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276 Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, CA 90401

41 Ocean is a destination venue that celebrates life without limits. A comfortable, upscale, inviting lounge, in the middle of everything, with an exclusive tucked away feel. Whether you are joining us for brunch, a big game in our sports lounge, cocktails, or club life, you're sure to feel at home with us.

Studio Maesto is a Dance and Photography school. Our creative space houses an Arts Collective and hosts Music and a variety of other Artistic Events.

DON'T MISS ESCAPE REALITY the one-of-a-kind show with floating ladies, mind reading and sleight-of-hand EVERY FRIDAY 8pm, SATURDAY 2pm & 8pm, SUNDAY 2pm www.Magicopolis.com

The business of independent motion picture production and distribution – a truly collaborative process – reaches its peak every year at the American Film Market. Over 8,000 industry leaders converge in Santa Monica for eight days of deal-making, screenings, seminars, networking and parties. Participants come from over 80 countries and include acquisition and development executives, agents, attorneys, directors, distributors, festival directors, financiers, film commissioners, producers, writers, the world’s press all those who provide services to the motion picture industry. Founded in 1981, the American Film Market (AFM) quickly became the premiere global marketplace where Hollywood’s decision-makers and trendsetters all gather under one roof. Unlike a film festival, the AFM is a marketplace where production and distribution deals are closed. In just eight days, more than $1 billion in deals will be sealed — on both completed films and those in every stage of development and production — making AFM the must-attend industry event. The AFM transforms Santa Monica. The Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel is converted into a busy marketplace and all 29 screens on the Santa Monica Promenade and the surrounding community become AFM screening rooms. Participants may view more than 500 screenings of 300+ films – 29 new films every two hours – the majority of them world or U.S. premieres. Titles range from big budget blockbusters that will be released by the major studios in the U.S., to lower budget art and genre films recognized at international film festivals, all destined for theaters and television around the world. With 8,000 attendees, 500 screenings, and the industry’s largest Conference series, the American Film Market continues to be the pivotal destination for independent filmmakers and business people from all over the world.

The Vidiots Foundation is a community hub for anyone passionate about film. We are a non-profit, 501(C)3 organization dedicated to the cinematic and media arts in the form of preserving and protecting our collection of over 50,000 rare and classic VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray titles. We celebrate cinema and the vitality of independent art through education, archival preservation and accessibility. The Vidiots Foundation connects people to experience evolving media, taking video store culture into the 21st century.

Luma is a world class creative studio with offices in Melbourne and Los Angeles. We build compelling and beautiful art and technology with a strong focus on company culture. We formed in 2002 with the unwavering goal to create standout work with exceptional people… and to have a lot of fun along the way. A long road and many years later, we find ourselves fortunate enough to marry our diverse interests with our global family to collaborate on the work we are passionate about the most. We offer best in class services on all imaginable types of VFX for features, commercials and new media. In 2014 we launched Luma Toons, which expands on our roots, to a more lovable direction - producing animated content. Luma Made combines the strengths of our artists, strategists and writers to create original content. And in 2015 we expanded once again to incorporate more of our passions into our everyday lives with Luma Launch: an independent multi-million dollar fund that enables us to accelerate and incubate notable start-ups across the tech and media worlds. Together, our talented global teams share a proprietary pipeline of industry leading tools and techniques to produce groundbreaking and artistically phenomenal results, always with a work hard, play harder attitude.

