Aug 27 SMC Academic Fall Semester begins
Aug 27 SMC Continuing & Community Education Fall Semester begins
Aug 27 MARY PICKFORD SERIES • Nadine Rajabi • 7pm • Free • AET Screening Room
Aug 31 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Autumn Deep Sky Gems” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Sep 5 ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Sustainable Works Returns!” • 6:30pm • Bundy 123
Sep 6 SPECIAL EVENT/DANCE • Dance Program Open House • 11:15am • Gym 102
Sep 7 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Autumn Deep Sky Gems” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Sep 11 SPECIAL EVENT/ISSUES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN LECTURE • Genevieve Bertone: “Quality of Life for All: A Collective Perspective on Our Individual Responsibilities” • 7:30pm • Bundy 217
Sep 14 JAZZ • Jon Mayer Quartet • 7pm • Concert Hall
Sep 14 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Cassini at Saturn: The Adventure Continues” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Sep 17 FILM & LECTURE • “Starship Troopers” • 6:30pm • Science 145
Sep 17 MARY PICKFORD SERIES • Joanne Baron • 7pm • Free • AET Screening Room
Sep 18 LITERARY SERIES • Dr. Kate Gale: “Poetry and Writing: The Way into Your Best Work” • 11:15am • Art 214
Sep 19 ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Big Blue Bus Service in Our Community” • 6:30pm • Bundy 123
Sep 21 PLANETARIUM OBSERVING PROGRAM • “The Moons of Autumn” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Sep 24 MARY PICKFORD SERIES • Lisa Robertson • 7pm • Free • AET Screening Room
Sep 25 SCIENCE LECTURE • Dr. Simon Balm: “Art and Science in the Antarctic” • 11:15am • Science 145
Sep 25 SPECIAL EVENT/ISSUES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN LECTURE • Bonnie Nakasuji: “Benchmarks for Infant Development: Looking Through Global Lenses” • 7:30pm • Bundy 217
Sep 27 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS SERIES • Erin Tanenbaum: “Redefining Humanitarian Relief: Optimism in the Midst of War and Disaster” • 11:15am • Art 214
Sep 27 ART EXHIBIT • Chris Hero & Mary Pillot Exhibit Opening Reception • 5pm • Emeritus College Gallery
Sep 28 THEATER • “Burn This” Opening Night • Studio Stage • See listing for dates and times
Sep 28 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Cassini at Saturn: The Adventure Continues” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Oct 1 FILM & LECTURE • “Fahrenheit 9/11” • 6:30pm • Science 145
Oct 5 JAZZ • Darryl “Munyungo” Jackson Quintet • 7pm • Concert Hall
Oct 5 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Mt. Wilson and the Dawn of Astrophysics” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Oct 6 ART EXHIBIT • Desy Safan-Gerard & Linda Kallan: “Two-Person Exhibit of Paintings & Drawings” Exhibit Opening Reception • 6pm • Art Gallery
Oct 6 PHOTO EXHIBIT • “Where We Live: Student Perspectives” Exhibit Opening Reception • 6pm • Photo Gallery
Oct 7 MUSIC • SMC Symphony Orchestra • 4pm • Concert Hall
Oct 9 LITERARY SERIES • Diane Lefer: “How Does the Cobbler Make a Revolutionary Shoe?” • 11:15am • Art 214
Oct 9 ART TALK • Desy Safan-Gerard • 1:30pm • Art Gallery
Oct 9 SPECIAL EVENT/ISSUES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN LECTURE • Judy Dubin: “Using Play with Hospitalized Children: The Critical Ingredient” • 7:30pm • Bundy 217
Oct 10 ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Bringing Urban Rail to the Westside” • 6:30pm • Bundy 123
Oct 11 DANCE MASTER CLASS & DISCUSSION • Lula Washington: “Contemporary Modern/African Dance” • See listing for times and locations
Oct 12 THEATER • “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” Opening Night • Main Stage • See listing for dates and times
Oct 12 THEATER • “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” Opening Night • Main Stage • See listing for dates and times
