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 →
Culture Watch Nuart Theatre hosting Laurie Anderson, Peggy Guggenheim films By Sarah A. Spitz on November 5, 2015 Laurie Anderson is a pioneering performing and recording artist, musician, composer,... Read more →
Culture Watch Do some good By Sarah A. Spitz on October 29, 2015 When the Halloween sugar rush wears off, think ahead to Veterans Day and ask yourself,... Read more →
Culture Watch Design, double love, abstracts and ogres By Sarah A. Spitz on October 22, 2015 Once again Santa Monica plays host to the WestEdge Design Fair, Oct. 22 - 25 at the... Read more →
Culture Watch Time, memory, photography By Sarah A. Spitz on October 8, 2015 "Ishiuchi Miyako: Postwar Shadows" is a must-see photographic exhibition at The Getty... Read more →
Culture Watch Catching Up: News & Reviews By Sarah A. Spitz on October 1, 2015 By now the biggest cultural news of the past month has probably filtered through to you... Read more →
Culture Watch Awake and Sing! (and dance, too) By Sarah A. Spitz on September 24, 2015 Renowned dancer/choreographer Twyla Tharp is celebrating her 50th anniversary at The... Read more →
