Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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The Santa Monica College Emeritus College Art Gallery is pleased to present its Annual Student Photography Exhibition from May 1 through June 13. The opening reception for the exhibit will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1 in the Emeritus College Art Gallery, located on the first floor at 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 salon-style group exhibition features approximately 80...
On Saturday, April 12th, the Santa Monica High School Winter Guard performed at the Winter Guard Association of Southern California Championships at Marina HS in Huntington Beach. They received the gold medal for the 2014 Winter Guard competition season, with a score of 89.81 out of a possible 100. Led by captains Liza Mirkin and Rachel Theis, this is the highest score and placement the group has received in many years. The group, which meets five days a week before school, plus outside evening rehearsals, is coached by Mr. Juan Gonzalez and...
The Santa Monica College Music Department is pleased to present seven spring concerts in May in The Broad Stage or The Edye at the SMC Performing Arts Center (Santa Monica Boulevard at 11th Street, Santa Monica). The concerts include a benefit performance to support SMC's acclaimed Applied Music Program. The May concerts are: • Friday, May 2 at 7 & 9 p.m. in The Edye: Spring Jazz Concerts: Jon Mayer, with Special Guest Gilbert Castellanos. Award-winning trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos joins p...
The invitation read "Wear your favorite little black dress and get ready for a night of fun!" So began "Ladies Night Out," an evening of gorgeous gems hosted by Bulgari and benefitting the Geffen Playhouse and Determined to Succeed, an educational program helping low-income, at risk students get into college....
Earth Day is observed each year on April 22nd, but Heal the Bay and its Santa Monica Pier Aquarium will continue that celebration on Saturday, April 26th, with a beach cleanup, sand castle contests and a day chock full of special Aquarium activities for the whole family. The celebration begins with the monthly "Nothin' But Sand" beach cleanup from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the north side of the Santa Monica Pier. Just down the beach from the cleanup, a Heal the Bay-sponsored designer sandcastle...
Youth advocates, educators, elected officials, students and youth serving organizations are launching a national campaign to advocate for reform in youth service models.The kick-off event titled: Trauma, Transformation and Triumph will occur on Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 2pm to 4pm at Virginia Avenue Park’s Thelma Terry Center in Santa Monica, Ca. The program for the launch will feature presentations from young adults who overcame severe trauma in their lives to lead successful careers in education. “We can all draw inspiration from Ang...
Worshipers gather to celebrate Easter at the First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica....
The 6th annual Sustainable Santa Monica Student Poster Contest will raise awareness about Santa Monica's Water Self-sufficiency Plan & educate the community about water conservation. Rules and Guidelines - Open to all K-12 students who live or attend school in Santa Monica - Only original artwork will be accepted - Only one poster submission per student - Students may work in 2 person teams but the prize will be shared. - Posters must be hand drawn on white paper, bright colors are recommended...
Santa Monica Public Library (SMPL) begins its Big Read celebration of Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea with a free outdoor concert and festivities on Saturday, March 29 at 12:30 p.m. in the Main Library North Courtyard at 601 Santa Monica Boulevard. Alfredo López, Isaac Ruben Izquierdo and Jorge Andres Herrera take us on a musical tour of Mexico highlighting the richness and variety of traditional Mexican music. A master of more than 20 styles of Latino American music and skilled...
This year Earth Hour falls on Saturday 29th March at 8.30pm. It's a worldwide event that asks people everywhere to turn off their lights for 60 minutes, to draw attention to our planet and the need to protect it. The World Wildlife Fund created this event eight years ago in 2007 to unite people with a common purpose and raise awareness of the issues facing our planet. Now many countries take part and in 2013, a record breaking 154 were involved including over 10 million people in the UK....
Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 7:00 – 8:30 pm* How Hormones Affect Body Fat Daniel Dumesic, MD, UCLA reproductive endocrinologist, will discuss the facts and myths surrounding the influence of hormones on body fat including the role of hormones, genes and their interactions determining body fat distribution changes as we age. Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club, 1210 4thStreet, Santa Monica. RSVP: (800) 516-5323 Wednesday, May 14, 2014, 7:00 – 8:30 pm All About Acupuncture Antonia Balfour is a Cal...
Event will help parents plan for their child’s 2014 summer break The City of Santa Monica announced today that the 2014 Youth Summer Camps Fair will be held on Saturday, March 22nd to assist families planning summer break activities. The event will feature all that the City has to offer for youth this summer, including Santa Monica Sports Experience, Camp Santa Monica, Rosie’s Girls, Police Activities League, and Virginia Avenue Park. Information on the wide range of programs offered through the City’s Communities Classes & Camps Office by hi...
Planned Parenthood's Food Fare will celebrate its 35th anniversary on Thursday, March 6th, 2014. From its humble beginnings as a cooking demonstration with Julia Child in 1979, the event Fare is not only one of the oldest, but now one of the most prestigious food events in the city. With the closure of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, this year's event has re-located to Barker Hangar. As usual the event will feature two sessions, an afternoon lunch session and an evening dinner session. The...
