San Pedro Calendar

Seven Seas Mariner to Miami via Panama Canal from Port of Los Angeles
2018-09-24
Seven Seas Mariner
Berth: 93
Destination: Panama, Miami
Duration: 16 Nights
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Sep 24 Mon
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Sep 25 Tue
CATALINA ISLAND, UNITED STATES
Sep 26 Wed
CRUISING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
Sep 27 Thu
CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO
Sep 28 Fri
CRUISING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
Sep 29 Sat
ACAPULCO, MEXICO
Sep 30 Sun
CRUISING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
Oct 01 Mon
PUERTO QUETZAL, GUATEMALA
Oct 02 Tue
CORINTO, NICARAGUA
Oct 03 Wed
PUNTARENAS, COSTA RICA
Oct 04 Thu
CRUISING THE PACIFIC OCEAN
Oct 05 Fri
PANAMA CANAL DAYLIGHT TRANSIT
Oct 06 Sat
CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA
Oct 07 Sun
CRUISING THE CARIBBEAN SEA
Oct 08 Mon
GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS
Oct 09 Tue
CRUISING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
Oct 10 Wed
MIAMI, FLORIDA

Island Princess Port of Los Angeles
2018-09-26
Island Princess
Departs Los Angeles (San Pedro)
Berth: 93
Ship: Island Princess
Destination: Panama Canal & Central America
Duration: 15 Nights
Itinerary
Day 1
Los Angeles
Day 2
Cruising
Day 3
Cruising
Day 4
Puerto Vallarta
Day 5
Cruising
Day 6
Huatulco
Day 7
Cruising
Day 8
San Juan del Sur
Day 9
Puntarenas (Puerto Caldera)
Day 10
Cruising
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Day 11
Fuerte Amador
Day 12
Panama Canal
Day 13
Cartagena (Colombia)
Day 14
Cruising
Day 15
Cruising
Day 16
Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)

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California Coast Cruise Emerald Princess Port of Los Angeles
2018-09-27 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Emerald Princess
Departs Los Angeles (San Pedro)
Berth: 93
Destination: California Coast Cruise
Ports of Call:
Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Vancover Canada
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International Seafarers Center's Maritime Industry Salute
2018-09-27 17:00
Come join us on Thursday, September 27, 2018 starting at 5pm at the historic Queen Mary in Long Beach. Great views of the harbor and wonderful people all in support of our Seafarers!
A silent auction and several raffle items will be available to take home.
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Joint Northwest, Central, and Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Councils’ Planning and Land Use Committees Meeting
2018-09-27 18:00 | San Pedro Municipal Building, 638 S. Beacon Street, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States

Bloody Poetry
2018-09-27 20:00, 2018-09-30 14:00 | Little Fish Theatre, 777 Centre Street , San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
It’s 1816 at the Villa Diodati on Lake Geneva, and the scandalous summer menage of the Shelleys; the “mad, bad, and dangerous to know” Byron, and Claire Clairmont are in residence. The Villa is a place where the poets take refuge from the political upheaval of their respective countries, and where they turn creative writing into a collective practice of subversive intent and revolutionary ambition.
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Willie Watson
2018-09-28 20:00 | Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
For nearly two decades, Willie Watson, formerly of Old Crow Medicine Show, has made modern folk music rooted in older traditions. He’s a folksinger in the classic sense: a singer, storyteller, and traveller, with a catalog of songs that bridge the gap between the past and present.
His debut solo album, Folk Singer Volume 1, spans ten songs ranging from standards like Midnight Special to more obscure songs like Charley Jordan’s Keep It Clean. On Folksinger Vol. 2, he interprets older songs, passing along his own version of the music that came long before him.
Watson grew up listening to Bob Dylan and Neil Young before stumbling upon an old Leadbelly album. Combining that with his love of string bands with old-time banjo and fiddle, his style was set. Watson’s skillful and subtle banjo and guitar accompaniments along with his soaring vocals is a pure revelation.
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Carnival Splendor Port of Long Beach
2018-09-29 | Long Beach Cruise Ship Terminal, 231 Windsor Way, Long Beach, CA, 90802, United States
Departure Port Long Beach
Ship: Carnival Splendor
Destination: Mexican Riviera
Duration: 7 Nights
Ports of Call:
Los Angeles (Long Beach), Ca Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Los Angeles (Long Beach), Ca

