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10 Nov
Santa Monica College Foundation Marks 10 Years of GIVING THANKS(giving)
The Annual Holiday Tradition Returns November 23–24, 2026, with a $250,000 Fundraising Goal and Plans to Serve More Than 2,500 SMC Students and Employees The Santa Monica College (SMC) Foundation will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its GIVING THANKS(giving) initiative November 23–24, 2026, continuing a......
06 Nov
New York Times Bestselling Author Shaka Senghor Comes to Century Park for Special Book Signing & Talk on November 12
Century City is welcoming an inspiring afternoon of conversation, storytelling, and personal transformation as New York Times bestselling author, resilience expert, and thought leader Shaka Senghor visits Century Park on Thursday, November 12, 2026. Presented as part of The Edit at Century Park, the special......
08 Sep
25 OF L.A.’S MOST EXCITING RESTAURANTS AND EATERIES, INCLUDING 15 WESTSIDE FAVORITES, HEAD TO THE BEACH FOR THE INAUGURAL OCEAN WAY FESTIVAL
From Tacos 1986, Cobi’s and Border Grill to Kogi, Prince St. Pizza, Khan Saab and Sidecar Doughnuts, Ocean Way brings a who’s who of the L.A. dining scene to the sand in Santa Monica Ocean Way Festival, the first major music festival on Santa Monica......
01 Sep
Wellness on the Westside Health & Fitness Festival
Wellness on the Westside, presented by AI Wellness, transformed Center Court at Santa Monica Place into an immersive, outdoor wellness festival celebrating movement, mindfulness, self-care and community. The event, which was held on Sunday, August 23rd, brought together the Westside’s leading wellness brands, health professionals,......
21 Aug
Nikka Whisky & Spirits Bar Takeover at The Lobster
Featuring Molecular Mixologist Tony Bennett of The Alchemists’ Garden Molecular mixologist Tony Bennett from The Alchemists’ Garden in Paso Robles is coming to The Lobster for a complete bar takeover on Friday, September 4 from 5–8 PM, mixing up a special menu of cocktails featuring Nikka Whisky & Spirits — whisky,......
12 Aug
Wellness on the Westside, Presented by AI Wellness, Brings Immersive Health & Fitness Fest to Santa Monica Place, Aug 23
A one-day celebration of fitness, recovery and mindfulness featuring top wellness brands, interactive experiences and exclusive giveaways Wellness on the Westside, presented by AI Wellness , will transform Santa Monica Place into an immersive day of wellness on Sunday, August 23, bringing together leading Westside......
11 Aug
New Outdoor Music and Movie Series,TONGVA TWILIGHT: Sounds & Cinema Launches
The City of Santa Monica Recreation & Arts Department, in partnership with longtime Santa Monica concert producer Rum & Humble, is proud to introduce Tongva Twilight: Sounds & Cinema, a free outdoor summer series celebrating live music, open-air cinema, and community in the heart of......
17 Jul
THE LOBSTER, DEBUTS ITS FIRST-EVER WEEKEND BRUNCH IN 25-PLUS-YEAR HISTORY
“Brunch with a View” Features New Dishes by Chef Govind ArmstrongSaturdays and Sundays from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Tiffany Rose Photography For the first time in its celebrated 25-plus-year history, Santa Monica’s legendary oceanfront restaurant, The Lobster, is unveiling weekend brunch—marking a major milestone......
17 Jul
First Look: Santa Monica’s Historic Circle Bar Reopens
Circle Bar (Tiffany Rose Photography) Michele Stueven May 11, 2026 Circle Bar, the longtime Main Street bar and nightclub in Santa Monica known for its dimly lit, oval-shaped bar, packed dance floor, and historic past, will reopen under new ownership and reopen on Friday, May......
14 Jul
USA Kick Off Celebration at Santa Monica Place Draws Thousands for an Unforgettable World Cup Watch Party & Fan Fest
Football fever officially arrived in Santa Monica on June 12 as over 4,000 fans gathered for the USA Kick Off Celebration: Watch Party & Fan Fest at Santa Monica Place. The event showcased exceptional brand partnerships with sponsors Michelob ULTRA, Stella Artois, and NÜTRL. Produced......
