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74 things to do in JanuaryFridays 6-7:15pm
West African Dance Class
Golden Tree Yoga
608 Anacapa St.
Santa Barbara
805.966.4604
panzumo.com
info at panzumo.com
Learn traditional dances from Mali and Guinea in this all-levels dance class! Cost is $15 per class.
Until 01.05 1-7pm
Living Room: Conscious Art and Design
Metro Gallery
1835 Hyperion Blvd.
metrogallery.org
metrogallery at metrogallery.org
Featuring artists and designers inspired to create artwork reflecting their sensitivity to the environment.
12.01-01.25
The Human Element
Brand Library Art Galleries
1601 W. Mountain St.
Glendale
818.548.2051
brandlibrary.org
info at brandlibrary.org
New works from Laura Hipke, Farzad Kohan and Lois Ramirez.
Ongoing
You Can Heal Your Life, The Movie
World Premiere Release
youcanhealyourlifemovie.com
customerservice at hayhouse.com
Louise Hay has helped millions of people with her simple message: “Every thought you think is creating your future.”
Fridays & Saturdays 8:00 p.m.; Sundays 2:00 p.m.
@HEART World Premiere
Ruskin Group Theatre
300 Airport Ave.
Santa Monica
310.397.3244
ruskingrouptheatre.com
mike at ruskingrouptheatre.com
The Ruskin Group Theatre, in association with PowerPlayz, proudly presents the 2007/2008 season opener World Premiere production of @HEART by J-Powers. Tickets are $20.
Weekdays by Appointment 9am-5pm
Cool School Revisited
Ravenswork Studios
Appointment only
1611 Electric Ave.
Venice
310.954.7339
venicetrust.com
ktrpromo at yahoo.com
Mark your calendars. Now through January 11th. “COOL SCHOOL REVISITED,” an art exhibition and sale on display at Ravenswork Studios
Artists include John Altoon, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Frank Gehry, Dennis Hopper, Ed Moses, Ed Ruscha, Robert Dean Stockwell.
12.13-01.05 7-9pm
Stones of Bliss with Visual Grace by Ariyana @ John Gibbon
Tah Gallery, 1015 Mission St., So. Pasadena
626.441.6846
tahgallery.com
sandy at tahgallery.com
Art show and a public talk about Stones of Bliss with Visual Grace, mixed media art by Ariyana & John Gibbon using Picture Selenite an amazing natural treasure created within the earth over millenia.
Tues.- Sun. 10-5pm
Freaks Of Nature
61010 29 Palms Hwy.
Joshua Tree
760.366.2519
theredarrowgallery.com
katie at theredarrowgallery.com
The Red Arrow Gallery presents new paintings by Frederick Fulmer & photographs by Drew Reese. fredart.net
EVERY Saturday Night 7:15-10:30pm
Primal Constellation Experience!
New Age Philosophy Center (BACK BUILDING), 1139 Lincoln Blvd. @ Wilshire in Santa Monica
818.509.0211
chifield.com
gary at chifield.com
This energetic field of healing energy transforms all who attend. We can access our ancestral (living or dead) support on current issues through the exploration of invisible dynamics is astounding.
Thursdays 7:30-9pm
Darshan Thursday
theBODHIcenter
1989 Westwood Blvd.
310.497.1899
thebodhicenter.net
A talk by Bodhisattva Shree Swami Premodaya, on the subject of spiritual awakening—how to achieve it, and how to apply it.
Thursdays 7pm
Green Drinks
Locations vary by week
lagreendrinks.blogspot.com
Join other eco-minded individuals for green happy hour in Culver City, Hermosa Beach, Silver Lake and Studio City.
Every First Friday of the Month 5:30-10pm
First Fridays: Conscious Minds and the Minds of Others
900 Exposition Blvd., LA
310.882.4015
hooda at ruderfinn.com
Famous Dr. Antonio Damasio will hold a public forum covering how the brain processes memory, language, emotions and decisions. The evening begins with a curator-guided tour of Treasures from the Vault. DJs Allen and Hoseh will spin throughout the night, and indie-rock groups Sea Wolf and Afternoons will perform.
