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.
Imagine LA works with volunteers and vulnerable families to break the cycle of homelessness, poverty, and neglect; and help every member thrive!
Their Family Mentorship Program matches a team of volunteer mentors from committed organizations to work directly with a family for 1-2 years. Imagine LA matches every family member with a one-to-one mentor; plus every family gets a Budget Mentor; and other volunteers help with tutoring, career development, childcare, healthcare, meal-planning and more. Imagine LA works.
Today, kids are excelling in school, parents are on career tracks, saving, maintaining budgets, and everyone remains in stable housing.
The Family Mentorship Program is a transformative experience for Families and Mentors alike. For families escaping the cycle of poverty, a mentor like you can make the difference between surviving and thriving.
All you need to do is take the first step –– please contact Outreach & Communications Manager, Tara Ignont at tara@imaginela.org or 323-944-0210 x412 for a Mentorship Application today!
NOTE: This is an ongoing, daily (M-F) volunteer opportunity!
Don’t miss Legendary Drag Queen Bingo benefitting Project Angel Food/AIDS Walk LA!!! The only work involved is having an awesome time while enjoying a night of BINGO, prizes, auction items, great food & drinks with amazing people! And, it’s in the heart of West Hollywood – Hamburger Mary’s at 8288 Santa Monica Blvd. Join in on the fun on Wednesday, September 28th at 9pm – and bring along your family, friends, coworkers, neighbors.
RSVP by CLICKING HERE or contacting Holly at 323-845-1816 or Holly@angelfood.org.
WHAT: The four-day event will be held at the Long Beach Convention Center September 29th-October 2nd 2016, bringing in the world's best riders and horses to LA to compete in the first major equestrian event following the Olympics. Big names who have participated in the Longines Masters of Los Angeles previously include Kaley Cuoco, Jessica Springsteen, Georgina Bloomberg, Jennifer Gates, Destry Spielberg, Reed Kessler, Richard Spooner, Paige Johnson, and many more. Notable attendees have included Bill and Melinda Gates, Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, Alfre Woodard, Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf and many more.
WHO: The world’s best international show jumpers and horses
WHEN: 9/29 -10/2
WHERE: Long Beach Convention Center
ADMISSION: $25 -$235 (Pricing will vary) http://longinesmasters.com/en/ticketing
CONTACT: Sunshine Sachs | 323-822-9300
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles is looking for volunteers for their monthly screenings! NFMLA is a non-profit dedicated to supporting emerging indie talent by screening a diverse body of shorts and features each month.
Volunteers are needed for a Friday and Saturday once a month to help with set-up, reception, red carpet, ticketing, and breakdown. The evening is broken into 2 shifts, so when volunteers are not working, they can hang out and enjoy the event! To find out how to help, please contact Marissa@nfmla.org.
Don’t miss the LA Arboretum’s “What's Happening in Gardening” Series!
8 Thursdays, September 15-November 3
9:30am-12pm; $140 for the series; $25 per class
These classes are designed to help you keep up with garden news, trends, tips and pests. Each class begins with an open discussion and plant giveaway, followed by a lecture or hands-on workshop from one of the following speakers:
Sept. 15: Jose & Carrie Hernandez, CJ’s Organic Farm
CJ's Organic Farm grows heirloom vegetables, fruits, and herbs for year-round weekly Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) baskets. They also sell organically grown heirloom vegetables and herb starts for your garden at the CJ’s Organic Farm booth at the Villa Park Farmers’ Market in Pasadena on Tuesday mornings.
Sept. 22: Nancy Bird, Rocks for Your Garden
Nancy Bird, rock expert and owner of NancyRocks, will show beautiful colorful rocks that will compliment your garden. She also will explain the Bureau of Land Management rules and permitting procedures for collecting rocks for free!
Sept. 29: Jill Morganelli, New Gardens & Garden Renovations at the Arboretum
Join Jill Morganelli, the Arboretum’s Horticultural Supervisor, for a discussion about the improvements being made in the gardens to enhance the Arboretum experience for visitors.
Oct. 6: Harold Koopowitz, Fall Blooming Daffodils
Harold Koopowitz currently is first vice president of the American Daffodil Society and editor emeritus for the Orchid Digest, which he edited for 10 years. He is well known internationally for breeding both slipper orchids and miniature daffodils. He is Professor Emeritus of biology in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UC Irvine. He will be signing copies of his new novel, Diamonds and Disas: The Further Adventures of George and Matilda.
Oct. 13: Joe Brosius, Magic Growers
As production manager at Magic Growers, Joe Brosius is responsible for propagating and growing all plant material products. He also is a partner in the nursery and a past president of the L.A. chapter of California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (CANGC). Joe received his degree in ornamental horticulture from Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo.
Oct. 20: Christine Anthony, Cook Now from Your Garden & Plant Now in Your Garden
A seasonal look at the edibles you're harvesting now and what to do with them, followed by a discussion of what is best to plant now for your meals in the months to come. Christine Anthony, the Renee's Garden Seeds rep to the Arboretum and a UCCE Master Gardener, will share practical tips learned from life long experience in the garden and the kitchen. Please be prepared to share your recipe ideas and gardening tips with one and all.
Oct. 27: Nicholas Staddon, The New American Garden
Nicholas Staddon travels the United States and the world in search of new trends and great plants for American gardens. In his lively and informative presentation, he’ll discuss some of the issues facing American gardeners today: invasive plants, the water situation, the plight of the pollinators, and what the solutions might be. Nicholas also will share some of his very best plant suggestions for our region.
