The Tender Land Festival
Schedule of Events
See also the interactive Calendar of Events at the Pasadena Arts Council's
website for up-to-date Tender Land program information. Click HERE.
All events in this schedule are free unless otherwise noted
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SATURDAY, October 9, 2004
Opening Day Celebration
8:30–10 a.m.
Musical Circus Gobo-Gobo: The Sounds of Nature
Featuring composer/musician Masakazu Yoshizawa and Kokin-Gumi
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
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9 a.m.–6 p.m.
Christopher Nyerges: School of Self-Reliance
an exhibition featuring objects and artifacts from Nyerges’ wilderness survival classes
Sierra Club Pasadena Chapter annual free-standing photo exhibition (Both exhibits on view through October 31, 2004)
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9 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Tender Land: Preserve Its Beauty
by Bill Ellzey, a photographic exhibition
Shumei Hall Gallery (On view through January 31, 2005); opening reception from 1–5 p.m. includes a Taiko drum performance, solar cooker demonstration, natural agriculture produce and more
A, M, S
10 a.m.
Music Unwrapped Family Series-Rhythm and Mexico
Music of Mexican Composer Carlos Chávez with guest ensemble Tambuco
Percussion Ensemble from Mexico City
Colburn School of Performing Arts, Los Angeles
Tickets $10 adults, seniors & students
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10:30 a.m.–
4:30 p.m.
Mini-Festival for children and families
Helen and Peter Bing Children’s Garden, Dorothy Collins Brown Garden and the Botanical Education Center
Admission free for shuttle riders on opening day; regular admission $15 adults, $12 seniors (ages 65+), $10 students (ages12-18 or with full-time student ID), $6 youth (ages 5-11); free for children under 5, groups of 15 or more, $11 per person
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Noon–3 p.m.
The Breath That Reminds Me
Dance Performances
Levitt Pavilion
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Noon–6 p.m.
Nature Transformed
an exhibition exploring artists’ various interpretations of nature featuring over 15 artworks from the 15th to the 20th century
(On view through February 28, 2005); hands-on activities and crafts for children and families will be offered in the garden; guided tours of exhibition and collection will be offered from 1–5 p.m. on the hour
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Noon–6 p.m.
Flowing Waters, Fruitful Valley
an exhibition exploring the link of water to economic vitality and environmental richness of Pasadena and the western San Gabriel Valley
Free family activities provided by KIDSPACE Children’s Museum
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Noon–7 p.m.
Recalling Nature
exhibition of work by Doug Buis and Hilary Norcliffe
Pasadena City College Art Gallery
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Noon–8 p.m.
Landscapes of the Mind
draws from the Museum’s collection of Chinese hanging scrolls, hand scrolls and album leaves to explore the treatment of landscape paintings and bird-and-flower paintings in the Ming and Qing dynasties
(On view through January 30); Noon–4 p.m., Family Festival with garden tours and Chinese traditional brush painting classes; 5 p.m., Southwest Chamber Music performs John Cage’s Ryoanji
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Noon–8 p.m.
Urban Traces: Pasadena From Roses to Redevelopment
an exhibition pairing 25 historic photographs from the Automobile Association of Southern California’s archives with 25 contemporary photographs (On view through February 13, 2005)
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Noon–8 p.m.
reGenerations: Environmental Art in California
group exhibition (On view through January 30, 2005)
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Noon–8 p.m.
COPA (Conservatory of Puppetry Arts) and the Armory host art workshops all day; Northwest Territories, group exhibition
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Noon–8 p.m.
“ear (th)”
a geodynamic sound/sculpture installation (On view through December 22, 2004)
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Noon–8 p.m.
gardenLAb experiment in the South Campus Wind Tunnel Exhibition Hall
conducts tests on our current relationship to natural forces, experimenting with models of ecology in flux
(On view through October 17, 2004); opening reception; guided tours by Los Angeles Urban Rangers; eco design lecture series
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Noon–8 p.m.
Outdoor sculpture installations by Michael McMillen and Lita Albuquerque
(On view through March 1, 2005)
Caltech campus
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Noon–8 p.m.
Earth to Earth
an ephemeral sculpture work
will be installed at Pasadena City College George Boone Sculpture Garden between October 9, 2004 and January 31, 2005. A 2,500-pound clay sculpture, it will be experienced over a period of four months as it erodes and as its relationship to the environment is reconsidered
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1–3 p.m.
