You may have been surprised to read in last week’s Backlot Film Festival article that Morey Amsterdam was on hand to honor Carl Reiner. Considering Amsterdam died in 1996, it would have been impossible for […]

Discovery is set to launch Planet Green, a 24-hour eco-centric network that will incorporate all things green and pro-environment, including cooking with Emeril Lagasse, a show on how to live a “green life” with Adrian […]

April 19 Go Green Auto and Lifestyle Fair, a hybrid auto show with factory reps on site to answer questions, 9am-3pm, free, 1200 block of Third Street Promenade, 310.393.8355. Earth Day Celebration, crafts and storytelling, […]

Black and Bluestein, dramedy about ethnic relations by Jerry Mayer, through May 31, 3pm and 8pm Saturdays, $25, The Other Space, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 800.838.3006. Dietrich and Chevalier, romantic play by Jerry […]

One of the great challenges faced by any film festival is to, in essence, find its own voice.  Most film festivals follow a similar template: short films, student films, documentaries, and features, the latter leaning […]

Students from Santa Monica High School will be joining young vocalists from 28 other regional schools for Los Angeles Master Chorale’s 19th annual High School Choir Festival to take place at Disney Concert Hall in […]

April 18 DJ Creativity @ Zanzibar House of Vibe @ Harvelle’s  April 19 Tom Nolan, Jah Quest @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch The Automatics @ O’Brien’s Pub (on Main) Balobi Bandeko @ UCLA Fowler Museum  April […]

Abstract and Art of Color Student Exhibit, through April 26, Brentwood Art Center, 13031 Montana Ave., Brentwood, 310.451.5657. Sam Amato, A Selection of Recent Paintings, through May 17, FIG, Bergamot Station, 310.829.0345. And Then Again: […]

Flavors of the Sea with Two Hot Tamales  April 20  In honor of the oceanic theme of this year’s Citywide Reads book, The Highest Tide, Border Grill chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger (also […]

Last Chance Alice-Sit-By-The-Fire, comedy about raising parents, by J.M. Barrie, through April 20, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays/3pm Sundays, $20-$25, Pacific Resident Theatre, 705 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.8392. Artists Revealed, black and white photographs by Kathleen Buckalew, through […]