I met Tableau Vivante this weekend at the farmers’ market. We were the same booth, she had a camera around her neck and was talking about photography with the vendor. ‘Could this be the mysterious Tableau Vivante?!?‘ I wondered. It was! I got to meet the woman responsible for introducing me to apriums. She covers the Pasadena Saturday farmers’ market with photos, descriptions, and recipe ideas at http://tableauvivante.livejournal.com/.
Aaron Proctor, whose blog introduced me to Pasadena politics and got me started following them, has moved temporarily to Missouri.
Proctor for Mayor: Well, if you haven’t heard by now…
Under the Dome: Proctorless Pasadena
Pasadena Star-News: Proctor leaves Pasadena: Eccentric former mayoral candidate garnered attention
My friend Alyssa Sherwood is a Pasadena artist who blogs at Movingarden. She’s been painting She Cows lately, and posting them on her blog and on Flickr. I especially love the animation she posted yesterday looping through the cows she’s painted so far.
This afternoon, everyone in our community is invited to participate in a march and vigil in response to the recent violence in our community.
Here are the details from this week’s Wired Women*:
4:00 p.m., Community call to action at La Pintoresca Library Lawn
4:30 p.m., Pilgrimage/Healing Ceremony all along Summit Avenue ending at Jackie Robinson Center
6:00 p.m., Community dialogue at Jackie Robinson CenterIn response to the increase in violence and death in our community, the YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley Chapter and Pasadena/Altadena Mothers on the Move (MOM), along with local churches and civic groups are calling on us all to participate in a mourning/healing event this Thursday, June 14th. We will meet on the La Pintoresca Library lawn, at the corner of Raymond and Washington Blvd. We will walk down Summit Avenue and then over to the Jackie Robinson Center for community dialogue. Yes, I know. Not all of us do marches. Vigils are not necessarily our thing. Some of us may be weighing the “opportunity cost” of taking time to do this. Others may be thinking, “What’s the ROI for my time and energy?” Others of you on this list have been engaged in community dialogue for decades and are weary of yet another “conversation”. Margaret Wheatley, trained as a scientist and now a consultant focused on systemic change, says, “I believe we can change the world if we start listening to one another again. Simple, honest, human conversation where we each have a chance to speak, where we each feel heard, and where we each listen well to our experiences, hopes and fears. This is how great changes begin.” If you can carve out the time, please come.
*Wired Women is a women-focused email newsletter published by Monica Hubbard. It announces local events and opportunities. To receive it, email monica.hubbard@charter.net.
This post isn’t specifically Pasadena-related, but Pasadena has a lot of citizens who care about what is going on in Darfur, and a lot of bloggers, and I’m guessing a lot of people who like John Lennon’s music. If that describes you, this post is for you.
My friend Marilyn and I started Bloggers for Darfur over a year ago as a resource for bloggers who want to call for an end to the horrible violence in Darfur. We got an email from Amnesty International this week announcing that they’d released an album of John Lennon’s music performed a bunch of different musicians called Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. They also made neat music player widget that people can add to their blog sidebars to play samples of the songs — and to call attention to the situation in Darfur. (It works for most blogs, except wordpress and livejournal — otherwise I’d show you a sample.) Check the widget out, though, and check out the album website.
Local high school sophomore Leslie Brian founded a STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur) chapter at Polytechnic to raise money for people in Darfur. Check out the students’ website and these articles about their project:
The students are raising money for the Darfur Peace and Development Organization (DPDO). Here’s a link to the Polytechnic STAND page on the DPDO site.
Cahill Center construction in progress
The Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics is being built at Caltech on California just east of Wilson. The Caltech Astronomy department has a Cahill Center construction webcam here.
Seascape strawberries
We get out of bed early on Saturdays just for these. They’re usually sold out by mid-morning.
Pasadena Victory Park Certified Farmers’ Market
Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
North Sierra Madre Blvd & Paloma Street
Saxophonist on Lake
Friday just before dusk I was running an errand on South Lake Avenue, and I heard saxophone music. A musician was sitting by the Macy’s parking structure exit. He was good. I hope he comes back.
Pasadena Conversations is my new blog where I will post what I learn providing consulting for individuals and organizations who want to use blogs and other web-based community-building tools. It will include periodic tutorials, starting with RSS 101.
