July 11, 2026
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THIS WEEK:

Last Chance All That Glitters, art by Andy Warhol, Vik Muniz, Ed Ruscha, Yayoi, through November 10, Ikon Ltd, Bergamot Station, 310.828.6629. Brigadoon, the musical, Thursday-Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday 2pm, through November 11, $16-$20, Smothers Theatre, […]

WHAT’S HOT:

Afro Funké featuring DJ Carlos Niño w/ Dwight Trible Thursday, November 15, 9 p.m., $7-10 Zanzibar, 1301 5th Street, 310.451.2221 Known for his work as a DJ, Carlos Niño, one of the original DJs at […]

PALloween Haunts Barker Hangar:

An extensively decorated Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport hosted over 5,000 trick-or-treaters and their escorts as the Police Activities League (PAL) presented its 16th annual PALloween, distributing candy and toys, staging costume contests and […]

Alert: Police Blotter Santa Monica:

Grandmother’s Credit Card Thursday, November 1 at 4:00 p.m. – 1300 block of Third Street Promenade – Officers detained a man who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. While he was […]

Oops! We Did It Again!:

In last week’s “Letters to the Editor,” there was an open letter to the City Council from the Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City regarding traffic impact methodology. The Mirror has since learned the […]

Hillary and Oprah Surrounded by Angry Pants:

I’m strictly a female female And my future I hope will be In the home of a brave and free male Who’ll enjoy being a guy having a girl… like… me. (from the musical Flower […]

Thousand Plane Pledge:

California is not the only affluent, technologically advanced area of the world where wind-whipped wildfires periodically threaten lives and property. Notably, residents of Australia and the southern European countries (Spain, France, Italy, and Greece) face […]

Letters to the Editor:

Brad Meyers asked why poor people should deserve to live near the beach. I used to agree with him that it was impractical to use such valuable property for public housing, when using less expensive […]