Entertainment
Experience Santa Monica's dynamic entertainment scene through our comprehensive coverage. From the iconic Santa Monica Pier to Third Street Promenade performances, we spotlight the events, venues, and performers bringing life to our coastal city. Stay current with local music shows, theater productions, film screenings, and seasonal festivities that make our community vibrant. Our reporting covers both major attractions and hidden gems, featuring upcoming events, artist interviews, and venue highlights throughout Santa Monica. Whether you're planning a night out or seeking family-friendly activities, trust Santa Monica Daily Press to be your essential guide to local entertainment.
‘Sometimes a Light Surprises’
When a person dies it is hard to make the adjustment back to life. You tend to hide in activities...
Read moreMatthew Modine finds a cause
A seedy-looking, longhaired Matthew Modine stumbles into his agent’s office looking for a “cause” that will bring him back from...
Read more‘Inventing L.A.: The Chandlers and Their Times’
For those of you who watched the PBS presentation on KCET Monday concerning the Chandlers and their Times, you will...
Read moreWhat happens in Dublin gets fixed in Dublin
Morlan Higgins is one of my favorite actors currently working in L.A. theater. I’ve never given him anything but a...
Read more‘Words Unspoken’
Sometimes there are things left unsaid that should have been expressed. We tend to live a life of secrets. When...
Read more‘A Claim of Her Own’
Publisher Bethany House continues its historical fiction line with “A Claim of Her Own.” The time period covered is after...
Read moreTrials of a gay man
What do Tony Kushner, Larry Kramer and Moises Kaufman have in common? A lot. They are all award-winning contemporary playwrights....
Read more‘Mud Blood — Murder in the Sacramento Delta’
Publisher iUniverse presents us with a novel by Joan Del Monte in the mystery and detective line. The formula is...
Read moreA visit with Mr. Green
A reclusive old man wanders from room to room in a cluttered, old-fashioned apartment that hasn’t been attended to since...
Read moreMaking peace one community at a time
VENICE — At a Greek dive on Washington Boulevard, Finian and Ciaran Makepeace along with Conor Gaffney, who together comprise one...
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