Big Sunday happily welcomes you to Our Really Big Community Calendar.
We try to include all kinds of volunteering and helping opportunities for all kinds of interests, talents, passions, and ages! As you’ll see, these include volunteering opportunities (one-time and long-term) as well as the chance to support a nonprofit by attending fundraising events. Plus, of course, we include all of Big Sunday’s homegrown events, too! Whoever you are, and whatever you do, there is someone out there who could use your help.
If you have questions about our calendar, or would like to add a listing, please contact calendar@bigsunday.org or submit your event/opportunity via the button below.
Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a similar problem simply because the number of female roles is significantly less than for men. Friend of Big Sunday Amy Lloyd and her business partner Christina Gray have combined efforts to combat this issue with a special IndieGogo campaign for their production company “Chicks Who Make Flicks.” This organization is working to do its part to increase visibility and provide more opportunities for women. The production company creates films made by women, films that tell great woman’s stories, films that capture the voices of women from all over the world and at every stage of their life. Their goal is to create an environment that supports, encourages, and celebrates talented female filmmakers. For more info on how you can support this great cause, please visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/chicks-who-make-flicks-a-film-production-company#.
Starting with a warm up stroll, Candyce Columbus, RYT, provides a gentle, stimulating and rejuvenating all-levels traditional hatha yoga practice, enhanced by the idyllic Arboretum.
- 5:30-6:45 p.m. Oak Room when available, Rotunda if not
- $35 per month Arboretum members / $45 per month non–members / $15 Drop-In per day (include Arboretum Admission)
To register, please call the Education Department at 626-821-4623 or pay at the class.
Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a similar problem simply because the number of female roles is significantly less than for men. Friend of Big Sunday Amy Lloyd and her business partner Christina Gray have combined efforts to combat this issue with a special IndieGogo campaign for their production company “Chicks Who Make Flicks.” This organization is working to do its part to increase visibility and provide more opportunities for women. The production company creates films made by women, films that tell great woman’s stories, films that capture the voices of women from all over the world and at every stage of their life. Their goal is to create an environment that supports, encourages, and celebrates talented female filmmakers. For more info on how you can support this great cause, please visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/chicks-who-make-flicks-a-film-production-company#.
Fresh: Celebrating the Table
Haley Nguyen: French Cooking with a Vietnamese Touch
Reservations required; please call 626-821-4623
Thursday, March 10 – Haley Nguyen: French Cooking with a Vietnamese Touch
Join Haley Nguyen, culinary educator and chef, for a Vietnamese cooking class with a classical twist. We’ll explore how this incredibly popular cuisine was inspired by French colonization. Haley’s culinary teaching started at the Cooking School of the Rockies in 1994. In 1999, she instigated and implemented the Asian curriculum for the Art Institute of California in Santa Monica. To complement classroom instruction, she leads culinary tours to Little Saigon and Southeast Asia. The tours have aired on the Food Network segment titled “Cooking School Stories.” She is currently chief professor at Long Beach City College in the culinary arts department. Haley owned and operated two restaurants including Xanh, which was reviewed in several local publication as one of the most unique upscale Vietnamese restaurants in the area.
Menu: Seared beef tenderloin with water cress salad; sea bass with green mango and coconut creme brulee
Are you a cooking enthusiast? Don’t miss the “FRESH: Celebrating the Table” series at the LA Arboretum!
- Wednesday, February 10 – Gale Kohl and Peg Rahn do FOOD together!
- Thursday, March 10 (Note day!) – Haley Nguyen: French Cooking with a Vietnamese Touch
- Wednesday, April 13 – Learn teppanyaki from a master Benihana chef!
- Wednesday, May 11 – Jeanne Kelley demonstrates from her new book
Wine provided by Gale Kohl of Gale’s Restaurant in Pasadena.
$50 members / $60 non-members (includes Arboretum Admission)
Pre-registration is required; please call 626-821-4623 to register.
Hundreds of children from across Los Angeles County gather each year at the Arboretum for a one-stop opportunity to learn about and from environmental community resources, including Kidspace, Tree People and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots. What changes in our lifestyles will help protect the health of our planet? Join us to find out!
For more info, please visit http://amerikson.wix.com/laeef1.
Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a similar problem simply because the number of female roles is significantly less than for men. Friend of Big Sunday Amy Lloyd and her business partner Christina Gray have combined efforts to combat this issue with a special IndieGogo campaign for their production company “Chicks Who Make Flicks.” This organization is working to do its part to increase visibility and provide more opportunities for women. The production company creates films made by women, films that tell great woman’s stories, films that capture the voices of women from all over the world and at every stage of their life. Their goal is to create an environment that supports, encourages, and celebrates talented female filmmakers. For more info on how you can support this great cause, please visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/chicks-who-make-flicks-a-film-production-company#.
Starting with a warm up stroll, Candyce Columbus, RYT, provides a gentle, stimulating and rejuvenating all-levels traditional hatha yoga practice, enhanced by the idyllic Arboretum.
- 5:30-6:45 p.m. Oak Room when available, Rotunda if not
- $35 per month Arboretum members / $45 per month non–members / $15 Drop-In per day (include Arboretum Admission)
To register, please call the Education Department at 626-821-4623 or pay at the class.
Women writers and directors in the entertainment industry constantly encounter roadblocks when attempting to advance their careers – even when they are just as talented and capable as their male counterparts. Women actors have a similar problem simply because the number of female roles is significantly less than for men. Friend of Big Sunday Amy Lloyd and her business partner Christina Gray have combined efforts to combat this issue with a special IndieGogo campaign for their production company “Chicks Who Make Flicks.” This organization is working to do its part to increase visibility and provide more opportunities for women. The production company creates films made by women, films that tell great woman’s stories, films that capture the voices of women from all over the world and at every stage of their life. Their goal is to create an environment that supports, encourages, and celebrates talented female filmmakers. For more info on how you can support this great cause, please visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/chicks-who-make-flicks-a-film-production-company#.
Starting with a warm up stroll, Candyce Columbus, RYT, provides a gentle, stimulating and rejuvenating all-levels traditional hatha yoga practice, enhanced by the idyllic Arboretum.
- Outdoor Locations TBD, Oak Room if needed
- $35 per month Arboretum members / $45 per month non–members / $15 Drop-In per day (include Arboretum Admission)
To register, please call the Education Department at 626-821-4623 or pay at the class.
