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Annenberg Community Beach House, where artist Yvette Gellis will begin painting a mural starting April 14. Photo: Annenberg Community Beach House (Facebook).

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400-Foot Mural Coming to Beach as Part of Santa Monica’s Arts Month

April 6, 2021 Sam Catanzaro

Annual event highlights value of the arts in the community By Sam Catanzaro As part of Santa Monica’s Arts Month,...

Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument. Photo: VJAMM (Facebook).

Life and Arts, Santa Monica

Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Committee’s Annual Commemoration

April 6, 2021 Sam Catanzaro

Annual event to be held virtually Thursday April 15 Submitted by the Venice Japanese American Memorial Monument Committee Standing at...

Film, Life and Arts

Film Review: Minari

March 31, 2021 Kathy Whitney Boole

MINARIRated PG-13115 MinutesReleased February 26th Amazon Prime, Google Play, DirecTV/ Virtual screening on A24films.comWon Golden Globe – Best Picture Foreign...

Dining, Life and Arts, News, Video

Video: Indoor Dining Close to Returning in LA County?

March 4, 2021 Edify TV

Indoor dining could return to LA County very soon. Learn more and hear what diners have to say in this...

Life and Arts

The Importance of Upgrades

February 23, 2021 mirrormmg

Whether you’re talking about upgrading your home, business, or computer systems, the results are the same: upgrades are essential maintenance...

Film, Life and Arts

Film Review: Bliss

February 14, 2021 Kathy Whitney Boole

FILM REVIEWBLISSRated R103 MinutesReleased February 5th on Amazon Prime Do you find that when return home from travels to another...

Third Street Promenade Black History Month art by Shplinton.

Life and Arts, News, Santa Monica, Westside Wellness

Art of Recovery Projects Connect the Community and Brighten Santa Monica Streets

February 9, 2021 wpengine

The City of Santa Monica’s Cultural Affairs Division’s next round of Art of Recovery projects will be implemented throughout Santa Monica in the...

Life and Arts

The International Gem & Jewelry Show Is Coming

February 3, 2021 mirrormmg

The last time the International Gem & Jewelry Show was highlighted in Santa Monica, offers ranged from $5 to $5000...

Photos: Ming Lo

Life and Arts, News, Santa Monica

We-Drive Ins Opening New Location In Santa Monica

February 2, 2021 Staff Writer

WE Drive-Ins has announced the opening of an exclusive premiere drive-in experience featuring all new release films, with their newest...

Leslie Odom Jr. in "One Night in Miami." Photos: Courtesy.

Film, Life and Arts

Film Review: One Night in Miami

January 28, 2021 Kathy Whitney Boole

One Night in Miami is an extraordinary film crafted by a superb team of filmmakers and cast. Four men who...

Liam Neeson as Jim Harrison with Miguel, played by Jacob Perez. Photos: Courtesy of Open Road.

Film, Life and Arts

“The Marksman” – Liam Neeson Delivers Another Knock-Out Performance

January 28, 2021 Beverly Cohn

There is a reason why award-winning actor Liam Neeson is one of the highest box office grossing actors in the...

Cody (Lucas Jaye) saying goodbye to his friend Del (Brian Dennehy) in Andrew Ahn’s tender film “Driveways.” Photos: Courtesy of FilmRise

Film, Life and Arts, News

Brian Dennehy Stars In The Tender DRIVEWAYS – His Final Film

January 21, 2021 Beverly Cohn

What makes DRIVEWAYS particularly poignant is that it was Brian Dennehy’s last film before he died and his cinematic presence...

Christopher Walken stars as Tony Reilly in John Patrick Shanley’s “Wild Mountain Thyme”- a Bleecker Street release. Photos: Kerry Brown / Bleecker Street

Life and Arts, News, Theatre

John Patrick Shanley’s “Wild Mountain Thyme” – An Irish “Moonstruck”

January 5, 2021 Beverly Cohn

Once upon a time, in Ireland’s bucolic countryside, there lived a farm girl named Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) who was...

Life and Arts

What To Pack When Traveling

January 4, 2021 mirrormmg

When you are traveling, whether it is for vacation or business, you need to consider many things. Obviously, to begin,...

An immigrant family reunites after 17 years: L-R: Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as ‘Walter’, Zainab Jah as ‘Esther’ and Jayme Lawson as ‘Sylvia’ in Ekwa Msangi’s FAREWELL AMOR. Photos: Courtesy of IFC Films. An IFC Films Release.

Film, Life and Arts

Ekwa Msangi Directorial Debut With “Farewell Amor”

December 14, 2020 Beverly Cohn

The word “auteur” is reserved for those filmmakers who have distinguished themselves through their work. Among those directors who have...

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