Rants and Raves
Culture Watch By Sarah A. Spitz First the rant. Everything that can be said has been said about “Hamilton” and Yayoi Kusama:... Read more →
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By Sarah A. Spitz Turn Him Loose Joe Morton IS Dick Gregory. Watching him in “Turn Me Loose” all you’ll see is Dick Gregory…ok, minus the... Read more →
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By Sarah A. Spitz October 26, 2017 In The Grain: Growing A Movement At the end of the second annual Gourmandise Grain Conference (Sep.... Read more →
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CULTURE WATCH By Sarah A. Spitz Michael’s: Timeless and Contemporary Michael’s Restaurant has achieved the nearly impossible: after 38... Read more →
WASTED! The Story Of Food Waste
Downtown WASTED! The Story Of Food Waste WASTED! THE STORY OF FOOD WASTE aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food.... Read more →
Grainiacs Gather In Santa Monica
Grainiacs Gather In Santa Monica by Sarah A. Spitz Special to Santa Monica Daily Press Southern California farmers, millers, chefs, pastry... Read more →
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CULTURE WATCH By Sarah A.Spitz EINSTEIN AND THE RABBI Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, the start of the Ten Days of Awe that... Read more →
Music, A Madwoman and Time Travel
Josh Groban, the internationally renowned singer and actor, makes his first-ever appearance at The Broad Stage, with a benefit performance... Read more →
Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer’s starting to call it a day, but the arts keep on keeping on. This snippet-filled preview is a sampling of what’s happening in... Read more →
Why I went Downtown
When I travel, I love riding on public transportation—buses, trains, trams and ferries— because in Europe, the UK and Scandinavia, these services... Read more →
Concerts, Conservatives, Controversy
In the heated and polarized political climate we live in, what began as a modest protest via open letter by four local musicians has become something... Read more →
Concerts, Conservatives, Controversy
In the heated and polarized political climate we live in, what began as a modest protest via open letter by four local musicians has become something... Read more →
Small Good Things
A short story award, a theatrical duo burning down the house and a movie about the Dalai Lama. To paraphrase Raymond Carver this week is about some... Read more →
Art in the ‘Hood
I’m easily overwhelmed by the visions and the emotions evoked by art. I’m blessed to have Bergamot Art Station in my neighborhood whenever I need... Read more →
Absurdity that’s all too real
Under the deft direction of Guillermo Cienfuegos, Pacific Resident Theatre is staging a truly stunning hit production of a play that’s six decades... Read more →