01.05 5-6:30pm
Inner Engineering -- Peak of Well Being Free Intro Talk
AWAKENINGS Bookstore and Growth Center (Seminar room)
25260 La Paz Road, # D1
Laguna Hills
714.469.9239
ishafoundation.org/eflyers/OCJan08.html
la at ishafoundation.org
Isha yoga programs are a rare opportunity for self-discovery. They offer interactive discussions, meditations and a balanced set of simple but powerful yoga practices. The inner engineering program offers Shambhavi Maha Mudra, an ancient kriya (an internal energy process) never before offered publicly.
01.05 10:30am-1pm
Undiscovered Chinatown Tour
Chinatown
chinatownla.com
Visit a Taoist temple, an herb shop, art galleries, antique stores and more.
01.05-01.06
Stillness Moves™ Workshop / CE hours
School of Embodiment
Sedona, AZ
928.274.0386
stillnessmoves.com
Start exploring:
-What moves you.
-Where your movement takes you.
-Your being in stillness.
-The texture of your intention and action.
-The space where you define: balance, peace, fulfillment, strength, flexibility.
Open to all levels of experience.
Continuing Education for Massage Therapists: receive 12 NCBTMB CE Hours
01.05-01.06 9am-4pm
Christmas Tree Recycling
Multiple LA locations
lacity.org/san/tree-recycle.htm
Drop off your tree at one of 28 locations in LA County.
01.06 4-6:30pm
Eco-Home Tour
Los Feliz
RSVP for address
323.662.5207
ecohome.org
View a model of sustainable urban living. $10. Also the 20th.
01.06 11am
Dream Healer Workshop
LA Marriot Downtown
dreamhealer.com
Learn about the interconnectedness between our energy systems, allowing healing from within.
01.06 1:30-3:30pm
Emotional Release
Golden Bridge Yoga
6322 De Longpre Ave., LA
goldenbridgeyoga.com
Learn how to work with a process of releasing stored emotions by the application of therapeutic grade essential oils and Kundalini meditation. $35.
Every Tuesday 7:30-9:30pm
The Keys to Understanding Your Destiny & Improving Your Life
ARA IFA: IJO ORUNMILA - Temple
9602 Washington Blvd., Pico Rivera
ayodele_falade.tripod.com
Introduction to IFA as a system of divination, philosophy, and lifestyle from Africa. Come! Learn! Apply! Thrive! With Chief Baba Fasina Falade, Oloye Olubikin ni Ile Ife.
01.09 7-8:30pm
Go Green: It’s Cheaper
Culver City Veterans Memorial Auditorium
angeles.sierraclub.org
Discussion about changes that make the most sense for consumers to save energy and serious cash.
Wednesdays 7:30-8:45pm
HAND DRUM CLASS FOR BEGINNERS
7308 Coldwater Canyon
NoHo
323.356.6435
universaldrumming.com
classes at universaldrumming.com
Learn techniques and rhythms from around the world, and how to drum in groups. Very healing, energizing, fun!
01.10 7:30pm
Do Cities Have Expiration Dates?
MOCA
250 S. Grand Ave.
zocalola.org
Discussion about how cities should be built and/or transformed to accommodate the needs of future generations.
01.10 7pm
Conscientious Projector
Armory Center for the Arts
145 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena
armoryarts.org
A free documentary film screening, a series presented by Sustainable World and the Theatre of the Oppressed.
01.10 9-11pm
Discover Where Great Singles Meet
Blue Moon Nights (Next to Universal City)
4712 Lankershim Blvd., NoHo
818.761.1433
thebandcalledburns.com
WLDHG at hotmail.com
Be hype, have fun and find romance! Attend the concert of year by the band called Burns. 21 and up. Free limited street parking.
