This is fast becoming the age of ZOOM and GOOGLE (both offering free online video chart platforms).
Some of our friends have come up with clever ideas to get together despite the Coronavrus pandemic.
Thought about hosting a virtual happy hour with your friends online? How about a virtual dinner party?
Maybe get together online for lunch (the way you used to do in person) virtually? Order food for delivery or pick up, go home and share the meal with onine friends or colleages who order from the same place. (Have fun adn support local businesses at the same time.)
In a book club? Host a virtual meeting and keep discussing the latest.
Play a board game online. Scrabble, Monopoly, Battleship, Risk, Candyland all can be managed online with some ingenuity (and no cheating).
Hoe about online bingo? Guess what? It works. You can download cards from a number of sites (make sure the cards are randomiszed so everyone doesn't get the same card), recruit someone to draw numbers (you can get those online, too, if you don't already have them). Get together online and play. It's fun!
Find entertainment online. Comics are streaming sets, bands are playing live or replaying previous shows (everyone from Dead and Company to Garth Brooks and the London Pilharmonic). You can find as complete a list as possible of streaming shows here: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9335531/coronavirus-quarantine-music-events-online-streams
These are the Pasadena Chamber members we know are open and/or offering online or remote activities:
We encourage everyone to support our retail members who are not able to be open by purchasing gift cards. Visit our directory listings for retail businesses here: http://www.pasadena-chamber.org/directory/shopping-retail. Your support now may make the difference for these fellow Chamber member businesses.
Likewise, our beauty shops and salons are closed. Many offer gift cards or would welcome hearing from their customers. Many also offer gift cards. Here is a link to our beauty and salon members: http://www.pasadena-chamber.org/directory/beauty-beauty-supplies-barbers
Fitness, Yoga and Wellness members are also struggline. Many are offering online instruction and support or have at-home kits you can purchase at significant discounts. You can find the list of our members in those categories here: http://www.pasadena-chamber.org/directory/fitness-personal-training-services-yoga
Grocery stores and hardware stores remain essential businesses and can be open. Check for store hours before you go.
Cleaners and laundry services also remain open. Some, such as Bryan's, offer free delivery. You can find our member businesses here: http://www.pasadena-chamber.org/directory/laundry-linen-cleaning-services
Also allowed under the Safer at Home regulations are junk hauling and home maintenance companies that service your plumbing, heating/air conditioning and more. You can find them here: http://www.pasadena-chamber.org/directory/junk-removal and here: http://www.pasadena-chamber.org/directory/heating-air-conditioning
FOR THOSE NEEDING ACTIVITIES or ENTERTAINMENT CHECK THESE:
NASA is putting together resources and activities with hands on material for all ages: https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/nasaathome
Vroman's Bookstore has activities for kids (and adults, too) online. Click here for info. Buy a gift card to support Croman's while the store is closed.
1. Cooking classes: New School of Cooking has modified its class schedule and is offering shorter duration classes for adults and kids. Find the info here: https://www.newschoolofcookingla.com/
2. Virtual Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens and more: flinging our virtual gates open
and a background to color: Victorian interior
You can also enjoy the Huntington's Botanical Collections Tours - Take a virtual stroll through more than 120 acres of The Huntington's renowned gardens and The Huntington Digital Library - The Huntington Library houses more than nine million items - a fraction of which is available in digitized form, including manuscripts, maps, photos, printed books, prints & ephemera, architectural projects, the Civil War and more.
3. Saybrook University’s Mind and Body Medicine department’s daily mindfulness meditation. Now that we all have to “Stay Safe at Home”, it can be lonesome and challenging. A daily meditation can help keep our mind centered and healthy in such trying times. The event starts at 9:15 am PDT for 15 minutes. Go to: https://www.gotomeet.me/LuannFortune/mindfulness-meditation-moments OR dial in using your phone: 1 866 899 4679 | Access Code: 195-157-605
4. The public is invited to explore the USC Pacific Asia Museum collections online at https://pacificasiamuseum.usc.edu/directory/collection/.
5. The Pasadena Convention and Visitors Bureau has a photography guide to Pasadena. Want to get a nice walk (while maintaining social distancing) and maybe take some pretty photos. Click here for the guide.