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2nd Annual Eco Fest-Deane Dana Friendship Park
2018-09-29 09:00 - 15:00 | Deane Dana Friendship Park, 1805 W. 9th Street, San Pedro, CA, United States
LA County Park’s Friendship Park & Nature Center and the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council invite all community residents to join us in having fun and promoting EcoFest – a FREE EVENT that celebrates Sustainable Living practices & Environmental Awareness.
EcoFest is a festival that celebrates the fall season – promoting conservation of our resources, tree planting, garden preparation and rain water harvesting, having fun while discovering many of the wild creatures that live amongst us in our coastal and inland communities. The event aims to encourage children & adults to explore ways that they can become better stewards of the Earth.
EcoFest will feature LIVE MUSIC by LBU Long Beach Unplugged, a FREE SHADE TREE GIVEAWAY (to residents of the City of Los Angeles), a presentation on how to raise Monarch butterflies at home, a workshop & demonstration on rain-water harvesting and how to set up a rain barrel, face painting, bug and animal discoveries, crafts, games, wildflower seed balls, chalk drawing. Bring a picnic! There are beautiful views of the harbor and Catalina Island.
List of Activities
10:00am to 11:00am
RainWater Harvesting & Gardening Workshop
Thinking about installing a rain barrel or building a rain garden, but not sure where to begin? Join Cindy Berglund of Rain Barrels International to learn how a simple “do-it-yourself” project can maximize your ability to capture rain for reuse! Cindy will discuss the importance of rainwater harvesting, the benefits of a rain barrel, the installation process, helpful methods to conserve water on your property without rainfall, and will review the rebates offered by the Metropolitan Water District and LAWDP.
11:30am to 12:00 Noon
“Raising Monarch Butterflies” with Judith Davies.
Learn how to create your own butterfly habitat and bring butterflies into your life. Judith Davies has spent years raising monarch butterflies – releasing hundreds, each season, to the wild. Judith will take you through a monarch’s life cycle – from egg to emerging adult butterfly – and will share her successes and her struggles in trying to help this beautiful and mysterious migratory insect
1:00pm-2:00pm
“Moving Towards Zero Waste – Create a Waste Free Lifestyle” by SBESC.com.
Learn how to become “waste free” and minimize your impact on the Environment. ZeroWaste is a lifestyle philosophy that re-thinks how we manage the use of resources in our daily lives – from product design to disposal – and alter our behaviors to prevent wasteful and polluting practices.
Lee & Theresa’s Bees – Where would we “bee” without pollinators? Imagine a world without strawberries, apples and chocolate. All these delights wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for insect pollination. “Bee” sure to visit the booth hosted by local beekeepers Lee & Theresa – you will get to peek into the workings of a hive and get a “taste” of what these little ladies work so hard to create. Learn how pollinators help us and the environment, and the many ways you can protect and support them in your gardens and landscapes. Just come and be part of the growing movement to learn about these important workers, and help our pollinators to thrive.