Papel Picado workshop
Papel Picado originated in Mesoamerica and was originally made from the amate bark with images often representing human and animal sprits, celebrating regeneration
Armory Northwest
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1–4 p.m.
Musical program
featuring Franz Shubert Trout Quintet, Oliver Messaiaen Le Merle Noir, Camille Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals, Dvorak The Silent Wood; performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Spring Sonata at 4 p.m.
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2 p.m.
Science Saturdays at 2—Gobo Gobo: Sounds of Nature
Featuring high-definition films La Mer and Form of Forest, followed by a discussion with Ann Marie Polsenberg, Caltech Division of Engineering and Applied Science, and composer/musician Masakazu Yoshizawa and Kokin-Gumi
Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium
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4–6 p.m.
L.A. Real
A one-woman theaterwork which explores the Mestizo-Mexican history of Los Angeles during the period from 1770 to 1900 and how this history is remembered; two performances, 45 minutes each
Armory Northwest
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5 p.m.
Rudy Perez: Dance, Art, and Dialog
Celebrated choreographer Rudy Perez and his collaborators Stefan Farby and Jeff Boynton present segments from Double Play, with spoken word from the writings of Gertrude Stein
Men’s Gymnasium at Pasadena City College
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5–6 p.m.
John Cage’s Ryoanji
Double bassist Tom Peters performs this entrancing tone poem based on the Zen rock garden in the Kyoto Temple
Pacific Asia Museum
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7 p.m.
In commemoration of the Pasadena Art Alliance’s fiftieth anniversary, curator Carole Ann Klonarides has selected Jessica Bronson’s new video/sound installation five lobed and propagating. Please note that the piece will be temporarily interrupted by a film at 8 p.m. and will resume at 9:30 p.m. The installation will be on view from dusk until midnight through October 30.
One Colorado Courtyard
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8 p.m.
Land Sea Sky Film Series
Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time, 90 minutes
One Colorado Courtyard
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8 p.m.
Soprano Jane Eaglen Sings Strauss
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Tickets $15-$69 adults, $12 student/senior rush, $10 ages 5-17
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SUNDAY, October 10, 2004
2 p.m.
Reminiscences of William Mulholland
In this lecture, Catherine Mulholland, the granddaughter of the legendary water developer from Los Angeles, will focus on Mulholland the person, with special comments on his relationship to Pasadena and to the political context of the early 20th century
Tickets $10, includes free admission to the Museum
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TUESDAY, October 12, 2004
8 p.m.
10 Pieces for Percussion
Music of Mexican composer Carlos Chávez with guest ensemble Tambuco Percussion
Ensemble from Mexico City
Colburn School of Performing Arts, Los Angeles
Tickets $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students
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FRIDAY, October 15, 2004
7–8:30 p.m.
Nature Serves the Nation: Seventeenth-Century Dutch Still Life and Landscape Painting
This lecture by Dr. Ann Jensen Adams, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, UCSB, examines the role of flower still-lifes and of landscape paintings in the context of the emerging Scientific Revolution—new understandings of man’s relation to the natural world—and their role in helping to shape a communal national identity for the emerging Republic
Free with museum admission ($6 adults, $3 seniors, free students/18 under)
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8 p.m.
Land Sea Sky Film Series
Koyaanisqatsi, 87 minutes
One Colorado Courtyard
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SATURDAY, October 16, 2004
2 p.m.
Eco art space lecture/performance series
Susan Liebowitz Steinman; guided tours by Los Angeles Urban Rangers
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2–3 p.m.
An Introduction to Asian Gardens
Lecture by Dr. Bruce Coats, Professor of Asian Art, Scripps College, Claremont; sponsored by the Freeman Foundation
Free with museum admission (Regular Admission $7 adults, $5 students/seniors)
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2–3 p.m.
All Natural Ingredients
For this Family Day, children and families take a guided tour of the collections, exploring what nature provides to artists, from insect-based colors to animal-hair brushes
Free with museum admission ($6 adults, $3 seniors, free students/18 under)
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3–5 p.m.
Aztec Stories Project at Latino History Jamaica
musical performance, spoken word, and small group interactive participation concert
Armory Northwest
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8 p.m.
Land Sea Sky Film Series
Powaqqatsi, 99 minutes
One Colorado Courtyard
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8 p.m.
10 Pieces for Percussion
Music of Mexican composer Carlos Chávez with guest ensemble Tambuco Percussion
Ensemble from Mexico City
Norton Simon Museum Theater
Tickets $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students
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SUNDAY, October 17, 2004
1–5 p.m.
