December 21, 2025
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Small jets sit on the runway at Santa Monica Airport (SMO).

Santa Monica to Re-evaluate its Airport:

On Dec. 14, Santa Monica’s City Council voted unanimously to allow City staff to go ahead with a comprehensive public process to determine the future of Santa Monica Airport (SMO). The airport’s future is one […]

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS/ONGOING EVENTS:

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS/ ONGOING EVENTS Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (AFICE) is looking for individuals to work as Community Representatives, who will find host families for international students and will work with them and their […]

Exhibits:

The Art of Ancient Greek Theatre, through January 3, Getty Villa, 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, 310.440.7300. William Brice, Drawings 1960-1985, through December 31, LA Louver Gallery, 45 North Venice Boulevard, Venice, 310.822.4955. California […]

Senior Events and Services:

December 21 Health Maintenance, learn strategies to maintain your health and well being, including health screenings and other preventive measures to retain independence, 2:30 to 4 p.m., free, Sunrise Assisted Living of Santa Monica, 1312 […]

Theater:

Cyrano de Bergerac, the famous French play in verse by Edmond Rostand, directed by Rae Allen, through January 23, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sunday, (no performances December 20 through January 2), $20-$25, […]

This Week:

LAST CHANCE Aint We Got Fun, a vaudeville tribute with Ben Hensley and Michael Montiel, through December 19, 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, $10, Promenade Playhouse, 1404 Third Street Promenade, www.brownpapertickets.com. Dickens Unscripted, scenes that […]

Music:

December 17 Nicole Davis, Good Creation, James Bond Band, Whitehouse Station @ Rusty’s Surf Ranch Gene Taylor @ Harvelle’s Whiskey Saints, Buck Juan Criz @ Central Social Aid and Pleasure Club December 18 Ghost of […]

Holiday Happenings:

December 16-24 Las Posadas, the annual procession down Olvera Street that reenacts the pilgrimage to Bethlehem and the search for a inn (posada), through Christmas Eve, with a piñata smashing for kids, music, and refreshments […]