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Life and Arts April 17, 2018

It’s Arts and Literacy Festival Time in Santa Monica

The City of Santa Monica’s Annual Arts & Literacy Festival at Virginia Avenue Park will showcase an afternoon of activities, live performances, an active zone, family friendly activities hosted by community organizations, and the Aquarium […]

Life and Arts April 17, 2018

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

By Beverly Cohn ‘Some loves don’t die easily – especially the compulsive love of the disfigured Phantom of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera.” This iconic musical has earned the distinction of being one […]

Life and Arts April 17, 2018

Singing on Third

Members of the Santa Monica High School Choir performed on Third Street Promenade last Wednesday to promote the film “Big Voice”, a documentary featuring their choir and choir director Jeffe Huls, which aired this week […]

Life and Arts April 17, 2018

Outdoor “Meet Me At Reed” Performances Featuring Music, Theater and Family Fun at Reed Park Kicks Off April 21

The City of Santa Monica announces the 2nd annual Meet Me at Reed outdoor performance series at Christine Emerson Reed Park just north of the historic Miles Memorial Playhouse (1130 Lincoln Blvd). Eight free Saturday concerts between April 21 […]

Life and Arts April 16, 2018

The Cat’s Meow

By Michael Ray You may have heard of a Paddy Wagon, but Saturday April 7, the Santa Monica Public Library received a visit from the Catty Wagon. The mobile adoption vehicle was part of […]

Life and Arts April 13, 2018

The Cup Overflows

By Michael Ray With cups of wine, bitter herbs, matzah and an assortment of sung melodies, Passover came to a close Saturday, April 7. At Chabad in Simcha Monica, located north of the 17th […]

Life and Arts April 13, 2018

Legends Through the LENS: An Intimate Portrait of Rock & Roll History

By Kyle Knoll A random discovery of old negatives in an attic has culminated in a stunning new photo exhibition opening tomorrow, April 14, at the California Heritage Museum, Santa Monica. Former rock n’ […]

Life and Arts April 12, 2018

Santa Monica Public Library Announces 2018 Santa Monica Reads Selection “Farewell to Manzanar” by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

2018 marks the sixteenth anniversary of Santa Monica Public Library’s annual community reading program Santa Monica Reads. Popular with local residents and visitors, the program invites everyone to read and talk about the same book and […]

Life and Arts April 12, 2018

City of Malibu Presents the Writing Workshop “Emerging from the Slush: How to Get your Short Story Published”

The City of Malibu will be hosting “Emerging from the Slush: How to Get your Short Story Published,” a writing workshop, on Wednesday, April 18, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Malibu Bluffs Park (24250 Pacific Coast […]

Life and Arts April 11, 2018

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s Baroque Conversations Adds Second Evening in Santa Monica For Program of Bach, Handel and Rameau

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s (LACO) popular Baroque Conversations series adds a second night in Santa Monica for its final program, which features back-to-back performances of works by Bach, Handel and Rameau led by guest conductor […]