In honor of Women's History Month and in collaboration with the City of Santa Monica's Commission on the Status of Women, the Santa Monica History Museum is celebrating Santa Monica Women of World War II with our Discover the History program. Immeasurable Contributions will include a short lecture and focus exhibit on the women who joined Douglas Aircraft in droves to build, test, and deliver necessary aircraft, patrolled the beaches on civil defense patrols, spearheaded and supported war bond...
SMC’s Spring Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series Begins March 6 Identifying pigments to conserve antiquities and new details about the weather are just two of the topics of Santa Monica College’s Spring 2014 Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series, beginning March 6. All talks – designed for lay audiences – are FREE and are held at 11:15 a.m. in Science Lecture Hall 140 on SMC’s main campus at 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Seating is on a first-arrival basis. The Spring 2014 line-up of lectures is: • March 6: Dr. Giacomo Chiari: “Th...
Santa Monica College’s Spring 2014 Environmental Issues Lecture Series – covering topics such as zero net energy homes and how to improve the food systems in the community – begins Tuesday, March 4, with “SMC and Sustainable Works Move Us Forward,” a chance to meet Genevieve Bertone and learn from the Sustainable Works professionals how to improve the quality of our living and working environments. All lectures in the series are FREE and are held at 6:30 p.m. in Room 263 of the Humanities & Social Science Building on SMC’s main campus, 190...
Nonfiction, Fiction, & Poetry Readings Begin March 4 Santa Monica College is pleased to present the Spring 2014 Literary Series, featuring a line-up of distinguished authors and poets discussing and reading from their works. The series starts on March 4. All lectures in the series are FREE and are held at 11:15 a.m. in Humanities & Social Science Lecture Hall 165 on the main SMC campus, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica. Seating is on a first-arrival basis. The Spring 2014 series line-up is: • Tuesday, March 4: Faith Adiele: “Flying Igbos: Afr...
2/26: Like many in SamoHi's Marine Biology class, taught by Mr. Benjamin Kay; I attended the movie "Last Call at the Oasis" at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica. I learned that las Vegas has made some effort to conserve water, but is still in a situation of extreme water shortage it gets water from Lake Mead and Hydro electric power from the Hoover dam, but if the water level at Hoover Dam drops to 1050 feet, Las Vegas will lose all its powers This may happen in four years, the movie says. Las...
The work of more than 40 local artists will be featured in a silent auction to benefit youth services for local youth who receive support and essential programming at the Pico Youth & Family Center in Santa Monica. PYFC will host its 5th Annual Art for Hearts Benefit on Saturday, February 15, 2014 from 7pm to 11pm at the Jennie Madsen Gallery located at: 1431 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401 ART FOR HEARTS will include a silent auction of uniquely-crafted hearts by established artists: Alex Kizu, Ernie Lucero, JC Hernandez Munoz and others....
BASKETBALL FOR THE REST OF US. For Adults. If you are not that great at basketball but want to play... THIS IS THE CLASSS FOR YOU. Play with people at your level. Tuesdays 7:15 to 8:15 PM 12 weeks starting March 4; $79. At Santa Monica College gym. Questions: Joe joebock3@yahoo.com or Richard 310-474-6164 (daytime); Register: http://commed.smc.edu or 310-434-3400 (daytime) Free T-shirt for registration before February 24...
The Los Angeles Boat Show took place in Marina Del Rey and the Los Angles Convention Center February 6-9. Organizers were happy with the event as they say the boating industry in on the rebound and say they saw a 5 per cent increase in sales in 2013 and expect the growing trend to continue this year. They say there were about 13,000 visitors at the show altogether this year. About 2,000 visitors came to the Westside to check out the 40 sail- and powerboats at the in water boat exhibits in...
Maggie DiNome, MD, Director of the newly developed High-Risk Clinic at the Margie Petersen Breast Center at Saint John's Health Center, hosted a fundraiser with actress Kate Beckinsale and celebrity yoga instructor Mandy Ingber at the home of Saint John's Foundation Trustee Mary Flaherty. The yoga event, held on Feb. 13, successfully raised funds to support the creation of a new Yoga Program for patients undergoing breast cancer treatment and those at high-risk for developing the disease. (From...
A colorful parade on the Venice boardwalk should not come as a surprise but on Saturday afternoon of Martin Luther King Jr. weekend they came with music and a serious message. Over 50 demonstrators escorted by police and a marching band of sorts held up posters. They were trying to raise awareness for the impoverished. Some posters read "House keys not handcuffs", others said "Public Space is for everyone not just the privileged", some simply stated "Occupy Venice" there were some saying "End Poverty of Mothers + Children. Support the Rise out...
