This Earth Day, the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association will host its first fundraiser dedicated to wellness under the theme Walk for the Wild. What you gather will be to support the Los Angeles Zoo and its work for the conservation of the species. From today until Species at Risk Day, which is 21 May, participants will take a virtual walk “around the world” to explore the global conservation impact of the Los Angeles Zoo and to learn about efforts to save endangered species.
Participants in the walk will receive prizes during the tour, which will be digital badges with the theme of well-being, exclusive content and recognitions based on the level of fundraising. You can participate alone or as a team. Proceeds will go to the zoo and the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, the nonprofit organization that supports the zoo and plays a vital role in making conservation work possible. Depending on the level of participation, those who register for the event will receive anything from a commemorative t-shirt to a medal. Register $ 45 to $ 65. Reports loopo.org/walkforthewild.
The Aquarium of the Pacific from Long Beach, California, will celebrate Earth Day with an event in which this institution invites you to take part in ocean conservation. It will launch a poetry contest, a virtual festival and offer ideas to get involved in caring for the ocean.
Participants will be able to learn what they can do to protect the planet in this edition 21 of the Virtual Earth Day Celebration. There will be approaches with aquarium animals that can be seen from home. It will also be possible to explore the planet through poetry – with a contest that this year is titled Celebrating our Ocean Planet -, learn ideas to protect the environment and hear about the work that the aquarium does to take care of animals and the environment. environment. People of all ages can participate in the celebration. The three finalists of the poetry contest will be presented. Saturday 10 am to 3 pm Pacific time. Free. It is not necessary to make a reservation. Reports (562) 590 – 3100 and aquariumofpacific.org.
Mister G is a singer-songwriter who has won the Latin Grammy and who is also activist and educator. This Earth Day will present a bilingual virtual concert for the whole family that will emphasize ecological education. It will be broadcast live from the Academy of Music Theater, Northampton, Massachusetts.
The presentation of Mister G, who is considered a bilingual rock star, will cover music, culture, special guests –Which will participate from different parts of the world– and a good time of dancing and applause. The singer, who received his stage name from his young colleagues when he was pursuing a master’s degree in education, often puts on dynamic, interactive shows that aim to blur borders and foster connections between cultures. His most recent album, “Children of the World” brought together musicians from all continents and from fourteen countries, including Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Romania, Iran, Liberia, Senegal, Vietnam, Guatemala, Bangladesh, Mexico, France, Jamaica and the United States. Today, 7 pm Eastern time. Free tickets, or you can make a donation of $ 10. Reports (413) 584 – 4602 and aomtheatre.com.
Grammy-winning singer Kali Uchis will be the host of the show Without fear: The experience, an immersive virtual concert in which this interpreter will sing the hits of her album “Without fear (of love and other demons)”. This will be the first time that the singer-songwriter has offered a concert since the album’s release; he will sing, among others, the songs “Telepathy” and “Te pongo mal”. Today 9 pm Pacific Time. Free on the Kali Uchis YouTube channel. It is not necessary to make a reservation to participate. Reports cocktailcourier.com/cocktail/by-life.
“Fandango at the Wall — The Shape Shifter Sessions” is a film featuring a concert with award-winning Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra; It was recorded at the Brooklyn Shapeshifter Lab specially produced for the Soraya Theater in Los Angeles. It will be presented for the first time this Friday with a live interview with O’Farril, exclusively for Soraya members on the online platform as part of the Together Apart: Behind the Screens series. The pianist will have as guests Mandy González, The Villalobos Brothers and the musicians of Son Jarocho.
Arturo O’Farrill, pianist, composer and educator, was born in Mexico and grew up in New York City. . He received his education at the Manhattan School of Music and the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. His professional career began with the Carla Bley Band and continued as a soloist with a host of artists, including Dizzy Gillespie, Lester Bowie, Wynton Marsalis, and Harry Belafonte. As part of the film, the musicians who performed a fandango in the 1668 on the border between Tijuana and San Diego. It is the first time that these artists have met since that event. Beginning Wednesday at 7 pm ET. Tickets $ 21. Reports thesoraya.org/fandango .
The Grand Park Los Angeles art experience, Grand Park’s Our LA Voices: A Pop-up Arts + Culture Fest, continues virtually with offerings that celebrate the cultural and artistic richness of the Los Angeles arts community . The program includes the presentation of the work of more than twelve local creators who will present their works on the last three Thursdays in April. The presentations are intended to reduce the distance between the artists and the audience through activities such as talks, conversations and art workshops.
For this week there are several activities, including the live workshop Milagros, in the one in which Ofelia Esparza and Rosanna Esparza Arhens explore the question “What is the miracle that is needed now? Ofelia, who is a specialist in creating altars of the dead, together with her daughter, invite attendees to explore their artistic abilities to create a miracle, which is a religious lucky charm. The list of required items will be posted on the website. There will also be a conversation with Jonah Elijah, whose work encapsulates the life of the black community in America. In the family workshop, Jocelyn Ayala will take attendees on a walk around the center of Pomona, to show the most symbolic buildings of that city. You will then create a visual dashboard on how we would like to see our neighborhood after the pandemic. It is suggested to have on hand paper, pencil, pen, watercolors and any article to create art.
Finally, the evening interview will be with Peter Walker, who will talk about a multi-stage project which began on a remote island in Scotland and became a record, the film Changing Landscape and an exhibition in a non-fixed gallery in Los Angeles. Today live 6 pm , pacific time. Free and on demand at olav.grandparkla.org.
