Featured Events in Santa Monica in March 2025 (March Updated)

Experience the thrill of "SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw" as it returns to Los Angeles in 2025 at The Hudson Theatres Mainstage. Premiering on March 1st, 2024, this musical comedy takes a unique spin on the iconic horror film, "Saw." Follow the twisted journey of Lawrence Gordon and Adam Stanheight as they navigate the infamous bathroom trap, uncovering dark secrets and challenging the rules of the game. With a blend of humor, horror, and romance, this production offers a fresh perspective on love and desire. Directed and choreographed by Stephanie Rosenberg, this show promises a captivating experience for theater enthusiasts. Join the audience on Sundays at 6pm and Mondays at 7:30pm, with additional performance times available. Hollywood Opening Night is set for Sunday, March 24th, 2024, creating an unforgettable evening for attendees. Tickets are priced between $35 and $125, offering various seating options for a personalized viewing experience. Don't miss out on this engaging and boundary-pushing musical that redefines the horror genre.

Please note: -- Tickets are non refundable and are not transferable. -- Tickets cannot be re-sold on re-seller platforms. Re-sold ticket will not be honored. -- All ticket holders should be ready to show ID at the event. -- The name(s) you provide during registration will be on a will-call list at the event, where you will check-in and get your ticket to enter the theatre. ---------------------------------------------------------- Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event: Sunday, March 23, 2025, 6pm*Virtual event airs on March 27 at 6pm PT/9pm ET An Afternoon with Sen. Chuck Schumerdiscussing his book, Antisemitism in America: A WarningTICKETS: $50 General Admission ticket + signed copy of the book$75 Two General Admisison tickets + one sigend bookAdditional signed books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on March 27, 2025, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days.Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the signed book)ASL interpreter provided upon request.Free parking at the venueIn an urgent and personal new book, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer sheds light on the Jewish American experience and sounds the alarm about the troubling resurgence of antisemitism. Chuck Schumer is the Senate Democratic Leader and highest-elected Jewish official in American history. He has been United States senator from New York since 1999. He is the author of Positively American: Winning Back the Middle Class One Family at a Time. When it comes to the history of the Jewish people, there is a national and global crisis of misunderstanding. This lack of knowledge feeds demons of ignorance, hatred, and violence. Antisemitism in America: A Warning is an urgent book that illuminates the Jewish experience and the prejudices both hidden and overt that have led to the chronic persecution of the Jewish people. By placing antisemitism in its proper historical context, and drawing from Senator Schumer's own life, the book informs Americans' understanding of the causes of the recent swell of antisemitic rhetoric and violence in our country. In very personal terms, it will engage with debates over the purpose and meaning of Israel, and help draw a line between legitimate criticism of its government and when criticism of Israel as a Jewish homeland verges into antisemitism. This book is a warning, informed by the lessons of history, about what can happen when the “world's oldest hatred” is allowed to rise, unchecked. Information Source: Live Talks Los Angeles | eventbrite

Santa Monica Symphony Pola Benke, guest conductor Cathy Biagini, cello Program: Felix Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 Dmitry Kabalevsky Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 49 I. Allegro II. Largo III. Allegro molto Cathy Biagini, cello Intermission Josef Strauss Sphärenklänge Waltz, Op. 235 arr. Michael Rott Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 94, Surprise I. Adagio cantabile – Vivace assai II. Andante III. Menuetto: Allegro molto IV. Finale: Allegro molto Pola Benke, guest conductor Pola Benke is a distinguished conductor and cellist, currently serving as Assistant Conductor for the Long Beach Symphony and the Riverside Philharmonic. Born in Poland, her early immersion in music led her to pursue a Master’s degree in cello performance and later in orchestral conducting, shaping her dynamic artistic vision. Pola's career has been marked by significant opportunities, including participation in prestigious programs with Maestro Neeme Järvi and the Järvi Academy in Estonia. Known for her precise and emotionally compelling leadership, she brings a unique perspective to her work, combining her deep understanding of musical performance with her conducting expertise. A passionate advocate for contemporary music, Pola frequently collaborates with living composers and promotes their work. She currently resides in Redondo Beach with her husband and their dog, Bobby. For more information, please visit www.polabenke.com *Please note this ticket doesn't guarantee late entry as our concerts are open seating, which is first come, first serve. We strongly recommend guests arrive early. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Information Source: Santa Monica Symphony | eventbrite

