Share: Today, seeing or hearing a racial slur can feel like a slam backward through time. In general, as progressive as our society would like to think it is, there are reminders that there are still many living in the dark ages of socially acceptable language. Follow:
Upcoming Events
Share: Currently running: The Juried Student Exhibition, continuing now through January 30. Writer and artist Bernard Cooper is guest juror and the exhibition is open to the public Tuesdays through Fridays from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM, in the Boone Family Art Gallery, PCC Center for the Arts. Friday, January 23: CSU “What’s Next Workshop” at 3:00 PM in L110 and again Wednesday, January 28 Wednesday at 10:00 AM. Learn what to expect next in the transferring process after you submit your CSU Application Transfer …
President Obama proposes free community college tuition
Share: President Obama proposed making two years of community college free for students in a video statement posted Thursday on the White House Facebook page that comes ahead of his pending State of the Union address scheduled for January 20. If all 50 states participate the proposal could save a full-time community college student approximately $3,800 in tuition per year, according to the White House website. The proposal would allow students who attend community college at least half-time and maintain a 2.5 GPA to be eligible …
Charismatic PCC One host makes the most of Time
Share: Longtime Lancer Lens newscaster and independent film producer Laila Hajjali will soon leave PCC with two certificates and ambitions to start her own production company. Follow:
President Miller goes to the White House
Share: Interim superintendent/president Robert Miller will meet President Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Joseph Biden today during the second White House College Opportunity Summit in Washington D.C. Follow:
Insensitivity to showcase top comedy in Pasadena
Share: Based on their web podcast Insensitivity Training on All Things Comedy, Joe Bartnick and Cort McCown have teamed up to bring their brand of politically incorrect comedy to The Ice House. Both comedians showcase a variety of high profile, lowbrow guest comedy artists of every ilk. Follow:
Bartender makes a merry Grand Marshall for Doo Dah
Share: Well known and well loved by locals in the East Pasadena area, bartender Johnny Jerejian of the Colorado Bar–who simply likes to be known as “Johnny the Bartender”–was chosen as Grand Marshal for this year’s 37th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade. Follow:
Beer-centric band brews up bar with parade goers
Share: Sporting lederhosen, beer goggles, and waist-length dreadlocks, the 6-foot-6 Josh Mannen, musician, front man, and professional… drinker…makes for a charismatic character and promoter for his band Drunk in the Garage. A beer-centric band with songs like “Bud Light,” “Professional [“drinker”],” and “More Beer,” the band is a regular feature and performer in the Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah parade. This year marks the band’s fourth year as a participant in the parade and they’ll follow up with a gig at the local Colorado Bar for …
Stopping the hate with laughter and a kiss at the Playhouse
Share: A single woman stands silent amongst a backdrop of looming brick apartments and the oppressive soundtrack of New York city din. It is the aftermath of an unknown trauma, and there begins the play’s series of time jumping vignettes that tell the story of when Callie met Sara. Follow:
A Monster Party makes for fun Halloween courtyard camp
Share: Mad Monster Party (1967) is a Rankin/Bass stop motion animation classic and the stuff of inspirations for the likes of Tim Burton and his own animated films “Corpse Bride,” “Frankenweenie” and “A Nightmare Before Christmas.” Follow: