January Fun Things to do in Santa Monica and the Westside

Have Fun and Everything Else will Fall into Place

Brought to you by Your Neighborhood Realtor, Maralee Grantham see also on blog maraleegrantham.com

THEATRE/ CONCERTS: LA Theatre Works 1/21-23 University of Notre Dame visiting company presents RFK: A Journey to Justice 7:30
except Sat 7 pm $36.;UCLA Royce Hall Los Lobos 1/30 8 pm $40, 28;: Thurs., Jan 21 THURSDAY EVENINGS WITH L.A. OPERA — The
fourth of a free series of presentations about five upcoming operas (before heading out to see them) is Behind the Scenes in Opera, 7 p.m. at
the Main Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 458-8600 or www.smpl.org/.; Miles Theatre: 1/ 8 to 2/ 6,
Santa Monica’s landmark theater hosts an eclectic line-up of music every Friday and readings of Pulitzer Prize-winning
American dramas every Saturday night beginning at 8pm. Come as early as 7pm to warm up and get a snack-1/9 hear Thornton
Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth", local singers song writers 1/22 and Guitar 1/15.)located at Wilshire and Lincoln
FUN ,FUN: Voice Your Opinion a la London's Hyde Park, stand on an especially provided soap box every Sunday in Palisades Park
(intersection of Ocean Av. and SM Blvd)., Santa Monica 10 am to noon; SM Outdoor Antique Market, 1/24 this month held on 4th Sunday, 6
am to 3 pm at Airport in the lot at Bundy and Airport Ave. Ph 323 933 2511, admission $7 early in from 6 to 8 then $5; Support the SM Malibu
School system attend the John Muir school Ocean Park Blvd. and Lincoln, high end flea market. 1st and 3rd Sat. of Month 8 am to 3 pm
contact Diana Rogers 310 570 6483, $1 admission; Read Your Poetry or Prose weekly on Thurs. at the Novel Café 212 Pier, SM, 310 396
8566. Griffith Park Observatory new First Fri each month 1/8, free programs, info 213 473 0800;; UCLA Live Los Lobos Sat 8 pm 1/30
$40.213-473-0800
ENVIRONMENT: Green Garden Academy SM Public library Sats. 10-1; City of Santa Monica Green Living Workshop begins Mon. 1/11 at
SM Yoga 7:15-8:45pm 1640 Ocean Park; Beach clean up Sat.'s 9 am-11, to find the schedule and sign up e mail: WLAM Surfrider
[webmaster@surfriderwlam.org]; SM Library Green Living Workshop 7 to 8:30 pm, Wed. 1/13; Green Garden Workshop SM Public Library
Sat.'s 10 am to 1 pm www.sustainablesm.org/landscape..
VOLUNTEER: PACT (positive alternative choices today) teach work ethics or mentor young people 310 313 4119, www.pactla.org, M-Fri.
1pm-6 pm, located in Mar Vista.
SERENITY: Jan 1/5-1/17 Women's in Retreat at Serra Malibu, 3401 Serra rd. 310 456 6631 If you have not driven past the gate, do it- see
the neighborhood, beautiful Retreat Center, great view!; Martin Luther King Day 1/18 join Santa Monica College for a multi ethnic
inspirational program at SGI, 525 Wilshire Mon. begins 9 am.
DANCE: Salsa, Meringue etc. Joslyn Park Aud. Wed. 1/13-3/3, 8:30-9:30 pm $48 res.; Wed. Weekly Dance Lessons, Salsa Rumba etc. at
SM Bay Women's Club 1210 4th St. 310 487 0911 $10 lesson 7 pm to 7:40 pm
ACTING: Promenade Playhouse, go to a Friday stand-up comedy open mike 9:30pm, take acting classes, evenings learn Meisner,
Strasberg from accredited coaches who bring casting directors promenadeplayhouse.com,(310) 656 – 8070 ext. 17 Promenade Playhouse
continues with stand up comedy Sat.'.s $12, 9 pm
Santa Monica: ICE skating ends 1/31, only $10 skate all day.
DOG Training: Memorial Park $65 res. $72 non-r. Sessions start Sat 9- 10:00 a.m., 1/16 for 5 weeks. Do not bring dog first session.
MUSEUMS: Skirball: 310 440 4500,; Autry and Southwest Museums: SW has Secrets of Braun Research Library Sat., 1/23, 2pm-3, "100
years of collecting", Autry has "Native Women in Film" Sun. 1/24 2 pm; Sun.1/30 "Women n Hard Times lecture continues with Families in the
west".2-4 pm. Continuing is the most amazing collection of Indian baskets and the Yosemite photographic expo comparing landscapes of 100
years ago to the erosion of today; LACMA Jean Paul Belmondo Film Festival 1/15 and 1/16, Fri. 7:30 Mississippi Mermaids and Sat, one at
7:30 and 9:40, 1/22-/23 the epic films of Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky; Getty Thurs 7 pm 1/14 Rembrandt: Draftsman documentary brings
his studio to life; Hammer, Westwood Rembrandt prints Sun 3 pm 1/10.
NETWORKING: Santa Monica Chamber: Wed. 1/13 is Business at Sunset mixer at Studio 1452 on 1452 2nd St. 1/21 State of the City hear
LA county economic Dev Corp speaker and Frank McCourt 1/26 is Speed Networking-well worth attending Networking for Professionalsscratch
them off your list they need to work on their delivery here in Santa Monica; Mar Vista is starting a new chamber. Look for new Mar
Vista Chamber to stimulate business-where is downtown Mar Vista, see Venice Blvd. near Inglewood Blvd. ;Pacific Palisades Chamber
mixer Tues1/12 Pearl Dragon 15229 Sunset Blvd. ;West LA Chamber 1/6 7 am First Wed always a breakfast, Women's Network meeting Tues
1/26 5:30 $25 non-members.
HOMEBUYING: my clients, men and women are finding the "Trilllion Dollar Woman's guide to Make Buying and Remodeling Decisions",
helpful when going through that stressful time.
Maralee Grantham and Associates In Pursuit of Your Dreams
Sotheby’s INTERNATIONAL REALTY maralee@maraleegrantham.com cell 310 570 6100