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Earth-Shaking Jazz in Santa Monica

April 24, 2018

April 24, 2018

  By Michael Ray With shining trumpet in hand, accompanied by an ensemble of string, percussion and brass musicians, composer...

Behind the Screen: “A Quiet Place” Pure Fear Overlies Emotion

April 23, 2018

April 23, 2018

By Kathy Whitney Boole  A Quiet Place is one of the great horror films. The filmmakers employ the mind-shattering techniques...

Igniting Imagination – Westside Artist Featured in New Exhibition

April 20, 2018

April 20, 2018

The art of Maureen Tepedino will be celebrated in a new exhibit entitled “Imagination: Art that Speaks to You” at...

See a Play About the Santa Monica Pier, on the Santa Monica Pier

April 19, 2018

April 19, 2018

Pass any building, park, interesting destination, or storied space, and you can bet, as sure as you have your own...

Film Review: Chappaquiddick – Like Being Hit Over the Head with a Wet Dishtowel

April 19, 2018

April 19, 2018

After watching Chappaquiddick, I felt as if I’d been repeatedly hit over the head, not violently as if with a...

Share Your Vision for Third Street Promenade: Community Workshops Created to Gather Feedback, Share Ideas

April 18, 2018

April 18, 2018

In 1989, Third Street Promenade opened its roadway and sidewalks to millions of people who would, over the next 30...

Film Review: Game Night

April 17, 2018

April 17, 2018

Rated R: 100 Minutes By Kathryn Whitney Boole If you haven’t seen Game Night, you’ve missed a gem of a movie...

It’s Arts and Literacy Festival Time in Santa Monica

April 17, 2018

April 17, 2018

The City of Santa Monica’s Annual Arts & Literacy Festival at Virginia Avenue Park will showcase an afternoon of activities,...

Center Stage: Pantages Theatre’s “Love Never Dies”

April 17, 2018

April 17, 2018

By Beverly Cohn ‘Some loves don’t die easily – especially the compulsive love of the disfigured Phantom of Andrew Lloyd...

Singing on Third

April 17, 2018

April 17, 2018

Members of the Santa Monica High School Choir performed on Third Street Promenade last Wednesday to promote the film “Big...