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
Aug
15
Mon
Second City Comedy Camp
Aug 15 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Work out your creative energy learning improv, sketch and musical improv, all while having loads of fun and laughs! Weeklong day camps are available thru June, July, and Aug. Ages 8-18yrs • Mon-Fri • 9am-3:30pm • $350 per camp. No previous experience is needed. Camp ends with a free show where the students show off what they’ve learned!

For more info, visit www.secondcitysummers.com


Each day students rotate through three subjects:

  • Improv
  • Sketch Comedy
  • Musical Improv


2016 Camp dates:

  • Camp #1: June 6-10
  • Camp #2: June 13-17
  • Camp #3: June 20-24
  • Camp #4: June 27-July 1
  • Camp #5: July 5-8*
  • Camp #6: July 11-15
  • Camp #7: July 18-22Comedy Camp
  • Camp #8: July 25-29
  • Camp #9: Aug 1-5
  • Camp #10: Aug 8-12
  • Camp #11: Aug 15-19


SecondCitySummers.com
323-464-8542

EARLY DROP OFF AVAILABLE!
You can drop your student off as early as 8:30 free of charge.

AFTER CARE
Available from 3:30-5:00pm each day for $75.

Aug
16
Tue
Second City Comedy Camp
Aug 16 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Work out your creative energy learning improv, sketch and musical improv, all while having loads of fun and laughs! Weeklong day camps are available thru June, July, and Aug. Ages 8-18yrs • Mon-Fri • 9am-3:30pm • $350 per camp. No previous experience is needed. Camp ends with a free show where the students show off what they’ve learned!

For more info, visit www.secondcitysummers.com


Each day students rotate through three subjects:

  • Improv
  • Sketch Comedy
  • Musical Improv


2016 Camp dates:

  • Camp #1: June 6-10
  • Camp #2: June 13-17
  • Camp #3: June 20-24
  • Camp #4: June 27-July 1
  • Camp #5: July 5-8*
  • Camp #6: July 11-15
  • Camp #7: July 18-22Comedy Camp
  • Camp #8: July 25-29
  • Camp #9: Aug 1-5
  • Camp #10: Aug 8-12
  • Camp #11: Aug 15-19


SecondCitySummers.com
323-464-8542

EARLY DROP OFF AVAILABLE!
You can drop your student off as early as 8:30 free of charge.

AFTER CARE
Available from 3:30-5:00pm each day for $75.

Aug
17
Wed
Second City Comedy Camp
Aug 17 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Work out your creative energy learning improv, sketch and musical improv, all while having loads of fun and laughs! Weeklong day camps are available thru June, July, and Aug. Ages 8-18yrs • Mon-Fri • 9am-3:30pm • $350 per camp. No previous experience is needed. Camp ends with a free show where the students show off what they’ve learned!

For more info, visit www.secondcitysummers.com


Each day students rotate through three subjects:

  • Improv
  • Sketch Comedy
  • Musical Improv


2016 Camp dates:

  • Camp #1: June 6-10
  • Camp #2: June 13-17
  • Camp #3: June 20-24
  • Camp #4: June 27-July 1
  • Camp #5: July 5-8*
  • Camp #6: July 11-15
  • Camp #7: July 18-22Comedy Camp
  • Camp #8: July 25-29
  • Camp #9: Aug 1-5
  • Camp #10: Aug 8-12
  • Camp #11: Aug 15-19


SecondCitySummers.com
323-464-8542

EARLY DROP OFF AVAILABLE!
You can drop your student off as early as 8:30 free of charge.

AFTER CARE
Available from 3:30-5:00pm each day for $75.

Aug
18
Thu
Second City Comedy Camp
Aug 18 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Work out your creative energy learning improv, sketch and musical improv, all while having loads of fun and laughs! Weeklong day camps are available thru June, July, and Aug. Ages 8-18yrs • Mon-Fri • 9am-3:30pm • $350 per camp. No previous experience is needed. Camp ends with a free show where the students show off what they’ve learned!

