July 1, 2026
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This Week:

June 1 Clifton Bieundurry, Australian native artist, opening reception 6:30-9:30pm, through July 13, Frank Pictures Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.828.0211. Choosing a First Telescope, 8pm, preceded by The Night Sky Show, 7pm, $5/$9 for both, John […]

Theater:

Audition! The Musical, through June 10, 7pm Saturdays/6pm Sundays, $25.50, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x1. Enchanted Lunchtime Theatre, for kids ages 3-5 and their parents, created by Santa Monica Playhouse, […]

Calendar:

Last Chance Art, Anti-Art, Non-Art: Experimentation in the Public Sphere in Postwar Japan, through June 3, Getty Research Institute Exhibition Gallery, Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA, 310.440.6473. Bubblescapes, exhibit of altered photos by […]

What’s Hot:

Mort Sahl, June 2, 8pm Since the late 50s, Mort Sahl has been both entertaining and enlightening audiences with his frank, free-association take on pertinent topics of the day.  Sahl is a gunslinger and his […]

Farmers’ Market Report:

Farmers agree this is a spectacular season for stone fruit. The recent warm weather combined with many cold nights earlier in the year has resulted in fruit that is sweeter than it was at this […]

City Proposes Decrease In 2007-2008 Budget:

Santa Monica City Manager P. Lamont Ewell told the City Council that the $437.2 million budget he and the City staff have proposed for fiscal year 2007-08 is “designed to achieve maximum results on the […]

Current Pricing Challenges:

Many homeowners wonder if this is a good time to sell, especially with so many recent news articles stating that prices seem to be rising again. Although many economists had predicted that we would have […]

Santa Monica Building Boom Continues on Main Street:

Pacific Court is a Community Corporation of Santa Monica housing development, with 44 units and retail space. It is located on the southeast corner of Main and Pacific streets. photo by Margaret Molloy

Santa Monica Means Business:

School Employees Credit Union Merged with Kinecta Kinecta Federal Credit Union announced this month that Santa Monica School Employees Federal Credit Union (SMSEFCU), with assets totaling $10 million, has merged with Kinecta, ($3.7 billion in […]