The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce celebrates new business openings with ribbon cutting ceremonies. We also support other Chamber member celebrations including anniversaries, new locations, expansions and more.

If your business is celebrating a milestone, call the Pasadena Chamber office at 626-795-3355 (in advance of the event) to let us know and schedule our participation.

These Chamber members hosted ribbon cutting celebrations recently:

U.S. Blinds opened its Pasadena location with a gala reception and ribbon cutting. U.S. Blinds has been in business for 40 years and is expanding to better serve the San Gabriel Valley from its 500 North Allen Avenue location.

Pasadena Patio opened its new showroom and studio at 78 South Rosemead Boulevard in east Pasadena with a ribbon cutting and reception.

Podley Properties celebrated the new company name and relocation to the historic former site of Honkers and The Chronicle with a holiday crafts fair benefitting the Pasadena Education Foundation. The Chamber staff and our Ambassadors were on hand for the celebration and ribbon cutting. Podley Properties represents home sellers and buyer with the highest integrity and customer service. Bill Podley has served the community for years in many capacities, including as Chair of the Chamber Board in 2007-08.

Hot Heads salon opened in their new location at 2513 East Colorado Boulevard in the Lamanda Park section of east Pasadena with a celebration and ribbon cutting. Hot Heads features complete salon service for a wide range of clients.

Hot Spot Laser Center, a sister business to Hot Heads, also opened at its new Lamanda Park location next door at 2515 East Colorado. The Chamber staff and our Ambassadors were there to help celebrate the relocation with a ribbon cutting. Hot Spot Laser Center specializes in laser hair removal and treatments. Hot Spot and Hot Heads hosted a joint reception for family, friends and clients after the dual ribbon cutting ceremonies.

HealthCare Partners Glen Oaks hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony and reception celebrating their membership in the Pasadena Chamber at their location at 988 South Fair Oaks Avenue. HealthCare Partners is a full service medical provider for individuals and employers.

Waste Less Living celebrated moving to new offices with a ribbon cutting, presentation and reception for friends, family and our Chamber Ambassadors. Waste Less Living assists companies, institutions and families to reduce their solid waste through composting and provides educational programs related to composting and environmental stewardship. Pasadena Council member Gene Masuda joined Waste Less Living staff and our Chamber Ambassadors to help cut the ribbon on the new offices at 2100 East Walnut Street in Pasadena.

In business for over 28 years, Micro Trends Inc. is proud to announce their recent relocation to a bigger, better place. To celebrate this achievement, Micro Trends is proud to announce an Open House Technology Seminar. Come join us between the hours of 8AM and 5PM on January 26th, and hear about the latest technology updates in servers, desktops, laptops, Office 365, Windows Home Server, Windows MultiPoint Server, Windows Small Business Server (Standard and Essentials), Windows Foundation Server, and more! Prizes will be given out including Windows 7 Ultimate ($280 value), Office 2010 Professional Plus ($465 value), a tablet ($495 value) and different capacity flash drives. Feast your eyes on live demos and interact with representatives from Microsoft, Lenovo, Toshiba, and more! Refreshments will be served all day so be sure to come on an empty stomach. Don’t forget about the ribbon cutting ceremony that will be placed at noon.

The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce welcomes information from members. We are pleased to add items submitted by members to our monthly printed newsletter as well as post them on our blog and include the information in our email blasts. If you have information you would like to share with your fellow members, please email paul@pasadena-chamber.org. To ensure inclusion in next week’s e-bulletin, please make sure to send the item(s) before close of business on Thursday.

Tournament of Roses President Jeffrey L. Throop introduced Rose Queen Evanne Friedmann at the annual Coronation Lunch. Throop placed the jeweled crown on Queen Evanne’s head at the event at the Pasadena Convention Center. The entire Rose Court was introduced at the event.

Alta Media Group produced a documentary on the Pasadena non-profit Rosemary Children’s Services outlining their 90 year history assisting children and youth in the San Gabriel Valley.

Host Your Next Event at the Pasadena Convention Center. From weddings and fundraisers to meetings and corporate galas, the expanded Pasadena Convention Center can host an array of events. The facility was recently awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold Certification, making it one of the greenest convention centers in North America. With a 25,000-square-foot ballroom, 55,000-square-foot exhibit hall, 29 meeting rooms, and a 22,000-square-foot outdoor plaza, the Center can accommodate virtually any event, large or small. Full-service catering, electrical and A/V production services, high-speed telecommunications, and on-site parking complete the package. For more information, call (626) 793-2122 or visit PasadenaCenter.com.

A Noise Within, the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, revisits CHARLES DICKENS’ thrilling GREAT EXPECTATIONS with the West Coast premiere of a powerful stage adaptation by Neil Bartlett. Great Expectations opened Saturday, October 30 and closes Sunday, December 19, 2010. For tickets and information call (818) 240-0910 extension 1 or visit www.ANoiseWithin.org.

Caltech dedicated its newest solar photovoltaic installations on October 27th. Caltech President Jean-Lou Chameau welcomed guests before dignitaries pushed the button to activate the new solar generating facility. The newest solar electric project at Caltech will generate 1.3 megawatts of power and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1,500 metric tons.

Prospect Park Books released Helen of Pasadena, a romantic comedy set here in the Ctown City of the Valley on November 1st.  EAT: Los Angeles, the guide to food and drink in the metro LA area is currently on shelves in local bookstores such as Vroman’s and Borders Books.

The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority will begin offering complimentary shuttle van service between the North Hollywood Metro Station and the Bob Hope Airport starting November 1, 2010. The shuttle rides will be offered during a three month trial program to help the Airport evaluate demand for the service. The shuttle rides will be provided free of charge to the passenger under an agreement between the Authority and SuperShuttle. The Authority will pay all of the expenses associated with the program.

You can Duck the Flu at Kidspace Museum on Sunday, November 7th from 12noon to 3:00 p.m.Preservative-free flu shots will be provided along with free Kidspace admission to everyone who gets one. For more information visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Green Technology partners to present the Governor’s Global Climate Summit 3 on the campus of UC Davis from November 15th to November 18th.

Robin’s Woodfire BBQ and Grill hosts a fundraiser for the Pasadena Museum of History on Wednesday, November 10th from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Treat yourself at Robin’s and 25% of your specified sale goes to PMH. Funds raised support the Pasadena Birthday Party 2011.

Ghosts sometimes make their presence known at Heritage Square Museum. Rumor has it that William H. Perry, the first inhabitant of the Mt. Pleasant House occasionally slams doors if he’s unhappy. The best way to keep him happy is for Heritage Square to take care of his home.  You can donate to the William H. Perry memorial fund to maintain the Mt. Pleasant House at www.heritagesquare.org.

Rosemary Children’s Services holds the second annual Bubbles, Baubles and Bling fundraiser on Thursday, November 11th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the shop of custom jewelry designer Maria de la Luz. A line of jewelry specially designed for Rosemary Children’s Services will debut at the event at 910 San Pascual Street in Pasadena. For more information visit www.rosemarychildren.org.

Historic First Lutheran Church in Pasadena hosts the 5th Gathering of Downtown Lutheran Churches from Friday, April 29, 2011 through Sunday, May 1, 2011.

How can we create trust and collaboration to address gang-related issues? Western Justice Center and the Pasadena Police Department present a FREE public event to exchange ideas and solutions at Marshall Fundamental School at 990 North Allen Avenue in Pasadena on Tuesday, November 16th at 6:00 p.m. Spanish language translation will be available.

The Foothill Apartment Association holds its annual holiday dinner on Thursday, December 9th at 6:30 p.m.

Kaiser-Permanente and Pasadena Forward host a Health and Fitness Expo in conjunction with the Kaiser-Permanente Pasadena Marathon on Friday, February 18th and Saturday, February 19th at the Pasadena Convention Center. For exhibitor information email mstevens@achievemg.com.

The League of Women Voters, Pasadena Area hosts a discussion on the November election outcomes on Thursday, November 4th. Join Jessica Levinson, adjunct professor at Loyola Law School for lunch and talk at the Women’s City Club at 11:00 a.m. For information or reservations call (626) 798-0965.

Bella’s Gourmet Pizza offers Monday night specials. You can get $1 off a medium pizza, $2 off a large pizza, half priced beer from 6:00 p.m. until close and free delivery. Visit Bella’s at 16 North Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena or call (626) 449-3332 for home delivery.

Women at Work hosts seminars and workshops at its east Pasadena location. Learn to Manage Your Online Presence While Job-Seeking on Wednesday, November 3rd at 5:30 p.m. For information on this or other workshops visit www.womenatwork1.org.

During the Month of November, Pasadena chamber members will receive FREE enterprise-grade Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware security software, for all their servers and workstations, when they outsource their IT with Dependable Computer Guys, Inc. For more information contact Brent Whitfield at 626-689-2215 to schedule your FREE on site walk-thru and IT evaluation.  Dependable Computer Guys, Inc. is great for small businesses who depend on a reliable network, but don’t want to spend a lot to keep it that way.  Offer limited to companies with at least one server and ten workstations.  For more information visit http://www.itsupportpasadena.com or check out our references, visit http://www.dcgla.com/success-stories.html .

