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.
Volunteers are needed setting up for gigantic yard sale. Mostly schlepping boxes and helping organize tables Wednesday and Thursday, Nov 4 & 5. Yard sale will be Friday, 9 am – 5 pm and Saturday, 9 am – 12 pm (11/6 &11/7). The money raised supports free school programs, including a free afterschool drop-in center computer lab and low-cost summer camps. No religious beliefs or affiliation required.
Join ChildHelp Community Resource and Training Center for their free parenting classes. Classes are held in English from 1 – 3 pm and in Spanish from 3 – 5 pm. Please RSVP by calling Hector De Paz at 323-301-9433 or hdpaz@childhelp.org or Amber Contreras at323-465-4016 X2007 or acontreras@childhelp.org. NOTE: Classes without RSVPs may be cancelled.
Don’t miss this weekly program at the John C. Fremont Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library! Come meet STAR volunteer readers Isaac and Savannah. Read stories together, and learn how to earn a free book. Books come alive for kids when they share the fun of reading with STAR library volunteers. For more info, please call Megan Katz at 323-962-3521.
Join the good folks at Emerson Avenue Community Garden for their Community Work Day on the first Saturday of every month and get your hands dirty while supporting a great cause. All ages are welcome – there's plenty to do!
One of the most amazing fruits in the world, chilies are responsible for spicing up cuisines around the world. In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn about chili history, especially here in California, as well as learn to make some chili-based condiments, such as a fermented hot sauce, and spice mix.
And, you get to take some home with you!
Ernest Miller is a chef, food historian, educator, UCCE master gardener, consultant and founder of Rancho La Merced Provisions LLC. He is a certified sommelier and is the lead instructor for the Master Food Preserver program in LA County, of which he has been a part since 2009. He has been called the Huell Howser of California food. Join him for this great class at the Arboretum!
Reservations are preferred. Please call 626-821-4623 or pay at the door.
Don’t miss CAP UCLA’s presentation of Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra on Nov. 7 at Royce Hall.
Son of pioneering Latin jazz musician, arranger and bandleader Chico, Grammy-Award winning Arturo O’Farrill is a pianist and composer based in New York City. His 17-piece big band is the gold standard for Afro-Latin jazz music. The band is hot on the heels of their newly-released album Cuba: The Conversation Continues which was recorded in Havana. The record captures the ongoing musical dialog of "an imaginary conversation between Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo" and continues to repair the rift between the United States and Cuba with the power of this universal music. Don’t miss a rare L.A. appearance in legendary Royce Hall! (UCLA student discounts are available.)
Please visit http://cap.ucla.edu/calendar/details/arturo for tickets.
The League of Women Voters of Los Angeles is celebrating its 95th anniversary with an extraordinary celebration and fundraiser on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Pacific Design Center. The morning begins with a cocktail reception followed by a brief awards presentation and “living room” conversation with the honorees, moderated by award-winning actress Monica Horan Rosenthal of Everybody Loves Raymond. Our anniversary event concludes with a special screening of Focus Features’ new film SUFFRAGETTE, starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, and Meryl Streep. Director Sarah Gavron and screenwriter Abi Morgan will introduce the film and participate in a Q&A after the screening.
Free parking in Pacific Design Center parking structure, generously sponsored by SUFFRAGETTE.
FOR TICKETS, visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0b004f2194f22bbb.
The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan grassroots volunteer organization, was born in 1920 when fearless women fought for and finally attained the right to vote. Originally designed to help 20 million women carry out their new responsibilities as voters and to nurture civic leaders, today the League continues to engage and empower diverse voices to participate in our democracy, defend and expand voting rights, and advocate for better laws and public policy. The League never supports or opposes any political party or candidate.
SUFFRAGETTE, directed by Sarah Gavron from a script written by Abi Morgan, is the first feature film to tell the story of the battle for women’s voting rights. Academy Award nominees Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter, and three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, lead the cast of the moving and powerful drama about the women who were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality in early 20th-century Britain. It is a film that will empower all who are striving for equal rights in our own day and age. SUFFRAGETTE, MPAA-rated “PG-13”, also stars Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, Romola Garai, and Natalie Press.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=056FI2Pq9RY
General Tickets, no reserved seating – $95.00, plus applicable fees
UCLA Student* Tickets, student section – $19.95, plus applicable fees
*Student tickets are available through the UCLA Central Ticket Office only (310-825-2101) and excludes reception from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm.
Event will be photographed and videotaped. Attendance provides consent to be photographed and videotaped.
Don’t miss this weekly program at the John C. Fremont Branch of the Los Angeles Public Library! Come meet STAR volunteer readers Isaac and Savannah. Read stories together, and learn how to earn a free book. Books come alive for kids when they share the fun of reading with STAR library volunteers. For more info, please call Megan Katz at 323-962-3521.
Yoga in the Garden 2015
Instructor Candyce Columbus
Pre-registration required; please call the Class Registration Line at 
626-821-4623.
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. Bring a blanket or towel, your yoga mat and water to sip.
Please meet PROMPTLY 15 minutes before the class in front of Main Entrance, outside of the Membership and programs office.
Tuesday Evenings – Fall (5:30pm – 6:45pm)
- October 6, 13, 20, 27
- November 3, 10, 17, 24
- December 1, 8, 15, 23
Cost for ALL Classes (Tues/Thurs):
- $35 per month – Arboretum members
- $40 per month – non–members
- $15 Drop In – per day
Candyce Columbus, 200-hour E-RYT
Yoga practice has been an integral part of Candyce’s life and well-being for more than 20 years. Since 2009 she has been sharing the knowledge passed on to her from many wonderful teachers. Regardless of fitness or flexibility she believes everyone can benefit from yoga. Her classes are well-balanced, varied, informative and enjoyable. She is dedicated to her students and to helping them lead active, healthy lives.
Don’t miss CAP UCLA’s presentation of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s ROSAS: Then & Now Nov. 10 – 14 at Royce Hall. The production includes four nights and four unique performances!
From her first performed works in the 1980s, De Keersmaeker's activity has been consistent, yet always unexpected. Today she is one of the most prominent artists in contemporary dance. With Rosas: Then & Now, CAP UCLA presents a four-night showcase of two early and career-defining works alongside two recent pieces.
Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich
Tue, Nov. 10
Rosas danst Rosas
Thu, Nov. 12
Verklärte Nacht
Fri, Nov. 13
Vortex Temporum featuring Ictus String Quartet
Sat, Nov. 14
Please visit http://cap.ucla.edu/rosas/ for tickets.
