Heal the Bay Reels in Brian Wilson for 'Ultimate Beach Party'

Heal the Bay has a new reason to "Smile": The nonprofit has announced that Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys will play a full set at its annual Bring Back the Beach dinner on May 19. The event, which is being called "The Ultimate Beach Party," will take place at the Jonathan Beach Club, on the sand.

Laird Hamilton and his wife, Gabrielle Reece—who are stars of surfing and beach volleyball, respectively—will also be among the 1,000 guests attending the 20th-annual gala. It will last from 5 to 11 p.m.

The high-profile event will follow in the wake of that saw baseball players from the Los Angeles Dodgers lending their support to Heal the Bay.

In addition to food and music, "The Ultimate Beach Party" will feature an auction, cocktail reception and awards. Attendees will bid on a 2011 Ford Escape hybrid vehicle that will be auctioned off.

Award recipients include the California State Coastal Conservancy, a state agency that will be thanked for providing grants to fund watershed management and programs at the , which is operated by Heal the Bay.

Homerun Entertainment—a production company of which Heal the Bay board member Barry Gribbon is a co-founder and principal—will be honored for producing the Bring Back the Beach event for free in each of the last seven years.

Finally, Don Smith will be recognized for heading up sewer-system and treatment-plant improvements that have boosted water quality in Santa Monica Bay. He is the former manager of the Hyperion Treatment Plant and program director of the City of Los Angeles Wastewater.

Individual tickets for "The Ultimate Beach Party" are $500 apiece, while tables and sponsorships cost between $5,000 and $50,000. Go here for more information.