Here, There, and Everywhere is a free, monthly newsletter by The Ambrose, featuring updates here at the hotel, as well as interesting events around town.
Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun.
Kahlil Gibran
- The Ambrose
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On May 5th Ambrose Eco Team members Claudio Henrique and Alfred Edwards are looking forward to attending the annual Sustainable Works Sustainable Quality Awards luncheon. The Sustainable Quality Awards Program was created and implemented to recognize businesses and organizations which implement sustainable practices in the natural and built environments, social responsibility and economic development. In collaboration with the City of Santa Monica and Sustainable Works, this program is at the heart of fulfilling our responsibility to the future while appropriately recognizing those who are actually doing something to assure it. For more information please visit www.smsqa.com.
- Los Angeles
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- Incognito @ Santa Monica Museum of Art
- May 1st, 7 - 10 pm
- Bergamot Station G1
- 2525 Michigan Avenue
- Santa Monica, CA
- 310 586 6488
- www.smmoa.com
All works 8" x 10" $300 (+ tax)
Signed on the back
Artist identity revealed only after purchase
Music by KCRW's Jason Bentley
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art’s highly anticipated annual art exhibition and benefit sale will return from its sixth year on Saturday, May 1, 2010. Attendees – from sophisticated art supporters to first-time collectors – are encouraged to trust their instincts to guide their selections, as works are signed on the back and artist identities are revealed only after purchase.
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- David Sedaris
- May 5th, 8pm
- Royce Hall
- 340 Royce Drive
- Los Angeles, CA
- www.uclalive.org
The bestselling author is beloved for his hilarious storytelling prowess and incisive social critique. For more information please visit www.uclalive.org.
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- James Taylor and Carol King
- May 13th & 14h, 7:30 PM
- Hollywood Bowl
- 2301 North Highland Avenue
- Hollywood, CA
- 323.850.2000
- www.hollywoodbowl.com
James Taylor and Carole King have announced a slew of new US dates for their Troubadour Reunion tour. King's performance with Taylor at The Troubadour in November 1970 heralded the start of her solo career, coming shortly before the release of her breakthrough album 'Tapestry'. For more information please visit www.hollywoodbowl.com.
- The World
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- BE OUT THERE CAMPAIGN
- National Wildlife Federation
- 11100 Wildlife Center Drive
- Reston VA 20190
- www.nwf.org
- Children are spending half as much time outdoors as they did 20 years ago.
- Today’s kids spend 6.5 hours plugged into electronic media. In a typical week, only 6% of children ages 9-13 play outside on their own.
- Children who play outside are more physically active, more creative in their play, less aggressive and show better concentration.
- Sixty minutes of daily unstructured free play is essential to children’s physical and mental health.
-The most direct route to caring for the environment as an adult is participating in “wild nature activities” before the age of 11.
“The nature of childhood has changed: there’s not much nature in it. American childhood has moved indoors during the last two decades, taking a mental and physical toll on today’s kids. The negative impact of decreased time outdoors includes a doubling of the childhood obesity rate -- accompanied by an incremental hundred billion dollar cost to our health care system -- as well as declining creativity, concentration and social skills. Some say it takes a village to raise a child. We say: it takes a backyard, a playground, a park. Studies show outdoor time helps children grow lean and strong, enhances imaginations and attention spans, decreases aggression, and boosts classroom performance. In addition, children who spend time in nature regularly are shown to become better stewards of the environment.”
To find out how you can help please visit www.nwf.org.
SpiritWalk is a special experience and fundraiser created to benefit the University of Santa Monica’s Tuition Assistance Loan Program. On May 2, 2010, SpiritWalkers will gather in La Jolla Canyon by the Pacific Ocean in Malibu for a facilitated outdoor journey and celebration like nothing they have experienced before.
The University of Santa Monica is a pioneering institution of higher learning. Its soul-centered curriculum draws from the great advances in modern Western psychology and timeless spiritual wisdom to transform education as we know it.
To support this extraordinary institution, SpiritWalkers commit to raising $500 or more in pledge donations from their family, friends and community and by using the fundraising tools and resources provided by the SpiritWalk team. For more information on how you can help please visit www.universityofsantamonica.com.
