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From http://www.larrytt.com/celebrities_playing_tt/, a web page dedicated to images of celebrities playing ping pong.

Also, Ping Pong Playa, the movie, is opening on September 5 in NY, SF, and LA.  It’ll be at the Atlantic Palace in Alhambra, the Mann Chinese 6 in Hollywood, and in Glendale.  How fun!  Click the link to see where the movie is playing near you.

Lotsa free parties are happening Thursday night (8-28-08) to celebrate Barack’s acceptance of the Democratic nomination.  Just plug in your zip code here and you’ll get a listing. Many people are opening up their homes to strangers for the event. This is all part of the community building Barack is pushing for. Locally, there’s going to be a big bash in Pasadena at Blair High School.  From PasadenaDemocrats.com:

Join the United Democratic Headquarters for a historic celebration as

BARACK OBAMA
Accepts the nomination for President of the United States
And We Honor
Dr. Martin Luther King
on the 45th Anniversary of His "I Have a Dream Speech"

Thursday, August 28, 2008
Time 6pm
Location: Blair High School
1201 S. Marengo Ave. Pasadena Live television feed from the Democratic Convention. If you’re interested in being a sponsor for the event, contribute online by clicking here.

*** UPDATE ***

We went to this and it was great fun and very inspirational.  It was also almost an aerobic workout with how many times people got up and clapped.  CNN was there to get Pasadena reaction coverage, and this absolutely delighted the audience at Blair H.S. when we saw our images on the monitor during Barack’s speech.  For my photos click here.

 

$50 spa treatments - Sept. 15 - 21 for the West Coast and Oct. 13 - 19 for the East Coast Midwest.  Fun fun fun.

http://www.spaweek.org/ 

I love watermelons and find it really funny that there is a 3-day festival dedicated to them in Tujunga - Sunland, starting August 8th.

Info here:  Watermelon Festival

and from Yelp: 

Featuring Free Watermelon for all, a Watermelon carving display, a Watermelon eating contest with exciting prizes, and a Watermelon seed spitting contest!  Can you break the world record of 68 feet, 91/2 inches, set in Luling, Texas?  

Also, a Watermelon hat decorating contest, and the much anticipated Watermelon Festival Queen contest. International food court, beer and wine gardens, festival marketplace featuring arts and crafts vendors and live musical entertainment and dancing each day.

It’s their 47th annual festival ode to the melon.  $1 admission, benefits charity. 

This sounds like it could be interesting and a fun date option.  From Yelp:

The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) is proud to announce its summer event, the museum’s first ever multimedia celebration: 8eight8.  This night of music and art will take place on Friday, August 8 (8-8-08), from 8 o’clock until midnight on the museum’s rooftop terrace and will feature three DJs, custom light and graphic shows and a cash bar.  The evening will also include gallery viewing on the second floor of the museum.  

The event is co-organized by the PMCA, Poo-Bah Record Label of Pasadena, and dublab, the web radio collective.  Poo-Bah Record Label artists Matthew David, Take, Ras G, and Sacred & Nobody, will perform under the summer sky and visitors can explore the galleries from 8pm-10pm.   The current exhibitions on view at the PMCA are the acclaimed Kori Newkirk: 1997 - 2007 and Tales from the Strip: The Hot Rod Comics and Drag Racing Cartoons of Pete Millar

FREE FOR MEMBERS $5 FOR NON MEMBERS

When: Friday, August 8 2008, 8:00pm - Saturday, August 9 2008, 12:00am Where:

Pasadena Museum of California Art

based on 2 reviews

490 East Union St
Pasadena, CA
(626) 568-3665

How: Official Website
Cost: $5.00

 

I can’t wait to make it over to this!  I love Yoko Ono’s art and the hopefulness and whimsicality in it.

From Pasadena Now:

Yoko Uno sits under a wishing tree.

Yoko Invites the Public to Make a Wish Internationally celebrated artist Yoko Ono will present a major installation of her participatory work, Wish Trees, in the large central courtyard at One Colorado. The installation will consist of a number of living trees selected by the artist, and which are identified with the environment or history of Southern California . Visitors are invited to write their wishes on pieces of paper and hang them on the tree branches. Public access to Ono’s art installation and the One Colorado Courtyard is free. Presented by Armory Center for the Arts and One Colorado. On view August 1 - November 9, 2008. One Colorado Courtyard One Colorado (626) 792-5101