Nov. 3: Leigh Adams: Permaculture: A Gardener’s Perspective
Interpretive horticulturalist and creator of the Crescent Garden, Leigh Adams will give us an overview of her experience working with Permaculture. She will then lead us on a private tour of the garden she created “behind the scenes” at the Arboretum.
Looking for a way to give back to our veterans? Join So Cal Quilts of Valor for their Sew Day as they make quilts for our nation’s heroes!
This volunteer activity is FREE. If you want to bring a sewing machine or a project to work on, you may; OR you can use one of the classroom machines to sew quilts using Quilts of Valor’s kits to be given to military veterans when finished. If you don't sew, but want to help, they need help with ironing, trimming threads, sorting fabric, etc. For more info, please contact Barbara Winkler at 562-925-7673 or email info@socalqov.org.
To see photos quilts the organization has made and the many recipients who have received these items, please visit www.socalqov.org. So far this year (in only 5 months), Quilts of Valor has presented 309 quilts to veterans of all ages, including almost 100 from WWII!
Join our friends at So Cal Quilts of Valor for their Sew Days held every Thursday (except on holidays). Volunteers are needed to help construct quilts to be awarded to veterans to thank them for their service and/or help them in their healing. For more info, please visit www.socalqov.org. They especially need long-arm quilters to complete the process. Please contact Barbara Winkler for more info or to sign up today!
UNSILENT CINEMA
Produced by David Spelman and Rum & Humble
HAPPY HOUR in TASTE Courtyard: 5:30 pm
DJ Raul Campos: 7 pm
SCREENING & LIVE PERFORMANCE: 8 pm
Presented by Arts Brookfield, UnSilent Cinema pairs outdoor screenings of classic, silent films with contemporary scores, several of which are world premieres, performed live by their composers: electronic musicians Daedelus, Jimmy Tamborello, Callie, and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith as well as guitar masters Alvin Youngblood Hart and Marc Ribot. The film screenings with live performances are free to the public and part of Arts Brookfield’s mission to bring Brookfield’s public spaces to life through visual and performing arts.
A bridge from the early 20th century to today, UnSilent Cinema connects film masterpieces with contemporary music culture. The series grew out of the New York Guitar Festival’s Silent Films/Live Guitars series, which has commissioned outstanding musicians to compose and perform scores to accompany classic and poignant silent films since 2004.
Arts Brookfield has partnered with David Spelman, the NYGF’s founder, and LA-based concert producer Rum & Humble, to expand the artistic vision of the series, embracing a wider spectrum of musical genres and producing an annual event in Downtown Los Angeles.
Visit FIGat7th, DTLA’s premier shopping and dining destination, for this special, two-day event on September 29 & 30. Come early and experience the new outdoor drink service at the TASTE Food Hall Courtyard and the event bar on the plaza, along with a variety of great dinner options from all the eateries at FIGat7th. Picnicking is encouraged and blankets provided while supplies last.
Chaplin’s Speakeasy Happy Hour with Fusicology in the FIGat7th TASTE Courtyard at 5:30 p.m. with a live DJ and drink specials! UnSilent Cinema on FIGat7th Upper Plaza begins at 7 p.m. with Raul Campos spinning tunes and screenings with live performance begin at 8 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations required. Seating is limited and is first come, first served.
MARC RIBOT
SCORING: Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid (LOS ANGELES PREMIERE)
ALVIN YOUNGBLOOD HART
SCORING: Fatty Arbuckle’s Out West (WEST COAST PREMIERE)
DAEDELUS
SCORING: Charlie Chaplin’s Easy Street (WORLD PREMIERE)
KAITLYN AURELIA SMITH
SCORING: Harry Smith’s Early Abstractions (WORLD PREMIERE)
JIMMY TAMBORELLO
SCORING: Buster Keaton’s Cops (WORLD PREMIERE)
CALLIE
SCORING: Charlie Chaplin’s One A.M. (WORLD PREMIERE)
Imagine LA works with volunteers and vulnerable families to break the cycle of homelessness, poverty, and neglect; and help every member thrive!
Their Family Mentorship Program matches a team of volunteer mentors from committed organizations to work directly with a family for 1-2 years. Imagine LA matches every family member with a one-to-one mentor; plus every family gets a Budget Mentor; and other volunteers help with tutoring, career development, childcare, healthcare, meal-planning and more. Imagine LA works.
Today, kids are excelling in school, parents are on career tracks, saving, maintaining budgets, and everyone remains in stable housing.
The Family Mentorship Program is a transformative experience for Families and Mentors alike. For families escaping the cycle of poverty, a mentor like you can make the difference between surviving and thriving.
All you need to do is take the first step –– please contact Outreach & Communications Manager, Tara Ignont at tara@imaginela.org or 323-944-0210 x412 for a Mentorship Application today!
NOTE: This is an ongoing, daily (M-F) volunteer opportunity!
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles is looking for volunteers for their monthly screenings! NFMLA is a non-profit dedicated to supporting emerging indie talent by screening a diverse body of shorts and features each month.
Volunteers are needed for a Friday and Saturday once a month to help with set-up, reception, red carpet, ticketing, and breakdown. The evening is broken into 2 shifts, so when volunteers are not working, they can hang out and enjoy the event! To find out how to help, please contact Marissa@nfmla.org.
