February 19, 2026
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Behind The Screen: The Heart of Nuba

Santa Monica resident Ken Carlson grew up in a small town in Ohio and went to Brown University where he played football in the mid-1980s. Tom Catena grew up in the small town of Amsterdam […]

Artists Talk: A Conversation with L.A. Artists

The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, Santa Monica, and Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Los Angeles, a partnership with Claremont Graduate University, will present internationally acclaimed, Los Angeles-based artists Njideka Akunyili Crosby and Charles Gaines in […]

Getty Villa Announces New Free Programs

Next month, the Getty Villa partners with Zócalo Public Square for a discussion about what ancient civilizations can teach us about living sustainably; Egyptologist Christian Greco shares how cutting-edge research prevents ancient artefacts from “dying”; and art historian John […]

Geffen Playhouse’s “Significant Other”

Center Stage, with Beverly Cohn, Editor-at-Large  “Your wedding is my funeral.” 29-year-old Jordan Berman (Will Von Vogt) a single gay man, speaks those emotional words at the nuptial festivities of his forever pal, Laura (Melanie […]

Earth-Shaking Jazz in Santa Monica

  By Michael Ray With shining trumpet in hand, accompanied by an ensemble of string, percussion and brass musicians, composer Samantha Boshnack concluded her three-month residency at the 18th Street Arts Center, Friday April 13. […]