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.

Big Sunday Event Giving Opportunity! One-time Volunteer Opportunity Ongoing Volunteer Opportunity
Feb
25
Thu
KI Movie Night: “Dough” with Film Distributer Q&A @ Kehillat Israel
Feb 25 @ 6:00 pm

ki movie nightJoin Kehillat Israel in the Pacific Palisades for a fun, culturally enriching movie night. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film's distributor!

  • 6:45pm Seating
  • 7:00pm Screening

"Dough": Curmudgeonly widower Nat Dayan (Jonathan Pryce) clings to his way of life as a Kosher bakery shop owner in London's East End. Understaffed, Nat reluctantly enlists the help of teenager Ayyash (Jerome Holder), who has a secret side gig selling marijuana to help his immigrant mother make ends meet. (Menemsha Films, 2016)

Q&A session with Film Distributor, Neil Friedman after the screening.

Upcoming Movie Nights:

  • March 31
  • May 4
  • May 26
  • June 23
Apr
30
Sat
YALLWEST @ Santa Monica High School
Apr 30 – May 2 all-day

YALLWEST is a local literary festival focused on Young Adult novels. This year they're bringing in over 125 authors for a weekend of discussions, books, and fun! In addition to bringing in authors, YALLWEST busses in over 800 students from Title 1 schools who get to attend the festival and get a book for free!

They're looking for volunteers to help with:

  • staffing panel rooms
  • helping to set up/tear down
  • be guides for incoming school groups
  • helping with author signings

Time Commitment: each shift is 4 hours.

Perks: free parking, a t-shirt, and a ticket to one paid event.

To sign up visit: http://www.yallwest.com/volunteers or email our Volunteer Coordinator Gretchen Schreiber at gretchen@yallwest.com.

Jun
26
Sun
Big Sunday’s 2nd Annual Cookout & Movie Night @ Big Sunday
Jun 26 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us for Big Sunday’s 2nd Annual Get-Readysummer-movie-heavyweightsFor-Summer Cookout & Movie Night!  We’ll be packing bags full of beach stuff for many needy youth organizations followed by a cookout and a special screening of Heavyweights.  Our pals from Movies at Night are back again for another big screen experience, donating the big screen and popcorn.  Our friends from Salt & Straw are also back with an ice cream truck for everyone to enjoy!

To participate, please click HERE.

Please help us by bringing at least one new beach towel to put in one of our summer bags.  Want to bring more?  Great, thanks!  Just let us know when you sign up.
 

Aug
20
Sat
What Is A Western? Film Series: Smoke Signals (1998) @ The Autry Museum of the American West
Aug 20 @ 1:30 pm

This ongoing series explores the wide range of movies that can be considered Westerns, and the ways in which they shape our understanding of the American West. The July/August screenings feature buddy comedies that offer humorous explorations of the West, with guest speaker Josh Garrett-Davis, the Autry’s Gamble Assistant Curator of Western History, Popular Culture, and Firearms.  For more info, please contact The Autry Museum of the American West.

Sep
24
Sat
What Is A Western? Film Series: Duck, You Sucker! (1971) @ The Autry Museum of the American West
Sep 24 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

This ongoing series explores the wide range of movies that can be considered Westerns, and the ways in which they shape our understanding of the American West.

Guest curated by Jon Burlingame, the nation’s leading writer on music for films and television, the September/October screenings demonstrate the range and power of film scores in the Western genre.

6th Annual Playing for Change Day @ Torres-East LA Performing Arts Magnet (Torres Auditorium)
Sep 24 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Don’t miss the 6th Annual Playing for Change Day on Sept. 24 from 2:00 – 4:30 pm featuring a live performance by Youth Musicians of the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura and a preview of the inspiring new film landfillharmonic.  For more info, please visit www.pfcday.org.

