We love our local businesses and always want to prioritize #BuyLocal #BikeLocal. However during the holidays if you do shop Amazon you can also support our local advocacy on Amazon Smile by selecting Santa Monica Spoke!
Find out more at Buy Local Santa Monica and 8 top reasons why shopping local matters here!
Wrap-up your holiday shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/81-3329637 and Amazon donates to Santa Monica Spoke for not extra charge to you!
For December, put on your ugliest sweater and join us, Mayor Ted Winterer and City staff for holiday ride from the Main Street Holiday Tree to the Trio of Holiday Celebrations on Pico Boulevard at the Virginia Avenue Park Farmers Market. The 4-mile ride will meet at  The Victorian (2640 Main Street) 9:30am and plan to roll at 10am – the ride  will be about 45 minutes long.
Don’t have the right sweater? Our Buy Local partners at Make Believe Costumes have Ugly Sweaters and will give you a 25% discount when you mention BIKE LOCAL! Just tell the clerk at the register.
Make Believe Costumes
3240 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310.396.6785
http://www.makebelieveinccostumes.com
Sales Dept. Hours:Â Â 12-6 Tuesday-Sunday
Bring your ugliest sweater (or not), your own bike, helmet, lock & water bottle. Children should be capable of street riding or in an appropriate child seat or trailer. There is no cost to participate.
No bike? No problem! Just grab a Breeze Bike Share Bike.
About the Mayor’s Ride:
Biking (AND WALKING) is better with friends! The monthly Mayor Ride was born last year at the Breeze One year Anniversary Event with a proclamation from our City Manager Rick Cole. We led the 1st Ride with the Mayor which was joined by the California Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors in January 2017 – This free local event has continued with monthly community bike rides and walks with Mayor Ted Winterer and City Staff since January with a different theme monthly. Come meet the Mayor, City staff, and your neighbors while enjoying the Santa Monica sunshine!
About the Trio of Holiday Celebrations on Pico Boulevard:
Celebration of Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa – 3 holidays featuring foods, music, library readings and crafts. Along with Buy Local Holiday Shopping Ideas from our Santa Monica Farmers Market, Pico Boulevard merchants + Buy Local Santa Monica. Grab bag of giveaways to stores + Photos with Santa! For more information contact Pico Improvement Organization.
Stay up to date on events all over Santa Monica and the Westside at SMSpoke.org, and on our calendar. You can also check out Santa Monica City Planning on Facebook
We look forward to seeing you there!
For November our #HandleBarHappyHour will be at TRiP  – This venue takes pride in that they strongly support local music and prides themselves in assisting up and coming artists. They book 30 to 40 acts a week, most of which are local. So… just like we say “buy local and support local” — including music!  Places like this are indeed what make our community a great place to live, work and play.
5:30-8pm & onward
TRiP:Â 2101 Lincoln Blvd, SM, 90405Â
Calendar Event HERE
Since 2013:Â TRiP’s wine list has been comprised of ONLY wines grown locally in the Malibu region. Niiiice!
This months HBHH ties into a Movember fundraising event with one of our own – RideShare Jeff!
The show at TRiP begins at 8pm. Facebook event HERE
This event is to raise money and awareness for men’s health related isses. Featuring Rideshare Jeff, CeyJay, Keith and Scorpion Wolf Shark. $5/door, $4 goes to Movember Foundation, 21+
End of every month we like to get together for fun, and to celebrate all things bike.
Always fun, always friendly!
This months venue may not be family friendly.
Socialize, talk bikes, give input ….
If it’s on your way don’t forget to pass the Bike Counter!
Big thank you to last months host El Texate – we had great food and GREAT FUN!
Celebrate #BikeLocalSM, our Buy Local SM businesses, happy hour + new friends at these monthly events!  Learn about upcoming local bike events + find out about and connect with us at SM Spoke… as we visit and introduce you to some of our Buy Local SM businesses. Eat Local, Drink Local, Buy Local AND Bike Local SM!
Sunday, November 19thArrive by 10am – get a bonus*
10:15AM – Short discussion style presentation about local projects, BAP update, Volunteer opportunities / Operation Firefly.
– time for input and questions.
– VISION ZERO, what is it? why is it important, Vision Zero Draft Planning Document
Event info HERE
RSVP@SMSpoke.org
