June 17, 2026
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GROOVES:

Rock/Pop Francisco Aguabella, Bomba Chante, Kyle Eastwood, DJ Sloe Poke at Temple Bar, 9/29 Festival of World Jewish Music: Klezmer Craze, Leo Chelyapov, Stefani Valadez, more at The Santa Monica Pier, 10/1, 12pm – 2pm. […]

Our Byzantine City Hall:

It is increasingly clear that our dazzling, lucid, 1930s Streamline Moderne City Hall has Byzantine aspects. In theory, City Hall’s sole reason for being is to serve the residents of Santa Monica, but, in fact, […]

Sick and Abandoned:

It was the stuff of nightmares. Poisonous water moccasins were swimming in the filthy water of the flooded first floor, and snipers, rats, and even a 12-foot alligator were roaming the treacherous area just outside […]

Only In Oaxaca: A Summer Abroad:

Part II Before arriving in Mexico I believed everything my parents, teachers, and friends had told me. I pictured a huge, impersonal city, diseased food and water, drunk and, reckless drivers and aggressive men. And […]

SCENES:

Submissions to the calendar should be directed to mirrorcalendar@yahoo.com; music and poetry events should be sent to groovesmirror@yahoo.com PLEASE DO NOT SEND attachments. Exhibits Abstracts of Activism/Images of Peace, exploring incidental art of protest, A […]

Community Attractions:

Thursday, September 22 Conversation at Leon’s, a singles group combining discussion in an intimate home setting, this week, Mind Matters – The Power of Your Subconscious Mind with Dr. Nancy Irwin, Therapist, 639 26th Street, […]

Continuing Exhibitions:

A Faery Hunt – in the search for faeries and other mysterious creatures spotted around Heavenly Pond. Saturdays (at the Franklin Canyon location pending weather, closed holidays). 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, at the […]

Performances:

Ascension, through Sunday, October 9. Electric Lodge Theatre, 1416 Electric Ave. in Venice. $20.00 ($15.00 for students and seniors). There is free on-site parking. (310) 823-0710. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, through […]

Planning Board, Residents Dissect City’s Questions:

The Planning Commission discussed the second Planning department’s “milestone” report, “Opportunities and Challenges” on the ongoing revision of the land use and circulation elements of its General Plan last Wednesday. The land use element delineates […]