 Spotlight Event
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Santa Monica Thursday, May 17 Saturday, May 19 Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica The 2012 FILManthropy Festival Showcasing Films that Inspire and Raise Awareness to Create a Better World. Open your eyes and your heart at the FILManthropy Societys 3rd annual FILManthropy Festival. This unique event is a canvas for instigating and inspiring change by showcasing films that inspire, educate, raise awareness and motivate, so that audiences may open their minds and their hearts to creating a better world. The FILManthropy Festival encourages patrons to not only watch these inspiring films, but to do something to work for change. Each filmmaker attaches a charity to his/her film and 100% of the Festivals net proceeds are distributed between the winning filmmakers charities. |
 LOCAL EVENTS: Santa Monica - Venice
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Santa Monica Saturday, May 19, 11 am - 6 pm Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica Free admission, free bike valet and free parking. The Santa Monica Festival offers an eclectic mix of live music and dance, DIY art workshops with recycled and repurposed materials, guilt-free shopping featuring earth friendly artistic wares and local services offered by a variety of City, environmental and local non-profit organizations. |
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Santa Monica Saturday, May 19, 8 pm Santa Monica Women's Center, 1210 4th St, Santa Monica The Circuit Works BeneFIT is an hour and a half-long variety show and party benefitting: National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Autism Society and/or Boys & Girls Club of Venice. Featuring music by Arian Saleh and Echo. All ticket purchases are donated to the three organizations listed below and the purchaser is able to pick which organization there ticket goes to. |
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Hamilton Galleries and Tony Shalhoub present Saturday, June 2, 5 - 10 pm Hamilton Galleries, 1431 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica Admission FREE. Hamilton Galleries and Tony Shalhoub present One-Night only 100cameras, Exhibition Fundraiser: Through the Lens of a Child. 100cameras Gives Cameras to Marginalized Children and teaches them how to them how to tell their story through photography. Come see their perspective. Come celebrate their voice. It will be an evening to enjoy good wine, honor stories of children and purchase their photography to raise funds to better their communities. |
 Camps
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Brentwood School Presents Sessions begin June 18 East Campus of Brentwood School, 100 S. Barrington Pl, Brentwood Summer at Brentwood is a day program that provides a safe and nurturing environment where students entering Kindergarten-12th Grade can engage in a broad range of classes, sports, and activities within a vibrant and diverse community. We offer Day Camp,Sport Camp, Middle Division Academic and Service Camps, Upper Division Credit Courses. Programs begin at 8am and we offer extended care until 5pm. Registration and detailed information online: www.summeratbrentwood.com 310-873-1045 |
 Music
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Santa Monica Monday, May 21, 6:30 - 8 pm Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, Santa Monica What is experimental accordion? For Amy Denio, it has included playing accordion and saxophone and accompanying herself using extended vocal techniques since the late 80′s, making music that dips and swings through world and folk music traditions and avant-garde jazz. |
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Santa Monica Friday, June 8, 2012 7:00 pm Barnum Hall (Santa Monica High School campus), 601 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica All choirs from Santa Monica High Schools Choral Music Department take the Barnum Hall stage at this end-of-the-year concert, which this year features music by Debussy, Brahms, and others. Special awards are given and each graduating senior is honored. In a beloved tradition, alumni are invited to the stage to sing the Duson Irish Blessing and the Samohi Hymn of Praise. |
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The Broad Stage presents Monday, May 21, 7:30 pm The Broad Stage - 1310 11th St, Santa Monica Making his highly anticipated Broad Stage debut, Brad Mehldau is universally admired as one of the most adventurous pianists to arrive on the jazz scene in years (LA Times Internationally celebrated for explorations of formal musical architecture that inspire expressive improvisations, Mehldau also brilliantly reworks popular songs by The Beatles, Cole Porter, Nick Drake, and Radiohead into the jazz idiom. |
 Upcoming Events
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Celebrating their 50th year Saturdays & Sundays, April 7 - May 20, 10 am - 7 pm Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, Irwindale Tickets: General Admission-$25; ages 5-12-$15; under 5-FREE Everyone is invited to explore our exotic and adventurous English sea port town! We have over 1500 costumed performers, 150 booths with crafts, hand-powered rides, games, hearty English ales, fine wines and gourmet foods. For more info call 626-969-4750 or go online at www.renfair.com/socal… |
