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# Santa Monica Festival was a stirring success
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-festival-was-a-stirring-success/
- Published: 2007-05-24T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T00:50:25.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

So, how’d you like the Santa Monica Festival? I’m pretty sure I saw you there, dancing along to Rhythm Roots All-Stars or checking out the re-fashion shows on the youth stage. Weren’t those kids awesome? The future of haute couture is obviously attending elementary school in Santa Monica right now. What a great day it was! If you weren’t there, you missed out.

But it’s time to move on and there’s even more art, more culture and more fun coming down the pike.

This weekend, we’ve got a world of culture going on — everything from Broadway-bound Samohi kids to classic butoh from Japan. It’s going to be a Memorial Day weekend to remember.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/55/9f/559f9abc-8372-4a2e-8c2d-27386da4e363/content/images/2026/10/052407-14_01.jpg)

LIMBER: World-renowned Butoh Master Katsura Kan will be appearing at Highways. (Photo: Photo courtesy)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 24, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/052407.pdf?ref=smdp.com)