Special Events Friday, January 6 NHM First Fridays presents TreePeople founder Andy Lipkis, Jonathan Maini and management consultant Hope Tschopik Schneider in a discussion about conservation efforts around the world, with music until 11 p.m., […]

Westside Coffeehouses and Other Spaces Anastasia’s Asylum – 1028 Wilshire, Santa Monica. (310)394-7113 Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center – FREE Workshops & Readings. This week: Call for events. Ongoing: Free Workshops & Open Readings “Since […]

Rock/Pop Annual Elvis Birthday Bash with Ray Campi, Glen Glenn, Groovy Rednecks, Candye Kane, Fur Dixon, Steve Werner, Lynda Kay, Danny B. Harvey, Lisa Finnie & Friends, and special surprise guests at The Henry Fonda […]

Openings Friday, January 6 Art of the Indian Court, Architectural Elements, Jalis and Paintings from Terence McInerney, and Peter Shelton’s “Godspipes,” L.A. Louver, 45 North Venice Blvd., opening reception, 7 – 9 p.m., valet parking, […]

Exhibits Stephen Aldrich’s “Collages,” and Michael Kenna’s “Japan,” Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, through January 14, 2006, (310)828-6410. Behold, the Pacific! California Coastal Views, The California Heritage Museum, through February 26, 2006, 2612 Main Street, […]

Past, Present & Future Exhibit and Lecture, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., lecture will begin at 2:30pm. Sunday, January 8. Santa Monica Historical Society Museum, 1539 Euclid Street. For more information, call (310) 395-2290.

Television was the place to be this year, not just because it was the watering hole around which we all gathered to watch Hurricane Katrina’s effect on the South or the tsunami’s devastation in the […]

Remember that movie titled The Kid Stays in the Picture? It was a documentary film about Robert Evans — the hipster producer of the 70s who, among other things, married Ali MacGraw and produced Chinatown, […]

The Venice Arts Council will hold a workshop on “Public Arts and Culture” on Saturday, January 7, in which Venice artists, organizations and residents will take part. The gathering will take place from 11 a.m. […]

Taking shape slowly but steadily in the 1551 beach parking lot north of the Santa Monica Pier, it has inspired lots of questions, and offered no answers. People driving by on Pacific Coast Highway, joggers, […]