End of summer, endless summer: VCCOOL, Spencer M’s & more fun this weekend (via art predator)

My students could attend any of these events as a cultural event and I bet they could use a hand as well!

Since I am NOT going to be packing for Burning Man this weekend, I'm free to go have a good time this weekend. (Technically.) And there are lots of good times to be had here in old Ventucky! During the day, Spencer Mackenzie's is hosting a HUGE free music festival Saturday and Sunday while just down the street on Saturday, the gay Pride Festival attracts attention, and Saturday night is VCCOOL's fundraising concert at Zanzilla's where City Counci … Read More

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Skirball Cultural Center Offers FREE African Music Tonight: Kenge Kenge Th. 8/26 (via art predator)

The Skirball offers amazing shows, live music, storytellers, art classes and more. Tonight you can even see African band Kenge Kenge for free!

"Sometimes there is music that is so welcoming that it instantly puts a smile on your face."—fRoots says about Kenge Kenge. I agree! That's just one of the reasons I plan to drive to LA this evening with my family. Tonight, the Skirball Cultural Center (off Interstate 405 near the Getty Center in Los Angeles)  presents African Music by Kenge Kenge in a free outdoor show at sunset. You can bring … Read More

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BAG IT: Free showing in Santa Barbara CA Tuesday August 24 (via art predator)

Students, attend this event for credit! And you just might get some ideas for your service learning project and/or your research paper!

The Ventura Hillsides Conservancy emailed me a reminder about Tuesday night’s FREE showing of Bag It at the Lobero Theatre, 7pm. We’re all invited for a 6:30pm for beer and wine reception before the movie and to stay for the after reception with more beer and wine with the filmmakers afterwards. Looks like an interesting and important film to me and a great opportunity to mix it up with the Santa Barbarbarians who have more green than what’s in t … Read More

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Come Fandango at the Bell Arts Birthday Bash Today, Sat. August 21! (via art predator)

Bell Arts is a great resource for the Ventura County Community. Students can help out here for some service learning hours–and maybe discover a service learning research project too! Or just attend and get credit for that too!

Are you going to the 'Bell Arts Birthday Bash – Fandango 2010'  Saturday  August 21? Lots of great art and good times are in store! $20 donation gets you in the door. … Read More

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Poetry Video: “How To Be Alone” by Tanya Davis (via art predator)

One of the best poetry videos I’ve seen…great poetry and performance by Tanya Davis, lots of creativity by Andrea Dorfman when it comes to expressing the poem on video. Enjoy!

This is an insightful and inspiring poem, read by the poet and produced into a video by filmmaker Andrea Dorfman. Since it is August, and 50,000 people are preparing to go to Burning Man, this video reminds me how Burning Man is my favorite place and time to be alone. I  drove by myself to Burning Man several times and loved the time alone with my thoughts. While I always camped with others, it … Read More

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