April 8, 2026
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This Week:

LAST CHANCE Summer Diversity, featuring the work of all 40 artists celebrating the diverse local flavor of Los Angeles’ art community, through August 13, TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, D-3, 310.829.9556, taggallery.net Stepping […]

5 to 7 p.m.Santa Monica City Hall1685 Main Street310.458.8350

What’s Hot:

Jazz on the Lawn Theo Saunders and Intergeneration Free, 5 to 7 p.m. Santa Monica City Hall 1685 Main Street 310.458.8350 Santa Monica Cultural Affairs presents the 6th Annual Jazz on the Lawn summer concert […]

Music:

August 12 Delgado Brothers @ Harvelle’s Olivia May @ Bar Pico Le Blorr, Beach Life Kings, Ashrobot, SuperDre, Brett Miller @ Central Social Aid and Pleasure Club August 13 Arthur Adams @ Harvelle’s The Milk […]

Theater:

Sylvia, a comedy by A.R. Gurney, directed by Gary Imhoff, through September 18, $34.99, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., 5 p.m. on Sundays, Edgemar Center for the Arts, 2437 Main Street, 310.392.7327, edgemarcenter.org It […]

The familiar storefront of Earth Wind and Flour at 2222 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica.

Three Decades of Earth Wind and Flour:

There mainstays that help define a neighborhood’s character — a bakery that serves fresh breads each day; a friendly market; or a local bar for regulars after a long work day. Earth, Wind and Flour […]

Food Story Slam Dishes Up 5-Minute Story Bites:

Everyone loves a good story, and on Aug. 3 an overflow audience of nearly 300 people came to be entertained, moved, and inspired by stories about food at the Good Food Moth Story Slam, held […]

Santa Monica to Pay Ransom to Keep RDA:

It may come at a higher price, but the Santa Monica Redevelopment Agency (RDA) will “continue to operate” thanks to an ordinance that the municipality’s city council and RDA members unanimously passed at City Hall […]

Actor Francesco Quinn

Francesco Quinn Memorial in Santa Monica:

Actor Francesco Quinn, the son of Oscar-winning actor Anthony Quinn, died of an apparent heart attack on Aug.5 at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center. The Italian-born actor was 48. A memorial service for Quinn will be […]

From the statewide event

Local School Advocates Celebrate Years of Work:

The Community For Excellent Public Schools (CEPS) has become a key player in K-12 public education in both Santa Monica and Malibu. Although the roots for the organization were laid in early 1999, the group […]