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

He has covered 27 World Series, 19 Wimbledons and many other major events, including the Super Bowl, World Cup soccer, NBA Finals, four major golf tournaments and U.S. Open tennis championships. He graduated from Santa Monica High School in 1966 and UC Berkeley with a B.A. in journalistic studies in 1971.

The crush of grieving pilgrims to the crash site, just a quarter-mile behind the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District headquarters and near its restricted reservoir in the northwest Santa Monica Mountains, has prompted the agency to hire additional security guards. Representatives of the conservation authority, the water district and the city ...

Also featured are fried chicken at Fuku in Santa Monica and a Rueben quesadilla. 7:30 p.m. CW Batwoman On the Kane sisters’ birthday, Kate (Ruby Rose) and Alice (Rachel Skarsten) contend with demons from their past in this new episode. 8 p.m. CW Supergirl Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) tries to thwart a Toyman copycat. Also, Winn Schott (Jeremy ...

How he was part of “The Greatest Show on Turf” teams and won Super Bowl XXXIV. Before all that, though, Bruce arrived at Memphis State ahead of the 1992 season after two years spent at West Los Angeles College and Santa Monica College. The junior college transfer, recruited by current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner ...

$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 ...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Temperatures will climb Friday to levels considerably above normal, forecasters said. The unseasonable heat is the product of a ridge on interior high pressure combined with an offshore flow,

Then when nature calls, you have to bother seatmates again. The wellness-minded Shore Hotel in Santa Monica rewards their guests who fly into LAX that had to sit in a middle seat. The staff has noticed those guests who arrive are usually more tired, 'hangry' and eager to get into their room. Santa Monica’s oceanside Shore Hotel will upgrade ...

Trying to reach the mainstream To the uninitiated, an Esports practice session is a bit bewildering. On a recent day in Santa Monica — Los Angeles is the epicenter of North American Esports — five players sit in front of computer screens, calling out moves on headset microphones, simultaneously clicking on a mouse and tapping with a rat-a ...

You cannot always see the moment that the world is about to change. Elizabeth Howland Forrest had just arrived from Santa Monica, mesmerized along the way by the low-flying helicopter that she followed west for several miles on Highway 101. It wove so masterfully with the bends in the road, she thought, until she lost sight of it ahead of her.