WESTSIDE HAPPENINGS

Friday, July 30

Sizzling Summer Jazz Nights

at RUNWAY, 5 to 8 p.m. Enjoy live music every Friday all summer long at RUNWAY Playa Vista. Grab a bite from one of their restaurants and enjoy seating at Town Center Drive! Every Friday from 5 to 8 p.m., through August. 12775 W. Millennium, Playa Vista

Marina Drive-In Summer

Series, 5 to 10 p.m. Gather with your family and friends to watch movies on the big screen by the sea in Marina del Rey. The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches & Harbors presents Marina Drive-In Movie Nights at Parking Lot 2 Public Boat Launch. There is a $20 per car admission, plus service fee. visitmarinadelrey.com

Saturday, July 31

On July 31 at 9 p.m., the Wayback Daddies will perform two sets of great classic rock, favorites and surprises at The Warehouse Restaurant in Marina del Rey.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WAYBACK DADDIES

Marina del Rey Farmers

Market, 8 to 9 a.m. (seniors), 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (general public) 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 at 14101 Panay Way. More information is available at beaches.lacounty.gov/ mdrfarmersmarket.

MindTravel Live-toHeadphones ‘Silent’ Piano

Experience, 7 p.m. MindTravel returns to the beautiful Santa Monica beach in front of Casa Del Mar Hotel. Get ready for a magical journey as composer Murray Hidary’s real-time compositions are beamed directly into your mind while you kick back and take in your surroundings. Allow yourself to be carried away as the sun sets over the Pacific. Don’t forget to bring your favorite beach chair or blanket and warm layers as it can get chilly when the sun sets. Tickets cost $15 to $30. For more information, visit mindtravel.com. 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica Wayback Daddies, 9 p.m. Enjoy two sets of great classic rock, favorites and surprises from the Beatles, Eagles, Steely Dan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pink Floyd, Doobie Brothers, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, Elton John and more. No cover. For more information, call 310-823-5451 or visit mdrwarehouse.com. The Warehouse Restaurant, 4499 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey

From noon to sundown, join locals and visitors from around the world to enjoy the music and dancing of hundreds of performers who bring their drums, shakers, congas and percussions to jam with the Venice Drum Circle at the intersection of Brooks Avenue and Ocean Front Walk on Aug. 1.

PHOTO COURTESY OF VENICE DRUM CIRCLE Sunday, Aug. 1

Santa Monica Main Street

Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Shop for local fresh produce and prepared foods from local restaurants starting at 2640 Main Street. 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 Street, Santa Monica.

Mar Vista Farmers Market,

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This vibrant, year-round market offers local produce, prepared foods, kids crafts and live events. Located at 12198 Venice Boulevard, Grand View at Venice Boulevard. For more information, visit marvistafarmersmarket.org.

Venice Beach Drum Circle,

Noon to sundown Day or night, Venice attracts some of the brightest personalities and rawest live entertainment in the Los Angeles area. Join locals and visitors from around the world to enjoy the music and dancing of hundreds of performers who bring their drums, shakers, congas and percussions to jam with reckless abandon. The drum action starts at noon at the intersection of Brooks Avenue and Ocean Front Walk and continues well after darkness.

MindTravel Live-toHeadphones ‘Silent’ Piano

Experience, 7 p.m. MindTravel returns to the beautiful Santa Monica beach in front of Casa Del Mar Hotel. Get ready for a magical journey as composer Murray Hidary’s real-time compositions are beamed directly into your mind while you kick back and take in your surroundings. Allow yourself to be carried away as the sun sets over the Pacific. Don’t forget to bring your favorite beach chair or blanket and warm layers as it can get chilly when the sun sets. Tickets cost $15 to $30. For more information, visit mindtravel.com. 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica chefs in person for its weeklong teen cooking and baking camps offered for teens ages 12 to 16. The summer teen baking and cooking camps will run through Aug. 20, with a variety of different options to choose from including Italian cuisine, baking fundamentals, global street food and more. Teens work at individual stations making dishes each day and are asked to wear face masks through the class except when actively eating or drinking. The camps are $625. For more information and to register, visit cookingschoolsofamerica.com.

Wednesday, Aug. 4

RUNWAY Kid’s Club, 10 to 11 a.m. Join the RUNWAY Kid’s Club to read, sing, learn and play in the sunshine. They will read stories, sing, dance, jam with musical instruments and play with the parachute. Come by early, get settled and pop some bubbles. Stay a few minutes after to connect with other babies, meet other parents and caregivers, bang on the drums and build community around literacy. In partnership with Books and Cookies. For more information and to sign up, visit runwayplayavista.com.

Monday, Aug. 2

The Gourmandise School Teen Cooking and Baking Camps,

through Aug. 20 The Gourmandise School of Sweets & Savories located at Santa Monica Place has added several new teen camps to its in-person summer class calendar. The school will see budding

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