Apr. 27: Sustainable Quality Awards Luncheon to Be Held

Hi, and thanks for dropping by. In case you missed us on Tuesday, we the City Council meeting, a jewelry heist that took place in the afternoon and featuring local reactions on the recent sales-tax hike.

We'll have more on the City Council meeting shortly, but first, here's the rest of The SM AM Report:

Weather Forecast

• partly cloudy
• high temperature: 76 degrees
• low temperature: 57 degrees
• chance of precipitation: 0 percent
• humidity: 44 percent
• sunrise: 6:09 a.m.
• sunset: 7:35 p.m.

The Main Event

• KCRW host Evan Kleiman will deliver the keynote address at the 's 2011 , to be held at the . The theme of this year's luncheon, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., is sustainable food.

The Runner-Up

• Mayor will be the featured speaker at tonight's Activist Support Circle gathering. As usual, the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the .

Other Happenings

• Tonight the  will stage the second of three open houses surrounding its Strategic Plan Update Process, at the  cafeteria. A presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m., with breakout discussions taking place from 7 to 8 p.m.
• If you're a fan of Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy, don't miss one of the accompanying films, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. From 6:15 to 8:45 p.m., it'll be shown for free in the 's MLK Auditorium. 
• Movies on the Deck continues at this evening with a screening of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. As usual, the movie will be shown on the Dining Deck starting at 7 p.m.

Last but Not Least

• Today is the deadline for SoCal artists to submit to The City of Santa Monica Arts Commission their designs of public art for the east-facing façade of Parking Structure 6. Go here for more info.

This Day in Santa Monica History

• On Apr. 27, 1972, Van Morrison kicked off a two-night stand at the Civic Auditorium (source: GoGoNotes.blogspot.com).

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