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“Patrizia Mussa: Palazzo Dreams” at Galerie XII

Bergamot Station Arts Center 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, United States

The exhibition brings together photographs of Italy’s earliest permanent theaters—from Vicenza, Sabbioneta, and Parma, which mark the transition from court theaters to purpose-built venues, to iconic institutions such as Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Argentina in Rome, Teatro della Pergola […]

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The Robert Berman Gallery: REDUX 1995–2025: William S. Burroughs

Robert Berman Gallery 2525 Michigan Ave, #A5, Santa Monica, CA, United States

The Robert Berman Gallery is pleased to announce REDUX 1995–2025: William S. Burroughs, open July 12, 2025, through September 30, 2025, at Bergamot Station Arts Center. This exhibition revisits the 1995 exhibition “Concrete and Buckshot”, a presentation of Burroughs' visual work—originally mounted in collaboration with Track 16 Gallery—and repositions it within a new framework alongside […]

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Ruben Rojas and WRDSMTH: Carpe Every Single Diem

Bruce Lurie Gallery 608 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, United States

Bruce Lurie Gallery is proud to present “Carpe Every Single Diem”, a new exhibition from acclaimed Los Angeles-based artists Ruben Rojas and WRDSMTH. The opening reception will take place on Saturday, August 9, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Bruce Lurie Gallery in Santa Monica. Bringing together two of the city’s prominent street artists, “Carpe […]

Free to public

Artist Intersection with Miha Strukelj

18th Street Arts Center 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States

These gatherings are dedicated to gathering our community around good food, conversation, and art. Please stop by for a bite and chat with our community and spotlight artist: Miha Strukelj. Miha Štrukelj lives and works in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is a visual artist working primarily in painting and also focusing on drawing and site-specific work. […]

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Santa Monica Open Mic

Wearies 2819 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, United States

Welcoming all musicians, songwriters, poets, comedians & other talents! ✅ Sign up upon arrival—first come, first served! ✅ Provide your name, email, IG handle, and act type. ✅ Perform for up to 7 minutes—whether it’s singing, poetry, comedy or acoustic instrumentation!   🍹This is a free event, so we appreciate any love shown to our […]

Free

Mid Summer Sips Mixer Hosted by PRSA LA

Santa Monica Brew Works 1920 Colorado Ave, Ste C, Santa Monica, CA, United States

Join PRSA for a Mid-Summer Sips Mixer hosted by our Emerging Professionals Committee Tuesday Aug 19th 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM @ Santa Monica Brew Works! Free and open to all, just RSVP

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Downtown Farmers Market – Wednesday Market

Downtown Santa Monica Arizona Avenue (between 4th & Ocean), Santa Monica

The largest grower-only Certified Farmers Market in Southern California and a favorite for local chefs! Enjoy one of Santa Monica's farmers markets, widely considered to be among the best on the west coast and featuring field-fresh produce, hundreds of kinds of vegetables, brilliant cut flowers, breads, cheeses, delicious foods, live music and more. Downtown Farmers […]

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“Jen-Pei Cheng: A recipe is a treasure map to find home”

18th Street Arts Center 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States

Cheng’s “A recipe is a treasure map to find home”, her first project in the US, is a participatory art project and exhibition exploring the intimate connection between food, memory, and migration. Over the next month Cheng will invite guests (particularly, immigrants who have lived in LA for at least 5 years) for one-on-one interviews, […]

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Carol Zou: beauty/violence: aria

18th Street Arts Center 1639 18th Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States

beauty/violence: aria by Carol Zou is the first in a series of installations culled from a body of research investigating the use of classical music for purposes of spatial banishment. The installation features video documentation of public sites that attempt to control the flow of pedestrian traffic through playing classical music; embroidered maps on sound […]

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“Charlotte Schmid-Maybach: Veiled Terrain” at Lois Lambert Gallery

Bergamot Station Arts Center 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, United States

Veiled Terrain is an exhibition of Charlotte Schmid Maybach’s photographs, transformed from realistic landscapes to dreamy, melancholy assemblage, using unexpected materials. Schmid-Maybach begins by photographing both natural and urban landscapes, most often from California and the Pacific Northwest. Each photograph is then printed on silk or kozo paper, a special kind of Japanese paper made […]