Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Local singer and rising star 18 year old Lola Rice performed at the 4th Annual Safari Night at the Wildlife Research Center this past weekend and the talented singer/songwriter was met with huge applause at the celebrity filled green carpet affair. Animal Planet host and People Magazine's World's Sexiest Vet Dr. Evan Antin co-hosted with Emmy winning news anchor Christine DeVine. Over $76,000 was raised at the sold out Gala, which will be used to sustain the center and help improvements for the...
I'd like to invite members of our community to celebrate Easter at our non-denominational Sunrise Service on Sunday, April 21. We will gather in the gardens at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park to greet the sun, share a message of hope, and start a day of celebration and joy. And, if you don't celebrate Easter, we wish you a happy Spring. This beautiful and inspiring service will be officiated by the Reverend Matthew Hardin, Associate Pastor of the Westwood Presbyterian Church....
"Think Pink" for Women's Wellness, an Irene Dunne Guild annual event, focuses on health education and awareness for women and their families. Held close to Mother's Day, it is a celebration of mothers, sisters, daughters, and dear friends. This year's event is Wednesday, May 8th, 2019, 8:30am-3:00pm at the Upper Bel Air Bay Club. Featuring morning break-out sessions with notable doctors and speakers, the event culminates with a wonderful luncheon and key note speaker presentation. Over the...
Zombie Joe's Underground Theatre Group proudly presents Michael Sargent's much anticipated all-new, off-beat holiday comedy! Audiences are loving The Black Hole's memorable performances with it's talented cast, (a particularly stellar performance from Craig Robert Young) and the witty one liners have left audiences repeatedly delivering much deserved standing ovations. If you have not yet seen this gem, then get your tickets for the remaining performances, you will not be disappointed! This is...
The 8th annual Los Angeles Food & Wine festival returns to town August 22-26 for five days. The programming runs the gamut of tastings, dinners, lunches, seminars, cooking demonstrations, and special events located across greater Los Angeles, including Downtown, Venice, Beverly Hills, and Hollywood. The all-star chef lineup includes those heading some of Los Angeles' most-celebrated restaurants as well as nationally-acclaimed culinarly stars. Two of the festival's marquee events, the Lexus Grand...
This article is intended as a roundup of 4th of July events locally. The 12th annual Fourth of July Parade will kick off once again this year on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 - at 9:30am. Starting off at Pico and Main, thousands will gather to march, ride and perform. This year's theme "Bringing Communities Together", celebrates diversity and parade organizers are calling on local residents, service and family groups, along with businesses, to participate, volunteer and cheer on the parade as it...
Every year on the first Saturday of June, thousands of people gather across the country to work on protecting and maintaining public trails. The annual event is called National Trails Day, and this year on June 2, the National Park Service will be hosting two opportunities in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and one at the Audubon Center at Debs Park in Los Angeles. "The 500 miles of trails in the recreation area are the main attraction for most of our visitors," said Ryan Stead,...
Face Forward charity are proud to announce their upcoming collaboration with renown artist Gisèle Lubsen to raise funds and spread awareness for their cause. Face Forward was founded by Scottish native and power house Deborah Alessi and her husband, renown plastic surgeon Dr. David Alessi. Together they have created a charity that inspires and saves lives, whilst encouraging patients to Face Forward and live their lives with courage and confidence, their relentless support provides patients...
Westside Ballet of Santa Monica presents a mixed showcase, highlighting a varied classical & contemporary ballet repertoire, featuring Paquita and including the company's male dancers in a sizzling Memorial Day performance, Stars & Stripes, concluding with a jazz tribute to the 40th year anniversary of Grease. The company will also be collaborating with Santa Monica College's Dance Department featuring an award-winning contemporary dance piece. THE BROAD STAGE, 1310 11th St, Santa Monica, CA...
Train To Zakopane (in theaters now) star Actress Tanna Frederick seen taking a well earned rest after working out with TV host and fitness guru Shaka Strong in Santa Monica. Join them Saturday May 12th and help clean up the beach in Santa Monica at Tower 26 11am -1pm. Tanna's charity Project Save Our Surf will be supported by Princeton Alumni Association for the beach clean up which will be a mix of good will, music and mimosas! All are welcome and encouraged to help keep our beach and...
The Museum of Flying has confirmed the attendance of the 2018 inductees into the California Aviation Hall of Fame. They are Angela Masson, Mike Melvill, Dick Rutan, and Barry Schiff. The Induction Ceremony and Dinner will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 with a 6:00 pm reception and Dinner and Program to follow at the Museum. Hall of Fame Selection Committee member Ramona Cox will serve as the Master of Ceremony as long-time Hall of Fame Selection Committee Chairman, Nissen Davis has recently...
Santa Monica, California – Santa Monica Public Library welcomes University of Southern California Architecture Professor Kenneth Breisch for a presentation on the History of Carnegie Libraries on Saturday, March 10 at 3:00 p.m. at the historic Ocean Park Branch Library, 2601 Main Street. Professor Breisch speaks about the origins of, and philosophy behind, Andrew Carnegie's project to finance the construction of nearly 1,700 public libraries in the United States. His presentation includes a d...
On Thursday February 22, 2018, 2018 at 7:30PM, the Soundwaves new music series at the Santa Monica Public Library welcomes saxophonist and composer Andrew Raffo Dewar to the Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium at the Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Dewar will perform and discuss his composition "Anabolism," for soprano saxophone and live biofeedback electronics. In this piece, data from sensors monitoring the performer's brainwaves and muscle movements is sent to a synthesizer, which...
