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First Chorale Concert Scheduled Since Pandemic

from Dr. Kirsten Simpson, Musical Director, Ebell Chorale

May 6, 2022

  The Ebell Chorale celebrates its return to in-person singing with its spring concert entitled She Sings… The concert includes several songs featuring lyrics by famed poet Robert Frost, as well as Langston Hughes and William Blake. Composers represented in the concert range from Haydn to those from the modern era who remind us of… Read more »

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The Legacy Tea

Ebell to Honor Departed Members at Legacy Tea

from Loyce Braun, Chair

May 6, 2022

Wednesday, June 15 3.00 – 5.00 pm in the Ebell Art Salon Please join us for The Legacy Tea To honor the contributions of two remarkable Ebell members – as we weave their stories through the tapestry of Ebell history, with photos, music and memories. Gloria Droguett Member 1979-2022 Holder of innumerable board positions and… Read more »

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Judy Garland Costume Exhibit Comes to The Ebell

Hailey Simmons, Membership Assistant

May 6, 2022

Coming in June to The Ebell… For a limited period… On the 100th anniversary of her birth, an exhibition, entitled GET HAPPY! (after the renowned song sung in Summer Stock, 1950), celebrates the life and artistic contribution of actress, singer and cultural icon Judy Garland.  Garland’s expansive career hit nearly every popular genre of entertainment… Read more »

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Meet the New Members

from Aretha Green, Director of Membership

May 6, 2022

Meet our newest members, and please welcome them! Julia Long Julia grew up in Pasadena and studied Art History, gaining her BA from University of Toronto and post graduate degree from Oxford University.  She also has a Certificate in Heritage Management from Ironbridge Institute. In 2016, she began working for Downtown LA Walking Tours, and… Read more »

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RCA Grantee: Critical Mass Dance Company

from Lyn Bradford, Ambassador, Critical Mass Dance Company

May 6, 2022

Since its founding in 2010, Critical Mass Dance Company (CMDC) has supported the healing, wellness, and empowerment of women in and around Los Angeles through movement. Through a trauma-informed somatic practice called Dance from the Heart, CMDC offers healing movement programs that help girls and women reconnect with their bodies, heal trauma, cultivate resiliency, and… Read more »

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RCA Grantee: Treasures Ministries

from Betty Petitt, Ambassador, Treasures Ministries

May 6, 2022

The mission of Treasures Ministries is to equip and empower women in the sex industry and survivors of trafficking to live healthy, flourishing lives and train others across the globe to do the same in their cities. Research shows that women working in the commercial sex industry experience higher rates of drug addiction, sexually transmitted… Read more »

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Out And About: Spotlight: Rosalind Goddard – African American Imagery on US Postage Stamps

from Phyllis Hansen, Director of Programs and Rosalind Goddard

May 6, 2022

  On Wednesday,  April 13,  Ebell member Rosalind Goddard shared her knowledge of the commemorative stamps that have featured, and continue to feature, images of African Americans who forged paths to success against pernicious challenges based solely upon skin color and race. Among the issuances is the Black Heritage Series, which began in 1978 with… Read more »

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Agatha Christie autobiography

Book Chamber: May Book Choice

from Constance Hornig, Book Chamber Chair

May 6, 2022

Are you a diehard fan of Agatha Christie?  Do you prefer Poirot or Miss Marple?  Or detectives Tommy and Tuppence? What, you never heard of Tommy and Tuppence? No?  Then read The Autobiography of Agatha Christie  DID YOU KNOW?  *Agatha Christie liked arithmetic and embroidery.  *She played the mandolin but disliked gramophones.   *In Waikiki she… Read more »

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Save the Date

from Phyllis Hansen, Director of Programs

May 6, 2022

  Wednesday, May 11, 4.00 – 7.00 pm Confab In person. Drop in any time for social time.  Members only. Tuesday, May 17, 6.30 pm Write Club On Zoom. Tuesday, May 17, 6.30 pm Book Chamber This month’s book choice: The Autobiography of Agatha Christie Saturday, May 21, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm Bite-Size Embroidery… Read more »

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President’s and Executive Director’s Joint Message

from Patricia Lombard, 64th President of The Ebell of Los Angeles

April 8, 2022

March kicked off our planning for both our campus master plan process and our review of the Ebell Strategic Plan. I am writing on behalf of myself and Stacy this month as we have both been deep into these planning processes that are evolving over the next several months and we hope to complete the… Read more »

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