Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Join us this Sunday, October 12, for live music, wine, and delicious hors d'oeuvres at this 1913 American Colonial Revival house designed by Los Angeles architects Hunt and Burns for real estate magnate Thomas Bundy and his wife, pioneering tennis champion and sports celebrity May Sutton Bundy.The original house remains highly intact today, with compatible additions made over the years to serve the needs and lifestyles its owners. Details: Tickets for the salon, from 3 - 5 pm...
The Santa Monica History Museum is debuting an exhibit that highlights and celebrates the performances at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. In the summer of 1958, Santa Monica inaugurated a 3,000 seat cultural mecca, just two blocks from the ocean. Throughout its 55 years as a cultural venue, the Civic hosted everything from the concerts of Eric Clapton, the Beach Boys, and Marvin Gaye to the Academy Awards of the 1960s to the Dalai Lama's "Wheel of Time" initiation...
Special Olympics Southern California's annual fundraiser Pier Del Sol returns to the Santa Monica Pier at Pacific Park on Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. with a Hollywood theme. The event will honor The Coca-Cola Company which has been an Official Global Partner of Special Olympics for 46 years. Its 2015 support will benefit the 7,000 athletes competing in the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles. The event will be a fun day at the pier for the whole family to enjoy together while...
After a successful debut last fall, WestEdge Design Fair returns to the Barker Hangar for its second edition October 16-19, 2014. The fair offers a series of special events and discussions, panels, and workshops on a wide range of design topics and trends along for both trade and consumer audience. Attendees will also be able to shop for furniture, lighting, kitchen, bath, outdoor furnishings and other home products. The show opens with a preview for the trade on Thursday Octo...
Outdoor enthusiasts are invited to attend the National Park Service's inaugural Recreation Festival on Saturday, October 25 from 10:00 a.m until 4:00 p.m. Also known as Rec Fest, this free, family-friendly event will take place at Paramount Ranch in Agoura and will feature several hands-on opportunities to introduce families to the outdoors. "Everyone who enjoys the outdoors learned about it from an informal guide, whether it was a friend, family member or co-worker," said...
The Santa Monica College John Drescher Planetarium is pleased to present three special feature shows – including a telescope viewing session – on Friday evenings in October. The shows are: • “Special Observing Event: 10-Day-Old Moon!” on Oct. 3. Come take a look through the eyepiece at the waxing, 10-day-old gibbous Moon and its prominent craters, and catch a glimpse of some double stars and other fascinating wonders in the sky. • “2015: Dwarf Planet Exploration!” on Oct. 10 and 17. Come preview the DAWN spacecraft’s fi...
The Santa Monica College Music Department is pleased to present five concerts – plus the premiere of Locals Only! – in October. Performances will be held in The Broad Stage or The Edye at the SMC Performing Arts Center (Santa Monica Boulevard at 11th Street, Santa Monica), except the Locals Only! performances, which will be held in the Theatre Arts Main Stage (1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica). The performances are: • Thursday, Oct. 2 at 11:15 a.m. in The Edye: Joan Mills: Piano Concert. The former SMC Music Department Chair...
Santa Monica College is pleased to present a screening and discussion of "La Corona" by SMC's National Hispanic Heritage Month speaker Isabel Vega. The FREE event will be held Oct. 9 at 11:15 a.m. in Art Lecture Hall 214 on the main campus, 1900 Pico Blvd. Seating is on a first-arrival basis. Vega, who made the Oscar-nominated documentary with Amanda Micheli, will talk about the film, which explores the lives of women in prison in Bogotá, Colombia, through a unique beauty...
Create Karma Fundraiser October 11th 2014 , 6:30pm to 10:30pm The W Hotel - Westwood 930 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024 Purchase your tickets today! Tickets are $95 online and $110 at the door. All tickets held at will call. Free valet parking. Mingle with fellow animal-loving Karma Rescue friends, volunteers, and forever families while you enjoy a night of fun and excitement...all for a great cause! ~Open Bar & Delicious Vegetarian Cuisine~ ~Bingo by Hamburger Mary's...
Santa Monica Public is pleased to present An Evening with Andrea Martin on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Main Library's Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Two-time Tony Award-winning actress Andrea Martin has been entertaining audiences for decades. From her show business debut playing a chicken on the Captain Kangaroo show in the 1970s, to her Emmy-winning run writing and performing on the 1980s sketch comedy show SCTV, and her Broadway...
Imagine it's 1965 and everywhere in smoky, crowded underground music clubs in the basements of London there are crazed British art students going mad for old American blues. Fueled by youthful energy, questionable substances and a distaste for pre-packaged bubble-gum pop music, bands pound it out on sweaty stages while fanatics shout, dance, and gyrate into the wee hours of the night. Their blues music is now pushed, amped, warped and exploded into a new extreme that has one...
Front Porch Cinema at the Santa Monica Pier October 3 - 24, Fridays Music starts at 6pm; Film starts at 7:30pm Unwind on the front porch of California after a long week. We’ve got films, food, drinks and fun each Friday night this Fall. Oh, and the movies are really good too, and free! There are even old-timey lawn chairs for rent that melt away the stress of the week while you relax and enjoy the ocean breeze. Lineup includes: Frozen, Gravity, Grand Budapest Hotel and Ferris Bueller’s day Off. Special opening night mov...
The Santa Monica Public Library is honored to welcome actor and longtime literacy advocate LeVar Burtonfor the launch of his first-ever children's picture book, The Rhinoceros Who Swallowed a Storm, on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the Main Library's Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Beloved by film and television fans for his iconic performances in Alex Haley's Roots and Star Trek: The Next Generation, LeVar Burton is equally cherished...
