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SHARE. LEARN. CELEBRATE. - GENERAL PLAN
OPEN HOUSE
- Saturday, Nov. 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. -
345 S. Lake Ave. and the N. Courtyard of Macy’s & the Shops
on Lake Avenue
Share, learn and celebrate at the
2009
General Plan Open House. This community celebration is a
chance to hear some of the community feedback gathered to date, and
another opportunity to learn about the issues and voice your
thoughts!
Activities include:
Amenities include:
Come and make sure
you’ve been heard! Anyone who’s attended a workshop, read an
article, visited the web site, e-mailed a comment, done a community
MoveAbout – or even thought about the General Plan -- is invited to
come out and fine tune these priorities before we start talking
specifics next year
Event Flyer and Map
En Espanol
Interactive exhibits
General Plan
Exhibits
Exhibits will include a
welcome and introduction to the General Plan, the Open Space and
Conservation Exhibit, the Land Use and Mobility Exhibit and a Youth
Outreach Exhibit. Many of the exhibits will be interactive and ask
for your opinions on the future of Pasadena.
3-D City Building
Model
A large scale
interactive
model of Pasadena will be on display, which invites the public to
express and illustrate their vision of city. The economic, social,
and built environment of Pasadena is rapidly changing and the model
will capture that energy through an interactive public participation
process. The model will highlight the area's topography, streets and
blocks. Participants can then
use a
medley of recycled materials to articulate their urban planning
ideas.
Short Speaker Sessions
Enjoy a series of short
speaker sessions that cover a wide range of topics. Several of them
also include an optional round-table discussion with the speaker.
The short speaker sessions will be located indoors at the main
entrance.
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1:20 p.m. –
Welcome Keynote Address
Pasadena Councilmember Terry Tornek
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1:30 p.m. – What is Our General Plan?
Julianna Delgado, Ph.D., AICP, Cal Poly Pomona, followed by an
optional round table discussion
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2:00 p.m. – Living Downtown: A 20 Minute Walk
Marsha Rood, FAICP, Urban Reinventions, followed by an optional
round table discussion
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2:30 p.m. – Lots of Ways to Get Around in Pasadena
Department of Transportation, City of Pasadena, followed by an
optional round table discussion
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3:00 p.m. –
What is Our General Plan?
Julianna Delgado, Ph.D., AICP, Cal Poly Pomona, followed by an
optional round table discussion
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3:30 p.m. – Living Downtown: A 20 Minute Walk
Marsha Rood, FAICP, Urban Reinventions, followed by an optional
round table discussion
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4:00 p.m. – Living Well Now and in the Future – What is
Sustainability?
Alice Sterling, City of Pasadena, followed by an optional round
table discussion
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4:30 p.m. –
Places to Enjoy, From the Arroyo to Neighborhood Garden
Round Table Discussions
Round table sessions include an in-depth discussions with
speakers from the short speaker sessions. In addition, a series of
discussions will ask people what makes Pasadena special and what are
the challenges facing Pasadena.
Live entertainment
Come join us in
celebrating our Community with live entertainment at the main stage
in the outdoor courtyard!
The afternoon
performances kicks off with the musical grooves of the Subs followed
by Aztec and Mexican Folk dancing. For the second half of the
afternoon, we have signing group Musically Challenged, an exhibition
of Flamenco dancing, a theatrical performance, and end with a
demonstration of various ballroom dances.
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12:30
–
The
Subs
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1:00
–
Naui
Ehecatl (Danza Azteca)
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1:30
–
Sol y
Luna Ballet Folklorico
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2:00
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Ballet Folklorico
Quetzal (Madison LEARNs)
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2:30 –
Ignacio
Hernandez (Latin Jazz)
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3:00 –
Musically
Challenged (R & B Group)
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3:30 –
Susana Elena
(Flamenco)
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4:00 –
Troubadours
of Southern California Lyric Theater
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4:30 –
Rose City
Ballroom – Dance Studio
KPAS Video Booth
You are the star of the
show. “Come on down,” and give us your opinion on the “Random
Question of the Day”. KPAS, Pasadena’s local cable channel will be
recording what you have to say about the City you love.
Art aficionados were
sharing their inspired thoughts during Art Night. See what they are
saying about Pasadena and share your ideas!
Food Booths
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Trader Joe’s on S. Lake Avenue,
will have a food booth and distribute free samples in the
outdoor courtyard.
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The Lemonade Brigade, a
non-profit program from NATHA’s Youth Leadership Group, will be
selling refreshments at a café in the indoor space. In addition
to their standard lemonade and berry-flavored lemonade, the
Lemonade Brigade will also have hot chocolate, coffee, and
cookies.
Raffle Prizes
There are three ways to
win fabulous raffle prizes:
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Participate in the KPAS Video Booth
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Receive all ‘passport stamps’ from the various indoor exhibits
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Had turned in completed MoveAbout booklets (deadline to turn in
booklets was Oct. 12)
Raffle prizes include
the following:
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Side Street Project (art print)
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Perry’s Joint (gift certificate)
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Lincoln Avenue Nursery (gift certificate)
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Burrito Express (gift certificate)
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Berg Hardware (gift certificate)
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Robek’s (gift certificate)
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Robin’s (gift certificate)
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Burkard Nurseries (gift certificate)
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Rose Parade (grandstand tickets)
Parking and Transit Access
Free parking at the Corporate Center (west side of Lake Ave. between
Cordova and Del Mar)
Take public transit – three convenient bus lines run along Lake Ave.
and Del Mar Blvd., or transfer from the Gold Line.
Pasadena
ARTS 20
MTA 267
Gold Line
Westbound/southbound transfer to ARTS 20 or MTA 485 southbound at
Lake Station
Northbound transfer to
ARTS 20 northbound at Fillmore Station
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