6. Get take out and enjoy a meal at home you don't have to prepare for yourself while keeping Pasadena businesses alive. For Pasadena Chamber member restaurants click here.
7. See below for even more to do from ono-Chamber members.
OTHER OFFERINGS:
Law firm Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud and Romo are offering free webinars for small to medium sized businesses about issues related to Coronavirus and the workplace. These webinars will focus on the coming aftershocks of managing the continuity of business operations, proper implementation of new procedures & policies, keeping your workforce productive, all while trying to limit organizations’ liability. Tuesday March 31: FFCRA – How to Count to 500 with Brent Garrett and Thursday April 2 : Managing Your Remote Work Force with Carol Gefis. Click here to register. You can download the slide deck from the March 31st webinar here:
Atkinson_Andelson_March_31_Pandemic_Final_FFCRA.PDF
2. The Sheraton Pasadena is open to assist with room accommodations to organizations (not limited to these- city departments, police departments, medical, etc..) that may need rooms for additional staffing who are coming from a distance to assist in their respective sectors. The Sheraton Pasadena has 311 guest rooms, includes traditional rooms up to 400 sq ft and Suites range from 500 to 600 sq ft. and may offer discounts off regular room rates.
3. NOOR ballroom and event space is providing healthy, freshly prepared soup to community members who may be in need.
HELP NEEDED - CALLS FOR ASSiSTANCE
1. Pasadena Community Foundation is collecting donations to help local people impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic with food aid and other help. If you would like to donate to assist people in the Pasadena community, click here: https://pasadenacf.org/
2. Huntington Hospital is in dire need of blood donations. The need for blood is ongoing, and we now experiencing a severe blood shortage. As the only trauma center in the entire San Gabriel Valley, we rely on your generosity in order to help us keep a full supply of blood. Your support is extremely valuable as it makes a huge difference in meeting the health needs of our community.
In relation to the coronavirus, it is important that you are aware that blood donation is still a safe practice. There is no evidence that this coronavirus is transmissible by blood transfusion, and there have been no reported cases of transfusion transmission for any respiratory virus, including this coronavirus. Out of an abundance of caution, please note, that if you have traveled to: *China (including Hong Kong and Macau); *South Korea; *Japan; *Italy; *Iran ; in the last 28 days, please do not donate blood at this time. You will be eligible to donate 28 days after your departure from any of these countries. In addition, please note that at each blood drive and our Donor Center, our employees follow thorough safety protocols, including wearing gloves, routinely wiping down donor-touched areas, using sterile collection sets for each donation, and preparing the arm for donation with an aseptic scrub. We believe these mitigation measures will help ensure blood recipient safety, as well as staff and donor safety in reducing contact with those who may potentially have this respiratory infection. It is vital that we continue messaging to our community, the importance of blood donation from eligible, healthy donors at all times. Anyone that donates blood at Huntington Hospital from now through the end of April will receive 2 movie tickets or a $20 gift card (Target, Starbucks, In-N-Out or Amazon). If you are currently eligible, please contact the donor center and schedule your next donation at (626) 397-5422. We are located at 711 S. Fairmount Avenue, Pasadena 91105. Our hours of operation are, Monday – Thursday 9:30am to 4:30pm, Friday - 7:30 to 2:30pm. We validate your parking.
Donors must be 100% healthy, have a meal before donating, be well hydrated and bring a picture ID that contains your date of birth(preferably driver license). We appreciate your continued support, especially during this challenging time with the coronavirus. Please invite your family, friends and colleagues to support us. Huntington Hospital, Blood Donor Center (626) 397-5422.
3. The City of Hope Blood Donor Center continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on our blood supply as well as those of other suppliers. As the situation is evolving, there have been fewer donors due to cancelled blood drives resulting in less blood available for our patients. Over the last week we’ve experienced an even greater impact to the blood supply and there is really no substitute for donated blood. Consequently, it has become even more important that donors like you continue to donate blood. Individuals are not at risk of contracting COVID-19 through the blood donation process or via a blood transfusion. At this time we are only taking blood and platelet donations at City of Hope Blood Donor Center on Our Duarte Campus By Appointment Only. Visit iDonateBlood4Hope.org or call 626-218-7171. Our operators will guide you through a health screening and schedule your appointment.
