By Phil Brock The Santa Monica City Council approved construction of a new “City Services Building” at its Aug. 8 Council meeting. As local media noted, “Council took very little time (25 minutes) to approve […]
By Sam Skopp On Saturday, August 12, the Building Bridges Art Exchange, located in unit F2 of Bergamot Station, hosted an open house to welcome its two newest resident artists, Karen Perry and Jacobo […]
The City of Santa Monica’s next studio artist-in-residence at the Camera Obscura Art Lab is Shannon Freshwater. Her residence began August 10 and runs through November 11, 2017. Freshwater will utilize her time at the […]
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, celebrating its 50th anniversary during the 2017-18 season, appoints two new Board of Directors members, extends the terms of its President and Chair and elects two new officers, it was announced by […]
Violinist Ye-Eun Choi has won acclaim by the international press for her colorful, expressive playing, her lyricism and impressive virtuosity. She brings all that skill and more to the Dream Orchestra concert “Dreams of Tchaikovsky” […]
Inspiration can come in many forms. For one group of sixth graders from a well-respected independent school in Santa Monica, it sparked 80 miles northeast of their school, in an isolated community in California’s barren […]
By Sam Skopp When poet Dinah Berland finished her time as writer-in-residence at the Annenberg Beach House, there was a demand from her students for the workshops she hosted as part of her residency to […]
By Barbara Cohn Ok. It’s summer. It’s watermelons and hot dogs – potato chips and corn-on-the cob. This is fun food, temporarily filling, but not long lasting or particularly nourishing. I use food as an […]
Dear Friends of Art, Peace & ‘Chain Reaction’, The City of Santa Monica with the help of the community and the Rosa Lowinger & Associates art conservators have restored Paul Conrad’s monumental ‘Chain Reaction’ […]
The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica presents the first event of the National Geographic Live series during The Broad Stage’s 2017-18 Season – Building the Photo Ark with National Geographic Fellow and photographer, Joel Sartore. The […]
Brentwood-Based Program Needs Help Delivering Meals During the Holidays Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles is urgently seeking additional volunteers to...
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