Events at a Glance

January – July 2005

   Feb 14   SMC Academic/SMC Continuing & Community Education Spring Semester begins

   Feb 18   PLANETARIUM SHOW • “A Year on Mars” • 8pm • Drescher 223

   Feb 24   ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Simple Sustainable Concepts for Individuals, Organizations, & Communities” • 6:45pm • Science 145

   Feb 25   ART EXHIBIT • Digital Art Duo: Jean-Pierre Hébert & David Holt Opening Reception • 6pm • Madison Campus

   Feb 25   PLANETARIUM LECTURE • David Stephenson: “Earth’s Mysterious Interior” • 8pm • Science 140

   Feb 25-26   JAZZ/DANCE • Kindra Windish: “Interior Flight: A Tribute to ‘Bird’ ” • 8pm • Morgan Wixson Theatre

   Feb 26   CHILDREN’S THEATER • East West Players: “Asian Pacific Tales” • 11am & 1pm • Concert Hall

   Feb 27   MUSIC • Emeritus College Band Concert • 3pm • Concert Hall

   Feb 28   MARY PICKFORD SERIES • James (Jim) Pentecost • 7pm • AET Screening Room

   Mar 1   MUSIC • Ohio Northern University Singers • 11:15am • Concert Hall

   Mar 1   DANCE MASTER LECTURE • Fayard Nicholas: Tap Dance Lecture & Demonstration • 11:30am • Art 214

   Mar 3   SMC ASSOCIATES/UC PRESS LECTURE • Robert Gottlieb: “The Next Los Angeles: Struggle for a Livable City” • 11:15am • Concert Hall

   Mar 3   LITERARY LECTURE • Tara Ison • 11:15am • Art 214

   Mar 3   THEATRE MASTER CLASS • Lenka Udovicki, Director: “Master Class with Lenka Udovicki” • 7pm • Airport Campus/Hangar Stage

   Mar 4   FILM & LECTURE • “Z” • 6pm • Art 214

   Mar 4   PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Hubble’s Heritage” • 8pm • Drescher 223

   Mar 5   CHILDREN’S THEATER • Peter Alsop • 11am & 1pm • Concert Hall

   Mar 6   MUSIC • The Goldman-Brown Duo • 4pm • Concert Hall

   Mar 7   MARY PICKFORD SERIES • Kathy Connell • 7pm • AET Screening Room

   Mar 11   JAZZ • Gilbert Castellanos Quintet • 7pm • Concert Hall

   Mar 11   PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Hubble’s Heritage” • 8pm • Drescher 223

   Mar 12   CHILDREN’S THEATER • Jim Gamble Puppets: “Carnival of the Animals” • 11am & 1pm • Concert Hall

   Mar 12   MUSIC • SMC Opera Theatre: First Annual Spring Film Festival • 8pm • Concert Hall

   *Mar 13   DANCE • Synapse Dance Theater: Alumni Performance • 7pm • Highways

   Mar 15   SPECIAL EVENT • Anita L. DeFrantz: “Women in Sports: Life Lessons” • 11:15am • Concert Hall

   Mar 17   SPECIAL EVENT • Campus Resource Fair • 11:15am • SMC Clocktower

   Mar 17   ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Careers in Environmental Fields” • 6:45pm • Science 145

   Mar 18   PLANETARIUM LECTURE • Julie Townsend: “Time for Mars” • 8pm • Science 140

   *Mar 20   MUSIC • SMC Symphony Orchestra • 4pm • Concert Hall

   Mar 21   MARY PICKFORD SERIES • Mark Mottern • 7pm • AET Screening Room

   *Mar 25   LITERARY EVENT • Evening of Poetry by SMC Faculty & Students • 6:30pm • Concert Hall

   Mar 25   THEATER • “Seussical” Opening Night • Airport Campus/Hangar Stage • See listing for dates and times

   Mar 28   MARY PICKFORD SERIES • Eric Goldberg • 7pm • AET Screening Room

   Mar 29   MUSIC • Liuba Sorochkina • 11:15am • Concert Hall

   Mar 31   SPECIAL EVENT • Club Row • 11:15am • Location TBA

   Apr 1   SCIENCE LECTURE • Dr. Henry K. Karamoto, Jr.: “Embryology” • 1pm • Science 145

