ThisWeekInBeverlyHills

Don’t serve those gloppy “cream of something-or-other” green beans this holiday season! Serve these light, brightly flavored fresh beans, easy to make and healthy. There will be no leftovers.

The 54th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration – your L.A. tradition! Perfect for the whole family, more than 20 music ensembles, choirs and dance companies from the many neighborhoods and cultures of Los Angeles celebrate the season during this free, three-hour holiday show. Even the parking underneath the Music Center is free. READ MORE…

You will find a meaningful gift for everybody on your shopping list. 100% of proceeds from sales are returned to the beneficiaries of Spiral’s humanitarian aid projects. Your purchase will not only help the artisans who made the gift items, but also many others in even greater need. Since items are made from recycled material, they are a gift to the environment.

Backed by a live band, Tim Piper channels John Lennon in the smash hit, multimedia rock ‘n roll tribute that celebrates Lennon’s life and music. Written and directed by Steve Altman, Just Imagine intertwines John Lennon’s songs with the stories behind them to create a unique and electrifying multimedia concert experience.

Children of all ages and abilities are invited to join the Summer Reading Club . Our goal is to help children discover the wonder of reading by celebrating their reading achievements in a fun and supportive way. Children and their families are invited to the Summer Reading Club Kickoff Party which features a performance by Jumbo Shrimp Circus whose feats of juggling, magic, and zany antics are sure to induce giggles.

Off-2-CollegeTours is as a college tour planning service that utilizes our best-effort logistical experience to get you to your chosen schools in the time allotted. Pick your target school. We will route you, register you , provide you with travel options and get you to each Campus Tour Information Sessions – on time!

Invite death to come out and play in a creepy creation from Teller and performer/co-creator Todd Robbins who hosts a mesmerizing and terrorizing look at life, death and the horrific wonder between. Weaving together storytelling, illusion and telepathy proves that there is nothing more arousing than unholy resurrection and we’re never so alive as when we’re scared to death.

There’s nothing better than a good sandwich for an informal summer dinner, is there? Garlicky, oregano-laced, lemony chicken chunks are piled on a pita, sauced with a classic yogurt Tzatziki, and garnished with chopped fresh tomatoes and half moons of red onion slivers. Opa!

Smoky, cheesy flavors give this burger a touch of machismo, along with a just-spicy-enough sauce. The usual go-alongs of ripe tomato and crisp lettuce top it off, for a burger that will take you through summer and into the fall. World’s Best? Oh yes. Dare you to disprove it.

This is a fabulous, caramely, butterscotchy, oaty, chewy, gluten-free cookie. Prepare to like them better than your standard oatmeal cookie. And try staying away from them.

Have a blast this summer! The City of Beverly Hills has 18 different camps to choose from in 2012, including brand new Jr. Firefighting, AK Soccer Academy, Ninja and Skateboard/Scooter camps along with all returning favorites like Creative Space, Catskills West, Planet Bravo and Camp Beverly Hills. READ MORE for more information…

The world famous Santa Monica Pier and Honolua Surf Co. will kick off the summer of 2012 with the 3rd Annual Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival, featuring paddleboard races, an ocean swim, dory competitions, hula dance groups, live music and a surfing, lifeguard and paddleboard history exhibition.

Guests will be treated to a luncheon while watching Polo, the game of kings, with Live Jazz Music, Wine and Open Bar, Red Carpet Photo Opportunity, SHK Awards Ceremony, Half Time Divot Stomp, Raffle, Silent & Live Auction, Polo Costume and Hat Contest with Prizes. VIP Members Area and Celebrity Card Club.

Featuring author Susan Orlean, animal trainers Sarah Clifford and Omar von Muller and a screening of “Clash of the Wolves” (1925) starring Rin Tin Tin, with live musical accompaniment by Michael Mortilla. Tickets: $5

I’m a fan of low and slow when it comes to pork ribs, and the Crock-Pot or slow cooker is the definition of low and slow. If you sprinkle the ribs with a pinch of the miraculous smoked paprika before you let the cooker do its work, and then finish them with a quick glaze of BBQ and hoisin sauce, you will be in rib Nirvana.

Make the most of your OUTDOORS experience in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read More to link to the events calendar and search for National Park Service programs in the recreation area near you.

Don’t let the holidays get you down, frustrated or crazed! Stay organized with FREE simple organizing sheet from momadgenda.com. From Gifts Lists to Holiday Card sheets…take a look at a simple holiday helper.

Jennifer Jason Leigh gives a riveting performance as Lee, an acclaimed international photojournalist who returns home to Los Angeles after a traumatic experience abroad. Lee finds herself falling in love with John (Martin Henderson), a charismatic younger man with a complicated past. Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development) plays Lee’s 22-year-old daughter Jessie, an aspiring photographer with ambivalent feelings toward her mother.

Every holiday season, Downtown Santa Monica brings a little ice skating to the beach side community and transforms the corner of 5th Street and Arizona Avenue into ICE at Santa Monica, a premier outdoor ice skating rink. The 8,000 square foot rink by the beach offers residents and visitors a little taste of winter without the bite.