For more info, visit www.secondcitysummers.com


Each day students rotate through three subjects:

  • Improv
  • Sketch Comedy
  • Musical Improv


2016 Camp dates:

  • Camp #1: June 6-10
  • Camp #2: June 13-17
  • Camp #3: June 20-24
  • Camp #4: June 27-July 1
  • Camp #5: July 5-8*
  • Camp #6: July 11-15
  • Camp #7: July 18-22Comedy Camp
  • Camp #8: July 25-29
  • Camp #9: Aug 1-5
  • Camp #10: Aug 8-12
  • Camp #11: Aug 15-19


SecondCitySummers.com
323-464-8542

EARLY DROP OFF AVAILABLE!
You can drop your student off as early as 8:30 free of charge.

AFTER CARE
Available from 3:30-5:00pm each day for $75.

Aug
19
Fri
Second City Comedy Camp
Aug 19 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Work out your creative energy learning improv, sketch and musical improv, all while having loads of fun and laughs! Weeklong day camps are available thru June, July, and Aug. Ages 8-18yrs • Mon-Fri • 9am-3:30pm • $350 per camp. No previous experience is needed. Camp ends with a free show where the students show off what they’ve learned!

For more info, visit www.secondcitysummers.com


Each day students rotate through three subjects:

  • Improv
  • Sketch Comedy
  • Musical Improv


2016 Camp dates:

  • Camp #1: June 6-10
  • Camp #2: June 13-17
  • Camp #3: June 20-24
  • Camp #4: June 27-July 1
  • Camp #5: July 5-8*
  • Camp #6: July 11-15
  • Camp #7: July 18-22Comedy Camp
  • Camp #8: July 25-29
  • Camp #9: Aug 1-5
  • Camp #10: Aug 8-12
  • Camp #11: Aug 15-19


SecondCitySummers.com
323-464-8542

EARLY DROP OFF AVAILABLE!
You can drop your student off as early as 8:30 free of charge.

AFTER CARE
Available from 3:30-5:00pm each day for $75.

Oct
9
Sun
2016 JetBlue Long Beach Marathon
Oct 9 @ 6:00 am

Back on My Feet is thrilled to participate in the JetBlue Long Beach Marathon and Half Marathon for the 3rd year in a row! Join the Back on My Feet FundRacing team in the Full Marathon or Half Marathon and make your miles count for someone in need.

When you FundRace for Back on My Feet, they provide you with a race entry and other perks, and in return you commit to raising a set amount of money that will directly support their mission to combat homelessness through the power of running, community support and essential employment and housing resources.

Fundraising Deadline: October 1, 2016

http://give.backonmyfeet.org/2016-JetBlue-Long-Beach-Marathon-Half-Marathon

2016 JetBlue Long Beach Half Marathon
Oct 9 @ 7:30 am

Back on My Feet is thrilled to participate in the JetBlue Long Beach Marathon and Half Marathon for the 3rd year in a row! Join the Back on My Feet FundRacing team in the Full Marathon or Half Marathon and make your miles count for someone in need.

When you FundRace for Back on My Feet, they provide you with a race entry and other perks, and in return you commit to raising a set amount of money that will directly support their mission to combat homelessness through the power of running, community support and essential employment and housing resources.

Fundraising Deadline: October 1, 2016

http://give.backonmyfeet.org/2016-JetBlue-Long-Beach-Marathon-Half-Marathon

Nov
5
Sat
North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show @ Pasadena Convention Center
Nov 5 – Nov 7 all-day

photo-for-calendar-listingsThe North American Reptile Breeders Conference & Trade Show welcomes families, students, reptile professionals and enthusiasts to its Pasadena show this November. Attendees will get an up-close view of reptiles of all shapes and sizes including snakes, frogs, turtles, geckos, iguanas, and tortoises – all are available for sale. In addition to viewing exotic and rare breeds, admission to the show includes educational sessions from some of the industry’s most respected experts as they discuss specific species and habitats during various presentations throughout the weekend. Whether you are a reptile aficionado or entering the world of “herping” for the first time, this high quality, captive-bred-only reptile show is sure to entertain.

