Fun Things to do on the Westside in August
Things to do in Santa Monica and the Westside in August
Brought to you by your neighborhood realtor®, Maralee Grantham
See what is new in Santa Monica at the cities latest web site: www.santamonica.com
Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance –Concert series continues Thursdays at 7:30 -10:30 pm with:
August 6, Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women, amazing musicians play Texas and country rock blues, then Paul Thorn with solid rock.; August 13, The Idan Raichel Project gives us Israeli pop next Elijah Emanuel, bilingual reggae from Panamá; August 20, Venice, the folk pop group sings surf music;, then Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real plays classic rock; August 27, Lila Downs of Oaxaca, Mexico sings in her native Mixtec and with Very Be Careful you can boogie to Columbian popular Vallenato music combining earthy soul and rock.
Sky overcast? See stars at the Santa M. College $4 7pm Aug 7 and 14 smc.edu/planetarium Drescher Hall; or $7 at Griffith Park Planetarium, must go there to buy, 3 shows rotate starting at 11:45 am weekends ,last show 8:45 pm.
Free classes on Ecological living: 8/15 10 to 1 pm Montana br. Library Then sign up for 6 classes either Sun Tues Wed 7-8:30 pm Join me Wednesdays at the main library beginning 8/26; sign up quickly at www.smpl.org/liibraryevents.htm.
Skaters come to Friday Night Skates, Meet at the Cannon near the Pier skate in Santa Monica 9-11 pm then dinner and a dance http://www.fridaynightskate.org/events.shtml
Have Friends Visiting? Ask local hotels for the 3rd night free deal with a free carousel ride, bike ride, and Big Blue Pass.
Farmer’s Market Quarterly panel series: 8/27, Library 7-9 pm. LA Times food editor moderates panel. Hear about their life and the future of farming; goodies served from Sassan.
Happy Hours in Santa Monica also go to www.santamonica.com to see specials like the Shutters Tapas Tuesday nights 5pm to 10 pm, with live Spanish music and tapas; Viceroy hotel offers pool side half off cocktails after all the Thursday concerts at the Pier. Tuesday $4.95 all you can eat Taco night at La Cantina 3rd St. Promenade near Wilshire.
Jazz on the Lawn in front of City Hall 5-7 pm in August.
Annenberg Community Beach House, the nation’s only free beach club; park $4 per hour! $8 per day, ride your bike; docent tours of the guest house of Marion Davies and Wm Randolph Hearst, which you can rent and still have parties or be married (the main house was torn down and was where the new modern beach house now stands. Swim for $10 daily or $1 Monday special pass, rent umbrellas, play volleyball, courts cost $5; eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at the “Back at the Beach” restaurant, moderate prices 8 am to 8 pm. Tuesdays at the Annenberg: Aug 4 chamber music improv group; Aug 11 at 11 am Brant Chandler tells of city’s history; Aug 18 6:30 pm Red Hen Poetry explores current poetry with Jenny Factor and David St. John; Aug. 25 6:30 pm hear classical trio La Mer and their soprano Elissa Johnston www.annenbergbeachhouse.org
Museums 2 new ones set to open Santa Monica Historical Society Museum opening late 2009 at 1539 Euclid Street (310) 395-2290; Museum of Flying reopening at the airport, south side near the DC-3 monument.
Art Scene From the Angel’s Attic to the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica is home to 90 art galleries 40 works of public art; Painters go to 2912 Main Street a walk in paint studio, ned canvas only. Paint Wine and Cheese Fridays $25 5 to 7 pm http://www.paintlab.net/?p=224
Theatre in Santa Monica City Garage 1340 1/2 4th Street Alley Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-319-9939 http://www.citygarage.org/ their new play is Eugene Ionesco’s The Chairs, a fable of love, loss, and frustrated ambition Friday and Saturday 8 pm $25 and Sunday 5:30 Pay what you can.
Theatricum Botanicum continues in Topanga Canyon with 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., 310 455 3723. Plays this summer include Julius Caesar, Cymbaline, The Cherry Orchard, The Miser and Midsummer Night’s Dream; tickets start at $20; The Miser will have you rolling, Mid summer night is everyone’s favorite and Cymbaline is a gem.Free Movies Laemmle Theatre, join the mailing list web site is: www.laemmle.com/mailinglists.php
Our neighborhood organization is Wilmont for Wilshire Montana: Join for $10 annual dues. The non-profit mainly volunteer corporation was organized more than 17 years ago representing the 25,000 residents between the Ocean and 21st. and Wilshire and Montana. 310 840 2257, meetings are 3rd Mondays each month 7 pm at the Ken Edwards Cr. At 1527 4th St., parking is free. Learn what is going on; city events like the National Night Out party 8/4 free food fire/police rescue demonstrations 6-8 police dept. Discuss city issues bring up your own, they are amazing volunteers
Restaurants by area: go to http://www.santamonica.com/where-to-eat/.
