January – August 2012
May 10 DANCE MASTER CLASS | Zippora Karz: “Ballet Master Class” | 10:30am | Gym 104
May 10 LITERARY SERIES | Cassandra Love: “Swagger is a Woman” – A Reading | 11:15am | HSS 165
May 10 SPECIAL EVENT/MUSIC | SMC Opera Theatre & SMC Symphony: “Cosí fan tutte” | 7pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 11 SPECIAL EVENT/MUSIC | SMC Opera Theatre & SMC Symphony: “Cosí fan tutte” | 7pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 11 PLANETARIUM SHOW | ”Summer Star Party Planner” | 8pm | Drescher 223
May 12 ART EXHIBIT | Otis College of Art and Design, MFA Public Practice Degree Exhibition Gallery Reception | 4pm-7pm | Barrett Art Gallery | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 12 SPECIAL EVENT/MUSIC | SMC Opera Theatre & SMC Symphony: “Cosí fan tutte” | 7pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 13 SPECIAL EVENT/MUSIC | SMC Opera Theatre & SMC Symphony: “Cosí fan tutte” | 4pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 15 SMC PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE | Spring Symposium: Education & the Pursuit of Happiness: Implementing the California Dream Act | 11:15am | HSS 165
May 15 ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE | “Global Activism: One Woman’s Story Fighting Big Oil in Italy” | 6:30pm | HSS 263
May 16 SMC PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE | Spring Symposium: Education & the Pursuit of Happiness: Film Night screening of “Walk Out”; panel discussion | 7pm | Location TBA
May 17 SMC PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE | Spring Symposium: Education & the Pursuit of Happiness: Guest Speaker: Jonathan Mooney | 11:15am | HSS 165
May 17 SMC PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE | Spring Symposium: Education & the Pursuit of Happiness: Senator Sheila Kuehl Roundtable: “How Do the Protections of Liberty and Equality Conflict in the Constitution? And How Can We Ever Be Happy?” | 7pm | Location TBS
May 18 SPECIAL EVENT | SYMMETRY 2012 | 6:30pm | AET Campus
May 18 SPECIAL EVENT/FILM | Friday Night Movies: “North by Northwest” | 6:30pm | HSS 165
May 18 SMC PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE | Spring Symposium: Education & the Pursuit of Happiness: Closing Remarks | 7pm | SMC Pavilion
May 18 DANCE | Global Motion World Dance Company | 7:30pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 19 MUSIC | SMC Chamber Choir Concert: “Choral Chestnuts” | 2pm & 4pm | The Edye Second Space | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 19 DANCE | Global Motion World Dance Company | 4pm & 7:30pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 19 PHOTO EXHIBIT | 33rd Annual SMC Student Photography Exhibit Opening Reception | 6pm-8pm | SMC Photo Gallery (Main Campus) & Barrett Art Gallery (SMC Performing Arts Center)
May 19 MUSIC | Lecture Concert: Music & Art of Čiurlionis | 7:30pm | The Edye Second Space | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 20 MUSIC | SMC Concert Chorale: “...of Love and Loss” | 4pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 21 THE BROAD STAGE | Brad Mehldau Trio | 7:30pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 22 SCIENCE LECTURE | Dr. Garen Baghdasarian: “Oceans in Peril: A Sailing Voyage Across the South Pacific” | 11:15am | Science 140
May 22 ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE | “How to Energy Upgrade Your Home” | 6:30pm | HSS 263
May 24 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS SERIES | Wolfgang Drautz: “Europe and the German Perspective” | 11:15am | HSS 165
May 25 THEATER | “Rent” Opening Night | Main Stage | See listing for dates and times
May 26 THE BROAD STAGE | The Los Angeles Ballet: “Next Wave LA” | 2pm & 7:30pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 27 THE BROAD STAGE | The Los Angeles Ballet: “Next Wave LA” | 2pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 29 MUSIC | Piano Ensemble Recital | 11:15am | The Edye Second Space | SMC Performing Arts Center
May 31 MUSIC | SMC Percussion Ensemble Recital | 11:15am | The Edye Second Space | SMC Performing Arts Center
Jun 1 MUSIC | SMC Jazz Ensemble & SMC Jazz Vocal Ensemble | 7:30pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
Jun 1 PLANETARIUM SHOW | ”The June 2012 Transit of Venus” | 8pm | Drescher 223
Jun 2 THE BROAD STAGE | National Children’s Chorus: “Voices of the Far East” | 7pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
Jun 2-3 SPECIAL EVENT | SMC’s 11th Annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life | 9am-9am | Corsair Stadium
Jun 3 MUSIC | SMC Wind Ensemble | 4pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
Jun 7 ART EXHIBIT | Emeritus College Student Juried Art Exhibition I Opening Reception | 5pm-6:30pm | Emeritus College Gallery
Jun 8 SPECIAL EVENT/FILM | Friday Night Movies: “American Graffiti” | 6:30pm | HSS 165
