>> Friends of the LA River’s RioFest 2008 happens Oct. 4! $50 gets you a ticket, including dinner and drinks at this Biergarten with bratwurst and tacos. Support the revitalization of the LA River while learning about The City of Munich’s revitalization of the Isar River.

>> The Natural History Museum of LA County apparently has a new green series, dubbed Sustainable Sundays. The next event — though the website hasn’t been updated with the info yet — is a talk titled “The Power to Sustain: The Scientific Challenges in Sustainable Energy,” featuring CalTech’s Dr. Nathan Lewis along with reps from LA DWP and American Chemical Society. That’s happening Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, 12:30 pm at NHM, 900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles. (Thanks for the tip, Siobhan!)

>> Santa Monica nonprofit Sustainable Works — known for its inexpensive Residential Greening Program and Green Business Certification — is having its first ever fundraiser with beer and wine, organic and local eatas, KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez, an eco-auction, and an awards ceremony. That happens Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, from 6 pm – 11 pm at Bergamot Station Arts Center: Writers Boot Camp, 2525 Michigan Ave., Bldg. I. Cost: A tax-deductible $75, which includes a Sustainable Works Annual Membership — the benefits of which are unclear. Buy them in advance by emailing harrison_lisa@smc.edu.

>> Bike Town Beta happens Saturday, October 25 from 6 pm – 10 pm in Westwood Village, Los Angeles!

>> Green Speed Dating in Culver City happens Sunday, Oct. 26!

>> The Disney Go Green! National Day of Action, organized by Center for Health, Environment & Justice, will urge Disney parks, hotels, and restaurants to use green cleaning products — by encouraging people to throw “parties” during which people make green products. I seriously question whether this tactic will be popular or effective, but in any case, the action day’s Oct. 29.

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