Santa Monica Bay Events

10/23/2023

Don't miss this important event, register today!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/countering-truth-decay-a-community-conversation-tickets-718846969637?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/16/2023

Tomorrow's the big day! Who's joining us for the Second Chances Celebration at The Salvation Army West's Adult Rehabilitation Center in Santa Monica?

The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) officers, graduates, local politicians, community influencers and local celebrities are celebrating the launch of “Second Chances” - a year-long campaign designed to bring greater awareness to the issue of recovery. Attendees are invited to post their reflections on what choices they might have made differently on an 8’ x 12’ Red Wall that will remain up throughout the year. The event will include tours of the Santa Monica ARC, part of the nation’s most successful network of residential, no-fee, six-month adult drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. And there will be a pop up second chances auction with curated one of a kind items available exclusively for purchase at the event.

Go here to RSVP: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ejp0gmwrc208c0aa&llr=yu9zu65ab&showPage=true

05/03/2023

SANTA MONICA WINE AUCTION
Sunday, May 7
4:00pm – 7:00pm
An afternoon of fine wine and delicious food, featuring 30 amazing wineries and local restaurants under the Fig tree at the Fairmont Miramar to benefit the Santa Monica Education Foundation. Click here for tickets and sponsorships.

01/03/2023

Jan 16 at JAMS -- program and resource fair. Free admission. Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The flyer for the 2023 Celebration.

05/17/2022

Have you registered to walk or run? If not, just do it! For the youth and some exercise at the SM Pier and boardwalk.

We only have 10 more days until the 2nd Annual Rick Crocker 5K Challenge! There is still time to register @ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-rick-crocker-5k-run-walk-challenge-tickets-310613853397

10/10/2020

Buy a ticket or log on for free to see the program and bid on the auction items. Honorees: League of Women Voters of Santa Monica and Frontline Healthcare Providers.Here's the link to register: https://SMHM2020.givesmart.com

07/02/2020

Living in the Future’s Past”
Online Screening and Q&A with the Director
July 7, 2020 6:00 pm

In this beautifully photographed tour de force of original thinking, Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges shares the screen with scientists, profound thinkers and a dazzling array of Earth’s living creatures to reveal eye-opening concepts about ourselves and our past, providing fresh insights into our subconscious motivations and their unintended consequences.

Living in the Future’s Past shows how no one can predict how major changes might emerge from the spontaneous actions of the many. How energy takes many forms as it moves through and animates everything. How, as we come to understand our true connection to all there is, we will need to redefine our expectations, not as what we will lose, but what we might gain by preparing for something different.

A link to the event will be sent to you once you register. This is a FREE event! but you must register! https://sw-livinginfuturespast.eventbrite.com.

This event is presented by the City of Santa Monica’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment and Sustainable Works.

More info on santamonicabayevents.net

06/17/2020

Celebrate Juneteenth virtually this Saturday. Check out the program, register for free and let's "move forward together.."

Join the City of Santa Monica, founder LaVerne Ross, and community members for an online Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 20th from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. to commemorate America’s second Independence Day, the day enslaved people in Texas were freed two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This year’s online event themed Moving Forward Together comes as our society considers the continued inequities Black Americans and Communities of Color have faced since that first Juneteenth.
The program will be emceed by community member Kathleen Benjamin and will include:
• Traditional opening drum call performed by Chazz Ross
• Welcome and introduction prepared by founder LaVerne Ross and read by Kathleen Benjamin
• A panel discussion introduced by Eula Fritz, with presenters Dr. Kim R. Harris, Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University and Captain Darrick Jacob of the Santa Monica Police Department
• Musical performance by Aaron Nigel Smith presented in collaboration with The Broad Stage
To attend the event on Saturday, simply visit https://bit.ly/juneteenthsm. If you join from a mobile device, follow these steps:
1. Open this link: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/rtqzccdf
2. Download the app if you don’t have it already.
3. Enter event ID: rtqzccdf
The City has been celebrating Juneteenth since 1992 thanks to the leadership of LaVerne Ross whose family had been celebrating Juneteenth from their days in Texas before she and her family relocated to Santa Monica in the 1950s. Juneteenth 2020 is presented in collaboration with Human Services Division, Santa Monica Public Library and Juneteenth Celebration Committee.
For questions, email [email protected] or call 310-458-8688.

05/08/2020

If you want to match the $100 high bid, please do so by 2 pm today. Email: [email protected]. We'll give you the link for the donation and get delivery info from you for the Gilbert's dinner for 4 on Sunday. Come on, Santa Monica!

05/06/2020

Santa Monica: Less than 48 hours to participate - bid on a meal for 4 from Gilbert's El Indio restaurant with 100% of the proceeds going to the Westside Food Bank. It's a Mother's Day special so celebrate the holiday or send locally to a "mom." .Flyer has details. Special includes a pitcher of margaritas and SM delivery. You can send your bid in per the flyer or em: [email protected].

05/05/2020

Santa Monica: here's a great deal! Gilbert's El Indio restaurant is raising $$ for the Westside Food Bank. It's a Mother's Day special so celebrate the holiday or send this locally to a "mom." And all proceeds go to the Westside Food Bank. Flyer has all the details. Check it out and help out!

04/20/2020

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: On Wednesday 4/22 at 5 pm, the City of Santa Monica’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment and Sustainable Works are proud to present:

The Biggest Little Farm Online Screening in Honor of Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Director and Farmer John Chester

THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature. Through dogged perseverance and embracing the opportunity provided by nature’s conflicts, the Chester’s unlock and uncover a biodiverse design for living that exists far beyond their farm, its seasons, and our wildest imagination.

Featuring breathtaking cinematography, captivating animals, and an urgent message to heed Mother Nature’s call, THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM provides us all a vital blueprint for better living and a healthier planet.

The event will take place Online – An email with the film link & password as well as the Zoom information will be sent to all registrants the morning of April 22nd!

Q&A
A Q&A via Zoom with John Chester will follow the screening. Emmy-winning director John Chester has been a filmmaker and television director for the last 25 years. His latest project The Biggest Little Farm, is a feature-length film that chronicles the epic 8-year story of Apricot Lane Farms, the regenerative farm he and his wife Molly started in 2011.

Laura Avery, Retired Santa Monica Farmers Market Supervisor and Soil Health Advocate, will host the Q & A.

This is a FREE event!
But you must register at

Join Us Online to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day with a Screening of The Biggest Little Farm followed by a Q&A with Director and Farmer John Chester THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmla...