Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Happy Birthday Marion! January 11, 11am-2pm On Sunday, January 11, Santa Monica Conservancy docents turn the spotlight on Marion Davies: actress, philanthropist, famed party hostess and mistress of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst. The event takes place at Davies’ 1928 Julia Morgan designed Guest House at the Annenberg Community Beach House. Join docents as they highlight the woman often celebrated as the “bubbles in a glass of champagne.” Guests are welcome to come in their favorite Gold Coast era attire or in costu...
On Friday Dec. 19th from 11am-1pm, the SoCal Honda Dealers and the Guys in Blue brought holiday cheer and lit smiles to (400) locals without homes at Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC) by hosting their annual holiday event complete with a warm holiday meal, backpacks filled with winter essentials including parkas, socks and toiletries; and also hosted a raffle to giveaway dozens of thick winter jackets. Bringing a message of hope and generosity in true Helpful spirit, this is...
Ribbon Cutting at new Concierge Lounge, see page 3 pictured left to right: John J. Johnston, Andrew Halarewicz (Chamber of Commerce Board Member), Kathleen Rawson (CEO, Downtown Santa Monica), Laurel Rosen (President & CEO Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce), Julia Ladd (Assistant Vice President, Santa Monica Place), Richard Peterson (Executive Vice President, Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau), Courtney Saavedra, Cristina Harries, Shoshana Puccia (Sr. Marketing...
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 DeWin...
Stogie Kenyatta’s The World is My Home – The Life of Paul Robeson December 28, 7pm Powerful and poignant, heartfelt and humorous, and to celebrate the third night of Kwaanza, Santa Monica Playhouse is proud to present a one night engagment of film, television and stage personality Stogie Kenyatta’s acclaimed 2013 NAACP Solo Show Award-Winning show about African-American artist-activist Paul Robeson. Robeson – internationally renowned actor, recording artist, concert singer, football player, All-American athlete and Phi Bet...
The 8th annual Santa Monica International Film Festival (SMFF) is scheduled for Saturday, January 10th in downtown Santa Monica. Twenty-two (22) hand-picked independent films will screen in two locations: Aero Theatre 1328 Montana Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90403, and Martin Luther King Theatre 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90401. The audience will have the unique opportunity to meet the filmmakers and Tweet a vote for their favourite film using a special #SMFFVote...
The Annual All-New One-Time-Only New Year’s Eve Musical Revue! December 31,6:00 PM and 9:30 PM A scrumptious and sumptuous complimentary buffet supper starts off the evening, then it’s “on with the show!” as internationally acclaimed Actors’ Repertory Theatre brings you a highly entertaining, family-friendly Rudie-DeCarlo musical revue, with prizes, sing-a-long songs, dancing in the aisles, humor and other delights culled from 5 decades of audience favorite Santa Monica Playhouse productions. From finger-snapping 40s jazz...
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...
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...
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 aw...
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 pr...
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 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 sta...
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 pr...
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...
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...
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...
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 i...
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 pr...
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...
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....
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, explor...
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...
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,...
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 a...
