Upcoming events in the city of Santa Monica.
Los Angeles Streetsblog, Santa Monica Next, Santa Monica Spoke, and the Echo Park Film Center are proud to present “Observations from an Emerging Bicycle Culture” in Santa Monica and at the Film Center this October. The multi-media presentation will be…
This week, test trains will start running again along the Expo line in Santa Monica, a new, multi-modal vision for Lincoln Boulevard will go before the Planning Commission, and New Orleans jazz takes the Pier for the penultimate Twilight Concert…
Summer may be winding down, but that doesn’t you have to slow down. This week, join Santa Monica Spoke for Handlebar Happy at El Cholo, see Jefferson Starship perform at the Santa Monica Pier, help the Council figure out how…
Mark yer calendars, mateys! Summer still has a few weeks left, so let’s make sure these days are packed. This week, the Twilight Pier Concert offers up some indie rock, Jazz on the Lawn returns to Stewart Park, Picnic on…
Time is running out to get your tickets for Santa Monica Next’s summer cocktail party this Saturday. Join us at the Ocean Park home of Santa Monica Next steering committee member Abby Arnold for a chance to share food, signature cocktails,…
At its annual meeting Thursday morning, Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. — the nonprofit that oversees the city’s thriving core — celebrated the district’s growth and continued success as a world-renowned destination while welcoming coming changes. At the morning gathering in…
There is plenty to keep your summer afternoons and evenings busy this week. Everyone’s favorite transit-oriented storytelling show, BUSted! is back in Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Public Library is headed back to the beach this week, you can spend…
Do you like Santa Monica Next? Do you appreciate our point of view? Are you a fan of our thoughtful coverage of important issues facing our community? As a nonprofit publication, we rely on supporters like you to help us keep the…
Can you give up driving to work and walk instead for a month? If you can, you could win some decent prizes as part of Santa Monica’s 2015 Commuter Challenge, designed to get people to rethink their daily commute. According…
There’s always something to look forward to here. This week’s highlights include National Night Out with the Santa Monica Police Department, a lineup of Australian talent at the Twilight Pier concert, help plan the future of Lincoln Blvd., another picnic…
“The Santa Monica Life” is a weekly roundup of the local fun, food, drinks, and lifestyle goings-on in Santa Monica. When the fun is so close, it’s easy to leave the car at home and walk, bike, or bus to…
To plan for the future of our city, we must first rediscover our personal pasts. That is the philosophy underlying the “Place It!” workshops, run by artist and urban planner James Rojas, which invite participants to plan the future through…
It’s Monday again and what better time to start planning the week ahead. This week, city officials want your input on Santa Monica’s second universally accessible playground; the Twilight Concert Series continues; and, you can soak your boss for charity…
This week, there’s a bunch of exciting stuff, including “Santa Monica 2030,” an evening of urban planning through play with James Rojas, Latin jazz at the Pier, more picnics on the Promenade, and a trip to the Annenberg Beach House with the…
2015 is an exciting time for transportation innovation in Los Angeles. We have a rapidly-expanding frequent transit and bicycle network. Technological innovation has already brought us reliable point-to-point mobility for passengers, real-time transit arrival and traffic incident information, and even…
