Southern California Attractions and Santa Monica Events Calendar

ENHANCE Healthy Cooking Workshop for Seniors

• Date(s): 10/13/2009 - 04/13/2010
• Recurring monthly on the 2nd Tuesday
• Times: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Location: Senior Center - 1450 Ocean Ave
• Contact: Jaime Fiallos
• Phone: (310) 458-8644
• Admission: Free - must be at least 50 years of age to attend

This cooking class workshop series focuses on recipes for the Healthy, Hip Santa Monica Senior featuring Joya Parenteau, Registered Dietitian and Chef will now be taking place at the Senior Center on a monthly basis.

Skateboard: Evolution and Art in California

• Date(s): 11/14/2009 - 05/30/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Wednesday through Sunday 11:00am to 4:00pm
• Location: California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St
• Phone: (310) 392-8537
• Admission: General Admission: $3.00, Seniors, Students: $2.00, Members, Children under twelve: Free

The California Heritage Museum is proud to present “SKATEBOARD: Evolution and Art in California.” Guest curated by legendary Z-boy Nathan Pratt in conjunction with museum staff curator Michael Trotter and advisory committee members Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom (Zephyr co-founders), Cris Dawson (1966 Hobie Champ), Z-Boys Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta, and 1980’s world champion Christian Hosoi, the exhibition traces the evolution of boards from pre-1950 to the present showcasing the riders, designers, artists, and manufacturers that created the California phenomenon known as the skateboard.

This is the first exhibition of the California skate movement to be shown in “Dog Town”, the Santa Monica/Ocean Park area where modern skateboarding was born and the skate became an art form. The California Heritage Museum is located in the vortex at Main Street and Ocean Park Boulevard. 

Vista Santa Monica

• Date(s): 11/16/2009 - 04/26/2010
• Recurring weekly on Monday
• Times: 11am-3pm
• Location: Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Highway
• Phone: (310) 458-4904

The second exhibition in the Beach=Culture series showcases work that captures the essence of Santa Monica. Works range from conceptual to nostalgic to fantastical... all expanding upon the rich stories of life in the City by the Sea. Artists include long-time residents who have helped shape the vibrant cultural landscape that Santa Monica enjoys.

On display in the Event House through April 2010. Open Mondays, 11am-3pm.

Diana Thater: Between Science and Magic

• Date(s): 01/16/2010 - 04/17/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Tuesday through Saturday, 11am-6pm. Closed Sunday, Monday, and all legal holidays
• Location: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station G-1, 2525 Michigan Ave
• Phone: (310) 586-6488

Working in film, video, and installation, Diana Thater has been an innovator in her medium for 20 years and is best known for creating complex visual and spatial environments. Between Science and Magic is a simple, and beautiful, interpretation of "movie magic"-a century-old expression that still conjures the mythology of Hollywood filmmaking. Thater's project is conceived as a brief history of cinema.

Opening Reception: Friday, January 15. 6-7pm Members' Preview, 7-9pm Public Opening.

Love in a Cemetery Curated by Robert Sain

• Date(s): 01/23/2010 - 03/26/2010
• Recurring daily
• Location: 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St
• Phone: (310) 453-3711
• Admission: Free

18th Street Arts Center kicks-off its 2010 season with Love in a Cemetery. Robert Sain, LACMA lab founding director, and LA based visual artist Andrea Bowers collaborate with the students of Otis MFA Public Practice and guest artist Olga Koumoundouros to transform 18th Streets gallery into a unique visual arts laboratory. This expansive collaboration between artist, curator, graduate students, and community organizations will consist of a participatory laboratory that sponsors community dialogues, public presentations and interventions, exhibits of artworks and project data to explore the social and political dimension of art organizations.

The Wonder of Learning, The Hundred Languages of Children Exhibit

• Date(s): 01/31/2010 - 04/25/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday, Saturday
• Times: Thursdays 4-8pm; Saturday 10-4pm; Sunday 12-4pm
• Location: Fairmont Miramar Hotel and Bungalows, 1129 Second Street
• Contact: Jean Kaneko
• Phone: (310) 390-7290
• Admission: Free

"From birth, children use many “languages,” such as art, music, play, drama and literacy, to learn about and make meaning of the world. To help educators, parents and other advocates for children to better understand the powerful learning that occurs in early childhood, the world-renowned Reggio Emilia approach to education gives visibility to the values of its experience through an interactive traveling exhibit, “The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children.”

