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.
Help the National Council for Jewish Women LA prepare for their Annual Clothing Giveaway by sorting and organizing over 75,000 pieces of clothing and children's books to give away to 3,000 in-need and at-risk individuals in our community. Volunteers must be at least 12 years of age. Community service credit/certificates will be given to all students.
To register, visit http://ncjwla.org/events/evrplus_registration/?action=evrplusegister&event_id=40.
Join the National Council of Jewish Women LA on Sunday, December 4 RAIN OR SHINE to help give away over 75,000 pieces of clothing and children's books to more than 3,000 in-need and at-risk individuals in our community. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and volunteer groups are welcome! Community service certificates will be given to all students.
Please note there are TWO volunteer shifts: 6:45 am-10:00 am and 9:45 am-1:15 pm. You are welcome to come for one or stay for both!
Take part in Create Now’s 20th Anniversary Celebration on Wednesday, December 7! Come celebrate with at PRANK, a fabulous new restaurant located at 1100 S. Hope Street, within a DTLA South Park neighborhood. For only $50, party hardy and learn more about Create Now. Meet some of the organization’s alumni and mentors from 6:00 – 8:30 pm as you enjoy delicious food and an open bar until 7:30 pm. Come hang out and network as long as you want! Also, win awesome prizes at a Silent Auction, like a trip for two on the world-renowned Rocky Mountaineer luxury train, and many other incredible items. The holidays are coming! For more info, visit https://www.picatic.com/event14708527376867?utm_source=October+2016+Newsletter&utm_campaign=October+2016&utm_medium=email. Proceeds benefit Create Now’s creative arts mentoring and education programs.
Don't miss the California Friendly Landscape Training Class {En Español} on December 8 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm. *Please note that this event is conducted entirely in Spanish.
Organic Fruit and Vegetable Gardening
The Organic Fruit and Vegetable Gardening classes at the Arboretum combine Biodynamic, Permaculture and other natural gardening techniques that align with the seasons. Each class is part of a 16-hour series that highlights how to build habitat and soil while providing solid horticultural practices for the ins-and-outs of growing organic fruits and vegetables. Tours of the Los Angeles Arboretum Garden for All Seasons and Crescent Farm help to give visual meaning to the concepts you learn in class. It is a great way to connect with the earth, your friends and family, and the community!
Winter – December 10
The winter class is the first class in the series because it is all about preparation. In-depth soil building techniques are discussed along with the soil food web, composting and vermiculture, cover crops, how to build raised beds, winter crops and pruning fruit trees. Suggestions for small space gardening and vertical structures are discussed. Also included in this class are the recurring themes of Urban Agriculture in Action, The Moon, the Stars, the Sky and What They Mean to Us, What a Tool, and The Good, the Bad and The Ugly. Time to break out your tools and get down to business!
Jill Morganelli, Instructor and Horticultural Supervisor at the Arboretum
$25 Arboretum members / $35 non-members per class (includes Arboretum Admission)
Please call 626-821-4623 to register
Explore the hidden stories of Los Angeles families from the 1890s and learn how generosity has influenced our city. Through an Autry Explorer gift exchange, each Explorer will have the opportunity to create a unique gift that allows their generosity to flourish beyond the Autry. Younger Explorers can enjoy a special activity area with books, puzzles, and toys.
Presented in partnership with the Arroyo Seco Museum Science Magnet School’s 8th-grade class.
Admission: Included With Museum Admission / Free for Autry Members
No Reservations Necessary
More Details: https://theautry.org/events/family-activities/autry-explorers-gift-giving
New Hope Community Church is a non-profit federally qualified health center hosting its first annual Toy Giveaway. They are still in need of volunteers for the event to assist with various activities throughout the day. Contact the church at 818-620-2210 as possible if you or anyone else you know would like to volunteer!
Throughout 2016, audience members voted for their favorite Western. This year’s selection is High Noon, which will be introduced in December with a conversation between Josh Garrett-Davis, Assistant Gamble Curator of Western History, Popular Culture, and Firearms, and Jon Burlingame, a leading writer on film music.
Directed by Fred Zinnemann | Starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, and Thomas Mitchell
There is nothing like the unstoppable progress of the clock or an oncoming train to build up tension in any thriller. But film music helps build that tension, and High Noon won Academy Awards for both Dimitri Tiomkin’s score and Tex Ritter’s original song. Gary Cooper stars as retired marshal Will Kane, who must make the anguishing decision of whether to fight or flee in a classic allegory for the blacklist that was tearing Hollywood apart during the Cold War.
Admission: Included With Museum Admission / Free for Autry Members
More Details: https://theautry.org/events/film-and-television/what-western-film-series-fan-favorite-high-noon-1952
Catch the rain when it hits with a free rain barrel from West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin)! California has been in a statewide drought for five years, and likely a sixth. In response, West Basin is increasing public conservation and education by hosting no-cost rain barrel distribution events throughout the South Bay this fall season to qualified residents in the West Basin service area.
RSVP by visiting www.sbesc.com to participate on Tuesday, December 20 at The Forum in Inglewood. See you there!
Sign Up Today
To obtain additional information on West Basin’s Rain Barrel Distribution Program, qualified residents must register with South Bay Environmental Services Center by visiting www.sbesc.com or calling 310-371-4633. For additional information on other water conservation programs, visit www.westbasin.org.
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