01.11 12-1pm
Flow Lines: The LA River
Farmlab
1745 N. Spring St.
farmlab.org
An investigation of important lines of movement in LA, and their relationship to the landscape, the environment, and development.
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays 8pm
The Catholic Girls Guide to Losing Your Virginity
Pico Playhouse
10508 W. Pico Blvd.
866.811.4111
catholicgirlsguide.com
This hilarious and invigorating story follows Lizzy (Annie Hendy), who upon realizing her priest has a better sex life than she does, decides she WILL LOSE HER VIRGINITY… or so she hopes.
Previews Jan. 7th-10th @ 8pm
01.12 1-4pm
Thai Yoga Guided Partner Class
GreenAcre Studio
WeHo
deonthaiyoga.com
An afternoon of “serious chill-out” as you experience the bliss of giving and receiving Thai yoga therapy. $60.
01.12 5-8pm
Art Exhibition Artists’ Reception
2903 Santa Monica Blvd. at Yale
Santa Monica
310.829.9556
taggallery.net
theartistsgallery at verizon.net
Julia Schwartz’ abstract figures on canvas, Gary Polonsky’s acylic on canvas, Stephanie Visser’s abstract mixed media on paper and canvas.
01.12-01.13 10am-7pm
Body Mind Spirit Expo
LAX Hilton
5722 W. Century Blvd.
bmse@net
Featuring over 100 booths and over 60 free lectures. $15.
Saturdays and Sundays
Mary-Mary, Quite Contary
Santa Monica Playhouse
1211 4th St.
310.394.9779 x2
santamonicaplayhouse.com
theatre at santamonicaplayhouse.com
Classic storybook characters are plunked into 2008 to convince a quirky teen you’re never too old to believe in fairytales.
Until 02.06 7-10pm
The Bird Show
4534 Eagle Rock Blvd.
323.256.6117
eclecticcactus.com
A special art show for the Animal Protection Institute, an organization striving to fight animal abuse.
01.13 7:30-9:30pm
Beyond Self Evening
theBODHIcenter
1989 Westwood Blvd.
310.497.1899
thebodhicenter.net
This satsang with Bodhisattva Shree Swami Premodaya includes profound meditation and deep de-conditioning work. By donation.
01.13 4pm
The Story of Tea
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena
pacificasiamuseum.org
Veteran tea trekkers explore the myriad ways that Camellia sinensis has enthralled and sustained people the world over for more than 2,000 years.
01.13 2pm
The Smaller Majority
900 Exposition Blvd., LA
310.882.4015
hooda at ruderfinn.com
Entomologist and renown bug photographer Dr. Naskrecki will take the audience on a visual journey into the remote world of these small creatures, including some of his newest discoveries.
01.15 7pm
Creating a World Without Poverty
Mark Taper Auditorium
Fifth & Flower St.
LA
lfla.org/aloud
With Mohammad Yunus, creator of the concept of microcredit.
Every Tuesday 7:30-9:30pm
IFA - The Keys to Understanding Your Desity & Improving Your Life
ARA IFA: IJO ORUNMILA - Temple. 9602 Washington blvd, Pico Rivera, CA, 90660
ayodele_falade.tripod.com
Introduction to IFA as a system of divination, philosophy, and lifestyle from Africa. Come! Learn! Apply! Thrive! With Chief Baba Fasina Falade, Oloye Olubikin ni Ile Ife.
Third Tuesday of each month 7:30pm
Now Healing Monthly Mini-Workshops
Healing Energy Center
3367 Glendale Blvd.
Atwater Village
323.309.7687
nowhealing.com
info at nowhealing.com
The Yuen Method of Chinese Energetics, an advanced application of ancient principles – a blend of Qi Gong, Feng Shui, and chiropractic theory, with powerful, effective energetics techniques. See how effortless healing can be. Most people experience results within minutes. Everyone who attends will get an Energy Healing treatment.