Downtown Ambassadors in pink shirts and straw hats help day to late night from 10 am to 12:30 am. Community Police Officer who handles Wilshire Montana Mike Boyd; call him at 310 458 2201x 4134 cell 424 200 0684
Maralee Grantham and Associates In Pursuit of Your Dreams
Sotheby’s INTERNATIONAL REALTY maralee@maraleegrantham.com cell 310 570 6100
Brought to you by your neighborhood realtor®, Maralee Grantham
See what is new in Santa Monica at the cities latest web site: www.santamonica.com
Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance –Concert series continues Thursdays at 7:30 -10:30 pm with:
August 6, Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women, amazing musicians play Texas and country rock blues, then Paul Thorn with solid rock.; August 13, The Idan Raichel Project gives us Israeli pop next Elijah Emanuel, bilingual reggae from Panamá; August 20, Venice, the folk pop group sings surf music;, then Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real plays classic rock; August 27, Lila Downs of Oaxaca, Mexico sings in her native Mixtec and with Very Be Careful you can boogie to Columbian popular Vallenato music combining earthy soul and rock.
Sky overcast? See stars at the Santa M. College $4 7pm Aug 7 and 14 smc.edu/planetarium Drescher Hall; or $7 at Griffith Park Planetarium, must go there to buy, 3 shows rotate starting at 11:45 am weekends ,last show 8:45 pm.
Free classes on Ecological living: 8/15 10 to 1 pm Montana br. Library Then sign up for 6 classes either Sun Tues Wed 7-8:30 pm Join me Wednesdays at the main library beginning 8/26; sign up quickly at www.smpl.org/liibraryevents.htm.
Skaters come to Friday Night Skates, Meet at the Cannon near the Pier skate in Santa Monica 9-11 pm then dinner and a dance http://www.fridaynightskate.org/events.shtml
Have Friends Visiting? Ask local hotels for the 3rd night free deal with a free carousel ride, bike ride, and Big Blue Pass.
Farmer’s Market Quarterly panel series: 8/27, Library 7-9 pm. LA Times food editor moderates panel. Hear about their life and the future of farming; goodies served from Sassan.
Happy Hours in Santa Monica also go to www.santamonica.com to see specials like the Shutters Tapas Tuesday nights 5pm to 10 pm, with live Spanish music and tapas; Viceroy hotel offers pool side half off cocktails after all the Thursday concerts at the Pier. Tuesday $4.95 all you can eat Taco night at La Cantina 3rd St. Promenade near Wilshire.
Jazz on the Lawn in front of City Hall 5-7 pm in August.
Annenberg Community Beach House, the nation’s only free beach club; park $4 per hour! $8 per day, ride your bike; docent tours of the guest house of Marion Davies and Wm Randolph Hearst, which you can rent and still have parties or be married (the main house was torn down and was where the new modern beach house now stands. Swim for $10 daily or $1 Monday special pass, rent umbrellas, play volleyball, courts cost $5; eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at the “Back at the Beach” restaurant, moderate prices 8 am to 8 pm. Tuesdays at the Annenberg: Aug 4 chamber music improv group; Aug 11 at 11 am Brant Chandler tells of city’s history; Aug 18 6:30 pm Red Hen Poetry explores current poetry with Jenny Factor and David St. John; Aug. 25 6:30 pm hear classical trio La Mer and their soprano Elissa Johnston www.annenbergbeachhouse.org
Museums 2 new ones set to open Santa Monica Historical Society Museum opening late 2009 at 1539 Euclid Street (310) 395-2290; Museum of Flying reopening at the airport, south side near the DC-3 monument.
Art Scene From the Angel’s Attic to the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica is home to 90 art galleries 40 works of public art; Painters go to 2912 Main Street a walk in paint studio, ned canvas only. Paint Wine and Cheese Fridays $25 5 to 7 pm http://www.paintlab.net/?p=224
Theatre in Santa Monica City Garage 1340 1/2 4th Street Alley Santa Monica, CA 90401 310-319-9939 http://www.citygarage.org/ their new play is Eugene Ionesco’s The Chairs, a fable of love, loss, and frustrated ambition Friday and Saturday 8 pm $25 and Sunday 5:30 Pay what you can.
Theatricum Botanicum continues in Topanga Canyon with 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., 310 455 3723. Plays this summer include Julius Caesar, Cymbaline, The Cherry Orchard, The Miser and Midsummer Night’s Dream; tickets start at $20; The Miser will have you rolling, Mid summer night is everyone’s favorite and Cymbaline is a gem.Free Movies Laemmle Theatre, join the mailing list web site is: www.laemmle.com/mailinglists.php
Our neighborhood organization is Wilmont for Wilshire Montana: Join for $10 annual dues. The non-profit mainly volunteer corporation was organized more than 17 years ago representing the 25,000 residents between the Ocean and 21st. and Wilshire and Montana. 310 840 2257, meetings are 3rd Mondays each month 7 pm at the Ken Edwards Cr. At 1527 4th St., parking is free. Learn what is going on; city events like the National Night Out party 8/4 free food fire/police rescue demonstrations 6-8 police dept. Discuss city issues bring up your own, they are amazing volunteers
Restaurants by area: go to http://www.santamonica.com/where-to-eat/.
Downtown Ambassadors in pink shirts and straw hats help day to late night from 10 am to 12:30 am. Community Police Officer who handles Wilshire Montana Mike Boyd; call him at 310 458 2201x 4134 cell 424 200 0684
Maralee Grantham and Associates In Pursuit of Your Dreams
Sotheby’s INTERNATIONAL REALTY maralee@maraleegrantham.com cell 310 570 6100
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