Programs

All programs are free and open to the public

Moth Screening
Sunday, September 15th, 2024
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Hermon Park (Arroyo Seco Park)
5566 Via Marisol, Los Angeles, CA 90042
All ages

gloria galvez and Bed & Breakfast invite you to an evening of mothing and meditation with Adam Gelbart and Jazlynn Pastor. 

Participants will record moth findings on the iNaturalist app, a crowdsourced species identification system and data recording tool. Utilizing a moth screen for our observations, we’ll discuss the ecological roles and habitat of moths in the area, specifically in relation to bats.

Joining and guiding us in mothing will be Adam Gelbart, a community science advocate interested in urban ecology and under-observed species. His fascination with moths came from a desire to see the ephemeral natural life around Los Angeles during one especially hot summer. He works at Plant Material, a native plant nursery, and with No Canyon Hills, a coalition which has found community observations indispensable in land conservation. 

Jazlynn Pastor a cultural worker, performing artist, and social emotional arts practitioner who facilitates opportunities for people to incorporate creativity and wellness into their everyday lives and founded pinaypages,  will lead the group in a brief mindfulness exercise that encourages us to be present in nature and reminds us how encounters with the fauna of our region can shift how we see the world around us.

gloria galvez is an artist, organizer, educator, and nature steward whose artistic practice zig-zags across drawing, video, sculpture, and communal experiences -- while often interweaving into these forms and their making, community organizing insights and frameworks.

Bed & Breakfast is rooted in hospitality and thinking critically about social, structural, and emotional obstacles that prevent a public from experiencing both the arts and the broader acquisition of knowledge. B&B is Art in the Park’s current Artist in Residence