Wearing a trench coat covered in plastic straws, Carla Claure Santa Monica College (SMC) Plastic Free president stands on stage in one of the Center for Media and Design’s auditoriums. This coat is not meant to be a fashion statement;

Crazy Rich Asian's co-screenwriter, Adele Lim, shared her story at Santa Monica College's (SMC) Center for Media Design campus on March 28th. Lim moved from Malaysia to the United States in order to major in Communications at Emerson College in Boston after being encouraged to attend school in a English speaking country.

According to the National Public Radio (NPR), the second half of the twentieth century saw the rise of federal surveillance programs that attempted to discredit and dismantle civil rights organizations, including the Chicano movement.

Veteran drummer Kenny Sara's concert will bring the music of New Orleans to Santa Monica College (SMC) on Friday, May 10 at the Performing Arts Center (PAC). When Sara began talking about musical genres, and how they apply to New Orleans musical culture, he used this analogy to describe it: “New Orleans

On March 26, Santa Monica College (SMC) hosted its Annual Health and Wellness Fair in an attempt to inform students about the services they provide, and remind them that struggles are obstacles in life that one can overcome. The fair consisted of booths focused on mental, physical, and sexual health.

“One day you’re in and the next day you’re out”, a phrase coined by super model Heidi Klum, has been quoted by members of the fashion industry since the saying’s inception during her tenure on the hit reality showProject Runway. T

On the far side of a darkened stage, William Shakespeare sits hunched over his desk, quill in hand, as he struggles to write what would one day would become one of his most famous sonnets. "Shall I compare thee to — to — a mummer's play?" Shakespeare says before being joined onstage by his fellow playwright, Christopher Marlowe, who suggests, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

On January 2nd, Carl’s Jr. began the rollout of a collaboration with Beyond Meat, introducing the “Beyond Famous Star” burger at more than 1,000 locations nationwide. This was the company’s first step in a plant-based direction, and a somewhat unexpected one coming from a brand that had previously been associated with an audience consisting almost exclusively of meat eaters.

We live in a society where throughout the years, styles come and go just like seasons. However others are just so impactful to society that they leave a mark. In this case the genre of rock music. Rock music began in the late 1940s, early 1950s and as time went on, bands began to add their own personal sound creating multiple sub-genres related to rock

The sorrow of Flamenco interlaced with the tragedy of Shakespeare told through drama, movement, and music. This version of the play takes an unusual approach to the power driven tale of Scottish General Macbeth. The Flamenco, a modern-day symbol of Spanish culture, is a musical style with gypsy origins.

The smell of carne asada hotdogs, and churros wafts through the air on a chilly Saturday afternoon at the Santa Monica airport. Half a dozen food trucks surround plastic tables, where families and friends dig into their food.

Linda Dannels left her 14-car garage on Saturday morning in her 1955 Oldsmobile 88 Holiday to attend the all women’s car show for her sixth time, unaware she’d be taking home an award that same day.The Automobile Driving Museum (ADM) in El Segundo hosted their sixth annual All Women’s Car Show and Vintage Fashion Exchange on March 23.

What do red jumpsuits, patriotism, Hands Across America, evil doppelgangers, throat stabbings, the end of the world, and Tim Heidecker all have in common? They all populate the world of Jordan Peele’s sophomore horror outing, “Us”.

On the second floor of a brightly lit Santa Monica food court, a woman in a white chef’s coat and black apron slips behind an inconspicuous door marked ‘Private.’ Inside is Chef Dave Beran’s intimate restaurant, Dialogue.

On March 19 and 20, The Red Cross came to the Santa Monica College (SMC) Main Campus quad to host two blood drives. Students came in who had planned to donate ahead of time and others simply strolled by and decided to give something back.

The walls were covered from floor to ceiling with an explosive treasure trove of art - paintings, polaroids, mask dolls, porcelain dolls, naked Christmas cards, Christmas lights, a broken television with a stuffed raccoon full of colorful sewing pins on to its eyes, and a neon light illuminating the word: God.

Santa Monica College (SMC) is a nationally accredited college and is number one in transfers within the state of California. Students relocate from across the world just to set foot on the renowned campus. Yet, many find that once they’ve gotten here it can be difficult to get a foot in the door socially

Kim Richmond’s well earned notoriety stems from educating, arranging, and performance and it puts him on par with some of the best. Some of his musical contributions include credits with Stan Kenton, Claire Fischer, Frank Sinatra Jr., Smokey Robinson, Lalo Schifrin, Eric Dolphy, and many others.

Rooted in Buddhism and the beliefs of the indigenous shaman of Tuva, Alash performed to a sold out crowd at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, Friday, March 8. Audience members were transported to a healing, spiritual realm of the "Forest People" of Tuva.

Walking through the front door of the Santa Monica Public Library, up the patio stairs to the second floor, around the building to the community rooms, and through the second door, there is a room with 30 or so people actively listening to speaker Alyssa Sullivan – a young cheerful woman, who is tending to a four-foot tall marijuana plant.