>> Protest against BPA and get a free BPA-free bottle at Environmental Working Group’s Toxic Baby Bottle Swap. That happens Wed., Aug. 19 at 10 am at St. John’s Well Family & Child Center, 1910 S. Magnolia Ave., Los Angeles.

>> The Downtown Film Festival’s LIVING GREEN. LIVING GREAT.: Sustainable L.A. 2009 happens Thurs. Aug. 20 from 10 am – 6:30 pm on the Plaza Level of 7+FIG. Every hour, a different local speaker will educate you on everything from “gorgeous yards with native plants that require little or no water” to “how we can recreate, revamp, and recycle vintage pieces into edgy, hip styles.”

>> Twilight Dance Series — which features a free bike valet — continues with a Social Action and Surfboards themed event on Thurs., Aug. 20 from 7 pm – 10 pm on Santa Monica Pier.

>> The next LA Green Drinks features a solar-powered DJ, a California Rising Trunk Show, a press conference for Project Green Search, raffle for eco-chic goodies, and of course, drinks. It all happens Thurs., Aug. 20 from 7 pm at Visionary Boutique’s new location, 5285 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles. Cost: $5. Earlier: Green Drinks FAQ.

>> A couple more Malibu Public Beaches Safaris are coming up! Sign up now — I’ll be there Sun., Aug. 23.

>> A couple more free California Friendly Landscape Workshops are coming up! Sign up now!

>> Car-free L.A. comedienne Kristina Wong — whose Car Free Mondays interview you can read here — will present “IT’S A HOT & SWEATY SLIDESHOW” about being carless in L.A. That happens Fri., Aug. 21 from 8:30 pm at The Fake Gallery, 4319 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. Cost: $10.

>> Party like it’s 1985 while raising money for Wherever The Need, a nonprofit that works to bring clean water and toilets to developing countries. Need to Party‘s an 80′s themed fundraiser featuring a live DJ — The Cocaine Kids. The party happens Fri., Aug. 21, from 9 pm – 2 am at the V Lounge, 2020 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica. Tickets are $30 ($100 for VIP), with all proceeds going to Wherever The Need.

>> Pedal over to the Santa Monica Museum of Art for Cause for Creativity: Tour da Arts, which features a “special hands-on art-making workshop and cultural bike tour of Santa Monica arts venues, with special programming at each stop.” Make original bike flags, then enjoy food and drinks along the 8-mile C.I.C.L.E.-organized tour too. Be there on August 22. Registration begins at 1, with activities happening until 8 pm. If you don’t have a bike of your own, you can reserve a FREE bike and helmet through Perry’s Bike Rental by emailing rc3138@aol.comby August 20th with “SMMoA” in the subject header. The bike tour’s free, but the flag workshop costs $5 for non-SMMOMA members — so register now.

>> Find out how to create A Non-Toxic Home From the Inside Out. The event includes “lecture, discussion, and awareness exercises” including “hands-on experience creating homemade cleaning supplies.” This happens Sat., August 22 from noon to 2 pm at All Shades of Green. Cost: $35.

>> The next EcoTuesday L.A. — a structured eco-business meet-n-greet-n-learn event happening on the fourth Tues. of each month — will feature my friend Tracy Hepler of Your Daily Thread. She’ll speak about “how to start an eco-centered business on a shoestring budget.” Eco-networking begins on August 25 from 7:30 pm to 10 pm at Wokcano, 1413 5th St., Santa Monica. Cost: $10 online, $20 at the door.

Images via Downtown Film Festival and Need To Party

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