Kidspace Museum hosts Child Safety: Parenting Workshop on Wednesday, November 10th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. American Red Cross instructor Katy Gould will teach infant and child CPR. REgister online for this important workshop at www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Ellen’s Silkscreening hosts an art exhibition featuring Mount Washington Plein Air Painters on  Saturday, November 13th at Ellen’s at 1500 Mission Street in South Pasadena.

Anthony De La Rosa won a $75 gift certificate to Clearman’s Northwoods Inn as part of the restaurant’s monthly drawing. To be eligible to win, simply dine at Clearman’s at 7247 Rosemead Boulevard (at Huntington Drive) then fill out the customer survey card and turn it in. The next drawing takes place at the end of October.

Lasik Today Pasadena will take $1000 off all laser Lasik Custom Wavefront Technology for both eyes. Consultation is free. Call (877) WOW-2020 or visit www.lasiktoday.com for more information or to schedule a free consultation.

Pacific Asia Museum hosts Museum Night with the Chinese American Film Festival on Thursday, November 4th at 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a screening of Confucius starring Chow Yun-Fat and meet producers, directors and cast members from throughout the Chinese American Film Festival. China Modern: Designing Popular Culture 1910-1970 the current exhibition at Pacific Asia Museum continues through February 6, 2011. Guest curator Kalim Winata utilized advertising images, and more than 100 iconic pieces to trace two main influences on two important periods of 20th century Chinese history. For information visit www.pacificasiamuseum.org.

QLess was one of five finalists for the 2010 American Business Awards. The company which developed and markets a program to eliminate the need for waiting for appointments, was honored as the Best Overall Company of the Year – up to 100 Employees in the Business Services Category.

Pasadena Child Development Associates now accepts medical insurance for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. For information call (626) 793-7350.

El Centro de Accion Social honors Jaylene Moseley of the Flintridge Center and others at its Gala 2010 on Thursday, October 28th at the Westin Pasadena Hotel. For information or to receive an invitaiton call (626) 792-3148.

Caltech Presents hosts Eileen Ivers, the nine-time all Ireland fiddle champion at beckman Auditroium on Friday, November 5th at 8:00 p.m. For tickets or information visit www.events.caltech.edu.

Mr. Steve brings out all the best ghost, ghoul and horror stories for Vroman’s annual Halloween Storytime on Saturday, October 30th at 10:00 a.m. For information on this or other Vroman’s events visit www.vromansbookstore.com.

Step Out for a Cause and support Elizabeth House while you dance the night away on Saturday, November 6th from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Enjoy hors d’ouevres, wine and beverages along with dance instruction, demonstrations and fun. To reserve your tickets call (626) 577-4434.

Friends in Deed can help those in danger of becoming homeless with rental and utility assistance and move-in assistance. For information call the homeless prevention case manager at (626) 797-2402.

The University Club hosts a Halloween Sunday Brunch on October 31st from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For reservations or information call (626) 793-5157 or email frontdesk@universityclubpasadena.com.

The Pasadena Star-News publishes Pasadena Scene, a bi-weekly glossy cover magazine, focuses on the hip and trendy news in Downtown Pasadena. The editorial content ncludes: bars, concerts, nightlife, restaurants nad fitness. The publication is distributed in high traffic areas throughout Downtown Pasadena. For additional information, please visit www.scenemagazine.com.

John Moran Auctioneers presents their largest sale of jewelry and timepieces of 2010 on November 30th. More than 500 pieces will be part of the auction. You can consign jewelry for the auction by emailing jewelry@johnmoran.com or calling (626) 793-1833.

Join the Verdugo Hills Showtime Chorus in time to be part of the Happy Holly Days Christmas Show. Rehearsals begin October 27th. For information or to be part of this award-winning ensemble email jackiewheatley1212@msn.com.

Can a font change the future? Find out as the Theater @ Boston Court presents Futura, a world premiere play by Jordan Harrison directed by Jessica Kubsansky.Futura continues through November 7th. Futura is an LA Times Critic’s Choice. For tickets and information visit www.bostoncourt.com. The Theatre @ Boston Court was nominated for 17 Ovation Awards, including Best Season and Best Production, more nominations than any other Los Angeles area theater.

The Maxwell House, headquarters for the Western Justice Center Foundation, is a beautiful Mediterranean Revival mansion and gardens ideal for special events, meetings and holiday parties. Western Justice Center can also provide videoconferencing service for meetings as large as 30 people. Special Chamber rates apply for Videoconferencing. For information on renting the beautiful facility or videoconferencing visit http://www.westernjustice.org/cf_facility_rental.html or for a virtual tour http://www.circlepix.com/home/BPL9K6 or call 626.584.7494.

Magnolia Lounge revisits Happy Hour All Night every Monday at their South Lake Avenue location. Enjoy food and drink in a uniquely comfortable location, and save money all night Monday. Visit www.magnoliaonlake.com for information or reservations.

Chef Center (formerly Mama’s Small Business Kitchen Incubator) hosts culinary arts and pastry classes at the facility in east Pasadena. For information on what is being offered and how you can take advantage visit www.ehala.org.

University of Redlands School of Business now offers classes in the Pasadena area through partnerships with Caltech, JPL and now the City of Pasadena. Employees of these entiteis can earn their MBA in as little as 24 months, and at a 10% discount. Any Pasadena resident is welcome to take Redlands School of Business MBA classes at Caltech beginning this fall. For information on MBA and Master of Science in Information Technology classes offered this fall call (818) 840-1180 or email renee_avitia-rodriguez@redlands.edu.

Gold Class Cinemas hosts Martini Mondays every week with a free drink when you purchase a member-price ticket any Monday. Industry Thursday promotion gives you a movie, personal pizza and draft beer, wine or well drink all for $35. For more information visit www.goldclasscinemas.com.

The San Marino Tribune offers multi-media advertising opportunities through their new website at www.sanmarinotribune.com.

Energy Innovation Group, one of Pasadena Water and Power’s rebate program operators, has made special arrangements with LED manufacturers to provide special incentives in addition to the PWP rebates to provide paybacks averaging 90 days for five year warranty LED technology. Save up to 80% on your electric use for lighting, and take advantage of incentives that total 80% off the price of LED lighting for you business. many lighting models available. For more information call (310) 313-1917 or emailinfo@energyinnovation.net.

Smart for Life weight management offers a 15% discount. Eat cookies, lose weight and get a free body composition analysis. For more information visit www.smartforlife.com or call (626) 486-0321.

Prospect Park Books hosts a web site filled with witty commentary, facts and reviews of Pasadena destinations. Visit www.hometown-pasadena.com to join the fun.

El Centro de Accion Social holds its annual Gala on Thursday, October 28th at the Westin Pasadena Hotel. For information or to receive call (626) 792-3148.

The Pasadena Sister Cities Committee holds the second annual Walk for the Children of Vanadzor on Sunday, November 14th at 2:00 p.m. on the track at Pasadena High School. For more information or to support the event call (626) 351-8137.

The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce welcomes information from members. We are pleased to add items submitted by members to our monthly printed newsletter as well as post them on our blog and include the information in our email blasts. If you have information you would like to share with your fellow members, please email paul@pasadena-chamber.org. To ensure inclusion in next week’s e-bulletin, please make sure to send the item(s) before close of business on Thursday.

The University Club hosts a Halloween Sunday brunch on October 31st from 10:30 a.m. t0 2:00 p.m. For information or reservations call (626) 793-5157 or email frontdesk@universityclubpasadena.com.

The Wellness Community-Foothills presents Finding Strength Together with Jill Searle, MFT, on Saturday, octoebr 23rd from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The one-day class brings couples affected by a breast cancer diagnosis together to discuss issues that arise during the cancer journey. Registration is required. RSVP by calling (626) 796-1083.

Old Pasadena presents a jam-packed weekend of fun for the whole family to celebrate Halloween. The free celebration takes place October 30th and 31st with presentations to delight and frighten, music and treats. On Halloween more than 75 stores and restaurants in Old Pasadena open their doors for trick-or-treating. Teens and adults can visit the Old Town Haunt, Pasadena’s award-winning haunted house from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight. Younger kids can enjoy a light-on tour from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.

Pacific Asia Museum inaugurates Active Cultures on Friday, October 22nd at 7:00 p.m. Enjoy Shanghai Jazz and street food from Bangkok to Los Angeles, followed by food tastings and drinks. For information visit www.pacificasiamuseum.org/activecultures.

Wrap Ads at 656 East Green Street (at the corner of Green and El Molino) hosts an exhibition of art in three distinctive styles. Forty is open to the public at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 20th. The free event features the art of Joseph Amore, Dot Holsapple and Dr. Frank Nessary. Wrap Ads opens at the location in mid-November.

