“Love, Cecil” captures the essence and aesthetics of Cecil Beaton’s life; it opens at the Nuart on Friday, July 20. A Renaissance man of the 20th century, he was
Did you ever dream about shrimp? Did you know there are at least 32 kinds of shrimp in the shrimp family? There are probably even more ways than that to
Jim Henson’s life work is being celebrated at The Skirball Cultural Center through September 2, and what a life he led. I had no idea about the longevity and
SUMMERTIME AND THE MUSIC IS POPPIN’
Here are some suggestions.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, Paul Thorn opening (how many groups, especially with a founding member still up there
Comedy writer Andy Cowan, a Santa Monica resident since 1991, maybe the funniest man in town. In his field, he's certainly among the most accomplished. Scrolling his credits
Vicki Juditz (pronounced YOOD-itz) did not know, till she was in her 20s, that in German her name meant “Jew.” An actor, writer, voice-over artist and activist, she was a
TUNEFUL WORDS? GO TO THE LIBRARY, GIRL!
Silly me. I thought the Library Girl spoken word series, every second Sunday evening of the month at 7 p.m. at the
“Three Identical Strangers” will blow your mind, while “Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf” will bring it down to earth and calm it. Both open tomorrow and in a
GRAB YOUR HARP, BOBBY MCGEE, HIT THE STREET CORNER
That is the spirit of Make Music Day, one of the best gifts from the French since the Statue of Liberty.
What? Another Santa Monica corner taken up by an Italian restaurant? When Elon Musk finally gets to Mars no doubt he will find an Italian restaurant on the nearest corner
American Animals
by Cynthia Citron
In another era the film “American Animals” might have been booked as a comedy. Maybe with Jerry Lewis leading his bumbling crew through an ill-conceived
