May 23, 2014, Friday, 5-7pm The Urban Soil Garden Group invites you to … Happy Hour in the Garden! LA Eco-Village Courtyard 117 Bimini Place, “For a small suggested donation we will serve refreshing garden harvest inspired beverages & provide plenty of opportunities to create more edible gardens. Have a drink with us and we’ll share garden secrets with you! http://www.laecovillage.org/

May 25, Sunday @ 10am, David King (1st chair of the Seed Library of LA) talk on Seed Saving Sunday in the White House Place Learning Garden at the L.A. Eco-Village (see address above) Free Admission, donations welcome, www.laecovillage.org for more event info

Echo Park Film Collective, Saturday, May 24 – New Works Salon: brand new films and videos by William E. Jones, Edgar Jorge, and Mike Stoltz – 8 PM 1200 N Alvarado St. (@ Sunset Blvd.) Los Angeles, CA. 90026 | (213) 484 - 8846 | info@echoparkfilmcenter.org Make your own movie! EPFC offers free filmmaking classes for teens and affordable workshops for adults.

LA River Summer Recreation opening day will be the Monday of Memorial Day weekend—May 26, 2014, Sunrise to sunset. Building on four years of successful on both locations, in the river, the public will be allowed to access the river in designated areas to walk, fish, and use non- motorized and steerable boats such as kayaks. 3 Los Angeles River Center and Gardens 570 W. Ave 26 #250 • Los Angeles, CA 90065 phone: 323.223.0585 10-858-7272 Ext. 300

May 29, Thursday, 7pm-8:30pm Population Countdown: Our last, best hope for a future on Earth...prospects for a sustainable human future ……Author Alan Weisman traveled to more than 20 countries……ideas welcome. RSVP to this free event. Crawford Family Forum, 474 So Raymond Ave. Pasadena, CA. 626. 583.5100

June 4, 2014 Wednesday , THE CASE AGAINST 8 before its HBO premiere, The California Endowment invites you to sneak preview , a behind-the- scenes look inside the historic case that overturned California’s ban on same-sex marriage. It follows the American Foundation for Equal Rights….. there will be a discussion moderated by K. Kendell of National Center for Lesbian Rights, plaintiffs J. Zarrillo & P. Katami & Latino Equality Alliance. 7pm screening, 8:45pm discussion, Q&A. The California Endowment , 1000 North Alameda St. LA CA 90012 http://www.calendow.org RSVP TO ATTEND THE SCREENING FREE EVENT

Silverlake Library, MINDFULNESS Fridays, May 23- June 27, 2014, 10:30am “An antidote to the stresses of modern times, mindfulness is a mind-body approach to well-being that invites us to stop, breathe, observe, and connect with our inner experience….increase attention, focus & concentration, decrease anxiety & depression & lessen emotional reactivity….foster a greater sense of well-being. Join the free drop-in sessions where mindfulness facilitator, Jennifer Howd will provide an introduction to the basics of mindful meditation and present tips for bringing the practice of mindfulness into our daily lives”. 2411 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039; Phone: (323) 913-7451

Atwater Village Library, May 24, 2014 1:00PM Computer Comfort- Beginning, hands-on training on our computers. Reservation advised: call 323-664-1353 3379 Glendale Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90039

Silver Lake Picture Show hosts friendly movies and live music at the Sunset Triangle Plaza June 26th through September 18th, every other Thursday. Triangle Plaza - Griffith Park Boulevard & Edgecliffe Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90026

Many thanks to Silverlake Time Bank-Nurture Committee Resource Report- T. Padua May 22, 2014