Town Hall Meeting: Lighting at UUSM: Sun, June 7, 12:30pm-1:30pm. Sanctuary. Now that we have started working on lighting changes in the Sanctuary, come on down and learn about the process, and what we can expect in the future. Contact: Beth Brownlie,bethbrownlie1@gmail.com.

[NOTE:  Summer hours - one service only at 10 a.m. - start today!]

Please join us for a stimulating exhibit featuring selected works of Michael Giliberti from 2012 to 2015. Come meet the artist! A Gala Artist Opening Reception for Michael Giliberti will be on Sunday, September 6, 2015 from 11am to 1pm in Forbes Hall. The show will run through Sunday, September 27th.

Michael Giliberti is a unique multi-dimensional artist who works in wide variety of mediums from acrylics and watercolors to crayons, oils, ink and silkscreen. His style ranges from abstract realism to traditional--depending upon the subject matter and his inspiration for each piece. His works are characterized by vivid color and powerful composition.

Giliberti often begins his artistic process by taking a series of photographs of his subject matter from different angles. A rough layout of the piece is then sketched in pencil, and later filled in by multiple layers of acrylics. Most paintings combine aspects of several different photos; the color and lighting are modified in the final result, but the photos are used to reference the subject matter’s texture and detail. Giliberti states, "I paint subjects that I hope people will identify with, maybe a place they’ve visited, a memory from their past, or possibly somewhere they’d like to go."

Michael Giliberti majored in Illustration at Parsons School of design in New York City. He studied printmaking at Otis College of Art in Los Angeles, California. Prior to committing full time to his painting and printmaking, Giliberti enjoyed a successful career as a creative director in corporate advertising. His work is currently on exhibit in corporate and private collections in California, New York and abroad.

Contact Beverly at balison@aol.com, for further info about the artist or about exhibiting on the Art Wall at UU Santa Monica. 

Facilitated by Cassandra Christenson, retired RN, and founder of Project Nightlight, an  organization of "neighbors" going into the night of death to be there at the bedside with love and  tender care.  

Each month there will also be a co-facilitator:
May: Beth Rendeiro
June: Richard Mathias, leader of the UUSM Men's Group, will bring the "Death Cafe conversation" that he did with his group. On that night there will be a limit of 8 committed participants. 
July: 

Please call Cassandra if you have questions or experiences you would like to share.