The Santa Monica Family YMCA will be hosting a Healthy Aging Fair which will take place on Monday, November 17, from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. This fair is free and open to the public. This event is a great opportunity to connect with the community, share valuable resources, and engage with local organizations that are dedicated to supporting healthy, active aging. There will be over 30 booths for you to visit. You can also play ping pong or pickle ball, have refreshments, lear

A yummy Smash Burger to savor. Studies have shown that it’s very beneficial for families when parents have dinner with their children (sans phones). It’s a chance for them all to talk about what they did during the day, and what concerns they have in their lives when everyone is listening. A good place to go to talk with your family is the somewhat private patio at Flapjax restaurant at 2315 Wilshire, between 22nd and 23rd Streets. It is beautifully designed, relaxing, and

Michael Sobie performed Elton John songs at St. Monica Church last year in a concert where it was impossible to sit still. Readers may remember the dynamic performance Rocket Man: A Live Orchestral Experience that was performed in Santa Monica last year at St. Monica Catholic Church. (The full concert can still be viewed at michaelsobie.com/rocketman ). Michael Sobie was accompanied by an incredible orchestra and enthusiastic singers for over two memorable hours. This mont

Diner Antonette was honored for commercial rehabilitation. Paige works in the shop that adjoins the restaurant. It used to be a bakery. Join members of the Santa Monica Conservancy when they present their 2025 Preservation Awards on Thursday, November 13 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Miles Playhouse. You will gather with community members, public officials, engineers, historians, architects, students, researchers, construction workers, and everyone who does the tangible wor

This exhibit was created in collaboration with the Shaker Museum in Chatham, New York. Opening November 20, Make Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles will present ‘CRADLED,’ an exhibition conceived and curated by artist Suzanne Bocanegra and actor/producer Frances McDormand in collaboration with the Shaker Museum (Chatham, N.Y.). ‘CRADLED’ invites visitors into an environment where they are immersed, however briefly, in a vision of life shaped by the Shaker ethos of devot