Blood Pressure Monitoring, 'Halloween' Screening

1. Senior citizens' blood pressure monitoring

The South Pasadena Senior Citizens' Center is scheduled to hold a blood pressure monitoring event at the center at 10 a.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 30. The center is located at 1102 Oxley St., next to the South Pasadena Public Library. Call (626) 403-7360 with any questions.

2. Screening of Halloween

Mark your calendars: The original 1978 classic film Halloween, filmed in South Pasadena and directed by John Carpenter, in whose honor the South Pasadena City Council recently declared Oct. 31 John Carpenter Night, will be screened on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m., in the South Pasadena Public Library Community Room. This is the film's 35th anniversary and tickets are $10 each—all proceeds will benefit the Friends of the Library and the sCARE Foundation. Click here to purchase tickets. Click here to read more about the film. And click here to read all the reasons why City Librarian Steve Fjeldsted really wants you to see the film.

3. Farmers' Market

Mark your calendars: The weekly South Pasadena Farmers' Market will be held Thursday, Oct. 31, at and around the intersection of El Centro Street and Meridian from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Come and get your fresh produce and other goodies for the week.

4. What's the weather going to be like today near South Pas?
Click here to find the latest forecast. 

5. How's the local traffic near South Pas?
Click here to find up-to-the-minute traffic information near South Pas from Mapquest.com. 

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