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# And now for the ‘Main’ events
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/and-now-for-the-main-events/
- Published: 2006-02-06T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:11:22.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Pier, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The new Main Library is offering a series of events this month. Some of the events include: ■ Route 66: The mother road in Santa Monica. Feb. 8 from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. — In celebration of its 80th anniversary, historian Scott Piotrowski will discuss and present slides on Route 66 and its place in Santa Monica history. ■ Sustainable communities through sustainable living: Green building. Feb. 11 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. — Inspired by the green architecture of the new Main Library and community interest in sustainable issues, this is the first in a four-part series. Local architects will discuss materials and techniques for green building and remodeling. ■ Thursday evenings with Los Angeles Opera. Feb. 9 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. — The fifth annual series begins with a multimedia presentation of Madame Butterfly. ■ Children’s concert: “Rock and roll fantasy.” Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. — Sing, dance and laugh with the Brian Waite Band. ■ Game programming. Feb. 18 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. — Maneesh Sethi, a Stanford University freshman and author of Video Game Programming for Teens, will teach a class to teens interested in programming their own games. ■ Computer construction. Feb. 18 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. — Learn how to build a computer for under $400\. ■ Stars by the sea. Feb. 22 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. — Greet creatures from the Santa Monica Bay — sea stars, sea cucumbers, purple sea urchins, marine snails — during a special visit from Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica Pier Aquarium with its traveling touch tanks.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 6, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/020606.pdf?ref=smdp.com)