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... Read more →
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CULTURE WATCH — A quick trip to Portland last week prevented me from seeing anything local this week, but my inbox is overflowing with news about... Read more →
Bound and Unbound
CULTURE WATCH — There's something distinctive about a Neil Simon play; the quick patter, the complex relationships, the neighborhood (Brighton... Read more →
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... Read more →
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... Read more →
Culture Watch: Using her head
Image courtesy Bruria Finkel What happens when an artist, dependent upon head, hand and heart, loses the full use of one of them? Local artist... Read more →
Culture Watch: Looking forward
TAKING IT ALL IN TOGETHER: The crowd during the opening reception for ‘Robert Swain: The Form of Color’ at the Santa Monica Museum of Art... Read more →
Culture Watch: Art, books, music … and theatre camp
In case you missed “Incognito,” the unique “guess-the-artist” annual fundraising art show benefiting Santa Monica Museum of Art, you still... Read more →
Culture Watch: May arts bouquet
ACTORS PUTTING IN WORK: Daniel J. Travanti and Amanda Summers star in 'False Solution.' (Photo courtesy Mark Monteil/Architect's Newspaper) Yom... Read more →
Culture Watch: Notable lives, great performances
There are two one-person plays taking place across town from one another, each concerning notable individuals separated by a generation who broke the... Read more →
Baryshnikov comes to The Broad
MAN OF THE HOUR: Mikhail Baryshnikov is returning to The Broad Stage. (Photo courtesy T. Charles Erickson) Adapted from two Anton Chekhov short... Read more →
Culture Watch: BritWeek bonanza
It’s not quite the Brit-centric haven it used to be, but Santa Monica is still a place that hundreds of British expatriates call... Read more →
Culture Watch: Shakespeare and puppets
LINEUP: Cast of Bristol Old Vic and Handspring Puppet Company's ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream.’ (Photo courtesy Simon Annand) You have just a... Read more →
Culture Watch: Awkward Family Photos on display on Main Street
Guests look at Awkward Family Photos on Thursday, March 27. (Fabian Lewkowicz FabianLewkowicz.com) Head over to the California Heritage Museum,... Read more →
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Culture Watch: Dropping the Hammer on museum admissions
Barbara Kruger. Untitled (Hello/Goodbye), 2014. (Photo by Brian Forrest) Thanks to the generosity of two benefactors, Erika J. Glazer and Brenda... Read more →