Santa Monica Place commemorates the Year of the Dog with its annual Lunar New Year celebration on Saturday, February 17 from 2 – 6 p.m. Hosted by Katherine Ho from The Voice on NBC, celebrations will include authentic cultural performances and activities such as the traditional Chinese dragon dance, Korean fan dance, stilt walkers, classical folk music from a Chinese musical duo, New Year's Wishing Trees and family-friendly arts and crafts for all to enjoy. Santa Monica Place's Lunar New Year ce...
Jacaranda presents Pre-Concert Talk and the Concert "Indivisible: Music of Frederic Rzewski & Julius Eastman" Saturday, January 20, Pre-Concert Conversation 7pm, Concert 8pm Renee Levine Packer, author of Gay Guerrilla: Julius Eastman and His Music (2015), will join Artistic Director Patrick Scott for a pre-concert discussion on protest music and revising history on Inauguration Day. The author will be available for book signings after the concert. The concert, INDIVISIBLE, will feature two...
Library presents Spirit of the Sixties: Then & Now with Francesco Da Vinci Santa Monica Public Library presents Spirit of the Sixties: Then & Now, a multimedia presentation with Francesco Da Vinci, on Saturday, January 20, 2018, at 2:00 pm in the Main Library's Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Photojournalist and peace activist Francesco Da Vinci offers a multimedia presentation on the changes brought about during the 1960s – from civil rights to the peace movement ...
The Santa Monica Airport Association and the airport's Museum of Flying will host a public event on Saturday, January 20. featuring George Bye, CEO of Bye Aerospace, who will discuss the benefits of electric flight and the future of flight training. The museum will provide a special $5.00 admission from 9:30 AM to 11:00 am. Bye's presentation will begin at 10:00 AM. Bye is the creative innovator behind Bye Aerospace, which he founded in 2007, and has two decades of experience as an aerospace...
"A Christmas Carol with Charles Dickens" does indeed have all of the important elements of the more typical version of "A Christmas Carol" but it does so with but one man, the exceptionally talented David Melville supported by the talented and beautiful Kalean Ung. So while it is not exactly a one man show by any means it does lack the more common full cast including the Crachit family, Jacob Marley, Tiny Tim and the three ghosts but they are all well represented through the magic of David...
November 27, 2017 – Malibu, CA – Violinist Tessa Lark comes to Pepperdine University's Raitt Recital Hall at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts as the first artist of the New Year in the 2017-2018 Recital Series. Her program includes: Francis Poulenc's Violin Sonata; Gabriel Fauré's Berceuse, Op. 16; Maurice Ravel's Violin Sonata No. 2; César Franck's Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano; and Maurice Ravel's Tzigane. Recipient of a 2016 Avery...
Get into the spirit of the season at Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium with a "fintastic" Halloween and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration. The Aquarium, located at the beach level of the Santa Monica Pier, has spooky, family-friendly activities planned both days. Visit the glow-in-the-dark deep-sea laboratory, tip toe (if you dare!) through the marine animal artifact lab and create colorful Dia de los Muertos crafts and masks. Face painting and spooky story times are...
8/6/2017: The Festival of the Chariots included a parade which started at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, and winded its way down to Venice. It also included free food, entertainment, exhibits and booths. The annual event is put on by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) or more commonly known as Hare Krishna movement. "The Festival of the Chariots is now performed in many cities, and dates back thousands of years to Jagannatha Puri, India," said the group's website. T...
The annual Venice Beach Music Fest music and arts festival celebrates twelve years of totally free music, dance, and art on Saturday, August 26, 2017, from 11:00 A.M. to 7:30 P.M. in Windward Plaza Park (1 Windward Avenue, in the park at the intersection of the boardwalk and Windward Avenue). The festival, sister to the Venice Spring Fling, is and always has been free and open to the public, is made possible by local and national businesses. There will also be an aftershow party immediately...
Another impressive turnout was enjoyed for the annual Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) Charity Golf Classic on Monday, June 12, 2017, at the MountatinGate Country Club in Los Angeles. Now in its 8th year, the tournament hosted 150 golfers for a round of competition and a good cause while raising more than $91,000 to help support the Santa Monica PAL program. The tournament field and guests featured a wide array of Santa Monica community members including many Santa Monica Police...
July 11, 2017, Santa Monica, CA: On July 14th, from 8:00 PM – 2:00 AM, at the 1931 Historic Harvelle's Nightclub (1432 4th Street in Santa Monica, CA) is where Bring Hollywood Home Foundation's Musical Benefit will celebrate increasing California's Tax Credit Incentives to keep Film & TV Production & Post-Production jobs in California. There will be a red carpet, tapas, auction, raffle and entertainment headliners by Bring Hollywood Home's leadership Jonathan and Jane Sheldon of the American Blo...
Live Nation is home to the largest and most diverse festival portfolio on the planet, and today the company is unveiling The Festival Passport, a revolutionary experience that gives fans GA access to 90+ festivals for $799. For the remainder of 2017, The Festival Passport will provide admission to nearly every Live Nation festival, even if the event is already sold out. This includes Austin City Limits Music Festival, Bonnaroo, Creamfields, EDC (Las Vegas and Orlando), Falls Festival, Governors...
