WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS

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Marina del Rey Farmers Market, Saturday, Jan. 8

This weekly outdoor event allows Westside residents to support local produce sellers and other vendors. Food from a wide variety of businesses is available for purchase. Masks are required and only 40 people are allowed to shop at any one time. Held in parking lot 11.

14101 Panay Way, Marina del Rey, 8 to 9 a.m. (seniors), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (general public), beaches.lacounty.gov/ mdrfarmersmarket

LAX Dunes Event Saturday, Jan. 8

It’s a fresh year of volunteering! Please join for this monthly restoration event at the LAX Dunes. Since 2015, The Bay Foundation, Friends of the LAX Dunes, and Los Angeles World Airports, along with thousands of volunteers, have worked to restore, enhance and protect this unique habitat. Capping at 30 participants. RSVP online. Face masks and social distancing will be required.

Trask Triangle Park, Playa del Rey, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., santamonicabay.org

CREDIT: COURTESY OF THE BAY FOUNDATION

On Saturday, January 8 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., volunteer to help remove non-native and invasive vegetation and learn more about the historic Lax Dunes site.

Downtown Walking Tour Saturday, Jan. 8

This docent-led walking tour will share the architecture and history of Santa Monica. See where Jim Morrison played his first show and visit the lavish Art Deco hotel that housed a speakeasy during Prohibition. The walking tour covers about six blocks and begins at the city’s first landmark – the 1875 Rapp Saloon. Tours are open to all ages and limited to six people. Reservations recommended. $10 per person, register online.

1436 2nd Street, Santa Monica, 10 a.m., smc.givecloud.co/dwt

Santa Monica Main Street Farmers Market, Sunday, Jan. 9

COURTESY PHOTO Shop for local fresh produce and prepared foods from local restaurants. You can also enjoy musical entertainment from featured weekly bands, face painting, balloon designs, and if you catch it on the right week, a cooking demonstration featuring local produce.

2640 Main St., Santa Monica, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Mar Vista Farmers Market, Sunday, Jan. 9

This vibrant, year-round market offers local produce, prepared foods, kids crafts and live events.

12198 Venice Blvd., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., marvistafarmersmarket.org

Second Sunday Jazz Sunday, Jan. 9

Enjoy music by the Mark Christian Miller Quartet during Second Sunday Jazz at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Santa Monica. $10 suggested donation at the door. Face masks and COVID-19 vaccination required. Free parking. Everyone is welcome.

1343 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., mtolivelutheranchurch.org

The “R-Word”: Reparations & Why It Matters Sunday, Jan. 9

Reparation measures are intended to be acts of justice that not only address harm but also recognize that recipients’ rights were violated. It’s an effort to create reparative justice. This can happen in many different forms and arenas of community life. This virtual workshop of the Committee for Racial Justice is entitled “The R-Word: Reparations & Why It Matters” because they anticipate that this new year is going to bring some opportunities to repair past injustices to communities of color in the United States. Later this month, Santa Monica will roll out the “Right to Return” policy to allow homeowners and their descendants who were displaced by the 10 Highway construction and the Belmar triangle neighborhood destruction to be priorities for access to affordable housing in Santa Monica. Gain a broader understanding of reparations and how you might get involved to ensure a deeper impact. For more information, call Joanne at 310-422-5431.

6:30 p.m., join on Zoom at us02web.zoom. us/j/88947830395

Painting in the Park Monday, Jan. 10

Take a free painting class at Burton Chace Park held every Monday afternoon. Presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors, the beginning drawing and watercolor classes are for people ages 14 and up. The class size is limited. Please email chacepark@bh.lacounty.gov to register and reserve your spot.

13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Freeway Funk Yard Standup Comedy Thursday, Jan. 13

Watch LA’s top comics perform in an outdoor speakeasy. Beer and wine available for donation. Freeway Funk Yard is a large hidden lot nestled near a secret Westside LA freeway. Lineup includes Nick Hoff and Ryan Churchill, Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Register online, tickets $15.

5301 Grosvenor Street, Los Angeles, 8 to 10 p.m., eventbrite.com

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