Sloane Berrent

Need some last minute Saturday night plans? Are you the one who would try anything, go anywhere - or maybe just wish you were? Get thee to the Evidence Room for tonight's final performance of Ken Roht's Route 99 Orange Star Dinner Theater. This performance has been extended a few times, but there's no telling if it will be again. Try this on for size - everything in the performance, from the food to...

After a long day, there is just something about going to see a jam band that this little Laister loves. Trade in those hipster duds, layered clothes, clunky jewelry, tucked-in boots for a little cordoroy and Birks. Drink a micro-beer. Check out all the boys in their Patagonia and Ben & Jerry's long-sleeved T-shirts. Close your eyes and just sway to the music man. At least that was the scene Thursday night at the...

The arrival of "Memoirs of a Geisha" this holiday season earned its spot, in LAist's eyes, as a film worthy of your well earned dollars. The buzz has been building around town for weeks as screenings and sneak previews have been popping up, including this lovely tale of a celeb date night. Directed by Rob Marshall of Chicago fame and starring Ziyi Zhang (who just snagged a Golden Globe nomination), Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li...

Looking for that perfect gift for your "Save The Planet" friends or simply want to score some brownie points with Mother Nature for when the Big One hits? Give the gift that lasts for generations. TreePeople have announced the return of their very popular holiday tree dedication program. Dubbed the "Gift of Life," for each $25 donation, a tree will be planted in honor of the loved ones on your holiday list. Want to...

LAist had the distinct pleasure of attending the Kanye West show Saturday night at Gibson Amphitheater. Now we must admit we missed Keyshia Cole and Fantasia and went straight for the main performance. Kanye went on around 9:30 and proved why loving him is no bandwagon but the real thing. College Dropout became an instant classic and in our opinion, Late Registration is not far behind. Image from Kanye's Golddigger video from Buzznet.com/fobchemicalreg...

Santa Monica's posh Montana Ave is celebrating its annual light-up night tonight from 5-9 pm. Walk, shop, drink, take in the sights (both hot mommas and Christmas lights) all the way from 7th to 17th street. Sure Montana can be a little chi-chi for Laist, but there is no better time to soak up the Westside glamour than during this Holiday Celebration. Looking for other Santa Monica holiday celebrations this weekend? Try the Santa...

LAist dutifully got decked out last night in our latest hipster gear to check out the Subways at Cinespace. It happened to coincide with DJ Steve Aoki's birthday party. What did this mean? Mayhem at the door until the doormen had the brilliant idea to only have one line instead of the Hollywood Three that seems to form all the time (one for the every-man, one for the kinda-special and one for whom no...

At long last, one of Santa Monica's favorite farmer's markets, the Saturday Pico Market, returns to its home at Virginia Park. For two years the park has been undergoing an extensive remodeling and this weekend, LAist is thinking about hitting up one of our favorite SaMo brunch spots, The Lazy Daisy, and heading over to check out the new digs. Scoping it out this week it looked a postcard picture with young and old...

It's a 24-hour Tut party! King Tutankhamun's last stand! First extended from November 15th until November 20th, now LACMA has announced their wildly popular Tut exhibit will stay open around the clock this weekend before closing up shop and heading to the next stop on the Pharoah's tour, Fort Lauderdale. The exhibit starts with a short film about Tut and then opens up to a one-way path showcasing over 100 objects on loan from...

Ready to see how the other half lives? The creative lives in an industrial loft on the "other side" of downtown half? Then it's time to hit up the bi-annual Brewery Art Walk this weekend. Free entrance and free parking are an added plus to seeing how the former PBR Brewery has turned into a colony enviable enough to make it into the LA Times real estate section. Over 100 artists will open their...