Lake Mary at TreePeople (photo by Adam Corey Thomas)
Every month we gather with our local heroic environmental stewards of TreePeople to love on live music and hot tea along a ridge trail of the Santa Monica Mountains. Once we’ve held time together to share in meaningful art, warm tea, (sometimes) a sunset, and good conversation, TreePeople’s eco educators then split us into three different hiking groups for peoples of all ages and abilities to learn more about the native ecology and history of these mountains.
For our first hike of the new year, we’ve invited our friend and hero Lance Hill of the Vintage Synthesizer Museum to tap into the earth tones of Coldwater Canyon Park and feed the spirit through his kaleidoscopic compositions. We love seeing Lance play and it’s always an education to simply see what’s on his table.
Bring a blanket, pour some tea, and bliss in.
Check-in begins at 6:30pm, music shortly after 7pm, and we split into our hiking groups promptly at 8pm. Parking is limited so we ask that you please rsvp with us in advance.
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An archivist, historian, wizard, or just generally one of the kindest and most patient humans of LA, Lance Hill is a musician and the curator / proprietor of Highland Park’s Vintage Synthesizer Museum.
His own performances are long form, slow burning, and a mesmerizing display of the heart, spirit, and voice in his electronics.
Born in 1973 from the hopes and dreams of a teenager, TreePeople is now one of the largest environmental organizations headquartered in Southern California.
They have inspired, engaged, and supported more than 3 million people to take action for our environment by planting and caring for more than 3 million trees in our local forests, mountains, parks, and our neighborhoods. Through on-the-ground research and educational programs, TreePeople shares knowledge with policymakers, students, educators, and communities around the world.
After fires burn, TreePeople reforests. When schools are covered in concrete, TreePeople creates green schoolyards. When communities experience food insecurity, TreePeople distributes fruit trees. When California is drought-stricken, TreePeople designs solutions to capture rainwater. As the world faces increasing threats from a more hostile climate, TreePeople helps create actionable solutions.