The Pasadena Museum of California Art
490 East Union St.
Pasadena, CA 91101
July 18 – October 31, 2010

Opening Reception
Saturday, July 17, 2010
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
$5 admission / FREE for PMCA members

The Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) is proud to present the fourth California Design Biennial, Action/Reaction, an exhibition that highlights the most significant and innovative designs being created in California. Great works of art are often inspired by challenges and adversity; this exhibition will focus on how California's established and emerging designers are responding to current economic, political, and environmental challenges.

A huge congratulations and thank-you to Stefan G. Bucher, Mac Barnett, and Jon Korn, the designer and writers of these and many other products in our store.

Tickets now available—click here!

826LA Presents: A SPELLING BEE FOR CHEATERS, a tournament of verbal smarts and fraudulence hosted by 826LA and the creators of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

The event will take place at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica at 2:00 p.m. on August 14, 2010. Participants will register online and raise money beforehand to increase their chances of winning. This year, Spike Jonze, John Krasinski, Dianna Agron, Dave Eggers, and others are scheduled to appear. Will YOU be there to out-spell and out-cheat the competition?

All money goes to support 826LA's free writing and tutoring programs for Los Angeles students, ages 6–18. Registration is open to the public at http://www.826la.org/spellingbee. Space is limited, so register today!

826LA will join the Los Angeles literary community at the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program’s eleventh annual Writers Faire on Sunday, August 22, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. This whirlwind event includes 24 mini-panels and lectures where you can hear lively discussions about the art, craft, and business of writing. And it's free.

The Writers Faire will be held in the Young Hall Courtyard at UCLA (parking will be available in Lot 2 for $10). For more information and a detailed schedule, you can email writers@uclaextension.edu or visit www.uclaextension.edu/writers.