LIVE FROM THE LA OPERA STAGE TO THE BIG SCREEN AT THE SANTA MONICA PIER

Saturday, October 17, 2026
Pre-show activities begin at 4:00pm
Broadcast begins at 6:00pm
Santa Monica Pier: 200 Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica, CA 90401

A Celebration by the sea! ONE DAY · ONE BEACH · ONE COMMUNITY

She captivates. They unravel. That’s where the danger begins. Gather your blankets and lawn chairs, pack your picnic, and come experience the music and drama of Carmen under the stars. A fleeting romance unleashes a storm of passion, jealousy, and a deadly love triangle in this brand-new production packed with Spanish Gothic flair, plus fan-favorite tunes like the Toreador Song and the Habanera.

This event is free to attend and open to all ages.
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The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag WARNING for parts of LA County, including northern Santa Monica, on Thurs 10/15 - Fri 10/16. Wind gusts could reach up to 30 mph, with risks of tree damage, power outages, and rapid spread of wildfires.

On Friday, October 9, at approximately 9:30 PM, a vehicle traveling west on Indiana Avenue in Venice struck a parked pickup truck, veered into my rental property, and destroyed the sliding driveway gate and adjoining street-facing fence. Both now require complete replacement.

The incident was captured on security video, but the vehicle's license plate is difficult to read due to glare or overexposure.

Victims hope someone recognizes the vehicle or has additional security-camera footage that might help identify the driver.

**The accident occurred on Indiana Avenue between 6th and 7th Avenues.** The vehicle continued west toward 6th Avenue after the collision.

If you recognize the vehicle, witnessed the accident, or have relevant footage, ploease report to police.

A Celebration by the sea! ONE DAY · ONE BEACH · ONE COMMUNITY

Main Basketball Court at Muscle BeachVenice, CA

Monday, October 26 • 12 PM - 7:30 PM

The Venice Yoga Festival & Block Party is a free, family-friendly community celebration bringing together yoga, wellness, music, art, culture, and local businesses in the heart of Venice. The festival features yoga and wellness sessions, live music and kirtan, workshops and talks, and a community bazaar showcasing local vendors and artisans.

At the heart of the festival is a larger mission: to help bring life back to the Venice Recreation Center and Boardwalk and make this iconic part of Venice a vibrant, welcoming and family-friendly gathering place again. With the City investing in the area, including a new children's play space, we hope to contribute by bringing families, artists, musicians and the community back together — while preserving the creativity and character that make Venice unique.

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Halloween Veg Fest with pumpkin decorating, free face painting, a costume contest, trick-or-treating, music, and environmental education.

Pali Veg Fest is back, and this time we’re celebrating Halloween 🎃

Join Resilient Palisades on Sunday, October 25 from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Palisades Village Green for an afternoon of vegan food, free face painting, pumpkin decorating, slime, live music, costumes, environmental activities, native plants, rebuilding resources and time together as a community.

This will be our 15th Pali Veg Fest, and we’re making this one especially fun for families. Costumes are encouraged, and we’ll have a costume contest with prizes, Halloween activities and plenty to explore throughout the Village Green.

What’s happening at Pali Veg Fest

Vegan food + treats

Come hungry! We’ll have food and treats from:

• Hnoi’s Kitchen
• Soul Feels Good Vegan Garden
• Cookies A’More
• A’SMORE

The Building Decarbonization Coalition + Franklin Energy will also be hosting a live induction cooking demonstration with free plant based food samples.

Halloween fun

• FREE face painting with Kind Paints
• Pumpkin decorating
• Slime
• Costume contest
• Prizes and giveaways
• Halloween fun throughout the Palisades Village Green

Environmental activities + native plants

Heal the Bay is bringing the MonSTRAWsity and the infamous Bag Monster, along with hands on watershed and ocean education.

You’ll also be able to meet:

• Fire Safe Palisades
• Plant Based Treaty
• TreePeople
• California Native Plant Society
• Public Lands Native Nursery
• Athens Services
• LADWP

Expect native plants, pollinator friendly seeds, wildfire preparedness information, waste sorting activities, environmental education and more.

Rebuilding + community resources

Meet organizations working directly with the Palisades community, including:

• The Foothill Catalog Foundation
• Los Angeles Public Library
• FireScore AI

Clean energy + solar

Talk directly with local clean energy experts from:

• Simply Solar
• California Solar Electric

If you’re rebuilding, considering solar and batteries, or just want to understand your options, this is a chance to ask questions in person.

Live music

The Amazing Music Store Band will be performing throughout the afternoon.

All food and products at Pali Veg Fest are fully vegan.

Come in costume 👻

We’ll see you at the Palisades Village Green.

Palisades Village Green
15280 Sunset Boulevard
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Sunday, October 25, 2026
11 AM to 2 PM

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Santa Monica Police are called when a woman goes ito Perry's Beach Cafe and starts screamig and acting aggressively to staff and customers.

Pacific Coast Highway will be reduced to one lane in each direction from Topanga Canyon Blvd to Coastline Dr from 9PM to 5AM nightly Monday 10/12 till Friday 10/16 for slope repair.

Kids Halloween Surf Contest!

Put on your best costume & join us Halloween morning in Santa Monica for a spooky surf contest! Our Halloween Surf Contest offers the same fun atmosphere and support as our Aqua Surf Camps — with costumes, contest and prizes to celebrate the spooky season!

Join us for some killer costumes, monster moves, and scary-good surfing at Tower 28 in Santa Monica!

Date: Saturday, October 31st

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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It's time for the 3rd annual Kooky Spooky costume surf at Topanga Bay on Halloween day! Hosted by LA Kooky Surfer Girls. This year we're kicking off the morning with a beach cleanup followed by a costume contest & surf! There will be awards & prizes handed out so get creative!

Schedule
8:30am-9am Beach Cleanup
9am-9:30am Show off your costume/photos
9:30am-10:45am SURF!!!
11am Award Ceremony w/ prizes!

We’re making this a potluck if you feel like sharing, so please bring a treat if you’d like to avoid any tricks 😈 Everyone is welcome!! ☺️ Link to RSVP/partiful in bio so we have a rough idea of headcount and we'll use it to share pics/day of deets!

Special thanks to our founder Sarah for making this beautiful, 100% human-made flier art!

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