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# Santa monica art palette making arts and culture come alive in santa monica
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-art-palette-making-arts-and-culture-come-alive-in-santa-monica-20060728/
- Published: 2006-07-28T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T00:24:36.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Welcome to the Santa Monica Art Palette for July 28\. I wish I could say it’s just Santa Monica that’s heating up this summer but sadly, I’m afraid it’s the whole globe that’s getting hotter. But we’ve got a lot of choices for you to escape the heat this weekend. The Miles Playhouse provides a welcome respite from the blazing sun while presenting blazing drama at the same time!. Take the kids to the Aero on Saturday but go by yourself Sunday night. And all weekend long, Debra Erhardt at Highways will take you on a perilous adventure to Jamaica. So, turn on the fans, turn off your major appliances, and have yourself a very cool cultural experience.

It’s closing weekend for King Lear and Pericles, Prince of Tyre at the Miles Playhouse. These free performances have been made possible by a partnership between Shakespeare Santa Monica, The Powerhouse Theatre and The Miles Memorial Playhouse. Don’t miss your last chance to see these classic plays performed live.

Pericles, Prince of Tyre Directed by John Farmanesh-Bocca King Lear With Apollo Dukakis Directed by Louis Scheeder Reservations: 866/OFF-MAIN Miles Playhouse 1130 Lincoln Blvd.; a half a block north of Wilshire Boulevard in Christine Emerson Reed Park. www.shakespearesantamonica.com; www.powerhousetheatre.com; www.mile-splayhouse.org Jamaica, Farewell “Jamaica, Farewell,” written and performed by Debra Ehrhardt. Directed by Monique Lai. Ehrhardt will be telling the tale of her exciting journey from the island of Jamaica to the United States this weekend at Highways. This solo performance describes a life-risking attempt to pull off a dangerous caper with the unwitting help of an infatuated American CIA agent, in order to fulfill her lifelong dream of starting over in America.

Friday and Saturday, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. The 18th Street Arts Center 1651 18th St.

Witches in the Kitchen On Sunday, July 30, the Morgan-Wixson Theatre continues its summer play-reading season with “Witches in the Kitchen” by Josh Schulz. The premise seems simple enough: Two young men spending the weekend writing a paper on Shakespeare. Unfortunately, someone’s put a curse on the book they’re using and the Bard’s characters come to life and run amok. Who do you think would be worse, Lady Macbeth trying to get out spots in the laundry room or Richard III murdering princes in the back bedroom? July 28–30 Morgan-Wixson Theatre 2627 Pico Blvd. (310) 828-7519 www.highwaysperformance.org The Secret Garden As hot as it is, I’m sure lots of us will be seeking the dark comforting cool confines of a movie theatre before this weekend is over. The Aero Theatre on Montana Avenue has two terrific offerings this weekend. The first is their family matinee on Saturday, July 29 at 3 p.m., which features the magical tale of The Secret Garden. 1328 Montana Ave. www.americancinematheque.com/Aero/aeromastercalendar.htm All That Jazz On Sunday night, the Aero presents the Bob Fosse masterpiece, “All That Jazz.” This intense, compelling musical is based on the life of its director, and stars Roy Scheider as an obsessed, womanizing, pill-pop-ping, chain-smoking Broadway choreographer and director who pays the ultimate price for his insane, creative lifestyle. As far as I know, this movie has the only musical number ever set during open-heart surgery. Go to see Leland Palmer turn as Fosse’s loyal ex-wife, Gwen Verdon. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. 1328 Montana Ave.

That wraps it up for this week’s palette. The Cultural Affairs Division of Santa Monica is currently undertaking the development of a new map for the future of the arts and culture in our city. Log onto to santa-monica.org/creativesantamonica.

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*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 28, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/072806.pdf?ref=smdp.com)