Only 15 minutes from Santa Monica, Chuck & Lillian Almdale will show us around one of San Fernando Valley’s best birding spots, where,– unless it’ has become a giant lake from recent rainfall, – we’’ll […]

By Sam Skopp   In celebration of the Lunar New Year, celebrated famously in China as well as in Korea, Vietnam and other Asian countries, a Year of the Rooster-themed celebration was held on Saturday, […]

Do you know a project, person, structure or group you would recommend for a 2017 Award? Every year the Conservancy celebrates the preservation of Santa Monica’s architectural and cultural heritage by honoring exemplary projects and […]

Chance the Rapper, Sturgill Simpson, Little Big Town, William Bell and Gary Clark Jr. were added Thursday to the list of performers at the 59th annual Grammy Awards. Chance the Rapper is nominated for seven […]

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Westside Connections series 2017, curated by Concertmaster Margaret Batjer, spotlights Music: The Mirror of Time on Thursday, February 23, 2017, 7:30 pm, at Santa Monica’s Moss Theater.  As the series’ special […]

By Sam Skopp   On Saturday, January 21, the Craig Krull gallery located in unit B3 at the Bergamot Station Arts Complex, hosted an opening reception for three new exhibits: Pierre Picot’s “Prosaic / Noteworthy,” […]

By Sam Skopp Santa Monica Brew Works has been a staple of the local beer scene during its two and a half years of existence, and four months ago owners opened a tasting room on […]

Ben Affleck has decided to step down as director of “The Batman”  but remain on as a producer and star of the project, it was reported Tuesday. Sources close to Affleck told Variety that the actor […]

By Beverly Cohn Part 1: The Film Series   The Cohen Media group is synonymous with producing, directing, or distributing high-end, award-worthy foreign films. Although there are American films in their vast library, it’s the […]