A Wake at the Gate Cabinet of Curiosities - Angels Gate Cultural Center
2018-09-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Angels Gate Cultural Center, 3601 S. Gaffey St, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Angels Gate Cultural Center presents their semi-annual fundraiser, A Wake at the Gate: Cabinets of Curiosities, on September 29, 2018 from 6pm to 9pm in the Art Galleries.
Our artists are installing unique “rooms” of curiosities in our galleries in Building A to provide an eye-catching, fascinating and fun-inspired environment. Our auction will be unlike any other, all items will be artist created curiosities made especially for the event.
Guests will be enticed by the food of a local chef, enjoy libations, curious music, a unique photo booth experience, a poet composing Poems for Strangers, indubitably cool artist-made party favors, and more.
All proceeds benefit the restoration of our WWII army base buildings. here at Cultural Center where art is made, taught, exhibited and supported.
A Wake at the Gate: Cabinets of Curiosities will be an evening to mingle with artists and arts advocates. If you’ve attended before, you will return. If you’ve never been, you’ll be amazed. You’ll have more fun at A Wake at the Gate than any fundraiser you’ve attended.
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Steve Fister Band
2018-09-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. Eighth Street, San Pedro, CA, 90732, United States
Steve has produced 9 solo records including his “Live Bullets” which reached #2 on the European blues charts. His 2018 release, “Steve Fister Band Authorized Bootleg”, was well received and resulted in the trio touring Europe once again to packed houses. This group is road tested with over 260 shows including support tours with Joe Satriani, Walter Trout and Y &T.
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Amsterdam Transpacific Cruise Port of Los Angeles
2018-09-30
Departs Los Angeles (San Pedro)
Berth: 93
Destination: Transpacific Cruise
Ports of Call:
Day 1 Los Angeles
Day 2-6 Cruising
Day 7 Dutch Harbor
Day 8-11Cruising
Day 12 Petropavlovsk
Day 13-14 Cruising
Day 15 Kushiro
Day 16 Cruising
Day 17-18 Yokohama
Day 19 Shimizu
Day 20 Kobe
Day 21 Kochi
Day 22 Fukuoka
Day 22 Kanmon Strait
Day 23-24 Cruising
Day 25-26 Beijing
Day 27-28 Cruising
Day 29-30 Shanghai
Day 31 Cruising
Day 32 Okinawa
Day 33 Ryukyu Island
Day 34 Taipei (Keelung)
Day 35 Cruising
Day 36 Hong Kong

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Little Brazil Trio
2018-09-30 16:00 | Alvas Showroom, 1417 W. Eighth Street, San Pedro, CA, 90732, United States
LITTLE BRAZIL TRIO is based out of Pasadena, CA and was created by Bruno Justi, Natalia Spadini and Marcelo Bucater. The group with its unique voice revisits the defining moments of Brazilian music from a contemporary perspective. The trio fills the repertoire with pieces from the best composers and also original songs.
Performers:

Natalia Spadini – vocal and percussion
Bruno Justi – acoustic guitar
Marcelo Bucater – drums and percussion

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Star Princess to Cabo San Lucas Port of Los Angeles
2018-10-01
Star Princess to Cabo San Lucas Port of Los Angeles
Berth: 93
Destination: Cabo San Lucas Getaway
Duration: 5 Nights
Ports of Call: Los Angeles Cabo San Lucas Cabo San Lucas
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Grand Princess Pacific Coast Cruise Port of Los Angeles
2018-10-03
Grand Princess Pacific Coast Cruise Port of Los Angeles
Departs Los Angeles (San Pedro)
Berth: 93
Ship: Grand Princess
Destination: Pacific Coast Cruise
Itinerary:
Los Angeles
San Diego
Ensanada
San Francisco

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7th Annual San Pedro International Film Festival
2018-10-04
The San Pedro International Film Festival was founded to celebrate the diverse culture and community of San Pedro with a wide spectrum of independent film, documentaries, and shorts. SPIFF is committed to exhibiting films that embody inspiring entertainment for all. Works that express fresh voices and differing global perspectives, with the intent that these films enlighten audiences while providing invaluable exposure for filmmakers, local and international.
VIP Festival Pass
Price $100.00
EARLY Bird pricing on Festival Pass, access to all festival events and parties. More information at www.SPIFFest.org