   Apr 1   FILM & LECTURE • “Tom Jones” • 6pm • Art 214

   Apr 1   JAZZ • Donald Vega Quintet • 7pm • Concert Hall

   *Apr 1   PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Einstein’s Universe” • 8pm • Drescher 223

   Apr 2   SPECIAL EVENT • Raising Readers: A Children’s Literacy Festival • 12 noon • SMC Clocktower

   Apr 3   MUSIC • SMC Jazz Band • 4pm • Concert Hall

   Apr 4   MARY PICKFORD SERIES • David Glubok • 7pm • AET Screening Room

   Apr 5   MUSIC • Nora & Friends in Concert • 11:15am • Concert Hall

   Apr 7   SCIENCE LECTURE • Dr. Firouz Naderi: “Is There Life on Mars? The Story Behind the Landings & Findings of the Mars Exploration Rovers” • 11:15am • Science 140

   Apr 7   ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “The Tourist Trap: Environmental Impacts of Travel” • 6:45pm • Science 145

   Apr 7   THEATRE MASTER CLASS • Barry Edelstein, Director: “Thinking Shakespeare” • 7pm • Airport Campus/Hangar Stage

   *Apr 8   PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Einstein’s Universe” • 8pm • Drescher 223

   Apr 18   SMC Continuing & Community Education Second Session begins

   Apr 19   MUSIC • Michael Sellers • 11:15am • Concert Hall

   Apr 21   SCIENCE LECTURE • Dr. Lee Lindblom: “Gravitational Wave Astronomy” • 11:15am • Science 140

   Apr 21   ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Water Resources in Southern California” • 6:45pm • Science 145

   Apr 22   JAZZ • John Mayer Quartet • 7pm • Concert Hall

   Apr 22   DANCE • Folklórico de SMC: World Dance Performance • Morgan Wixson Theatre • See listing for dates and times

   *Apr 22   PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Einstein’s Universe” • 8pm • Drescher 223

   Apr 23   PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT • Annual Photography Show Opening Reception • 6pm • Madison Campus

   Apr 23-24   SPECIAL EVENT • Santa Monica Review at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books • 10am • UCLA Campus

   Apr 24   MUSIC • SMC Concert Band • 4pm • Concert Hall

   Apr 25   MARY PICKFORD SERIES • Keith Eisner • 7pm • AET Screening Room

   Apr 26   SPECIAL EVENT/MUSIC • SMC Music Faculty: Tribute to George F. Handel (first of 3 special concerts) • Concert Hall • See listing for dates and times

   Apr 29   FILM & LECTURE • “Woman In The Dunes” 6pm • Art 214

   Apr 29   MUSIC • SMC Jazz Band Vocalists & Jon Mayer Trio • 8pm • Concert Hall

   Apr 29   PLANETARIUM LECTURE • Sarah Gallagher: “Galactic Train Wrecks” • 8pm • Science 140

   May 3   MUSIC • Joan Mills • 11:15am • Concert Hall

   May 3   SPECIAL EVENT/LITERARY • Contemporary Asian Women Writers (Bangladesh): Taslima Nasrin: Lajja (Shame) • 11:15am • Art 214

   May 5   ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Natural Resources Defense Council’s Building and Mission” • 6:45pm • Science 145

   *May 6   PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Einstein’s Universe” • 8pm • Drescher 223

   May 6   MUSIC • Benefit Concert: SMC Applied Music Program • 8pm • Concert Hall

   May 6   DANCE • Synapse Dance Theater: Citrus College Spring Dance Festival • 8pm • Citrus College Little Theatre

   *May 8   MUSIC • SMC Symphony Orchestra • 4pm • Concert Hall

   May 9   MARY PICKFORD SERIES • Kimberly Austin • 7pm • AET Screening Room

   May 12   SMC ASSOCIATES/UC PRESS LECTURE • Dr. Mark Juergensmeyer: “Terror In the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence” • 5:30pm • Business 111

   May 12   ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Imagining a Sustainable Los Angeles Region” • 6:45pm • Science 145

   May 12   THEATRE MASTER CLASS • Arthur Lessac, Author & Trainer: “The Use and Training of the Human Voice” • 7pm • Airport Campus/Hangar Stage

   *May 13   PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Einstein’s Universe” • 8pm • Drescher 223

