Pasadena, California

Pasadena, California

Culture

Performing Arts

The Pasadena Symphony, founded in 1928, offers several concerts a year at the Pasadena Civic Center and the Pasadena Pops plays at nearby Descanso Gardens. The Civic Center also holds a few travelling Broadway shows each year. The Pasadena Playhouse puts on six shows a season, with each show running for two or three months. The Furious Theatre Company is one of several small theatre companies in Pasadena. They currently use the upstairs theater adjacent to the Pasadena Playhouse. The Boston Court theater, which opened in 2003, is located in downtown Pasadena and puts on a number of performances each year, ranging from stage works to jazz concerts.

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Pasadena Symphony - 1928 - Pasadena Civic Center - Pasadena Pops - Descanso Gardens - Broadway - Pasadena Playhouse - 2003 - Jazz

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Visual Arts

A number of artists of national repute, such as Alson S. Clark, Marion Wachtel and Ernest A. Batchelder, made Pasadena their home in the early twentieth century. The formation of the Pasadena Arts Institute and the Pasadena Society of Artists heralded the city's emergence as a regional center for the visual arts.

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Alson S. Clark - Marion Wachtel - Ernest A. Batchelder - Pasadena Arts Institute - Pasadena Society of Artists

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The Norton Simon Museum contains over 2000 years of art from the Western world and Asia. The Pacific Asia Museum, with its tranquil garden in the center, features art from the many countries of Asia. The nearby Pasadena Museum of California Art hosts many temporary exhibits from Californian artists. The Gamble House, a National Historic Landmark, is a masterpiece of the Arts and Crafts Movement open for tours. The Huntington Library and its botanical garden are adjacent to Pasadena in the city of San Marino.

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Norton Simon Museum - Asia - Pacific Asia Museum - Pasadena Museum of California Art - Gamble House - National Historic Landmark - Arts and Crafts Movement - Huntington Library - San Marino

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