Santa Monica Citywide Reads 2010

• Date(s): 02/12/2010 - 03/13/2010
• Recurring daily
• Location: Public events be held around Santa Monica
• Phone: (310) 458-8600

Santa Monica Public Library is pleased to announce that Little Bee by Chris Cleave has been selected as the featured book for Santa Monica Citywide Reads 2010.

Santa Monica Citywide Reads will take place from February 12 to March 13, 2010, and will feature free public book discussion groups held throughout the city, a presentation by author Chris Cleave and staged reading of excerpts from Little Bee on February 20th, and other special events. Check the Santa Monica Citywide Reads website at www.smpl.org/cwr or call (310) 458-8600 for more information.

Abstract Acrylics Workshop at PAINT:LAB

• Date(s): 02/24/2010 - 04/28/2010
• Recurring weekly on Wednesday
• Times: 6pm - 9pm
• Location: PAINT:LAB, 2912 Main Street
• Contact: Julia
• Phone: (310) 450-9200
• Admission: $40/adult

Learn Abstract Acrylics with Samantha Samantha has been captivated and immersed in the arts from a very early age. Her diverse cultural background and love for the arts has contributed immensely to her unique style and visual language, as a fine artist and as a designer. Encompassing traditional with cutting edge, her approach to color and form reflect her skills and influences throughout her life, expanding and always contributing to her extensive resume of accomplishments. Beginners welcome, maximum 8 students per workshop. Reservations required.

Emeritus Student Juried Photo Exhibition

• Date(s): 02/25/2010 - 03/26/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Opening reception 5pm to 6:30pm
• Location: Emeritus College Art Gallery, Emeritus College, 1227 Second St.
• Phone: (310) 434-4306
• Admission: Free

Exhibit of photo works by Emeritus College students. Opening reception on Thursday, February 25, from 5 pm to 6:30 pm.

Intro to Photo Transfers with Lisa at PAINT:LAB

• Date(s): 02/27/2010 - 03/27/2010
• Recurring weekly on Saturday
• Times: 2pm - 4pm
• Location: PAINT:LAB, 2912 Main Street
• Contact: Julia
• Phone: (310) 450-9200
• Admission: $40/person

Intro to Photo Transfers with Lisa Baker-Miccio Saturdays at PAINT:LAB 2pm-4pm. Create a beautiful painting from your favorite photographic images. Learn to transfer the image from paper to canvas, then enhance it with paint and different gel medium layers to create your finished work of art. Come explore and have fun! Maximum 10 students per session. Reservations required.

"Alice and the Wonderful Tea Party!" EXTENDED

• Date(s): 03/06/2010 - 03/21/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
• Times: 12:30 & 3:00 pm
• Location: Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th Street
• Contact: Santa Monica Playhouse Box Office
• Phone: 3103949779ext2
• Admission: $10.50 for kids (12 and under); $12.50 for adults

Extended by popular demand, follow Alice as she accepts a party invitation to visit the wonderful Wonderland characters of her youth. Will Alice prevail or are the Cards stacked against her? Will the Queen suffer a heart attack? Will the surprise tea party come off with civili-TEA or hostili-TEA? The internationally acclaimed Family Theatre musical comedy, performed on three continents over the past twenty years, will usher in a twenty-four month theatre festival celebrating Santa Monica Playhouse’s 50th year of continuous theatrical and educational services to the community.

Lovely audience participation helps Alice set a topsy-turvy Wonderland aright in this zany musical comedy for kids ages 2 to 102. Come in costume and receive a two-for-one coupon for any future Family Theatre performance throughout the two-year 50th anniversary celebration! Birthday and Tea Parties (of course), hosted by a favorite fairy tale character, are available with every performance.

