July 5, 2026
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Last Chance A Midsummer Night’s Dream, through July 21, 8pm Saturdays/7:30pm Sundays, $8-$25, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723. Outfest 2007 Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, through July 23, various […]

What’s Hot:

John Wesley Harding, July 22, 8pm Celebrated releases such as Here Comes the Groom, It Happened One Night and Adam’s Apple verified that John Wesley Harding possessed more than just a curious namesake, snatched from […]

At The Movies: America, Heal Thyself: SICKO ****

Somehow Michael Moore’s principal message with his latest film Sicko has been amazingly written off as, simply, another Michael Moore publicity stunt, when in fact, Sicko is Moore’s most fully realized message movie to date. […]

Summer: Time to Think About College:

With summer in full swing in Santa Monica, the palm trees sway in the ocean breeze, lovers walk hand in hand along the surf and teenagers everywhere start wishing their parents would get off their […]

KIDZ KALENDAR:

July 20 Harriet the Spy, film based on the popular children’s book, 3pm, free, MLK Jr. Auditorium, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.458.8600. Harry Potter Party, a celebration of the newest book […]

Family Life Community Briefs:

Last month, 20 college-bound seniors were given laptops courtesy of The Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation (SMMEF). SMMEF was able to provide the laptops with the help of RGK Foundation, which provided SMMEF with a grant […]

Barry Building Moves Closer to Historic Status:

Brentwood’s Barry Building moved a step closer to achieving historic status as the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission voted at a hearing on July 12 to designate the 1951 commercial structure a cultural-historic monument. In […]

Auto v. Pedestrians:

There was another violent encounter between a car and pedestrians last weekend as a 2007 Lexus traveling east on Wilshire Boulevard struck two women, aged 77 and 81, crossing in the marked crosswalk at 25th […]