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.
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.
Join Imagine LA Thursday, October 13, 2016, for the Engage, Enlighten & Empower event to learn what it takes to end homelessness, discover how you can be a part of the solution, and enjoy the Wallis Annenberg Center For Performing Arts, fabulous food and wine!
Wine & Food Pairing Reception & Silent Auction
Food by AMMO
5:30 – 7:00pm
A Conversation: What it Takes to End Homelessness in LA
7:00 – 8:00pm In The Lovelace Theater
Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Chair of the Homelessness & Poverty Committee, LA City Council & Wendy Greuel, Chair of LAHSA & Former LA City Controller
Honoring
Pamela & Cliff Cole, Philanthropic Leadership Award
For more info, please visit http://www.imaginela.org/fall-celebration.
The National Children’s Chorus, based at the UCLA School of Music, provides musically talented children the opportunity to learn and grow in an extraordinary environment. The finest instructors work weekly with students to develop their vocal skills from the most basic concepts through the college level. Tone quality, breath support, and musical expression are cultivated within the individual singers, while working together as an ensemble culminates in world-class performances at Royce Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl and beyond. With a spectacular musicianship curriculum to accompany its first-rate vocal training, the National Children’s Chorus is an unparalleled educational resource for children who love to sing! If your child has musical ability, don't waste another minute—set up an audition today! Children ages 5 to 16 are invited to apply. Auditions will take place on Saturday, October 15th at the UCLA School of Music. To apply, click here. To visit our website, click here.
About The Fulfillment Fund:
The Fulfillment Fund works to make college a reality for students in economically and educationally under-resourced communities.
Learn more information about The Fulfillment Fund! Click here: www.fulfillment.org
About Destination College:
Destination College is the Fulfillment Fund's 20th annual event that provides high school students with a multi-faceted view of what to expect at college and how to prepare to get there. This inspirational event includes workshops, motivational speakers, a campus tour, and a huge college fair featuring more than 75 colleges from around the country!
Volunteering at Destination College:
The Fulfillment Fund is looking for volunteers who are friendly, energetic, positive, and are comfortable interacting with high school students to make Destination College a success!
Event Logistics: Morning Shift
When: 7am-11am
Roles: Setting up, directing foot traffic, welcoming visitors, registration, ushering students for opening program, liaison to presenters, workshop chaperones.
Event Logistics: All Day Shift
When: 11am-3pm
Roles: College fair check-in, college representatives liaison, lunch logistics, water/ drink distribution, afternoon workshops for parents, student guides.
Chaperone
When: 8:30am-12pm
Roles: Chaperone groups of students/parents to the various workshop locations and attend classes to get a first hand glimpse into making college a reality.
http://www.fulfillment.org/destinationcollege/about/forvolunteers
Join the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council as they walk along the Back Bay to help end hunger. To register, please visit https://www.crophungerwalk.org/newportbeachca today!
The Beverly Hills artSHOW returns to historic Beverly Gardens on Saturday and Sunday, October 15th and 16th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art enthusiasts visit from all over Southern California and beyond to see selected artists from across the country.
Artists whose work illustrates the timely topic of Construction!, particularly in the Los Angeles environs, are featured among the 250 artists. The show expands along four garden blocks in the center of Beverly Hills, from Rodeo to Rexford Drive, along Santa Monica Boulevard. Media categories run the gamut from painting and printmaking to sculpture, ceramics, and even the occasional performance artwork.
Guests can also enjoy a wine and dine garden, a beer and brat garden, popular food trucks, ambien
t music, and family art projects. Easy parking is located directly across from the show grounds. Don’t miss it!
Visit http://www.beverlyhills.org/artshowinfo or call 310-285-6830.
Visit www.beverlyhills.org/constructionartists for information on featured art.
Don’t miss a night of dinner, drinks and dancing under Space Shuttle Endeavour and help Inner-City Arts shoot for the stars!
By engaging young people in their own creative process, Inner-City Arts is helping shape a society of creative, confident and collaborative individuals who dare to IMAGINE a future filled with possibility.
Join Inner-City Arts as they celebrate the transformational work of their organization, and honor the philanthropic commitment of The Boeing Company and Susan Emerling-Torres.
Imagine Awards is Inner-City Arts' signature fundraising event. All contributions directly support Inner-City Arts' work in providing arts education for underserved youth in downtown LA.
To purchase your tickets and for sponsorship opportunities, please click HERE.
The Beverly Hills artSHOW returns to historic Beverly Gardens on Saturday and Sunday, October 15th and 16th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Art enthusiasts visit from all over Southern California and beyond to see selected artists from across the country.
Artists whose work illustrates the timely topic of Construction!, particularly in the Los Angeles environs, are featured among the 250 artists. The show expands along four garden blocks in the center of Beverly Hills, from Rodeo to Rexford Drive, along Santa Monica Boulevard. Media categories run the gamut from painting and printmaking to sculpture, ceramics, and even the occasional performance artwork.
Guests can also enjoy a wine and dine garden, a beer and brat garden, popular food trucks, ambient music, and family art projects. Easy parking is located directly across from the show grounds. Don’t miss it!
Visit http://www.beverlyhills.org/artshowinfo or call 310-285-6830.
Visit www.beverlyhills.org/constructionartists for information on featured art.
Please join KEEN Los Angeles Sunday, October 16th for KEENFEST 2016.
Individual Tickets: $75
To purchase Tickets, Tables and Sponsorships, click here.
- 5:00 pm Silent Aucton and Magic Show
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5:30 pm Program
- 7:00 pm Silent Auction Closes
Help the American Cancer Society prevent kids from smoking by phone banking to pass Prop 56 – a $2 Tobacco Tax (if you don't smoke, you don't pay!). This year alone, 16,800 California kids will start smoking and taxpayers in CA will pay $3.58 Billion for tobacco-related healthcare costs. Volunteers are needed to get the word out and get voters to the polls! To sign up, go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f49a8af22a6f49-losangeles and all instructions are detailed. For more information, contact Primo Castro at 213-427-7394.
