Puff, Pass and Paint
WHEN: May 19, 7:30-9:30
WHERE: Multiple Locations
WHAT: The 2-hour class includes an instructor and all the art supplies you’ll need – and you take your art home with you! Feel free to BYOC and BYOB as well.
WHY: Spark your creativity.
35th Annual Strawberry Festival
WHEN: May 19, 10 A.M.- 6:30 P.M.
WHERE: 3250 South Rose Avenue, Oxnard.
WHAT: Exactly what it sounds like. Enjoy strawberry picking, strawberry treats, and strawberry-themed madness.
WHY: Show these OG berries some love.
Rachel Kushner: The Mars Room
WHEN: May 23, 7:30 P.M.
WHERE: Skylight Books.
WHAT: The acclaimed novelist reads from her new novel.
WHY: “Dazzling and audacious, The Mars Room is the story of Romy Hall, a woman who struggles mightily to overcome her unblessed origins.”
Chuck Klosterman X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century
WHEN: May 25, 7:30 P.M.
WHERE: Skylight Books.
WHAT: The essayist reads from his new collection.
WHY: “Chuck Klosterman’s tenth book (aka Chuck Klosterman X) collects his most intriguing of those pieces, accompanied by fresh introductions and new footnotes throughout.”
Heartbreaker L.A.
WHEN: May 25, 10 P.M.-2 A.M.
WHERE: The Standard Hollywood.
WHAT: LA’s Speakeasy Club Night for LGBTQ+ and Allies.
WHY: Get your heart broken (to a great soundtrack.)
SoCal Cycle Swap Meet
WHEN: May 27, 7 A.M.-1 P.M.
WHERE: 500 Lew Davis St., Long Beach
WHAT: The So-Cal Cycle Swap Meet is the largest monthly gathering of riders in the USA.
WHY: Rider? Collector? Bike Lover? All are welcome!
Soul Improv
WHEN: May 27, 6:15- 7 P.M.
WHERE: 2736 Main St., Santa Monica
WHAT: Where comedy meets consciousness, Soul Improv is playful, lighthearted and judgment-free space for you to practice the Art of Improv as a way of living an inspired life.
WHY: If you need to loosen up.
The Superb Woman
WHEN: May 30, 7:30 P.M.
WHERE: The Last Bookstore.
WHAT: Local author Janet M. Neal reads from her new book.
WHY: The Superb Woman is a parable about a single working mother, Bea, who goes on a quest to find out how a media icon ‘does it all’.