4. Non-profits throughout our communty are suffering, as well. If you can be supportive NOW, please do so. Here is where you can find information on our non-profit members: http://www.pasadena-chamber.org/directory/index-alpha
Those wanting to donate blood through the Red Cross can click here to make an appointment.
We are very grateful for the support we have already received from community members who want to help Pasadena Highlands, our residents and staff. During this unprecedented crisis, we anticipate an increase in the shortage of medical supplies and our top priority is the safe delivery of care to our residents. We are accepting donations. If you have any of the below items or have questions about donations please reach out to me, Stephanie Walters, Executive Director by email at swalters@wqliving.com or by phone at 626-317-0160. To prevent anyone from unintentionally spreading germs during this time our community is closed off to visitors for the safety of our residents and staff. Donation items may be left on the table outside our main entrance. Here is what is needed: Personal Protective Equipment: N95 Masks-Surgical Masks-Procedure Masks-Paper Masks (with ties or elastic)-Isolation Gowns-Paper Protective Gowns. Cleaning Supplies: Disinfectant wipes/bleach wipes-Lysol. Activities: Unopened puzzles-Unopened individual games
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At Home with The Huntington: The Huntington's gates may be closed as they still do our part to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus, by flinging our virtual gates open wide and inviting you in to EXPLORE, LEARN, LISTEN, and feed your desire for knowledge and beauty. Check out our just-launched podcast series, The Collections, entertain the kids with paper doll Fanny Gray, a paper doll from the 19th century Jay T. Last Collection, who came complete with a poetic booklet detailing the “history of her life.” Print, grab the scissors - and create your own stories about Fanny's life. Print now Need a backdrop for Fanny Gray? Find this Victorian interior and other children's art activities from the past in the digitized Korzenik Collection. Discover more or Spring is in full swing in the gardens, just waiting for our visitors to return! But don't take our word for it, see for yourself with our bloom-filled Botanical Collection Tours and enjoy a lovely zen moment - while learning about some fascinating plants - without leaving your home!
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Need groceries? Bistro 45 can help with fine meats and (soon) seafood:
Through a partnership with our premium fish and meat purveyors ~ as of Wednesday, March 25th, your Bistro will begin our new Bistro Butcher Shoppe with our Premium Fish Source to follow. All things organic, sustainable and at the highest level of integrity and flavor have been our hallmarks for three decades. Know that when you choose to buy from us that you are getting the very best in each item.
Butcher Shoppe Curbside Pick Up
Mary's Ground Turkey (cryovac) $6.80/pound
Creekstone Ground Beef 80/20 (cyrovac) $6.99/ pound
Rocky Split Half Chicken (1.5 lbs) $9.99
Maple Leaf Duck Breast, two breast package
(7 oz. each breast) $23.00
Australian Lamb Rack (double portion) $59.00
Niman Ranch Pork Chop (12 oz.) $15.00
Creekstone Filet "Chateau" Cut (8 oz.) $20.99
Creekstone Ribeye (12 oz) $22.50
Creekstone Hanger Steak (2 x 8 oz.) $26
All packages cryovac sealed
No Lines to Wait In Simply phone us or email your order (not later than 1:00 PM on the day previous to your pick up) with credit card number and date and time you would like to pick up. simon-robert@att.net or (626)795-2478
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Flawless Fitness offers live Zoom/Skype training as well as custom programs with video instruction. Melody Schoenfeld, 2019 NSCA Personal Trainer of the Year; Personal Fitness Professional's Personal Trainer of the Month, February 2020. http://www.melodyschoenfeld.com; http://www.pleasurenotmeatingyou.com; http://www.melodyschoenfeld.blogspot.com
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Final Touch Media is still full steam ahead! We are currently helping our clients with digital advertising to boost their business even when customers can't come to them in person. I'd be happy to speak with any businesses in the chamber about strategies for their particular business at any time. They can contact me directly by email: kyle@finaltouchmedia.net or visit our website: https://www.finaltouchmedia.net
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The Dynamic Advantage is offering our "Take Out Fitness - COVID-19 Strength Kit", Includes four pieces of tubing with combinations that provide up to 60 lbs of resistance, two styles of anchoring straps, a DVD, our "Where The Rubber Meets The Road" ebook, and participation in our Zoom Dynamic Strength Training online. one more thing $89! that is $40 off.
