What’s new in Pasadena, CA

In Pasadena, the San Gabriel Mountains are covered in snow as Southern California experienced a rare winter storm.

The cooler temperatures mean that the 30,000 tulips blooming this spring at Descanso Gardens will last longer. This month, Pasadena celebrates Women’s History Month and springtime in bloom.

Botanical Gardens in Pasadena in Bloom

Pasadena, California is where the sunshine blankets over a horticultural paradise that was once an acorn-rich home for the Tongva tribe. Later, Mexican and American ranchers cultivated citrus groves and vineyards. The vogue of building opulent estate gardens in the early 1900s set the groundwork for Pasadena as a botanical paradise, home to many acclaimed public gardens.

What’s in bloom:

The Camellias at Descanso Gardens and The Huntington Gardens

Go bird watching at Arlington Gardens

30,000 tulips will bloom at Descanso Gardens in March, cherry blossoms in the Japanese Gardens in April

See the cherry blossoms at the Japanese Garden in The Langham Huntington, Pasadena this spring

Explore The Huntington Gardens’ 16 Botanical Gardens

NEW IN ATTRACTIONS

Ice House Comedy

The iconic Ice House Comedy Club reopened last month with opening weekend headliners Margaret Cho, Bill Burr, Brad Williams and more. In March, The Ice House will welcome Gabriel Inglesias, Jay Mohr, Brian Monarch, Sharon Mahoney, Slanted Comedy, Hive Comedy, and more.

https://icehousecomedy.com/

Rose Bowl Public Tours

On the last Friday of every month, the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium opens its doors for public tours. Walk through a National Historic Landmark where countless moments in history have been made.

https://www.rosebowlstadium.com/events/details/341/public-tours

Butterfly Season at Kidspace Children’s Museum

Butterfly season kicks off at Kidspace Children’s Museum this March to celebrate the habitat and life cycle of butterflies and other pollinators. Families can dig-in and connect with new exhibits, visit the bug safari, create a caterpillar out of clay and add seeds in it to watch it sprout.

https://kidspacemuseum.org/

Descanso Garden’s New Gift Shop

Visitors flock to Descanso Gardens in March to chase the peach blossoms and 30,000 tulips in bloom and in April to catch the cherry blossoms in the Japanese Garden. On March 12, Descanso Gardens will be celebrating a refreshed gift shop featuring new products from local artisans.

https://www.descansogardens.org/

Norton Simon Museum

Saint Sebastian: Anatomy of a Sculpture is a new exhibition that explores a 15^th century Italian painted sculpture. Also on display is Paul Gauguin’s The Swineherd (1888) on long term loan from LACMA, who received the painting as a gift from Lucille Ellis Simon. The painting reunites with Simon’s collection of related post-impressionist art. Enjoy the award-winning audio tour while visiting.

411 West Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA | https://www.nortonsimon.org/

EVENTS CALENDAR

March 4-5: A&E Networks presents AlienCon

AlienCon returns to the Pasadena Convention Center, a convention that takes a serious and scientific look at the possibility of alien life. The convention is inspired by the popular History Channel shows, “Ancient Aliens,” “The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch,” “The Unexplained,” and “The Proof Is Out There.” Some of the guests include former defense intelligence Jay Stratton; investigative journalist George Knapp; Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, co-executive Producer of “Ancient Aliens”; and Nick Pope, who worked for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense.

March 10: ArtNight Pasadena
Enjoy a free evening of art, music and entertainment as Pasadena’s most prominent arts and culture institutions open their doors from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. See the full lineup, including Gamble House, Pasadena Museum of History, the Norton Simon Museum, and Pasadena Playhouse.

March 12: Women’s History Celebration at USC Pacific Asia Museum

On March 12, the USC PAM offers free Second Sundays with special Women’s History Month activities. The afternoon will highlight Asian Artists and include a Mixed Media Self Portrait Workshop with artist Ching Ching Chen. In the Crossroads Gallery, guests will hear stories of impactful female artists.

March 12: Power Station World Tour

Power Station, the award-winning Taiwanese Mandopop, soft-rock duo, composed of Yu Chiu-hsin and Yen Chih-lin, will perform at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

March 30: Higher Ground – The Music of Liberation of the 1970s
MUSE/IQUE presents a performance highlighting the decade that gave us funk, punk, disco, and hard rock in an exploration of personal liberty at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
300 E Green St.

www.visitpasadena.com