The controversial Bertold Brecht-Kurt Weill musical “The Threepenny Opera” is not the usual fare for a high school production. Originally produced in Berlin in 1929 and banned by the Nazis, this adaptation of the earlier […]

The Santa Monica Pier Board decided to push their final decision to the April 12 City Council meeting. The thought of having Cirque du Soleil back at the Pier in 2012 has various businesses gearing […]

America, David Crosby, Richard Page of Mr. Mister, and Venice (the band) took the stage at Santa Monica High School’s Barnun Hall Saturday night to raise funds for the Santa Monica-Malibu Education Foundation’s (SMMEF) “For […]

The day was chilly and gray, and the smell of bacon–wrapped hot dogs, Got Tacos, and Kettle Korn wafted through Virginia Avenue Park in Santa Monica on the afternoon of March 6 as crowds gathered […]

Santa Monica High School’s Barnum Hall is going to really rock this Saturday night with the sounds of America, Richard Page of Mr. Mister, Venice (the band), and a legendary special guest for the eighth […]

Despite being assaulted by fierce winds and the lingering dampness from the torrential downpour the night before, hundreds of folks in the film business, nominees, and their supporters, turned out for this most relaxed awards […]

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 […]