I never liked the manner in which some parents continue to treat their “children” long after they’ve grown up. I remember reading about a 90 year-old father who still chided his 70 year-old son as […]

Sonia Levitin’s award-winning juvenile novel Return has been turned into a musical, by the author (who adapted the book and wrote the lyrics), with music by William Kevin Anderson and direction and choreography by Donald […]

June 14 Maybe summer brings out the urge to put on overalls, go fishing, and be a kid again. Maybe that’s why, not only is that folksy kid Huck Finn the subject of a play […]

And Then Again: Printed Series, 1500-2007, exhibit of serial print imagery, through July 13, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., WW, 310.443.7020. Brian Asher, art exhibit, through August 2, Sunset Grill, 1701 Ocean Park Blvd., 310.450.7546. […]

1. Phoenix Projekt fire group performed to the music of Venice resident Stefan Broadley with DMT, all Burning Man regulars, at the finale of the 6th Annual Venice Carnevale, which was located at Beyond Baroque […]

Casey Spiegel, (l-r) Nora Gilbert-Hamerling, Dina Murokh, Julia Seeholzer, Phoebe Crenshaw, and Brittany Carriger performing in the student-run girls group Valhalla at the Santa Monica High School Spring Choral Concert at Barnum Hall on Friday, […]

Last Chance Anne M. Bray, Danielle Eubank, Katherine Kean, through June 14, TAG Gallery, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.829.9556. Disassociate: Vanessa Matthews, through June 15, DC3 Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.829.9856. Emergence, video art by Bill […]

Luna Angel, The Florcist, Gina Loring, Floetry Saturday, June 14, $10-$12 Temple Bar, 1026 Wilshire Blvd., templebarlive.com. Luna Angel grew up with a reggae heritage (her uncle, Junior Marvin, was at one time Bob Marley’s […]

Kung Fu Panda is a film with something for everyone, as all good animated money- makers are these days. Toss in something for boys, for girls, for action junkies, for thrill junkies, for saps, and […]

Arrest in Attempted Homicide On Friday, June 6, Santa Monica police arrested a suspect in the April 28 home invasion and attempted homicide of a woman in the 1200 block of 12th Street [Santa Monica […]