Copa Cabana Santa Monica

• Date(s): 03/13/2010 - 03/14/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Saturday & Sunday 8am-5pm
• Location: North of the Santa Monica Pier
• Contact: Jeff Sundy
• Phone: (949) 294-2989
• Admission: Free to watch. Entry Fees $290- $350 per team

2010 Beach Soccer Tournament. Two fun filled days of Beach Soccer. Live Music, Food and Vendors, Saturday- Watch the Battle of the Colleges- Hosted by Pali Blues Soccer Club. Free clinics and exhibitions run through-out the day with our Pro Brazilian, Portuguese, Uruguay & US National Team Players. Open to Youth Boys and Girls teams U8-U19. Adult Men, Women and Coed & Pro Teams. Open to all Clubs, Recreational And Adult Teams Three Game Minimum Played 5V5 Fifa Beach Soccer Rules.

Dr. Deepak Chopra Children's Book Reading and Signing

• Date(s): 03/13/2010
• Times: 11am
• Location: Santa Monica Library, Martin Luther King Auditorium
• Phone: (310) 458-8621
• Admission: free

Dr. Deepak Chopra and illustrator Dave Sazoski will share premiere reading of their new children's book.

Free Public Electronics Recycling Event

• Date(s): 03/13/2010
• Times: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
• Location: Santa Monica City Yards, 2500 Michigan Avenue
• Contact: Solid Waste Management Division
• Phone: (310) 458-2223
• Admission: FREE

Not sure what to do with that old broken monitor taking up space in your closet? We have the perfect solution. For one day only, the City of Santa Monica’s Solid Waste Management Division will conduct a FREE—that's right, FREE!—Public Electronics Recycling Event on Saturday, March 13, 2010. This event is a yearly round-up of electronic waste open to all residents and businesses throughout Santa Monica and the surrounding region. Clear your storage space of technologically deficient electronics by bringing them to the City Yards from 8am to noon.

Ludovico Einaudi, Piano

• Date(s): 03/13/2010
• Times: 7:30pm
• Location: The Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St
• Phone: (310) 434-3412

The Broad Stage is proud to present Ludovico Einaudi in his American theatrical debut, during which he will perform works from his forthcoming album. With guest artists Marco Decimo (cello), Antonio Leofreddi (viola), Robert Lippok (live electronics), and Matteo Ferroni (live visuals) the composer/pianist will prove why he is already a megastar in Europe and why the American release of his mesmerizing album Divenire brought him so many American fans, too. The Turin-born artist’s music has been described as minimalist, classical, ambient, contemporary and deeply touching. We think you’ll add the adjective “hot.”

Santa Monica Symphony Performance

• Date(s): 03/13/2010
• Times: 7:30pm
• Location: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main St
• Admission: Free and open to the public

Santa Monica Symphony Performance with Allen Robert Gross, conductor and Tavis Smiley, speaker. Featuring Ives-Schuman: Variations on "America", Still: Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American", Copland: "Billy the Kid" Suite and Copland: Lincoln Portrait. Pre-concert talks with Raymond Knapp at 6:30pm.

St. Patrick's Day Leasing Expo

• Date(s): 03/13/2010
• Times: 1 pm to 4 pm
• Location: 2501 Pico Blvd
• Contact: Pico Lanai
• Phone: (310) 828-9389
• Admission: Free

Leasing Expo at Pico Lanai Apartments. Great move in specials, stop by for food, drinks & music.

The People and History of the Beach House

• Date(s): 03/13/2010
• Times: 2:00PM-5:00PM
• Location: Memorial Park, 1401 Olympic Blvd
• Phone: (310) 496-3146
• Admission: $10 for each lecture date

The lecture series will provide stories of the vivid personalities associated with Santa Monicas Annenberg Community Beach House WR Hearst, Ms. Davies, and Julia Morgan as well as insights into the innovative adaptive reuse that has transformed the site for public use. This lecture series is also being offered as the first phase of training for the Santa Monica Conservancy docent program at the Beach House.

March 13 with Elaina Archer, documentary filmmaker, presenting The True Story of Marion Davies and discussing her research on the film star and Kay Pattison on WR Hearst, Marion Davies, and their relationship.

March 27 the focus will turn to the Beach House itself, with Christy McAvoy of Historic Resources Group, discussing the historic structures and John Berley of Frederick Fisher Partners Architects, on the rebirth of the site.

