Santa Monica, a Lifelong Learning Community
Lifelong Learning Community News - JUNE 2007...
This monthly newsletter is part of my personal effort to bring our community together around the issue of supporting lifelong learning and creating a model lifelong learning community.
It's been ten years since we began conceiving of Santa Monica as a Lifelong Learning Community. Please see www.smllc.org for the community's Vision Statement and http://smllc.org/lllc_background.html for my 1997 Call to Action. And we've come a long way. (We also have a long way yet to go but I'll send you my thoughts on that in a future email.)
Following are announcements for some lifelong learning community news and upcoming events that emphasize the role and success of our entire community in providing learning opportunities.
SMMUSD and SMC sign MOU and identify projects for collaboration
School Superintendent Dianne Talarico and SMC President/Superintendent Chui Tsang have each signed a memorandum of understanding that lays out a collaborative working relationship between our two major learning institutions. This is great news for local high school students! For more information on the agreement and plans for collaboration, please go to http://surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2007/May-2007/05_22_07_College_District_Sign_Agreement.htm
Samohi and Malibu High make Newsweek's "Top of the Class" list
Newsweek magazine ranked both Santa Monica High School and Malibu High School as among the nation's top 200 high schools based on the number of Advanced Placement classes taken by twelfth graders. For more information, please go to http://surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2007/May-2007/05_24_07_District_High_Schools_Make_Top_200.htm
SMC Library wins prestigious architecture award
The American Institute of Architects has named the Santa Monica College Library Expansion & Renovation one of nine recipients of the prestigious 2007 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards - putting SMC in the same elite class as the Clinton Presidential Library.
Residents are welcome to use the SMC Library and can get a library card for $20 annually.
2007 Senior Services Directory has been updated
The 2007 Senior Services Directory is now posted on the Emeritus College web site, for all to use. The online Directory has direct links to all local agencies and the FIND function works throughout. It's posted at http://www.smc.edu/emeritus/
Click on Resource Directory.
Santa Monica Conservancy offers Downtown Santa Monica Walking Tours
In less than two hours and over the course of six blocks, you can traverse more than 130 years of Santa Monica history. You'll be amazed at what you can discover on this Saturday morning tour! For more information, please go to http://www.smconservancy.org/mtevents/000079.shtml
Special events.....
Saturday, June 2, 2 p.m.
A Place in the Sun: Photos by John Humble
Santa Monica Main Public Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium
601 Santa Monica Boulevard
Free
Photographer John Humble will give a visual presentation about his photographs of Los Angeles. His exhibition, "A Place in the Sun: Photographs of Los Angeles by John Humble," is currently on view at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. This exhibition focuses on his photographs of the Los Angeles River and the urban landscape. For more information, please go to http://smpl.org/
Saturday, June 2, Reception 6:00pm-9:00pm
Women Artists of Southern California Then and Now
Exhibition runs June 2 through June 30
Track 16 Gallery
Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue
Free
Track 16 Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition "Women Artists of Southern California Then & Now," curated by Bruria Finkel.
This exhibition attempts to create a bridge in time. The thirty-year gap between Then (the seventies) and Now (the present) constitute many years of art creation and work by the artists in this exhibition. For more information, please go to www.track16.com
Saturday, June 2, doors open 6:30pm, showtime: 8pm
Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Venice, & David Campbell Benefit Concert
Santa Monica High School, Barnum Hall Theater
601 Pico Boulevard
Tickets: there is a range of prices. Please go to www.smmef.org for more information or call 310-450-5959.
The proceeds of this concert benefit the arts programs in the Santa Monica Malibu public schools and the Santa Monica Malibu Education Foundation's For the Arts endowment. Have fun and help support the arts!
Friday, June 8, 7:00 p.m.
Choral Concert and World Premier of choral piece
Santa Monica High School, Barnum Hall Theatre
601 Pico Boulevard
Tickets: $10.00 general admission and$5.00 for students & seniors.
