Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Saturday January 10th Y Open House -- FREE Admission Chair Massage Courtesy of Dr. Takahachi Chiropractic’s Office 10:00am – 12:00pm in the Senior Center Tuesday, January 13th -- FREE Admission Macular Degeneration Support Group Offered by the nonprofit Discovery Eye Foundation Group will be meeting every second Tuesday of the month FREE Information-Resources-Support Group Facilitator: Judith Delgado Director, Macular Degeneration Partnership A program of the nonprofit Discovery Eye Foundation 12:30pm – 2:00pm in the DeWind Room Tuesday, Janua...
The Santa Monica History Museum announces the 80th Anniversary of the Statue of Saint Monica in Palisades Park. The 18-ft. high Art Deco Sculpture for whom Santa Monica was named was sculpted in 1934 by Eugene Morahan as a Public Works of Art project and presented to the citizens of Santa Monica by the Federal Government. In an impressive unveiling ceremony at Palisades Park, it was dedicated with the hope and prayer that the figure might come to be a tower of strength to mothers everywhere....
The Santa Monica College John Drescher Planetarium launches 2015 with a special feature show and two telescope-observing events on Friday evenings. The January shows are: • Starbirth in Orion’s Sword on January 9 and 16. Explore the massive Great Orion Nebula and learn about recent discoveries that reveal the hundreds of stars and potential planetary systems forming within! • Special Observing Event: Orion and the Winter Hexagon – with a Special Guest on January 23. Come view the winter sky, including the bounty of bright stars surroun...
As fall ends and winter arrives in the northern hemisphere, Griffith Observatory invites members of the news media to cover the winter solstice on Sunday, December 21, 2014, at local noon (11:51 a.m., PST) and at sunset (4:48 p.m., PST). Observatory staff will provide interpretation of the Sun’s travel on the shortest day of the year. The winter solstice occurs at 3:03 p.m., PST, on December 21, 2014, and marks the beginning of winter. It is the moment when Earth’s orbital motion points the North Pole to its greatest angle away from the Sun. Fr...
The Holiday Shop at GRACIE November 15 -December 23 Tuesday - Saturday, 11 AM-6 PM Each year, the GRACIE gift shop expands for the holidays, filling to the brim with artful, one-of-a-kind gifts hand-selected by the Santa Monica Museum of Art’s retail curator. Opening day shoppers will enjoy cider, cookies, lots of good cheer, and unique gifts and items to delight the entire family. They will find unique gifts and items to delight the entire family in SMMoA’s holiday wonderland, including art objects, toys, and jewelry. All proceeds support SMMo...
The Santa Monica Cultural Affairs Division is proud to announce the 6th Annual “Fireside at the Miles” Performance Series at the historic Miles Memorial Playhouse (1130 Lincoln Blvd.) Few residents know that the Playhouse, designed by renowned local architect John Byers and completed in 1929, contains a large period fireplace in the main auditorium. In the 1930’s and 40’s the fireplace was often used as a centerpiece for community events and performances and it is in this spirit of community gathering that the series was started in January...
The Holiday Shop at GRACIE November 15 -December 23 Tuesday - Saturday, 11 AM-6 PM Each year, the GRACIE gift shop expands for the holidays, filling to the brim with artful, one-of-a-kind gifts hand-selected by the Santa Monica Museum of Art’s retail curator. Opening day shoppers will enjoy cider, cookies, lots of good cheer, and unique gifts and items to delight the entire family. They will find unique gifts and items to delight the entire family in SMMoA’s holiday wonderland, including art objects, toys, and jewelry. All proceeds support SMMo...
The Santa Monica-Venice Christmas Run drew more than 5,000 runners Dec 7 to one of the westside's largest running events. Long-time organizer and local realtor Bruce Mitchell said the fees and requirements imposed by the city of Los Angeles and Santa Monica are getting more and more prohibitive. Proceeds from the event go toward the Santa Monica women's shelter Harvest Home, which provides a safe refuge for pregnant women in crisis....
The Holiday Shop at GRACIE November 15 -December 23 Tuesday - Saturday, 11 AM-6 PM Each year, the GRACIE gift shop expands for the holidays, filling to the brim with artful, one-of-a-kind gifts hand-selected by the Santa Monica Museum of Art’s retail curator. Opening day shoppers will enjoy cider, cookies, lots of good cheer, and unique gifts and items to delight the entire family. They will find unique gifts and items to delight the entire family in SMMoA’s holiday wonderland, including art objects, toys, and jewelry. All proceeds support SMMo...
Every year Santa Monica hosts a series of holiday events and activities that light up Downtown, bringing a festive holiday spirit to this idyllic seaside city. In fact, we’ve managed to engineer some true holiday magic, turning a busy urban corner into a magical winter wonderland with the annual ICE at Santa Monica skating rink. This year, Winterlit takes over the corner of Wilshire Boulevard at Third Street Promenade. Every Thursday evening, beginning at 6 p.m. November 20th, Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. is going to make it snow! There will b...
Registration is underway for the winter season of youth Basketball at the Santa Monica YMCA. Forms are available at the Y at 6th and Santa Monica, and registration runs through the end of new player tryouts on January 15, 2015. The league is expected to have co-ed skill based teams, rather than divisions by age and grade. All players make a team which pratices once or twice a week indoors at the Y for an hour, then plays games on either Saturday or Sunday afternoons. All players get a uniform...
Wallis Center for the Performing Arts (aka "The Wallis") announces Gene Kelly: The Legacy, an evening with Patricia Ward Kelly, for a single performance on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 8:00 pm in the Bram Goldsmith Theater. Gene Kelly was a joyous performer. A legendary dancer, director and choreographer, he brought astonishing grace, athleticism and masculinity to the big screen. He continues to delight and captivate us, yet we know little about him. During a unique evening, Patricia Ward...
