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Sun, June 1, 2008, 7:30 am

Mar Vista Farmers’ Market

Family, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Mar Vista Farmers Market
Venue: Grand View @ Venice Blvd.  Between Centinela and Inglewood

Mar Vista Farmers’ Market on Grand View - Organic fruits and vegetables and delectable prepared food.  Crepes, Omelettes, Empanadas, Latkes, BBQ, Cakes, artisan bread, and so much ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 9:00 am

Picturing the Process: Portraiture through the Lens

Arts & Entertainment, San Diego
Organizations/Sponsors: Museum of Photographic Arts
Venue: Museum of Photographic Arts

Since its invention in 1839, the unique power of photography has been utilized to record the physical world and appearances. MoPA’s Education Department has drawn from MoPA’s extensive permanent collection to present an evolution of portraiture photography throughout history and through various ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Soro

Events, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: SoRo, Inc.
Venue: South Robertson Blvd. between Beverlywood & Cattaraugus

4 blocks on Robetson Blvd. between Cattauragus & Beverlywood.  Vendors; Info Booths; Food Booths (including, kosher, ethnic, vegetarian); Live Music; Camp SoRo (arts & crafts, rides, games, face painting); Family Fun for all ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Temple Beth Hillel’s 9th Annual 5K Run, Walk and Stroll

Family, North Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: Temple Beth Hillel
Venue: Temple Beth Hillel

Getting healthy and having fun is a great combination! Bring the kids and join us to make a difference in your life and the lives of others. Proceeds from the Run, Walk, Stroll and Kiddie K will benefit Temple Beth Hillel’s Yachud Program for children with special needs and the Moses Program for ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 10:00 am

11th Annual SoRo Festival

Events, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: SoRo, Inc.
Venue: South Robertson Blvd. between Beverlywood & Cattaraugus

Street festival for the whole family; with vendor booths, informational booths, food booths, live entertainment, arts & crafts for kids, “Camp Soro” rides and games (ticket purchases required), and much more fun for all ages.  Free Admission. Proceeds above costs benefits local ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 12:00 pm

Israel Expo

Family, Orange County
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Federation of Orange County
Venue: Tarbut V’Torah Jewish Day School

Celebrate Israel’s 60th birthday with fun, food, entertainment, music, dance and general merriment! Join Orange County’s largest ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 1:00 pm

Genealogy In The Round: Share Your Successes, Failures, Artifacts and Brick Walls

Programs, Conejo Valley
Organizations/Sponsors: Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County
Venue: Temple Adat Elohim

The Jewish Genealogical Society of the Conejo Valley and Ventura County (JGSCV) will hold a general meeting, co–sponsored with Temple Adat Elohim, on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at Temple Adat Elohim 2420 E. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. The Topic: “Genealogy In The Round: ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 1:00 pm

The Boychick Affair-the Bar Mitzvah of Harry Boychick

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Hayworth Theater
Venue: hayworth theater

come dance, sing , shmooze and enjoy a fabulous mitzvah meal with the hilarious show, the boychick affair. from the creator of grandma sylvia’s funeral, interactive. a must ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 1:00 pm

Edward Asner in Harry and Eddie by Mark Weston ( Salute to Israel’s 60th

Arts & Entertainment, Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Celebrity Staged Play Reading Series
Venue: Westside Jewish Community Center

Salute to Israel’s 60th, Celebrity Staged Play Reading: Harry and Eddie by Mark Weston stars Edward Asner,Arnold Weiss, directed by alexandra More. Weston perfectly capture those “good old boys”, Eddie jacobson and Harry Truman, and their involvement in world shaping events that led to the creation ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

DOCTORS SYMPHONY PRESENTS OBOE SOLOIST AT PLUMMER PARK

Events, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Plummer Park, Fiesta Hall

