Dateline Santa Monica — Back by popular demand, on Sunday, the Main Street Business Improvement Assn. of Santa Monica will throw its 14th annual Summer SOULstice Festival.
Visitors will have an opportunity to enjoy live music, sidewalk sales, shopping, munching.
Fifteen bands on five stages will entertain the crowds from 1 o’clock to 7, and fill the streets of Santa Monica with tunes including that of the Paul Chesne Band, Neil Deal (a Neil Young tribute band), Babylon Saints (reggae-rock).
By attending the event, visitors will participate in raising money for one of Santa Monica’s favorite charities, Heal the Bay.
People who buy a $10 Heal the Bay wristband will receive a 10 percent discount at 40 participating stores and restaurants through this month.
The Main Street Business Improvement Assn. partnered with Heal the Bay to raise money to produce the event and raise money for Heal the Bay. Wristbands are on sale at T-Mobile, 220 Fitness, Areal Restaurant, hip’tique, RAWvolution, and Main Street’s table at the Sunday Farmer’s Market. Purchasers will receive a list of participating businesses when they buy the wristband, donated to help raise money by At The Pool. The list of participating businesses is also available on the website at http://www.mainstreetsm.com/#FeaturedEvent.
A performance schedule can be seen below and more information on bands and performers participating may be found at http://www.mainstreetsm.com/#featuredevent.
At the Rawvolution stage on the northeast corner of Main and Strand:
• 1p.m., Black Crystal Wolf Kids (Indie tribute band)
• 2 p.m., Paul Chesne
• 4:30, Killing Cassanova
At the Edgemar Courtyard (2427 Main):
• 1:30, Chainsaw Brothers (Jump scat blues acoustic trio)
• 2:45, Highway 61 Revisited (Dylan tribute)
• 5p.m., Dr. Wu (Steely Dan tribute)
At the OneWest Bank Lot (2811 Main):
• 1p.m., Evil Nancy (8-piece horn band, rock)
• 3 p.m., Turn the Page (Bob Seger tribute)
• 5 p.m., The Rising (Springsteen tribute)
At the Kinney Stage (between Pier Ave. and Ashland):
• 1p.m., Cubensis (Grateful Dead tribute)
• 3 p.m., Neil Deal (Neil Young tribute)
• 5 p.m., Petty Theft (Tom Petty tribute)
At the Pier Ave Stage (between Marine and Ashland)
• 1p.m., Babylon Saints (reggae rock +)
• 3 p.m., Black Crystal Wolf Kids (Indie tribute band)
Heal the Bay is a nonprofit environmental organization making Southern California coastal waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica Bay, safe, healthy and clean. They use science, education, community action and advocacy to pursue their mission. http://www.healthebay.org
Main Street, Santa Monica, is an eclectic collection of restaurants, boutiques, cafes, and various services stretching for about a mile from Pico south to the Santa Monica city limit. Historic, and Going Green, the street offers numerous unique shopping and dining experiences. Main Street is also popular for the weekly Farmer’s Market every Sunday at Heritage Square, the annual Summer SOULstice, and the annual holiday event featuring The Shopping Cart Tree.
For more information, visit http://www.mainstreetsm.com and on social media at https://www.facebook.com/mainstreetsm, https://twitter.com/MainTweetSM, on instagram at @mainstreetsm or using hashtag #mainstreetsm and #SOULstice2014.
