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4th Annual Santa Monica Teen Film Festival
Miles Playhouse
Saturday at 7:00 pm
&
Santa Monica Main Library
Sunday at 2:00 pm

Did you know that Stephen Spielberg was 13 years old when he won his first film festival award? How'd you like to be able to say that you were there? How'd you like to say you voted for it? Well, Spielberg has made his mark and we missed that festival but there's a young film maker out there somewhere right now who is going to be just as big, just as talented and just as famous. And maybe this weekend her film just might be one of those shown at the 4th Annual Santa Monica Teen Film Festival. Or maybe he's a boy and his film will get shown. Either way, you'll never know if you don't go.

The festival has accepted dozens of films from all over the U.S. for this year's event. The films, ranging from 30 seconds to 30 minutes in length, have been created by youth aged 12 to 18 years. I know there are gems in there that you'll be so glad you saw. Each screening includes a unique line-up of films and is followed by live voting for the Audience Favorite Award. On Sunday they'll hand out awards for Best of the Fest, Best Documentary, Best Live Action, Best Animation and a special Santa Monica Budding Filmmaker Award.

Admission to all events is free. For additional information, or to reserve seats, please call 310/458.8634 or e-mail the Santa Monica Teen Film Festival.

Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare Santa Monica
On the Tennis Courts at Reed Park
Saturday, June 20 through Sunday June 27
8:00 pm

There are no star-crossed lovers to be found in this frothy confection by the Bard. Here you'll find cunning disguises & stunning surprises in the words of a more contemporary bard. There are bumbling watchmen, malapropisms as corny as Kansas, villainous scheming relatives with nasty plots and falsely accused innocent maidens. And all this is going to take place on a tennis court. Won't that be fun? Each performance is pay-what-you-can so be sure to make your reservations as sold out houses (or in this case, tennis courts) are the norm.

Make your reservations here and make a donation to the theatre or send an e-mail with the name, number in your party and which performance you wish to attend to Shakespeare Santa Monica.

Café Plays
Ruskin Theatre
Sunday at 7:30 and 9:00 pm

If you have yet to attend a night of Café Plays at the Ruskin, you are missing something very special. The creativity and spontaneity of these performances is nothing less than magnificent! This month's theme is A Civil Union. I can just imagine what fun the writers, directors and actors will have taking this theme and running to ever more imaginative places with it.

Buy your tickets online here or call 310/397.3244.