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A Blue Grass Preview of our Newest Performance Space

A Choral Noel

Favorite Cousins 
8:00 pm
Friday & Saturday
November 30 & December 1
2:00 pm
Sunday, December 2
TeAda Productions
Miles Memorial Playhouse
1130 Lincoln Blvd
310/998.8765

TeAda Productions received a grant from the Santa Monica Community Arts Program to commission a play focusing on the City’s Latino community.  The resulting work explores the relationship between two Chicana cousins as one strives to move beyond the working class.  Set in contemporary Santa Monica, Favorite Cousins looks deeply into the Chicano culture that has always played an important role in our community. Palette readers can get a special two tickets for the price of one by using the discount code “PRIMA” when you call for tickets!

The lives of a young SoCal family take a stunning turn when one member prepares for service in the armed forces.  Can the courage that held them together following 9/11 prepare them for this new challenge?  Directed by award winner Paul Linke, this J-Powers script tells the story through e-mailed correspondence between the individual family members.

The Stage at Santa Monica continues its sneak peak series this weekend with an amazing and rare convergence of some of the best Blue Grass players in the country.  The group includes Gabe Witcher (Jerry Douglas Band), Sean and Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek) and special guests.  Recently referred to by LA Weekly as, "an elegant, high-class hootenanny" - that sounds like a Sunday afternoon at my Aunt Lucy's, if you take away the elegance and the class. The Watkins Family is best known for their performances at Largo.  Tickets are free but you must make a reservation!

Tom Paxton
7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Sunday, December 2
McCabe's Guitar Shop
3101 Pico Boulevard
310/828.4497
Online Tickets:
7:00 pm show
9:00 pm show

For those who appreciate the time-honored craft of songwriting, Tom Paxton is an American folk treasure. Really, the man is an icon!  As Holly Near said, "Every folk singer I know has either sung a Tom Paxton song, is singing a Tom Paxton song or will soon sing a Tom Paxton song ... Tom Paxton is one hell of a songwriter."  The early show is probably sold out but try to grab tickets for the late show – you’ll be glad you did! 

In Quest of the Mysteries
Cantori Domino 
4:00 pm
Sunday, December 2
St. Augustine by-th-Sea Episcopal Church
1227 4^th Street
Tickets available at the door
323/662.5007 

The joyous voices of Cantori Domino will bring Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit pour Noel to life this weekend.  This ensemble has been offering Santa Monicans the best in choral music for many years.    I'll bet they could perform an amazing rendition of I'm Spending Hanukkah in Santa Monica.  But even without that local favorite it will be a wonderful concert!