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Arts February 11, 2026

Noteworthy 2/11-18/26: “HONOUR” COMES TO THE AIRPORT

By Charles Andrews THE NEW RUSKIN GROUP THEATRE IS OPEN, AND IT’S GORGEOUS! I hope to see their opening production, “Honour,” very soon, and to give you the lowdown, but I can tell you, in […]

Arts February 3, 2026

Noteworthy 2/4-11/26: BRUCE YES, BUT NO PIE

By CHARLES ANDREWS YOUR FRIENDLY WEEKLY REMINDER Four City Council members – DAN HALL, JESSE ZWICK, NATALYA ZERNITSKAYA, CAROLINE TOROSIS – Voted to throw away the best chance we had to not only save the […]

Arts January 27, 2026

Noteworthy 1/28-2/4: JAZZ FESTIVAL, FROM STANLEY CLARKE

By CHARLES ANDREWS “CULTURE” IS VERY SUBJECTIVE Woody Allen once complained in “Annie Hall” that the only culture in California was “being able to turn right on a red light.” Outdated completely, of course, if […]

Arts January 20, 2026

Noteworthy1/21-28: A CITY OF THE ARTS

By CHARLES ANDREWS I have been mocked for using that “title” to describe Santa Monica. It is partly aspirational, in our being known that way (blame our troglodytic City functionaries for more often getting in […]

Arts July 10, 2024

Santa Monica Artist Dave Quick’s “Return from the Burn” Exhibition to Open at Bergamot’s Lois Lambert Gallery

Pre-Burning Man Showcase Features Kinetic Art and Sculptures Coated with Playa Dust, Opens July 13 With upwards of 80,000 attendees, Nevada’s Burning Man is one of the largest outdoor festivals in the world. As a […]

Arts January 26, 2024

Sundance Film Review: DIG! XX

DIG! XX is the reconceptualized version of one of the most celebrated rock documentaries ever made, DIG!. It is the story of The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols, two bands from the late […]

Arts July 27, 2023

Film Review: Oppenheimer

FILM REVIEWOPPENHEIMERRated R180 MinutesReleased July 21 I feel like my brain has been split into pieces like an atom and exploded into small bits swirling through space. Yes, I made the journey through the deep […]