The Print Spot is practicing our social distancing, we are comforted by our community, reaching out to check on our parents and us. We are still open for business, as of today. We are reducing our shop hours from 10 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday. Robert and I will be monitoring our emails as often as need be, so if there is an urgent print job, we can do it.
The Kitchen For Exploring Foods is open for pick up. here is the link to the menu with ordering information:
https://www.thekitchen.net/menus#Gourmet+To-Go+Family-Style
Here's the link to Bryan's Cleaners and Laundry's message on our website: https://www.bryanscleaners.com/a-message-from-scott-bell-president-ceo-of-bryans-cleaners-laundry-regarding-covid-19/
Some key points: Our plant remains fully operational; If you are hesitant to go about your routine errands during this time, we offer FREE pick-up and delivery to your home or office; Dry cleaning your clothing is safe and does not pose a risk to the spread of the virus; The CDC advises that the dry cleaning process, which includes cleaning and pressing, is effective on most viruses; As is true with other viruses, laundering in hot water of 160°F and with chlorine bleach is the most effective method for sanitizing laundry; If hot water and chlorine bleach are not safe for the items, then laundering with a disinfectant product is another option; The CDC states that laundering with detergent alone is also an effective method.
Assistance for the Elderly, Disabled or Health Concerns Effective immediately: to continue to serve our community for those who cannot venture outside to grocery shop, fulfill medications, or basic necessities, POST PACK & SHIP will do them FREE OF CHARGE. We will submit a receipt and can be reimbursed via check for the items. Godspeed and bless you all.
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Mindfulness at home with Saybrook University. You are invited to join Saybrook University’s Mind and Body Medicine department’s daily mindfulness 
meditation. Now that we all have to “Stay Safe at Home”, it can be lonesome and challenging. A daily meditation can help keep our mind centered and healthy in such trying times. The event starts at 9:15 am PDT for 15 minutes. Go to: https://www.gotomeet.me/LuannFortune/mindfulness-meditation-moments OR dial in using your phone: 1 866 899 4679 | Access Code: 195-157-605
At Ultimate Health, I've decided to give people an option. I'm streaming free workouts on my facebook page, every day until the end of the month. Everything from seated workouts for the elderly to Cardio Kenpo. Some are live streaming and some are pre-recorded. The schedule is on the FB page, and it's open to anyone. If possible, maybe you can pass this along to all the members. www.facebook.com/ultimatehealth.coach
Mamma’s Brick Oven Pizza & Pasta is open to service you. - We understand that everyone has different comfort levels. We offer no a contact delivery (option). - We offer take-out. - We just installed a Hands-Free hand sink in our pick-up/ordering area for customers. 1007 Fair Oaks Ave., South Pas
Things to do from non-Pasadena Chamber members (for adults and kids):
Drag Queen Bingo on Friday nights and Comedy on Saturday. Check out Art House Productions website for more info: https://www.arthouseproductions.org
Watch LA-centric movies: Click here for a list compiled by our friends at Discover Los Angeles. (They don't highlight Pasadena (of course): https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/100-hours-of-amazing-los-angeles. (Ok, this could involve Netflix or Amazon Prime, but... )
The Aquarium of the Pacific is offering the Aquarium Online Academy to bring educational programming as well as fun and entertaining activities to the community. Find both on-demand videos and activities for all ages and a schedule of interactive live programs with educators, from grade-specific virtual classroom sessions to engaging segments with the Pacific Pals puppets.
Masters of the American West is the signature exhibition of the Autry Museum, featuring 64 of the top contemporary artists working in the Western genre. Virtual visitors can browse this year's artists and their work,
Experience The Broad from home by browsing the museum's incredible online collection and viewing the various YouTube playlists, including The Un-Private Collection, Summer Happenings, Gallery Talks, and Special Exhibitions.
Opened during the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, the California African American Museum (CAAM) houses a permanent collection of 4,000 objects of art, historical artifacts and memorabilia. CAAM invites you to #MuseumFromHome on their social channels (@caaminla) and via their YouTube channel.
The California Science Center has launched Stuck at Home Science, a family-friendly space to fight boredom and continue your child's science learning with easy to follow activities.
A hidden gem on the UCLA campus, the Fowler Museum houses collections that feature hundreds of thousands of cultural objects from Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas - past and present. Browse the Fowler's Digital Collection of more than 2,000 objects by geographic region, culture, date/era and medium.
