Gamble House launches summer "Friday Nights" series with food, music and ticketed tours

A staff member at the Gamble House announced a summer Friday Nights series that will run from May through August, describing the program as "1 of our marquee events." The series pairs food and live local music with the chance for visitors to tour the house's first floor.

The staff member said the series was created to offer "a way to have the community come to us in a really relaxed way," and called it a Pasadena resource intended to make the Gamble House feel welcoming and accessible. "We want for Pasadena residents to come, think of the Gamble House as their house, and feel comfortable here," the staff member said.

Organizers named West Altadena Wine as a community partner that provides tastings and food service; the speaker mentioned the partner's "triple bean pizza oven" as useful for visitors coming after work. The musical director from Sequoia High School books local bands for the series, providing live entertainment while families attend. "It's a family friendly event. People come with their kids," the staff member said.

The speaker said the first floor of the Gamble House will be open for touring with the purchase of a ticket, and that docents will be inside to answer questions and introduce first-time visitors to the site. The series, the staff member added, began in part as a response to changing patterns during the pandemic and has continued to grow in popularity.

Friday Nights is presented as a low-impact way to welcome visitors who can choose how they engage with the historic site, the staff member said. The program emphasizes casual socializing on the grounds, including picnicking on the lawn, and aims to bring the house to life during the summer months.

The Gamble House staff encouraged Pasadena residents to attend and treat the house as a local resource; admission details and the event schedule were not specified in the transcript.