HMG Community Hotsheet - August 2009

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Below are some great events in and around Los Angeles. You can get additional information and stay in touch through the following:

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August 1st – LA Health Action “Guard Your Health” Women’s Conference’ 9 a.m. @ Arboretum in the Ayres Conference Hall. For more information, go to http://lahealthaction.org/.

August 1st – San Diego Common Cause California’s Constitution: Time for an Overhaul? Convention for CA? 12 p.m. @ the Mission Valley Library in San Diego. For more information, go to http://www.repaircalifornia.org/events.php.

August 1st – MLK Hospital Town Hall with L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas and the Empowerment Congress 9 a.m. @ King Drew Medical Magnet High School. For more information, go to http://lahealthaction.org/.

August 3rd – Thousand Oaks Constitutional Convention Town Hall 8:30 a.m. @ California Lutheran University. For more information, go to www.repaircalifornia.org/events.php.

August 3rd to August 4th – South Coast AQMD Green Tech Connect Forum 7 a.m. @ the Pasadena Convention Center. For more information, go to www.greentechconnectforum.com/.

August 4th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Hot Summer’s Night Benefit Reception 6 p.m. @ The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 4th – Los Angeles Public Library ALOUD Lecture Series: Why Design Matters with Steven Ehrlich, FAIA and Leo Marmol, FAIA. 7 p.m. @ Central Library Mark Taper Auditorium. For more information, go to www.lfla.org/aloud/.

August 4th – The Cobalt Poets 200th Broadside Spectacular featuring J. Sabrina McGuire (presented by Poetic Diversity) 9 p.m. @ The Cobalt Café. For more information, go to http://poetrysuperhighway.com/cobalt/.

August 5th – Los Angeles Public Library ALOUD Lecture Series Unscientific American: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future with Chris Mooney. 7 p.m. @ Central Library Mark Taper Auditorium. For more information, go to www.lfla.org/aloud/.

August 6th – Valley Industry & Commerce Association Local Officeholders Luncheon 11:30 a.m. @ Beverly Garland’s Holiday Inn. For more information, go to www.vica.com/.

August 6th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Transportation and Goods Movement Committee Meeting 12 p.m. @ the L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 6th – Topanga Film Festival 5 p.m. @ the Canyon. For more information, go to http://topangafilmfestival.com/.

August 6th – League of California Cities Annual Installation Dinner featuring Whittier City Council Member Owen Newcomer 6:30 p.m. @ the Friendly Hills Country Club. For more information, go to http://lacities.org/index.jsp?displaytype=&section=about&zone=locc&sub_sec=about_region&tert=about_region_lacnty.

August 7th to 8th – Herbie Hancock & Lang Lang @ the Hollywood Bowl. For more information, go to http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/.

August 8th – Utilizing the Negative Space: A special exhibition of artwork by Juan Carlos and William Attaway 4 p.m. @ Venice Studio. For more information, email rebecca.oleary@gmail.com.

August 8th – UFC 101: Declaration (Penn vs. Florian) 7 p.m. @ PPV. For more information, go to http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=2209

August 9th – World Extreme Cagefighting 42: Torres vs. Bowles 6 p.m. @ Versus network. For more information, go to http://www.wec.tv/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.fightCard&eid=2222.

August 10th – Poetry of Tolerance Commemoration – 10 Year Anniversary of the North Valley Jewish Community Center shootings featuring George Kalmar, Majid Naficy, and Amy Uyematsu 7 p.m. @ the Tarzana Community & Cultural Center. For more information, email vcpoets@pacbell.net.

August 11th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Referral Network 7:30 a.m. @ the L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to http://www.lachamber.com/.

August 11th – Public Night for Plug-In 2009 Conference & Exposition 5:30 p.m. @ the Long Beach Convention Center. For more information, go to http://www.plugin2009.com/

August 12th – PRSA-LA at Breakfast with Business Media with John Corrigan, Business Editor, Los Angeles Times; Rick Clough, Staff Reporter, Los Angeles Business Journal; Kate Berry, Reporter, American Banker; Mark Madler, Staff Reporter, San Fernando Business Journal; Chris H. Sieroty, Contributing Writer, The Business Press; and Gregory Wilcox, Staff Writer, Los Angeles Daily News. Moderated by Colleen Haggerty, Senior Vice President/Media Relations, Bank of America. 8 a.m. @ the L.A. Chamber of Commerce. For more information, go to http://www.prsa-la.org/.

August 12th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee Meeting 12 p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 12th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce “SCLN Global Connections: Korean Americans & Southern CA” 5:30 p.m. @ So Hyang Korean Restaurant. For more information, go to http://www.lachamber.com/.

August 12th – Santa Monica College Small Business Development Center “Social Networking: The New Marketing” 6 p.m. @ Santa Monica College Bundy Campus. For more information, go to www.smc.edu/SBDC/.

