Why Pasadena? Located 10 miles from Los Angeles, Pasadena welcomes visitors with 300 days of sunshine, tree-lined streets filled with historic architecture, national landmarks, popular art & cultural institutions, and a diverse selection of restaurants. Unlike much of Los Angeles, many of Pasadena’s attractions are within just a few blocks from one another. And California and the West Coast have the second-highest concentration of classmates (behind the Boston-New York-Washington corridor). It only makes sense!
Why March, 2023? Our 40th reunion was entirely online, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and people are ready to get together in person again. And while New England will be cold and dreary in March, we can (almost certainly) count on beautiful weather in Pasadena.
Where will we stay? We have a limited block of rooms reserved at the historic Athenaeum Hotel for $240/night, first come first served. For reservations call 626-395-8200.
Options also include the lovely Langham Hotel, other area hotels, airbnb, staying with friends – you name it.
We have tentatively negotiated a $299++ rate (superior room type) for March 24-26th 2023
Situated on 23 acres, the expansive hotel is made up of 379 guest rooms, 38 suites, eight private cottages and a two-bedroom, two-story Tournament of Roses suite. It also offers three grand historic ballrooms and two gardens. Enjoy a game of tennis on lighted courts, daily fitness classes, spa treatments or lounging poolside.
The Athenaeum, at the California Institute of Technology, is a prestigious private club promoting social, cultural, and intellectual interaction within its membership and the community it serves. The club provides a meeting place to stimulate friendship and the exchange of ideas among lovers of science, art, engineering and literature. The Athenaeum’s lovely building and grounds offer members and their guests convenient settings for formal and informal dining, meetings, casual rendezvous, or private parties.
Known around the world as one of the most remarkable private art collections ever assembled, industrialist Norton Simon spent over 30 years amassing an astonishing collection of European art from the Renaissance to the 20th century, and a stellar collection of Indian and Southeast Asian art spanning 2,000 years. Modern and Contemporary Art from Europe and the United States, also occupies an important place in the Museum’s collections. The Museum houses more than 12,000 objects, roughly 1,000 of which are on view in the galleries and gardens. Two exhibition spaces feature rotating installations of artworks not on permanent display.
The mission of The Gamble House is to inspire the public’s appreciation and understanding of architecture as a fine art through the example of The Gamble House, the most complete and best-preserved work of American Arts and Crafts architects Charles and Henry Greene.