Move, Groove and Get Crafty at the Camera Obscura Art Lab! Visit us at http://smgov.net/camera or 1450 Ocean Ave at Broadway Contact [email protected] or 310-458-2239 Join our email list at http://smgov.net/artsignup View a list of classes & register at http://smgov.net/reserve Improve us at http://surveymonkey.com/s/33JZ8YB Take the Train: Metro terminus at 4th St/Colorado, 4 blocks away. Upon exiting the station go west on Colorado to Ocean Ave, cross the street to the Pier and turn right. We're in the park just past Broadway. Parking is under $2 for the first 2.5 hours in Parking Structure 6 (1431 2nd Street between Broadway and Santa Monica). On weekends at the Civic Auditorium lot at 1855 Main St it's $5 all day except during special events. Pier Deck: $10-15/day; Beach Lot 1N just north of the Pier $6-12/day. Meters on Ocean Avenue; $2/hr maximum 3 hours. More info: smgov.net/parking Buses that serve the Camera include Routes 1, 2, 8 and rapid 10. More info: metro.net or bigbluebus.com. Biking to class is always encouraged (bring a lock); the Breeze Bike Share corral is just south of us in the park! Registration (bring cash to cover material fees) In Person: Advance registration accepted at 1450 Ocean between 9am-5pm M-F & 11am-4pm Sat. Dropping in? Call 310-458-2239 to confirm availability, preferably by the Tuesday before class starts; plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of class; many classes do not allow drop ins. Refunds/Transfers: Full refunds given if class is cancelled before taking place. For any other reason, $15 processing fee for each multisession activity refunded; one-time classes & expended material fees are nonrefundable. Requests must be made in person, by mail, fax (310-899-0840), or email to [email protected] within 24 hours of first class meeting. All class dates, times, locations, and instructors are subject to change. The Camera Obscura Art Lab is a place to learn salsa moves, enhance your blogging skills, design a font, mix a perfume, fuse glass, solder a circuitboard or tile a mosaic table, among many other possibilities! It all happens at 1450 Ocean Avenue in Palisades Park, steps from the entrance to the Santa Monica Pier. This midcentury building houses the iconic Camera Obscura mechanism and offers lovely views of the ocean as well as a multitude of activities, as well as access to great restaurants and easy parking around the corner in the public structures. You might even take a turn on the ferris wheel down on the boardwalk after a class! All arts, crafts and movement classes are for adults, at prices from free to three figures and ranging from two hour events to multiweek workshops. 1450 Ocean Ave sits on the former site of the North Beach Station of the Pacific Electric railway, now Palisades Park, between Broadway and Santa Monica Blvd. Philanthropist Marcellus L. Joslyn gifted the building in 1955 to the city of Santa Monica in memory of his wife. Designed by architect Weldon J. Fulton, it sports exterior walls clad in chunky Palos Verdes stone, glass walls, sloping roofs, and projecting canopies and rafter beams, to create a distinctively midcentury appearance. Fulton also created the swooping font spelling out “Camera Obscura” and camera on tripod logo on the front. Similar features are found at the Montana and Fairview branch libraries and at the Zucky’s building on Wilshire Blvd., also designed by Fulton. The Camera Obscura itself is quite a bit older – it was built by Robert F. Jones, nephew of Santa Monica city founder Senator John P. Jones, in 1898 and was moved up from the Beach.

A section of the beach was referred to as "Ink Well" and "Negro Beach" in the early 20th century when it was one of the few areas in California where African Americans were allowed to enjoy beach access in a largely segregated society. Other areas for blacks were Bruce's Beach in Manhattan Beach and the Pacific Beach Club in Orange County. Nick Gabaldon, one of the first black surfers in California, lived in Santa Monica, and used the 200 foot roped off stretch of beach demarcated for blacks. He died after crashing into the Malibu Pier

Located on Hill Street in Santa Monica, the Sanctuary is a moniker for special musical events coordinated by Mikel Farber. The venue itself is in fact a beautiful church with incredible natural acoustics. There is no set entry fee as admission is donation based. Interested in performing at the Sanctuary? Get in touch!

At PAINT:LAB, we provide a space for people to express themselves and explore their creativity through the medium of paint. We are happy to provide a space for people to paint without the hassle of setting up a studio in their homes. Our staff consists of experienced local artists who provide a fun, fulfilling, and creative environment for our customers. Are you looking to improve your skills? Take one of our workshops! We offer two-hour workshops for those who wish to improve their skills, or brush up on their techniques. Our goal is to allow both painters and non-painters alike the opportunity of discovering the artist within. Join us today!

This is the Official Facebook Place Page of Vicki's Couch. If you've ever sat, drank, ate, slept, or anything else here, please feel free to join in the fun. Why a Facebook Page? The credit goes to Liz Schack Rabban. During a May 2011 visit to Vicki's Couch, she created a check-in when she was feeling "one with the couch." We then discovered we could fill in details about Vicki's Couch including type of business and website. We submitted a request to Facebook to "claim this place" and were approved May 25th. What Liz & Vicki didn't anticipate was how much affinity all the couch's previous visitors would have for it. As soon as Vicki's Couch appeared on Facebook, it quickly made fans and revealed how many feel a sense of ownership of the couch. And so the legend began...