01.16 6:30-8pm
Thermography Info Session
13320 Washington Blvd. #202
818.769.4045
innovativethermalimaging.com
info at innovativethermalimaging.com
Come here how this painless, radiation free FDA approved body screening can help you be preventative and proactive in your health.
01.16 7:30-8:30pm
Marma Shakti Therapy
Practical Ayurveda
12581 Venice Blvd., #203
310.390.8377
practicalayurveda.com
daren at practicalayurveda.com
Come experience a live demonstration of this vital technique using oils from around the world!
Marmas are vital points on the body at which consciousness and different types of tissues intersect. This precision Ayurvedic oil treatment balances elements, relieves stress, resets the glandular system, etc. $10 suggested donation.
01.16 7:30-8:30pm
Marma Shakti Therapy
Practical Ayurveda
12581 Venice Blvd., #203
practicalayurveda.com
Come experience a live demonstration of this vital technique using oils from around the world. $10.
01.16 7-9pm
Start The New Year with a Fresh New YOU!
Located at Studio Cie, Skin and Makeup
11421 E. Carson Street-Suite D, Lakewood
818.632.4565
forwardlife.net
mahastee at forwardlife.net
Feel wonderful, look amazing! Come and join us and you can learn about how hypnotherapy (creative visualization and relaxation) and biofeedback can help you make this year truely amazing.
Presentations followed by demonstrations and product sampling. Space is limited. Please RSVP by 1/15
818.632.4565 or 310.809.6807.
01.16 7:30pm
League of Women Voters at The Habeas Lounge
18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica
310.453.3711
18thstreet.org
office at 18thstreet.org
A Member of the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Program will give a thorough and lively lesson in ballot measure process for the February 5 2008 Presidential Primary Election and other local issues.
01.17 7:30-9pm
Morgan Barnard Speaks About Sentimental Plastics & Digital Media
Habeas Lounge Studio #2, 1639 18th Street , Santa Monica
310.453.3711
18thstreet.org
office at 18thstreet.org
Morgan Barnard currently resides in New Zealand and teaches at the Victoria University
School of Design in the Digital Media Design program.
Barnard will be discussing the various cross-disciplinary approaches to working with digital media in a design context, gaming, physical computing,
computational media, and on his art collective Sentimental Plastics.
01.18 7-9pm
Lama Surya Das: Life’s Big Questions from a Buddhist Perspective
Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church
301 N. Orange Grove Blvd.
Pasadena
888.266.2305
dzogchen.org
oc at dzogchen.org
Dzogchen meditation teacher and scholar and best-selling author Lama Surya Das will illuminate how questioning and investigation lead to discovering the wisdom, conviction and inner certainty that leads directly to greater freedom through understanding of the deepest mysteries of life.
01.18-01.20
Intro to Huna Weekend
Newport Beach
800.800.6463
huna.com
Discover the original Hawaiian art and science of healing and spiritual development.
01.19 7:30pm
Miracles in Our Midst
Many Paths Bookstore
5152A Lankershim Blvd., NoHo
310.371.0420
Miracles happening around the world and what they mean for humanity. Free.
01.19 7-10pm
CAMP Fire Music
The CAMP
2937 Bristol St., Costa Mesa
thecampsite.com
An evening of live acoustic music around the fire pit featuring performances from local musicians.
01.19 10am-5pm
Lama Surya Das: Answering Life’s Big Questions from a Buddhist Perspective
Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church
301 N. Orange Grove Blvd.
Pasadena
888.266.2305
dzogchen.org
oc at dzogchen.org
During this community pracice retreat, Dzogchen meditation teacher and scholar and best-selling author Lama Surya Das will illuminate how questioning and investigation lead to discovering the wisdom, conviction and inner certainty that leads directly to greater freedom through understanding of the deepest mysteries of life.
Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.; Sundays at 3:00 p.m.
Prove It On Me World Premiere
Stella Adler Theatre
6773 Hollywood Blvd.
818.471.9100
proveitonme.com
lawomenstheatre at aol.com
Presented by LAWTP in association with the Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center.
