The OPEN Daily : Family Fun


21st Annual Santa Monica Festival Saturday May 19

May 10, 2012 at 11:28 pm
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opensantamonica.net - The Santa Monica Festival offers a free, fun-filled, family day of music, dance, art workshops, food and more on Saturday May 19 from 11am to 6pm at Clover Park.

Los Angeles School of Gymnastics Summer Camp Open House in Culver City

May 10, 2012 at 7:00 pm
culvercity.patch.com - Summer is almost here and there are a slew of camps available for local Culver City kids. But how do you choose which one? Well, if your child has a penchant for tumbling, cartwheeling and leaping, then maybe a gymnastics camp is the way to go. Find out if you and your kids are interested [...]

21st Annual Santa Monica Festival

May 10, 2012 at 5:39 pm
Santa Monica Festival
In the heart of California’s most beautiful beachfront city, the 21st annual Santa Monica Festival brings together the community while highlighting the dynamic connection between the City’s businesses, arts and environment, providing ideas and solutions for a greener, healthier and more sustainable lifestyle. The festival offers something for everyone with an array of interactive activities, live music and dance, fitness and food. Admission, parking and bike valet are free.

Motocross Pro Riders Freestyle on Venice Beach

May 9, 2012 at 11:30 pm
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laist.com - Freestyle motocross riders performed high-flying stunts at the Venice Beach Boardwalk.

Venice Arts is Accepting New Students for Summer Media Arts Camp 2012

May 9, 2012 at 9:00 pm
www.openmarvista.net - Hello!   We are Venice Arts, a non-profit organization providing free and low-cost multimedia arts programming for youth and adults.  This summer from July 2nd - July 27th, we are holding our third annual Summer Media Arts Summer Camp!   We will be offering week long youth workshops (at our newly renovated gallery space) in [...]

Culver City Classic Car Show this Saturday

May 8, 2012 at 11:10 pm
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blogging.la - One of our area's vintage cars, spotted in Santa Monica One of my pleasures of living in the relatively dry SoCal climate is our thriving classic car culture. Part of that culture will be on display this Saturday, as downtown Culver City hosts its “Crusing Back to the 50s“ car show right out on Culver [...]

Caine’s Arcade Goes Viral in Mar Vista

May 7, 2012 at 6:00 pm
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marvistamom.com - A group of Mar Vista kids were inspired by the story of a Boyle Heights boy who built a cardboard arcade that became the subject of a flash mob and YouTube video that went viral and racked up over 2.5 million views. The Mar Vista locals constructed their own version of the cardboard arcade.

Santa Monica Presents Cinco de Mayo Festival Sunday

May 6, 2012 at 8:46 am
www.santamonicadispatch.com - The City of Santa Monica’s Cinco de Mayo Festival will be held on Sunday, May 6, noon to 5 p.m. at Virginia Avenue Park. Enter your salsa recipe in the Homemade Salsa Tasting contest, play Lotería and win prizes, or participate in the Traditional Fashion Contest. Games, rides and crafts for children, too.

Cinco de Mayo Festival at Mar Vista Farmer’s Market Sunday, May 6th

May 4, 2012 at 6:00 pm
Cinco de Mayo at Mar Vista Farmer's Market
marvistamom.com - Come for the food, stay for the party!

West LA’s Bundy Triangle Park Reopens (Just) for Earth Day

April 23, 2012 at 5:52 pm
la.curbed.com - A year ago, Westsider Joel Epstein pleaded in the Huffington Post for the reopening of West LA's neighborhood park at Bundy and Santa Monica Blvd.--the green space has been locked up for more than a decade, following the murder of a transient. The area is woefully underserved by parks, so it was nice to see [...]

Kite Festival Fills The Skies At Santa Monica Beach

April 22, 2012 at 9:00 am
www.smmirror.com - More than a thousand people, neophytes and expert kite flyers alike, participated alongside renowned kite artists who drove in or flew in to Santa Monica in order to share their love for the art of kite flying against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean this last Saturday and Sunday. Multicolored kites of birds, bees, and [...]

The 9-Year-Old Founder of Caine’s Arcade Tells Us What It’s Like to Be the Coolest Kid in America

April 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm
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laist.com - While shooting goals through a playing field of little green toy soldiers with the afternoon rush of his dad's auto parts store buzzing around him he discussed school, playing games, fame, fortune, business ethos, and happiness. Caine gave LAist a tour of all of his arcade games...sfter completing his homework, of course. [ more › [...]