A Noise Within, the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company, revisits CHARLES DICKENS? thrilling GREAT EXPECTATIONS with the West Coast premiere of a powerful stage adaptation by Neil Bartlett opening Saturday, October 30 and closing Sunday, December 19, 2010 (previews begin Saturday, October 23). For tickets and information call (818) 240-0910 extension 1 or visit www.ANoiseWithin.org.

The University of Phoenix hosts a diversity conference at the Hilton Hotel & University of Phoenix (adjacent to hotel) at 3150 Bristol Street in Costa Mesa on Tuesday, October 19th from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, October 20th from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Keynote speaker is sports agent Leigh Steinberg. For registration and additional conference details, visithttp://www.eventbrite.com/event/735529990.

Caltech dedicates its newest solar photovoltaic installtions on Wednesday, October 27th. The newest solar electric project at Caltech will generate 1.3 megawatts of power and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1,500 metric tons.

Prospect Park Books releases Helen of Pasadena, a romantic comedy set here in the Ctown City of the Valley on November 1st.  EAT: Los Angeles, the guide to food and drink in the metro LA area is currently on shelves in local bookstores such as Vroman’s and Borders Books.

Wasteless Living has tips to avoid the Halloween nightmare: trash and waste. Visit www.greenhalloween.org for tips and advice.

During the Month of November, Pasadena chamber members will receive FREE enterprise-grade Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware security software, for all their servers and workstations, when they outsource their IT with Dependable Computer Guys, Inc.  For more information contact Brent Whitfield at 626-689-2215 to schedule your FREE on site walk-thru and IT evaluation.  Dependable Computer Guys, Inc. is great for small businesses who depend on a reliable network, but don’t want to spend a lot to keep it that way.  Offer limited to companies with at least one server and ten workstations.  For more information visit http://www.itsupportpasadena.com or check out our references, visit http://www.dcgla.com/success-stories.html .

Kidspace Museum hosts Child Safety: Parenting Workshop on Wednesday, November 10th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. American Red Cross instructor Katy Gould will teach infant and child CPR. REgister online for this important workshop at www.kidspacemuseum.org.

Ellen’s Silkscreening hosts an art exhibition featuring Mount Washington Plein Air Painters on Saturday, October 23rd and Saturday, November 13th at Ellen’s at 1500 Mission Street in South Pasadena.

Anthony De la Rosa won a $75 gift certificate to Clearman’s Northwoods Inn as part of the restaurant’s monthly drawing. To be eligible to win, simply dine at Clearman’s at 7247 Rosemead Boulevard (at Huntington Drive) then fill out the customer survey card and turn it in. The next drawing takes place at the end of October.

Lasik Today Pasadena will take $1000 off all laser Lasik Custom Wavefront Technology for both eyes. Consultation is free. Call (877) WOW-2020 or visit www.lasiktoday.com for more information or to schedule a free consultation.

Pasadena Federal Credit Union unveiled a mural in honor of its 75th anniversary. Mayor Bill Bogaard, Supervisor Mike Antonovich and others were on hand to be the first to see the mural, created by Pasadena City College and Art Center College of Design alumnus Jerry Ortega. Chamber Board members George Falardeau, of Art Center, and CL Keedy of UBS Financial were thre to support lingtime member PFCU.

Flintridge Center hosts Earned Income Strategies for Nonprofits a three day workshop designed to assist nonprofits to adopt entrepreneurial strategies in a challenged economy. Workshops run Monday, October 25th through Wedensday October 27th from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Flintridge Retreat Center at 236 West Mountain Street in Pasadena. For information call (626) 449-0839 or email info@flintridge.org.

Women at Work… Women at Play a comedy fundraiser for Women at Work features performances by six comediennes on Saturday, October 23rd at the Pasadena Senior Center. For more information visit www.womenatwork.org.

The Pasadena Museum of History presents Straight-Laced and Buttoned Up: Dress and Undress at the Turn of the 20th Century on Saturday, October 23rd at 2:00 p.m. at the Altadena Town and Country Club. The Pasadena Museum of History now has hundreds of digital images of early Pasadena available for viewing for free through the Pasadena Digital History Collaboration, a partnership with the Pasadena Public Library and Pasadena City College. For more information visit www.pasadenahistory.org.

Pasadena Language Center begins its second fall session on October 26th. Classes in languages from arabic to Vietnamese are offered for beginniners to intensive learners. Always wanted to learn Farsi, Spanish, Nepali or Hungarian? Pasadena Language Center can help you. For a full listing of courses and registration information visit www.pasadenalanguage.com.

Jeff Cesario performs at The Ice House comedy club on Thursday, October 28th. Allan Harvey and Cowboy Bill Martin headline on October 29th and 30th. For tickets or information visit www.icehousecomedy.com.

China Modern: Designing Popular Culture 1910-1970 the current exhibition at Pacific Asia Museum continues through February 6, 2011. Guest curator Kalim Winata utilized advertising images, and more than 100 iconic pieces to trace two main influences on two important periods of 20th century Chinese history.

QLess was one of five finalists for the 2010 American Business Awards. The company which developed amd markets a program to eliminate the need for waiting for appointments, was honored as the Best Overall Company of the Year – up to 100 Employees in the Business Services Category.

Parson’s Nose Productions presents Moliere’s The Mi$er in a one-hour adaptation by Lance Davis on Friday, October 22nd at 12noon and Saturday, October 23rd at 7:00 p.m.

Pasadena Child Development Associates now accepts medical insurance for occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. For information call (626) 793-7350.

El Centro de Accion Social honors Jaylene Moseley of the Flintridge Center and others at its Gala 2010 on Thursday, October 28th at the Westin Pasadena Hotel. For information or to receive an invitaiton call (626) 792-3148.

Caltech Presents hosts Eileen Ivers, the nine-time all Ireland fiddle champion at beckman Auditroium on Friday, November 5th at 8:00 p.m. For tickets or information visit www.events.caltech.edu.

Drop, cover and hold at Kidspace Museum for the country’s largest earthquake drill. Learn about earthquakes from October 19th through October 24th. On October 21st, the day of the Shakeout, participate in a practice drill with millions of other Americans across the country. For more information visit www.kidspacemuseum.org.

The Pasadena Symphony opens its 2010-11 season on OCtober 23rd. Join Pasadena’s premiere classical museum ensemble in its new home at Ambassador Auditorium.

Mr. Steve brings out all the best ghost, ghoul and horror stories for Vroman’s annual Halloween Storytime on Saturday, October 30th at 10:00 a.m. For information on this or other Vroman’s events visit www.vromansbookstore.com.

Step Out for a Cause and support Elizabeth House while you dance the night away on Saturday, November 6th from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Enjoy hors d’ouevres, wine and beverages along with dance instruction, demonstrations and fun. To reserve your tickets call (626) 577-4434.

Bob Hope Airport is planning a major transportation center to link the airport with nearby transit. The $120 million Intermodal Transportation Center at the airport will link bus, rail and other transportation opportunities with the airport.

Friends in Deed can help those in danger of becoming homeless with rental and utility assistance and move-in assistance. For information call the homeless prevention case manager at (626) 797-2402.

The University Club hosts a Halloween Sunday Brunch on October 31st from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For reservations or information call (626) 793-5157 or email frontdesk@universityclubpasadena.com.

The Pasadena Star-News publishes Pasadena Scene, a bi-weekly glossy cover magazine, focuses on the hip and trendy news in Downtown Pasadena. The editorial content ncludes: bars, concerts, nightlife, restaurants nad fitness. The publication is distributed in high traffic areas throughout Downtown Pasadena. For additional information, please visit www.scenemagazine.com.

John Moran Auctioneers presents their largest sale of jewelry and timepieces of 2010 on November 30th. More than 500 pieces will be part of the auction. You can consign jewelry for the auction by emailing jewelry@johnmoran.com or calling (626) 793-1833.

Beyond the Olive celebrated its one year anniversary with special events and activities including cooking demonstrations, specials, door prize raffles and more. Visit one of Pasadena’s unique culinary and gift stores on Raymond Avenue north of Colorado. For information visit www.beyondtheolive.com.

Join the Verdugo Hills Showtime Chorus in time to be part of the Happy Holly Days Christmas Show. Rehearsals begin October 27th. For information or to be part of this award-winning ensemble email jackiewheatley1212@msn.com.

The Pasadena Symphony begins its season of concerts on October 23rd at TheAmbassador Auditorium. This year the symphony will offer matinees as well as evening shows.

Can a font change the future? Find out as the Theater @ Boston Court presents Futura, a world premiere play by Jordan Harrison directed by Jessica Kubsansky.Futura continues through November 7th. For tickets and information visit www.bostoncourt.com.

The Maxwell House, headquarters for the Western Justice Center Foundation, is a beautiful Mediterranean Revival mansion and gardens ideal for special events, meetings and holiday parties. Western Justice Center can also provide videoconferencing service for meetings as large as 30 people. Special Chamber rates apply for Videoconferencing. For information on renting the beautiful facility or videoconferencing visit http://www.westernjustice.org/cf_facility_rental.html or for a virtual tour http://www.circlepix.com/home/BPL9K6 or call 626.584.7494. Western Justice Center hosts the Peacebuilders Gala on October 16th. For more information call (626) 584-7494, extension 31.

