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From Rina Rubenstein This is a very odd November: the month ends with Thanksgiving weekend, so almost all the listed   events are before then. (Chanuka coincides with T-day for the 1st time since 1888; this apparently won't happen again for another 77,798 years). But there's still plenty to do in LA this month, including the almost 800 free cultural events listed here: talks, walks, readings, plays, hikes, movies, openings, & concerts. Among the interesting people you can meet around town are Agnès Varda, Petula Clark, Jeff Garlin, Ann Rice, Tim Conway, Roy Choi, Corey Feldman, Graham Nash, Randi Zuckerberg, Artie Lange, Giada De Laurentiis, Tori Spelling, Will Ferrell, Mike Tyson, & astronaut Chris Hadfield. Click Here and Download   Have a blast!!  

Imagine three (3) empowering days of unity, community, leadership and change all while convening with remarkable individuals and surrounded by a beautiful atmosphere. I know you are thinking stuff like this doesn’t happen especially in these tough economic times. Well actually, this is very much so a reality and took place at The Youthbuild Transformation Institute from July 27-30, 2010 at the lovely Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resort located in Redondo Beach, CA . According to the Youthbuild website the Transformation Institute is described as “The YouthBuild Academy holds several Transformation Institutes annually for directors, staff, teachers, counselors, policy-makers, and funders from the youth development, youth leadership, youth employment, after-school, and education arenas. Each Institute offers 10-12 multi-day training courses drawn from the Academy’s quality, field-tested menu on the website. Individualized fee-for-service trainings are also available to organization...