Surfing in the rain at the Venice Breakwater on January 14. Video edited from our Instagram Story footage of this day.

Join us at the Santa Monica Pier once a month for a curated series for locals. Gather your friends and family and head down to the Pier for amazing entertainment including youth activities, a car show, local DJs and live music from local bands, art exhibits, and so much more! You really won't want to miss out on this incredible and unique outdoor setting to unwind with friends and loved ones all while celebrating Santa Monica.

March 16th, 3 - 9PM

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The Venice Love Fest 💗 on Saturday, March 18th, 2023. 11am - 7pm in downtown Mar Vista, on Venice Blvd. Billed as the "ultimate weekend adventure".

Stroll the fest grounds as you enjoy a day filled with musical performances, activities for the entire family, Shop local artists & designers, musical performances, food trucks, beer gardens, Vintage Car Show, and so much more! ☮️🫶🏽🎶

The Fest will be located in between Centinela & Inglewood Blvd. The city has closed Venice Blvd. for this event. The event will be held in the street.

Date and time
Sun, March 18, 2023,
11:00 AM – 7:00 PM PDT

Location
12257 Venice Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90066

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Project Save Our Surf returns to Tower 26 to clean the beach. Buckets, gloves and light snacks will be provided.

Sat, March 11, 2023,
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST

Santa Monica Beach Tower 26
2559 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Come join Project Save Our Surf for a fun afternoon of music and refreshments cleaning the beach. Buckets and gloves will also be provided for the cleanup. Connect with others in Los Angeles working to support our environment.



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The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit purple, green and white on Wednesday, March 8 in recognition of International Women’s Day.

Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier celebrates Women’s History Month with a special lighting of the Pacific Wheel on March 8, International Women’s Day.

This special light program on the Ferris wheel features purple, green and white, the colors of International Women’s Day that signify justice, dignity, and hope.

This special lighting event will take place on the evening of Wednesday, March 8. The Ferris wheel lights can be seen from dusk until 11:35 PM each evening.

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at around 5pm, according to Public Information Officer Lieutenant Flores, Santa Monica Police Officers and fire personnel responded to a call about a male who was down at Palisades Park. Upon arrival, they discovered that the man, who was homeless, had passed away. The cause of death is not yet known, but there were no signs of foul play. It appears to be an overdose according to the officers investigating."

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Trash Interceptor 007 hard at work after a storm that brought 7” of rain to the LA Basin. Interceptor 007 collected approximately 11 tons of trash, plastic, and debris during the major storm events from February 24-27. The 11.6 tons of plastic, trash and debris was offloaded for disposal or recycling.

To date, Interceptor 007 has prevented more than 110,000 pounds (55 tons) of trash and debris from reaching the Santa Monica Bay and local beaches since its launch in October 2022.

The Los Angeles County Beaches and Harbors Dept. has closed the Point Dume access road at the end of Westward Beach Road due to a debris flow onto the road from a property on Birdview Avenue and potential land shift and bluff failure, with concern for more. The public should avoid the area, beware falling rocks and debris and land movement. No current estimate for reopening.

Join the conversation with the creative minds behind the ascendance of surf culture and its crossover to fashion and retail.

Randy Hild and our guests all worked with designer Clive Piercy over a ten-year period. Their groundbreaking collaboration came to define surf culture as we understand it today.

Moderator: Randy Hild (formerly Quiksilver/creative consultant)

Panel Guests:
1. Steve Jones: Visual Director and Quiksilver/Roxy store designer
2. Maria Barnes : ‘Quiksilver - Alex Goes’ Director
3. Lissa Zwahlen: Roxy and ‘Quiksilver - Alex Goes’ Designer

Sat, March 11, 2023,
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PST

Art Center College of Design
1700 Lida
Street Pasadena, CA 91103

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