Movie for Microcredit Night benefiting Whole Planet Foundation
Friday, March 29, 2013, 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Chance of Rain 68°F / 50°F
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Golden Road has something brewing on their lawn next month. The popular local brewery will host a new event, Movie for Microcredit, which includes a special screening to benefit Whole Planet Foundation. On Friday, March 29, 2013, Golden Road Brewing will reel out “TO CATCH A DOLLAR: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America,” which is a documentary that follows Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Yunus as he brings his unique and revolutionary microfinance program to the US.
In addition to the screening, Golden Road Brewing will also be serving $3 cans and wine. The event will also include raffle drawings with prizes such as gift baskets, a tour of Golden Road Brewing and gift certificates to various Los Angeles restaurants and businesses.
Tickets include complimentary Whole Trade Guarantee Popcorn Indiana popcorn and Guayaki Tea. Guests of all ages are welcome.
Golden Road has something brewing on their lawn next month. The popular local brewery will host a new event, Movie for Microcredit, which includes a special screening to benefit Whole Planet Foundation. On Friday, March 29, 2013, Golden Road Brewing will reel out “TO CATCH A DOLLAR: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America,” which is a documentary that follows Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Yunus as he brings his unique and revolutionary microfinance program to the U.S.
Whole Planet Foundation is a Whole Foods Market foundation that funds poverty alleviation worldwide where the company sources products. The nonprofit’s mission is to empower the poor living in developing-world communities with microcredit and the chance to create or expand a home-based business and lift themselves and their families out of poverty. As of February 2013, Whole Planet Foundation is funding microlending programs through microfinance institution partners in the U.S. and across 54 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, supporting more than 1.5 million people with a chance for a better life.
In addition to the screening, Golden Road Brewing will also be serving $3 beers to movie-goers and wine. The event will also include raffle drawings with prizes such as gift baskets, a tour of Golden Road Brewing and gift certificates to various Los Angeles restaurants and businesses.
For more information on the Whole Planet Foundation visit their website: www.wholeplanetfoundation.org
We are looking for innovative new vendors and fresh hot performers!
Calling all entrepreneurs: Enter our Walk the Talk new vendor contest to win a free booth and startup cash! Stop sitting on the sidelines and jump start your business idea. The 626 Night Market is a great platform to validate your new food or product with 40,000 customers per event. Our top vendors gross over $15,000 per event. We are looking for the most innovative new food or products so if you think you have what it takes, enter now!
Check our some of our successful vendor and business stories on our blog.
For regular vendors, spots are filling up fast so do not delay!
626 Night Market Call for Performers
Calling the freshest and hottest performers out there!
You are an aspiring artist, right?
Well, if you’ve ever dreamed of performing in front of 40,000 people, then we have the perfect opportunity for you! Apply to be a performer at one of our summer events and you might just be the next talent to get discovered!
Pasadena City Hall Goes Dark For Earth Hour March 23
PASADENA CITY HALL TURNS OUT THE LIGHTS, GOES DARK ON MARCH 23 FOR EARTH HOUR
At 8:30 p.m., PDT, Saturday, March 23, 2013, Pasadena will join hundreds of cities and thousands of people around the world to “go dark” for one hour during Earth Hour 2013, organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) https://worldwildlife.org/ Lights at the historic City Hall Dome, 100 N. Garfield Ave. will be turned off for one hour.
Pasadena residents can also participate by turning out all non-essential lights and urging family, friends and neighbors to do the same.
Learn more at https://worldwildlife.org/earthhour.
Atwater Village Beer, Wine & Food festival to be held on Sunday, April 28, 2013
VIP Tickets
Early Access at 12:00 noon + 24 tastings
Access to the 55 Degree Wine cellar + Gift Bag
$40/ticket
Regular Tickets
1pm Access + 12 tastings
$30/ticket
Designated Driver Tickets
Soda, Sausage sandwich
$15/ticket
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Starbucks – Online Deal
$5 for a $10 Starbucks Card eGift
Buy Your Startbucks egift card, click here for This Deal
Over 100,000 purchased so far and about a day left.
$5 for a $10 Starbucks Card eGift
Starbucks Card eGifts are digital gift cards that can be used for anything, such as a cup of the mellow Starbucks blonde roast coffee, a skinny mocha, or a hot or iced hazelnut macchiato. Use it all at once or across multiple visits, in participating stores.
Voucher must be redeemed here by 9/30/13 expires Expires Sep 30, 2013.
Once you purchase you will go to a website and enter your groupon code.
https://starbucks-groupon.cashstar.com/claim/
Transfer the $10 to your starbucks card
This has to be one of the most popular Groupon offers ever. At the very least it will be in the top 10, and and there is still about a day and half left for the offer to run. There is a limit of one per account. So get your friends to buy one and share it with you.
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Come join us for the first ever UP FEST!
Saturday, March 30, 2013
10:00am until 10:00pm
Urban Permaculture House
3983 East Blvd LA, CA 90066
We will be showcasing the many talents of the UP House community related to health, permaculture, community living and the arts!
Come celebrate Spring with us and experience what’s it’s like living in an urban intentional community!
Invite your friends!
FREE to Attend!
but Bring some CASH for food & beverage, and
Donations for classes, workshops & entertainment
(mucho appreciated!)
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SCHEDULE:
FOOD
~ Chuck & Jacob – Farmhouse Kitchen – ALL DAY
~ Willy – Homemade Org. Pizza @ the Outdoor Cob Oven
LATE AFTERNOON into EVENING
~~ Healthy Heathballs & Homemade Kombucha ~~
WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!
EXERCISE
~ Heath – How to fall in love with exercise – 10 am
~ Erin J – Hatha yoga (all levels) – noon
~ Michael – Power of Yoga – 3 pm
~ Erin Fairy – Hula Hoop & partner stretching – 5 pm
WORKSHOPS
~ Mathew – Gardening Basics – 11 am
~ Becca – Worms 101 – 2 pm
~ Alex (PhD) – Lecture – Communication – 4 pm
~ Ignacio – Bike maintenance basics – 6 pm
~ Lilia – Sunset bike ride – 7 pm
~ Billy – music – cover tunes –
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT 7-10 pm
~ Greg (Alexander the Greg) – with special appearances by members of Robot Teammate & the Accidental Party (improv comedy) and mystery guests (come see!)
– including facilitated jam session
OTHER
UP House Tour – 1 pm
Homemade Kombucha, Artistic clothing and hula hoops for sale – ALL DAY
~ Chuck & Toby – The Art and Science of Bringing Awesome – ALL DAY
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This is a festival, so plan on coming for the full day/evening experience. If you do, you may find that this will be one of the most unique and deeply enriching experiences you will have all year!
Hope to see ya soon!
The UP House family