City Council Meeting, Juggling Club, 'Barks and Books'

1. Special Planning Commission Meeting

The South Pasadena Planning Commission is scheduled to hold a special meeting today, Monday, Dec. 2, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Amedee O. "Dick" Richards, Jr. Council Chambers at City Hall, 1424 Mission St.

2. South Pasadena Juggling Club

Learn or refine your juggling, hulahooping or unicycling with other jugglers, hulahoopers and unicyclers from the South Pasadena Juggling Club, which meets today, Monday, Dec. 2, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the lawn outside the South Pasadena Public Library, adjacent to El Centro Street. Questions? Call (626) 799-0381 or visit www.spjuggle.org.

3. Barks and Books

The South Pasadena Public Library invites children to read for an hour to a very special audience—dogs. That’s right, bring your kids, aged 5 to 10 years, to the library’s Children’s section today, Monday, Dec. 2, starting at 3 p.m, and watch slack-jawed as they read animal-related short stories of their choice to pooches brought in from the Pasadena Humane Society Companion Animal Program. The idea isn’t just to make reading more fun. It’s also to builds children’s confidence in reading aloud, while making them aware that animals, too, experience a range of emotions similar to their own. Perhaps above all, the exercise encourages and enables kids to appreciate the importance of treating all animals with respect and kindness. Sign-ups are required. Contact Children’s section librarian Maida Lin Wong at (626) 403-7358 or e-mail her at mwong@ci.south-pasadena.ca.us.

4. City Council meeting

5. Farmers Market

It's almost impossible to avoid if you're in the area: The weekly South Pasadena Farmers Market will be held Thursday, Dec. 5, at and around the intersection of El Centro Street and Meridian from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. From fresh produce and flowers to food and entertainment, it’s the perfect way to kick start the weekend.