#PFCDay / #iplayforchange

Oct
29
Sat
What Is A Western? Film Series: The Big Country (1958) @ The Autry Museum of the American West
Oct 29 @ 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm

This ongoing series explores the wide range of movies that can be considered Westerns, and the ways in which they shape our understanding of the American West. Guest curated by Jon Burlingame, the nation’s leading writer on music for films and television, the September/October screenings demonstrate the range and power of film scores in the Western genre.

Apr
22
Sat
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books @ USC
Apr 22 @ 10:00 am – Apr 22 @ 6:00 pm

15_FOB_stk_taglineThe Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: Bring together the people who create books and the people who love to read them. The Festival was an immediate success and has become Southern California's major literary event. The 2017 Festival will be held on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23 at the University of Southern California and they would love to have you join as a volunteer.

Last year over 150,000 people attended the Festival, which featured more than a hundred ticketed author events, children’s storytelling, poetry readings, book signings and more than 400 exhibitor booths. The Festival’s success has been due in part to the generous participation of volunteers who welcomed attendees, assisted with registration, staffed author events, supervised book signings and much more.

Time Commitment: Volunteers sign up for one or more 3-4 hour shifts on one or both days.

Requirements:
• The majority of volunteer activities require being on your feet for most of your shift.
• Please wear comfortable shoes and khaki or beige pants or shorts.
• Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older. (You cannot bring children under the age of 18 with you during your shift. )

Benefits: Volunteers will receive free parking, shuttle service from the parking lot and lunch.   Volunteer t-shirts will be provided to wear and keep after the event.

*Please sign up as soon as possible as space fills up quickly and the final deadline for pre-registering as a volunteer is April 5, 2017.

After you express interest in this opportunity, you will be sent further instructions on how to complete your volunteer registration.

Apr
23
Sun
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books @ USC
Apr 23 @ 10:00 am – Apr 23 @ 6:00 pm

15_FOB_stk_taglineThe Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: Bring together the people who create books and the people who love to read them. The Festival was an immediate success and has become Southern California's major literary event. The 2017 Festival will be held on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23 at the University of Southern California and they would love to have you join as a volunteer.

Last year over 150,000 people attended the Festival, which featured more than a hundred ticketed author events, children’s storytelling, poetry readings, book signings and more than 400 exhibitor booths. The Festival’s success has been due in part to the generous participation of volunteers who welcomed attendees, assisted with registration, staffed author events, supervised book signings and much more.

Time Commitment: Volunteers sign up for one or more 3-4 hour shifts on one or both days.

Requirements:
• The majority of volunteer activities require being on your feet for most of your shift.
• Please wear comfortable shoes and khaki or beige pants or shorts.
• Volunteers must be 18 years of age or older. (You cannot bring children under the age of 18 with you during your shift. )

Benefits: Volunteers will receive free parking, shuttle service from the parking lot and lunch.   Volunteer t-shirts will be provided to wear and keep after the event.

*Please sign up as soon as possible as space fills up quickly and the final deadline for pre-registering as a volunteer is April 5, 2017.

After you express interest in this opportunity, you will be sent further instructions on how to complete your volunteer registration.

Apr
29
Sat
YALLWEST
Apr 29 – Apr 30 all-day

YALLWEST is a Young Adult Literary Festival held in Santa Monica. This year they are bringing in over 125 authors for a weekend of panels, signings, and fun. They also bring in over 800 students from Title 1 schools with their program Books, Buses, and Burgers. This allows students free transportation to the festival, lunch, and a free book of their choosing.

Volunteer hours are between 8:00 am – 7:00 pm and they run in 4-hour blocks.

Tasks:

  • Panel Monitoring
  • Ticket taking
  • Author Signings
  • School Escorts

Time Requirement: shifts are 4 hours long, there is a 1-hr training session held the week before the festival

Perks: free parking, a t-shirt, a free ticket to a Festival Ticketed event of your choosing

Sign up: https://www.yallwest.com/get-involved/#volunteers

Questions: email Volunteer Coordinator, Gretchen Schreiber, at gretchen@yallwest.com

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