Ongoing pm
NATZLER : Memorial Exhibition
166 N. La Brea Ave.
323.933.5557
couturiergallery.com
The exhibition will include the collaborative works from the ’40s through the ’70s as well as Otto Natzler’s own work from the ’70s through the ‘90s which he began to produce after the death of Gertrud in 1971.
01.20 1-4pm
How to Receive Love
Golden Bridge Yoga
6322 De Longpre Ave.
760.602.5077
mirabaidevi.org
info at mirabaidevi.org
In this workshop, Mirabai Devi will offer guidelines and tools for each of us to learn how to love ourselves and open our hearts to receive love. Beautiful chanting and a direct experience of the Divine Light will leave everyone filled with love and bliss.
01.22 7:30pm
Past Lives, Dreams & Soul Travel
ECKANKAR
6669 Sunset Blvd.
323.469.2325
eck-ca.org
Understand valuable lessons from past lives. Get spiritual guidance from dreams. Solve everyday problems with soul travel.
01.23-01.25
Yoga Evolution 2008 Conference
Century Plaza Hyatt Convention Hotel
2025 Avenue of the Stars
fityoga.com
Three days of classes, workshops and lectures with today’s top yogis.
01.24 7:30-8:30pm
Marma Shakti Therapy
Practical Ayurveda
12581 Venice Blvd., #203
310.390.8377
practicalayurveda.com
daren at practicalayurveda.com
Come experience a live demonstration of this vital technique using oils from around the world! Marmas are vital points on the body at which consciousness and different types of tissues intersect. This precision Ayurvedic oil treatment balances elements, relieves stress, resets the glandular system, etc. $10 suggested donation.
01.24 7-9pm
Greener Gourmet
Environmental Change-Makers, 6700 W. 83rd (Dunbarton & 83rd), Westchester
310.670.4777
envirochangemakers.org
legacyla at gmail.com
What do greener and gourmet have to do with each other? Plenty, it turns out. Come learn how to make your food choices earth-wiser, healthier, and delicious.
Monthly 6-7pm
Free Intro to Self-Realization, Shaktipat Meditation
Via Telephone
949.355.3249
selfawareness.com
info at selfawareness.com
Experience Shaktipat live over the phone with Steven S. Sadleir.
1.605.475.8590 pin 5490316#
01.25 7-9:30pm
Essence of the Divine
Bodhi Tree
8585 Melrose Ave. WeHo
310.659.1733
mirabaidevi.org
Darshan, meditation and kirtan. Mirabai will give the transmission of the divine light with this public darshan. Get away from all the stress and burdens of your life.
01.25-01.26 6-3:30pm
Naturopathic Medicine Open House
Bastyr University
14500 Juanita Drive NE
Kenmore, WA
425.602.3330
bastyr.edu/sub/adtrack.asp?adid=ccla09
lbailey at bastyr.edu
Learn more about the naturopathic medicine profession! Meet faculty & students and get your questions answered. Free.
01.25-01.27 10am-5pm
Thai Yoga Therapy Foundation Course
1118 Greenacre Ave., WeHo
deonthaiyoga.com
info at deonthaiyoga.com
A relaxing and revitalizing combination of assisted yoga, acupressure, traditional Thai massage. Guidebook included.
Ongoing from 01.25
Hiromi Tsuchida Photographs
Michael Dawson Gallery
535 N. Larchmont Blvd.
323.469.2186
dawsonbooks.com
Collected works of the renown Japanese photographer.
01.26 7:30-9pm
Produce Your Life
Many Paths Bookstore
5152 Lankershim Blvd., NoHo
livingvertically.com
livingvertically at yahoo.com
A workshop that facilitates ways to produce, direct and write your life by employing spiritual principles.
01.26 7:30pm
Teachers of Light
Bodhi Tree Bookstore
8585 Melrose Ave.
818.785.6300
Signs that great teachers are here and are about to reveal themselves.
