It sounded like a good idea. Recreate the panache of New Orleans’ The Original Café Du Monde, which for two hundred years has been serving delicious coffee and the indescribably luscious beignets (ben-yays), a decadent […]

“Locked and Loaded,” a new play by Todd Susman, playing at Santa Monica Playhouse, has the potential to be a diverting entertainment for those who are very open-minded. The dialogue is saltier than a party […]

In what was a less than popular change of venue last year to a downtown Los Angeles location at L.A. Live, Film Independent’s 2011 Spirit Awards ceremony is once again returning to Santa Monica on […]

The fashion world merged beautiful women with the deep cultural background of Australia’s ancient, Indigenous heritage to create a melting pot of modern music, art, and fashion. The politically charged exhibit “NOMAD: Two Worlds” embodies […]

It’s all about waffles at Bru’s Wiffles – A Waffle Joint, a new place to have breakfast or lunch on Wilshire Boulevard near 26th Street. Here, waffles are served in familiar as well as unexpected […]

If you are looking for a spellbinding evening of music, then you won’t want to miss Peter Fletcher play pieces by John Dowland, J.S. Bach, Edvard Grieg, Maurice Ravel, and Heitor Villa-Lobos, in concert at […]

There was something extra special about this particular opening night at the Ahmanson. The excitement was palpable as Hollywood stars, including the indomitable Cher, showed up to support one of America’s most accomplished actresses – […]

In science, String Theory is about particle physics, but in the art/music/dance world it is, in the words of co-founder Holly Rothschild, “a hybrid ensemble of musicians, dancers, and visual artists who come together to […]

It is questionable whether fictional FBI agent Malcolm Turner could sport the same undercover persona for 11 years without some sly crook figuring him out. Martin Lawrence, who plays Malcolm Turner in the “Big Momma’s […]