Norwegian Bliss to Mexican Riviera Port of Los Angeles
2018-10-05
Norwegian Bliss to Mexican Riviera Port of Los Angeles
Berth 92
Ship: Norwegian Bliss
8-Day Mexican Riviera
Los Angeles
Day 2 Ensenada
Day 3-4 Cruising
Day 5 Puerto Vallarta
Day 6 Mazatlan
Day 7 Cabo San Lucas
Day 8 Cruising
Day 9 Los Angeles

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Discovery Lecture Series-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2018-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Beautiful Minds: Dolphins, Apes and the origins of Human Intelligence
By Dr. Craig Stanford, USC
Everyone knows of Jane Goodall’s pioneering studies of wild chimpanzees, and all they have told us about what it means to be human. From maternal love to extraordinary intelligence, and from murder to infanticide, chimpanzees and other apes reveal to us the bright and dark sides of human nature. And most people know about dolphins; that they are clever, big-brained, highly social mammals of the sea. But very few people are aware of the striking parallels between apes and dolphins. In both groups we see shrewd politics, murder, sexual violence, sophisticated means of communication, and cultural traditions. Apes and dolphins are only very distantly related – they have not had a common ancestor for almost 100 million years. This convergence of traits is due not to shared ancestry, but the extraordinary intelligence they both possess. Their intelligence is in turn related to their societies and their social behavior.
Dr. Craig Stanford is an internationally renowned expert on animal behavior and human origins. Professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at USC, Stanford has conducted field research on chimpanzees and other animals for 30 years in Africa and Asia. He is best known for his research on chimpanzee hunting and meat-eating in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, in collaboration with Jane Goodall. Stanford holds a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley and is the author of 16 books and 150 articles on animal behavior and conservation. His most recent book is The New Chimpanzee: a 21st Century Portrait of Our Closest Kin, to be published in March 2018 by Harvard University Press. He is deeply involved in wildlife conservation and lectures around the world on the need to preserve biodiversity in all its forms.
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Star Princess Classic California Coast Port of Los Angeles
2018-10-06
Star Princess
Berth: 93
Destination: Classic California Coast
Duration: 7 Nights
Ports of Call: Los Angeles
Day 2
Cruising
Day 3
San Francisco
Day 4
Monterey
Day 5
Cruising
Day 6
San Diego
Day 7
Ensenada
Day 8
Los Angeles
7 Night Classic California Coast
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Cabrillo Art Corner-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2018-10-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Cabrillo Art Corner
Have fun doing arts and crafts the first Saturday of the month. Each Cabrillo Art Corner features a unique ocean-themed project that jump starts your creativity, engages your senses and relaxes your mind. Focus on the task at hand and forget about life’s craziness for awhile. We hope you’ll join us!
Fee: FREE; open to all ages

Used Book Sale-San Pedro Library
2018-10-06 11:00 - 16:00 | San Pedro Library, 931 S. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
The Friends host a monthly book sale at the library on the first Friday(2-5 p.m.) and Saturday(11 a.m.-4 p.m.) of the month. Volunteers sort through thousands of books to offer a variety of genres. Prices range from $0.25 to $1.00. Friends members get a first look on Fridays and the public sale is held the following day.
You may join the Friends Group at any of the Book Sales or in the Friends Book Store.
New/Used Book Store is open within the library Monday – Saturday 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Documentary Film Screenings-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2018-10-06 12:30 - 17:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Documentary Film Screenings
The San Pedro Film Festival will be screening three documentaries at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium for free! Spend an afternoon following the best female big wave surfer on the planet, learn about the threatened flying devil rays and journey into the rhino horn war.
Please visit the San Pedro Film Festival website for all the details and to reserve free tickets.
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS 01
Saturday Oct. 6 • 12:30 pm
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
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PAIGE
Follow the best female big wave surfer on the planet, Paige Alms on her journey in Hawaii to surf the biggest waves in the world while being a great inspiration to the next generation.
Directed by Bjarne Sale
SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY
Walter Munk’s brilliant failures have done more for the world than a thousand men’s ordinary successes, but can he muster another one for the threatened flying Devil Rays that share his name?
Directed by Callum Eliana Alvarez Martinez
Documentary Feature Film
Stroop
Saturday, Oct. 6th, 2:30pm
Documentary Feature Film
STROOP: JOURNEY INTO THE RHINO HORN WAR
Directed by Susan Scott
In this roller-coaster ride between Africa and Asia, the two women embed themselves on the front-lines of a species genocide where they are given exclusive access to the enforcement aspect of the fight. From rangers, pilots and K9 units patrolling the hardest hit national parks to elite police units raiding wildlife trafficking dens in major cities… they find themselves in some hair-raising situations.

