Join Pasadena Heritage for presentations by two distinguished speakers on topics related to the past, present, and future of Pasadena’s Civic Center. An exceptional example of the City Beautiful Movement and its vision, Pasadena’s original Civic Center plan was based on Beaux Arts principles. Our two guest lecturers will bring their extensive knowledge of the period, the City Beautiful Movement, and Beaux Arts principles to provide broader perspectives.
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 – 6:00 p.m.
Professor Philip Bess of the University of Notre Dame, Author
The City Beautiful Movement – Then and Now
Location – Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Gold Room
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 – 7:00 p.m.
Laurie Olin, Landscape Architect, Author, Professor at the University of Pennsylvania
The Art of the Ensemble:
the City Beautiful Movement of the early 20th Century
Location – TBA
Tickets:
Members – $18, Non-members – $22,
Students – $10 (with valid ID presented at check-in)
