June 19, 2026
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This Week:

Last Chance The Decorated Letter, exhibit of decorated initials in manuscripts, through January 27, Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA, 310.440.7360. Resisting Loss, Weaving Tradition, art by Pantaleon Ruiz, through January 26, SPARC, 685 […]

Theater:

Alice-Sit-By-The-Fire, comedy about raising parents, by J.M. Barrie, through February 10, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays/3pm Sundays, $20-$25, Pacific Resident Theatre, 705 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.8392. @Heart, play about family life affected by war and the military, by […]

Small Plane Overruns SMO Runway:

A small single engine four-seat airplane overran the west end of the runway on landing at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) on Sunday, January 13. The pilot and two adult passengers were uninjured, and there was […]

Letters to the Editor:

As a longtime resident of Ocean Park, as director of Beyond Baroque in neighboring Venice, and as a Santa Monica Arts Commissioner for several years, I’ve seen many of my creative friends, and the vast […]

This Week:

Last Chance Dichotomies, art by Nobuhito Nishigawara and Hiromi Takizawa, through January 19, See Line Gallery, 1812 Berkeley St., 310.829.1727. Medieval Treasures From the Cleveland Museum of Art, through January 20, Getty Center, 1200 Getty […]

THEATER:

Alice-Sit-By-The-Fire, comedy about raising parents, by J.M. Barrie, through February 10, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays/3pm Sundays, $20-$25, Pacific Resident Theatre, 705 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.8392. @Heart, play about family life affected by war and the military, by […]

THEATER:

Alice-Sit-By-The-Fire, comedy about raising parents, by J.M. Barrie, through February 10, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays/3pm Sundays, $20-$25, Pacific Resident Theatre, 705 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.8392. @Heart, play about family life affected by war and the military, by […]

Of Particular Interest:

Photo LA January 10-13 The 17th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exhibition comes to Barker Hangar this year. The opening night reception honors Julius Shulman and benefits the Photography Department of the Los Angeles […]

Theater:

Alice-Sit-By-The-Fire, a comedy about raising parents, by J.M. Barrie, through February 10, 8pm Thursdays-Saturdays/3pm Sundays, $20-$25, Pacific Resident Theatre, 705 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.8392. @Heart, play about family life affected by war and the military, […]

Publisher’s Notebook:

And yet another year travels by. Santa Monica and the Westside had a 2007 without any true crisis or bellwether issue to speak of. There was a drought and we had fires, but the City […]