Chef's Table Dinner-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2018-10-06 17:30 - 21:30 | Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse, 3800 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Join us for an exclusive Chef’s Table Dinner featuring gourmet Chicken of the Sea seafood prepared by Chef John DaLoia! Enjoy a variety of exquisitely prepared sustainable seafood dishes as the sun sets on a summer evening. You’ll also enjoy fine wine, great company and an exceptional ocean view at Cabrillo Beach Bath House, a beautiful beachside location.
Dinner schedule:
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. – cocktails and appetizers
6:30 – 9:30 p.m. – sustainable seafood dinner
To see the menu and purchase tickets, please visit our Eventbrite page.
Member Price: $150, Non-Member Price: $175

3rd Annual Disability Pride Parade
2018-10-07 09:00 - 15:00 | East LA Civic Center, 4801 E. 3rd Street
Join us as the streets of East Los Angeles will be imprinted with re-energized people with disabilities and allies taking pride and marching in solidarity! All people with disabilities and allies who are proud to be who we are, who do not see ourselves as victims, who expect more from ourselves, those within our community, and who are committed to building an inclusive community that recognizes the dignity, humanity, and worth of all people.

Event Information
Registration 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Opening Ceremony 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Parade March 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Festival 11:30 am – 3:00 pm

Face Painting
Pumpkin Patch
Raffle
Pop Corn
Shaved Ice
Cotton Candy
Grand Marshal
Lifelong Disability and Civil Rights Pioneer Judith Heumann
Parade Route
The disability pride parade, festival and fair will take place at the East L.A. Civic Center located at 4801 East Third Street, Los Angeles, CA 90022 (cross street is Mednik Avenue).
Event registration opens at 8 A.M., which includes your meal ticket, goody bag and event t-shirt; followed by the opening ceremonies promptly at 9 A.M.
Our parade/march will begin promptly at 9 A.M. and is approximately 1 mile in distance (half a mile going and half a mile returning to the civic center — visual maps attached). We will march out of the Civic Center through Civic Center Way toward Mednik Avenue, go North on Mednik Avenue toward Cesar Chavez Avenue and make a u-turn right before Cesar Chavez Avenue and return south on Mednik to return to the Civic Center.)

Autumn Sea Fair/Sustainable Seafood Expo-Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
2018-10-07 10:00 - 15:00 | Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
We’re combining two of our favorite community events to celebrate the bounty of the sea. Learn more about sustainability with fun-in-the-sun games and hometown spirit! It’s a day filled with music, games, contests, exhibits, demonstrations, arts and crafts, and fun! Find out how seafood gets to your plate, and how simple choices can ensure a healthy ocean for the future. Taste some sustainable seafood samples while they last. For additional information call (310) 548-7582.
This event is FREE!

