Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Beverly Hills, Calif. – On Sunday, June 26, the City of Beverly Hills celebrated the 8th annual Woofstock 90210 with approximately 3,600 people and their pets at Roxbury Park's Wiggly Field. With the spotlight on pet adoptions and rescues, 46 pets were adopted, making this the most successful Woofstock 90210 yet. Bill Crowe of the Pet Care Foundation said, "It was a very busy day with many rescue groups as well as the LA City shelters participating. Thanks to everyone at the City of Beverly H...
Every dog has its day, and in Beverly Hills, that day is Sunday, June 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Roxbury Park's Wiggly Field., when the City of Beverly Hills hosts the most beloved pet extravaganza of the year - Woofstock90210. The Pet Care Foundation and The Amanda Foundation will have over 120 rescued pets looking for loving homes. Rescues will be going on all day. Woofstock90210 will have something for everyone! Residents can learn more about the first Beverly Hills Community Dog Park...
Los Angeles (June 20, 2016) – The Original Farmers Market is gearing up for the eighth annual Taste of Farmers Market event, which will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19 with a feast of more than 50 delicious summertime food and beverage samples from Market grocery, restaurant and specialty food merchants. For this year's event, the Market is pleased to partner with a local non-profit First-In Fire Foundation, who are "Friends of the Fire Department and Fire Service," and firefighters...
LOS ANGELES - On June 25 and 26, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) will celebrate the ever-present wildlife in Los Angeles at the new L.A. Urban Nature Fest. On the heels of its recent launch of the Urban Nature Research Center, and with a slew of urban-nature-focused citizen science projects underway, the Museum has become a hub for nature in the city. In its second year, the festival aims to provide a place for L.A.'s thriving community of nature lovers to come together...
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., May 10, 2016 – Kinecta Federal Credit Union announced it will host a free home seller workshop on "How to make your Home Selling experience a SMART MOVE" on Saturday, May 21 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.at the Santa Monica Member Service Center, 3027 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403. Expert, seasoned loan consultants will share their insights on today's real estate market and financing options – as well as tips for success in the home selling process. Attendees are inv...
Once upon a time, there was a beach city with a pier 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles, that held a fireworks display on July 4th on the beach. Then, the wrong crowd started showing up. There was a gang murder on Santa Monica beach in 1990, and 2 more in 1991. The City tried doing it the morning of July 4th, and called it "The Dawn's Early Light." The gangs stayed up all night, and there were 3 gang murders in 1994. So the beach City moved its display to Santa Monica college, and held in ten...
LOS ANGELES– More than 5,000 people are expected to gather at the "Family Festival" hosted by Councilmember Mitchell Englander on Saturday June 11 to kick off the summer with a packed lineup of entertainment, free attractions, live performances for kids, and interactive activities for the entire family. "During the last six months, this community has been devastated by the Aliso Canyon Gas Leak with over 20,000 people relocated, 2 schools closed and dozens of local businesses impacted," said C...
Inventing yet another word that no one has heard before to explain why their hiring yet another staff member who will be paid more than Governor Brown; the City of Santa Monica has announced a Downtown Community Plan workshop features urbanist John Bela". John's an architect with an impressive resume and experience. The City press release, which is too difficult for us to translate says: "The City of Santa Monica will host I © Downtown Because... a community conversation about Downtown...
BYO Show is free and BYO Stand Up Comedy! Come bring your picnic blanket and favorite drinks and nibbles for an evening of comedy under the stars! BYO show features some of LA's finest comics and is free and BYO! 13122 Psomas Way Venice 8pm Free! This months show features Tamer Kattan (Winner of The World Series of Comedy and Afghanistan performing for the troops.) Nina Manni (E! Warm up comic for Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin and Margaret Cho and MTV) Chris Bryant (Cartoon Network and Fox Radio)...
BritWeek hosts a series of events every spring in Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, Orlando, San Francisco to promote British creativity, innovation and excellence across many categories including film & television, music, fashion, sport, philanthropy, business. The event series kicked off its 2016 Los Angeles season with a 10th Anniversary celebration on Sunday, May 1 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel. Red carpet celebrities included co-founders Bob Peirce and Sharon Harroun Peirce, Celia Imrie...
As part of Los Angeles Red Cross' Centennial Celebration, Bergamot Station and Santa Monica Red Cross is hosting its 10th Annual Red Tie Affair, one of LA's most impactful fundraising events to support disaster relief here and around the world. This year's "Red Tie @ Bergamot Station" theme engages guests in response efforts, while enjoying Santa Monica's vibrant art scene, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Proceeds will benefit Red Cross local, national and international disaster relief. Tickets...
SANTA MONICA TRAVEL & TOURISM HOSTS 7TH ANNUAL TRAVEL & TOURISM SUMMIT SMTT highlights robust tourism industry with 2015 tourism economic and fiscal impact summary SANTA MONICA, Calif. (May 3, 2016) - Santa Monica Travel & Tourism (SMTT) hosted over 250 members of the community at its 7th annual Travel & Tourism Summit today at Santa Monica's Museum of Flying. The event highlighted current figures on the economic benefits of tourism, the most recent updates to Santa Monica's visitor population,...
Internationally recognized surgical oncologist Mark B. Faries, MD, was honored with the "The Duke" Special Service Award and Institute benefactor and philanthropist Ruth Weil with the inaugural Dr. Donald L. Morton Legend Award at the 31st annual Odyssey Ball, April 9, 2016. The event was held at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills. The yearly fundraising event benefits the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John's Health Center and is organized by the John Wayne...
