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# Palette: Weekend Arts Picks and Creative Santa Monica Treasures Contest
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/081106-story-20060811-4/
- Published: 2006-08-11T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:36:37.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

This weekend in Santa Monica, we’ve got a new jazz series premiering on the City Hall lawn, a twisted version of “Much Ado About Nothing” at the Miles Playhouse and a special free showing of one of a much-beloved children’s film at the Aero. And once again, we have a special prize at the end of this week’s Palette for participating in Creative Santa Monica, the City’s cultural plan currently underway. Sit a spell, read on, sing a song of sixpence and enjoy.

Last week, Jodi Summers and Ramona Otto were generous enough to share their treasures with us, winning memberships to the Santa Monica Museum of Art in the process. This week, The California Heritage Museum has provided us with two copies of their publication “Masks of the World.” This 169-page book filled with rich color pictures of masks from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas was edited by Jim Pieper and Douglas Congdon-Martin. So, once again, we pose the question: What do you treasure about Santa Monica? It might be a person, a work of art, an institution, a museum or a gallery that holds special memories. Creative Santa Monica wants to hear about your own personal Santa Monica treasures. The first two people to submit their ideas will receive a copy of the “Masks of the World,” courtesy of the California Heritage Museum. Simply e-mail your treasure to (files not to exceed five megabytes) with a cc to What could be easier? So, drag out those digital cameras and capture your Santa Monica treasure to share with us all.

Well, that just about wraps it up for this week’s Palette. Thanks for reading. The Cultural Affairs Division of Santa Monica is currently undertaking a significant project, the development of a new map for the future of the arts and culture in our city. Please check our web site for news about the plan and to learn ways that you can participate in drafting this important document.

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*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 11, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/081106.pdf?ref=smdp.com)