December 19, 2025
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Alert: Police Blotter:

The Impact Of The Pills Was Painful On Thursday, September 30 at 9:05 a.m., officers of the Santa Monica Police Department headed to the 700 block of Pacific Coast Highway regarding a traffic collision. When […]

This Week:

LAST CHANCE The Haunting of Hill House, play by F. Andrew Leslie based on Shirley Jackson’s novel, through October 10, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $14-$18, Theatre Palisades Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Dr., […]

Exhibits:

Phoebe Beasley, retrospective, through November 6, M. Hanks Gallery, 3008 Main St., 310.392.8820. Combustione: Alberto Burri and America, plus Italian Artists’ Books (in the Project Room), through December 18, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot […]

Theater:

Dracula, the original vampire, dramatization of Bram Stoker’s novel by Hamilton Dean and John L. Balderston, through October 16, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $16-$18, Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave, Westchester, 310.645.5156. The Further […]

Star Gazing

Star Gazing:

RAVEN NIGHTWOOD MIRROR ASTROLOGER ARIES If you’re reading this column you must be superstitious. This week you may be afraid to step on a crack. This may be unfounded because luck goes both ways and […]

Music:

October 8 House of Vibe @ Harvelle’s Les Shelleys @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop October 9 Café R and B @ Harvelle’s Steve James @ Boulevard Music, Culver City Jim Kweskin @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop Soulspeak, […]

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 families. Call Anne Ring, […]

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What’s Hot:

Judy Collins October 8, 7:30 p.m. $75-$120, Broad Stage, SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., www.TheBroadStage.com/tickets. A major figure in the folk music scene for 50 years and an American music icon, Judy Collins […]

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Theater Review: The Imp: A laugh-out-loud romp on stage

It’s a given that due to space and budgetary limitations, Equity Waiver productions must rely on a strong, script, a professional acting ensemble, and skillful direction. Some productions miss the mark either with weak scripts, […]