Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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On April 1st, the long-awaited launch of the assessment of Chain Reaction, Santa Monica's landmarked art piece will begin. The assessment is needed to determine the integrity of the interior structure and the scope of work required to restore it. Chain Reaction has a structural steel interior frame, a fiberglass shell and copper chains on the exterior of the artwork which are in various conditions. The fiberglass shell will also be tested for strength. Due to the unique shape, a conservator and...
This past Saturday, SaMoHi Team Marine members Martin Liu, Kimberly Fuentes, and Zoe Parcells were awarded first place out of 16 teams in the Environmental Management category at the Los Angeles County Science Fair and will now advance to the state fair. Their project titled, Cigarette Pollution and Mitigation in Santa Monica, CA, examined short-term (≤ 7 days) and longer term (≤ 2 months) cigarette accumulation rates for seven urban streets over a one year period. Their study also included two...
Piano atop Santa Monica Mountains Taken Down A piano discovered by hikers at the top of the Santa Monica Mountains for a music video shoot has been removed. The group who lugged it to the site brought it back down the trail overnight into Sunday after they say authorities asked them to remove it. Michael Faner, who took part in the night hike, posted a photo of a dog on the piano and said the instrument is back in his possession. Hikers had taken pictures of the so-called mystery piano and...
Santa Monica employers can now register for Santa Monica's 2015 Commuter Challenge, the first-ever competition for Santa Monica businesses and organizations of all sizes to encourage their employees to bike, carpool/vanpool, or ride transit to work, instead of driving alone. Businesses can participate in the Commuter Challenge by visiting www.commuteSM.com. "Cars on Los Angeles highways are a top contributor to greenhouse gases and smog," said Jeffrey Chernick, chief executive officer of...
On Saturday, April 25 join Ballona Creek Renaissance (BCR) and the Office of LA City Councilman Mike Bonin-CD11 at a Earth Week Ballona Creek Cleanup from 9 am to noon. Meet at Centinela Ave at Milton St., Los Angeles in Del Rey between Culver Blvd. and the I-90/Marina Freeway. In case of rain, the date changes to Saturday, May 9. BCR welcomes the partnership and hands-on participation of LA City Councilman Mike Bonin's office and Culver City High School's BCR Club. BCR conducts Zero Waste...
By interweaving a Passover Seder with personal stories of addiction, Freedom Song poses one stark question-”WHAT ARE YOU A SLAVE TO?” Using song and dance, tears and laughter, and an intense post show discussion with its cast, Freedom Song opens eyes to the real life struggle against the ‘bondage of self’ that we all fight every day. Do you obsess over being the picture of perfection? Are you constantly trying to please your parents? Is your own self worth based on material things? Freedom Song uses the story of Passover and a 12-Step meeting...
Albert Vera, Jr. will tell the story of his father, Albert Vera, the founder of the Sorrento Market, at the general meeting of the Culver City Historical Society, Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room in the Veterans Memorial Building at 4117 Overland Avenue, Culver City. Albert Vera, an immigrant who came to America to pursue the American Dream, created the famous market on Sepulveda Boulevard and the Vera Family holdings. He served time in the military, raised his family in...
The Culver City Chamber Orchestra presents “CELLO MANIA” on Sunday, April 12 at 5 p.m. at St. Anne Melkite Catholic Church 11211 Moorpark Ave, North Hollywood. Tickets are now available through www.ccchamberorchestra.org or for information by calling (310) 397-2490. MasterCard and Visa are accepted....
The Santa Monica College Theatre Arts Department is pleased to present "Circle Mirror Transformation" Apr. 3-12 at the Theatre Arts Studio Stage on the SMC main campus, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. In "Circle Mirror Transformation" – a three-time Obie Award winner written by Annie Baker – an unlikely group of strangers in an artsy small town plays imaginative (and sometimes awkward) theater games while attending an 'Adult Creative Drama' class. As their relationships develop, hearts are quietl...
When John Wooden was coaching 10 UCLA basketball teams to national championships there was no ESPN. Times have certainly changed. Now the schools best identified with the network rule college baskrtball. The conferences that have Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky etcetra have a big advantage in recruiting. High school stars want to be seen nationally, getting the exposure that will help them be recognized by NBA teams. That’s the reality of the situation. Steve Alford, the UCLA coach, has to w...
UCLA’s loss to Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 last week was the final game for Chris Roberts, who has broadcast Bruin football and basketball for the last 23 years. Roberts recently announced he would retire after the Bruins conclude play in the NCAA Tournament....
So many times during the Lakers’ feat of winning 16 NBA championships I’ve been in the building, feeling the excitement, eager to do my work and being thankful I’m in the sportswriting profession. On Tuesday night those years came back to me as I watched the Golden State Warriors, who have the best record in this NBA season, outlast the Clippers, 110-106 before a raucous sellout crowd in Staples Center. The playoffs haven’t started yet but you wouldn’t know it judging by the energy in the build...
This week, I want to shed light on some indie gems that everyone should be on the lookout for, be it in the smaller art house-type theatres or on VOD. Each bodes strong female voices and performances, the latter two - MAN FROM RENO and APARTMENT TROUBLES - find directors pushing the envelope and developing their own skill sets and storytelling techniques, while, EFFIE GRAY, takes us back in time to 19th century London and the story of a scandalous female historical figure. EFFIE GRAY Leave it...
Beginning Friday, April 17 Buddy Powell's COMMERCIAL ACTING for ADULTS will be offered every Friday at Temple Akiba Conference Room. Temple Akiba is at 5243 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City. The class meets 1:30pm to 3:30pm. Classes are ongoing. Enrollment is open. Class Fee is $10 per weekly class. Nearly every day in Los Angeles television commercials are produced. Nearly every commercial produced is seeking new faces to promote products. Baby boomers currently comprise the largest demographic of...
Center Theatre Group welcomes playwright Sheila Callaghan, a recipient of CTG’s Fadiman Award for Playwriting, and local feminist scholars Sue-Ellen Case (UCLA) and Dr. Tiffany Ana López (UC Riverside) to the rehearsal room at the Kirk Douglas Theatre for a special one-night-only DouglasPlus event, Sandbox@CTG: “Feral Drives, Fierce Women” on Tuesday, April 14, at 8 p.m. The evening will begin with a reading of a scene from Callaghan’s play “Elevada” with actors Satya Bhabha (“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” “New Girl”) and Paco Tolson. “Elevada...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” on Saturday, May 16 from 10 am to 3 pm and on Sunday, May 17 from 7 pm to 10 pm. Callbacks will be held on Monday, May 18 at 7 pm. Auditions and performances take place at the Westchester Playhouse, located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. Performance dates are July 10 through August 18 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Tony Torrisi by special arrangement with Samue...
The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center announces its highly anticipated 2015/16 season featuring leading productions and artists from around the globe and free concerts and performances in neighborhoods across Los Angeles. Now in its 8th season, The Broad Stage will be presenting some of the most exciting theater to come out of London with the US premiere of George Orwell’s 1984 by Headlong Theatre Company, along with a triple bill of Beckett’s Not I, Footfalls, and Rockaby by Irish actress Lisa Dwa...
Next to Normal March 7 - April 4 Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm Sundays at 2pm Next to Normal tells the story of a mother, Diane Goodman, who struggles with bipolar disorder and the effect that her illness has on her family. This contemporary musical is an emotional powerhouse that addresses such issues as grieving a loss, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life. With provocative lyrics and a thrilling score, this musical shows how far two parents will go to keep themselves sane and their family’s world intact. Morgan-Wixson Theatre 2...
