Arts & Entertainment

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Allied Artists Exhibit and Sale, March 25

Join Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore (AASMMS) on Sunday March 25, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at King Gillette Ranch Visitor Center for an art exhibit and sale featuring 20…

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Awakenings Opens March 28

March 25 will be the last day for Pigments of our Imagination, featuring Russell Hunziker, Kit Plumridge, Toby Salkin and Sari Scheer. The rain did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm and crowd…

Judas Priest Remain Short on Firepower

British heavy metal band remain defenders of the faith. The term, “classic album,” and phrase, “returning to their roots,” are always problematic. It’s a bad sell. It’s the band saying, “sorry we…

SUPERCHUNK What a Time to Be Alive

Eleven albums in and Superchunk never sounded better. Despite what you may have heard, fun rock albums still exist. You know, the album that isn’t mired in a desperate rebrand, vague concept,…

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NEVER AGAIN: Evolution of a Cover

FROM THE EDITOR When our cover artist, Nicole Martinez, was born, her grandmother said, “she came out drawing.” Under her pen name, Calamity Cole, she had submitted political cartoons, some of which…

Weekend Shakespeare Retreat, March 23-25

Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum will launch its new Weekend Shakespeare Retreat, Friday, March 23 through Sunday, March 25, on their nine-acre outdoor campus and 299-seat amphitheater nestled in the Santa Monica Mountain…

Pigments of our Imagination Artists’ Reception March 10

Pigments of our Imagination, the latest show that opened March 1 and runs through March 25 at the recently redesigned Topanga Canyon Gallery, features four artists, each with unique perspectives on color…

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Storytelling with Light and Time

Photographer Don Holtz uses light and time as his storytelling mediums. His portfolio encompasses everything from celebrity portraits to achingly beautiful images of foreign countries, but he has a special love for…