Jun 8 MUSIC | SMC Musical Theatre Workshop | 8pm | Studio Stage | Theatre Arts Complex
Jun 8 PLANETARIUM SHOW | ”Summer Deep Sky Wonders” | 8pm | Drescher 223
Jun 9 MUSIC | SMC Musical Theatre Workshop | 2pm & 8pm | Studio Stage | Theatre Arts Complex
Jun 9 THE BROAD STAGE | Gabriella Axelrad Education Foundation Annual Fundraising Celebration | Reception 7pm; Performance 8pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
Jun 10 MUSIC | SMC Musical Theatre Workshop | 2pm | Studio Stage | Theatre Arts Complex
Jun 12 SPECIAL EVENT | Santa Monica College’s 82nd Commencement | 6pm | Corsair Stadium
Jun 16 ART EXHIBIT | SMC Mentor Program in the Arts Exhibit Gallery Reception | 6pm-8pm | Barrett Art Gallery | SMC Performing Arts Center
Jun 17 SPECIAL EVENT/MUSIC | Emeritus Concert Band: “Come Hear the Band!” | 3pm | The Broad Stage | SMC Performing Arts Center
Jun 18 SMC Academic Summer Session begins
Jun 18 SMC Community Education Summer Session begins
Jun 29 PLANETARIUM SHOW | Special Observing Event: “Saturn and the Moon” | 8pm | Drescher 223
Jun 30 SPECIAL EVENT | Celebrate America | 5pm | Corsair Stadium
Jul 6 PLANETARIUM SHOW | ”Dawn at Vesta” | 8pm | Drescher 223
Jul 12 ART EXHIBIT | Emeritus College Student Juried Art Exhibition II Opening Reception | 5pm-6:30pm | Emeritus College Gallery
Jul 13 PLANETARIUM SHOW | ”Dawn at Vesta” | 8pm | Drescher 223
Jul 20 PLANETARIUM SHOW | ”Curiosity: Mars Science Lab Preview” | 8pm | Drescher 223
Jul 27 PLANETARIUM SHOW | ”Curiosity: Mars Science Lab Preview” | 8pm | Drescher 223
Aug 3 PLANETARIUM SHOW | ”Neptune at Opposition: The Outer Darkness” | 8pm | Drescher 223
Aug 10 PLANETARIUM SHOW | ”Neptune at Opposition: The Outer Darkness” | 8pm | Drescher 223
Aug 27 SMC Academic Fall Semester begins
Aug 27 SMC Community Education Fall Semester begins
For More Information
For a calendar of events, visit our events website at www.smc.edu/eventsinfo or call the SMC Events Office at (310) 434-3005. Channel 28, SMC’s cable channel, also cablecasts an events bulletin board to the Santa Monica area.
SMC Event Locations & Parking
All SMC event locations are easily accessible. If you have questions or concerns about accessibility, please visit http://www.smc.edu/MapsDirections/Pages/default.aspx for campus maps for directions to SMC's main campus, Bundy Campus, Airport Arts Campus, Academy of Entertainment & Technology (AET), and Emeritus College, as well as The Edye Second Space and The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center. Please see www.smc.edu/transportation for parking information. Plan to arrive early! Unless otherwise noted, seating for all events is strictly on a first-arrival basis. Plan to arrive early! Unless otherwise noted, seating for all events is strictly on a first-arrival basis.Call
(310) 434-3005 or visit our website at
http://www.smc.edu/ACG/Marketing/Events/Pages/default.aspx for program updates.
SMC Event Tickets
Unless otherwise noted, advance tickets for most events with an admission charge may be purchased online (http://www.smc.edu/ACG/Marketing/Events/Pages/default.aspx) by clicking on the category to the left then clicking on the "Buy Ticket Now" buttion or by phone at (310) 434-3005, or in person at the SMC Theatre Arts Box Office (Theatre Arts Complex, SMC Main Campus). A small service fee may apply. Box Office hours are posted on the events webpage (http://www.smc.edu/ACG/Marketing/Events/Pages/default.aspx). Reservations and tickets for selected events at The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage and The Edye Second Space are available by calling (310) 434-3200 (see specific listings for details).
Online Ticketing Fees:
There is a $1.00 per ticket service charge, a credit card fee of 3.5% and a Vendini ticketing fee . Please see below fees that apply to online orders:
Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted.
Ticket Price |
Fees |
|
EXAMPLE: Tickets purchased --
1 General Admission $9.99 x 3.5% credit card fee = $10.34 + $1.50 Vendini online ticketing fee + $1.00 service charge = $12.84 Total ticket sale.
1 General Admission $10.00 x 3.5% credit card fee = $10.35 + $2.00 Vendini online ticketing fee + $1.00 service charge = $13.35 Total ticket sale.
1 General Admission $20.00 x 3.5% credit card = $20.70 + $2.50 Vendini online ticketing fee +$1.00 service charge = $24.20 Total ticket sale.
1 General Admission $30.00 x 3.5% credit card fee = $31.05 + $3.00 Vendini online ticketing fee + $1.00 service charge = $35.05 Total ticket sale.
1 General Admission $40.00 x 3.5% credit card fee = $41.40 + $3.50 Vendini online ticketing fee + $1.00 service charge = $45.90 Total ticket sale. |
| $00.00 - $9.99 |
3.5% + $1.50 |
$10.00 - $19.99 |
3.5% + $2.00 |
$20.00 - $29.99 |
3.5% + $2.50 |
$30.00 - $39.99 |
3.5% + $3.00 |
$40.00 - UP |
3.5% + $3.50 |