Streams of Life Celebration
The Tongva, ancient inhabitants of the San Gabriel Valley, viewed water as a sacred life force; today descendents have kept the traditions alive; visitors will experience Native American music, dance, arts, and crafts
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MONDAY, October 18, 2004
7:30 p.m.
Shakespeare and the Tender Land
a concert reading comprised of scenes and speeches from Shakespeare plays focusing on nature, the elements, and our relation to them
Theatre at Boston Court
Donations welcome
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FRIDAY, October 22, 2004
8 p.m.
Land Sea Sky Film Series
Naqoyqatsi, 89 minutes
One Colorado Courtyard
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SATURDAY, October 23, 2004
8 p.m.
reGenerations: Environmental Art in California
Exhibition Environmental Artists Panel Discussion
A panel discussion with artists such as Newton and Helen Harrison and Mark Brest van Kempen
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8 p.m.
Land Sea Sky Film Series
Winged Migration, 85 minutes
One Colorado Courtyard
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SATURDAY, October 30
9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Benjamin Eaton Water Tour
Experience living history as Benjamin Eaton (portrayed by Tim Brick) leads a bus tour to historical water spots around our community; learn about the history of the Indiana Colony, the San Gabriel Orange Grove Association, and how water played a key role in the development of the Pasadena area
Tickets $25; $20 Museum members
H, A, S
3 p.m.
Family Re-Photography Day
Two local photographers lead families through the neighborhood around the PMCA, re-photographing sites based on historic photographs; techniques and practices of re-photography are explained and participants receive copies of the historic photographs
Admission $10 per family
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FRIDAY, November 5, 2004
6–9 p.m.
Nature Made Manifest
explores artists’ depictions of the natural world in this one-hour guided tour of the exhibition Nature Transformed and related works in the collections
Free admission evening; at 7 p.m.
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SATURDAY, November 6, 2004
8 p.m.
reGenerations
Environmental Art in California Exhibition Environmental Experts Panel Discussion; will include such experts as Mike Davis, Tim Brick of the Metropolitan Water District, and Nancy Steele of the Air Quality Management District
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SUNDAY, November 7, 2004
2 p.m.
How Pasadena Fits Into the California Water Picture
In this lecture, Tim Quinn, VP, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, will review the major water challenges that confront California in the 21st century and the role that residents of our region have in developing positive solutions
Tickets $10, includes free admission to the Museum
H, A, S
4 p.m.
Blendings: Wine & Music. Spicy Reds & Richard Derby
Peppery zinfandels, tangy merlots and other delicious red wines are put in counterpoint with the music of Richard Derby, a composer featured in the Composer Portrait Series
Tickets $50 Music & Wine; Music Only, $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students
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THURSDAY, November 11, 2004
7 p.m.
Environmental Preservation and Protection
An event that ties in the theme of environment from Tender Land and relates speeches from the CEO of Patagonia to the importance of sustainable business practices, and also includes a slideshow of work by the Santa Monica based photographer Robert Glenn Ketchum
(by invitation; call Alan Burt, Patagonia, 626.795.0319)
Armory Center for the Arts
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FRIDAY, November 12, 2004
12:30 p.m.
CelloMan
Eugene Friesen will entertain children and young people third-grade and up with the delights of wildlife music as performed by the likes of Mr. Bear and Mr. Squirrel
Shumei Hall
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SATURDAY, November 13, 2004
8:30–10 a.m.
Musical Circus: Plop! Boom! Swish! The Rhythms of Nature
Musical performance for children
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
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8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Bus Tour of St. Francis Dam and the Los Angeles Aqueduct
Join local historian and author Paul Rippens on a bus tour exploring a pivotal event in Los Angeles history—the 1928 failure of the St. Francis Dam
Tickets $40; $35 Museum members; includes picnic lunch
H, A, S
3 p.m.
Urban Traces: Pasadena from Roses to Redevelopment
Panel discussion moderated by Wesley Jessup, PMCA Executive Director, with participants Karen Voss, Annenberg Center for Communication; Claire Bogaard, Pasadena Resident and Preservationist; Karen Stokes, Pasadena Resident, Getty Center for Research
Admission $5; PMCA members free
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8 p.m.
The Firebird
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Tickets $15-$69 adults, $12 student/senior rush, $10 ages 5-17
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8 p.m.
