December 22, 2025
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Music:

October 8 House of Vibe @ Harvelle’s Les Shelleys @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop October 9 Café R and B @ Harvelle’s Steve James @ Boulevard Music, Culver City Jim Kweskin @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop Soulspeak, […]

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS/ONGOING EVENTS:

Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (AFICE) is looking for individuals to work as Community Representatives, who will find host families for international students and will work with them and their families. Call Anne Ring, […]

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What’s Hot:

Judy Collins October 8, 7:30 p.m. $75-$120, Broad Stage, SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., www.TheBroadStage.com/tickets. A major figure in the folk music scene for 50 years and an American music icon, Judy Collins […]

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Theater Review: The Imp: A laugh-out-loud romp on stage

It’s a given that due to space and budgetary limitations, Equity Waiver productions must rely on a strong, script, a professional acting ensemble, and skillful direction. Some productions miss the mark either with weak scripts, […]

Jessie Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg.

At The Movies: The Social Network:

Facebook is an invention born of outside-the-box thinking, a tool created by a talented, Harvard-educated computer wiz bent on facilitating millions of hook-ups despite, or, more likely, because of, his paucity of sizzling dates. The […]

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Laughs, Giggles, and Tears at Irish Film Festival:

The third annual Los Angeles Irish Film Festival, compiled by Lisa McLaughlin-Strassman and Juli C. Laselle, took place last weekend and served up a delicious stew of unforgettable films which celebrate Ireland’s art of moviemaking […]

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Theater Review: Waiting for Lefty: Seeing Red:

Clifford Odets didn’t write the escapism prevalent in the economically bleak 1930s. He wrote about the effects of that bleakness on the usually hopeful American psyche. California Repertory Company has taken Odets’ early play “Waiting […]

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Marina del Rey Beach Gets Clean Bill of Health:

A major spill closed two-miles of beach known as “The Strand” near Marina del Rey dumping about 500,000 gallons of raw sewage into Ballona creek that empties into the ocean, according to authorities. The coastline […]

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City Replaces Arizona Manufacturer:

After imposing a ban on trade with Arizona, the council approved a California-based manufacturer to replace 20 city-owned units at Mountain View Mobile Home Park. The City negotiated a replacement company in response to the […]

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City Reviews Building Project Compliance:

The City Council reviewed compliance for zoning exceptions after being caught by local reports for not annually reviewing the projects according to City code requirements. The council heard staff reports on Tuesday, Sept 28 about […]