This week’s featured presentation is the children’s classic The Sandlot. Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. The neighborhood baseball guru Rodriquez takes Smalls under his wing, and soon he’s part of the local baseball buddies. They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the desirous lifeguard at the local pool, the snooty rival ball team, and the travelling fair. Beyond the fence at the back of the sandlot menaces a legendary ball-eating dog called The Beast, and the kids inevitably must deal with him.

Watch the trailer here:

Well, if it does, make your way to our weekly series of Dive-In Movies, playing every Saturday this summer on our celebrated Pool Deck, starting at 8 pm.

This week’s flick is the recent action movie, “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” which, other than sporting one of the longest names in movie history, was a great little jaunt through Greek mythology, full of humor and drama. It’s great fun for the kids so don’t miss it!

This week’s featured presentation is the indie hit Little Miss Sunshine. The Hoover family is the dictionary definition for the word “dysfunctional”. The dad Richard is a man who gives lectures on winners and losers, the wife is Sheryl, a chain-smoking, frazzled wife and working mother whose idea of a home cooked meal frequently consists of a bucket of chicken. Her gay brother Frank recently attempted suicide. The grandpa is Edwin, a drug addict. The son is Dwayne a rebel who has vowed not to talk until he gets into the Air Force. And then there is Olive, a seven-year old girl who dreams of going to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. So what happens when they do?

Watch the trailer below:

This week’s feature is the classic The Princess Bride. One of the great modern fairy tales of our time, The Princess Bride is both grand adventure and brilliant satire of the fairy tale genre. What’s it about? A battle of wits, chatty swordfights, beautiful princesses, the Dread Pirate Roberts – well, the plot itself is so convoluted that it’s not worth retelling, but if you haven’t seen this movie – no matter what your age is – you owe it to yourself to come check it out. Written by William Goldman and directed by Rob Reiner, this modern classic is without equal: hilarious, exciting, dramatic, and devilishly quotable. Don’t miss it!

Watch a clip from the movie below:

GOOD Music Mondays will run similar to the hotel’s popular Indie Thursdays showcases. The first Monday of each month boasts three short acoustic sets from featured bands performing in the hotel’s Lobby Bar. On the following Mondays of the month, each artist will have their own evening and perform two full, semi-acoustic sets. Performances are 8pm to 10pm each week.

This week’s performance will include acoustic sets from Carla Hassett (8:15 PM), Firebug (9 PM), and Atlantic Line (9:45 PM).

Attendance is free and all ages are welcome. Guests are encouraged to try delicious appetizers, delightful entrees, desserts, and handcrafted signature cocktails available from the Lobby Bar.

Well, if it does, make your way to our weekly series of Dive-In Movies, playing every Saturday this summer on our celebrated Pool Deck, starting at 8 pm.

This week’s flick is the lovely animated movie, Fantastic Mr. Fox. Funny, dramatic, and accessible to all ages, this movie is based on the much-loved children’s book by Roald Dahl, stars George Clooney and Meryl Streep, and was directed by the quirky Wes Anderson. If you missed this flick in the theaters, don’t miss it now.

Where was I? Oh, yes: Wouldn’t you prefer to relax by the pool while watching a great movie with the kids? If it gets a little hot, you can take a dip in the pool or maybe find yourself a cocktail at the nearby bar. Maybe order some tasty morsels from a menu designed by Wolfgang Puck? Does that sound a little appealing?

Well, if it does, make your way to our weekly series of Dive-In Movies, playing every Saturday this summer on our celebrated Pool Deck, starting at 8 pm. And you don’t even have to wear pants, so hurrah! (Editor’s Note: But swimming suits of some kind are obviously required.)

This week’s flick is Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. Exciting and funny, this is the perfect summer night movie for the whole family. It stars Ben Stiller as he returns to the role of the museum security guard who simply is way over his head when all the exhibits in a museum come to life… again.

This is Bruce, signing off.

This week’s featured artist is The Quiet, a dynamic four-piece piano pop-rock band that draws comparisons to Ben Folds, Elton John and Van Morrison. The band is booking shows throughout the coast to support the release of their second full-length album, “Let It Fall.”

You can follow them on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

While enjoying the music, guests are encouraged to try the delicious appetizers, delightful entrees, and handcrafted signature cocktails available from the Lobby Bar.

All ages are welcome to these family-friendly events and, unlike a lot of venues in Hollywood, there’s NO COVER.

This week’s feature presentation is Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. After the first movie, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are on top of the world. But it can’t last. After an on-stage accident leaves their human friend, David, in the hospital, Alvin and the chipmunks have to head back to high school where they face off against bullies, popular girls, and most terrifying of all, true love. It’s the Chipmunks vs the Chipettes, as the boys are confronted by an equally talented, and much cuter, trio of female chipmunks. Will Alvin and the chipmunks make it out of high school alive? Will they fall in love? Will they ever behave?

Watch the trailer below:

This week’s featured artist is David Thiele. Since moving to LA in 2003, David has self-produced his own album, won multiple songwriting awards, and featured music on hit network television shows. David has been named as one of Music Connection Magazine’s “Hottest Unsigned Artists” two years in a row!

Follow him on Twitter and become a fan of him on Facebook.

While enjoying the music, guests are encouraged to try the delicious appetizers, delightful entrees, and handcrafted signature cocktails available from the Lobby Bar.

All ages are welcome to these family-friendly events and, unlike a lot of venues in Hollywood, there’s NO COVER.