August 4, 2026
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BEACH GOURMET: Buddha’s Belly Is Quite Large:

Why state the obvious, you may enquire? Well, of course Buddha has a large belly, it’s a symbol of prosperity, happiness and abundance, but, in this column, the Buddha’s Belly in question is the restaurant […]

Book Review: Frank Gruber’s Urban Worrier:

Frank Gruber, longtime Santa Monica resident and former Planning Commission member, has published a collection of his columns from the online Lookout News. Urban Worrier provides a glimpse into Gruber’s assessment of Santa Monica’s politics, […]

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS / ONGOING EVENTS:

Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (AFICE) is looking for individuals to work as Community Representatives, who will find host families for international students and will work with them and their families. Call Anne Ring, […]

Music:

June 19 Girlyman, Jason Spooner @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop Tom Nolan, Another Dying Breed @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch June 20 Tom Brosseau, Mike Stinson @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop Doug McLeod @ Boulevard Music, CC DJ […]

Theater:

Cinderella, return of the popular musical, through 2009, Saturdays-Sundays 12:30, 3, and 6pm, $10.50-$12.50, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779. The Miracle Worker, William Gibson’s famous play about Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan, through […]

Exhibits:

Ray Brown, Selected Works, through June 27, FIG, Bergamot Station, 310.829.0345. California Regionalism: Oils on Canvas, through August 23, California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St., 310.392.8537. Jo Ann Callis, photographs and paintings, through June 27, […]

This Week:

Last Chance Kris Cox, Recent Work, through June 20, William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.453.0909. LA 2019: Cults, Collectives, and Cocooning, through June 26, 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St., 310.453.3711. Ed Moses, Paintings […]

What’s Hot:

Juneteenth Celebration, June 20, noon-5pm, free, Virginia Avenue Park, 2200 Virginia Ave., 310.458.8688. In 1865, African-Americans in Galveston, Texas did not become aware that slavery was over until June 19th, when Union soldiers sailed into […]

New Hotel For Santa Monica?:

A new hotel/residential/commercial project may soon become part of Santa Monica if a Development Agreement (DA) can be negotiated between the City and Maxser and Company, Ltd. The process began on June 10 when the […]