The Palette
Exploring Creative Santa Monica
The hot winds that blew threw our lives this week left behind dust, ash and the very human need to reach out to one another. Ancient people gathered in the dark to sing, dance, chant, paint pictures on the scorched earth and prepare to face the challenges of tomorrow. We're not so very different. We come together in darkened rooms, we watch dancers and listen to musicians as they wrest control of the world from the invisible forces of nature. So this weekend, when the lights in the theatre fade to black and you feel the beat of the music, the pounding feet upon the floor, the camaraderie of your fellow audience members, take a moment to savor the knowledge that we are never more alive, more unified or more strong than when we leave behind our solitude and join with others to reaffirm our lives through the arts. And celebrate.
| Get Ready to GLOW! |
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| A Forest of Symbols | |
The Historical and Social Palm Tree in Los
Angeles |
| All Aboard! | |
Voyage to the Center Of Hades Imagine your surprise upon discovering that instead of a weekend cruise to Mazatlan, you have booked passage on a third-rate cruise ship bound to hell. You were expecting Kathie Lee Gifford but discover that your on-board entertainment is provided by The Purgatory Posse, electro-pop-queen MACKA, the Nellie Olesons and Dawn and Taffy Davenport. And while Doc, Gopher and Isaac are nowhere to be found, the King of the Lotus Eaters, the Fallen Angel of the Morning, and the Hairy Yeti are all on board – and looking at you like you might be part of the buffet. With prizes and other giveaways, this brilliantly repugnant evening is destined to be the greatest event of the Halloween season. Adults only, please. |
| Treasures of Dias De Los Muertos | |
Grand Opening This is my favorite store in the world and they're having a grand opening in their new location on Pico just in time for us all to descend upon them for the most amazing assortment of arts and crafts for Dias de los Muertos. With 20% off everything in the store, you, too, can start a collection of carved and painted animals or brilliantly black pottery, colorful tin pieces or skulls that will scare away any bad spirit that might look your way. |
| Contemporary Dance @ Miles Playhouse | |
Donna Sternberg and Dancers 8:00 pm Saturday, October 27 2:30 pm Sunday, October 28 Miles Playhouse 1130 Lincoln Boulevard Tickets are available online 310/260.1198. This dynamic performance by Santa Monica’s mistress of modern dance will explore the process of creation peeling away the layers to reveal how a dance is made. You’ll see how choreographers and dancers work together from concept through performance. Along with a preview of work-in-progress Lying on Iguanas, the company will perform both new works and mainstays of their exciting repertoire. This performance is made possible by a grant from the City of Santa Monica's CO-ARTS Grant Program a project of the Santa Monica Arts Commission. |
| Dancing @ SMC | |
New New New |
| Punk Rock @ McCabe's | |
John Doe |
| Tango! | |
Los
Angeles Tango Ensemble |
| Get Ready to GLOW! | |
Glow Community Meeting On July 19, 2008 an exciting new event will fill the hours between dusk to dawn with compelling, enchanting and effervescent sights and sounds. Santa Monica artists, arts organizations, galleries and other interested parties are invited to a community meeting to learn more about a wondrous new event planned for this summer in Santa Monica. Please join us on Tuesday evening to discuss how you can be a part of this amazing artistic adventure. |
