Off of Your Butt and On to a Bike:  Bike to Work Day

Today is Bike to Work Day and all of us nationwide are encouraged to get off our butts and onto our bikes.  If you think that the city of cars (LaLa Land) isn’t participating, guess again.   Metro LA is giving away prizes, free bus rides for bikers and there will be pit stops scattered all throughout the county.  For more details visit our Bike to Work Week Post here. Need more motivation?  Biking to work (at least 4 miles) will keep up to 20 lbs of CO2 out of the atmosphere.  Not too shabby!
Location:  All across Los Angeles County (listing of pit stops here)  Date/Time:  TODAY, all day!  More information:  yourdailythread.com/bike-to-work-day

Consignment Sales For One and All

A few consignment sales are popping up this weekend.  One for the kiddies and one for the grown ups.  Kids Consignment 4 You is taking place at the Ventura County Fair Grounds on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Buy or donate gently used kids clothes and toys and “green it forward.”   For the grown ups, De La Barracuda is hosting their Summer Patio Sale (via Green, Grown & Sexy).  There will be 25 different Hand Picked sellers and there will be nothing over $20.  You’ll find vintage for men, women and other one of kind items.  Plus there will be food, rotating djs and drinks to keep you entertained while you shop.
Location:  Kids Consignment, Ventura County Fair Grounds  Santa Cruz Hall, 10 West Harbor Blvd. Ventura, CA 93001, MAP Date/Time:  Friday thru Sunday, May 15th thru 17th Visit the ydt Event Calendar for times.  web: www.kidsconsignment4you.com
De La Barracuda, 7769 Melrose Ave.  MAP (Melrose and Fairfax, across the street from the Melrose flea market).  Date/Time:  Sunday, May 17th from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. web: www.barracudashop.com

Festival in Pasadena:  The 3rd Annual New World Fair

Come one come all to the New World Fair.  The weekend festivities include lectures from the likes of green experts (like Ed Beagly Jr.), screenings of documentaries like “The Future of Food”, and over 200 eco vendors, activities and more.   If you haven’t signed up on the ydt website yet you can win a pair of free tickets by entering here.  Admission is $10 and includes the entire weekend, all activities and screenings.   For more information please visit their website.
Location:  New World Fair: Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St. Pasadena, Ca 91101 Date/Time:  Sat/Sun May 16 (10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) – 17(10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)  MAP, Take the Metro, web: http://newworldfair.org/

La Grande Orange Opens its Santa Monica Doors
The Santa Monica restaurant has finally opened its doors this week.  Unlike the Pasadena counterpart, they don’t offer a drink discount for metro ticket holders (but who knows maybe the manager will honor it.)  They also have a mini market that the Pasadena location does not have.  What’s on the menu? Basically what you find down the street on Sundays at the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market.  Expect a seasonally rotating menu with nothing but fresh, locally grown cuisine.
Location: La Grande Orange, 2000 N. Main Street  Santa Monica Ca, MAP Tel: (310) 396-9145   web: www.lagrandeorangesm.com

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Heal The Bay: A Simple Beach Cleanup

After a delicious farmer’s market breakfast at La Grande Orange, head over to the beach to get some quality air and clean up our beautiful coastline. The clean up starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 12 p.m.  You’ll get endorphins from the physical work your doing and the good that your doing through volunteering. For meeting place, please check Heal The Bay’s website*.
Location: Pacific Ave & 62nd St.: TOES Beach (Playa del Rey) Web: www.healthebay.org Date/Time: Saturday, May 16th, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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