Many readers have called about some of the special hiking events periodically described in this little column – and several organizers have reported that their attendance is up! So, thank you for reading and responding, […]

Softball Santa Monica High won its first six Ocean League games — several by lopsided scores. Most recently, it shut out Inglewood 26-0, and followed it with a 10-3 win over Notre Dame Academy in […]

Some harsh criticism has been lobbed at Frank McCourt in the media, and it began even before he came to town a year ago to purchase the Dodgers. For example, a sports columnist in the […]

Ninety minutes before the first pitch was thrown last Thursday, Santa Monica High School baseball players and coaches were on the field, getting it ready following the previous night’s rainfall. They weren’t in uniform yet, […]

Aries Confessing a secret makes you feel better. Revealing your underbelly publicly does the opposite. You may want to find a place to hide so as to avoid an awkward meeting with a certain someone. […]

14 Below – 1348 14th St., Santa Monica. (310)451-5040. Or go to 14below.com   Amoeba Music – 6400 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood.  (323)245-6400   Bigfoot Lodge – 3172 Los Feliz Blvd., LA.  (323)662-9227.   The Canyon […]

Strawbs at McCabe’s, 5/7   The Muffs, Young Heart Attack, Helicopter Helicopter at Spaceland, 5/6   Adrien Legg at McCabe’s   The Gris Gris (S.F. – Birdman), This Song Is A Mess But So Am […]

Capture Now, written and performed by Josh Jonas, Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Dr., near Santa Monica Airport, Fridays at 8, Sundays at 5. (310) 397-3244   Don’t Dress for Dinner, a farce by Marc […]

* Recommended Arabian Knights, photographs by Wouter Deruytter, Johnny Robertson’s paintings, and Roxa Smith’s new gouache paintings, George Billis Gallery, 2716 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, through May 7, (310) 838-3687.   Blue McRight: […]

A.R.T.S. Anonymous, a support group for creative people, meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Wild Oats Community Room, 500 Wilshire Blvd., (310) 836-1495.   Ballroom Dancing every Saturday in the auditorium of the Felicia Mahood […]