“Though War has a mind of its own War Never Knows Who It is Going To Hit.” From Why War Is Never A Good Idea Every seat in the Santa Monica Main Library’s auditorium was […]

October 7 Wallflower Organic and Eco Festival This is one pretty wallflower, an environmental festival with something for everyone. There will be a Children’s Eco Village, featuring Aquarium of the Pacific on Wheels, a Green […]

Twenty-six budding vocalists tested their skills in the afternoon sun for the first ever Santa Monica Idol competition. The contest was conceived as part of St. Monica’s revamped Fall Festival. Known for over 20 years […]

October 5 DJ Lady Sha @ Air Conditioned (Venice) October 6 Cheb I Sabbah & 1002 Nights, Riffat Sultan & Party, Kirti, Salar Nader @ Temple Bar October 7 Rick Holmstrom @ Liquid Kitty October […]

Waterlaso began in Sedona, Arizona as a simple means for Michael Cameron to pass the time. He was young and “obsessed” with the four-track recording systems that fueled the popularity of lo-fi home recordings in […]

Western Lands, group art exhibit, through October 24, The Balmoral, 1522 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310.392.3635. Edward Weston: Enduring Vision, through November 25, Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA, 310.440.7300. Suzan Woodruff: What Water […]

Black Watch, play about Scottish soldiers in Iraq, presented by the National Theatre of Scotland and UCLA Live, 8pm Fridays/2pm and 8pm Saturdays/7pm Sundays, through October 14, $38-$46, Freud Playhouse, UCLA, WW, 310.825.2101. Bridge and […]

Last Chance  EmBark: LA Goal, exhibit by artists with developmental disabilities, through October 7, Skirball Cultural Center, 2710 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 310.440.4500.  Lauren S. Henry, With A Brush Of Love, through October 7, James […]

Lori Andrews Quartet Thursday, October 11, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., $20 and two item minimum The Vic, 2640 Main Street, 888.367.5299 Whenever you hear a harpist do something unexpected with the instrument (like play […]

2007 is proving to be an unprecedented year for documentaries, and only five of them will be chosen for this year’s Oscars. Although the documentary field is often dominated by films that do well with […]