August 13th – How to win a Cosmic War with Reza Aslan 4:30 p.m. @ The Milken Institute Forum. For more information, go to www.milkeninstitute.org/.

August 13th – LACDA Digital Art Expo International 7 p.m. @ L.A. Center for Digital Art. For more information, go to http://digitalart.la/.

August 13th – Los Angeles Press Club and the Daniel Pearl Foundation Daniel Pearl Fellows Reception with Shahzada Irfan Ahmed and Sherine El Madany. Moderated by Jewish Journal Editor in Chief, Rob Eshman. 7 p.m. @ the L.A. Press Club. For more information, go to http://www.lapressclub.org/.

August 14th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Health Care Committee Meeting 9 a.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 14th – Premire of District 9 starring Sharlto Copley and David James. Check your local listings.

August 16th to August 17th – Depeche Mode 7 p.m. @ the Hollywood Bowl. For more information, go to www.hollywoodbowl.com/.

August 16th – Book Reading: The Art of Exile: Poems by William Archila 2 p.m. @ Avenue 50 Studio. For more information, go to www.avenue50studio.com/pages/pressure.shtml.

August 19th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce California Candidates Series featuring Meg Whitman 12 p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 19th – Valley Industry & Commerce Association Health Care Committee Meeting 12 p.m. @ VICA. For more information, go to www.vica.com/.

August 19th – Return of Ghost Hunters 9 p.m. @ the newly-named SyFy network. For more information, go to www.syfy.com/ghosthunters.

August 20th – BREATHE LA Green Salon Series Clean Coal: Manna, Misnomer or Something Else? 8 a.m. @ the California Endowment. For more information, go to www.breathela.org/events/clean-coal-misnomer-manna-or-green-salon-august-20-2009.

August 20th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Jobs & Business Growth Committee Meeting 12.p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 20th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Education and Workforce Development Committee Meeting 2 p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 20th – Spark! Visions and Voices Multimedia Showcase 4:30 p.m. @ USC Bovard Auditorium. For more information, go to http://web-app.usc.edu/ws/eo2/calendar/32/feature/2819.

August 20th – Center Scene Public Programs Governor Gray Davis: Then and Now 6 p.m. @ the California Endowment. For more information, go to http://www.calendow.org/.

August 20th – Vroman’s Introduction to a Sustainable LA featuring Deborah Tull 6:30 p.m. @ Vroman’s Bookstore. For more information, go to www.vromansbookstore.com/introduction-sustainable-LA.

August 20th – Premiere of 6th Season of Project Runway featuring Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn 7 p.m. @ Lifetime. For more information, go to http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/project-runway.

August 21st – Coro Southern California Coro CrossTalk with Dan Schnur: California on Life Support? 8:30 a.m. @ the California Endowment. For more information, go to http://www.corola.org/.

August 21st – Valley Industry & Commerce Association Newsmaker Connection featuring L.A. City Council District 2 Candidate Forum 7:45 a.m. @ The Sportsmen’s Lodge. For more information, go to www.vica.com/.

August 21st to August 23rd – K-EARTH 101 and Freddy Z. Beatles Festival 2009 1 p.m. @ the Queen Mary in Long Beach. For more information, email theconcert@roadrunner.com.

August 22nd – Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation “Valley Economic Development Center: Where’s the Money? Access to Capital Business Expo” 8 a.m. @ Hilton Long Beach. For more information, go to www.laedc.org/.

August 22nd – Valley Economic Development Center Where’s the Money? Access to Capital Business Expo 8 a.m. @ the Hilton Long Beach. For more information, go to www.vedc.org/newsroom/eventreg.php?eid=709.

August 22nd – Sunset Junction Street Faire 12 p.m. @ Sunset Blvd. For more information, go to www.sunsetjunction.org/.

August 25th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Energy, Water & Environment
Committee Meeting 12 p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 26th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Land Use, Construction & Housing Committee Meeting 12 p.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 27th – Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce After 5 Networking at Night 5:30 p.m. @ the Sheraton Universal Hotel. For more information, go to http://www.sanfernandovalleychamber.com/.

August 27th to August 30th – Society of Professional Journalists National Convention & Journalism Conference in Indianapolis. For more information, go to http://spj.org/convention.asp.

August 28th to 29th – Liza Minnelli @ the Hollywood Bowl. For more information, go to http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/.

August 28th – Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Accenture Pancakes and Politics Breakfast Speaker Series 7:45 a.m. @ L.A. Area Chamber. For more information, go to www.lachamber.com/.

August 28th – M-1 Global presents Breakthrough with MMA Legend Don Frye and “King Mo” Muhammed Lawal @ the L.A. Convention Center. For more information, go to http://www.m-1global.com/.

August 29th – UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira 7 p.m. @ PPV. For more information, go to http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=EventDetail.FightCard&eid=2225.

August 29th – L.A. Galaxy vs. Chivas USA 8 p.m. @ the Home Depot Center. For more information, go to http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/t106/index.jsp.
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Have a great August!