May 15-19, 7pm; May 20-21, 2pm;
May 20-21, 5pm (Spanish)
U.S. premiere of the documentary Unbroken Will the story of Leopold Engleitner, one of the world’s oldest living concentration camp survivors. Engleitner will be in attendance, Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., BH, 310.274.6869. He will also give a talk at the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust on May 22 at 7:30pm.
May 18-21
Marina del Rey Boat Show, from kayaks to luxury yachts, Burton Chace Park, Mindanao Way, hours vary, 949.757.5959 or www.marinadelreyboatshow.com.
May 20
Amadeus Music Academy Open House, free and open to the public. First Presbyterian Church, 1220 Second St. 9am. Call 310.451.0504 for a schedule.
Awaken to Love, Creativity Retreat Day for Women with arts facilitator Sandra Mueller and Rosemary Alden, MA, MFT includes labyrinth walk, artmaking, meditation and journaling. Malibu Canyon Labyrinth in the Santa Monica Mountains – all art materials and gourmet lunch provided, $125, 9am-4pm. No prior art or labyrinth experience required. Call for information and directions, 310.459.1948.
Buying and Selling on Ebay, with a gold powerseller, Friends of the Kaufman Brentwood Branch Library, 2pm, 11820 San Vicente Blvd., free, 310.472.0163.
Expanded Yoga Advisor Program, free yoga and consultations all day, YogaWorks, 1426 Montana Ave., 7:30-9pm, 310.393.5150.
Gourmet Magazine’s Fourth Annual Gourmet on Fire, featuring top chefs and personalities to benefit the Venice Family Clinic, 3-6pm, The Pool at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, 1700 Ocean Ave, $75, 800.679.0397.
Grant Centennial Fiesta, Grant Elementary is commemorating its 100th year birthday this year with a Centennial Fiesta,1-7pm, Grant School, 2368 Pearl St., 310.450.7651
Interactive Stretching Clinic, 9am, Palisades Park (Corner of Ocean and San Vicente Blvd.), $10 for this session, 310-582.8212.
Manifest Your Soulmate, a workshop to help singles meet their one and only, Agape, 5700 Buckingham Parkway, CC, 310.581.1981.
Ocean Charter School holds second annual Spring Faire and Silent Auction, free admission, open to the public, 12-5:30pm, 12606 Culver Blvd., LA, 310.827.5511.
Pacifica Community Charter School is hosting a Spring Festival “Taste of Pacifica” at 3754 Dunn, CC, 11am-3pm. Live performances, rides, booths, games and food, 310.845.9405.
May 21
Garage Sale Fundraiser, treasure-filled bazarr and bake sale, New Roads High School, 3131 Olympic Blvd., 8am-4pm, 310.306.7267. $5 admission buys first dibs.
Third Annual Brentwood Science Community Fair, activities include interactive, educational exhibits and demonstrations, giant inflatables, silent auction, multi-cultural food court, game booths and more, 11am-4pm, Brentwood Science Magnet School, 740 Gretna Green Way.
Venice Community Trust’s reception and raffle at the Charles Arnoldi Studio, 721 Hampton Dr. Reception, 5-6pm, raffle, 6pm, with works by Billy Al Bengston, Charles Arnoldi, Ed Moses and Robert Graham, to name a few.
May 22
Candidate Academy, hosted by Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, will educate people on what it takes to run for elected office in Santa Monica. Mayor Bob Holbrook, Councilmember Herb Katz and others will be on hand. The free event will be held from 4:30-6pm at 1234 6th St., Suite 100, 310.393.9825 x10.
Igniting a Blaze of Possibility, Inner Knowing/spiritual awareness training with Marlise, 1524 2nd St., 7-10pm, 310.393.3903.
13th Annual Ocean Day KID’S Adopt-A-Beach Clean-Up, almost 3,000 kids from 20 LA schools will clean up litter from Dockweiler State Beach, 8255 Vista Del Mar, Playa Del Rey, 9am-12:30pm, 310.652.4324.
May 23
Argosy University is giving tours of its new campus, Santa Monica Business Park, 2950 31st St., 6-8pm, 310.866.4050 or www.argosyu.edu.
May 24
Kiewit Society Reception, YMCA, 1332 6th St., 2nd floor Roy Naylor Community Room, 6-8pm, 310.393.2721, x108.
The Malibu Special Education Foundation’s next Malibu AD/HD Support Group meeting. The group will be facilitated by Susan Stiffelman, MFT, local educational therapist and family counselor with a specialty in working with children, teens and adults with AD/HD, 7pm, free, 310.589.7020.
Playa del Run, Aquathlon series kicks off at Ocean Park – a 1000m swim and 5k run followed by the post event fiesta, 8am, 310.260.7898.
