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Did you miss the
4th Annual Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase
If so, you can still go online to view the homes that were participating in the tour and see what kinds of plantings and landscape were on display. that they did. Over 50 NEW gardens were featured. Visit their web site to view the gardens and use thrirour map to create your own personal tour. You are also welcome to pick up maps the day of the tour at Showcase Central which will be located at 3635 Grand View Blvd.
You can view gardens using convenient tags on garden styles and sustainability topics or follow maps specific to an area. Participants will have intimate views of drought-resistant landscapes and edible gardens, Sustainability features range from composting techniques to water capture practices. Urban gardening takes on a new meaning as gardens range from aquaponic farming to chicken coops. This year the tour places special emphasis on the critical need for ocean friendly gardens and habitats that support much needed pollinators such as honey bees and monarch butterflies.
The Mar Vista Green Garden Showcase seeks to empower Los Angelenos to adopt environmentally conscious living solutions. With most people walking or biking their tours, there is a tremendous sense of community as residents throughout Southern California come to Mar Vista to celebrate our shared vision for a greener life.
FOR MORE INFO, go to: http://marvistagreengardenshowcase.blogspot.com/
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The Annenberg Space for Photography presents special exhibits in their lovely museum space. CURRENT EXHIBIT: WHO SHOT ROCK AND ROLL? June 23 - October 7, 2012The Los Angeles showing of this exhibit is the only one on the western coast of the United States and will feature an original documentary film produced exclusively for the Annenberg Space for Photography. The film will be shown in vivid detail on two 14’ by 7’ screens in 4K resolution and will feature new photographs, interviews and behind the scenes footage with exhibit photographers Ed Colver, Henry Diltz, Jill Furmanovsky, Lynn Goldsmith, Bob Gruen, Norman Seeff, Mark Seliger and Guy Webster. Shot in Los Angeles, New York and the United Kingdom, the film will also include appearances by recording artists such as Alice Cooper and Henry Rollins, as well as rock photography über-collector Michael Ochs, Grammy-winning album cover designer Gary Burden and guest curator and author Gail Buckland. The exhibit was originally shown and created by the Brooklyn Museum with Buckland. The exhibit will feature 166 prints from iconic photographers such as: Amy Arbus, Diane Arbus, Roberta Bayley, Ed Caraeff, Stephanie Chernikowski, Danny Clinch, Ed Colver, Anton Corbijn, Henry Diltz, Jill Furmanovsky, Godlis, Lynn Goldsmith, Jean-Paul Goude, Bob Gruen, Ross Halfin, Dennis Hopper, Richard Kern, David LaChapelle, Michael Lavine, Annie Leibovitz, Laura Levine, Gered Mankowitz, Jim Marshall, Ryan McGinley, Marcia Resnick, Stephane Sednaoui, Norman Seeff, Mark Seliger, Pennie Smith, Storm Thorgerson, Albert Watson, Guy Webster and many others. HOURS Wed-Sun: 11am - 6pm Saturday: 11 am - 7:30 pm Validated parking in the underground lot. $3 weekdays and $1 after work hours and on weekends! LOCATION CONTACT The Annenberg Museum also has Thursday evening speaker programs. Visit their website to find out the schedule of presentations and to find out how to get free tickets. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
