There is no excuse not to do anything anymore.  With a few well-chosen search words, anyone can find out how to do anything online.  This revelation is nothing new.  We’ve all been marveling at the […]

Baha’i Center in Santa Monica is located at 3102 Colorado Avenue, 310.394.7971 or go to santamonicabahai.org. Host families are needed by Pacific Intercultural Exchange for foreign high school students, 866.546.1402. The St. Jude Heroes Charity […]

Alice-Sit-By-The-Fire, comedy about raising parents, by J.M. Barrie, through February 10, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays/3pm Sundays, $20-$25, Pacific Resident Theatre, 705 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.8392. @Heart, play about family life affected by war and the military, by […]

About a year ago, the Mirror ran a book review of Roger Corman: Metaphysics on a Shoestring, a delightful overview of the local maverick filmmaker’s long and varied career. Corman’s legacy might be summed up […]

January 25 Dennis Jones @ Harvelle’s Odetta @ McCabe’s Hedwig and the Angry Inch featuring Rainbow Carnage @ Nuart January 26 Odetta @ McCabe’s January 27 The Bummkinn Band @ McCabe’s (matinee) Geoff Muldaur @ […]

“Everyone who plays an instrument, they get called by a different instrument,” says Culver City Dub Collective co-founder Adam Topol. “You kind of mess around with different instruments – like a saxophone or a guitar […]

Francis Alys: Politics of Rehearsal, art exhibit, through February 10, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., WW, 310.443.7020. The American Typologies, art by Gail Pine and Jacqueline Woods, through February 23, D3 Projects, Bergamot Station, 310.829.9856. […]

Day of Service in Mar Vista/Venice/Del Rey January 26 Can street-cleaning, graffiti removal, and tree-planting be “fun for the whole family”? This event promises it will be. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles […]

Last Chance The Decorated Letter, exhibit of decorated initials in manuscripts, through January 27, Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA, 310.440.7360. Resisting Loss, Weaving Tradition, art by Pantaleon Ruiz, through January 26, SPARC, 685 […]

Hot Buttered Rum January 26, 9 p.m., $13 Temple Bar, 1026 Wilshire Blvd., 310.393.6611 “I’m an improviser,” says Erik Yates, who plays banjo, guitar, ukulele, and other assorted instruments for Northern California band Hot Buttered […]