Get to Know Contest invites students to get outdoors, connect with your neighbors and create original works of art, writing, photography, videography, and music inspired by nature.

These are the official rules and regulations for the Get to Know Contest in the United States. This contest is separate from the Get to Know Contest held in Canada, and different rules apply to each contest.

• Open to all US residents 19 and under (Don’t live in the U.S.? Don’t…

Every neighborhood has a soundscape, a mélange of musical and sometimes nonmusical noises all its own. Whether it's music, birds, car horns or ice cream trucks, KPCC's Take Two morning show wants to feature those sounds (good and bad) that provide a soundtrack to your every day. 

We have created a short set of questions and a way to record and upload audio. 

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Are your students interested in improving their SAT/ACT scores? Attend a FREE Kaplan college prep event at the California Science Center, which includes a practice test and a test strategies workshop! All students who take the practice test will also receive SAT and ACT digital flashcards for free!

Event held at:

California Science Center, Wallis Annenberg Building

700 Exposition Park Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90037

SAT/ACT Combo Practice Test

Saturday, February…

24th Street Theatre commended

by City of Los Angeles

for making a difference in the lives of Angelenos

and audiences around the world

Los Angeles, Calif. — On Friday, January 11, 24th Street Theatre received a commendation from the City of Los Angeles for…

Natural History Museum of L.A. County has some very exciting news they are bursting to share—their School Programs team has recently received a grant to fund bus transportation to the NHM and Page Museum (La Brea Tar Pits) for Title 1 schools in L.A. County! This program will begin in February 2013, so keep an eye on their website …

ECCLA is pleased to announce that this year, a total of 18 schools, 551 students, and 31 teachers participated in our fall essay contest, "What I Want Most that Money Can't Buy." The preliminary rounds are in session and the final judging rounds will take place at the end of this month. We are delighted with the turnout this year and would like to thank everyone who participated and wish you the best of luck! Keep your eyes peeled for the announcement of our spring essay contest on…

Mercado La Paloma has recently earned a reputation as a foodie destination - as it not only is home to Yucatan-flavored Chichen Itza, but it also spawned Mo-Chica. The food court atmosphere near the DMV just east of USC on Grand Avenue also has a tailor and Mexican gift shop.

And now the business incubator is mixing in art and…

Get involved, meet like-minded people and hobnob with the powerbrokers you elected at the Empowerment Congress

Saturday, January 19 at USC. Tens of thousands of residents will converge on the campus for the 21st edition of this tradition started by L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.

Registration: 8 a.m.

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