09 Jul
MICHELIN Bib Gourmand-Recognized Khan Saab Desi Craft Kitchen Expands to Santa Monica
Chef-Partner Imran Ali Mookhi Brings His Celebrated Pakistani and Indian Cuisine, Signature Zero-Proof Beverage Program, and 100% Halal Menu to Downtown Santa Monica Khan Saab Desi Craft Kitchen, the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand-recognized restaurant, celebrated for redefining South Asian dining through an elevated interpretation of Pakistani......
02 Jul
Hidden Gems: Meet Kim Koury of Spin PR Group
Today we’d like to introduce you to Kim Koury. Hi Kim, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, surrounded by music, food, and the hustle of entrepreneurship. My father owned a chain of record stores, and my uncle......
05 Jun
10th Annual MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street Brought the Fun, Flavor, and Festivities!
Thanks so much to everyone who joined us for the 10th Annual MAINopoly: A Taste of Main Street and supported the Main Street Business Improvement Association! This was our best year to date, with a sold-out crowd of over 800 attendees from all over LA. It......
15 Apr
Inaugural Venice Beach Half Marathon & 5K to Debut on Sunday, May 18, 2025
We’re celebrating our longtime client: Generic Events! Co-founders Michelle and Brennan Lindner, the husband and wife power team behind some of your favorite award-winning races across LA, are bringing one of their annual marathons to the heart of their own community: Venice Beach. The Venice Beach......
01 Apr
Rebuilding LA: Women, Wellness & Wine Sold-Out Event Raised Money for LAFD and Honored Influential Female Leaders
Our Women, Wellness & Wine Women’s History Month Celebration and Wildfire Benefit in collaboration with Community Collective at Viceroy Santa Monica Hotel was a huge success! The sold-out event brought together 200 members of the community, provided healing wellness services, and inspired us all through......
13 Mar
🍀 WESTSIDE GUIDE: St. Patrick’s Rooftop Party, Women Wellness & Wine, Venice Fest, & More! 🎡
Ye Olde St. Patrick’s Day Rooftop Party at the Beach / Friday, March 14-Monday, March 17 / Hotel Erwin, Venice Get lucky all weekend at Hotel Erwin’s Ye Ole St. Patrick’s Day on the Beach! 🍀 Enjoy Irish-inspired cocktails and craft brews sponsored by Jameson Whiskey, festive......
06 Feb
Santa Monica College Foundation Raises $714K for Fire Disaster Relief
When the devastating Southern California wildfires broke out, Santa Monica College Foundation immediately jumped into action to provide essential aid to displaced students, employees and community members including children, staff and families in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. Thousands of generous donations – including......
17 Dec
Thousands of Runners and Walkers Trotted For A Cause on Thanksgiving Morning at the 12th Annual Turkey Trot Los Angeles
The 12th annual Turkey Trot Los Angeles returned to Downtown Los Angeles on Thanksgiving morning. Approximately 6,500 runners and walkers dressed as Thanksgiving turkeys, pilgrims, and pies, raised an incredible $75,000 for those experiencing homelessness for The Midnight Mission. The Turkey Day charity run has become a holiday tradition for many Angelenos to......
30 Nov
16th Annual Santa Monica Pub Crawl Raised Money for 32K Meals!
🎅 The Ultimate SANTA Monica Pub Crawl Was a Huge Success! 🎉 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14 Over 20 of the best bars and restaurants in Santa Monica participated including The Bungalow, The Victorian, Jameson’s, Barney’s Beanery, LuLa Cucina Mexicana, Santa Monica Whaler, Mon Ami, Tavern on Main, Ashland......
05 Nov
Off the Hook Santa Monica Seafood Festival was o-fishally the best time ever!
Here is a message from Off the Hook event producer Kim Koury! A massive shout-out from all of us at Spin PR and Heal the Bay for making this year’s OFF THE HOOK Seafood Festival an unforgettable splash! . With nearly 600 people in attendance,......

