I have a confession to make. I became obsessed with Ricky Gervais while watching an Extras promo on YouTube. All of America was captivated by the “little fat man with a pug nosed face” when […]

The posters are all over Venice, advertising The Venice Walk, which is not a new dance or a thoroughfare, but an episodic series on the Internet. Now screening at thevenicewalk.com are six seven-minute “webisodes” dealing […]

With film festivals popping up in cities around the globe, it seems only fitting that Santa Monica, home to many stars, production companies and filming locales, should host one of its own. And so, the […]

14 Below 1348 14th St., 310.451.5040, 14below.com, call for more info August 10–Funky Monks, Shoppy August 11–Trulio Degracias, Stop Revolt and Jodoh August 12–Cubensis August 14–Acoustic Tuesdays August 15–Hot Wheelz Beyond Baroque 681 Venice Blvd., […]

August 10 Bagavagabond Bohemian Circus, with live art, DJs, bands, circus performers, doors open at 8pm, show at 9pm, $12, epOxybOx Gallery, 602 Venice Blvd., Venice, bagavagabonds.com. Freaky Friday with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee […]

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. Bob and Ed’s Discount Enlightenment Warehouse, an irreverent comedy […]

Last Chance The Constant Wife, by W. Somerset Maugham, a production by the Kentwood Players, 8pm Fridays and Saturdays/2pm Sundays, $18, through August 11, Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave, Westchester, 310.645.5156. Hansel and Gretel, new […]

Friday’s Off The 405, featuring Aaron LaCrate and Kraddy, August 10, 6-9pm With its gorgeous courtyard, spectacular city views and wonderful galleries, a good time at the Getty Center’s Friday’s Off the 405 series is […]

It’s hard to imagine that Jane Austen was only 41 years old when she died. Austen was an uncommonly talented writer who never married, yet wrote of matters of the heart, of true love, of […]

Sheila Segal, MFT Clinical Coordinator of Peer Counseling, Center for Healthy Aging For many people who are experiencing loss, being part of a bereavement group can be comforting and supportive. Bereavement groups provide a confidential […]