Noted oboe soloist, David Weiss, former principal oboist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform oboe music of Ibert, Barlow and Marricone with the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra conducted by music director Ivan Shulman. Program will also include the overture to “L’Italina in Algiera” ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 1:45 pm - 6:00 pm

Hike in Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve &(Optional) Dinner/Post-Dinner Neighborhood Walk in Seal Beac

Singles, Orange County
Organizations/Sponsors: MOSAIC Outdoors Club of Greater LA
Venue: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Join us for an exploratory hike through the Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach.  Despite its location next to PCH, the reserve boasts great trails with myriad lookout points for shore birds, aquatic life, the ocean and Catalina. The park has port-o-johns but no bathrooms or water. This hike ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 2:00 pm

Cinderella

Arts & Entertainment, Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Santa Monica Group Theatre
Venue: Santa Monica Playhouse - Main Stage

Audiences help romance bloom in this “Enchanting Cinderella!” (L.A. Times), an original Rudie-DeCarlo musical for kids 2 to 102, featuring a charming prince, zany fairy godmother, silly stepsisters and a zealously well-meaning stepmother. The single most requested Santa Monica Playhouse Family ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 2:00 pm

South Bay Jewish Tennis Singles

Singles, South Bay
Organizations/Sponsors: South Bay Jewish Tennis Singles
Venue: Peck Park

We will be having a monthly Tennis Get Together on the 1st Sunday of the month at 3 PM@ Peck Park Tennis 560 N. Western Ave. San Pedro, CA with Dinner for players and spectators @ Coco’s Restaurant 28300 South Western Ave.  Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 (310) 832-8391 6 PM - 8 PM ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Jazz Pianist George Kahn Holds Matinee Benefit W/Santa Monica High School Jazz Band

Arts & Entertainment, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Imaginary Friends Music Partners
Venue: The Jazz Bakery

AZZ PIANIST, GEORGE KAHN HOLDS A SPECIAL MATINEE SHOW AT THE JAZZ BAKERY SUNDAY, JUNE 1 ST THIRD ANNUAL BENFIT FOR THE SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND The George Kahn “West Coast Jazz” Quartet will perform a concert/fundraiser that benefits the Santa Monica High School Jazz Band, as ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 7:00 pm

And Her Hair Went With Her

Arts & Entertainment, Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: The Fountain Theatre
Venue: The Fountain Theatre

Tony Award-winner Tonya Pinkins (Jelly’s Last Jam, Caroline or Change) and Tracie Thoms (Broadway’s Drowning Crow, TV’s Cold Case) star in “And Her Hair Went With Her”, a tour de-force for two actors by Zina Camblin. “And Her Hair Went With Her” is at once an hilarious celebration and a serious ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 7:00 pm

The Sunshine Boys

Arts & Entertainment, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Odyssey Theatre
Venue: Odyssey Theatre

Shtick galore and a barrel of laughs! Two aging ex-vaudeville stars (who can’t stand each other) reluctantly re-team for a “History of Comedy” network special. Neil Simon delivers one of his best with guest stars Hal Linden and Allan Miller directed by Jeffrey ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 7:00 pm

Park Your Car in Harvard Yard

Arts & Entertainment, Long Beach
Organizations/Sponsors: International City Theatre
Venue: Long Beach Performing Arts Center

Israel Horovitz’s touching, funny and always entertaining play. Jacob Brackish was the toughest, meanest teacher to ever set foot in Gloucester High.  When a mousey, middle-aged woman answers his ad for a housekeeper, Jacob, now in the last year of his life, doesn’t recognize the student he flunked ...

Sun, June 1, 2008, 7:00 pm

Proof

Arts & Entertainment, West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Rosalind Productions
Venue: Odyssey Theatre

WHAT: “Proof.” The Pulitzer Prize winning play. WHO: Written by David Auburn. Directed by Elina de Santos. Produced by Rosalind Productions, Inc. in association with QED Productions. A guest production at the Odyssey Theatre. WHERE: Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, ...

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