> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.smdp.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Pomerium sings Life of Christ in Latin at the Getty Center - URL: https://www.smdp.com/jesus-in-latin/ - Published: 2007-10-19T15:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-24T03:31:30.000Z - Author: Guest Author - Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import Listen to the Life of Christ in Latin as Pomerium, a 14-member a capella group, belts out unaccompanied tunes at the Getty Center in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 19 and 3 p.m. on Oct. 20. This religious revelry captures the reverence of Christ’s life while highlighting the fact that Latin makes even the most routine story sound more dramatic... especially if you don’t understand Latin. Tickets are $25, $20 for students and seniors. Call (310) 440-7300. Enthused about music? The Santa Monica High School Music Department, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is putting on a free concert for the community on Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in the newly remodeled Barnum Hall. Samohi is hosting this series of free concerts, workshops and hands-on events especially for music enthusiasts in the Los Angeles area. It features a joint orchestra comprised of young conductors and members from the Sibelius Academy Orchestra and the Los Angeles Colburn Conservatory Orchestra. For information, call (310) 255-0455. Seeing stars at SMC Like staring into the sky? How about doing so with a little direction? Santa Monica College is hosting a full-slate of events to please the star gazer in us all. All events take place at SMC’s John Crescher Planetarium. • ‘The Moons of Autumn’ Find the best placement of your telescope to view the moon on Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. • ‘Mars Exploration Rover Update’ Keep up to date with the latest news on the Mars saga. Will planet-wide dust storms jeopardize the twin Mars rovers’ 3-year-old mission? Find out on Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. • ‘The Night Sky Show’ Just your average, run-of-the-mill planetarium show with a twist — it keeps you up to date with the latest on space exploration. This show runs at 7 p.m. on both Oct. 19 and Oct. 26. Master of puppets When Jim Henson started making puppets in the 1960s, no one questioned him. Contemporary puppeteer Erik Sanko knows his plight — he plays with dolls. “The Fortune Teller” is Sanko’s creation. It will be performed at UCLA’s Freud Playhouse until Oct. 28\. For show times, contact the UCLA Central Ticket Office at (310) 825.2101. With music composed by Danny Elfman and Erik Sanko, the performance should be a great one, no strings attached. Heart wrenching drama A play about triumph, reconciliation, healing and hope, "A Piece of my Heart," is now running at the Morgan-Wixson Theater. The heart wrenching drama tells the true story of six women: four nurses, a Red Cross volunteer and a USO entertainer who served in Vietnam during the Vietnam war. All rolls are dual-cast with each character played by two women — a young women going to war and an older, wiser woman who comes home. Directed by Teresa Dowel-Vest, written by Shirley Lauro, "A Piece of My Heart" is based on the book by Keith Walker. A special collection of Vietnam era photographs and letters from Vietnam war nurses and American Red Cross volunteers from the historical collection of the Santa Monica Red Cross is on display it the theater lobby during the run of the play. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. Mention the Red Cross when buying your ticket and the producers will make a $3 per ticket donation to the Santa Monica chapter. "A Piece of My Heart" runs through October 27th at the Morgan-Wixson Theater, 2627 Pico Blvd. For information, call (310) 828-7519 or visit www.morgan-wixson.org for tickets and group sales. *Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 19, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/101907.pdf?ref=smdp.com)