Oct 12 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Mt. Wilson and the Dawn of Astrophysics” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Oct 13 MUSIC • Leonid Smetannikov, Vocal Recital, & Lina Baranov, Piano • 4pm • Concert Hall
Oct 14 MUSIC • Emeritus Concert Band • 3pm • Concert Hall
Oct 15 FILM & LECTURE • “Syriana” • 6:30pm • Science 145
Oct 16 ART TALK • Linda Kallan • 1:30pm • Art Gallery
Oct 17 ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Ecological Restoration of Our Coastal Resources” • 6:30pm • Bundy 123
Oct 18 SCIENCE LECTURE • Dr. Philip Rundel: “California: A Globally Significant Hot-spot of Biodiversity” • 11:15am • Science 145
Oct 19 PLANETARIUM OBSERVING PROGRAM • “The Moons of Autumn” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Oct 20 ART SLIDE PRESENTATION • Desy Safan-Gerard • 7:30pm • Art Gallery
Oct 21 MUSIC • SMC Jazz Band • 4pm • Concert Hall
Oct 22 SMC Continuing & Community Education Second Session begins
Oct 22 MARY PICKFORD SERIES • Alan Mendelson • 7pm • Free • AET Screening Room
Oct 26 JAZZ • Eric Person Quintet • 7pm • Concert Hall
Oct 26 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Mars ExplorationUpdate” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Oct 27 DANCE • Synapse Dance Theater • 2pm & 8pm • Main Stage
Oct 27 SPECIAL EVENT • SMC Corsairs Homecoming 2007 • 7pm • Corsair Field
Oct 28 DANCE • Synapse Dance Theater • 2pm • Main Stage
Oct 28 MUSIC • SMC Concert Band • 4pm • Concert Hall
Oct 29 FILM & LECTURE • “The People vs. Larry Flynt” • 6:30pm • Science 145
Oct 30 LITERARY SERIES • William Hart: “How Ethnic Discrimination Works in Academia Today” • 11:15am • Art 214
Oct 30 SPECIAL EVENT/FILM & LECTURE • Tippi Hedren: “From Hitchock’s The Birds to Saving Wild Animals” • 1pm • AET Screening Room
Oct 30 SPECIAL EVENT/ISSUES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN LECTURE • Natasha McCool: “Talking with Teens about Tough Subjects!” • 7:30pm • Bundy 217
Nov 1 SCIENCE LECTURE • Dr. Suellen Gauld: “Life, Death and Dining: Evidence of Cannibalism in Ancient Mesopotamia” • 11:15am • Science 145
Nov 2 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Mars Exploration Rover Update” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Nov 2 THEATER • “Radio Ghost Stories” Opening Night • Studio Stage • See listing for dates and times
Nov 3 MUSIC • Benefit Concert: SMC Applied Music Program • 8pm • Concert Hall
Nov 5 MARY PICKFORD SERIES • Wayne Federman • 7pm • Free • AET Screening Room
Nov 6 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS SERIES • Dr. Ali Modarres: “Global Migration and the Rise of the Service Economy” • 11:15am • Art 214
Nov 6 SPECIAL EVENT/ISSUES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN LECTURE • Alicia Cortrite: “Legal, Social, and Psychological Perspectives on Domestic Violence” • 7:30pm • Bundy 217
Nov 7 ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Can Technology Solve Our Transportation Problems?” • 6:30pm • Bundy 123
Nov 8 SMC ASSOCIATES/UC PRESS LECTURE • Peter Schrag: “California: America’s High-Stakes Experiment” • 11:15am • Art 214
Nov 8 ART EXHIBIT • Malibu Art Association Juried Show: 2007 Opening Reception • 5pm • Emeritus College Gallery
Nov 9 DANCE • Folklórico de SMC: World Dance Performance • 8pm • Concert Hall
Nov 9 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Holiday Telescope Shopper’s Survival Guide” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Nov 10 DANCE • Folklórico de SMC: World Dance Performance • 2pm • Concert Hall
Nov 10 MUSIC • SMC Jazz Vocal Ensemble Concert • 8pm • Concert Hall
Nov 11 DANCE • Folklórico de SMC: World Dance Performance • 7pm • Concert Hall
Nov 12 FILM & LECTURE • “All the King’s Men” • 6:30pm • Science 145
Nov 15 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS SERIES • Dr. Robert Lempert: “Climate Change: Shaping the Next 100 Years” • 11:15am • Art 214
Nov 15 MUSIC • SMC Musical Theatre Workshop Highlights • 11:15am • Studio Stage