Urinetown, The Musical

• Date(s): 03/13/2010 - 04/10/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: 8 PM (2 PM on Sundays)
• Location: Santa Monica's Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Pico @ 27th
• Contact: Box office
• Phone: (310) 828-7519
• Admission: $23 ($18 students/seniors)

How did this musical about pay toilets win three Tony Awards? Hint: it's about more than pay toilets! This musical manages to address issues like drought, privatization, and individual rights, while playfully entertaining and cajoling us to laugh at ourselves. Musical theatre fanatics will appreciate the many sly references to other shows.

Victor Friedman: Captured & Constructed

• Date(s): 03/13/2010
• Times: 7pm to 11pm
• Location: Jeanie Madsen Gallery
• Contact: Beth Laski
• Phone: (818) 986-1105
• Admission: Free

This is the first retrospective of the photographic work of (almost) octogenarian Victor Friedman. Mr. Friedman has heard many a tale in his years styling hair at the elite Kenneth Salon in New York City. But for over 40 years, Mr. Friedman has being telling stories of his own through the lens of a camera. While Mr. Friedman has been exhibiting throughout his career, just last year Viking Studio published his first book of photographs, FLAG (Viking Studio, November 2009). FLAG contains 80 photographs and is, in some measure, a happy accident. Mr. Friedman realized he had taken a range of images with flags in them only when reviewing his vast body of work. Mr. Friedman will be signing copies of the book at the opening. From his gritty images of a now bygone New York Lower East Side, to his spectrally raw Nova Scotia landscapes, to his cubist elegies, Mr. Friedman’s vision embodies a powerful and yet fragile timelessness. The exhibition continues through April 4.

American Cinematheque Screenings: Aero Theatre

• Date(s): 01/01/2008
• Recurring daily
• Location: 1328 Montana Avenue at 14th Street
• Phone: (323) 466-3456
• Admission: Tickets $10 or $7 for members

Movie presentations by American Cinematheque, a non-profit, viewer-supported cultural organization, dedicated to the public presentation of the moving picture in all its forms, from classics to the outer frontiers of the art form. Weekly screenings of art, independent and classic films. Also sneak peaks of upcoming movies with celebrity guest appearances and discussions with film-makers. Call for program information: 323-466-3456. Tickets $10 or $7 for members.

Downtown Farmers' Market

• Date(s): 01/02/2008
• Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Saturday
• Times: Wednesday 8:30am-1:30pm; Saturday 8:30am-1:00pm
• Location: Arizona Avenue between Second and Third Street
• Phone: (310) 458-8712
• Admission: Free

Enjoy one of Santa Monica's farmers markets, widely considered to be among the best on the west coast and featuring field-fresh produce, hundreds of kinds of vegetables, brilliant cut flowers, breads, cheeses, delicious foods, live music and more.

Farmers' Market Locations: Wednesdays at Arizona Ave & 2nd St and Saturdays at Arizona & 3rd St

Downtown Walking Tours of Santa Monica

• Date(s): 01/05/2008
• Recurring weekly on Saturday
• Times: Every Saturday morning, 10am
• Location: 1436 2nd St (between Broadway and Santa Monica Blvd)
• Phone: (310) 496-3146
• Admission: $5 for members, $10 for public

Presented by the Santa Monica Conservancy, discover more than 130 years of Santa Monica history. In approx. 2 hours and six blocks, the walk traverses more than 130 years of Santa Monica History, from its Wild West frontier beginnings to the sophisticated metropolis of today. RSVP the Thursday prior to the tour at (310) 496-3146.

Tours are every Saturday morning, $5 for members, $10 for public. Parking is available in the city parking structure opposite the hostel on the east side of 2nd Street. Wear comfortable walking shoes. Note that this tour is not suitable for young children.

Tours are rain or shine, but "rain checks" are offered if you call or email to reschedule.

Pico Farmers' Market

• Date(s): 01/05/2008
• Recurring weekly on Saturday
• Times: 8:00am-1:00pm
• Location: Virginia Park at Pico and Cloverfield
• Phone: (310) 458-8712
• Admission: Free

Enjoy one of Santa Monica's farmers markets, widely considered to be among the best on the west coast and featuring field-fresh produce, hundreds of kinds of vegetables, brilliant cut flowers, breads, cheeses, delicious foods, live music and more.