An evening of Richard Derby
Memorial to the Victims of 9/11 (World Premiere); Sofia Gubaidulina, Gallows Songs (US premiere); and Dmitri Shostakovich, Quintet for Piano & Strings
Norton Simon Museum Theater
Tickets $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students
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SUNDAY, November 14, 2004
2:30 p.m.
The Greater Symphony of the Earth
Grammy-winner Paul Winter, soprano saxophonist and composer, will combine his solo renditions with stories of his adventures on six continents, incorporating the sounds of native instruments and wildlife
Shumei Hall
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MONDAY, November 15, 2004
6–8 p.m.
Spotting
exhibition of works by Laura Parker, Kathy Chenoweth, Caryl Davis (On view through December 10, 2004)
Pasadena City College Art Gallery
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TUESDAY, November 16, 2004
8 p.m.
An evening of Richard Derby
Memorial to the Victims of 9/11 (World Premiere); Sofia Gubaidulina, Gallows Songs (US premiere); and Dmitri Shostakovich, Quintet for Piano & Strings
Colburn School of Performing Arts, Los Angeles
Tickets $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students
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FRIDAY, November 19, 2004
7–8:30 p.m.
Landscapes of Affection and Despair: Monet in Vetheuil and Cézanne at the Jas-de-Bouffan
In this lecture by Dr. Richard Brettell, Independent Author and Curator. the landscape paintings of celebrated Impressionist painters Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne are discussed
Free with museum admission ($6 adults, $3 seniors, free students/18 under)
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SATURDAY, November 20, 2004
1–3 p.m.
Assembling Nature: A Family Festival with George Herms
Make a collage out of natural materials with artist George Herms and explore his artwork and more in the Museum’s other special exhibition Lost but Found: Assemblage, Collage and Sculpture, 1920-2002
Free with museum admission ($6 adults, $3 seniors, free students/18 under)
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WEDNESDAY, December 1, 2004
4–5 p.m.
Stories in the Afternoon: In the Garden
Pumpkins, corn, bumblebees and worms make lively neighbors in this story hour for children and families held in the Museum’s galleries
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FRIDAY, December 3, 2004
6–9 p.m.
Free admission evening
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SATURDAY, December 4, 2004
7 p.m.
Winter Concert
Through song and spoken word the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Intermediate Choir will express how nature influences their perceptions of the world around us
Tickets $15 adults, $8 children/seniors
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SUNDAY, December 5, 2004
4 p.m.
Winter Concert
Through song and spoken word the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Apprentice Choir will express how nature influences perceptions of the world around us
Tickets $15 adults, $8 children/seniors
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FRIDAY, December 10, 2004
12:30 p.m.
Voices from the Blue
UCLA Professor Christopher Bull, internationally known organist and composer, will lead an expedition of youngsters, third-grade and up, into the sound-world of planets and birds, accompanied by composers as diverse as Mozart, Messiaen, and the Beatles
Shumei Hall
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SATURDAY, December 11, 2004
8:30–10 a.m.
Musical Circus: A Natural Genius—Mr. Beethoven Comes to Visit
Musical performance for children
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
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2–3 p.m.
Havens of Comfort
Artists often cast natural settings as idyllic retreats from urban life. Discover such representations in this guided tour of the Nature Transformed exhibition and related artworks in the collections
Free with museum admission ($6 adults, $3 seniors, free students/18 under)
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2–3 p.m.
Tour of Landscapes of the Mind
with curator Meher McArthur
Free with museum admission (regular admission $7 adults, $5 students/seniors)
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5 p.m.
Healing Blue
Dance performance including dance on film, a live performance and a discussion
Armory Northwest
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8 p.m.
Scenes from The Tender Land
by Aaron Copland and Ahmahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti
Sexson Auditorium, Pasadena City College
General Admission $15, $10 students/seniors
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8 p.m.
Beethoven’s Ninth
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Tickets $15-$69 adults, $12 student/senior rush, $10 ages 5-17
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SUNDAY, December 12, 2004
4 p.m.
Blendings: Wine & Music. Holiday Wines, Takemitsu & Musgrave
Delight in seasonal wines for the upcoming holidays, then enjoy a discussion of the nature inspired music of these two master composers
Tickets $50 Music & Wine; Music Only $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students
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TUESDAY, December 14, 2004
8 p.m.
An evening with Toru Takemitsu, The Four Seasons; Thea Musgrave, From Spring to Spring; and Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Colburn School of Performing Arts, Los Angeles
Tickets $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students
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FRIDAY, December 17, 2004
7 p.m.