It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World - 55th Anniversary Screening at the Warner Grand
2018-10-07 17:00 | Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
Relive the madcap cross-country treasure hunt that ends up right here in San Pedro!
The story begins during a massive traffic jam, caused by reckless driver Smiler Grogan (Jimmy Durante), who, before literally kicking the bucket, cryptically tells the assembled drivers that he’s buried a fortune in stolen loot, under the big W. An All star cast motorists set out to find the fortune. Directed by Stanley Kramer released in 1963. Story and Screen play by William Rose and Tania Rose.
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Los Angeles Sportswalk of Fame-Battleship Iowa
2018-10-08 10:00 | Battleship IOWA, 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
The Los Angeles Sportswalk Board of Directors will introduce the 2018 Hall of Fame inductees. Congratulations to the following new members.
RAY DEETER
JOE BIRD
JOHNNY CAMPBELL
RALPH DEQUEBEC
TONY DOBRA
CHRIS FORSBERG
ROBBY GORDON
DON HORN
FRANK MANUMALEUNA
MIKE SCIOSCIA
LYNN SWAN
Some of the inductees will be there signing autographs.
FREE tickets for the induction public ceremony are available at the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce at 390 West 7th Street

2018 State of the County with Janice Hahn
2018-10-10 11:30 - 13:30
Please join us for the 2nd Annual State of the County with Supervisor Janice Hahn at the Port of Los Angeles World Cruise Center ~ Berth 93. Supervisor Hahn will be presenting her view of the challenges facing the communities of LA County as well as her vision for the future and the work she has begun since taking office in December 2016.
Supervisor Hahn represents the 4th District of Los Angeles County, which includes the communities of Artesia, Avalon, Bellflower, Cerritos, Diamond Bar, Downey, El Segundo, Hawaiian Gardens, Hermosa Beach, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Lakewood, Lomita, Long Beach, Los Angeles (portion), Manhattan Beach, Norwalk, Palos Verdes Estates, Paramount, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro, Santa Fe Springs, Signal Hill, Torrance, and Whittier.
The event includes lunch. Please contact the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce at (310) 832-7272 if you need additional information.
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14th Annual Many Winters Gathering of Elders
2018-10-11 | Angels Gate Cultural Center, 3601 S. Gaffey St, San Pedro, CA, 90731, United States
The Many Winters Gathering of Elders Committee announces the forthcoming Many Winters Gathering of Elders at the Angels Gate Cultural Center, 3601 South Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731, on October 11, 12, 13, & 14, 2018.
Located within the traditional Tongva territories, The Many Winters Gathering of Elders Committee will be welcoming and hosting Indigenous elders from local, national, and international communities across Turtle Island. The Many Winters Gathering of Elders community purposes are: to foster a greater understanding of traditional Indigenous knowledge, cultural beliefs, contemporary struggles, and provide culturally educational experiences for all Indigenous and public participants.
Over a four-day period, the Many Winters Gathering of Elders will provide the cultural and educational places for people to collectively listen to and learn from an array of important Indigenous dignitaries comprising of elders, community leaders, and cultural educators, share songs, dances, and traditional and contemporary stories. Fully immersed participation by listening and learning about Native American struggles for cultural sustainability, self-determination, and sovereignty for future generations possibilities is part of this year’s 14th Many Winters Gathering of Elders living experiences.
With all future relational generations at risk due to the perpetually rapid deterioration, harming, and wounding of Mother Earth, a greater understanding for a collective good mind, “alternative” ways of living, and a process of reciprocal healing requires a basic call to consciousness when responding to all forms of environmental pollution, economic and settler colonial violence.
The first Many Winters Gathering of Elders resulted from John Funmaker, Ho-Chunk leader and community activist, vision to help, based on Native American elders’ leadership, provide a community place for connecting, learning, sharing, and healing. In addition, Funmaker’s understanding of the multigenerational colonial violence, leading up to the 500-year celebration of Christopher Columbus’s “discovery” of America, required a gathering place for healing past wounds, historical trauma, and creating healthier future opportunities.
The Gathering is free and open to the public. Absolutely NO ALCOHOL, DRUGS, CAMERAS, AUDIO/VIDEO OR OTHER RECORDING EQUIPMENT ALLOWED. For more information, please call (562) 405-5767.
The Many Winters Gathering of Elders Committee is comprised of individuals from the Red Earth Defense, Cornelius Projects, and Angels Gate Cultural Center organizations, and the Gathering is sponsored by City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.