Main Street Farmers' Market

• Date(s): 01/06/2008
• Recurring weekly on Sunday
• Times: 9:30am-1:00pm
• Location: Main Street at Ocean Park Boulevard
• Phone: (310) 458-8712
• Admission: Free

Enjoy one of Santa Monica's farmers markets, widely considered to be among the best on the west coast and featuring field-fresh produce, hundreds of kinds of vegetables, brilliant cut flowers, breads, cheeses, delicious foods, live music and more.

The People's Voice

• Date(s): 01/06/2008
• Recurring weekly on Sunday
• Times: Every Sunday, 10am-12noon
• Location: Palisades Park at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulveard and Ocean Ave.
• Admission: Free

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 piece. The sky's the limit! Free. Every Sunday.

Santa Monica Outdoor Antique & Collectible Market

• Date(s): 02/03/2008
• Recurring monthly on the 1st Sunday
• Times: Every 1st Sunday of the month, 6am-3pm
• Location: Santa Monica Airport, in the parking lots at Airport Ave and Bundy Drive
• Phone: (323) 933-2511
• Admission: $7 grants early access from 6am-8am. $5 general admission, seniors $3, kids and dogs free.

A high-end flea market specializing in furnishings and interior decor. Every 1st Sunday of the month, early admission 6am-8am $7, general admission $5, Seniors $3, Age 16 & under free. Friendly dogs are welcome. Free parking. Open rain or shine.

Comfort Food Nights

• Date(s): 11/19/2008
• Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Thursday
• Times: Wednesday and Thursday nights
• Location: Cezanne at Le Merigot Beach Hotel and Spa, 1740 Ocean Ave
• Phone: Reservations: 310-395-9700

Come and cozy up with us at Cézanne restaurant this season where Chef Desi Szonntagh has created a new “comfort foods menu” with French specialties. This menu includes a delectable array of recipes to tantalize your palate. Comfort Food Nights are every Wednesday and Thursday with weekly rotating specials. Come hungry and we promise to leave you feeling warm, fuzzy and delightfully full!

Bridge & Scrabble for Everyone!

• Date(s): 12/15/2008
• Recurring weekly on Monday
• Times: 1pm-3pm
• Location: Fairview Branch Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd
• Contact: Fairview Branch Library
• Phone: (310) 450-0443
• Admission: Free

Have fun, meet new people and challenge your mind playing Bridge or Scrabble! All levels are welcome.

Learn to Knit!

• Date(s): 12/15/2008
• Recurring weekly on Monday
• Times: 5:00pm-6:30pm
• Location: Fairview Branch Library, 2101 Ocean Park Blvd
• Contact: Fairview Branch Library
• Phone: (310) 450-0443

Learn to Knit! For all ages, beginners should bring #8 needles and simple worsted yarn.

Tango Afficionado

• Date(s): 01/05/2009 - 07/26/2010
• Recurring weekly on Monday
• Times: 9:30pm-1:00am
• Location: Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club, 1210 4th St
• Phone: (213) 503-6191
• Admission: $10

Located at the historic Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club, Vladimir’s and Dmitry’s milonga is a beautiful, spacious place with a magnificent wooden floor and a very classic and authentic atmosphere of Buenos Aires Tango Clubs!

Light snacks and refreshments are served.

Ballroom by the Bay

• Date(s): 03/04/2009
• Recurring weekly on Wednesday
• Times: 7pm-11pm, Dance Lesson 7-7:40 pm
• Location: Santa Monica Bay Women's Club, 1210 4th St
• Phone: (310) 487-0911
• Admission: $10, $8 Students and USA Dance with ID

Join us every Wednesday night for Ballroom Dancing at its finest.  We have a great crowd of dancers of all ages and levels of experience.  Dance to todays hits and old standards provided by our experienced DJ’s. Waltz, Fox Trot, Cha Cha, Tango, Salsa, Swing and more! Dance mixers and a drawing for free passes. Light snacks provided, bottled water for sale.