  • USARK Auction Saturday, November 5, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. at the Pasadena Convention Center

Everyone is welcome. Admission is free and includes hors d’oeuvres. All proceeds from the live auction will benefit USARK (the United States Association of Reptile Keepers), a non-profit organization advocating for the practice of Herpetoculture.

For more information, please visit http://narbc.com/Pasadena/tickets_narbc_pasadena.html.

Mar
18
Sat
Garden Night Photography @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Mar 18 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Join the Los Angeles Arboretum’s on-going series “Garden Night Photography Group Session”!  Night offers unique photographic opportunities in the garden so come and discover your own creative images!  Share your night photography techniques with other photographers. Specific emphasis will be placed on the ‘Painting with Light’ technique, so bring your ‘big gun’ flashlights.
                             
*PLEASE NOTE: Be sure you have a DSLR or camera that has manual control capabilities.  AND, please bring camera’s paper manual or pdf on your phone.
 
Where:     
Meet outside the Main Entrance – then visit the Arboretum gardens near the Entrance/Rotunda, Peacock Cafe, Bauer Lawn & Fountain areas, Cactus and Succulent Garden and Madagascar Exhibit area.

Who:          
Frank McDonough, session leader, botanist and photographer

Fee:              
Per Class – $30 Arboretum members/$40 non-members
 
LIMIT 12 Photographers – Please call the Class Registration line at 626-821-4623
 
EQUIPMENT INFORMATION:

HEADLAMPS: You need to bring your own headlamp.  For safety reasons, if you do not have a flashlight, you will not be permitted to attend. You may purchase inexpensive headlamps at Harbor Freight and Home Depot.  
TRIPOD
DSLR CAMERA capable of long exposure time.
LIGHTS: Battery powered high illumination lights/flashlights, laser pointers.
COMFORTABLE SHOES: you will walk and maybe get dirty!
 
About the Session Leader: Besides doling out plant advice here, Arboretum Botanical Information Consultant Frank McDonough photographs the Arboretum on a regular basis. His work can be seen on the L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens Facebook pagethe Arboretum tumblr site, and throughout the Arboretum’s web site  (www.arboretum.org).

May
27
Sat
Garden Night Photography @ Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden
May 27 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Don’t miss the Arboretum’s on-going series “Garden Night Photography Group Session”!  Night offers unique photographic opportunities in the garden so come and discover your own creative images!  Share your night photography techniques with other photographers. Specific emphasis will be placed on the ‘Painting with Light’ technique, so bring your ‘big gun’ flashlights.
                             
*PLEASE NOTE: Be sure you have a DSLR or camera that has manual control capabilities.  AND, please bring camera’s paper manual or pdf on your phone.
 
Where:     
Meet outside the Main Entrance – then visit the Arboretum gardens near the Entrance/Rotunda, Peacock Cafe, Bauer Lawn & Fountain areas, Cactus and Succulent Garden and Madagascar Exhibit area.

Who:          
Frank McDonough, session leader, botanist and photographer

Fee:              
Per Class – $30 Arboretum members/$40 non-members
 
LIMIT 12 Photographers – Please call the Class Registration line at 626-821-4623
 
EQUIPMENT INFORMATION:
HEADLAMPS: You need to bring your own headlamp.  For safety reasons, if you do not have a flashlight, you will not be permitted to attend. You may purchase inexpensive headlamps at Harbor Freight and Home Depot.  
TRIPOD
DSLR CAMERA capable of long exposure time.
LIGHTS: Battery powered high illumination lights/flashlights, laser pointers.
COMFORTABLE SHOES: you will walk and maybe get dirty!
 
About the Session Leader: Besides doling out plant advice at the Arboretum, Arboretum Botanical Information Consultant Frank McDonough photographs the Arboretum on a regular basis. His work can be seen on the L.A. County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens Facebook pagethe Arboretum tumblr site, and throughout the Arboretum’s web site  (www.arboretum.org).

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