This Week in Santa Monica

For more events happening in Santa Monica this week, check out our community calendar. If we're missing a local activity, don't be shy, !

'A WALK ON RAYMOND CHANDLER'S WESTSIDE' 

Where/When: , 415 Palisades Beach Rd.; 6:30 p.m. Monday 

Why Go: Inspired by Santa Monica Citywide Reads 2012 Judith Freeman, author of The Long Embrace: Raymond Chandler and the Woman He Loved leads a virtual tour of many of the places on the Westside that Chandler used in his fiction, as well as the neighborhoods where he once lived with his wife Cissy.

Pricing: Free

Where/When:, 1700 Ocean Ave.; 6:30 p.m. Friday 

Why Go: Locally-crafted beer, William Hill wine, chef tastings and complimentary valet parking are included at this new monthly concert series featuring nostalgic sounds of “Woodstock Mud.” 

Pricing: $45-$55 

Where/When: , 1900 Pico Blvd; 11:30 a.m. Tuesday

Why Go: The second installment of the series is titled “Santa Monica College on the Road to Sustainability." It will focus on the ways the college is working on transportation, energy food and other projects that contribute to the environment’s health.

Pricing: Free

• BEST BETS FOR KIDS

Where/When: ; 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays

Why Go: Browse all the best Santa Monica has to offer while your kids delight in crafts, games, and healthy snacks at this club designed exclusively for the 5 and up set.

Pricing: $15 and up

Where/When: ; 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday

Why Go: Music, fun, the color green, and charity are the main ingredients for this lively event benefitting the West Side Food Bank. Bring a non-perishable food item, label it with your name and be entered to win a DidiPop CD!

Pricing: One non-perishable food item or $1

Where/When: ; 11 a.m. Saturdays

Why Go: Let your kids aged 2 to 5 experience the wonders of a good old fashioned bookstore with this dynamic story time filled with age appropriate books and crafts.

Pricing: Free