LA Comic Con took place Sept. 26-28 at the Convention Center. Corsair Managing Editor Mollie Bishop and Copy Editor Jacqueline Martin attended to check it out.

At LA Comic Con, Corsair reporter and copy editor Jacqueline Martin spoke with the organizers of the Cosplay National Championships. People competed in various categories for a chance to win up to $10,000.

Valley Film Festival Showcase, highlights diverse realities of filmmaking and local talent. “Valley Film Festival SMC Alumni”

This year, at LA Comic Con, the company Proto debuted their A.I. recreation of Stan Lee. They charged $5 for fans to get a chance to speak with the comic book creator, who died in 2018.

Managing Editor Mollie Bishop spoke to Brand Manager Hazel Homer-Wambeam to learn more.

Central Avenue Jazz Festival hosts 29th annual event in South Central Los Angeles

LA Opera opened their 40th season with a free live simulcast of ‘West Side Story’ to the Santa Monica Pier on Sept. 27. SMC Symphony Orchestra played a selection of pieces before the broadcast began, while patrons enjoyed activities such as face painting, caricature artwork, and learning more about Heal the Bay through a live baby swell shark on display. 

The SMC short film inspired by a 2013 missing person cold case with an SMC connection, explores trauma, survival, and the realities of living undocumented in America.

 Santa Monica College’s Fashion Program hosted its annual LA Mode Fashion Show on June 20

SMC’s Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra close the spring semester with “The Marriage of Figaro” by Mozart.

Global Motion took place on May 17 and 18, 2025 and showcased three student choreographers: Mayu Oishi, Simon Lathrop and Aiden Cook

Dance instructors Laura Canellias and Bernard Ceballos guide students through the fundamentals of salsa in a spirited co-taught course.

The Global Motion World Dance Company prepares for their Spring performances.

Amadour, a former Santa Monica College (SMC) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) alum shares their journey as a nonbinary, first-generation American artist.

Santa Monica College Barret Art Gallery hosted closing reception for its 2024-2025 exhibit Converge+Vertex: Traversing the Minor Gesture of Timeliness.

L.A. Times’s Festival of Books marks their 30th anniversary this year. The festival is hosted on the USC campus and filled with exhibitors and attendees.

A look behind the curtain of Synapse, a contemporary dance performance

Students of all skill levels celebrate tradition and build community one note at a time, led by a passionate instructor.

Emeritus Gallery showcases its first on-campus reception for part one of the Emeritus Student Art Exhibition since 2019.

Artists featured in the Converge+Vertex exhibit at Barrett Gallery shared a transcendent conversation at a panel hosted by the Santa Monica College (SMC) art department.

SMC Jazz Ensemble honors jazz legends with soul, history and powerful performances.