01.26 3-5pm
2008 Global and Zodiac Forecasts
1918 S. Sixth Ave.
Arcadia
626.862.1788
liu-fengshui.com
info at liu-fengshui.com
Join Grandmaster Chi-Jen Liu and Masters Jenny and Julie for 2008 energy forecasts based on Flying Nine Star Charts. Refreshments.
01.26 9am-10pm
Visioning the Future
Sedona Creative Life Center
333 Schnebley Hill Rd.
Sedona, AZ
928.634.8220
insearchofthefuturemovie.com
ideas at theinnstituteatsedona.com
All-day interactive forum, concert and film screening with visionary indigenous elders, western scientists and futurists from the ground-breaking film IN SEARCH OF THE FUTURE. Discussion on the nature of the universe synthesizing indigenous cosmology and quantum reality for a new world. $95 advance (incl. lunch) $125 after 1/20/08.
$35 dinner - optional.
01.26 6:30-10pm
In Search of the Future
Sedona Creative Life Center
333 Schnebley Hill Rd.
Sedona, AZ
928.634.8220
insearchofthefuturemovie.com
ideas at theinnstituteatsedona.com
Concert: healing songs, flute and drums.
Film screening of “In Search of the Future,” a speculative documentary featuring indigenous elders, western scientists, and futurists. Exploring the origin and future of humanity, the conscious, loving nature of the universe, 2012, and the evolutionary upward spiral. $20 – concert and screening.
01.26 10am-5pm
Learn Reiki! Level One Training
The Balance Center
324 S. Pacific Coast Hwy
Redondo Beach
310.686.8474
reikiray.com
valerie at reikiray.com
Connect with your higher self, learn the chakra system, the history of Reiki, how Reiki works, how to use it to help yourself and become attuned to Universal Life Force energy.
Ongoing
Rocky Schenck: Los Angeles
M+B
612 N. Almont Dr., LA
mbfala.com
Photographs capturing the sometimes dark aura of the city that surrounds us.
01.27 1:15-4:30pm
Ayurveda and Weight Management
Practical Ayurveda
12581 Venice Blvd., #203
practicalayurveda.com
Register by Jan. 18th, only $55; after Jan 18th $65. Limited seating.
Three week class 1:30-3:30pm
Buddhism 101
Zen Center of OC
120 E. 18th St., Costa Mesa
zcoc.org
Learn the basic teachings of Buddhism. $100.
Sunday 2-5pm
The Li of the Land Art Exhibit Reception
Institute of Noetic Sciences
101 San Antonio Rd.
Petaluma
Exhibition of works on paper by Christopher Castle. Meet the artist reception. Free to the public.
Five days 11am-5pm
Sri Rani Ji Deeksha 5 Day Retreat
The Joshua Tree
59700-29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree
408.399.0156
onenessmovement.org
info at onenessmovement.org
This rare 5-day retreat is an opportunity to deepen your state with Sri Raniji and Oneness Facilitators. Anyone who seeks to be reunited with, or deepen their connection to, the Divine within. It includes rituals, yoga and powerful meditations for karmic purifications, ancient teachings and very special “Intent Oneness Blessings.”
Every Thursday 7:30-9pm
SGR CLUB BY TEACHERS IN THE MOVIE “THE SECRET”
Doubletree Hotel by Hilton,
626-357-1900
924 West Huntington Dr., Monrovia
818.235.8746
forall.thesgrprogram
jvfuncreate at yahoo.com
Partner with Bob Proctor, Jack Canfield, Michael Beckwith
Wealth is predictable result.
Begins every month for 12 consecutive weeks 6-7pm
Self Realization Course with Steven S. Sadleir
Guided over the telephone
949.355.3249
selfawareness.com
info at selfawareness.com
This is the fast track to enlightenment, a 12-week distance learning telecourse that recalibrates you each week to a higher level. It fills up quickly. Better yet, experience it for yourself on the 24th on our free intro call.
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