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Santa Monica Friday Nights, 7 pm (READ More to check specific dates) Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica Admission is $5 ($4 seniors age 60+ and children age 12 and under Our Digistar II planetarium projector recreates the celestial wonders of the ever-changing night skyas you would see it far from city lightsin a 50-minute show updated weekly with the latest news in space exploration and astronomy. Bring the whole family to “tour” the constellations and ask questions about anything related to astronomy. |
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Oxnard Saturday & Sunday, May 19 & 20, 10 am - 6:30 pm Strawberry Meadows of College Park, 3250 South Rose Avenue, Oxnard Tickets: $5-$12; 4 and under FREE Strawberry pizza anyone? A delicious destination for family fun, the 29th Annual CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL gets underway May 19 and 20. Among the nations top outdoor events, the Festival serves up a menu of delectable strawberry delights, along with concerts on two stages, Strawberryland For Kids with free rides and attractions, gooey contests, 200+ Fine Arts & Crafts booths, the Strawberry Promenade with cooking demonstrations, the Green Scene, and more… |
 Art & Museums
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Santa Monica Opening Reception: Saturday, May 19, 3 - 7 pm May 19 June 16, 2012 Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, E3A, Santa Monica Art Conversation curated by Helen Kim showcases the artwork of creative and diverse artists from the Artist Co-op 7, Abira Breskal, Selina Cheng, Judy Dekel, Guilda Daniel-Elias and Caren J. Gafni. |
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Century City Through May 18 The Annenberg Space for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, #10, Century City DIGITAL DARKROOM features the work of 17 artists from around the world that explore the intersection of art and technology. The artists come from a range of backgrounds, each specializing in fine art, commercial art, portraiture, still life, fashion, architectural or other types of photographic and illustrative expression. |
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Beverly Hills May 19 & 20,10 am - 6 pm 2 hour free parking at the Civic Center Parking Structure located at 450 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills The free show features art by 250 exhibitors from around the nation, who showcase their work in painting, sculpture, watercolor, photography, mixed media, ceramics, jewelry, drawings and printmaking. |
 What's Cooking
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From ShockinglyDelicious.com Visit ShockinglyDelicious.com and sign up to get recipes by e-mail, so you never miss out on new postings! Mangos are starting to roll into the markets, cheap and delicious! Modernize a classic Caprese salad by adding ripe mango chunks to your fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil. You can dust with a touch of truffle salt, or a splash of your insanely expensive balsamic, or eat it naked. Its all good. |
 Outdoors
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West Los Angeles Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 8 am West LA Veterans Affairs Campus Walk for Warriors is a fun, community-oriented 5K run/walk to take place on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012 at the West LA Veterans Affairs Campus. Proceeds from Walk for Warriors will help New Directions provide transitional services for returning veterans. By participating in Walk for Warriors, you will help support our nations veterans and the thousands of men and women who are currently serving our country. |
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Your guide to the SM Mountains Hikes & Events happening daily Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Make the most of your OUTDOORS experience in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read More to link to the events calendar and search for National Park Service programs in the recreation area near you. |
 Movies
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Local Guides Easily find local Westside area movies & show times from Google… |
 Event Calendar
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Santa Monica / Venice Follow the ‘Read More’ link below for details, maps and more detailing the Farmer’s Markets happening each week in the Santa Monica/Venice area. |
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Mondays, 1-3 pm - Fairview Branch Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd Have fun, meet new people and challenge your mind playing Bridge or Scrabble. All levels are welcome. |
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Sundays, 10 am -12 pm - Palisades Park, intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Ocean Ave, Santa Monica Emulating the centuries-old tradition of Speaker’s Corner in London’s Hyde Park, the People’s Voice puts up a weekly soap box and microphone for anyone to freely speak his or her peace. The sky’s the limit. Free. |
 More Events
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Now you can find more events beyond our Home Page. Just follow the links below to find more Westside area events, and also check out ThisWeekInSoCal.com for larger events happening around Southern Califormia.
LINKS: More Westside Events / ThisWeekInSoCal.com |
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