Magnolia Lounge revisits Happy Hour All Night every Monday at their South Lake Avenue location. Enjoy food and drink in a uniquely comfortable location, and save money all night Monday. Visit www.magnoliaonlake.com for information or reservations.

Chef Center (formerly Mama’s Small Business Kitchen Incubator) hosts culinary arts and pastry classes at the facility in east Pasadena. For information on what is being offered and how you can take advantage visit www.ehala.org.

University of Redlands School of Business now offers classes in the Pasadena area through partnerships with Caltech, JPL and now the City of Pasadena. Employees of these entiteis can earn their MBA in as little as 24 months, and at a 10% discount. Any Pasadena resident is welcome to take Redlands School of Business MBA classes at Caltech beginning this fall. For information on MBA and Master of Science in Information Technology classes offered this fall call (818) 840-1180 or email renee_avitia-rodriguez@redlands.edu.

Gold Class Cinemas hosts Martini Mondays every week with a free drink when you purchase a member-price ticket any Monday. Industry Thursday promotion gives you a movie, personal pizza and draft beer, wine or well drink all for $35. For more information visit www.goldclasscinemas.com.

The San Marino Tribune offers multi-media advertising opportunities through their new website at www.sanmarinotribune.com.

You may be able to get 80% rebates on LED lighting for your business.

Energy Innovation Group, one of Pasadena Water and Power’s rebate program operators, has made special arrangements with LED manufacturers to provide special incentives in addition to the PWP rebates to provide paybacks averaging 90 days for five year warranty LED technology. Save up to 80% on your electric use for lighting, and take advantage of incentives that total 80% off the price of LED lighting for you business. many lighting models available. For more information call (310) 313-1917 or emailinfo@energyinnovation.net.

Smart for Life weight management offers a 15% discount. Eat cookies, lose weight and get a free body composition analysis. For more information visit www.smartforlife.com or call (626) 486-0321.

Prospect Park Books hosts a web site filled with witty commentary, facts and reviews of Pasadena destinations. Visit www.hometown-pasadena.com to join the fun.

Hathaway-Sycamores celebrates children with an awards reception on Thursday, September 30th at 6:00 p.m. For more information visit www.hathaway-sycamore.org.

Heritage Square Museum hosts one of Southern California’s spookiest encounters with Halloween and Mourning Tours on Saturday and Sunday, October 23rd and 24th. On Sunday, October 23rd, kids in costume can make period crafts and get their own pumpkin. For more information, visit www.heritagesquare.org.

Lifeline for Pets, a Pasadena based non-profit animal rescue organization, is having a fund raising event on October 23, 2010. A USO – ONE FOR THE PETS, musical will be held at the Church of Truth at 690 E. Orange Grove. The event also includes a raffle for a 2 nights stay in Palm Springs, a set of luggage, a gift certificate towards a custom cake at a local bakery, It Takes the Cake, and possible other prizes.  For show and raffle tickets, please contact Marilyn at 626-358-3726 or Kathy at 626-797-1753″.

El Centro de Accion Social holds its annual Gala on Thursday, October 28th at the Westin Pasadena Hotel. For information or to receive call (626) 792-3148.

Pasadena Sister Cities Committee hosts a walk for the Children of Vanatzor, Armenia on October 24th at 1:30 p.m. on the track at Pasadena High School. For more information call (626) 351-8137.

In September, the Pasadena City Council approved an amnesty program for those who do not have a Pasadena business license or who are delinquent in renewing their business license.The amnesty program would only run from October 11 through December 10, 2010.

During the amnesty period, penalties, interest and fines for anyone who is delinquent in obtaining or renewing their business license are forgiven. To become current a business only needs to pay their 2010-11 business license fee.

To take advantage of the amnesty program contact the Finance Department of the City of Pasadena by calling (626) 744-7019 or emailing www.pasadenaamnesty@cityofpasadena.net, or visit the website at www.cityofpasadena.net/finance.

City of Pasadena Shop Local Initiative

The City of Pasadena has a Shop Local initiative designed to encourage City departments to purchase supplies and services from Pasadena-based companies. To facilitate local companies being able to sell products or services, the City if hosting a Local Business Open House on Tuesday, October 19th from 8:00 a.m. to 12noon at Pasadena City Hall at 100 North Garfield Avenue. The City is also hosting workshops on procurement procedures and opportunities on Tuesday, October 19th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, October 26th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at East West Bank at 135 North Los Robles.

Those seeking employment, or interested in finding out about current employment prospects are invited to attend the FREE event. Employers who have jobs are the only companies invited to participate in Destination Employment.

The Pasadena General Plan will determine where business can grow, where commercial enterprises can be located and what level of activity will be allowed. THIS COULD IMPACT YOU!

The next round of workshops will start mapping and evaluating potential land use and mobility alternatives for future discussion.

There will only be two workshops. Please plan to attend one of the workshops at the Senior Center (85 E. Holly St.) for the General Plan update:

Saturday, Sept. 25th at 9:00 AM

or

Thursday, Sept. 30th at 6:30 PM

For more information: www.cityofpasadena.net/generalplan and click “September 2010 Workshops.”

Please forward this email to your friends and colleagues so Pasadena’s business community, economic interests and contributors to our economy can be heard in the process.

The Chamber, City of Pasadena and Foothill Workforce Investment Board again host the Art of Small Business Survival series. The first workshop will be held at the Pasadena Central Library on Tuesday, September 14th at 8:00 a.m. The free event will feature a variety of  business support service providers, such as the SBA, SCORE and others that can provide low or no cost assistance to those in business or those starting a business. Free continental breakfast is provided. To register for this FREE event visit http://cityofpasadena.net/planninganddevelopment/asbs/asbs.asp.

Here is the entire schedule of FREE seminars and workshops:

September 14th: Start Smart – Ask all the Right Questions Before you Start a Business Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenters: Various; Location: Wright Auditorium, Pasadena Central Library at 285 E. Walnut Street. Pasadena, CA

October 12th: Financing your Business-Is there money out there? Where do I find it? How do I qualify? Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenters: Wells Fargo Bank;
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

November 9th: Healthcare Reform – What it Means for your Small Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenters: John Barrett of Health Insurance Brokers, TBD;
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

December 14th: E-Marketing Unplugged
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: Jim Locke (Resultworx Technology Group);
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

February 8th: Understanding your Taxes – Essential for any Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: Jimmy Wong (Internal Revenue Service);
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

March 8th: Developing a Business Plan – The Foundation to a Successful Business
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: College of the Canyons SBDC;
Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

April 12th: Great Customer Service – Aquiring and Expanding your Customer Base
Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: TBD; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

May 10th: Potential in Your Town – The Power of the Local Shopper Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: TBD; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

June 14th: Procrastination: What’s Stopping You? Time: 8:00 – 10:00 A.M. Presenter: John Sovec; Location: Rose Bowl Press Box (Gate F) – 1001 Rose Bowl Drive

RESULTWORX TECHNOLOGY GROUP’S TECHNOLOGY TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 21st

The Chamber and ResultWorx Technology Group host Technology Tuesday on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the University Club. Technology Tuesday programs are offered FREE.

Join us on Tuesday, September 21st at 9:00 a.m. at the University Club in Pasadena, Jim Locke of ResultWorx Technology Group will give an Introduction to Document Management. Technology Tuesday is sponsored by ResultWorx Technology Group and the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and generously hosted by the University Club at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena.

Technology Tuesday events are free, but registration is required. To register call Linda at the Chamber office at (626) 795-3355 or email Linda@pasadena-chamber.org.

The Chamber introduces our new members as part of the program at our networking breakfast and lunch.

Amanda Cerreto of Vanessa Summers Companies, Bobby Meyers from Robert Meyers Studio and Kathy Chavez of Visiting Angels were welcomed as new members at the June Luncheon Alliance at Altadena Town and Country Club. The Luncheon Alliance meets on the first Wednesday of each month for a productive networking lunch.

Andor Gyuiai of Vanessa Summers Companies and Irvin Chen of Molly Maid of North San Gabriel Valley were recognized as new members at the Breakfast Connection networking event at the University Club in June. Mr. Chen turned in his Chamber membership application at the beginning of the breakfast.

Vic Parrino of Columbo’s Italian Steakhouse and Jazz Club received his new member plaque at the Eagle Rock restaurant.

