This Weekend in Santa Monica!

• LEARN SOMETHING


Where/When: , 601 Santa Monica Blvd.; 1 p.m. Saturday
Why go: Take a step back in time and meet Henry Gaylord Wilshire, the man for whom Wilshire Boulevard is named, in a presentation by Louis Rosen, author of Henry Gaylord Wilshire: the Millionaire Socialist.
Pricing: Free

Where/When: , 1350 7th St.; 2 p.m. Saturday
Why go: Lisa Melandri is curator of Adam Berg: Endangered Spaces—a new, multi-dimensional video, sculpture, and photo installation that explores the relationship between man-made environments and displaced wildlife.
Pricing: Free


Where/When: Center for Environmental and Urban Studies, 1744 Pearl St.; 10 a.m. Saturday
Why go: The Green Living Workshop 101 is a condensed version of the 6 week Green Living Workshop which covers the following topics: water, chemicals, waste, energy and more.
Pricing: Free

• DO-GOODER

CAFE SAMO
Where/When: Humanities Center Theater, Second Floor of the English Building at ; 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Why go: Café Samo is a cabaret style show produced annually by the Samohi Choir Program, featuring dozens of talented student performers who create and produce their own musical acts.
Pricing: $10

• BE ENTERTAINED

FREE SUNDAYS AT THE AQUARIUM
Where/When: .; 2:30-5 p.m.
Why go: In partnership with Cirque du Soleil's Ovo—performances public to visit the Aquarium for free any Sunday in February are running now March 20 under the big top near the Pier—the public is invited to visit the Aquarium for free any Sunday in February.
Pricing: Free

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Where/When: , 2627 Pico Blvd.; 8 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday
Why go: Nominated for three Tony Awards, this comedy classic ran for 453 performances on Broadway. It is the second show of the Morgan-Wixson's  2011-2012 season.
Pricing: $15

Where/When: , 1310 11th St.; 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday
Why go: KCRW presents a new version of Wilder’s iconic American play starring Helen Hunt. Get up close and personal with the Hunt, as most of the seating for the production will be on stage with the actors. Preview performances start Friday night.
Pricing: $40

DOUBLE FEATURE: 'CASTLE IN THE SKY' AND 'PRINCESS MONONOKE'
Where/When: Aero Theater, 1328 Montana Ave.; 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Why go: American Cinematheque presents a rare opportunity to see one of Hayao Miyazaki's most beautiful and infrequently screened films, Castle in the Sky.
Pricing: $11