“How to Explore Art While the Getty Galleries Are Closed” compiles art books, online exhibitions, podcasts, and videos from the vast collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Grtty Online exhibitions: Michelangelo: Mind of the Master; Assyria: Palace Art of Ancient Iraq; Käthe Kollwitz: Prints, Process, Politics
Getty Art History resources: Online Art History lessons such as Bauhaus: Building the New Artist; Virtual libraries with 350+ Getty Publications and a massive archive of 100,000+ digitized art books dating back to the Renaissance; Getty Art Podcasts: Art & Ideas & Recording Artists
The GRAMMY Museum is debuting never-before-released digital Public Programs from their archive. The Museum’s Public Programs digital series features intimate sit-down interviews with artists and musicians in its 200-seat Clive Davis Theater. A new program will be released every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 11:00 am PST.
Explore the Hammer Mmuseum's Watch + Listen online archive, featuring hundreds of videos from past public programs, from post-screening Q&As to lectures such as:
- A lecture series on Vincent van Gogh's career with art historian John Walsh
- Q&As with the actors and filmmakers behind 2019's top films, from Parasite to The Farewell
- Readings with renowned writers like Jamaica Kincaid and US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
- Conversations with artists and Hammer curators
Built 1919-21, the iconic Hollyhock House was Frank Lloyd Wright's first architectural project in Los Angeles. In July 2019, the Hollyhock House became the first LA landmark designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To increase access, the Virtual Tour allows users to experience all of Wright's masterpiece, including first and second-floor spaces that are mobility inaccessible. Selected objects throughout the house have pop-up descriptions with optional audio, indicated on screen by a + sign.
Founded in 1984 as the Santa Monica Museum of Art, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA) moved to a 12,700 square-foot facility in Downtown LA that opened in 2017 and features 7,500 square feet of exhibition space. ICA LA invites virtual visitors to explore their #MuseumfromHome online exhibitions - Ree Morton: The Plant That Heals May Also Poison and Ann Greene Kelly.
The largest art museum in the western United States, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) houses a collection that includes nearly 130,000 objects dating from antiquity to the present.
LACMA has revamped their homepage with a nearly endless archive of digital media: Watch - Short films, exhibition walkthroughs, and documentaries; Listen - Curated audio soundtracks, compositions, and live recordings; Learn - Online courses, lectures, and teaching resources; Read - Articles, interviews, and exhibition catalogues; Browse - Artworks from our permanent collection
L.A. Theatre Works (LATW) was founded in 1974 to give voice to underrepresented groups, bring attention to new plays and playwrights, and produce plays that address critical historical, cultural and social issues. Today, LATW is the nation's leading producer of audio theatre. Whether it's classics or the latest hits from New York and London, the LATW audio library has something for everyone. New shows launch every week - stream online or listen to the National Broadcast Series on KPFK in L.A. and on affiliates in more than 50 U.S. markets.
Named “America’s finest chamber orchestra” by Public Radio International, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) is a preeminent interpreter of historical masterworks as well as a champion of contemporary composers. LACO AT HOME allows people everywhere to engage and listen to spellbinding performances — no subscription, sign-up, or payment required. All broadcasts can be livestreamed at laco.org/broadcasts and streamed on-demand at laco.org/on-demand. The streaming lineup launches on March 28-29 with music by Stravinsky and Prokofiev alongside works by Ravel and a West Coast premiere from composer and artist-in-residence Missy Mazzoli.
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is launching Virtual MOCA on Monday, March 23. This new daily series will be available on the museum's website and across its social channels. Each day will have a different theme.
From the Edible Garden to exciting special events, the official Natural History Museum of LA YouTube channel is filled with bingeable content for you to enjoy the museum from afar
For car buffs, The Vault at the Petersen Automotive Museum is a bucket list experience - an extraordinary collection of 250 iconic and rare cars from around the world exhibited in a renovated 60,000 square-foot underground space. During the extended hiatus, The Vault is offering Livestreaming Tours led by Collection Manager, Dana Williamson. The 60-minute live tour will take viewers closer than any tour has before, including under the hood and even inside some of the vehicles!
More than 1,200 leading museums around the world have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to create the Google Arts & Culture website and app.