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 Project Angel Food’s Jan. 23rd PARKING LOT SALE, a benefit featuring many items that are
80% off! Snag designer women’s clothes (dresses, cashmere sweaters, blouses and pants), Guess Jeans, fabulous aprons, original artwork, frames and more at this special event. For more info, please visit http://www.angelfood.org/site/PageServer#.Vpgfj_krLIU.
The Garden School Foundation's Community Garden Days are a huge part of the work they do. Once a month, volunteers and community partners come together at the 24th Street School Garden (2055 W 24th Street) to have some fun in the sun, enjoy delicious, garden-fresh snacks, and get vital work done that keeps their living classrooms beautiful for the kids they serve. They also have a cooking or gardening workshop during each of their workdays, where volunteers can learn & get inspired about food, from seed to table. Sign up today! Please contact Shelby Crowell for more info.
Don’t miss Newport – Mesa- Irvine Interfaith Council’s Mental Health Forum taking place at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach. This is critical as the first places most individuals and families turn to is their church, mosque, or temple. You are invited to participate; some of the top experts in the state speaking.
stARTup will transform the Highland Gardens Hotel into an immersive contemporary art experience where each hotel suite is converted into a solo or two-person exhibition. This new model of art fair adapts to the rapidly changing art world to support independent, unrepresented artists by providing a unique exhibition venue and forum connecting them to arts audiences, and allowing them to keep 100% of their sales proceeds.
Co-Founders Ray Beldner and Steve Zavattero believe in the viability of Los Angeles as an important visual art center. The fair will provide the chance for the next generation of art collectors to get in on the ground floor of a type of artist "start-up," where collectors can acquire great works of art and make real connections with artists in an intimate setting.
For more info, please visit www.startupartfair.com.
On January 30th, Wanderlust Hollywood is hosting a town hall focused on mindful policy for a healthy and prosperous America. Called Mindful America, this new community gathering will focus on topics that yogis, meditators, conscious foodies, and progressive thinkers can rally behind.
Speakers include Congressman Tim Ryan, Marianne Williamson, Kerri Kelly, Prince Ea, Mike de la Rocha and Seane Corne. Engage with thought-leaders from a variety of backgrounds and have a chance to ask questions for an active discussion. Join the movement to bring new mindful policies to life. Click HERE to purchase tickets today!
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#.
Volunteer with 826LA to provide one-on-one writing assistance to students in high-need LA public schools. Upcoming opportunities include creative media to respond to the Watts Uprising with Locke H.S, narratives of resilience with Roosevelt H.S., expository writing support with ALC, journalistic writing about environment and community with Dorsey H.S., and more.
Attend a Volunteering 101 to learn more:
- 826LA in Mar Vista, Feb. 5, 5 to 7 p.m.
- 826LA in Echo Park, Feb. 12, 5 to 7 p.m.
Read more about volunteering at 826LA here.
First Fridays 2016: Big Screens, Bigger Science. NHM’s once-a-month music and more series explores the intersection of science and fiction. Scientists will discuss the good, the bad and the ridiculous in film and how Hollywood continues to inspire the next frontier of science exploration. Join them each month to learn how.
Lecture: “With Great Power Comes Great Close-Ups” Caltech research scientist Spiros Michaelakis and Alex Wild, curator of entomology at the University of Texas at Austin, discuss the practical body mechanics of hybrid superheroes like Antman and Spiderman.
- Performances: The Hood Internet, Boulevards, and Mark Redito fka Spazzkid
- In the DJ Lounge: Resident KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd featuring Anthony Valdez
Tickets on sale now and available at the door!
Don’t miss a hike around a scenic escape in the middle of LA–FRANKLIN CANYON PARK with our friends at Hike It Up!
Everyone will meet in the parking lot near the museum/ranger station off of Mulholland and Coldwater Canyon. Please drive carefully and stop at every stop signal (they give out tickets-camera enforced park).
There’s plenty of parking and a great escape. Beginner hikers welcome! Expect dirt trails, fun stairs to climb, NATURE- NATURE- NATURE—even a lake! Bring your camera, water and comfortable shoes for walking.
ALL HIKE IT UP EVENTS ARE A WAY TO HELP THE COMMUNITY, SO PLEASE BRING DONATIONS OF HYGIENE ITEMS (i.e. shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, feminine hygiene items, soap bars, etc. [travel-size items welcome]).
Only enter park off of Mulholland and Coldwater Canyon (Studio City)–it’s confusing from the Beverly Hills side unless you know the route. The hike leader is also offering to meet everyone 15 minutes early at Tree People, before taking a caravan to the location. Let Hike know if you want to meet a bit early to follow him into the park instead.
For more info, see https://www.facebook.com/events/1504247623214224/.
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#.
