October 31 Idle Kings, Permanent Ability @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch November 1 Lang Lang @ Royce Hall, UCLA Opa Cupa & Fishtank Ensemble @ Boulevard Music November 2 Children’s Matinee Fundraiser for Lisa Atkinson @ […]

Desperate Writers, play about trying to sell a script, by Joshua Grenrock and Catherine Schreiber, through November 23, 8pm Fridays-Saturdays, 7pm Sundays, Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main St., 800.595.4TIX. Faithful, a play by […]

Becoming American: Teenagers and Immigration, through January 25, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 310.440. 4500. Farideh Azad: Glass and Ceramics, Carmen Monne: Painting and Photography, through November 16, Topanga Canyon Gallery, 120 […]

Asses and Elephants, a comedy by Suzanne Bressler, through November 3, Fridays-Saturdays 8pm,Sundays 7pm, $22, The Other Space at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 323.960.7711. China Wakes: From Mao To Now, through October 31, […]

Doctors Without Borders, A Refugee Camp In The Heart of the City, October 31-November 2 9am-5:30pm, free, Parking Lot 1, north, Santa Monica Pier, 800.490.0773.  The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders is presenting […]

Mike Leigh’s films tend to be so inside a single life that it can be difficult sussing out the point of it all. The characters have unexplained or unnecessary connections, and much of the time […]

“People are walking and walking, but they’re not buying,” Carlos tells me one October morning on the Venice Boardwalk. His family has been supporting itself here for over a decade by making and selling jewelry, […]

align=”left”>From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What’s the story with LED light bulbs that are reputed to be even more energy-efficient than compact fluorescents? – Toby Eskridge, Little Rock, AR Perhaps the […]

Seven hundred billion dollars to bail out the banking and financial industries is a lot of money. Now there is talk of the need for a second stimulus package. But let’s not forget where this […]

The Howl-O-Ween Parade and Costume Contest, sponsored by Three Dog Bakery, took place at the Third Street Promenade on Saturday, October 11. Pictured is Brisa, a miniature pinscher dressed as a “witch.”