Santa Monica Mirror

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Santa Monica’s Oscar Wilde Awards a Hit:

February 28, 2016 mirrormmg

Santa Monica was home to its very own Oscar award ceremony, the Oscar Wilde Awards. Held Friday at Bad Robot, awards saw a cast of well-known faces and rising stars attend.

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Spirit Awards in Santa Monica Honor the best in Independent Film:

February 27, 2016 mirrormmg

"Carol," the Cate Blanchett romance between a pair of women in 1950s New York, will carry a leading six nominations into today's presentation of the 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, which honor the best in independent film.

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$100 Art Coming to Hale Arts this Week:

February 27, 2016 mirrormmg

HaleArts Space will be holding an opening for their latest installment of $100 Art, Friday, March 4th. The event is part of an ongoing initiative that has helped kick-start the careers of many young and unknown artists while also creating excitement for a new generation of art collectors.

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Outrageous Igudesman & Joo Hit Broad Stage Soon:

February 27, 2016 mirrormmg

If Trey Parker and Matt Stone played the violin and piano, if Penn and Teller performed music instead of magic, and if Seth Macfarlane had a twin, they would be the brilliantly outrageous Igudesman & Joo. The duo has been billed as “the craziest, most hysterically funny music ever.”

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Main Street Laundry Scrubs Up: Beautify Earth Gives City Creative Touch

February 27, 2016 mirrormmg

Volunteer artists put their paint brushes to work Sunday in Santa Monica, creating a stunning mural on the wall of Bubble Beach Laundry on Main Street.

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Weekend Topics: Gas Profits and Price Gouging:

February 27, 2016 mirrormmg

Weekend Topics: As corporate profit reports rolled in this winter from the gasoline refining industry, the case for gas price gouging grew steadily stronger.

OREO: We can’t get enough of sweet Oreo, and we think you won’t be able to either. Oreo is an adorable, 4-year-old male cat who wants to be in your lap of luxury! And he’ll reward you by giving you his heart every day (do you see his upside-down heart on his face?). Adopt Oreo today.

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NKLA Pets of the Week:

February 27, 2016 mirrormmg

Pets of the Week - gorgeous Oreo and Sir Charlie.

Residents on Dewey Street reported toppled over pine trees next to Penmar Golf Course.

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Urban Forest Task Force to the Rescue:

February 26, 2016 mirrormmg

Recent heavy winds have caused havoc for some of the City’s youngest trees trying to make it on their own. Thanks to Santa Monica’s Urban Forest Task Force and vigilant residents, support stakes have been returned to help the saplings survive.

A man brandishing a flip phone protests outside the Apple store in Santa Monica Tuesday night.

Opinion

OpEd: Apple Vs. FBI:

February 26, 2016 mirrormmg

My column last week concerning the dust-up between the FBI and Apple over access to the data contained on the phone of Syed Rizwan Farook, the male perpetrator in the San Bernardino killings, brought interesting reader responses from divergent viewpoints. One comment included the confirmation that I am not the only person in Santa Monica still using a flip-phone and highlighted that cell phones might not be operating in a disaster when land lines might still be working.

Art for Hearts Fundraiser at Robert Berman Gallery

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Art for Hearts, PYFC Raising Resources: Fundraiser at Robert Berman Gallery

February 26, 2016 mirrormmg

The Pico Youth & Family Center (PYFC) is hosting its 8th Annual Art for Hearts Fundraiser tonight, Friday, February 26, from 6pm to 10pm at the Robert Berman Gallery.