Box Office: 310-458-5939
Emmy Award winning Composer and Samohi parent Edward D. Korvin, has written a choral piece called, "La raza humana" especially for the Santa Monica High School Choir, which will be performed for the first time as part of this evening's program of World Music. "La raza humana" has been written with lyrics in Spanish, Latin and English. The public is encouraged to attend this performance!
Tuesday, June 12, 6pm
Santa Monica College's 77th Commencement
Santa Monica College Main Campus, Corsair Field
Free
Come join SMC in honoring our graduates on this exciting day with keynote speaker and recipient of SMC's Outstanding Professional Achievement Award Warren I. Mitchell, Chairman of the Board of Clean Energy Fuels Corporation and SMC alumnus. Former SMMUSD Board President and incoming California State PTA President Pam Brady will also be honored as the first alumna recipient of SMC's Distinguished Service Award.
Thursday, June 14, 6:30pm
Retirement party for Roosevelt Principal Jerry Harris
Sheraton Delfina, 530 Pico Boulevard
Tickets: $60
After 25 years of excellence, Roosevelt Elementary School principal Jerry Harris is retiring. Join the community in honoring Jerry for his dedicated service. All proceeds will benefit the Jerold K Harris Library & Literacy Fund at Roosevelt Elementary School. For more information and to purchase tickets, please call 310-395-0941 or go to http://www.rooseveltptanews.org/Tribute_to_Jerry_Harris.html
Saturday, June 16, 7:00 p.m.
Santa Monica Teen Film Festival
Miles Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Boulevard
Come to the 2nd Annual Santa Monica Teen Film Festival which showcases a wide array of films made by teens. (Also on Sunday, June 17, 2pm at the main library.) Come and vote for your favorite! For more info, visit www.smteenfilmfest.org.
Thursday, June 21
Santa Monica High School Class of 2007 Graduation Ceremony!
Due to limited space, seating at this inspiring and awesome event is reserved for guests of students.
My youngest daughter Nora will be graduating from Samohi this month, one in a class of more than 700 students. This ends my 15 year tenure as an SMMUSD parent. Nora, her sister, and most of their friends have received an excellent education in our public schools. It's been a wonderful experience for them and for our entire family to be a part of this diverse and dedicated learning community.
Thursday, June 28, 7:30pm
2007 Twilight Dance Series begins!
Santa Monica Pier
Free
June 28th is the first performance for this summer's Twilight Dance Series. After June 1, you can find the concert schedule posted online at http://www.twilightdance.org/
Saturday, June 30, beginning at 5 pm
Celebrate America
Santa Monica College Main Campus, Corsair Field
1900 Pico Boulevard
Free
$5 parking fee
Don't miss the 25th anniversary of SMC's Independence Day Celebration— a chance for all of us to come together and celebrate! Bring your family and friends to SMC for a star-spangled salute to our nation's independence. Come early, picnic on the lawn, enjoy continuous entertainment and special exhibits (with plenty of refreshments available for purchase), and cap off the evening with a spectacular fireworks salute to America.
Theater! Theater! Theater!
Samohi is presenting a Broadway Revival: Showstoppers II – The Disney Legacy and SMC Theater students are presenting Neil Simon's Rumors and Broadway Musical Hits at "Strike Three, Ball Four!" Check the LLC calendar at http://smllc.org/calendar.html for information on these performances and also please go to Lifelong Learning Community Links at http://smllc.org/links.html for many local theatrical companies including The Santa Monica Playhouse, Powerhouse Theatre, Ruskin Group Theatre Company, the Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Virginia Avenue Project and Miles Memorial Playhouse. Please use these links to stay abreast of these wonderful local theaters and their offerings.
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Every week the City of Santa Monica Community and Cultural Affairs Department sends out a friendly reminder about art openings, exhibitions, and special events in Santa Monica. If you would like to receive this weekly update, please send a blank e-mail with the word "Subscribe" in the subject line to: artpalette.mailbox@smgov.net or look online at http://www.smgov.net/ccs/palette/
And there's more!!!
Please check out the lifelong learning community calendar at http://smllc.org/calendar.html for more special events!
That's all for now.
Thanks, Cheers, and Onward,
Louise Jaffe
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