Palisades-News-March-18-2015

Page 6 Palisades News Special Section — Summer Camps & Schools March 18, 2015
Library Story Telling
Let your children experience the joys of
having another adult read them a book at
the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real.
STAR (Story Telling and Reading) times:
Mondays: 10 a.m.-noon (Grandma Peggy)
Mondays: 3-5 p.m. (Uncle Mark)
Tuesdays: 2-4 p.m. (Tutu Bobbie)
Wednesdays: 2-4 p.m. (Grandmom Judy)
Thursdays: 2:30-4:30 p.m. (Grandma Lou)
Fridays: 10 a.m.- noon (Aunt Ashley)
Fridays: 2-4 p.m. (Granny Stephanie)
Saturdays: 10 a.m.-noon (Momma Flo)
45th Annual Young
Artist Competition
High School Art Sought for Competition
Each spring, the Congressional Institute
sponsors a nationwide high school
visual-art competition to recognize and
encourage artistic talent. Since the competition
began in 1982, more than
650,000 high school students have participated.
Congressman Ted Lieu invites all students
in his district to enter the competition.
The submission deadline is 5 p.m.,
Friday, April 10, at 5055 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 310, L.A. 90036.
The winner will receive a trip to Washington,
D.C. to attend the national awards
ceremony, where work will be displayed
for one year at the U.S. Capitol. There
are also district prizes for second and
third place.
Artwork must be two-dimensional and
each framed artwork can be no larger
than 28 inches long, 28 inches wide, and
4 inches deep. No framed piece should
weigh more than 15 pounds.
Accepted mediums include: paintings
(oil, acrylics, watercolor, etc.); drawings
(colored pencil, pencil, ink, marker, pastels,
charcoal); collages (must be two-dimensional);
prints (lithographs, silkscreen
MUSIC SCHOLARSHIPS
Palisades Symphony is seeking students,
in grades 1 through 12, who are able to perform
a movement of a concerto with orchestra,
to audition for monetary awards
and the opportunity to play with the Pali -
sades Symphony in concert on June 14.
The concerto performed must be from
the standard repertoire, memorized and
with orchestration readily available.
There are three categories, and former
winners may not apply with the same instrument
in the same grade level. In grades
1 through 6, first place will win $100; grades
7 through 9, $200; grades 10 through 12,
$200. The Alfred Newman Memorial Schol -
arship for $1,000 and the Chamber Music
Palisades Award for $500 will also be awarded.
Auditions will be held on the afternoon
of March 31 in Mercer Hall at Palisades
High School.
Applicants should write their name,
address, phone number, age, school and
grade, a brief biographical sketch that includes
musical training and teacher and
send that information to Palisades Symphony,
P.O. Box 214, Pacific Palisades. A
$10 application fee must be included. The
deadline is March 23. Call (310) 454-8040.
Philharmonic Scholarships
For Young Musicians
The Westside Committee of the Los Angeles
Philharmonic annually awards scholarships
varying from $100 to $500 to music
students in grades 6 through 12.
Students must have studied at least three
years on the instrument they play, perform
a piece of classical music of three to five
minutes, have a written recommendation
from their teacher, live in Pacific Palisades,
and block prints); mixed media; computer-generated
art; and photographs.
Each entry must be original in concept,
design and execution.
Congressman Lieu will host a reception
and awards ceremony for his district
on April 20, at the Fantasea Yacht Club,
4215 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey.
Call Ashley Fumiko Dominguez at
(323) 651-1040 or e-mail ashley.domin -
guez@mail.house.gov or David Leger at
(323) 651-1040 or e-mail david.leger
@mail.house.gov. Visit: lieu.house.gov/
services/art-competition.
Santa Monica, Brentwood, Malibu or
Topanga and be available to perform at a
Committee meeting during the year.
All auditions will be in the afternoon on
either March 30 or 31, starting with the
youngest students. The exact time and location
will be announced. Students must
bring their own accompanist.
Students trying for the Philharmonic
awards and also the Palisades Symphony
must fill out different applications for the
different awards, but need only audition
once. The deadline for received applications
is March 23.
Call (310) 454-8040 for an application.
Fitness by the Sea
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- Chief of LA County Lifeguards
2 Locations
Pacific Palisades . Santa Monica
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ends May 1st
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- Susan A.
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“I felt so very safe with my kids in the
ocean with their amazing staff.”
- Tara M.
Santa Monica
“The only camp my kids ask to go
back to every summer. Unbelieveable
courselors and staff!”
- Gloria K.
Pacific Palisades
“By far my daughter’s favorite camp.”
- Jennifer B.
Pacific Palisades