Me & My Honey

Birthday Party
A Day in Pasadena
Disco Party
At home with the Ham's
Superman & Lois Lane

Alternative Christmas Market

This Sunday, December 2 at All Saints in Pasadena is the annual Alternative Christmas Market. Some wish for peace among men and hope for the poor, this is a great way to make that a reality. You can purchase shelter for the homeless, toys for foster children, or animals for a small village. It's a great way to share your love with people less fortunate than we are.

Christmas in Pasadena

On November 23 make your way over to One Colorado at 6:00 P.M. when Santa arrives to light the dazzling 35-foot Christmas tree and the 90th Rose Queen® makes one of her first public appearances. The One Colorado Courtyard will also host a heart-warming holiday performance by the Pasadena Tabernacle Children’s chorus, which is made up of 80 children from the Pasadena area. The audience is invited to sing-along to the concert, which will be filled with everyone’s seasonal favorites.

At the Tree-Lighting, everyone is asked to bring an unwrapped toy or book for the Charles Cherniss Tournament of Toys toy drive, which benefits children throughout the San Gabriel Valley. Children and adults who donate an unwrapped toy or book will receive a FREE photo with Santa at One Colorado from 6:30 P.M. to 9:00 P.M., on November 23rd only.

A Gift that Keeps On GIVING

With the holidays quickly approaching, you may want to consider giving a gift that keeps on giving.

Heifer International: An organization that gives gifts of livestock and animals along with education on how to sustain them to help end poverty and hunger around the world. http://www.heifer.org/

KIVA: "loans that change lives" Kiva lets you LEND to a specific entrepreneur of your choice in a developing country-empowering them to lift themselves out of poverty. http://www.kiva.org/ (for more info on micro-finance you can also go to http://www.grameenfoundation.com/ where the reality all started)

Ten Thousand Villages: Buying gifts Fair Trade (closest shop located on Lake Avenue in Pasadena. Ten Thousand Villages has supported the work of literally tens of thousands of artisans in over 30 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East, making us one of the largest fair trade organizations in North America. http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/.

Heavenly Treasures: Buying gifts Fair Trade (located in Glendora). http://www.heavenlytreasures.org/

Black is the New Green

Recently google created a sister search engine, blackle.com. The screen in predominately black due to findings that a darker screen uses less energy than a lighter screen. For the same reasonI chose to color my blog black as well in an effort to be more green. We all share this planet and it's our responsibility to do what we can to make it a better place now and for the future. Every little bit helps. To get more info go to http://www.blackle.com/

Downtown on Ice

If you dream of ice skating around Rockefeller Center at Christmas in New York City, but live in L.A., you're in luck. Every Christmas in Pershing Square (Downtown L.A.) they create the Rockefeller Center of the West during the holiday season. It begins this year on December 15 and continues through January 21, 2008. www.laparks.org

Monday -Thursday 12:00noon - 9:00p.m.
Fri/Sat/Sun 10:00a.m. - 10:00p.m.

One hour session: $6
Skate rental: $2

Parking is $4-6 with validation, or you can take the Metro Rail and get a day pass for $5 and save the gas. Take the Gold Line from Pasadena takes you to Union Station and then you get on the Red Line or Purple Line to Pershing Square and you're there. www.metro.net



"WINTER HOLIDAY FESTIVAL" Fri/Sat/Sun: December 7, 8, 9
FREE EVENT 12:00p.m. - 9:00p.m.
Skating exhibitions, puppet shows, Christmas tree decorating, strolling performers, games and contests, dancers, artisan displays, arts & crafts booths, and musical concerts.

FREE CONCERT SERIES:
Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:00p.m. - 2:00p.m.
Thursday & Fridays 8:00p.m. – 10:00p.m.
Saturday: Youth entertainment 1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m.
Sundays 2:00p.m. – 4:00p.m.

WEEKDAY CONCERTS:
December 26, 2007 – Jan 6, 2008

Christmas at the Grove in L.A.

The Grove’s Annual Tree Lighting Spectacular

Sunday November 18 at 7pm

Goo Goo Dolls, Patti Labelle, Smokey Robinson, Mannheim Steamroller, Emmy Rossum, Lauren Conrad, Patrick Warburton, SANTA CLAUSE, SNOW, FIREWORKS, and more...

Also, see snow fall every night starting November 18 through the beginning of January at 7pm and 8pm.

Also, For the 2007 holiday season, The Grove is thrilled to announce the return of The Top Hats, our very own chorus line dance company that will perform originally choreographed street productions between our iconic fountain and theatre marquee on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (11/23 - 12/23) preceding the fountain and snow show.

www.thegrovela.com

Responsible Wedding/Party Resources

Portovert is the first magazine to help brides and grooms, and party hostesses everywhere to be more green when planning your next celebration.Everything from invitations, to decorations, florists, and food, to transportation and hotels, it's a great resource. www.portovert.com

Greenopia

There is an awesome website called Greenopia. They have researched "green" businesses in L.A. and San Francisco and will soon add New York City to it's list. You can find gifts, restaurants, and grocery stores that are all "green" and help us keep our world beautiful for generations to come. www.greenopia.com

First Post Ever

I absolutely love going and seeing other people blogs, so I figured I'd give it a try. So here it is, welcome to my new blog.