1. Reverend William Knight performed with the Understanding Principle for Better Living Church choir during the Second Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at the Soka Gakkai International Auditorium on Monday, January 21. The weekend’s events were presented by the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition. 2. (l-r) Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra conductor Allen Robert Gross, violist Kaila Potts, Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra President Nat Trives, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky at the Second Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Concert on Sunday, January 20. 3. Guest violist Kaila Potts performed the “Carl Stamitz Viola Concerto” with the Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Allen Robert Gross, during the Second Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Concert at the Soka Gakkai International Auditorium on Sunday, January 20. photos by Margaret Molloy
You might be interested in …
Whose Tax Dollars Are They, Anyway?:
A key question has raged in California for more than one year, ever since Gov. Jerry Brown first proposed two of his key tactics in the ongoing battle against seemingly perpetual state budget deficits. That […]
Photo: Facebook
Disaster Assistance Available for L.A. County Wildfire Victims Through FEMA
Apply Online or by Phone; Emergency Shelters Open for Displaced Residents Los Angeles County residents impacted by recent wildfires can now apply for disaster assistance through federal and local resources. The fastest way to apply […]
The first protest at René Redzepi’s Noma pop-up at the Paramour Estate (Video)
The protest was organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage after the owner and chef of Noma, René...
Read more
Film Review: Oscars Landscape 2026
My Oscar choices and predictions. The 98th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 PM, on ABC, and streaming on...
Read more