The following new members joined the Pasadena Chamber in May, 2010:

1545 Media, Justin Hornick (626) 795-3921

Aegis Information Systems, Inc., Gail Bradley (818) 679-2059

Alternative Energy Systems Consulting, Inc. Mary Kruse (760) 931-2641

Claud & Company Catering, Stewart Suckling (626) 675-5784

Crown City Media, LLC, Tami DeVine (626) 676-9403

Foothill Transit, Kevin McDonald (626) 931-7201

Gross Domestic Product, Inc. Oliver Mueller (626) 344-8884

Guarantee Pest Control, Tony Psaltis (818) 784-8173

Haynes Building Service, Gina Fernandez (626) 359-6100

John Spurgeon & Associates, John Spurgeon (626) 440-9518

Law Offices of Mark Murad, Mark Murad (626) 388-1521

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Thomas Kidde (213) 250-1800

Robert Meyers Studio, Robert Meyers (626) 405-0922

Sassafras Creative, Inc. Deborah Mott (626) 768-9201

Target Reply Media, Phil Del Rivo (310) 770-9590

TLC Interiors (Division of JL Construction), Tina Clarke (626) 808-8771

The following members renewed with the Pasadena Chamber in may, 2010:

One to Five Years

Aesthetic & Anti-Aging Medicine

California P.E.O. Home

CATZ Sports & Physical Therapy

Classic Home Improvement Products, Inc.

Dennis Murphy, CPA

G&S Transit Management, Inc.

Halper Fine Art

HOTVET Financial Advisors

IUOE Local Number 12

Jonique Skin & Body Essentials

KCB Management, Inc.

Laura L. Morgan & Associates

Liberty Tax Service

Luther Bank Savings

Magnolia Lounge

Micro Trends Inc

Mijares Mexican Restaurant

Pacific Harps

Pasadena Gateway Villas

Pasadena Magazine

Rose City Ballroom

Sierra Java, Inc

Trammell Crow Company

Six to Nine Years

Amalgamated Bank

Art 2 Ink, Inc.

Celestino Ristorante Bar

Century Rooter Service and Plumbing

The Hat

Merrill Lynch Company

Pasadena Day Nursery

Professional Business Bank

Super 8 Motel – Pasadena

Trumark Real Estate Management

Ten to Fourteen Years

Chancellor Place of Pasadena

Coca Cola Bottling Company

Hilton Auto Collision Center

Kids Klub Pasadena

Lexus of Glendale

Fifteen to Fifty Years

Barney’s Beanery

Beven & Brock Mgt. Org.

Cawley Personnel Services, Inc.

Community Bank

Geogiana Rodiger Center

J L Moseley Company, Inc.

Jacob Maarse Florist

Jane S. Caughey

LACERA Gateway Property, Inc.

Maginnis, Knechtel & McIntyre, LLP

May Consulting Group, Inc.

Monte Vista Grove Homes

Parsons Corporation

Pasadena City College

Pasadena Foothills Assn. of Realtors

Pasadena Symphony and POPS

Pasadena Towers LLC

Quest Financial Services

Rose Bowl Aquatics Center

Rusnak / Pasadena

Salvation Army

Western Fence Co.

More Than Fifty Years

Bickley Printing Company, 62 yrs.

Citizens Business Bank, 90 yrs.

Palermo, Barbaro, Chinen & Pitzer, LLP, 62 yrs.

Stivers & Company, Inc., 53 yrs.

It is in all our best interests to patronize fellow Chamber members. Often they provide discounts to other members and can be counted on to be among the best at what they do.

Volkswagen Pasadena celebrates its 50th Anniversary with a traditional beer and brats Oktoberfest celebration. Join the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce for our June After-Hours Social and Mixer at Volkswagen Volkswagen Pasadena at 130 North Sierra Madre Boulevard in Pasadena. Enjoy beer, brats and more, all compliments of Volkswagen Pasadena on June 17th at 5:00 p.m. Admission is free for Pasadena Chamber members. Non-members pay $10 to enter. Our friends at Volkswagen Pasadena are providing the beer, brats and entertainment. Please put this fun event on your calendar and plan to join us to help celebrate Volkswagen Pasadena’s golden anniversary.

Luncheon Alliance sponsored by Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle
Join Pasadena Chamber members in promoting your business at the Chamber’s monthly lunchtime networking event on Wednesday, June 2nd at Altadena Town and Country Club at 11:45 a.m.

Breakfast Connection sponsored by The A Team of Maggie and Darrell Agler at Dilbeck Realty

Enjoy fellowship, friendship and networking at the monthly Breakfast Connection on Thursday, June 10th at 7:00 a.m. at The University Club at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena. We have a new venue, new attendees, renewed energy and PARKING IS FREE.

Our lunch and breakfast networking events provide an opportunity for everyone in attendance to present their business to the group, network, meet others in business and generate leads and referrals that could lead to business in the future while enjoying an excellent lunch.

For more information or to register for lunch or breakfast call Linda at (626) 795-3355 or email here.

Sponsorships are available for 2010 Breakfast Connection and Luncheon Alliance events. Get your business in front of your peers, your business name and logo on the event flyer and seven minutes to talk about what you do, how you can serve and why your business stands out. For more information or to become a lunch or breakfast sponsor, call Kelly at (626) 795-3355 or email kelly@pasadena-chamber.org.

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Monday was Memorial Day, a nice holiday to mark the (unofficial) beginning of the summer season. Now, with our country fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is very important that we all remember the sacrifices made by generations of Americans who fought for our country.

Memorial Day can be traced back to the Decoration Day ceremonies that honored the Union fallen during the Civil War. Here in Pasadena, even before the Indiana Colony was founded, Decoration Day ceremonies accompanied migrating midwesterners.

Sid Gally, volunteer extraordinary with the Pasadena Historical Society, writes a weekly column for the Pasadena Star-News on local history. He traced our Memorial Day remembrances this holiday. Here is his entire article:

Past on Parade: Wars of the past ended with a `glorious victory’

By Sid Gally, Correspondent

Memorial Day when we remember the sacrifices of those who fought in all our wars is observed Monday.

Young people today may not realize that wars in the past usually came to an end with a clear victory. This Certificate of Appreciation from the Citizens of Pasadena was presented to each soldier or sailor returning from World War I. It speaks of “the glorious victory.”

A cache of such material has surfaced. Along with the certificate were newspapers of the time. November 12, 1918, the headline of the French paper La D p che read “L Allemagne est Vaincue,” which translates as “Germany is Vanquished.”

The American edition of the British Daily Mail headlined, “Armistice Terms Are Signed Amid Universal Rejoicings.” Subheads read, “Enemy’s Defeat is Consummated in 52nd Month of a War Unprecedented in History of the World” and “Conditions Under Which the Huns Are Allowed Cessation of Hostilities Include Immediate Evacuation of Invaded Territory and Handing Over of Submarines and Battleships – Prisoners of War To Be Returned Without Reciprocity.”

Fighting continued on some fronts right up to the hour of 11a.m., French time, on Nov. 11. A reporter wrote, “German prisoners are heard singing the Marseillaise today and they seem as happy as the Americans and the French soldiers.”

The Stars and Stripes, the paper of the American Expeditionary Forces, reported on Nov. 28 that French ports were readying to ship American soldiers home. Stevedores

were in a competition in a “Race to Berlin” to see how fast they could unload arriving supplies.The 5,000 black stevedores at the Port of St. Nazaire handled a record 12,377 tons in one day.

The Jan. 17 Stars and Stripes was describing battles of the war, information not published during hostilities.

It reported that the rate of venereal disease in the A.E.F. was down to 34 cases per 1,000 men per year. Infected men were quarantined for treatment before embarking.

The Daily Mail carried a report from New York that said, “Now that the Huns have been defeated, the United States Government is preparing to wage war to extinction against one of their most disagreeable allies, the cootie. At an expenditure of $1,500,000, 45 anti-cootie plants are being erected.”

The largest plant would “de-cootie” 6,000 men per day.

Sid Gally is a Pasadena Museum of History volunteer.

Elsewhere in our valley, vets were honored in many ways, with small ceremonies, such as the Vietnam Veterans of America remembrance at Pasadena’s Memorial Park, and with one Duarte World War II vet visiting the World War II Memorial in Washington, courtesy of the California Masons.

In the LA Times, via the Associated Press a story on remembrances by soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan:

Memorial Day has personal tone in Afghanistan, Iraq as troops remember fallen colleagues

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. forces serving in Afghanistan and Iraq remembered friends and colleagues Monday in solemn Memorial Day ceremonies to commemorate all of their nation’s war dead.

As some soldiers paused, violence raged on in both places.

In Afghanistan, U.S.-led NATO forces launched airstrikes against Taliban insurgents who had forced government forces to abandon a district in Nuristan, a remote province on the Pakistan border. NATO also said it killed one of the Taliban’s top two commanders in the insurgent stronghold of Kandahar in a separate airstrike.

At the sprawling Bagram Air Field, the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, about 400 soldiers in camouflage uniforms and brown combat boots stood at attention for a moment’s silence as Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of some 94,000 U.S. troops in the country, led the ceremony.

And this about a fallen Marine and his family who are sadden by their loss, but rightfully proud of their son:

On this Memorial Day, a father’s pain and pride

The week has been especially difficult for Steven Xiarhos, whose son died last year in Afghanistan. But he wants to remind others: ‘Never forget that people have died for you and for that flag.’

