Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Location: SM Main Library's MLK Jr Auditorium, 601 SM Blvd.
Free, organized by SM Chamber in partnership with the City of Santa Monica.
SM Chamber, SM Library | in Business Devt + Training, Education, Free Saturday, February 25, 2012 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Clover Park, 2500 Ocean Park Blvd.
Free micro-chipping + registration, while supplies last. Low cost vaccinations. Training demos. Animal adoptions. Pet contests + prizes. People + pet emergency preparedness supplies. Organized by the City of Santa Monica Office of Emergency Management.
Free. For more info, click here.
City of SM, Ocean Park Blvd | in Community, Education, Free, Pet-Friendly Wednesday, February 29, 2012 6-8 p.m.
Location: Fitdog Sports Club, 1712 21st Street Santa Monica, CA 90404
A fun event for doggies and their humans who love them on Leap Day! Organized by Bark Pet Photography and Fitdog Sports Club, including a book signing of Bark's Dog Photography For Dummies and a fun doggie social. Raffles and canine and human refreshments will be served. All are welcome!
http://new.evite.com/#view_invite:eid=03EDAARBSZI3CIVYYEPBKEHUJGULPI
Saturday, March 17, 2012 
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Third Street Promenade, part of a weekend of festivities throughout Santa Monica
Support your community – celebrate buying local at the 2nd annual Buy Local Expo!
Featuring over 80 local merchants on Third Street Promenade, free music, demonstrations and tastings, plus a weekend of festivities throughout Santa Monica. Get “caught with your receipt showing” to be entered into a raffle for some great prizes from local businesses, and enjoy sidewalk sales citywide, a Buy Local scavenger hunt, open studios + art walk @ SM Airport + more!
Organized by the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Santa Monica and the City of Santa Monica in partnership with the Buy Local SM Committee, Main Street Merchants Association, Montana Avenue Merchants Association, the Pico Improvement Organization, Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Convention and Visitors Bureau and
the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation.
For more info, visit http://www.smchamber.com/BuyLocalExpo or contact (310) 393-9825.
For more inf
o on Buy Local weekend citywide events, click here.
Friday, April 20, 2012 
The Tadasana Festival of Yoga and Music is a three-day transformative experience in Santa Monica, CA, to be held over Earth Day Weekend, April 20-22, 2012. Attendees will be able to choose from 50 master teachers offering 100+ classes and workshops with live, in-class musical performances by artists from around the world, as well as dozens of lectures and an eco-conscious shopping market in an outstanding location, a mere five-minute walk from the famed Santa Monica Pier. For more information, visit www.tadasanafestival.com.
Saturday, May 19, 2012 
11 a.m .- 6 p.m.
Clover Park, 2600 Ocean Park Blvd.
Santa Monica Festival – promotes sustainability, the arts, and services provided by the City to the community.
The 21st annual Santa Monica Festival offers an eclectic mix of live music and dance, DIY art workshops with recycled and repurposed materials, guilt-free shopping featuring earth-friendly artistic wares and local services offered by a variety of City, environmental and local non-profit organizations.
The Festival is a celebration with a purpose, highlighting the dynamic connection between the City’s communities, businesses, art, culture and the environment while offering ideas and options for a greener, healthier and more sustainable lifestyle.
Interested in being a festival vendor? Who can participate: Vendors with local, handmade, sustainable and recycled products for environmentally friendly lifestyles. Preference is given to Santa Monica based vendors who incorporate one or more of these aspects. Buy Local SM vendors will receive a discounted rate
of $250 (normally $300) for a booth at the festival. Click here to download the vendor forms.
Please contact Annette Lanzarotta with any questions at 213/365-0605 or Annette@carsla.net.
City of SM, Ocean Park Blvd | in Community, Family/ Kid-Friendly, Festival, Free, Sustainable Event