Santa Monica Ca Culture

The Santa Monica Arts Division will hold a public meeting Thursday night as the first step in establishing a citywide cultural arts master plan, which will include public art, festivals, arts education, programming and funding. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St., Santa Monica.

Santa Monica never was eager to relinquish its claim to paradise. Whenever adversity tampered with its image as a progressive haven of hipness--when its bay grew poisoned or sympathy for the homeless wore thin--residents did not flee for more pristine sands. They debated, they reflected, then got back to life at the edge of the sea.

Santa Monica never was eager to relinquish its claim to paradise. Whenever adversity tampered with its image as a progressive haven of hipness--when its bay grew poisoned or sympathy for the homeless wore thin--residents did not flee for more pristine sands. They debated, they reflected, then got back to life at the edge of the sea.

The Santa Monica Arts Division will hold a public meeting Thursday night as the first step in establishing a citywide cultural arts master plan, which will include public art, festivals, arts education, programming and funding. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Ken Edwards Center, 1527 4th St., Santa Monica.