November 23, 2025
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Artists To Discuss Their Work at CAAM:

Complementing one of its current exhibitions,  “African American Artists in Los Angeles, a Survey Exhibition: Pathways (1966- 1989),” the California African American Museum will present an afternoon of conversation Saturday, March 19, at 1 p.m., […]

FARMER’S MARKET REPORT: Getting To Know You:

Or … things I never knew before I started coming to the farmers’ market on a regular basis. And … you mean I can eat that? Or simply … tales of many encounters over the […]

BOOKS IN THE MIRROR: Parker for Hire:

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – There’s a wonderful line in Graham Greene’s script for The Third Man. Joseph Cotten’s idealistic American — a dreaded combination in Greene’s world — is making sounds about getting to […]

Ongoing Events:

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 Senior […]

Star Gazing:

Aries A fortunate occurrence brings you to closer to the one you love.  Be ready to give and receive appropriately.  Disappear when an awkward subject arises at a gathering.  You give a little, get a […]

Music Highlights: Center Stage

The Groovy Rednecks at Jumbo’s Clown Room, 3/17 Joe Cocker at The Wiltern, 3/18 (sold out) Michael Penn at Laro, 3/22 The Reverend Horton Heat, The Supersuckers, Trainwreck at The Henry Fonda Theatre, 3/18 Ollin […]

Theatre:

Birthday Girl, through thru March 19, at The Promenade Playhouse, 1404 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased by calling the box office directly at (310) 656-8070 ext. 10 […]

Exhibits:

The Arts and Crafts Movement in Europe and America, 1880 – 1920: Design for the Modern World, on view at LACMA, through April 3, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 857-6522. Birth of a Culture: 60s & […]

Downtown Showdowns Coming Up on CityTV:

The winners from the first three “Downbeat Showdown” programs, seen on CityTV of Santa Monica and LA 36, will compete in the championship round on Tuesday, March 22nd, with the finalists competing in the final […]

TINY SCREEN: No More Mister Nice Guy When Nice Guys Go Bad:

Lately, a very unsettling trend is emerging on late night crime shows.  There’s nothing new about the obsession with child abuse, murdered children, pedophiles – you can’t turn on “Without a Trace,” “Cold Case,” or […]