Culture Watch You bet your life By Sarah A. Spitz on March 10, 2016 In 2014 I went to the massive, impossibly sprawling Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland... Read more →
Culture Watch Tempest tossed and stringed inventions By Sarah A. Spitz on March 3, 2016 “Tempest Redux” reimagines one of Shakespeare's most beloved and complex plays, now... Read more →
Culture Watch Sharon Lawrence: Star actress, gracious environmentalist By Sarah A. Spitz on February 25, 2016 Quick: Who's the first celebrity you think of when you say “environmentalist” — Ed... Read more →
Culture Watch The Ten Commandments: Take Two By Sarah A. Spitz on February 18, 2016 As predicted, it's a laugh a minute at the Ahmanson Theatre, with the body of actor Sean... Read more →
Culture Watch Culture Watch: So much to do! By Sarah A. Spitz on February 11, 2016 Some weeks there's just too much to do, to see, to absorb. This is one of those... Read more →
Culture Watch Culture Watch: ‘Lear’ for the digital age By Sarah A. Spitz on February 4, 2016 Once again, Santa Monica's own ambitious, cutting edge theatre company, City Garage, is... Read more →
Culture Watch Culture Watch: Laemmle returns to Santa Monica By Sarah A. Spitz on January 29, 2016 I'm so excited that this news came in before I finished writing this week's column!... Read more →
Culture Watch Beating the odds in ‘KooKooLand’ By Sarah A. Spitz on January 21, 2016 “It was all about finding the right voice,” Gloria Norris said at a recent book party... Read more →
Culture Watch Culture Watch: The original lounge act By Sarah A. Spitz on January 7, 2016 You may not know the names behind the original 1950s Las Vegas lounge act, Louis Prima... Read more →
Culture Watch Culture Watch: Rainn’s Pain By Sarah A. Spitz on December 31, 2015 I first saw actor Rainn Wilson on HBO's groundbreaking series “Six Feet Under” in his... Read more →
Culture Watch A feast of culture at ‘Dinner Party Download’ By Sarah A. Spitz on December 23, 2015 From a 15-minute podcast to a nationally broadcast, hourlong weekly public radio show... Read more →
Culture Watch Underground no more By Sarah A. Spitz on December 17, 2015 From a classroom at John Adams Middle School to the basement of the Cayton Student Center... Read more →
Culture Watch Straight White Men and Festive Food By Sarah A. Spitz on December 10, 2015 Every time I turned on the radio last week, there was an interview with Young Jean... Read more →
Culture Watch Standing in the rain By Sarah A. Spitz on December 3, 2015 Yes, friends, I finally made it to “The Rain Room” at the Los Angeles County Museum... Read more →
Culture Watch Teen films, dark music, senior arts and more By Sarah A. Spitz on November 12, 2015 Is your teen a budding filmmaker? The Santa Monica International Teen Film Festival is... Read more →
