August 5, 2026
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Theater:

The Collector, Mark Healy’s adaptation of John Fowles’ psychological thriller, through April 10, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays, $10-$15, Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Ave., 310.397.3244. Just 45 Minutes From Broadway, world premiere of a new play by […]

Exhibits:

Art, Activism, Access: 40 Years of Ethnic Studies at UCLA, through June 13, Fowler Museum at UCLA, WW, 310.825.4288. Rick Begneaud, through April 10, Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.453.5757. Joanna Bielski, unconfined, through May 9, […]

MUSIC:

March 26 Dear Companions Tour @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop Little Sista, The Dirty Suits, McGrath @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch Gregg Wright @ Harvelle’s March 27 Igor & The Red Elvises @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch Janet […]

This Week:

Last Chance Emeritus College Student Photo Exhibit, through March 26, Emeritus College Art Gallery, 1227 2nd St., 310.434.4306. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, through March 28, 8pm Tuesdays-Fridays, 2 and […]

What’s Hot:

Carolyn See March 28, 4pm, $10 Santa Monica Bay Woman’s Club, 1210 4th St. 310.395.1308. Carolyn See, a Los Angeles native, is a writer and critic who has documented her home town in many novels, […]

At the Movies: Repo Men 1/5 stars:

National news programs constantly emphasis the down-trodden economy, focusing on heart wrenching stories about loss of jobs and foreclosed homes. Now imagine that the wrenching of the heart was the actual discussion of the news […]

HOMETOWN HERO: Nancy Cattell:

Nancy wanted to major in Political Science and International Relations. She asked her professor what she could do when she graduated. He said, “Be a good citizen.” “He wouldn’t have said that to a man. […]

The Hump Becomes the Hummer:

Full disclosure: I have eaten sushi and will likely eat sushi again. In my first experiences dining on sushi, I may have naively made a few assumptions about the food I was ingesting. I know […]

Will Rivals Be Foils for a Canny Jerry Brown?:

So far, the most interesting thing about the formal entry of Democratic Attorney General Jerry Brown into the run for governor has been the reaction of the two megabucks-Republicans now vying so avidly and expensively […]