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Get Out: Patch's Pick-and-Choose Weekend Planner

Cake decorating, green energy experts, library book sales and thrift store sales are all happening this weekend.

Still have no idea what to do this weekend? Don't panic. Mar Vista Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks:

Where/When: Sat. Dec. 3, 501 S Venice Blvd, Venice, 90291.  9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Why Go: Support the library.Proceeds will go towards new books, dvds and programs for young adults and children. Books start at 50 cents. Most other books are only a dollar

Pricing: Free.

Where/When: Sat. Dec. 3 and Sun Dec. 4, 12120 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles. 8 am. - 6 p.m.

Why Go: Get some great bargains with the best merchandise in the store. Everything from designer clothes, antiques and furniture to collectibles and jewelry.

Pricing: Free entrance.

Where/When: Sun. Dec. 4, , 3826 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Why Go: In case you missed them two weeks ago due to all that rain, EnerGtech has graciously agreed to return! EnerGtech Experts are a geek-squad-of-sorts assisting home owners and businesses to find energy savings with the g-Meter™. The g-Meter is a “smarter” meter that accurately measures, every 5 seconds, the electricity used by lights and individual appliances in the home. The homeowner can then watch their consumption in live real-time from any web-connected device on their own secure account at greenNet.com.

Pricing: Free.

Where/When: Sun. Dec. 4, , 3826 Grand View Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 10 a.m.

Why Go: Get some tips for your upcoming holiday baking projects.  Baking veteran and founder of the Baking & Cake Art Acadamy, Susan Holz, will give away the secret to the perfect piecrust and show how to decorate cakes in fall motifs, complete with edible leaves, twigs, and autumn “berries.”

Pricing: Free.

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Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
Paul M. J. Suchecki May 15, 2013 at 01:54 pm
Let me clarify: All I tried to do was re-link to the video that was dumped when Patch revised itsRead More format. The Festival of the Chariots won't be coming to Venice for months.
Linda Lucks July 31, 2011 at 05:24 pm
One year, long ago, Alice Coltrane performed. Anyone know the year? Definitely in the 70's.
Spirit Of Venice March 25, 2013 at 02:02 am
Thank you, David, for your lucid and edifying dissertation on Passover. You just about said itRead More all...I would only add that if people get a chance during the holiday to view the movie version of Fiddler On The Roof they will get a truly inspiring feeling for what it meant - and means - to be Jewish.