Free Comic Book Day at Santa Monica Library
Since 2002, thousands of comic book shops around the world have given out millions of free comic books on the first Saturday in May. Santa Monica Public Library joins the fun with its second Free […]
Santa Monica Auctions to Host Live Art Auction May 6
Santa Monica Auctions, located at Bergamot is pleased to present the next upcoming installment of Santa Monica Auctions Live Public Art Auction on Sunday, May 6th starting at 1:00pm PST. Originally founded in 1984 by […]
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. […]
Behind the Screen: “A Quiet Place” Pure Fear Overlies Emotion
By Kathy Whitney Boole A Quiet Place is one of the great horror films. The filmmakers employ the mind-shattering techniques of the genre, which then overlay the fear that has been created by a tightly […]
Igniting Imagination – Westside Artist Featured in New Exhibition
The art of Maureen Tepedino will be celebrated in a new exhibit entitled “Imagination: Art that Speaks to You” at The Upper West restaurant in Santa Monica on April 22, from 4-7 p.m. The restaurants […]
See a Play About the Santa Monica Pier, on the Santa Monica Pier
Pass any building, park, interesting destination, or storied space, and you can bet, as sure as you have your own back story, that the structure or place you’re observing does, too. What happens less often, […]
Film Review: Chappaquiddick – Like Being Hit Over the Head with a Wet Dishtowel
After watching Chappaquiddick, I felt as if I’d been repeatedly hit over the head, not violently as if with a two by four, but annoyingly as if with a wet dishtowel. I felt like the […]
Share Your Vision for Third Street Promenade: Community Workshops Created to Gather Feedback, Share Ideas
In 1989, Third Street Promenade opened its roadway and sidewalks to millions of people who would, over the next 30 years, shop, dine, meet with friends, enjoy live street performances, dance, laugh and make lasting […]
Film Review: Game Night
Rated R: 100 Minutes By Kathryn Whitney Boole If you haven’t seen Game Night, you’ve missed a gem of a movie – even though it was released at the end of February, it’s still screening, so […]
The first protest at René Redzepi’s Noma pop-up at the Paramour Estate (Video)
The protest was organized by Jason Ignacio White and One Fair Wage after the owner and chef of Noma, René...
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Film Review: Oscars Landscape 2026
My Oscar choices and predictions. The 98th Academy Awards, Sunday, March 15th at 4:00 PM, on ABC, and streaming on...
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