$20. (800) 838-3006. brownpapertickets.com The Living Room Series Staged reading of Steven Shade’s “The Powder of Sympathy.” The Blank’s 2nd Stage Theatre, 6500 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood. Mon., 8 p.m. $15 suggested donation. (323) 661-9827. theblank.com Escape to Margaritaville A bartender and aspiring singer at a hotel in the ...

Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center, USC, 849 W. 34th St., L.A. Sat., 2 and 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. usc.edu Viver Brasil: Celebrating Samba Family-friendly exploration of Afro-Brazilian dance and music. The Broad Stage, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica. Sat., 11 a.m. $5. (310) 434-3200. thebroadstage.org

How could empty days spent emoting compare to the constant spiritual high of building a multipronged, culturally influential “wellness” empire, in a sun-choked office in Santa Monica? Don’t call Paltrow an actor; she is an entrepreneur. She founded her life-style company, Goop, in 2008, as a recommendations newsletter. Reported to be ...

The Rippin' Hot Chicken menu option at Fuku is so hot, you need surgical gloves to eat it. Eric Spillman the Rippin' hot quarter chicken meal and more when he visited this spot by Momofuku at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. The restaurant is located at SocialEats, the Gallery Food Hall inside the Promenade. This place offers an ...

Whether you’re seeking sun and a sea breeze or a Ferris wheel and midway games, put a historic pier at the center of your family travel plan. Here are five to consider: Santa Monica, Calif. This SoCal landmark has been a festive and fun family destination for more than a century. Wander beyond the iconic entrance gate and make your way to the ...

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. It was originally published on Sep. 2, 2015. Most people understandably try to minimize the time they spend at an airport. However, delays/cancellations happen and long connections are sometimes inevitable.

Just ask professor Leopold Nettles, the all-too-flawed dissident writer in Václav Havel’s “Largo Desolato.” An eerie, atmospheric staging at City Garage in Santa Monica revisits Havel’s absurdist 1986 portrait of Iron Curtain paranoia. Before becoming Czechoslovakia’s first president following the collapse of Soviet-era communism ...

With Jessica Harper, Joan Bennett. Landmark Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., West L.A. Fri., 11:59 p.m. $12. landmarktheatres.com To Live and Die in L.A. William Petersen and Willem Dafoe star in William Friedkin’s gritty 1985 crime drama. Arena Cinelounge Sunset, 6464 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood. Starts Fri.-ends Feb. 13. Various days ...

"As for Edmunds, they get cash. And from all indications, they needed it." Edmunds restructures Edmunds said in January it plans to eliminate 129 jobs by March — 122 at its Santa Monica, Calif., headquarters and the rest in a satellite office in Detroit. The cuts are part of a restructuring that the company said follows a series of strategic ...

#cawx #kswx Lows were projected to dip to near or below 32 degrees as early as Monday in the Santa Monica Mountains. Similar conditions were forecast to arrive Tuesday and Wednesday in the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley, prompting a freeze watch for those two nights in those areas. Antelope Valley communities will be under a more serious ...