Make your last minute Earth Day plans now! A few more events happening today’re below, followed by fun stuff for the weekend.

>> Get 75% off everything at Vie Boutique, an eco-fashion boutique that’s on its way out but apparently hasn’t quite closed yet. There’ll be cocktails, snacks, and for people who spend over $200, free Rock Star perfume. Sale happens tonight from 6 pm – 9 pm at 8032 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles.

>> Eco-boutique Visionary’s new eco-fashion mobile will be rolling around town all day. Follow its Twitter feed at @VisionaryBoutiq to find out where it is.

>> Find out what an eco-office looks like at the Mural Dedication and Green Office Open House for Santa Monica’s Household Hazardous Waste Center. Take a tour of the office, which is made of 2 reused shipping containers and has a green roof. The event happens Thurs. April 23, from 5 – 7 pm at Household Hazardous Waste Center, 2500 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica. RSVP to James.Velez-Conway@smgov.net.

>> The public opening celebration for the new Annenberg Community Beach House at Santa Monica State Beach will feature a “First Splash” performance from “O” by Cirque du Soleil, hula dancers, storytellers, tours, a large sand castle, a flock of kites, and more. Festivities will begin on Sat., April 25, 11 am. There’ll be no onsite parking, so walk, bike, or take the free shuttle service from the Santa Monica Civic Center (4th St. and Olympic Dr.).

>> SEEing Green 2: Moving Beyond Green, a conference that’ll “explore how brands can move beyond green by widening the way we think about design,” happens Sat., April 25, 8 am – 4 pm at Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles. Cost $60 in advance, $75 at the door.

>> Pasadena’s Greening the Earth Day and Armory Family Free Festival will have Earth Day giveaways for attendees with proof they took the Metro. Events will happen Sat., April 25 from 10 am – 4 pm at Memorial Park and Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N. Raymond St.

>> The inaugural Earth Day Lunch Cruise Aboard Hornblower will feature an organic lunch, reusable totes, and raffle prizes — plus carbon offsets for each guest. An unspecified portion of the proceeds will go to Heal the Bay, which’ll have an educational speaker on board. The event happens Sat., April 25 from noon to 2 pm, leaving from Marina del Rey and Newport Beach. Reservations are required online or by calling 800.ON.THE.BAY. Cost: $65 per person.

>> The East Hollywood Earth Day Festival happens Sat. April 25 and Sun., April 26 on Santa Monica Blvd., between Vermont and Virgil Aves.

>> The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books will include a “Climate in Crisis” panel discussion. Take the 720 or another alt trans option to the huge event, happening April 25 – 26th at UCLA.

>> Greening the Earth Day, Pasadena. Be there on Sat., April 25 from 10 am – 4 pm at Memorial Park, 85 E Holly, Pasadena. Cost: FREE.

>> The Mar Vista Garden Showcase encourages Angelenos to take a free self-guided tour of water-saving gardens in the neighborhood. Preview the gardens on the website, then take a walking or biking tour on Sun., April 26 from 2 pm – 6 pm.

>> Plan ahead for Cities and Climate Change: A Solutions Oriented Conference, which will explore “three questions in relation to Southern California: How do we build better cities? How will our health be affected? How will the green economy relieve the pressure, especially as felt by the chronically disadvantaged?” The event happens on Thurs., April 30, 9 am – 5 pm at the Davidson Conference Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Cost: $15, or $12 for just the lunch time event. RSVP required by April 23; register with the code “climate.”

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