Live Music Wednesdays

• Date(s): 03/18/2009
• Recurring weekly on Wednesday
• Times: 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
• Location: First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica
• Contact: Michelle Jones
• Phone: (310) 451-1303
• Admission: Free

Enjoy beautiful live musical performances by various artists in the Sanctuary most Wednesdays. Shopping the Farmers Market around noon? We are on Second Street, between Wilshire Boulevard and Arizona. Work in the area? Drop in on your lunch break with your coworkers. For more information call 310.451.1303.

Forth Magazine's Open Poetry & Prose Readings

• Date(s): 03/19/2009
• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: 8:00pm-10:00pm
• Location: Novel Cafe, 212 Pier Ave
• Phone: (310) 396-8566
• Admission: Free

Open poetry and prose readings every Thursday, 8-10pm. Come read, listen and enjoy! Everyone welcome, all genres (poetry, fiction, non-fiction, ect.), 1000 word max per reader. Hosted by Forth Magazine.

Poetry and Verse

• Date(s): 04/07/2009
• Recurring weekly on Tuesday
• Times: 10:30am
• Location: Barnes & Noble, 1201 Third Street Promenade

Mixing enlightened analysis with innovative authorship, join Bill Robertson of Santa Monica Emeritus College and strengthen your poetry dedication, appreciation and creation. Please visit www.greenpoets.com for more information.

Annenberg Community Beach House Docent Tours

• Date(s): 05/04/2009
• Recurring weekly on Monday
• Times: Mondays & 2nd Saturdays, 11 am and 1 pm
• Location: Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Highway
• Phone: (310) 458-4904
• Admission: Free

Learn about the rich history of the Beach House from a Santa Monica Conservancy docent. Tours are available on Mondays at 11am and 1pm. They are also available on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 11am and 1pm. Tours are free. No reservations required.

Annenberg Community Beach House Docent Tours

• Date(s): 05/09/2009
• Recurring monthly on the 2nd Saturday
• Times: Mondays & 2nd Saturdays, 11 am and 1 pm
• Location: Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Highway
• Phone: (310) 458-4904
• Admission: Free

Learn about the rich history of the Beach House from a Santa Monica Conservancy docent. Tours are available on Mondays at 11am and 1pm. They are also available on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 11am and 1pm. Tours are free. No reservations required.

Mt. Olive Film Night

• Date(s): 07/11/2009
• Recurring monthly on the 2nd Saturday
• Times: Supper is served at 6pm, Films start at 7
• Location: Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, 1343 Ocean Park Blvd
• Phone: (310) 452-1116
• Admission: Free

Entertaining and thought-provoking films shown on the second Saturday of each month.

Running is Fun

• Date(s): 07/15/2009
• Recurring weekly on Wednesday
• Times: 6:30pm
• Location: Top to Top, 2621 Wilshire Blvd
• Phone: (310) 829-7030
• Admission: Free

Whether you're training for a marathon or just starting the running thing, join Top to Top for a fun way to stay in shape. Runners meet in front of the Santa Monica store ever Wednesday for announcements and special guests before the run. Participants choose between 5k, 5 miles or 10k loops. Food and water are provided.

Call (310) 829-7030 for more information.

First Presbyterian Features Works of Laddie John Dill

• Date(s): 07/20/2009
• Recurring daily
• Location: 1220 Second St
• Phone: (310) 451-1303
• Admission: Free

Painter/sculptor Laddie John Dill was born in Long Beach, California in 1943. He graduated from Chouinard Art Institute, Los Angeles, in 1968 with a BFA degree. Dill was influenced by Rauschenberg, Keith Sonnier, and environmental artists Robert Smithson, Dennis Oppenheim and Robert Irwin, who were exploring alternatives to easel painting.

Featured work is displayed outside on the First Presbyterian gate. 

Meditation For Health & Well-Being with Rebecca Underwood

• Date(s): 07/30/2009
• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: Weekly, Thursday's at 1:00 pm
• Location: Santa Monica Senior Center - 1450 Ocean Ave
• Contact: Jaime Fiallos
• Phone: (310) 458-8644
• Admission: Free, must be at least 50 years of age to attend

In this Guided Meditation, participants engage in a process that is very restful and rejuvenating and that may free old emotions and thoughts lodged in the body and/or mind. In addition, participants learn to use this Meditation in their everyday lives. It is also fun and has immediate and well as long-term benefits. This is a great opportunity to enjoy the community of people who are enjoying life and stepping into true health. Look forward to seeing you there!

