Honey bees, bikes and a beach clean-up are just some the featured “stars” at Santa Monica College’s celebration of Earth Week, April 22 through April 26.
The college, considered one of the “greenest” campuses in the state, has a full lineup of activities that are free and open to the public. All events will take place on the main SMC campus, 1900 Pico Blvd. (except the beach cleanup).
Monday, April 22 from 3 to 5 p.m.: “Honey Bee Celebration Day,” with educational and interactive exhibits, that demonstrate how honey bee farmers are helping bees and people by harvesting local organic honey. Attendees will be able to sample honey-based foods and share in afternoon tea. Organic Learning Garden.
Also on Monday, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Screening of “Queen of the Sun,” a film about the catastrophic disappearance of bees. Humanities & Social Science Building, Room 104.
Tuesday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: EcoHero Awards Luncheon, honoring SMC Earth Science Department Chair Vicki Drake for her work on SMC’s Sustainable Technologies Program, which includes the nation’s only degree in Recycling and Resource Management. The SMC Curriculum Committee will also be saluted for its concerted efforts to “green” the curriculum and support new environmental classes that prepare future generations to be a positive force in solving today’s environmental problems. Organic Learning Garden.
Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Free Bike Registration at the SMC Bike Park on Pearl Street between 17th and 20th streets.
Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: SMC Center for Environmental & Urban Studies Open House, offering tours of the college’s most sustainable facility that will show its energy-efficiency measures, green building materials, and the steps SMC is taking to be more sustainable. Refreshments and discussion to follow.
Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: The SMC EcoAction Club hosts the “SMC Free Store,” a campuswide exchange of items, including clothing, electronics, kitchenware, tools, small furniture, bikes, office supplies and much more. The Main Campus Quad.
Also on Thursday, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: The Bike SMC Club’s screening of “Urbanized,” a documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders and thinkers. Free popcorn and bike giveaways. Showing at the Center for Environmental & Urban Studies House.
Friday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Community Bus Ride and Beach Cleanup. The SMC community will come together in a day of service and cleanup of a local beach. Volunteers will meet at the Big Blue Bus stop at 17th and Pico or at Lifeguard Tower 18 on SMC EcoAction’s Adopted Beach, located on Santa Monica Beach near the original Muscle Beach. Snacks and discussion follow the cleanup.
Also on Friday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Screening of ‘I AM,” an engaging and entertaining nonfiction film by Tom Shadyac that poses two practical questions: what’s wrong with our world and what can we do to make it better? Humanities & Social Science Lecture Hall, Room 165.
Contacts: Call (310) 434-3909 or visit smc.edu/earthweek.
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