Southern California Attractions and Santa Monica Events Calendar

"Just 45 Minutes from Broadway" with Golden Globe Winner Karen Black

• Date(s): 05/28/2010 - 07/31/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: 8pm Friday and Saturday, 5pm Sunday
• Location: 2437 Main Street
• Contact: Alex
• Phone: (310) 392-0815

Just 45 Minutes From Broadway, eight month L.A. run! Extended by popular demand! Come see what the critics (L.A weekly, Huffington Post, Hollywood Reporter) have been raving about.

A Chorus Line

• Date(s): 06/26/2010 - 07/31/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: Fri/Sat at 8pm and Sun at 2pm
• Location: Santa Monica's Morgan-Wixson Theatre, Pico Boulevard @ 27th Street
• Contact: Morgan-Wixson Box Office
• Phone: (310) 828-7519
• Admission: $23 ($18 seniors & students)

Pulitzer Prize-winning musical of dancers' personal stories, told in an intimate 200-seat setting, with scheduled audience talkbacks and FREE parking. No performance July 4.

Robin Kandel Exhibition at Sherry Frumkin Gallery

• Date(s): 06/26/2010 - 07/31/2010
• Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: Wed - Sat noon to 6 pm
• Location: Sherry Frumkin Gallery
• Contact: Sherry Frumkin
• Phone: (310) 397-7493
• Admission: Free

In Robin Kandel's new exhibition, "measure," at Sherry Frumkin Gallery the artist assesses herself as a physical object. The works are based on ideas percolating in the artist's imagination for a long time. The show consists of 3 videos, drawings, composite photos and a number of measuring tools. This is Robin Kandel’s second solo with the gallery.

Emeritus Student Juried Art Exhibition II

• Date(s): 07/01/2010 - 08/13/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: Opening reception on Thursday, July 1, from 5 pm to 6:30 pm
• Location: Emeritus College Art Gallery, Emeritus College, 1227 Second St.
• Phone: (310) 434-4306
• Admission: Free

The second of two juried art exhibitions featuring a variety of selected artworks by Emeritus College students. Opening reception on Thursday, July 1, from 5 pm to 6:30 pm.

A Fairytale Sing-a-Long Afternoon

• Date(s): 07/03/2010 - 09/26/2010
• 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

A sing-the-songs, dance-the-dances, get-on-the-stage, win-the-prizes, good-old-fashioned English Music Hall musical revue for kids 2 to 102! ALL JOIN IN is a delightful, interactive world premiere musical afternoon of favorite songs and scenes from such popular Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre productions as Cinderella, Alice and the Wonderful Tea Party, Barnyard Madness, All the World’s A Stage, The Amazing American Melodrama, Beauty and the Beast, Dorothy’s Adventures in Oz and more.

Like the British Musical Hall events of olde, audience members all “join in” as they sing along with their favorite characters to projected lyrics or follow along in activity-song books which they get to keep. There are prizes to win, and the chance to actively participate on stage. Guest performers, songs and stories change regularly, sometimes even from week-to-week, so come often – it’s always a different show!

26th Annual Twilight Dance Series

• Date(s): 07/08/2010 - 09/02/2010
• Recurring weekly on Thursday
• Times: 7pm
• Location: Santa Monica Pier
• Phone: (310) 458-8900
• Admission: Free

The 26th Annual Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series. Enjoy free concerts ever Thursday night at 7pm July through September 2010.

Shakespeare on the Deck

• Date(s): 07/09/2010 - 07/31/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: 7:30pm
• Location: 3116 Second Street
• Contact: Powerhouse Theatre
• Admission: FREE

The perfect summer night - ocean breeze, a glass of wine, and a Dream born of the swirling sights, sounds, and characters of our beautiful community: a Dream where Faery Queens do Yoga on the beach, and coffeehouse baristas and café cashiers rehearse plays late into the night. Shakespeare as it could only be done in Santa Monica. Come be a part of this new annual tradition. The critically acclaimed Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble will present William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the Powerhouse Theatre’s redwood Deck from July 8 – 31. As a way of showing appreciation for the ongoing support of the Santa Monica community, all performances will be offered at no cost to the public. Audience members will be invited to bring a picnic dinner or purchase food and drinks at the theatre.

"Signs of the Forest" Exhibition

• Date(s): 07/17/2010 - 08/21/2010
• Recurring weekly on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: Gallery hours: Wed-Sat, noon to 6 PM
• Location: Arena 1 Gallery
• Contact: Sabine Pearlman
• Phone: (310) 397-7456
• Admission: free

Arena 1 Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Signs of the Forest, a group exhibition about the forest, metaphorically, physically and philosophically. Each of the sixteen artists in the show has been working with nature and/or ideas about nature, and collectively their works, whether made of stones, leaves, branches, or materials which have replaced them in contemporary urban settings, ask the viewer to recall the feeling of “forest” – where the forest itself is but a signifier for nature itself. 

Artists: Kim Abeles Marsia Alexander-Clarke Vaughn Bell Joseph Kriss Bradley Carrie Burckle Marie-Laure Ilie Maddy LeMel Mary Ellen Long Luigia Martelloni John Montich Sarah Perry Tanja Rector Sue Ann Robinson Pat Warner Larry White Meeson Pae Yang Curated by Jean Clad.

Elena Perrotta Photography Exhibit

• Date(s): 07/18/2010 - 09/15/2010
• Recurring daily
• Location: Santa Monica Pier Carousel
• Admission: Free

An exhibit featuring photographs by Elena Perrotta are on display in the Carousel Building through September 15, 2010. The exhibit is open during normal Carousel business hours and closed on Tuesdays.  It is FREE!