“Don’t worry, Mom. I’m living the dream,” Marine Cpl. Nicholas Xiarhos had said during his Afghanistan deployment. Those words now mark his gravestone. (Family photo / April 16, 2010)

By Tony Perry, Los Angeles TimesMay 31, 2010

When his son deployed to Afghanistan in May 2009 from Camp Lejeune, N.C., Steven Xiarhos had a bad feeling. He didn’t sense the same excitement from the Marines that he did when they left for Iraq.

“They were going into hell, and they knew it,” Xiarhos said. “You could see it in their faces.”

But when his son reached Afghanistan, he let his family know he was assigned to travel in the so-called MRAP, the sturdiest of Marine vehicles, built to withstand the roadside bombs that are the enemy’s weapon of choice.

Then on July 23 came the awful news: Cpl. Nicholas Xiarhos, 21, had died of injuries from an improvised explosive device that had detonated beneath his Humvee.

My father was a Navy corpsman during WWII, my uncles were Marines in the South Pacific, my cousin was an infantryman in Vietnam and a number of friends their family members have served our country. Those who fight on our behalf come in all colors and races, men and women, and many barely out of childhood. We should all take a moment to thank everyone who served and continues to serve. They risk everything so that we can enjoy the lives we live here at home.

Lt. Lee with Machine gun in “Uncommon Courage.” (Smithsonian Channel / May 30, 2010)

When Chew-Een Lee was growing up in western Sacramento during World War II, he was eager to enlist in the military to fight for his country. He joined the ROTC in high school and enlisted in the Marine Corps as soon as he graduated.

“I wanted to dispel the notion about the Chinese being meek and obsequious,” said Lee, whose father was a farmer and prominent figure in the Chinese community in Northern California.

The LA Times reprinted two poems written one hundred and two hundred years ago that each, in their way, remind us why soldiers fight and the sacrifices they make for us.

EDITORIAL

Verses for the fallen

To express our gratitude, we offer words from poets Siegfried Sassoon and Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Verses for the fallen

On Memorial Day, we honor those who have died in defense of the nation. To express our gratitude, we offer these words from poets Siegfried Sassoon, who wrote from the trenches in World War I, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, whose famous ode to patriots of the American Revolution has become a staple of this holiday.

I stood with the Dead, so forsaken and still:
When dawn was grey I stood with the dead.

And my slow heart said, ‘You must kill, you must kill:

‘Soldier, soldier, morning is red.’

On the shapes of the slain in their crumpled disgrace
I stared for a while in the thin cold rain…
‘O lad that I loved, there is rain on your face,
‘And your eyes are blurred and sick like the plain.’
I stood with the Dead… They were dead; they were dead;
My heart and my head beat a march of dismay:
And gusts of the wind came dulled by the guns.
‘Fall in!’ I shouted; ‘Fall in for your pay!’

— From “I Stood With the Dead, “Siegfried Sassoon

By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood
And fired the shot heard round the world.
The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.
On this green bank, by this soft stream,

We set today a votive stone;

That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.
Spirit, that made those heroes dare
To die, and leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.

— From “Concord Hymn,” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Maybe a thought to the sacrifices of those many generations of soldiers could bring some sense to our state’s leadership. Of course, here at home tempests continue to rage in Sacramento over budgets and despite California’s ongoing fiscal farce, it is election season. From the LA Times:

Some California legislators pepper constituents with taxpayer-funded mailers

By Shane Goldmacher, Los Angeles TimesMay 29, 2010

Of course there’s no need to restrain spending, is there? Well, according to the Sacramento Bee:

Assembly Democrats push borrowing plan for California budget

Assembly Democrats weighed in Tuesday with their own state budget plan that relies on borrowing nearly $9 billion from Wall Street and installing a new tax on oil production to pay back that loan over 20 years.

Their proposal would block all social service cuts in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to resolve a $19.1 billion budget deficit, sparing the state’s welfare-to-work and subsidized child care programs from any reductions.

The plan also relies on suspending about $2 billion in corporate tax breaks and a $500 million loan from the state disability insurance fund.

Why seek a permanent solution to California’s budget farce when you can borrow your way out for the short term and wait until you’re termed out of office?

But if we wait long enough maybe the economy will recover and we can forget about the whole budget deficit mess. Or maybe not:

Consumer spending stalls in April

Incomes inch up amid sluggish job growth, Commerce Department report shows.

Associated Press

Recovery in first quarter was weaker than initially estimated

The Commerce Department revised its economic report for the January-to-March period downward to a 3% annual growth rate from 3.2% a month ago

Associated Press

May 28, 2010

The economic rebound last quarter turned out to be slower than first thought, one of the reasons unemployment is likely to remain high this year.

The economy grew at a 3% annual rate from January to March, the Commerce Department said Thursday. That was slightly weaker than an initial estimate of 3.2% a month ago. The new reading, based on more complete information, also fell short of economists’ forecasts for growth of 3.4%.

The reasons for the small downgrade: Consumers spent less than first estimated. Same goes for business spending on equipment and software. And the nation’s trade deficit was a bigger drag on economic activity.

In a separate report, the Labor Department said the number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell by 14,000 to 460,000 last week. The decline came after claims had risen by a revised 28,000 in the previous week, the largest gain in three months.

And, from the New York Times:

U.S. Bank Failure Total Is 77 as More Institutions Are Shut

WASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators on Friday shut down three affiliated banks in Florida and one each in Nevada and California, bringing the number of bank failures this year to 78.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation took over the three Florida banks, all owned by the Bank of Florida Corporation, a bank holding company.

Those banks are Bank of Florida-Southeast, based in Fort Lauderdale, with $595.3 million in assets; Bank of Florida-Southwest, based in Naples, with $640.9 million in assets; and Bank of Florida-Tampa Bay, based in Tampa, with $245.2 million in assets.

But unemployment claims are down, according to the Star-News:

Jobless claims drop to 460,000 last week

By Martin Crutsinger, The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week but the level still remained higher than expected, indicating only modest improvements in the job market.

Applications for unemployment benefits fell by 14,000 to 460,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Analysts had expected the level would fall further to 455,000.

Economists say they will feel confident about sustainable job creation once weekly first-time claims dip below 425,000.

The latest decline came after claims had risen by a revised 28,000 in the previous week, the largest gain in three months.

The latest level of claims is slightly higher than it was at the start of the year, underscoring that the nation’s workers are still facing tough times even though the overall economy is growing again after enduring the worst recession since the 1930s.

Though it’s not enough of a positive change to indicate a trend.

The New York Times Week in Review:

Into Kandahar, Yesterday and Tomorrow

By JOHN F. BURNS

As American forces prepare for a pivotal engagement, a reporter remembers the failures of an earlier time.

Rule No. 1: Make Money by Avoiding Rules

By PETER S. GOODMAN

A time-tested axiom of capitalism is that any financial regulation will be followed quickly by innovation that subverts it.

Rand Paul and the Perils of Textbook Libertarianism

By SAM TANENHAUS

Rigid ideological consistency is the enemy of practical politics. And therein lies a problem for a darling of the Tea Party.

Résumés Made for Fibbing

By JOHN SCHWARTZ

When it comes to inflating credentials, Richard Blumenthal has a lot of company. In fact, puffery usually begins in childhood.

Pippi Longstocking, With Dragon Tattoo

By PAT RYAN

Stieg Larsson’s darkly kooky antiheroine Lisbeth Salander owes a lot to the 9-year-old troublemaker created by the earlier Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.

May 28, 2010, 6:24 AM

Marijuana Pollution

Friday | Today’s idea: Pot isn’t so green after all, an article says. California’s large marijuana growing operations – most illegal – “are polluting local ecosystems on an industrial scale in rural counties and places as unlikely as state parks.” ["Need to Know" on PBS]

May 27, 2010, 6:49 AM

Soviet Evil, Hidden in Plain Sight

Thursday | Today’s idea: Why do the world’s scholars ignore vast, unread troves of Soviet archives? A journalist says lingering leftist sympathies help explain the failure to unearth the evils of Communism the way those of the Nazis were laid bare. [City Journal; Rebuttal -- Ronald Radosh, Pajamas Media]

May 26, 2010, 6:44 AM

The Midget Sub Threat

Wednesday | Today’s idea: The American Navy needs to hone its antisubmarine skills after the torpedoing of a South Korean corvette by a North Korean minisubmarine, an article says. Whether deployed by the Pyongyang regime or Iran, midget subs are a clear threat. [Popular Mechanics]

May 25, 2010, 6:09 AM

Kings: A 21st-Century Notion

Tuesday | Today’s idea: In political crises from Europe to Asia, monarchy suddenly seems relevant again as a glue of democracy, safeguard against disorder and protector of rights. [The Boston Globe]

Busy week? To help keep you up to speed, the Week in Review’s editors suggest these articles:

An Unprecedented Disconnect in Washington

Rand Paul, Tea Party Pick, Causes Uproar Over Civil Rights

Teachers Facing Weakest Market in Years

Payback Time: Padded Pensions Add to New York Fiscal Woes

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Clients Worried About Goldman’s Dueling Goals

Credit Default Swaps Should Have Been Classified as Insurance

18 Orgies Later, Chinese Swinger Gets Prison Bed

Five Ways to Keep Online Criminals at Bay

Pay-What-You-Want Has Patrons Perplexed

New Data Suggest That the Statistic That 50 Percent of Marriages End in Divorce Isn’t True.

