Community Announcements: Harbor Area
AGCC Curatorial Call
Join a virtual meeting to learn more and ask questions about Angels Gate Cultural Center’s current curatorial call for exhibition proposals. This meeting will take place on Zoom.
Angels Gate is accepting curatorial proposals for contemporary art exhibitions in 2024 and 2025. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m., May 21.
Time: 7 p.m., March 21
Details: https://tinyurl.com/AGCC-curatorial-call
Household and Hazardous and E-Waste Drive-Thru Collection Event
Safely secure items in your trunk/pick-up bed. Hazardous waste items must be in your truck/ pick-up bed with no other items.
Time: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 19
Cost: Free
Details: 800-238-0173; info@lacsd.org
Venue: Torrance Courthouse, 825 Maple Ave., Torrance
Save Sacred Grounds
San Pedro’s community coffee spot is set to potentially close June 2023 due to renovations to the Warner Grand Theatre. This space is set to be repurposed.
Help save this cultural icon, and ensure it is preserved for future generations. Below, find a link to the petition to save this great space. So far, it has garnered nearly 1,700 signatures. Keep it growing.
This community meeting space for decades has provided free Christmas dinners and other special community events, art and entertainment, open to all. Not to mention a great cup of coffee.
Details: https://www.change.org/p/save-sacredgrounds
Venue: Sacred Grounds, 468 W. 6th St., San Pedro
POLA Summer Internship Program
College-enrolled student interns gain handson experience working at one of the world’s busiest ports, with assignment opportunities in fields such as engineering, marketing and real estate.
The program is open to current graduate and undergraduate students with interest in on-the-job skill building and networking in a dynamic environment.
The 10-week program begins June 5, and runs through Aug. 11. Interns may work up to 40 hours per week and should be available to work on-site at the Port of Los Angeles Administration Building, or port facilities in San Pedro or Wilmington, from Monday to Friday, between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Summer interns earn between $18.48 to $22.91 an hour, based on assignment.
Applications will be accepted through March 31.
Details: https://tinyurl.com/POLA-summerinternships
POLA Now Accepting Applications for Community Investment Grant Program
Applications for the Port of Los Angeles Community Investment grant program are now being accepted through May 8.
Grant applications and information about the award process are available on the port’s website. Interested local organizations can learn additional details about the grant application process at a virtual workshop to be held April 12. Grant applications are due by 4 p.m., May 8. To be considered for a community grant, an applicant must represent a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
Time: 6 p.m., April 12
Details: https://www.portoflosangeles.org/ community/grants
Up To $5,000 Available For IncomeQualified Households
Unpaid utility bills? Get up to $5,000 as an income-qualified household. Learn how to apply for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program or LIHEAP and Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program or LIHWAP.