Lama Jampa Thaye Speaks on Politics →
On any given day this election season, the very act of following the news through any medium - television, social media, print - can leave concerned citizens in a knot of aggravation and heartache…
Read MorePassion at the Heart of a Local Filmmaker: Artist Profile →
Jon Bessire puts his passion and creativity at the center of his life. He makes the case for everyone to do so in his new film, Living Lost, which tells a story of life diminished in the board room and reawakened in the jungle…
Read More49 Women Who Count: Artists Profile →
The paintings that cover the walls at the Arena 1 gallery in Santa Monica Airport each show faded groups of four unsteady vertical lines with one across, evoking the ways our ancestors might have marked the passing of time. It is just this sort of continuity that local artist Doni Silver Simons and choreographer Donna Sternberg hoped to summon…
Read MoreYoung Readers Thrive in SMC Program →
The simple act of reading aloud serves as the beginning of an education for some and its continuation for others, as the Reading Mentors program at the Pico Branch Library shows.
Read MoreRescue Dogs Take the Limelight →
There were all the trappings one expects from a movie premier: mingling among chicly-dressed actors, filmmakers and guests, red carpet photos and craft services. The presence of rescue dogs wandering between premier-goers’ legs was not quite as standard…
Read MorePlaying with Light: Artist Profile →
Every close look at the work of Randall Stoltzfus, who calls himself, “a landscape painter with a little obsession with circles,” seems different than the last…
Read MoreHealing a Broken Heart: Artist Profile →
In the wake of Paris and San Bernardino communities have been called on for resilience. In Santa Monica, a new play demonstrates the inner workings of that process….
Read MoreA Whale of a Weekend →
Families and ocean enthusiasts alike had a whale of a time at the Whale of a Weekend, hosted by Heal the Bay and Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. The event marks the annual migration of the Pacific gray whale…
Read MoreLaemmle Brings an Edge to Art House Film →
After an almost two-year renovation, Santa Monica’s historic Laemmle cinemas have reopened their doors, showing off more than a flashy coat of paint…
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