Marijuana Fuels a New Kitchen Culture

Landis, Admitting Doping, Accuses Top U.S. Cyclists

A 13-Year-Old Takes On Everest, and Sets Off a Debate

World Events Rumble at Cannes

The Afterlife of Stieg Larsson

What’s New, Doc? Latest Iteration of Looney Tunes

In the Garden: Growing Vegetables Upside Down

The Slow Route to Homemade Pizza

Pasadena City Council

On Monday, May 10th the Council had its first presentation on the City 2010-2011 budget. The Council is expected to adopt its budget on June 14th. Public comment on the city budget is encouraged. If you would like to comment you can email  city_council@cityofpasadena.net. The Council also considered using Recovery Zone Facility Bonds for the Park Place Commercial development at Lake and Colorado. Victor Gordo was selected to serve a second year as Vice Mayor of Pasadena.

On Monday May 17th, the Council heard a report on the draft outreach report from staff. The Chamber has consistently commented that the report is skewed by the preponderance given input provided by residents of Pasadena’s single family neighborhoods and that economic and business interests were almost ignored in the report. The Chamber made those comments again at the Council meeting and provided significant evidence to support the assertions. The Council also discussed taking action in response to Arizona’s recent legislation regarding illegal immigration.

Gold Line Foothill Extension
The Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority hosts a groundbreaking to celebrate the beginning of construction for the next phase of the light rail project. The milestone will be held on Saturday, June 26th at 10:00 a.m. at Newcastle Park at 101 West Colorado Boulevard in Arcadia. The public is invited to celebrate this milestone in the transit history of the San Gabriel Valley. Congratulations to the Authority and its staff who diligently worked to make the extension to Azusa a reality.

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a revised contract with DC Golf to operate the Altadena and Eaton Canyon Golf Courses. The supervisors also validated the results of the PUSD/Measure CC election. The measure fell well short of the margin needed for approval.

State of California

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger presented a revised state budget that includes significant cuts to social services in order to balance spending with income. The governor’s budget spares further cuts to education, continues to raid local governments and redevelopment agencies and includes no tax increases.

The State of California’s Cash for Appliances Rebate program ends May 23rd. To take advantage appliances must be purchased by May 23rd. For details and information visit www.PWPweb.com/rebates.

The California Public Utilities Commission
Hosts a workshop for anyone wanting to do business with the regulated utility companies such as Southern California Edison and the Gas Company. Helping Diverse Business Sell to Regulated Utilities takes place in the Carmel Room at the CPUC offices at 320 West 4th Street in Los Angeles on June 10th. Visit www.cpuc.ca.gov for more information. The CPUC urges everyone to call 811 to find out if there are electric, gas, telephone or water lines buried nearby before you dig.

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Locally, we can expect our water agencies to start to hike rates. Only in the public sector, where monopoly rules apply, can less product sales instantly become higher rates for customers. What ever happened to trimming costs first – what the private sector must do to remain competitive?

Regional water agency rate increases will cause higher water bills

The Week’s news encapsulated by the New York Times:

Week in Review

In Bangkok, Gunfire Outside a Reporter’s Window

By THOMAS FULLER

Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images

Thai security forces confronting antigovernment protesters in Bangkok.

In this city of twinkling lights and linen napkins, grenades fly and a general is shot at a reporter’s feet. In a wealthy land, politics is still playing catch up.

Plan B: Skip College

By JACQUES STEINBERG

A group of economists argue that it’s time to develop alternatives for students unlikely to succeed in pursuing a higher degree, or who may not be ready to do so.

No Vote-Trading Here

By ADAM LIPTAK

Supreme Court justices are among the last people susceptible to schmoozing, flattery and arm-twisting.

I Can’t Eat That. I’m Allergic.

By GINA KOLATA

Many people think they have allergies to foods, when they really don’t.

To Reza in Jail: Love and Unity

By NAZILA FATHI

Iran’s streets are quiet, but on the Web, dissident wives post a new form of manifesto, the passionate letter.

Britain’s Top Dog Finds a Mate

By JOHN F. BURNS

Hybrid politics isn’t what Britons normally do, but four out of five voters like this coalition. Can it work?

In Case You Missed It

Busy week? To help keep you up to speed, the Week in Review’s editors suggest these articles:

U.S. Said to Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits

Size of Oil Spill Underestimated, Scientists Say

In Greek Debt Crisis, Some See Parallels to U.S.

The New Poor: In Job Market Shift, Some Workers Are Left Behind

Net-Worth Obsession

Cellphones Now Used More for Data Than for Calls

Facebook’s Complex Opt-Out Procedure for Privacy

Revamped Microsoft Office Will Be Free on the Web

Pope Issues His Most Direct Words to Date on Abuse

A New York Bloc on the Supreme Court

Is Your Cat Normal?

The Euro is losing value against world currencies and some are concerned that sliding economies in Greece and elsewhere on the continent may forewarn more instability and economic challenges across Europe.

Fears Intensify That Euro Crisis Could Snowball

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ and ERIC DASH

Published: May 16, 2010

After a brief respite following the announcement last week of a nearly $1 trillion bailout plan for Europe, fear in the financial markets is building again, this time over worries that the Continent’s biggest banks face strains that will hobble European economies.

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Gill Allen/Bloomberg News

The rate banks charge one another for overnight loans, known as Libor, is set daily in Canary Wharf in London.

In a sign of the depth of the anxiety, the euro fell Friday to its lowest level since the depth of the financial crisis, as investors abandoned the currency as well as stocks in favor of gold and other assets seen as offering more safety. And in an interview published Saturday, the president of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, warned that Europe was facing “severe tensions” and that the markets were fragile.

Auto dealers are chafing at new financial regulations that may make it more difficult for them to loan money and more costly for borrowers.

Auto Dealers Campaign to Fend Off Regulation

By ERIC LICHTBLAU

Published: May 16, 2010

WASHINGTON — After nearly a quarter-century of selling pickup trucks and cars in North Dakota, Donovan Berscht had to shut one of his dealerships last year as Chrysler downsized. Now he is worried that a second financial jolt — this time the push for toughened economic oversight in Washington — could batter his remaining Chevrolet-Buick dealership.

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A California dealership. In 2008, dealers made 52 percent of their profit from financing and insurance. Under a proposal, they would be overseen by a federal consumer protection authority.

If President Obama has his way, loans at auto dealers would be put under the purview of a new federal consumer protection authority to guard against fraud and abuse. The prospect of increased regulations, Mr. Berscht said, “could force us out of the financing business,” and it has him so concerned that he traveled to Washington last month to ask Senator Kent Conrad, a Democrat and one of his senators, for quick relief.

The financial reforms being debated in the Senate have prompted resistance from a variety of businesses, but perhaps nowhere more intensely than in the already beleaguered auto industry, where dealers find themselves pitted against Mr. Obama in their aggressive campaign to exempt themselves from the new rules.

For some 18,000 auto dealers in the United States, who historically have made up a potent political force, the debate presents a critical test of their continued influence in Washington, as they push lawmakers to help them hold on to revenue.

Here in Pasadena, we’ve lost two auto dealerships in the past year. For the city, that is some $500,000 of lost sales tax revenue. Right now it also leaves two large parcels along Colorado Boulevard east of Lake Avenue vacant. A lumber company is said to be in escrow for the Team Chevrolet site and a pharmacy is rumored to be going up at the Hill and Colorado corner on the Pasadena Ford site. 

The Gulf oil spill shows us all that more precautions are necessary and stricter oversight of drilling operations and the companies involved:

Editorial

Industry Doesn’t Step Up

Published: May 11, 2010

Who is to blame for last month’s catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? The other guy. At least that’s what three oil executives, predictably and cynically, told a Senate hearing on Tuesday.

The Obama administration and Congress are going to have to press a lot harder to figure out what went wrong and what must be changed — including how the industry needs to be regulated — to ensure this never happens again.

There is no question about the scale of the destruction. The blowout on a deep-water drilling rig has already dumped nearly 3.5 million gallons of oil into the gulf, and the companies involved have yet to figure out how to stop it. If left unchecked, the spill will almost certainly inflict terrible damage on Louisiana’s coastline and its fishing industry, and possibly other gulf states.

The hearings produced almost none of the answers needed. The BP America chairman, Lamar McKay, blamed a malfunctioning blowout preventer installed by Transocean, the operator of the drilling rig. Transocean’s boss, Steven Newman, said the problem may have been a mishandling of the cement that is supposed to keep gas from escaping up the well pipe to the surface. Tim Probert, a president of Halliburton, which was responsible for the cement, suggested that his company was only following instructions from BP.

