Dear Editor, There are lies being told in our community. And many of our community leaders (good people) will privately admit it, but are afraid to do so publicly because of the political and financial […]

f there were to be an official mascot for this year’s Santa Monica election season, it might well be Deep Throat, the anonymous informant in Woodward and Bernstein’s Watergate saga, All the President’s Men, who […]

Last Chance Absolutely Halloween, the children’s Halloween show returns, through October 26, Saturdays-Sundays12:30 and 3pm, $10.50-$12.50, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779 x2. Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture, through […]

Becoming American: Teenagers and Immigration, through January 25, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 310.440. 4500. Stephen Berkman, Chamber Pieces, through November 23, Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Drive, LA, […]

Asses and Elephants, a comedy by Suzanne Bressler, through November 3, Fridays-Saturdays 8pm,Sundays 7pm, $22, The Other Space at Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 323.960.7711. Desperate Writers, play about trying to sell a script, […]

In “Refuge(e): Moments with the Darfuri of Iridimi,” an exhibit of photographs at Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Barbara Grover brings us images of people who have been through a traumatic existence. The troubles of the Darfuri […]

Two survivors of a small plane crash on October 8 were rescued from the Pacific Ocean by two co-workers who used a surfboard to transport the victims. Jason Sandoval told the Mirror that he was […]

Shriver Endorses Prop T Measure T is a tough decision. Good Santa Monicans are on both sides. Good arguments are made on both sides. I am going to vote for it. Here’s why: New development—especially […]

Santa Monica Art Studios 4th Anniversary Open House, October 18-19, 6-9pm Saturday, 1-5pm Sunday, free, Santa Monica Art Studios, 3026 Airport Ave., 310.397.7456. Down near the airport, 34 artists reside in studios created from old […]

Last Chance Jazz Giants: The Photography of Herman Leonard, reception 6-8pm September 27, through October 18, SMC Photography Gallery, Drescher Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.4289. Little Green Men, the War of the Worlds scare has […]