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The city’s popular Customer Services Directory, revised with up-to-the minute information and a new, bright green cover, contains expanded A to Z listings of city departments, divisions, services and programs, as well as other useful consumer information, and it’s now available at public counters in most city facilities. With phone numbers, street and e-mail addresses, as well as the City Hall on Call index to more than 300 recorded informational messages, this is one “keeper” reference for every home. Look for it at the City Hall Info Desk, Ken Edwards Center, Public Safety Facility and all city libraries. The directory is also available in limited quantities on CD.
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SANTA MONICA FESTIVAL 2006
Culture + Environment = Santa Monica's Best
Every year, the Santa Monica Festival condenses everything that’s loved about this city into a showcase that proves what a great community it really is. Santa Monicans’ appreciation of art and culture, their environmental awareness, the friendly, relaxed atmosphere and the terrific people are put on display in Clover Park with a backdrop of gentle ocean breezes, clean spring air and brilliant sunshine. The Festival gets better and better each year, and the 2006 celebration on Saturday, May 13, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., is no exception. The eclectic line-up of talent—with professional artists and Santa Monica’s own budding, young artists on two stages powered by renewable solar energy—will be remembered for years to come.
A drum circle in the center of the park will open the Festival at 11, and those who want to join the beat can either bring their own drum or use one of the many percussion instruments that will be available. Later in the day, the HBO Stage presents Bucovina Klezmer’s mix of traditional Jewish folk music and contemporary Latin jazz, followed by Viver Brasil’s bodacious costumes and spectacular dance and drum rhythms. Quetzal will blow everyone away by combining Mexican and Cuban beats and, at the end of the day, MC Rai wraps it all up with a taste of North Africa’s tempos and melodies. On the Youth Stage, there will be an assortment of local kids who will soon be making their own mark on the city’s arts and culture. Students from Virginia Avenue Park’s Grupo Folklorico Herencia Mexicana, actors from the
Santa Monica High School Theatre, musicians from Santa Monica Music Center’s Student Workshop Band, and the winners of the Miles Playhouse Downbeat Showdown will appear on stage over the course of the day.
The Eco Zone will again feature an extensive assortment of displays and demonstrations. Young and old alike can learn how important it is to properly use, store and dispose of household and garden cleaning products and other substances while watching Will & Company in a specially commissioned short play. There will be prizes to win in the Eco Activity Challenge, REI will guide festival-goers through some fantastic outdoor activities, and a multitude of environmental organizations will be on hand to teach everyone how to better care for the world around us. Elsewhere in the park, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica Public Library and the 18th Street
Arts Center will host workshops where festival attendees can create their own mementos of the day, while local artist Marni Gittelman will help them frame their visions for the future of the arts in Santa Monica as a part of the city’s new cultural plan. All day long, the Global Café will offer a smorgasbord of international fare, and handcrafted products from around the world and around the neighborhood will tempt those who stroll through the Marketplace.
See the schedule inside for all the details or visit arts.smgov.net—then follow the signs along Ocean Park Boulevard to plenty of free parking and tons of fun at Clover Park on Saturday, May 13!
