6th Annual Main Street Summer SOULstice
(updated 6 20 06; 3pm)
co-sponsored by:


with generous support from Chinois,
Library Alehouse, the Santa Monica Mirror, and First Federal Bank.

SOULstice '06 Schedule


The schedule, subject to change:
Bands by time
DJs at the Zen Lounge, corner of Main and Strand, by time
Bands by location
Scavenger Hunt
Kids' Activities
FREE Massage for Seniors (65+)



  • "SOULstice Playground" - "barcopa" lot between Ashland & Hill, weast side: 11am - 5:30pm, FREE:
  • Pony rides
  • Petting farm
  • Rockie the Clown
  • Zack Dubnoff, Magician
  • Jumper (courtesy of OPA)
  • Chef Harry(the Watermelon Chef)
  • Samohi Choir (two performances from their summer musical, "The Sound of Music", times to be announced at the site)



    Traffic Events presents the SOULstice Zen Lounge
    corner of Main & Strand
    Noon, Ecco
    1:30pm, Blackliquid
    3pm, Simply Jeff
    4:30pm, DJ Rap
    co-sponsored by Euphoria Loves Rawvolution and Tao Healing Arts, in the parking lot at the corner of Main and Strand



  • Bands by time:

    Noon, Highway 61 Revisited (Dylan tribute), Kinney Ave.
    Noon, Diggin Deep Band*, Hollister St./Indie 103
    Noon, Jacqueline Fuentes***, First Federal Lot
    Noon - all day: Joe Gaeta & Friends (jazz), New Orleans Building Courtyard
    Noon - 4pm: Many Axes,(folkish music on homemade instruments), and Pask & McNalley, alternating, Edgemar Courtyard

    1pm, Bone Sharks(Surf tribute), Pier Ave.
    1pm, Benny "Into The Night" Mardones**, American Apparel lot (Hill & Main)

    1:30pm, Bill Quateman**, American Apparel lot (Hill & Main)

    2pm, The Rolling Clones (Rolling Stones tribute), Kinney Ave.
    2pm, Smoggy Mountain Boys*, Hollister St./Indie 103
    2pm, Kwanza Jones***, First Federal Lot

    2:30pm, Bad Baby Sitter**, American Apparel lot (Hill & Main)

    3pm, Heartless(Heart tribute), Pier Ave.
    3pm, McCrea Adams Band*, Hollister St./Indie 103

    3:30pm, Wing**, American Apparel lot (Hill & Main)

    4pm, Peace Frog (Doors tribute), Kinney Ave.
    4pm, Mother Superior*, Hollister St./Indie 103
    4pm, Najite & Olokun Prophecy***, First Federal Lot

    5pm, The Neil Deal (Neil Young tribute), Pier Ave.
    5pm, Maitreya**, American Apparel Lot (Hill & Main)

    6pm, KIRTAN (finale with all Ifanz bands)**, American Apparel Lot (Hill & Main)

    *Indie 103 Bands
    **Ifanz indie bands
    ***World Cafe World music bands



  • Bands by location:

    First Federal Lot, east side, between Ashland & Hill, just south of Wildflour Pizza:
    World Music sponsored by World Cafe
         Jacqueline Fuentes, Noon.
         Kwanza Jones, 2pm.
         Najite & Okolun Prophecy, 4pm.


    Kinney Ave., west side, between Ashland & Pier Ave:
    Tribute bands sponsored by Joe's Diner
         Highway 61 (Dylan Tribute), Noon.
         The Rolling Clones (Stones Tribute), 2pm.
         Peace Frog (The Doors), 4pm.


    Pier Ave., west side, between Kinney and Marine Ave:
         Bones Sharks (Surf tribute), 1pm.
         Heartless (Heart Tribute), 3pm.
         The Neil Deal (Neil Young Tribute, 5pm.



    American Apparel lot, west side, northwest corner of Main & Hill:
         Benny Mardones, 1pm
         Bill Quateman, 1:30pm
         Bad Baby Sitter, 2:30pm
         Wing, 3:30pm
         Maitreya, 5pm
         KIRTAN, (finale with Maitreya, Wing and Bad Baby Sitter) 6pm



    Edgemar Courtyard, 2430 Main, east side: Many Axes: folkish music with homemade instruments, and Pask & McNalley, noon to 3pm


    New Orleans Building Courtyard, 2600 block, west side
    Noon - all day: Joe Gaeta & Friends (jazz)



    SOULstice Shiatsu
    Free half hour massages for Seniors age 65+ at the Tao Healing Arts Center, 2309 Main, 12:30pm - 2:30pm.
    Call for an appointment: 310/396-4877 or 310/581-0097.



    SCAVENGER HUNT! $1,000 SHOPPING SPREE GRAND PRIZE!
    The 4th Annual SOULstice Scavenger Hunt is an opportunity for participants to win big prizes! Contestants can win a grand prize-a $1,000 Main Street shopping spree; a second grand prize-a Sprint cell phone from the Sprint Store on Main Street; a third grand prize-an outfit and two personal in-home fashion consultations from Sewjeannie; a fourth grand prize-a bike from Bike Attack, or one of over 90 other prizes including prizes worth $200 or more from, Applegate Gallery, Aura Shop, Bravo Pizzeria, California Heritage Museum, Earth Accents, LF Stores, Malia, Moonlight Rugs, Ocean Park Merchants Mart, Oz Santa Monica, Patagonia, Peet’s Coffee, Photo Grafica, Piero, and Tails of Santa Monica.

    Participants can also win prizes from Accents Jewelry, Amelia’s, Arts & Letters, Bubble Beach, CP Shades, Dhaba Cuisine, Edgemar Center for the Arts, Euphoria Loves Rawvolution, Fedora Primo, Fito, The Galley, Gioia, Groundwork, Herb King, Homeworks, Infinity Wireless, Jam’s World, Joe’s Diner, Main Attraction, Nature’s Grooming, Next Salon, Oyako, Panini Garden, Pebbles, Rick’s Tavern, Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau, Splash Bath & Body, Sumiko, Tao Healing Arts Center, Ten Women Gallery, Uroborus, World Café, and ZJ Boardinghouse.

    Scavenger Hunt clue sheets will be available on Sunday, June 18 at: the Main Street website: www.mainstreetsm.com/cluesheet06.html, the Main Street Table at the Sunday Farmer’s Market, participating stores June 18 - June 25, and on the day of the SOULstice at information tables at Hollister & Main and the First Federal Lot (between Ashland & Hill).




    The Summer SOULstice is produced by the Main Street Business Improvement Association and is co-sponsored by The L.A. Weekly, Indie 103, World Café, Joe’s Diner, Edgemar, Positive Experience Printing, Ifanz, and the Santa Monica Daily Press, with additional support from Library Alehouse and the First Federal Bank. Parking is available in the Main Street municipal lots and all day parking is available at the beach lots only two blocks away for $6. Check the Main Street website at www.mainstreetsm.com for additional and up-to-date information, or call 310/899-9555.

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