   May 13   JAZZ • An SMC Jazz Series “WIG” Celebration • 8pm • Concert Hall

   May 14   SPECIAL EVENT/LITERARY • Contemporary Asian Women Writers (Korea): Pak Wan-so: The Naked Tree & O Chong-hui: Words of Farewell • 2pm • Santa Monica Public Library, Montana Branch

   *May 14-15   MUSIC • SMC Opera Theatre: “Don Giovanni” & “The Rake’s Progress” • 8pm • Concert Hall

   *May 15   DANCE • Synapse Dance Theater: New Works • 7pm • Highways

   May 17   MUSIC • Jung Eun Kim & Mi Ran Song • 11:15am • Concert Hall

   May 19   SPECIAL EVENT/LITERARY • Contemporary Asian Women Writers (Vietnam): Duong Thu Huong: Novel Without a Name • 11:15am • Art 214

   May 19   MUSIC • SMC Flute Choir Recital • 11:15am • Concert Hall

   May 19   DANCE MASTER LECTURE & CLASS • Rosangela Silvestre: Brazilian Dance • Lecture: 11:30am; Class 12:45pm • Gym 102

   May 20   ART EXHIBIT • Annual Student Art Show Opening Reception • 6pm • Madison Campus

   May 20   THEATER • “Blood Wedding” Opening Night • Airport Campus/Hangar Stage • See listing for dates and times

   May 20   SPECIAL EVENT • Asian/Pacific Islander Celebration; Manzanar: An Evening with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, Philip Kan Gotanda, & Naomi Sekiya • 8pm • Concert Hall

   May 20   PLANETARIUM LECTURE • Don Dixon: “The Universe on the Dome” • 8pm • Science 140

   May 21   LITERARY LECTURE • Khaled Hosseini • 4pm • Concert Hall

   May 21   MUSIC • SMC Musical Theatre Workshop • 8pm • Concert Hall

   May 22   MUSIC • SMC Jazz Band • 4pm • Concert Hall

   May 22   MUSIC • SMC Jazz Vocal Ensemble Concert • 8pm • Concert Hall

   May 24   MUSIC • SMC Musical Theatre Workshop Highlights • 11:15am • Concert Hall

   May 26   ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Building Smart Cities” • 6:45pm • Science 145

   May 26   SPECIAL EVENT/LITERARY • Contemporary Asian Women Writers (China): Can Xue: Old Floating Cloud & Chen Ran: A Private Life • 7pm • Santa Monica Public Library, Montana Branch

   May 29   MUSIC • SMC Concert Chorale • 7:30pm • Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

   May 31   MUSIC • SMC Symphonic Band • 4pm • Concert Hall

   Jun 2   MUSIC • SMC Percussion Ensemble Recital • 11:15am • Concert Hall

   Jun 2   MADISON PERFORMANCE SERIES • “Manzanar: An American Story” • 8pm • Royce Hall at UCLA

   Jun 3   FILM & LECTURE • “The Taming Of The Shrew” • 6pm • Art 214

   Jun 3   PLANETARIUM SHOW • “The New Planets” • 8pm • Drescher 223

   Jun 3   MUSIC • SMC Chamber Choir • 8pm • Concert Hall

   Jun 5   MUSIC • SMC Concert Band • 4pm • Concert Hall

   Jun 5   MUSIC • SMC Concert Chorale • 7:30pm • First United Methodist Church

   Jun 10   PLANETARIUM SHOW • “The New Planets” • 8pm • Drescher 223

   Jun 12   MUSIC • Emeritus College Band Concert • 3pm • Concert Hall

   Jun 14   SPECIAL EVENT • Santa Monica College’s 75th Commencement • 5pm • Location TBA

   Jun 17   ART EXHIBIT • SMC Art Mentor Students Show Opening Reception • 6pm • Madison Campus

   Jun 17   PLANETARIUM SHOW • “The New Planets” • 8pm • Drescher 223

   Jun 20   SMC Academic/SMC Continuing & Community Education Summer Session begins

   Jun 24   PLANETARIUM LECTURE • Robert Staehle: “Extending Our Senses” • 8pm • Science 140

   Jul 2   SPECIAL EVENT • Celebrate America • 5pm • Location TBA

   Jul 23-24   SPECIAL EVENT • SMC’s 4th Annual ACS Relay for Life • 9am-9am • Location TBA

* An SMC 75th Anniversary Event. 75th Anniversary icon.

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