Upcoming events in the city of Santa Monica.
Via Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation press release. The Sand & Sea Ball, a gala dinner and dance competition produced by Arthur Murray Santa Monica on May 21, 2017, raised $45,000 for the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation. About 200 guests attended…
The following comes via Santa Monica College press release. Rayford Brown was homeless, and restarted his pursuit of a college education on academic probation. Isabel Castillo is a DREAMer and a sexual assault survivor who refused to give up in…
“Chain Reaction,” the anti-nuclear sculpture by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad, will be re-dedicated on June 26 to mark the culmination of rehab work and the installation of a new “peace garden” around the base of the 26-foot…
BACK TO ACTION FOR SPRING LEAGUE TEAMS AFTER MEMORIAL DAY BREAK ALL FOUR LEAGUE CHAMPIONS TO BE DECIDED THIS WEEKEND After a lengthy break without any games, it’s do-or-die time for at least 8 teams as the battle for the…
On Saturday, June 3, the Santa Monica Conservancy will celebrate Nick Gabaldón Day in commemoration of the Santa Monica resident who is known as L.A.’s first documented surfer of African-American and Latino descent. The celebration will run from 9 a.m. to…
Via Santa Monica Police Activities League press release. Nine Santa Monica Police Activities, PAL, kids are rich with mentors, family and friends, as well as rich in scholarship funds totaling $21,000 as presented by the Chris Carrey PAL Education Scholarship…
What can Santa Monica learn about creating a better city to a ride a bike in from one of the bike-friendliest cities in the Americas? Find out on Wednesday, May 31, as Santa Monica Spoke hosts Chris Morfas, senior adviser to…
Via Santa Monica College press release. The Santa Monica College Foundation (SMCF)—a nonprofit that supports the educational endeavors of Santa Monica College (SMC) students—will hold its annual scholarship ceremony at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 10 at the SMC Pavilion…
Via city of Santa Monica press release. On Monday, May 29th, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., Santa Monica’s historic Woodlawn Cemetery, Mausoleum & Mortuary will host the City’s 79th annual observance of Memorial Day. Presented by a consortium of local charitable and…
Summer is around the corner and in Santa Monica for more than 30 years that has meant free concerts on the Pier. The lineup for the 33rd annual Twilight Concert Series, sponsored by Snap, Inc., is out today and includes…
LAST TWO UNBEATENS GO DOWN, AS LEAGUE TOP SPOTS GO THROUGH MAJOR SHAKEUP TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS BEGIN TO TAKE SHAPE LEAGUE DIRECTOR HOSPITALIZED DURING GAME ACTION In another important and certainly rather tumultuous week, action continued in the Spring youth basketball…
Via city of Santa Monica. This post is by Jason Kligier, senior transportation planner. With over 100 miles of bikeways, Breeze Bike Share stations across town, convenient bike parking, relatively flat terrain, and gorgeous weather, Santa Monica is without a doubt…
Via Santa Monica College press release. The Santa Monica College Public Policy Institute (PPI) presents its 6th Annual Spring Symposium May 8-11, 2017. The theme for this year’s symposium is “Liberty and Justice for All !?#$*: Californians as Guardians of…
Fans of young adult fiction turned out in droves this past Saturday for the Yallwest Festival at Santa Monica High School. More than 100 YA authors were on hand for book signings and giveaways, as well as author panels and…
The colorful mural painted on two long concrete walls under the Santa Monica Freeway along the Stewart Street underpass in Santa Monica tells the story of the Pico neighborhood surrounding it. The mural was created in 1983 by Ann Elizabeth…
