St. Martin of Tours School scored fourth place of 103 participating schools in the Academic Junior High Decathlon, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The small Catholic elementary school in Brentwood won first place […]

For the past six years, San Pellegrino, the popular purveyor of Italian sparkling water, has hosted the Almost Famous Chef Competition, and this year’s winner is Santa Monica native Kristianne Pak. This highly competitive event […]

Nothing is ever going to replace YouTube, with its combination of user-generated content and clips from films and TV shows, and even how-to videos. But the question of where to find quality movies and television […]

Jennifer Colt hails originally from Texas. But now she lives in Santa Monica, and for several years she has been humorously observing the local Los Angeles area in a series of detective novels starring an […]

The American Red Cross is looking for volunteers. Various positions are available. To volunteer, call Tom Viscount at 310.394.3773 x112 from 1-5 pm, Monday through Thursday. Ananda LA offers free Thursday Night Lectures, every other […]

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

The Red Elvises’ Igor Yuzov and Oleg Bernov met when their homelands of the Ukraine and Russia were joined under the Soviet flag. Yuzov was a musician and Bernov an actor with musical leanings. The […]

March 28 Frank Stallone @ Malibu Inn Welcome to Venice, Fist of Fury, Horny Toad @ 14 Below Phil Ranelin Quintet @ Santa Monica City College March 29 Wumbloozo, Swordfights @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch Carrie […]

Jammin’ the Jammers April 3 Self-described “agitprop archaeologist” Gerry Fialka believes that a number of artists during the late 1950s had a profound effect on the culture shake-ups that followed. In tribute, Fialka is presenting […]

Artists Revealed, black and white photographs by Kathleen Buckalew, through April 19, SMC Photography Gallery, Drescher Hall, SMC, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.4289. Michael Asher, through April 12, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station, 310.586.6488. […]