. The concert repeats at 2 p.m. Aug. 23 at Disney Hall.  
The Arboretum is located at 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. Call (626) 300-8200 or visit calphil.org. Disney Hall is located at 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles. Call (213) 365-3500 or visit ticketmaster.com.

Flying Legendsand Virtuoso Youth at the Huntington
Aug. 12 — Aviation pioneer Florence Lowe “Pancho” Barnes is the subject of
a discussion and documentary screening at 7 p.m. Nick Spark and Amanda Pope, the writer/producer and director of The Legend of Pancho Barnes, appear at the Huntington to discuss the making of their documentary and the colorful career of the late San Marino debutante (1901–1975) who became a barnstorming stunt pilot and one of the most accomplished female fliers of the last century. A screening of the film follows. Admission is free.
Aug. 16 — Young musicians from the Virtuoso International Flute Ensemble of Fremont, California, and members of the San Gabriel Valley–based Olympia Youth Orchestra perform a concert of Chinese compositions and contemporary works at 2 p.m. Admission is free. 
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens is located at 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino. Call (626) 405-2100 or visit huntington.org.

DIVINE DEMONS VISIT NORTON SIMON
Aug. 14 — Buddhist artworks depicting fearsome gods come to the Norton Simon Museum in  “Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities in Buddhist Art,” an exhibition  opening Aug. 14 and continuing through March 8, 2010. Unlike the smiling Buddhas and other serene figures in the museum’s collection, some of these gods are shown baring fangs, drinking blood or wearing garlands of severed heads, embodying the demonic side of the divine and serving as guardians of the Buddhist faith. The show includes 18 sculptures, paintings and ceremonial objects from the Norton Simon’s permanent collection. Admission costs $8 for adults and $4 for seniors ages 62 and above; it’s free for members, visitors ages 18 and under and students with ID. Admission is free for all the first Monday of each month from 6 to 9 p.m.
The Norton Simon Museum is located at 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena. Call (626) 449-6840 or visit nortonsimon.org.

Thanks for the Memories
Aug. 22 —  The jazz vocal group Remember When honors the U.S. military and celebrates the 50th anniversary of Hawaii’s statehood with a 7 p.m. performance of World War II–era music at the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts in Alhambra. The performance includes classic jazz, big band and swing music, highlighted by a women’s trio singing such Andrews Sisters classics as Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree. Tickets cost $15.
The Center for the Visual and Performing Arts is located at 1850 W. Hellman Ave., Alhambra. Call (626) 230-5435 or visit cvpaministry.com.

Free Lectures at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Aug. 22 — Musicologist Priscilla Pawlicki discusses chamber music that will be performed in Pasadena during the 2009-10 season by Camerata Pacifica, Coleman Chamber Music, Ensemble Green, Pacific Serenades and Southwest Chamber Music. The lecture begins at 1 p.m.
Aug. 29 — Carlos Rafael Rivera discusses “Rhapsody in Blue: How Gershwin Made a Lady Out of Jazz,” an in-depth exploration of one of the 20th century’s most iconic compositions. The talk starts
at 1 p.m.
The Pasadena Conservatory of Music is located at 100 N. Hill Ave., Pasadena. Call (626) 683-3355 for reservations or visit pasadenaconservatory.org.