Posted on Tue., Dec. 31, 2013 by Lisa Blackburn

Anyone who lives or works in the Pasadena area knows that New Year's Day is all about roses—the annual Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl Game, to be precise. Visitors flock into town to enjoy the festivities

Posted on Thu., Dec. 26, 2013 by Linda Chiavaroli

The death of actor Peter O'Toole earlier this month can't help but bring to mind the great David Lean film in which he starred, Lawrence of Arabia. The epic about the British Army officer-archaeologist-author T. E. Lawrence will be screened

Posted on Fri., Dec. 20, 2013 by Anita Weaver

The title of this tome lives up to its packaging. Inside the glowing patina of an oak box is an oversized book covered in a handsome, green morocco binding decorated with a profusion of gold-tooled ornamentation

Posted on Tue., Dec. 17, 2013 by James Folsom

It's now been more than a year and a half since The Huntington reopened the Japanese Garden after a year-long restoration. With the project behind us, it's easy to forget how hard everyone worked to get things right

Posted on Tue., Dec. 10, 2013 by Randy Shulman

Today, a visit to The Huntington might seem incomplete without a stop at the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery to see the latest temporary exhibition. On view now is "Face to Face: Flanders, Florence, and Renaissance Painting," which features the Huntington masterpiece

Posted on Tue., Dec. 10, 2013 by Lisa Blackburn

During the holiday season, adding some Christmas color around the house often means a quick trip to the garden center to grab a couple of red poinsettias. The foil-wrapped pots full of holiday cheer

Posted on Fri., Dec. 6, 2013 by Matt Stevens

Before Nelson Mandela was president of South Africa, he was a prisoner for 27 years, most of them served on the infamous Robben Island. During that incarceration, he was one of 34 prisoners who shared a copy of The Alexander Text of the Complete Works of Shakespeare.

Posted on Thu., Dec. 5, 2013 by Susan Turner-Lowe

Most people are familiar with the activities of a public library, those vital institutions that lend books, videos, music, and more to visitors. But what goes on in a library that isn't open to the public?

Posted on Tue., Dec. 3, 2013 by Thea Page

"Face to Face: Flanders, Florence, and Renaissance Painting" is a jewel of an exhibition that is about to get even more lustrous.

Posted on Mon., Nov. 25, 2013 by Peggy Park

A copy of The Whole Booke of Psalmes, also known as the Bay Psalm Book, the first complete book printed in English in the British North American colonies, will be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York City on Tuesday, Nov. 26.