Elemental Forces: Nature and the Artistic Imagination
A lecture by Dr. Charlotte Eyerman, Assistant Curator of Paintings, J. Paul Getty Museum. The myriad uses of nature in art as subject matter, metaphor, muse and material will be explored through paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, installation, performance and earthworks
Free with museum admission ($6 adults, $3 seniors, free students/18 under)
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SATURDAY, December 18, 2004
10 a.m.
Music Unwrapped Family Series, Nature in Music: The Four Seasons in Italy and Japan
Travel to two worlds in one morning with Vivaldi and Takemitsu
Colburn School of Performing Arts, Los Angeles
Tickets $10 adults, seniors & students
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8 p.m.
An evening with Toru Takemitsu, The Four Seasons; Thea Musgrave, From Spring to Spring; and Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Norton Simon Museum Theater
Tickets $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students
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FRIDAY, January 7, 2005
6–9 p.m.
Free admission evening
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8 p.m.
The Art of Evolution: Designing our Future by Learning from Our Awesome Ancestors
Internationally known as a dynamic speaker and media personality, Dr. Elizabet Sahtouris explores the biological evolution of the Earth’s living systems for models of organic organization in business, government and global economics
Shumei Hall
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SATURDAY, January 8, 2005
2–3 p.m.
Cultivating the Garden
Explore the changing role of the garden in art, from Eden to Monet’s private refuge in this guided tour of the collections
Free with museum admission ($6 adults, $3 seniors, free students/18 under)
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5 p.m.
Back to the Earth
Dance performance including dance on film, a live performance, and discussion
Armory Northwest
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SUNDAY, January 9, 2005
1–4 p.m.
Arroyo Artstreams Workshop
Participants will meet at the Museum’s History Center where they will learn how the Arroyo has changed through time, and then travel to Pasadena Casting Club in the Arroyo Seco. Professional artists will lead hands on activities that explore the connection of man and the environment.
Tickets: Contact Museum for information
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MONDAY, January 10, 2005
6–8 p.m.
Faculty Exhibition
(On view through February 4, 2005)
Pasadena City College Art Gallery
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SATURDAY, January 15, 2005
1–3 p.m.
Nature Narratives: A Family Festival
Join theater troupe “We Tell Stories” for exciting tales from the land, sea and air in this performance for children and families where kids join the actors onstage; followed by activities in the galleries
Free with museum admission ($6 adults, $3 seniors, free students/18 under)
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3 p.m.
Re-Photographing Pasadena: Method and Meaning
Panel discussion moderated by Wesley Jessup, PMCA Executive Director; participants include Marsha Kinder, Annenberg Center for Communications;
Morgan Yates, Automobile Club of Southern California; Rosemary Comella, Urban Traces Photographer, Annenberg Center for Communications
Admission $5; PMCA members free
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School children will present the Eaton Canyon Nature Center with a mosaic sign designed and made by them under the leadership of Ellen Dinerman; the sign will inhabit the Native Plant Demonstration Nursery (On view after January 15, 2005)
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TUESDAY, January 18, 2005
8 p.m.
Frank Capra Film Series
Screening of Chinatown, followed by a discussion with scientists, historians, film scholars, and filmmakers
Beckman Auditorium at Caltech
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SATURDAY, January 22, 2005
11–3 p.m.
Exploring the Environment through Art
A family festival filled with environmentally conscious art-making
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SUNDAY, January 23, 2005
Blendings: Wine & Music. Tangy Whites & Joan Huang
Born in Shanghai, Joan Huang is the perfect composer to follow a tasting of bright and tart white wines perfect for Chinese and Asian foods.
Tickets $50 Music & Wine; Music Only $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students
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SATURDAY, January 29, 2005
8 p.m.
An evening of the music of Lou Harrison, Songs in the Forest; Joan Huang, The Path of T’ao; and W. A. Mozart, Quintet in A major for Clarinet & Strings, K. 581
Norton Simon Museum Theater
Tickets $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students
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Many events related to the Tender Land Festival that are not listed here can be found on the Tender Land website, www.tenderland.org. The website is updated daily and has the most current information about performance dates and times, which are all subject to change on an individual organization basis.
For additional information or questions please contact the Festival Coordinator, Terry LeMoncheck, at (626) 793-8171, or by email at TLeMoncheck@pasadenaartscouncil.org.