Santa Monica College will present "Even in Hell, There is Hope," a free talk by Holocaust victim Dr. Henry Oster, who survived the Łódź Ghetto, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Death Camp, and Buchenwald. The talk will be held at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 5, in Humanities and Social Sciences Lecture Hall 165 on SMC's main campus, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Seating is on a first-arrival basis. Dr. Oster will talk about some of his experiences and the importance of holding out hope under the direst of...
Samohi Theatre presents "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" Friday & Saturday, April 8 & 9, 7pm and Sunday, April 10, 5pm Runs through April 16 Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 seniors/students. Early arrival suggested. Information: 310-395-3204 x71241 Santa Monica High School, Humanities Center, 601 Pico Blvd. Opening Night is less than 24 hrs away. Get your tickets now and don't be turned away at the door. Come See Samohi's Hilarious Spring Musical in the Humanities Center. Six...
For over 30 years, American Family Housing (AFH) has been providing a continuum of housing and a broad spectrum of related services to vulnerable populations facing barriers to achieving housing stability, including war veterans and adults with disabilities and mental illness. Operating 63 housing sites, with 283 units that serve more than 1,300 adults and children each year in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties, AFH is committed to permanently ending the cycle of homelessness-helpi...
Big Blue Bus and Los Angeles Metro staff will share information regarding transit options in the region, details about the "Move On Riders Club", assist with Senior TAP card applications, and answer questions about upcoming transit and rail integration. This is an opportunity for community members to learn more about transit options and fare payment in the region and sign up for Reduced Rate TAP cards (adults 62 and over are eligible). For anyone unable to make the meeting, information can be...
The Santa Monica College Emeritus College Art Gallery is pleased to present the Tom Krumpak: "Built & Placed" Exhibition from July 9 through Sept. 10. The opening reception for the exhibit will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9 in the gallery, located on the first floor of Emeritus College, 1227 Second St., in downtown Santa Monica. Parking is available next door in Santa Monica Public Parking Structure No. 2. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The...
The SMC Emeritus College Concert Band will present its Late Spring concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 21. The concert will be held in The Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center, Santa Monica Boulevard at 11th Street, Santa Monica. The FREE concert will feature a selection of exhilarating works sure to please everyone in the family. Ample free parking will be available. “The concert will pay special tribute to Larry Jacobs,” said Emeritus College Concert Band Conductor Jessica Swift. “Larry played French horn in the group for many years...
The world premiere production of "How to be a Rock Critic" opened Wednesday, June 17 at 8 p.m. and continues through June 28 in a limited engagement of 12 performances at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. Based on the writing of Lester Bangs, the rock critic who reached iconic status in the 1970s with his passionate, intellectually honest writing, "How to be a Rock Critic" will be performed in the theatre's rehearsal space, Upstairs@KDT. Presented as part of...
Kentwood Players will hold open auditions for Don Nigro’s Gothic thriller “Ravenscroft” on Saturday, July 11 from 10 am to 3 pm and on Sunday, July 12 from 7 pm to 10. Callbacks will be held on Monday, July 13 at 7 pm. Auditions and performances will take place at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. Performance dates are September 11 to October 17 with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm. This is a non-equity, non-paid production directed by Sheridan Cole Crawford and produced by Larry Jones...
Brad Garrett has had a career that many performers would envy. He became an A-list stand-up comedian after winning on “Star Search” and, after several years at the top as a professional stand-up, moved into television, performing in nearly 250 episodes of situation comedy. He is best known for his roles of Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond (for which he won three Emmy ® Awards and a SAG Award) and as Eddie Stark on Till Death. He was also nominated for an Emmy® and a SAG Award for his portrayal of The Great One in the telefilm Gleas...
Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Michael Ritchie has set the 12th season at the CTG/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. “I am pleased to announce a season with the range and imagination and talent that have come to define the Kirk Douglas Theatre,” said Ritchie. “In 2005, Center Theatre Group opened the Kirk Douglas Theatre with the promise of adventurous, boundary-pushing fare – tantalizing, thought-provoking, moving and witty work that is making its mark on the local and national theatrical scene. With our 2015-2016 season, we continu...
Eat|See|Hear Presents: Edward Scissorhands Outdoor Movie Event June 20th, 5:30pm - 10:30pm Eat|See|Hear, a premier LA outdoor movie series presented by SHOWTIME, will be showing Edward Scissorhands at Santa Monica High School. The event will also include live music beforehand and the following food trucks: The Schmuck Truck, Let’s Roll It, Rounds Burger, LuckDish Curry, The Chili Philosopher, Seoul Sausage, Postcards CAS, Peaches Smokehouse BBQ, No Toros Mexican Kitchen, Crepe de Ville, Coolhaus and Brasil Kiss. $12 advance; $14 at the door S...
The Verdi Chorus pulled out all of their "Hidden Gems" for their Spring performances at the acoustically-sound First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica. In their 32nd year, the chorus continues to be one of the jewels of the Los Angeles opera scene and showed the audience why as they presented two flawless performances. Over the years, the chorus has grown and developed to a level of professionalism led by Music Director Anne Marie Ketchum and her accomplished, Julliard-trained pianist, Lar...
