The 2012 FILManthropy Festival Showcasing Films that Inspire and Raise Awareness to Create a Better World. Open your eyes and your heart at the FILManthropy Society’s 3rd annual FILManthropy Festival. This unique event is a canvas for instigating and inspiring change by showcasing films that inspire, educate, raise awareness and motivate, so that audiences may open their minds and their hearts to creating a better world. The FILManthropy Festival encourages patrons to not only watch these inspiring films, but to do something – to work for change. Each filmmaker attaches a charity to his/her film and 100% of the Festival’s net proceeds are distributed between the winning filmmakers’ charities.

The Amgen Tour of California, one of the world’s most prestigious cycling road races, takes 16 elite U.S. and international cycling teams on a scenic, albeit rigorous 800-mile course through much of California from May 13 – 20. Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills serves as the starting point for the all-important last leg of the race on May 20.

Everyone is invited to explore our exotic and adventurous English sea port town! We have over 1500 costumed performers, 150 booths with crafts, hand-powered rides, games, hearty English ales, fine wines and gourmet foods. For more info call 626-969-4750 or go online at www.renfair.com/socal…

Opa! St. Nicholas Church and its 500 volunteers invite you to enjoy a cultural experience for the entire family with live music, dancing, gourmet food, homemade pastries, cooking demonstrations, children’s activities, a Greek market, and a variety of shopping boutiques. Boasting a three-day average of 50,000 guests, the admission-free fundraiser is the largest festival of its kind in the area. So make the most of your Memorial Day weekend and immerse yourself in the cultural vision that is the 39th Annual Valley Greek Festival.

Strawberry pizza anyone? A delicious destination for family fun, the 29th Annual CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL gets underway May 19 and 20. Among the nation’s top outdoor events, the Festival serves up a menu of delectable strawberry delights, along with concerts on two stages, Strawberryland For Kids with free rides and attractions, gooey contests, 200+ Fine Arts & Crafts booths, the Strawberry Promenade with cooking demonstrations, the Green Scene, and more…

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English Beat will play for Doctors Without Borders, the Nobel Peace Prize winning organization that provides non-partisan emergency medical assistance for people all over the globe. The event is sponsored by Malibu Global Awareness, and is also a tribute to Andrew Johnston and Michael Ruotolo. Come and enjoy the music, have dinner and drinks, and learn more about the life-saving efforts of Doctors Without Borders.

On THREE STAGES plus The Dance Barn and Children’s area, set within Western movie sets and mountain locations — bring your instruments and ”sit in“ with jamming musicians! Since 1961, Southern California’s favorite old-time, bluegrass, folk song, fold dancing & craft festival. Tickets at gate: Adults: $16.00 – Teens/Seniors: $11…discounts for pre-sale.

Mangos are starting to roll into the markets, cheap and delicious! Modernize a classic Caprese salad by adding ripe mango chunks to your fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil. You can dust with a touch of truffle salt, or a splash of your insanely expensive balsamic, or eat it naked. It’s all good.

Photography’s remarkable propensity to shape visual identities has made it the leading vehicle for representing the famous. Soon after photography was invented in the 1830s, it was used to capture the likenesses and accomplishments of great men and women, gradually supplanting other forms of commemoration. In the twentieth century, the proliferation of photography and the transformative power of fame have helped to accelerate the desire for photographs of celebrities in magazines, newspapers, advertisements, and on the Internet. (Andy Warhol, New York City, Marie Cosindas, American, 1966. © Marie Cosindas)

Experience a groundbreaking new exhibition inspired by the critically acclaimed book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

The free show features art by 250 exhibitors from around the nation, who showcase their work in painting, sculpture, watercolor, photography, mixed media, ceramics, jewelry, drawings and printmaking.

Hamilton Galleries and Tony Shalhoub present One-Night only 100cameras, Exhibition Fundraiser: Through the Lens of a Child. 100cameras Gives Cameras to Marginalized Children and teaches them how to them how to tell their story through photography. Come see their perspective. Come celebrate their voice. It will be an evening to enjoy good wine, honor stories of children and purchase their photography to raise funds to better their communities.

Walk for Warriors is a fun, community-oriented 5K run/walk to take place on Memorial Day, May 28, 2012 at the West LA Veterans Affairs Campus. Proceeds from Walk for Warriors will help New Directions provide transitional services for returning veterans. By participating in Walk for Warriors, you will help support our nation’s veterans and the thousands of men and women who are currently serving our country.

This is an all-trail race which is rugged and steep in parts and which takes place in one of the most beautiful State Parks in the Santa Monica Mountains. Note that Race Day parking is limited — please carpool! All proceeds to benet youths sport and tness in the Santa Monica Mountains.

Make the most of your OUTDOORS experience in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read More to link to the events calendar and search for National Park Service programs in the recreation area near you.

A good photograph uses technique, composition, and being in the right place at the right time. We can provide a stunning setting, while Volunteer Naturalist Renata can help with the rest. Bring your camera.

Featuring author Susan Orlean, animal trainers Sarah Clifford and Omar von Muller and a screening of “Clash of the Wolves” (1925) starring Rin Tin Tin, with live musical accompaniment by Michael Mortilla. Tickets: $5

Exposition Park will soon be overrun with winged creatures and creepy-crawlies who are convening at the Museum, along with our scientists, for North America’s biggest bug festival.

Fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables straight from the grower. Think Fresh!

Fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables straight from the grower.

Pick up fresh fruit, vegetables, and flowers. You can also bring the kids, they have pony rides, face painting, a petting zoo.

Load up weekly on your farm-fresh fruits, fresh vegetables and fresh flowers. (City parking lot behind City Hall)

Join a group of Baker Street Irregulars for an irreverent discussion on the contribution of Sherlock Holmes to contemporary culture, from criminology to fiction to film. Holmes scholar Leslie Klinger, writer/director Nicholas Meyer (The Seven-Per-Cent Solution), crime novelist Denise Hamilton, and real-life private detective Sarah Alcorn contribute their expertise to deducing why Conan Doyle’s character has inspired such enduring intrigue and devotion. Costumes welcome. Budding mystery writers especially encouraged. Complimentary coffee and tea served.