Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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The Santa Monica College Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery is pleased to present the annual SMC Art Department Student Exhibit. This year's specially created exhibit explores and interprets SMC's Annual Global Initiative Theme: "Peace and Security: Managing Conflict and Violence in a Turbulent World." The show will be open to the public from Tuesday, May 20, to Saturday, May 31, with a gallery reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 23. More than 200 works created by...
The Whole 9 Art Gallery and online community presents the 2nd Affair of The Arts” on June 7 and 8 in downtown Culver City at the intersection of Culver Blvd. and Main Street. The free outdoor festival showcases 60 of Southern California’s premiere painters, photographers, sculptors, and glass, ceramics and jewelry artists and also includes live music and food trucks. Proceeds from the festival will support the construction of 200 “instant houses” for families who lost their homes to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. A highl...
The Santa Monica History Museum will be hosting Discover the History: Santa Monica's Gold Coast, a lecture by noted film historian Marc Wanamaker on Sunday, May 18th, 2014. The lecture will follow the history of the Santa Monica Beach north of the Santa Monica Pier to Santa Monica Canyon. Wanamaker will trace the development of the beach from tents to house to beach clubs on the beach to this day. The social life of the Hollywood Colony, with beach parties hosted by Norma...
Station Officer, Michael Yates, from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Australia, currently serving as Recruit Course Coordinator with the Queensland combined Emergency Services Academy in Brisbane Queensland, will begin a one-four month fellowship with the Santa Monica Fire Department's Training Division in May. The focus of study and research is the American Fire Service Training methods and processes. He will work in the SMFD Training Division and eventually have...
Back for a fourth year of fun, Venice Spring Fling music and arts festival returns to the beach to rock the heart of Venice with a free, full day of art, music, and dance on Saturday, May 31, 2014, from 11 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Windward Plaza (1 Windward Avenue, between the boardwalk and the bike trail). The festival features musical entertainment, an art show, food trucks, Dr. Bronner'sMagic Foam Experience, and more. The festival is free and open to the public. An after-show i...
Ready, set, read! The Pico Branch Library, 2201 Pico Boulevard, is now open. The new neighborhood library is the first addition to the Santa Monica Public Library system in more than 50 years. Nestled in between the Thelma Terry Center and the Farmers Market zone, the Pico Branch is located in the heart of the Virginia Avenue Park campus and is designed programmatically to enhance early literacy, lifelong learning, and to complement Park programs. The Pico Branch is stocked...
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....
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 C...
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...
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....
Worshipers gather to celebrate Easter at the First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica....
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 ins...
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...
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...
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...
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 Bal...
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...
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...
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...
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 Class...
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,...
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: ...
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...
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. Giac...
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...
