With the cost of seeing a first-run film now well over $10 a head, it’s reassuring that there are a number of free film programs around. One of these is Santa Monica College’s Political Film […]

6th Annual Taste of Santa Monica September 16 One good thing about food festivals is that the portions are small, “just bites,” so if you’re on a diet, you can enjoy without much guilt, while […]

September 14 Accent Jewelry 20th Anniversary Event, free, 7:30-11pm, 10 percent of sales benefits Venice Arts, 2900 Main St., info@venicearts.org. Bagavagabond Bohemian Circus, 8pm, $12, epOxybOx, 602 Venice Blvd., Venice, bagavagabonds.com. Cassini at Saturn: The […]

Blithe Spirit, by Noel Coward, 8pm Fridays/4pm and 8pm Saturdays/7:30pm Sundays, through September 29, $20-$25, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723. Dracula, adaptation of the Bram Stoker classic, through September […]

Last Chance Canvas, world premiere of play by SMC’s own G. Bruce Smith, through September 16, 8pm Thursday-Saturday/2pm Sunday, $20, Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice, tickets 323.860.6625. Ecospective, the 100% Dolphin-Free Earth Friendly Shrink […]

Little Sista, Horny Toad Friday, September 14, 8:30 p.m. Rusty’s Surf Ranch, Santa Monica Pier, 310.393.pier Former recipient of the “best urban pop R&B band” honor at the LA Music Awards, Little Sista has been […]

David Cronenberg’s latest film, Eastern Promises, focuses on the thriving secret world of London’s Eastern European crime families. Cronenberg is no stranger to creating alienated sects of human society and, in fact, is at his […]

ONGOING Adapted Gentle Restoratives for Seniors, yoga classes for seniors with Bea Ammidown, 310.358.3338. Bereavement support group, facilitated by a professional therapist, Tuesdays 10-11:30am, not a drop-in group, Center For Healthy Aging, 2125 Arizona Ave. […]

Details Whether young or old, self-proclaimed epicureans who want to sample the variety of delicacies offered in the seaside city of Santa Monica should attend the 6th Annual Taste of Santa Monica. This fun-filled food […]

The U.S. Congress estimates that nearly $40 billion is lost each year to fraudulent telemarketers. Many of the thousands of Americans being deceived are seniors targeted by con artists selling bogus products and services by […]