Nov 15 DANCE MASTER CLASS & DISCUSSION • Anthony Shay: “Dancing the Personal and the Political” • See listing for times and locations
Nov 15 ART TALK • Sharon Kagan, Lana Shuttleworth, & Leslie Yagar • 1:30pm • Art Gallery
Nov 16 SPECIAL EVENT • AET 10th Anniversary Celebration • 4pm • AET Campus
Nov 16 ART EXHIBIT • “Plays Well with Others” Three-Person Installation: Sharon Kagan, Lana Shuttleworth, & Leslie Yagar Exhibit Opening Reception • 6pm • Art Gallery
Nov 16 JAZZ • Francisco Torres Quintet • 7pm • Concert Hall
Nov 16 PLANETARIUM OBSERVING PROGRAM • “The Moons of Autumn” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Nov 16 MUSIC • SMC Musical Theatre Workshop Highlights • 8pm • Studio Stage
Nov 17 PHOTO EXHIBIT • “SMC Alumni Photography Show” Exhibit Opening Reception • 6pm • Photo Gallery
Nov 17 MUSIC • SMC Musical Theatre Workshop Highlights • 8pm • Studio Stage
Nov 18 SPECIAL EVENT/FILM & LECTURE • Ronit Avni: “Encounter Point: Israelis and Palestinians, A Grassroots Peace Process” • 2pm • Art 214
Nov 18 MUSIC • SMC Musical Theatre Workshop Highlights • 2pm • Main Stage
Nov 18 MUSIC • SMC Symphony Orchestra • 4pm • Concert Hall
Nov 20 LITERARY SERIES • Marion McNair: “Bitter Roots” • 11:15am • Art 214
Nov 20 SPECIAL EVENT/ISSUES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN LECTURE • Gloria Lopez: “New Views on Aging: A Developmental Approach” • 7:30pm • Bundy 217
Nov 26 FILM & LECTURE • “No Man’s Land” • 6:30pm • Science 145
Nov 28 ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE • “Sustainable Santa Monica College” • 6:30pm • Bundy 217
Nov 30 THEATER • “You Never Can Tell” Opening Night • Main Stage • See listing for dates and times
Nov 30 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Star of Wonder” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Dec 1 MUSIC • SMC Concert Chorale: “Christmas Celebration” • 7:30pm • First United Methodist Church
Dec 2 MUSIC • SMC Jazz Band • 4pm • Concert Hall
Dec 2 MUSIC • SMC Concert Chorale: “Christmas Celebration” • 7:30pm • First United Methodist Church
Dec 3 MARY PICKFORD SERIES • Shanelle Workman • 7pm • Free • AET Screening Room
Dec 6 MUSIC • SMC Percussion Ensemble Recital • 11:15am • Concert Hall
Dec 7 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Star of Wonder” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Dec 7 MUSIC • SMC Chamber Choir • 8pm • Concert Hall
Dec 9 MUSIC • SMC Concert Band • 4pm • Concert Hall
Dec 10 FILM & LECTURE • “American History X” • 6:30pm • Science 145
Dec 11-12 SPECIAL EVENT/ART • Holiday Art Sale • 11am to 9pm • Bundy Campus
Dec 14 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Star of Wonder” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Jan 2 SMC Academic Winter Session begins
Jan 2 SMC Continuing & Community Education Winter Session begins
Jan 11 ART EXHIBIT • SMC Faculty Art Exhibit Opening Reception • 6pm • Art Gallery
Jan 11 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Starbirth in Orion’s Sword” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Jan 17 ART EXHIBIT • Invited Guest Exhibit Opening Reception • 5pm • Emeritus College Gallery
Jan 18 PLANETARIUM SHOW • “Starbirth in Orion’s Sword” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Jan 20 SPECIAL EVENT/MUSIC • Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Concert • 3pm • SGI (Soka Gakai International) Auditorium
Jan 21 SPECIAL EVENT • Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Celebration 2008 • 9am • SGI (Soka Gakai International) Auditorium
Jan 25 PLANETARIUM OBSERVING PROGRAM • “Winter Sky Highlights” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Feb 1 PLANETARIUM OBSERVING PROGRAM • “Winter Sky Highlights” • 8pm • Drescher 223
Advance tickets for events with an admission charge may be purchased online at events.smc.edu (a small service charge may apply), by phone at (310) 434-3000, or in person at the SMC Events Office (Amphitheater building, SMC Main Campus).