The grand opening for Belmar Apartments was held on July 31st. Mayor Pam O'Connor called it "an important milestone in advancing Santa Monica's commitment to creating affordable housing opportunities and economic diversity." The affordable housing development located at 1725 Ocean Avenue includes 160 new apartments that are now home to a diversity of households. It is the largest single affordable housing development that the City has helped finance. Most of families in the ne...
WestEdge™ Design Fair returns to Santa Monica's Barker Hangar for its second edition October 16-19, 2014. This newest destination for modern design showcases a curated selection of over 150 leading national and international brands. Attendees will find design inspiration, and be able to shop from leading manufacturers of furniture, lighting, kitchen, bath, outdoor furnishings and other products for the home. The fair caters to trade, press and consumers alike, and offers a c...
Special Olympians gather with Melisse restaurant chef / owner Josiah Citrin at the 2013 Pier del Sol fundraiser. With a "Hollywood" theme, Special Olympics Southern California is holding its 2014 Pier del Sol on Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. on the Santa Monica Pier at Pacific Park. This year's event includes a VIP brunch with spectacular cuisine from nearly 35 of LA's top restaurants, including Chef Michael Cimarusti of Providence, Chef Olivier Rousselle of On Sunset, Chef Tanino Drago...
On September 10th, at 7pm, The Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club will host its ninth complimentary Health Lecture, which is part of our monthly series. Our September Lecture is titled Sleep Update and will be presented by Ravi Aysola, MD. Dr. Aysola is a UCLA sleep specialist and pulmonologist, and will explore the promotion of healthy sleep and treatments of common sleep disorders. This lecture is co-sponsored by UCLA. To RSVP call: (800) 516-5323 Please join us on Wednesday,...
Jazz on the Lawn 2014 August 3 - 31 Sundays, 5-7pm Santa Monica Cultural Affairs presents the 9th annual Jazz on the Lawn summer concert series. Bring a picnic, blanket, beach chair, and family and friends of all ages for a sampling of jazz each Sunday in August. Stewart Street Park Free admission, parking & bike valet Building Bridges Art Exchange Presents “Feminine Mystique” and “Treasures of the 21st Century” Setember 6, 6pm - 10pm Building Bridges Art Exchange Presents “Feminine Mystique” and “Treasures of the 21st Cent...
Want to see live sharks during Shark Week? Visit Heal the Bay's Santa Monica Pier Aquarium to check out three species of sharks on exhibit and the marine center's shark nursery. Special activities to honor the Elasmobranchii (learn what that is and how to pronounce it!) are planned all week long. Watch the sharks eat on Tuesday and Friday afternoons or hear a special presentation about these misunderstood animals while they enjoy their Sunday dinner at 3:30 p.m. The Aquarium,...
Jazz on the Lawn 2014 August 3 - 31 Sundays, 5-7pm Santa Monica Cultural Affairs presents the 9th annual Jazz on the Lawn summer concert series. Bring a picnic, blanket, beach chair, and family and friends of all ages for a sampling of jazz each Sunday in August. Stewart Street Park Free admission, parking & bike valet Cardboard Yacht Regatta August 23, 6:30-9:30pm Join us this summer for our 3rd Annual Cardboard Yacht Regatta! Teams of two construct yachts from corrugated cardboard and duct tape and vie for awards in a...
Building Bridges Art Exchange Presents “Feminine Mystique” and “Treasures of the 21st Century” Setember 6, 6pm - 10pm Building Bridges Art Exchange Presents “Feminine Mystique” and “Treasures of the 21st Century” Opening Reception September 6th at 6pm with exhibit open September 6, 2014 – October 7, 2014. “Feminine Mystique” is a groundbreaking, multi-disciplinary showcase of the magic, beauty and power of Women, and the ethereal, shifting ideal that can never be fully grasped. “Feminine Mystique.” The words by themselves c...
It was that time of year again to put your dancing shoes on (or walking) and join in on the newest craze, dance walking and help end multiple sclerosis. The 2nd Annual Beat MS Dance Walk event is co-chaired by So You Think You Can Dance all-star, the brave and beautiful Courtney Galiano, who was diagnosed with MS in 2012, along with her friend Philip Byron and will honor actress, producer, and television host Ricki Lake. Participants enjoyed dance walking to awesome music,...
Chili Roast at Santa Monica Farmers Market September 6 - 27 Saturdays, 9am-1pm It’s late summer and the chilies are ready for harvest! Join us for a southwest style chili roast at the Pico farmers market located in Virginia Avenue Park. Take these delicious chilies home and whip up something tasty or freeze them to use later. Virginia Avenue Park The Awareness Festival September 11 - 21 The Awareness Film Festival is a dynamic festival promoting the awareness of world issues. Bringing together filmmakers, artists, e...
A fall quilting exhibition will feature the work of the Santa Monica Quilt Guild, along with two other LA-based quilt guilds, beginning Aug. 23 at the Los Angeles LDS Temple Visitors' Center. Jill Gollaher, who organized the quilt display at the Visitors' Center, said the purpose of the exhibition was "to bring greater public awareness to a cherished part of Americana – quilt making – and also to those in our local community who are keeping this wonderful art alive. Each mon...
It’s Fun! It’s Fitness! It’s Free! Save the date: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Red Ribbons Square Dance Club in association with the Santa Monica Community Recreation Division are hosting a free community dance, including square and line dancing. All ages, singles and couples are welcome. If you can walk, you can dance. Try it, you’ll like it! Location is Marine Park Auditorium 1406 Marine Street (6 blocks east of Lincoln) Santa Monica, CA. 90403 Time 7:30 - 9:30 PM For more information, call Kathy: 310-312-0410 Jazz on the...