Abstract Acrylics Workshop

• Date(s): 08/24/2009
• Recurring weekly on Monday, Saturday
• Times: Mondays 6-8pm/ Saturdays 11-1
• Location: at PAINT:LAB 2912 Main Street, Santa Monica
• Contact: Melanie
• Phone: (310) 450-9200
• Admission: $40.00 + the purchase of your canvas

Samantha has been captivated and immersed in the arts from a very early age. Her diverse cultural background and love for the arts has contributed immensely to her unique style and visual language, as a fine artist and as a designer. Encompassing traditional with cutting edge, her approach to color and form reflect her skills and influences throughout her life, expanding and always contributing to her extensive resume of accomplishments. Deep emotions expressed through the abstraction of the human body, of nature. A manipulation of textures, lines, and colors, conveying the essence of an inner soul. A higher spirit. Something felt but seldom seen. A release of flight and energy. A realm of inner vision, flowing from mind to brush to canvas, giving one the sense of visual form of emotions, stretched and broken as our imagination maybe. A transference of the cathartic flow. The inside realized. Your truth visualized.

Beginners very welcome, maximum 8 students. Reservations required (310) 450-9200. Workshop Fee: $40 Price includes paint and brushes, does not include purchase of your canvas

The Mission IMPROVable Show

• Date(s): 10/02/2009
• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 10pm
• Location: M.i.'s Westside Comedy Theater, 1323-A Third Street Promenade (in the alley!)
• Contact: Sean Monahan
• Phone: (310) 451-0850
• Admission: $10

The nation's #1 touring improv show comes home to the theater that bears it's name. The Mission IMPROVable Show is the fastest and funniest improv show you've ever seen. Come see the show that's delighted audiences across the country for the last 9 years. 

Paint, Wine & Cheese

• Date(s): 01/21/2010
• Recurring weekly on Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: 6-9pm
• Location: 2912 Main Street
• Contact: Oana Bogdan
• Phone: (310) 450-9200
• Admission: $25.00 per person

PAINT:LAB art studio hosts Paint, Wine & Cheese. For $25.00 we provide acrylic paints, brushes, easels, creative space, wine & cheese. Just purchase your canvas from our store then transition from your busy work week into a creative weekend at PAINT:LAB! Express your inner artist and get creative! Uninstructed, must be 21 for wine tasting.

Better Body, Better Life Nutrition and Weight Loss Seminar Series

• Date(s): 01/23/2010 - 09/30/2010
• Recurring every 6 weeks on Thursday, Saturday
• Times: Saturdays at 10am and Thursdays 7pm
• Location: Santa Monica Sports Medicine, 900 Wilshire Blvd #410
• Contact: Joanne Lee
• Phone: (310) 704-6569
• Admission: Free

Santa Monica Sports Medicine and Venice Nutrition are pleased to invite you to our Seminar Series. Each presentation will build upon the last. To gain the full benefit of this series we ask that you try not to miss any of the presentations. We will repeat each Saturday presentation on the following Thursday to help towards this goal. There is no charge and we welcome all feedback.

This is a unique opportunity to gain a complete understanding of the facts and pure physiology behind weight loss, body composition, energy, performance, health and well being. Facts that are presented in a format that is understandable and made enjoyable to anyone at any level.

Hubbard Dianetics Seminar

• Date(s): 03/06/2010 - 05/01/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
• Times: 10am - 6pm
• Location: 2716 Wilshire Blvd.
• Contact: Santa Monica Mission
• Phone: (310) 460-2342
• Admission: $100

Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health is the most widely read book on the human mind—for one reason: It Works! Which is why millions the world over have applied Dianetics principles and techniques to reach their goals and build a happy and successful life. Find out about the hidden source of all your unreasonable fears, upsets and insecurities—how it works, how it came about, and how to get rid of it. Attend the Dianetics Seminar. And remove the barriers holding you back from achieving your full potential.