5 Things: Weekly Raffle Question, Painting Workshop

1. Check Santa Monica Patch's live traffic map before heading out to work or to run errands this week.

2. Try something new today and turn your favorite image or photo into a work of art on canvas with the Paint Lab’s Intro to Acrylic Painting Workshop.

3. Enter to win a $5 gift card by answering the city’s weekly questions on how to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety.

4. Maintain that summer bod at Santa Monica Swim Center or join a class at the Memorial Park Gym and Fitness Center with the city’s Cultural Service Department’s revamped new website.

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