# Wednesday, May 01, 2013

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer:  Lunch & Learn

Programs , West Los Angeles

Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer:  Lunch & Learn This FREE workshop is intended to help improve the lives of those with cancer and their caregivers. Join Ani Balmanoukian, MD of The Angeles Clinic for this free workshop that will cover the latest treatments for lung cancer. Side effects,...

6:00 pm - 8:15 pm

THE ANNUAL ALL-NEW ONE-TIME-ONLY NEW YEAR’S EVE MUSICAL REVUE!

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

“One of the Ten Best New Year’s Eve Events in LA” raves LA Weekly. A scrumptious and sumptuous complimentary buffet supper starts off the evening, then it’s “on with the show!” as internationally acclaimed Actors’ Repertory Theatre brings you a highly entertaining, family-friendly...

All Day

Mazeltov.com Announces the 2013 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Video Contest “What It Means To Me!”

Events , Agoura
Venue: Internet

2013 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Video Contest - First Prize is a Round-trip ticket on El Al Airlines to Israel (from Los Angeles or New York City) or $1,000! We are asking upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah boys and girls to shoot a 2-3 minute short video that expresses what the occasion means to them. We are...

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

“Glamour for Good: Celebrating 60 Years of SHARE’s Boomtown Party”

Arts & Entertainment , Hollywood
Organizations/Sponsors: SHARE, Inc.
Venue: The Hollywood Museum

The Hollywood Museum’s unique exhibit “Glamour for Good: Celebrating 60 Years of SHARE’s Boomtown Party” debuts on Wednesday, April 3, at 6:00 p.m. with a wine and Hors d’Oeuvres reception.  The retrospective explores a series of glamorous Boomtown Events with prestigious celebrities...

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Identity, Protest, and Hope in Israeli Visual Culture

Adult Education , Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Skirball Cultural Center
Venue: Skirball Cultural Center

Examine the expression of different artistic and cultural traditions in Israel today, including their religious, secular, ethnic, historical, and political roots. Because of prohibitions on creating pictorial imagery, traditional Jewish culture was mainly expressed through the literary arts. The...

All Day

Let Me Show You Around:A Project by Antje Schiffers and Thomas Sprenger

Arts & Entertainment , West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Skirball Cultural Center
Venue: Skirball Cultural Center

Everyone is welcome at the Skirball Cultural Center, yet every encounter is unique, inflected by culture, age, and origin. This is the theme of a new site-specific mural created by Antje Schiffers and Thomas Sprenger as part of their Let Me Show You Around project. To create the large-scale wall...

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Stogie Kenyatta’s The World is My Home – THE LIFE OF PAUL ROBESON

Arts & Entertainment , Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: Santa Monica Group Theatre
Venue: Santa Monica Playhouse - The Other Space

Powerful and poignant, heartfelt and humorous, and in honor of Paul Robeson’s birthday, Santa Monica Playhouse is proud to present a special limited run of film, television and stage personality Stogie Kenyatta’s acclaimed show about African-American artist-activist Paul Robeson. Robeson –...

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Savvy Caregiver

Adult Education , Santa Monica
Organizations/Sponsors: OPICA Adult Day Care and Counseling Center
Venue: OPICA Adult Day Care and Counseling Center

Do you have family members living with Alzheimer’s disease? During 6 weeks, 2 hours each week- the following topics will be covered: -Learn about Alzheimer’s Disease/ Dementia -Learn about the stages of this disease -How to help your loved one and how to understand difficult behavior...

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Walk With Ease

Seniors , Culver City
Organizations/Sponsors: OPICA Adult Day Care and Counseling Center
Venue: OPICA Adult Day Care and Counseling Center

Experience the Walk With Ease Program. Arthritis Foundation Certified. Doctor Recommended. The Arthritis Foundation Walk with Ease Program is an exercise program that can reduce pain and improve overall health. If you can be on your feet for 10 minutes without increased pain, you can have...

All Day

Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open

Arts & Entertainment , West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Skirball Cultural Center
Venue: Skirball Cultural Center

Enter the fantastic world of artist, illustrator, animator, and toy designer Gary Baseman in this first major museum exhibition of his life and work. Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open explores the influences of Baseman’s Jewish family heritage and American popular culture on his exuberant,...

11:00 am

WISDOM CIRCLE: Becoming a Community of Elders

Seniors , Beverly Hills

Wisdom Circle is a newly formed dynamic and wide ranging community of individuals and couples who gather once a month for learning and fun. November 7th: 11 am – 12 pm Presentation by Bruce Phillips, Ph.D., Sociologist and Professor of Jewish Communal Service at HUCJIR about the impact of the...

1:00 pm

Identity, Protest, and Hope in Israeli Visual Culture

Classes , West Los Angeles
Organizations/Sponsors: Skirball Cultural Center
Venue: Skirball Cultural Center

Examine the expression of different artistic and cultural traditions in Israel today, including their religious, secular, ethnic, historical, and political roots. Because of prohibitions on creating pictorial imagery, traditional Jewish culture was mainly expressed through the literary arts. The...

4:42 pm

Learn Krav Maga

Sports , Los Angeles
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Friends, please come and try a krav maga class as my guest.  This is self defense system of the Israeli military, special forces and anti-terror units. Easy to learn, hard to forget and a fun workout.  Suitable for men and women aged 14 and up.  Class is Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 7-8pm....

8:00 pm

3rd Annual LA Music Video Festival May 1st-4th

Arts & Entertainment , Downtown
Organizations/Sponsors: Los Angeles Music Video Festival
Venue: Downtown Independent Theater

The Los Angeles Music Video Festival (LAMVF) will take place Wednesday, May 1st - Saturday, May 4th at the Downtown Independent Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Entering our third year, LAMVF strives to be the premier music video festival showcasing amazing, bleeding-edge work from a new generation...