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KASEY CHAMBERS TO HEADLINE "AUSTRALIA ROCKS THE PIER"  FREE CONCERT AT THE SANTA MONICA PIER ON AUGUST 2ND LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 11, 2012 - Australia Rocks The Pier presented by G'Day USA, returns for the third year to the famed Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, August 2nd @7-10pm as part of Southern California's prized Twilight Concert Series.  The free concert will feature top Australian musicians Kasey Chambers and Matt Ellis along with rising talent D Henry Fenton.  Environmentalist, author and designer, Jamie Durie, is set to host the evening of Australian music, art and culture. Australian country singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers has had a glittering career boasting multiple ARIA and APRA awards, Number One hits and multi-platinum sales in Australia and around the world.  The Los Angeles Times raves "She seems to have access to a bottomless well of indelible melodic hooks," and Blurt declares "Her quiet charms result in a series of

Participating 7-Eleven are offering free Slurpees on Wednesday, July 11.

July 13, Noon to 3 p.m. Enjoy a free Tall (12 fl. oz.) handcrafted Starbucks Refreshers™ beverage at participating stores. No purchase necessary. Limit 1 per person

The Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts in Costa Mesa is doing its free Movie Mondays series again this summer. The “ Free For All” movies start at 8 p.m.  You don’t need tickets, just show up. You can bring your own picnics, but no barbecue equipment. You can also buy a meal from Patina Catering. You can pay to park, look for the small amount of street parking available or park at the South Coast Plaza and walk over (which is frowned upon, I’m sure, by the South Coast Plaza people). This summer’s movies include the following: July 9:  Billy Elliot July 16: An American in Paris July 23:  The Nightmare Before Christmas July 30: Yentl August 6: The Music Man Where : The Performing Arts Center’s community plaza with the films projected on the side of Segerstrom Hall , 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa , (714) 556.2121 When: approximately 8 p.m. Cost: Free What to bring : beach chairs or other portable seating items, blankets, etc.