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.
Want to learn about the LA Arboretum from one of their experts? Take part in walking and tram tours led by different staff experts. Each will provide in-depth information on some aspect of the Arboretum with topics ranging from unique trees to intriguing books.
For details and more information, visit the event calendar at arboretum.org.
Free for members: Free with admission except as noted below.
For REGISTRATION, please call 626-821-4623
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Nov 14: Tram Fall Foliage Tour
- Frank McDonough
- Meet at the Gift Shop Patio
- FEE: $8 member, $14 General Public Registration required
Want to learn about the LA Arboretum from one of their experts? Take part in walking and tram tours led by different staff experts. Each will provide in-depth information on some aspect of the Arboretum with topics ranging from unique trees to intriguing books.
For details and more information, visit the event calendar at arboretum.org.
Free for members: Free with admission except as noted below.
For REGISTRATION, please call 626-821-4623
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Dec 12: Tram Fall Foliage Tour
- Frank McDonough
- Meet at the Gift Shop Patio
- FEE: $8 member, $14 General Public Registration required
You’re invited to the grand re-opening of the newly renovated Arboretum Library. Take a tour of the beautiful space. You’ll learn about their wonderful book collections, children’s library, early nursery catalogs and much more. Enjoy Steve Rushingwind Native American flute music and make a toy kaleidoscope. Free with admission; members free. Questions? Please contact Susan Eubank at 626-821-3213 or susan.eubank@arboretum.org.
Join the City Impact Lab for a special impact tour of the world’s most famous neighborhood, Hollywood! Led by Angela Babcock, Stratiscope’s Director of Community Engagement, participants will start out at the EaCa Alley (located north east of the intersection of Selma and Cahuenga) and end for a complimentary cocktail at St. Felix of Hollywood. The tour will include a look at innovative uses of public spaces as well as exclusive peeks into hidden Hollywood treasures. For tickets, please click HERE.
The Theodore Payne Foundation 2017 Native Plant Garden Tour will be held April 1-2, packed with curated tours through the county's most beautiful private and public landscapes. From the San Fernando Valley to the Westside, gardens will be open for visitors. LA boasts some of the most unique native plants, landscape design, and wildlife.
Visit nativeplantgardentour.org to learn more and grab tickets.
Instructor: Dr. Robert Tager
Pre-registration preferred; Please call 626-821-4623 or pay at the door
Discover what your brain needs to function at its peak. Neurologist and Arboretum volunteer, Dr. Bob Tager will provide an introduction to memory, learning and the brain, before leading a tour through the LA Arboretum gardens and discussing ways of preserving and enhancing brain function. You will learn what recent research says about improving brain health and ways you can enjoy the process.
Robert Tager is currently Clinical Professor of Medical Education at USC’s Keck School of Medicine, and he gives tours to medical students to enhance their observational skills and to learn the health benefits of the garden environment.
The Theodore Payne Foundation 2017 Native Plant Garden Tour will be held April 1-2, packed with curated tours through the county's most beautiful private and public landscapes. From the San Fernando Valley to the Westside, gardens will be open for visitors. LA boasts some of the most unique native plants, landscape design, and wildlife.
Visit nativeplantgardentour.org to learn more and grab tickets.
Join the City Impact Lab for a special impact tour of the world’s most famous neighborhood, Hollywood! Led by Angela Babcock, Stratiscope’s Director of Community Engagement, participants will start out at the EaCa Alley (located north east of the intersection of Selma and Cahuenga) and end for a complimentary cocktail at St. Felix of Hollywood. The tour will include a look at innovative uses of public spaces as well as exclusive peeks into hidden Hollywood treasures.
