July 31, 2026
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Farmers’ Market Report:

It doesn’t feel much like winter in Santa Monica and the beautiful, warm weather means that berries are arriving early at the Santa Monica Farmers Markets. Whitney Ranch of Carpinteria is already back at the […]

Eat, Drink and Support a Good Cause:

Do you like to kill two birds with one stone? If so, break out that day planner and mark February 26 on your calendar as a day to discover a new restaurant and simultaneously generate […]

Santa Monica’s Denny’s Gives Away Breakfast:

Hundreds mobbed Denny’s on Tuesday to take advantage of their Grand Slam breakfast giveaway. The giveaway was part of a promotion that included all of Denny’s 1,500 locations in the United States, Canada, and Puerto […]

Danny Hoch Performs Side-splitting Ode to Brooklyn:

Brooklyn native Danny Hoch recently brought a few friends and foes from the neighborhood to Culver City. In his new solo show, Taking Over, the tough-talking satirist aims to portray the clash between those born […]

Beach Gourmet: Miyako – No Bailout Needed:

Along the East end of Santa Monica’s Ocean Park, there is to be found a curious little entrance way that reveals on the right, Fruitti Yogo, an emporium of frozen yoghurts, and on the left […]

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, […]

This Week’s Music Highlights:

February 6 Jead’s Dead, Thunderado @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch February 7 Tom Chapin and The Chapin Sisters @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop Nathan McEuen plus Scott Gates with Bonnie Jean @ Boulevard Music Random Ninjas, Horny […]

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. Fata Morgana, romantic comedy by Ernest Vajda, through February 22, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays, 3pm Sundays, […]

Exhibits:

Stephen Courtney, Affair in the Garden, exhibit of fine art furnishings, continues indefinitely, James Coleman Gallery, 1431 Ocean Ave., 310.393.7436. Alex Couwenberg, through February 21, William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.453.0909. Russell Crotty, Surf Works […]

Mark Your Calendar:

Kulov Tea Festival, February 14 Joan Baez at UCLA Live! February 19 PXL This 18 Film Festival, March 9