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This Week’s Music Highlights:

August 29 Mandorico, Azur, Umoverde @ Temple Bar Inara George and Friends in a Tribute to David Bowie @ Theatricum Botanicum August 29-September 1 Sweet and Hot Music Festival @ Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel […]

Theater:

And Awaaaay We Go To Wonderland! a musical based on fairy tales, through September 28, Saturdays-Sundays 12:30 and 3pm, $10.50-$12.50, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x2. As You Like It, Shakespeare’s romantic comedy […]

Exhibits:

Bernd and Hilla Becher: Basic Forms, through September 14, Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA, 310.440.7360. Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture, through October 26, Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA, […]

Mark Your Calendar:

Venice Historical Society Evening, September 7 Nautica Malibu Triathlon, September 13-14 Taste of Santa Monica, September 14 Pico Art Walk and Car Show, September 27

THIS WEEK:

August 29-30 At the Tone, performances of one-act plays by children and adults, presented by the Virginia Avenue Project, 7:30pm Friday, 3 and 7:30pm Saturday, $5, UCLA Little Theatre, UCLA, WW, 310.264.4224. Inara George and […]

Last Chance:

California Open Group Exhibition, curated by D.J. Hall, through August 30, TAG -The Artists’ Gallery, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.829.9556. Joel Josephs, through August 31, James Gray Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.315.9502. King O’ Leary, a […]

Pacific Park Hosts Palpalooza:

Santa Monica Police Activities League (PAL) kids and administrators and Santa Monica Police officers gather around a vintage police car during Pacific Park’s 4th annual PALpalooza on Wednesday, August 20, from 5 p.m. to 11 […]

Your Healthy Labor Day Weekend Guide:

Labor Day signals the end of the summer season, with its bounty of banquets and outdoor gatherings. Here are a few things to consider to ensure your picnics and cookouts are happy and healthy. Natural […]

Television: The Today Show is So Over:

It’s the morning after the first night of the Democratic convention. NBC’s Today Show spent ten minutes on that story. They covered possible assassins who want to kill Barack Obama and they briefly covered a […]

Farmers’ Market Report:

Last week the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market hosted a panel discussion at the Main Library featuring pastry chefs Sherry Yard of Spago and Zoe Nathan of Rustic Canyon, farmer Randy Pudwill, and moderated by chef […]