Using the power of running to teach girls they can do anything, Girls on the Run LA County will hold its annual Fall 5K celebration run at Dockweiler Beach in Playa Del Rey on Sunday, Dec. 7 beginning at 7:30 am. A record-setting 600 girls will be there, joined by an additional 800 supporters including volunteer coaches, family members, community members and race volunteers. Peyton List, star of Disney's hit TV show Jessie, is scheduled to participate. She is a longtime enthusiast and comes to...
The Santa Monica Public Library welcomes artist Yulya Dukhovny for a miniature theater production for the entire family of Star in a Glass Jar on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. in the Main Library Multipurpose Room at 601 Santa Monica Boulevard. Star in a Glass Jar is the incredible adventure of one child's letter with no address that finds its way to the other side of the world. There, in a small village, may live someone willing and ready to help. Duknovny's paper theater production...
The Goodman Theatre’s world premiere production of Rebecca Gilman’s “Luna Gale,” directed by Robert Falls, opens Tuesday, December 2 at 8 p.m. at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. The production continues through December 21, 2014. The cast, who originated their roles in Chicago, includes Jordan Baker, Reyna de Courcy, Melissa DuPrey, Mary Beth Fisher, Erik Hellman, Colin Sphar and Richard Thieriot. Gilman, whose “work reaches the heart and head with equal force,” according to Time magazine, explores with profound hu...
The Santa Monica College Musical Theatre Workshop class will present “HIPPIE HOLIDAYS” Dec. 19-21. The production kicks off the final pre-holiday weekend by looking at a selection of musicals – both conventional and unconventional – from the past 70 years. The workshop, a coproduction of the SMC Theatre Arts and Music departments, is directed by SMC theatre arts professor Janie Jones, with music direction by SMC adjunct music instructor Karen Benjamin. Performances are scheduled at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20...
Crossroads student Anna Yeh will be dancing the starring role of the Sugar Plum Fairy for the first time in Marat Daukayev Ballet Theatre's NUTCRACKER, which will take place at the Luckman Theatre at Cal State LA Dec 6 - 14. Anna will be dancing the role in the 4:30 pm performance on Sunday Dec 7. Anna has competed competitions both U.S. and Japan since 2011. She was awarded TOP 12 in Pas de deux at Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)for 2014, and has been awarded TOP 12 all local YAGP she competed...
Following last season's sold out run of Impro Theatre's Jane Austen UnScripted, The Broad Stage presents Box Tale Soup's comical take on Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey for ten performances, beginning December 5, 2014. Box Tale Soup's version of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey has been created and adapted entirely by the company. It features a cast of two performers and seven hand-made puppets. Through their adaptation, the company has remained as faithful to the original work as possible, taking...
John Guare's House of Blue Leaves is a critique of the desire to achieve celebrity in our society. The characters are searching out fame in their own way mainly to achieve some sort of validity in their lives. Through sharp and sometimes dry and cynical writing, Guare makes you feel for the characters and leaves you stunned at the end. With it's assortment of colorful supporting characters it is both a very funny and a very sad work of art. Friday, Nov. 7 at 7:00pm Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7:00pm...
Winterlit in Downtown Santa Monica November 1 - January 22 Various dates and times Every year Santa Monica hosts a series of holiday events and activities that light up Downtown, bringing a festive holiday spirit to this idyllic seaside city. In fact, we’ve managed to engineer some true holiday magic, turning a busy urban corner into a magical winter wonderland with the annual ICE at Santa Monica skating rink, open November 1 through January 22. More Downtown Santa Monica & Third Street Promenade (310) 393-8355 Neil Young Special Deluxe Exibit...
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Israel's Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (Rami Be'er, Artistic Director) for three performances only, November 19 through 21, 2014 in the Bram Goldsmith Theater. Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC) is widely identified with the work of Artistic Director Rami Be'er, whose singular choreographic character has become the company's trademark, both in Israel and abroad. With its technically strong and physically eclectic cast of...
Emeritus College is pleased to announce the Fall 2014 launch of "Pen & Brush," a journal of original art and writing created by Emeritus College students in the writing class taught by Monona Wali and the art class taught by Catherine Tirr. The exhibition will run Nov. 21-Dec. 3 at the SMC Photography Gallery, located on the second floor of Drescher Hall on the Santa Monica College main campus at 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to...
Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi presided over Thai Night 2014, a pre-American Film Market gala event for film professionals from Thailand and Hollywood. Organized by the Department of International Trade Promotion of the Thai Ministry of Commerce, the event sought to foster greater creative and business ties between the two countries through Thai-US co-productions and Thailand as a filming destination of choice for American productions. Thailand's appeal...
Santa Monica, California – Join us as Oscar-nominated costume designer Deborah Nadoolman Landis discusses Hollywood Costume with guest moderator Frank DeCaro on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Renowned for her work designing such iconic costumes as Indiana Jones’ legendary fedora and jacket and Michael Jackson’s red leather jacket from Thriller, Deborah Nadoolman Landis is also an accomplished teacher, as well as editor of Hollywood Costume, the catalog...
If it’s broke, fix it! Come to the City of Santa Monica’s Repair Café at 1450 Ocean on Saturday, December 13, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to learn how to fix common household items. Experienced volunteers, known as “Fixers” will be there to offer their expertise. Hosted by the Resource Recovery & Recycling Division, the Repair Café will focus on repair and reuse as part of our Zero Waste Strategic Plan.We throw away an incredible amount of stuff everyday - but imagine extending the life of your items at little to no cost! Saving used items fro...