30 Jan Diving into 2020

Well January seemed like a year long, but when does it not? Not complaining though because Spin PR Group has several great things in the works for 2020! We were lucky enough to be a part of the 2nd Annual Peace, Love & Funk funkadelic benefit concert hosted by Nikki Glaspie...

02 Jan 11th Annual SANTA Monica Pub Crawl & Christmasland

What a packed month of holiday fun it was! We had our annual SANTA Monica pub crawl, that raised enough for 20,000 meals for the Westside Food Bank. There were thousands of festive crawlers that roamed the streets of Santa Monica, enjoying the specials that...

05 Dec DTLA’s 7th Annual Turkey Trot

Holy moly! It is just us or did November fly by? We just wrapped up the 7th Annual Turkey Trot in downtown Los Angeles, and my goodness was it a rainy one...

05 Oct Carrera De Los Muertos 5k

Ah October… the month that brings us shorter days, crunchy leaves, Mariah Carey on repeat (already?!) and all the Halloween invites your inbox can handle. The month is cozy… yet cliche so we recommend signing up for the Carrera de los Muertos 5k! Carrera de...

11 Sep Off The Hook on KTLA

This morning we got to join the wonderful KTLA crew to promote our upcoming 5th Annual Off The Hook Santa Monica Seafood Festival! Joined by Heal the Bay, Blue Plate Oysterette, The Lobster, Seaside on the Pier and Cafe del Rey, our phenomenal partner chefs...

04 Sep K-Swiss x Heal The Bay

Our annual OFF THE HOOK SEAFOOD FESTIVAL is excited to announce that the iconic brand K-Swiss will be collaborating with our main beneficiary Heal the Bay to launch a limited edition Heal the Bay low top sneaker! Festival attendees will be among the first to...

22 Aug 5th Annual Off the Hook Seafood Festival

The 5th annual OFF THE HOOK Santa Monica Seafood Festival splashes onto the iconic Santa Monica Pier on Saturday, Sept. 14th showcasing the city's best restaurants and chefs and their favorite underwater ingredients with the Pacific Ocean as the backdrop. This year’s festival will benefit Heal...

26 Jun PRIDE on the Promenade

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first ever PRIDE on the Promenade celebration! This event honored the LGBTQ+ community with live theatre and musical performances; an epic DJ dance party with DJs Morgan ‘Goodboy’ and Brynn Taylor. Under the rainbow lights, participants...

18 Jun Pride Bar Crawl Comes to Santa Monica

Pride Bar Crawl comes to Santa Monica! Join us for the first Ever Santa Monica Pride Bar Crawl on Sat. June 22 from 3pm-2am. Crawlers can tour some of the city’s best restaurants and bars that Main St. Santa Monica has to offer. Love is...

13 Jun Celebrate Pride on the Promenade, in Santa Monica

What do "Miles of Pride" look like, in your mind? To see one illuminated interpretation of the concept, you only need stop by Third Street Promenade, this June, and look up, for an incredibly large art installation is now glowing there, all to lend Pride...

06 Jun Pride on the Promenade to celebrate LGBTQ+ community Saturday

Santa Monica’s first Pride festival is taking over the Third Street Promenade this Saturday. Pride on the Promenade will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with three blocks of games, live theatre and musical performances, a DJ dance party and kids’ crafts, all under a rainbow light installation...

06 Jun Pedal On the Pier 2019

Thanks to everyone who worked up a sweat with us this weekend at the 9th annual Pedal on the Pier event! Also, many thanks to our sponsors for fueling the one day a year that Santa Monica Pier transforms into the best five-hour long spin...

23 May Santa Monica Goes Big at Its First Pride Celebration

The inspiration for SaMo Pride, Downtown Santa Monica’s first Pride celebration came from an unexpected source—their holiday lights. During the 2018 holiday season, they installed a rainbow of colored lights overhead on one block of the Santa Monica Promenade, and called it “Rainbow Road.” Mackenzie Carter,...

24 Mar Pride on the Promenade Festival

Santa Monica hosts a free party underneath strings of rainbow lights complete with DJ sets, a cabaret drag show, kids crafts, a comedy show and more, all part of the inaugural SaMo Pride. ...

13 Mar Ready… Set… Mark your Calendars!

Is that… sun we see as we leave the office at 6? Is it finally that time of year where we get to start enjoying sunsets again? It sure is! Now that we have all this must needed vitamin D back in our lives, it’s...

14 Feb Calling all Beard, BBQ and Craft Beer Lovers!

Movember in March? That’s right, any month is a good month to celebrate men’s health! Join us on March 3rd, in the parking lot of the delicious Clutch Venice for the 6th Annual Stouts n Staches Brew Fest and Pig Roast, in benefit of the...

24 Jan There’s a New Sandwich in Town…

That’s right, we’re no longer faced with the choice of either getting the Godmother or… getting the Godmother, because Heroic Deli has opened up on Santa Monica Blvd! Their menu is nothing short of mouthwateringly creative sandwich options. Will they be the new Bay Cities?...

08 Jan New Year, New Home!

Happy 2019! Can you believe that next year we’ll be celebrating the 20’s?! We hope that everyone is rested up and ready to crack on the new year! We have some very exciting announcements this year, starting with our new partnership and office location at...

23 Dec Happy Holidays… now lets start talking NYE!

Have you checked-in for your flight home yet? Are you packed for the holidays? Did you get your mother-in law that trinket she mentioned 6 months ago? Whether you’re driving, flying, or staying home for the holidays, we hope that everyone is getting home safe!...

23 Dec Toys for Tots this Holiday Season!

As we wake up from our post SANTA crawl comas and prepare for the endless holiday party season, lets not forget the best part of the holiday spirit - gifts! And who best to buy them for? Kids! Del Frisco’s Grille is home to the...