Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd., Mar Vista 90066

Saturday North Venice Little League has added a final sign-up day by popular demand. 10am – 2pm at the field at the top of Grand View Hill. Check their website for details.

Saturday night more comedy goodness at the Fanatic Salon: TRANS4MERZ returns with Bucket o’ Snakes, 8pm $10.

Monday is Martin Luther King Day and I highly recommend seeing America I Am at the CA Science Center in ExpositionPark. It’s an incredibly moving and powerful exhibit, celebrating the nearly 500 years of African American contributions to America and the world. Truly not to be missed, and a perfect day to see it.

Also Monday, at the California African American Museum (practically next door to the Science Center), they’re continuing their tradition of having Cake for King after the Kingdom Day Parade, which begins at 9am. It is his birthday, after all.

Thursday evening marks the opening of Mixed Moments II, a photo exhibit by Mar Vista’s own Stephen Boskin, at City Councilman Bill Rosendahl’s West LA office, 1645 Corinth Ave, 90025, from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Admission is free.

Also opening Thursday and running through the weekend is the Green Screen Environmental Film Festival & Salon, at the Electric Lodge in Venice. Check their website for showtimes and prices.

Friday morning from 7:30am – 9am, Mar Vista Elementary school Green Dolphins will be holding an eWaste recycling drive as part of their Community Day. The drive will run again on Saturday from 11am – 2pm.

Friday Night at the Fanatic Salon is another All-Girl Revue. Show starts at 8pm, admission is $10.

On Saturday New School West is holding their Holiday Bazaar from 10am – 4pm, and Beethoven Elementary School runs their 6th Annual Holiday Boutique from 10am – 3pm.

Saturday the Electric Lodge will also host an outdoor Eco/Arts Street Festival from 10am – 6pm. Free community event, plus there will be crafts for sale as well.

Also Saturday, take a trip through Mar Vista history by taking one of Mark Crawford’s walking tours. This weekend’s tour will be around the famous Mar Vista Oval, but please check the website of the MV Historical Society to verify times and tour locations.

Sunday is not to be outdone: in addition to the Mar Vista Farmer’s Market (which happens every Sunday, as you well know), there’s another Holiday Gift Sale, this one in a private home: 3410 Granville Ave. from 11am – 4pm.

Friday is First Fridays on Abbot Kinney (which is in Venice, but so close you can get there in a minute) and it’s a fun time, with stores, restaurants and galleries staying open late, and now it’s going to be Green as well as Fun, thanks to the Venice Neighborhood Council’s Environmental Committee’s new “Bin Your Butts” campaign to keep cigarette butts off the street and out of the ocean. Friday and Saturday, see Cheryl Tryckv’s Capiche? at the Fanatic Salon, showtimes at 8pm. Saturday attend “It’s Easy Being Green” at Ocean Views Farms Community Gardens, a free workshop about greening your gardening practices. 9:30am. Apparently it’s all about the worms. Saturday come shop for bargains at a giant garage sale, proceeds benefitting a brave soul fighting breast cancer. 4346 Stewart Ave, 90066. 8am -on.

Sunday, another Abbot Kinney event: the Fall Fashion Jamboree, from 1-4pm. Kids’ fashions from Twirls and Twigs, introducing their new boys’ line of toddler clothes, live music from Jambo, fun for the whole family. At The Pod Photography, 1219 1/2 Abbot Kinney.

Have a great weekend, Mar Vista!

Saturday morning 10am E-Waste recycling at Whole Foods on National Blvd. First 25 people will receive a gift bag!

Saturday afternoon Mar Vista Walkabout. Come help design the future of our neighborhood! 1pm – 4pm. Details here.

Sunday at the Farmer’s Market Annie Barnes of InspireTheChange.com and I will be in the Green Booth all day presenting options for No-Waste lunches. Come by and say hi! 9am – 2pm.

Ongoing throughout the Weekend the old Fox Hills Mall has been reborn as Westfield Culver City and they’re having a Grand Opening this weekend, plus fun family events all through next week. KCRW will be there. It’s also Macy’s Shop for a Cause on Saturday: special deals and money donated to deserving non-profits.

Show starts at 8pm, and we’ll meet there at 7:30 for a little sip of wine in the lobby — and perhaps a few delicious nibbles of Argentinian empanadas from Empanadas Place next door (yum)…? Just a snack, mom!

There’s parking on the street and in their lot, and the comedy costs $10 at the door — Cash Only. Hope to see you there!

The Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd., just South of Venice on the West side of the street. (310) 622-2046

On the other hand, if the grown-ups are out sans kids, the comedy at the Fanatic Salon might be just the ticket. The current show is called Trans4merz, and it starts at 8pm. Only $10!

The Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd. Call 310-795-7469 for more information.

I think.

If I haven’t done it a disservice already, I want to point out that its run finishes up tomorrow night. Last chance to get a glimpse of Alt Universe, which I BELIEVE is pronounced “Ky-merica-theater”. Sort of. But I could be wrong. You’ll have to go and find out for yourself.

The show is by Mar Vista resident, Eames Demetrios, who is described as 3-dimensional storyteller. It sounds like an amazing evening’s event.

Running tonight and tomorrow, May 27 and 28, 2009, at the Fanatic Salon Theatre, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd.

An original post by Sarah Auerswald.