Aug. 8: Iron Chef Challenge at the Library

Greetings, and welcome to the first SM AM Report of the week.

Here's what we published over the weekend, in case you missed us:

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Today's looking a bit slower than usual on the activities-and-events front. Hence, this edition of the SM AM Report is a bit shorter than usual.

Weather Forecast

• partly cloudy
• high temperature: 69 degrees
• low temperature: 61 degrees
• chance of precipitation: 0 percent
• humidity: 72 percent
• sunrise: 6:10 a.m.
• sunset: 7:49 p.m.

The Main Event

• If you're a teen who already knows your way around the kitchen, drop by the for the Iron Chef Challenge, part of the library's ongoing Teen Summer Craft Club series. Today's event revolves around salsa and guacamole. It starts at 2:30 p.m. and is open to kids in grades six through 12.

The Runner-Up

• Once again, the Santa Monica Public Library is coming through on another day that's otherwise quiet event-wise. The Fairview Branch hosts bridge from 1 to 3 p.m.; and there's a "Learn to Knit" class, also at the Fairview Branch, happening from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

(Go here for more events happening today.)

This Day in Santa Monica History

• On Aug. 8, 2005, the Santa Monica Professional Building located at 710 Wilshire Blvd. was designed as a landmark. It was built in 1928 by Arthur E. Harvey.

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