All Join In Free Festival of Theatre

• Date(s): 07/24/2010 - 08/01/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
• Times: Sat & Sun 12:30 and 3:00 PM
• Location: Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th Street
• Contact: Santa Monica Playhouse Box Office
• Phone: (310) 394-9779 ext2
• Admission: Free

Free for all tickets to the wildly popular new musical comedy All Join In, celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Santa Monica Playhouse Family Theatre Musical Matinee Series for Kids 2 to 102. The Playhouse is offering free tickets on Saturday and Sunday, July 24-25 and July 31-August 1, at both the 12:30 and 3:00 pm performances of this delightful fairytale world sing-the-songs, hum-the-tunes, get-on-the-stage, win-the-prizes, good-old-fashioned English Musical Hall world premiere musical revue for theatre-lovers of all ages.

The All Join In Free Festival of Theatre is sponsored in part by US Bank and the City of Santa Monica Community Access and Participation (CAP) Grant and the Santa Monica Arts Commission.

Never Wonderland

• Date(s): 07/24/2010 - 08/22/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: Friday and Saturday 8pm, Sunday 2pm
• Location: Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd
• Phone: (310) 202-9229
• Admission: $20 general, $15 students, $10 children 12 and under

Theatre, dance, music and inspired storytelling leap into the Miles Memorial Playhouse as Boomkat Dance Theatre’s “Never WonderLand” kicks off its five-week run on July 24. Getting lost somewhere between London and NeverWonderLand, Peter Pan and Wonderland’s Alice, brother and sister, find a fresh start in this inventive prequel for all ages to J.M Barrie and Lewis Carroll’s beloved children’s tales.

Shakespeare Santa Monica presents Love's Labor's Lost

• Date(s): 07/29/2010 - 07/31/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: 8pm
• Location: Reed Park, Tournament Tennis Court #1, 7th and Wilshire
• Phone: (310) 270-3454
• Admission: $20 suggested donation or pay what you can. 18 and under is free.

Enjoy an outdoor production of this ridiculously fun comedy, often thought of as Shakespeare's most flamboyantly intellectual play. Shakespeare Santa Monica's mission is to offer top-notch Shakespeare to Santa Monica residents, surrounding communities and visitors.

Al Sol - Eva Armisen Artist Reception

• Date(s): 07/31/2010
• Times: 6-9pm
• Location: Hamilton Galleries, 1431 Ocean Ave
• Contact: Leigh Hamilton
• Phone: (310) 451-9983

Hamilton Galleries is pleased to present Al Sol a solo exhibition by Eva Armisen, a renown Spanish artist based in Barcelona. Eva Armisen oil paintings and etchings illustrate extrordinary forms of amusement intended to charm, shield and divert the viewer from all forces dark and dismal.

Boogie Up The Boardwalk for National Dance Day!

• Date(s): 07/31/2010
• Times: 1pm-3pm
• Location: Venice Beach Pier to Santa Monica Pier
• Contact: Sara
• Phone: (310) 876-3498
• Admission: Free, RSVP

We are building an army of "BOOGIE BRATS" and we want YOU! On July 31st, celebrate National Dance Day the SoCal way and Boogie Up the Boardwalk! Your Neighborhood Studio invites its devoted dancers as well as friends & family to participate in this one-time summer block party parade!

STAY TUNED and get ready to learn a fun, groovy routine that ANYONE can do! If you don't want to learn the choreo online, specific YNS instructors will be teaching it in their warm-ups during the week of the 31st (Instructors & class times TBA in the next week as well!!) If you don’t want to learn the choreography at all, don’t worry! The routine will be easy-to-follow grooves you can pick up that day at the event. We mainly want to get as many people there to have a fun and share their love for dance!

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): 01/27/2008
• Recurring monthly on the 4th Sunday
• Times: Every 4th 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 4th 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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Santa Monica Food Tour From Six Taste

• Date(s): 05/15/2010 - 09/25/2010
• Recurring weekly on Saturday
• Times: 10am
• Location: Exact meeting location details will be provided upon purchase of tickets
• Contact: Zerve
• Phone: (800) 979-3370

Venture into West Los Angeles and take a stroll through the famous Santa Monica Farmer's Market. View the Santa Monica pier while walking along sandy beaches. Sample delicious baked goods from Tudor House or take a bite from a Godmother Sandwich at Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery. Further explore Santa Monica's diverse culinary landscape by nibbling on famous Belgian chocolate from Leonidas, or by snacking on authentic Spanish tapas from famous Chef Joe Miller's Bar Pintxo.

Annenberg Community Beach House Docent Tours

• Date(s): 06/19/2010 - 09/06/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: 10am-4pm (Free tours 11am, Noon and 2pm)
• Location: Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Highway
• Phone: (310) 458-4904

Learn about the rich history of the Beach House from a Santa Monica Conservancy docent. Tours are free, last approximately 30 minutes, and no reservations are required.

The Marion Davies Guest House will be open the following hours: June 19 - September 6, 10am - 4pm (Free tours at 11am, Noon, and 2pm) Closed on Wednesdays. *The Guest House will be closed on July 15, 2010.

Heal One World Free Yoga

• Date(s): 06/22/2010
• Recurring weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday
• Times: Tuesdays 5:15-6:20pm, Wednesdays 1:00pm-2:00pm
• Location: 1318 2nd St, #21
• Phone: (310) 826-1971
• Admission: Free (donation only basis)

FREE (donation only basis) classes for beginners in need of Wellness Help.