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Articles from the March 27, 2017 edition


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  • Rain Pryor Stars in Fried Chicken and Latkes at Braid Theatre in Santa Monica

    Observer Staff|Mar 27, 2017

    Santa Monica, CA (March 16) - Rain Pryor's sold-out solo tour-de-force, Fried Chicken and Latkes, is extended to June 3 at The Braid, home of Jewish Women's Theatre (JWT), 2912 Colorado Ave., #102, Santa Monica. Critics call Fried Chicken and Latkes, a "poignant and hilarious tale," (Jewish Journal), and write, "Diversity, Culture and Laughter Come to Santa Monica" (Santa Monica Daily Press) and "Rain Pryor Embraces the Jewish and African-American Heritages that Make Her Whole" (The Argonaut)....

  • Playing For Change Foundation Announces 10th Anniversary Celebrations

    Zane|Mar 27, 2017

    In the summer of 2007, South Africa was selected as the nation to establish the first Playing For Change Foundation school, launching the vision of globally linked programs uniting the world through the universal language of music. In 2017, the global nonprofit organization celebrates its10th Anniversary by embarking on a slate of activities to advance its mission with the goal of raising $1 million to support free music education programs around the world. The alliance today consists of 14...

  • The Consequences of Taxing Healthcare Benefits

    Zane|Mar 27, 2017

    As efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) move through Congress, a new survey of Lockton employer clients shows overwhelming opposition to taxing employer-provided healthcare benefits. In fact, more than 92 percent of those responding to the survey are against any policy that would tax workers, their families and employers on a portion of health plan premiums. Policy makers have been considering imposing additional income and payroll taxes on employees and payroll taxes on...

  • Coastal Country Jam at Huntington State Beach on Saturday, April 1st

    Zane

    Calling all West Coast Country Music Fans ... Southern California's biggest beach bash is throwing on its cowboy boots to feature a hot lineup of music stars and cold cocktails courtesy of official sponsor Beach Whiskey. Some of the most exciting names in country music, including Jake Owen, the Josh Abbot Band and Alexandria Corn will take the stage on beautiful Huntington State Beach on Saturday, April 1st for the Coastal Country Jam – a day full of country music, finger-licking BBQ, cold c...