arts - SMDP (Page 40)

A new Lear; Walk this “way”

CULTURE WATCH: The big news of the week is the return of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, something of an annual tradition at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica. I&

By Sarah A. Spitz

/ 30 Oct 2014

State Secrets, Religious Discord, and Design Dreams

CULTURE WATCH — Privacy? Or liberty? No matter where you come down on the question of whether whistleblower Edward Snowden is a hero or a traitor, the documentary "Citizenfour"

By Sarah A. Spitz

/ 23 Oct 2014

State Secrets, Religious Discord, and Design Dreams

Fish from the sky

CULTURE WATCH — A fish falls from the sky and a story told across multiple generations begins. "When The Rain Stops Falling" is the latest offering by City Garage,

By Sarah A. Spitz

/ 15 Oct 2014

The Woman Who Would Be King

Before she was erased from history, Hatshepsut had been both queen and king of Egypt. Hat-who? Was what? We've heard of pharaohs and Cleopatra but who was Hatshepsut,

By Sarah A. Spitz

/ 10 Oct 2014

October, rock-tober, doc-tober

CULTURE WATCH — Do a good deed while groovin' to pop music from all eras. "Pop for Docs!" will offer an evening reviewing popular music from the 30&

By Sarah A. Spitz

/ 2 Oct 2014

Mommies, Mummies, M & M’s

Mommies, Mummies, M&Ms Japan has created "robots with a heart" to keep the elderly company. Perhaps this is what inspired playwright Jordan Harrison to write "

By Sarah A. Spitz

/ 26 Sep 2014

An Art Day Out

CULTURE WATCH — With Bergamot Art Station redevelopment leading the headlines, it's nice to remember what Bergamot actually is: a pretty darned great collection of galleries and a local

By Sarah A. Spitz

/ 18 Sep 2014

CULTURE WATCH — There's something distinctive about a Neil Simon play; the quick patter, the complex relationships, the neighborhood (Brighton Beach especially), and sometimes these elements play out poignantly

By Sarah A. Spitz

/ 4 Sep 2014

Fringe Binge, Part 2

CULTURE WATCH — Sadly the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014 ended this past Monday. But what an incredible array of arts, ranging from the unwatchably boring to the outrageously outlandish and everything

By Sarah A. Spitz

/ 28 Aug 2014

Young musician launching new album

CITYWIDE — Leena Culhane, a 24-year-old Santa Monica resident is about to release her latest album entitled "The Reckoning" and she is hoping to tap into the arts-loving local

By Admin

/ 24 Aug 2014

Fringe Binge, Part 1

CULTURE WATCH — After not traveling for more than 15 years, I just returned from a two-month trip throughout the UK, from northern Scotland to southern England. One specific goal was

By Sarah A. Spitz

/ 21 Aug 2014

U.R. Art Music Festival

U.R. Art Music Festival Series is hosting its second summer music performances on Sunday, July 20 at the Bergamot Station Art Center. Three DJ friends - Rob Garza, member

By Admin

/ 19 Jul 2014