Upcoming events
Join us for Coffee & Connections on Friday, January 30th!
This week is more about open-ended connection and conversation an as we don’t have a planned guest speaker or activity.
Bahala is about genuine connections and the simple pleasure of being part of a community.
Come hang out at our shared gardening plot at the Park Drive Community Garden!
We’ll start with coffee & doughnuts, and then get to weeding, planting and harvesting.
Bring your gardening gloves and tools if you have any.
Join us for Bahala’s first Monday Night Meetup on Monday, February 2nd at 5pm!
For our first Monday night meetup, Carlo Cabanilla, Bahala’s founder, will be leading a discussion on helping you navigate AI.
Participants will have space to share their fears, anxieties, hopes and dreams for AI in what’s likely to be the first of many discussions on this topic.
Non-alcoholic drinks and heavy appetizers will be served.
Recent blogs
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Humans naturally respond to images—words often “aren’t exact enough”—so Jackie incorporates her art background and encourages clients to connect with their intuition through images and symbols.
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Thomas remains steadfast in his belief that a children's museum should be a "town square" for families—offering daily drop-in programs, free access to learning experiences, and a place where the entire family engages in the joy of learning.
We are reconnected to our municipal ancestry within the covers of his book, Signs of Santa Monica.
For Hayleigh, sustainability inspires her artistic vision and self-expression, turning would-be waste into wearable art.
“We at Westside Food Bank remain deeply committed to being here for our neighbors as long as we're needed — because no one in our community should go hungry.”
Through poetry, sidewalk chalk art, music, practical safety skills, and enjoying being together, our community is choosing courage, kindness, and connection.
More than just a business, she’s carving out a place where people who have felt invisible and disempowered discover new possibilities of being and doing.
Kenny doesn’t separate music from visual art, or art from community. “It’s all the same practice, really,” he says wisely.