Please note: -- Tickets are non refundable and are not transferable. -- Tickets cannot be re-sold on re-seller platforms. Re-sold ticket will not be honored. -- All ticket holders should be ready to show ID at the event. -- The name(s) you provide during registration will be on a will-call list at the event, where you will check-in and get your ticket to enter the theatre. ---------------------------------------------------------- Join us for an in-person and virtual* Live Talks Los Angeles event: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 8pm*Virtual event airs on March 12 at 6pm PT/9pm ET An Evening with Ione Skyediscussing her memoir, Say EverythingTICKETS: $50 General Admission ticket + signed copy of the book$75 Two General Admisison tickets + one sigend bookAdditional signed books available for purchase at eventFace masks recommendedThe virtual version of this event airs on March 12, 2025, at 6pm PT/9PM ET and is available on video-on-demand for five days.Tickets for the virtual event can be purchased here (includes the signed book)ASL interpreter provided upon request.Free parking at the venueGen X icon Ione Skye bares all in an achingly vulnerable coming-of-age memoir about chasing fame, desire, and true love in the shadow of her famous, absent father. Ione Skye made her film debut opposite Keanu Reeves in River’s Edge, followed by her iconic role as Diane Court in Say Anything. Skye has appeared in other notable film and television projects including Zodiac, Wayne’s World, Fever Pitch, Arrested Development, Camping, Good Girls, Beef, and much more. In addition to acting, Skye is a painter who has exhibited and sold her work for twenty-five years. She is the author of the children’s book, My Yiddish Vacation, and cohost of the weekly podcast Weirder Together. Ione is the mother of two daughters and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, and collaborator, the musician Ben Lee. “Ione Skye captivated an entire generation when she emerged as a new kind of ingenue — idiosyncratic, almost vulpine, she made the films she appeared in her own and became a fascinating fixture of LA lore. But this book proves that even though she was on everyone’s screen (and bedroom wall) she had more to say than anyone else’s work could contain. That the most fascinating, funny, and ferocious version of events is her own.” –Lena Dunham, actor, filmmaker, creator of HBO’s Girls, and bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl In 1987, sixteen-year-old Ione Skye landed the breakout role of Diane Court, the dream girl who inspires John Cusack’s iconic boombox serenade in the hit Cameron Crowe film, Say Anything. While Skye seemed perfectly typecast as an aloof valedictorian, she was anything but. Deserted by her dad, the folk singer legend Donovan, Skye was a ninth-grade dropout who sought solace and validation in the eyes of audiences and dreamy costars like Keanu Reeves, River Phoenix, Matthew Perry, John Cusack, and Robert Downey Jr. But like her sixties It Girl mom, Skye’s greatest weakness was musicians. On the heels of a toxic relationship with the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis, which began when she was just sixteen and he was twenty-four, the actress leapt into wedded bliss with her first great love, Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz. But marriage was not the magical hall pass to adulthood Skye had imagined. Awakening to her bisexuality and desperately insecure, she risked her fairytale marriage for a string of affairs with gorgeous nineties “bad girls.” The dream marriage imploded, and Skye’s trust in herself and her future along with it. Set against a backdrop of rock royalty compounds, supermodel cliques, and classic late-century films like River’s Edge, Gas Food Lodging, and Wayne’s World, Say Everything is a wild ride of Hollywood thrills as well as a lyrical reflection on ambition, intimacy, and a messy, sexy, unconventional life. Information Source: Live Talks Los Angeles | eventbrite