Pasadena Public Library Celebrates Kwanzaa Festival

Join Pasadena Public Library for Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community & Culture on Saturday, December 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at La Pintoresca Branch Library, 1355 N. Raymond Ave.

Kwanzaa is an African-Americans celebration of life introduced by Dr. Maulana Karenga introduced the festival in 1966 to the United States as a ritual to welcome the first harvests to the home. Dr. Karenga created this festival for Afro-Americans as a response to the commercialism of Christmas.

Enjoy music, stories and tasty dishes prepared by members of the Pasadena Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

For more information contact Pat Smith (626) 744-7268 or psmith@cityofpasadena.net.