LOCAL EVENTS: Westwood - Brentwood

Westwood

Burt Lancaster: A Centennial Celebration

Saturday, June 15 — Sunday, June 30

UCLA Hammer Museum, Billy Wilder Theater, Westwood

A true American original, the Archive is pleased to celebrate Lancaster’s enduring legacy with this retrospective featuring classic and rare titles from throughout his career.

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Westwood

Rahim Shahryari in Concert

Saturday, June 22, 8 pm

Royce Hall, UCLA, Westwood

Azerbaijani singer and qarmon player Rahim Shahryari performs at Royce Hall for the first time. Shahryari will perform folk classics, as well as new pop Azeri and Turkish songs from a variety of song writers, including Shahryari himself.

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Featured Events

Kids/Teens On Stage (Ages 4 - 17)

Registering Now: Summer Camps

Register NOW programs run all summer
Novice to Advanced. Each week brings something new.

Santa Monica Locations: (310) 314-0035 / LINK: www.kidsonstage.com

Kids/Teens On Stage is a highly acclaimed, award-winning theater and performing arts company for toddlers, kids, young adults and teens. We provide high-quality programs. Whether this is your child’s first theater experience or they have been performing since they could talk…our programs are for everyone.

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Featured Local Schools

Celebrating more than sixty years of Academic Excellence

Corpus Christi School

Corpus Christi Catholic K-8 Elementary and Middle School

890 Toyopa Drive, Pacific Palisades
For Information call - (310) 454-6615

Corpus Christi school is a K-8 coed Catholic School which strives to provide an education that develops the “whole child,” incorporating top academic standards, the promotion of personal responsibility within a spiritual-based nurturing environment. Educators deliver a diverse, cutting-edge curriculum including a one-to-one iPad program to support this philosophy. Service based learning and community outreach inspires each child with a greater appreciation of their global communities and others. An engaging and developmental curriculum prepares each student for academic and personal success through confidence, critical thinking and inspiring a thirst for knowledge.

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Live Theatre

Los Angeles

“Just Imagine”

Saturdays & Sundays, June 8 – August 25

Hayworth Theatre, 2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles

Backed by a live band, Tim Piper channels John Lennon in the smash hit, multimedia rock ‘n roll tribute that celebrates Lennon’s life and music. Written and directed by Steve Altman, Just Imagine intertwines John Lennon’s songs with the stories behind them to create a unique and electrifying multimedia concert experience.

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Topanga

Theatricum Botanicum: Two of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies

Through September 29 - See website for schedule

Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd, Topanga

Opposites attract, and forces of nature and desire bring lovers together with unexpected results. Theatricum Botanicum kicks off its 40th Anniversary season with two of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Ellen Geer and Theatricum’s signature production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, co-directed by Willow Geer and Melora Marshall, hits the boards. Both plays will continue in repertory throughout the summer.

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Art & Museums

Santa Monica

Anywhere: Selected Works by Rebeca Méndez

Daily through June 24, 9am - 4pm

Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Hwy, Santa Monica

Anywhere includes photographs captured during GLOW Artist in Residence Rebeca Méndez’s travels to Iceland, a place she frequents for its unusual geological and climate phenomena. Curated by Marc Pally, Artistic Director, GLOW.

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Downtown - Grammy Museum

Ringo: Peace & Love

Special Exhibit throughout the Summer

Grammy Museum, 800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles

Ringo: Peace & Love is both the first major exhibit ever dedicated to a drummer and the first to explore the extraordinary career of the 7-time GRAMMY Award® winner. The scope of exhibit spans Ringo’s early life growing up in Liverpool, from Raving Texans turned Rory Storm, from The Beatles, to becoming a solo artist and then to the All Starrs with whom he is on tour now – this unique collection brings together diverse artifacts, rare and never before seen photographs, documents, personal letters and footage.

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Family Fun

Santa Monica

Marion Davies Guest House & Docent Tours

Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 11am, 12pm & 1pm

Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica

Learn about the rich history of the Beach House from a Santa Monica Conservancy docent. Tours are free, last approximately 30 minutes, and no reservations are required.

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Westwood Branch Library hosts

Wednesday Storytimes at the Library

Wednesdays 11:00 am

Westwood Branch Library, 1246 Glendon Avenue, Westwood
Program Free

Toddler & Baby Storytimes are held every Wednesday at 11 am at the Westwood Branch Library. They are held every other week for different age groups. View link below to see what group is meeting this week

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Music

Santa Monica

Live Music at Harvelle’s

On-Going - Visit Website for schedules & times

Harvelle's, 1432 4th Street, Santa Monica

Established in 1931, Harvelle’s is the oldest live music venue on the Westside. This dark, sexy room is the perfect spot for listening, dancing and drinking to the best local, national and international acts. “Read More” to visit Website for schedules & Times

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Film

Downtown LA

The LA Film Festival

Thursday, June 13 - Sunday, June 23

Regal Cinemas, GRAMMY Museum, J.W. Marriot Poolside, Downtown Independent, Ford Amphitheatre

This annual 10-day event showcases North American independent, feature, documentary and short films, as well as music videos. Events, screenings, discussions and community films are shown at venues downtown.

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Movies

Local Guides

Local Movie Show Times

Easily find local Westside area movies & show times from Google…

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Outdoors

Your guide to the SM Mountains

OUTDOORS Hikes

Hikes & Events happening daily

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Make the most of your OUTDOORS experience in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read More to link to the events calendar and search for National Park Service programs in the recreation area near you.

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Worth the Drive

Carlsbad

LEGO® Star Wars™ X-wing Starfighter Lands at LEGOLAND® California Resort in Time for LEGO® Star Wars™ Days!

On Display All Summer Long

Legoland California, 1 Legoland Drive, Carlsbad

After traveling more than 2,800 miles from New York City’s Times Square, the world’s largest LEGO® model is now on display at LEGOLAND® California Resort. The life-size LEGO® Star Wars™ X-wing starfighter has been assembled by the theme park’s Master Model Builders inside a hangar to be on display for Park guests to enjoy starting June 13 through the remainder of the year.

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