2023 Gala – Stand Ups for History
STAND UPS FOR HISTORY AN EVENING OF LAUGHS, FOOD, MUSIC AND LIBATIONS
Hosted by Nicole Blaine, Co-founder of The Crow Comedy Club in Santa Monica, Stand Ups for History, presents stand out, comic headliners Judy Carter, Brent Weinbach from Comedy Central, Kira Soltanovich as seen on Netflix, brilliant Christie Bahna and the fabulous Samara Sin the Eternal Queen of the 805.
Also in the house will be the hottest, celebrated Chefs in town including Los Angeles icon Chef Mary Sue Milliken, Chef Sandra Cordero, Chef Tezeta Alemayehu and Chef Keiko Nakashima.Â
You’ll experience divine bites from Socalo, Xuntos, Berbere and Sunny Blue. It will be an exceptional evening of stellar food, uproarious laughter, live music with the Santa Monica Youth Orchestra salsa ensemble, our famous auction and plenty of libations backed-up by Titos Vodka and Santa Monica Brew Works.
This year’s event will take place at the Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club where we will honor Misti Kerns, President/CEO of Santa Monica Travel & Tourism.
Sunday, October 1, 2023
4pm-8pm
General Admission: $200.00
VIP Tickets: $275.00
Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club , 1210 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
About This Year’s Gala
Celebrating our renewed promise to tell the story of
everyone in our community.
The annual event is Santa Monica History Museum’s largest and most important fundraiser of the year, raising over 20% of the annual funds needed to provide educational programming, exhibitions, and outreach throughout the year. The Museum plays a vital role in our community in how we tell the stories of who we are and where we come from. Reflecting the diversity of that cultural heritage is a critical part of our work – we cannot claim to be truly essential to society if we are not accessible to all.
Distinguished Honorees
Misti Kerns, President/CEO of Santa Monica Travel & Tourism
About Our Honoree
22 year Santa Monica resident Misti Kerns has served as President/CEO of Santa Monica Travel & Tourism for 17 years and has been an integral part of Santa Monica’s success as a world class tourism destination. Among many other initiatives, she founded the ‘I AM Santa Monica’ program, which has certified over 3,000 local employees and community members as official Santa Monica ambassadors. Misti is an active member of the Santa Monica Human Relations Council, Santa Monica Pier Corporation Board of Directors and the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce and serves on local, state and national tourism boards. Misti has made immeasurable contributions to our community and there couldn’t be a more deserving recipient of the museum’s highest honor, the Louise B. Gabriel award.
We look forward to celebrating with you
special thanks to our donors
Dee Menzies
 Chuck Kearsley &
Nancy Kearsley
Auction Items courtesy of