Round and round the blame game went — the “liability chase,” Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey called it.

U.S. News and World Report analyzes mutual funds to come up with their list of the best:

http://money.usnews.com/fundsI’m too chicken to look at the list.

This LA Times story isn’t engendering confidence in me:

Trading firms put their money on poker experts

A new breed of Wall Street recruit gets ahead not through connections or business experience, but through demonstrating a head for numbers, quick thinking and risk-taking – skills from the card table.

Assistant traders play a round of poker during training at the Susquehanna Group in Pennsylvania. The game is part of the firm’s training. (Scott Lewis, For The Times / February 22, 2010)

By Nathaniel Popper, Los Angeles Times May 16, 2010

Reporting from New York

Chris Fargis thought his big job interview was over. But when the partners at Wall Street upstart Toro Trading finished with their questions, they broke out a deck of cards and a green-felt card table. Mind playing a few hands of poker?

It was a final test, and Fargis was relieved. The 30-year-old never went to business school or even took a finance class. But he knew poker. He had made a living playing the game online for six years from his Manhattan apartment, betting on up to eight hands at a time.

Within a few days, Fargis — with no Wall Street experience — was offered a position trading stock options, a job that entails making multimillion-dollar gambles. His poker skills sealed the deal.The Atlantic, one of my favorite magazines, considers the future and it may look a lot like Pasadena (if we decide we want to be a city of the future, not a relic of the past):

Here Comes the Neighborhood

Conventional suburbs are overbuilt and out of favor. In cities and suburbs alike, walkable neighborhoods linked by train are the future. Here’s how a new network of privately funded rail lines can make that future come to pass more quickly and cheaply—and help reinvigorate housing and the economy.

By Christopher B. Leinberger

While houses are (mostly) sturdy, the construction industry is as sensitive as a 19th-century debutante. At the first sign of trouble, it swoons, often knocking the economy down with it. In each of the three recessions before the Great Recession, the economy shrank by less than 2 percent—but housing starts, on average, declined by a third. In the years leading up to the 1990 recession, when real estate bankrupted about half of the savings-and-loans, housing starts fell 44 percent. Usually, an economic recession means a depression in the housing industry.

It’s been worse this time around. From their pre-recession peaks, economic output fell 3.3 percent and employment 6.1 percent, but housing starts dropped 73 percent. Last year housing starts were lower by half than in any year since 1959, when the U.S. population stood at 178 million (compared with 309 million today). About a third of all the jobs lost in this recession have been in construction, real-estate finance, architecture, or building services. Housing prices, meanwhile, have fallen 28 percent, adjusted for inflation, since their peak in 2006—that’s far more than they fell during the Great Depression.

But housing hasn’t cratered everywhere. According to Stan Humphries, the chief economist of Zillow, an online housing-research firm, if you plot changes in home values within a typical metro region on a satellite map, the result “looks like an archery target, with the outlying areas having experienced substantially higher total declines in home values” than areas closer to the central city.

Zillow data for metropolitan Washington, D.C., for instance, shows that housing prices on average have declined 33 percent since the peak. But this average masks big differences. In densely built inner suburbs, like Arlington, Virginia, and in the walkable, urban neighborhoods of the District of Columbia, prices typically dropped about 20 percent. Housing on the suburban fringe, on the other hand, lost about half its value. Many exurban homeowners who had purchased or refinanced in the mid-2000s are now well underwater.

And:

Tomorrowland

In the city of the future, bridges will talk to engineers, roads will control cars, and parking spots will find you. In some places, it’s already here.

By Daniel D. Castro

Source: Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

Until recently, humankind has had to rely principally on observation to collect information from a mostly passive world. If we wanted to find out whether a bridge was structurally sound, for example, someone had to go somewhere, measure something, and report back. But today, a convergence of technical successes—low-cost sensors, energy-efficient processors, and advanced wireless networking—is leading to the creation of an active world alive with information.

As this illustration shows, governments around the world are starting to capitalize on these tools to keep us safer, increase mobility, and boost economic growth. Now, instead of engineers inspecting a bridge, the bridge inspects itself and reports continuously to engineers.

These examples are just the start: soon, biochemical detectors in subways and airports will help protect travelers; undersea microphones will warn about offshore hurricanes; and smoke sensors will give firefighters real-time information on the location and path of wildfires. Researchers at Georgia Tech have produced sensors that can differentiate among more than 100 chemicals in the water or air at just one-tenth the price of current models, and Intel has created self-contained, battery-powered computers about the size of a quarter that can form ad hoc wireless networks. Combined, these tools could monitor environmental conditions at hazardous work sites or detect leaks in water and gas pipelines. To handle the huge flow of information all of these systems will generate, computer scientists are developing complex algorithms to improve the efficiency of sensor networks, and innovative programs to analyze and manipulate large data sets.

In the future, a host of applications will give us a better understanding—and more control—of the world around us. And humans will be ever more intricately linked with their environment.

As Pasadena installs intelligent transportation systems to make our drive across town easier, I expect we will be experiencing much more technology that we realize.

And they take an interesting look at the invention of one of our favorite items: the cocktail: Who Invented the Cocktail? That depends on how you define invented. And cocktail. By Wayne Curtis Image credit: Mary Evans Picture Library/Everett Collection Last fall, I visited a new restaurant and lounge in London called Hix. It specializes in revivals and adaptations of early-19th-century British libations, including a rum shrub of the sort one might have sipped during the reign of King George III. (Shrubs typically involved fresh fruits preserved in vinegar, then mixed with spirits.) I thought it was uncommonly delicious, and immediately felt traitorous for thinking so. The early Brits were famous for guzzling sweetened gin in large and harmful quantities, not for producing mixed drinks of sophistication or quality. The Americans were supposedly the ones who did that. The drink catechism has long held that cocktails as we know them were created by “Professor” Jerry Thomas, a pioneering and flamboyant American bartender who published the first bar manual in 1862. David Wondrich, the author of Imbibe!, the most comprehensive account of Thomas’s work, did much to secure this reputation. His book advanced the notion, now commonly repeated, that cocktails are a reflection of our native genius, as American as apple pie and baseball. “And it turns out that’s precisely true,” Wondrich told me recently. “Because they made apple pies in Europe before we did. And they played rounders before we did. Whenever you look into any of these things and poke at the beginning, you’re suddenly earlier.”

For more information or to register for lunch or breakfast call Linda at (626) 795-3355 or email here.

Sponsorships are available for 2010 Breakfast Connection and Luncheon Alliance events. Get your business in front of your peers, your business name and logo on the event flyer and seven minutes to talk about what you do, how you can serve and why your business stands out. For more information or to become a lunch or breakfast sponsor, call Kelly at (626) 795-3355 or email kelly@pasadena-chamber.org.

Our lunch and breakfast networking events provides an opportunity for everyone in attendance to present their business to the group, network, meet others in business and generate leads and referrals that could lead to business in the future while enjoying an excellent lunch.

Breakfast Connection sponsored by TeamLogic IT

Enjoy fellowship, friendship and networking at the monthly Breakfast Connection on Thursday, May 13th at 7:00 a.m. at The University Club at 175 North Oakland Avenue in Pasadena. We have a new venue, new attendees, renewed energy and PARKING IS FREE.

Mijares Mexican Restaurant invites you for Margaritas and Mingling at the Chamber May After-Hours Social and Mixer

Join the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce for its May After-Hours Social and Mixer at Mijares Mexican Restaurant at 145 Palmetto Drive in Pasadena. Enjoy classic drinks, delectable taste treats as you network with Chamber members and others on May 20th at 5:00 p.m.. Admission is free for Chamber members. Non-members pay $10 to enter. Hors d’oeuvres are generously provided by MIjares, drinks are at happy hour prices.

Please note: Admission to our After-Hours Social and Mixer is free for Pasadena Chamber members. Visitors and guests will continue to pay $10 for admission. Cost of refreshments remains the responsibility of each guest.

Luncheon Alliance sponsored by Glaser-Kennedy Insider’s Circle
Join fellow members in promoting your business at the Chamber’s monthly lunchtime networking event on Wednesday, June 2nd at Altadena Town and Country Club at 11:45 a.m. Alta Media Group produced a promotional video for our Luncheon Alliance. Watch it here and share it with others who could benefit from our networking experience.

If you would like to join us for a networking event, please email linda@pasadena-chamber.org to reserve space or sign up online here.

The next Young Professionals of Pasadena event will be hosted by 300 Pasadena at 3545 East Foothill Boulevard. Enjoy bowling at its most elegant in a private lounge hosted by our friends at 300 Pasadena. Tasty treats, happy hour drinks and lots of fun await the Young Professionals of Pasadena on Thursday, May 27th at 7:00 p.m. at 300 Pasadena.

If you are between 21 and 40 years of age, come for happy hour to meet other professional and working people for an informal and fun evening.

For notification of all events, join the Young Professionals of Pasadena Facebook Group by searching  leanne@pasadena-chamber.org on Facebook.

There is no cost to join and Chamber membership, while encouraged, is not required.