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Making arts and
culture come alive in Santa Monica!
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Music, visual
art and drama head up the bill this weekend with Santa Monica Playhouse
extending their hit musical Audition,
new and ongoing gallery exhibitions showcasing terrific new works, and music
for all generations performed by all generations. There's fun and
inspiration to be found around every corner in our hometown. So take a
peak around your corner and see what you can find - chances are it'll be
great!
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Audition, The Musical Extended
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Evelyn Rudie (L) and Serena Dolinsky
(R) in Audition
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Audition,
The Musical
Saturdays
at 7pm, Sundays at 6pm
Santa Monica Playhouse
1211 4th Street
310/394.9779 x 2
for reservations
AUDITION! THE
MUSICAL
has been extended by incredible popular demand and will be touring Europe this summer. Filled with movie stars,
music, suspense, hilarity, pathos, and the truth behind the Hollywood
mystique, it’s a must see as stage and screen star Evelyn Rudie tells the
behind the screen stories of Hollywood's child stars.
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Great Shows at Bergamot
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David Palmer, Omphalis
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David
Palmer
exhibition
William Turner Gallery
Building E-1
310/453.0909
Winter Selections
IKON LTD./Kay Richards
Suite G4
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310/828-6629
Bergamot
continues
to be the place to spot hot new trends in contemporary art and this
week-end is no exception. David
Palmer's new show is up at the William Turner Gallery
while a groups show, Winter Selections, consisting of work by Damien Hirst,
Barbara Kruger,
Gerhard Richter
and others wraps up its run at IKON
LTD/Kay Richards Gallery.
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Looking at Art on Main
Street
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Rebecca
Campbell, Said the Lady to the Man,
2007
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True Love
Always
Angles Gallery
2230 Main Street
310.396.5019
Angles Gallery
current exhibition, True Love
Always, includes works by Charles Garabedian and
Raymond Pettibone exploring the concepts of
truth and love. The gallery is a terrific new space that you should
definitely check out.
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Matinee Kids' Show at McCabe's
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The
Sunshine Sisters
11:00 am
Sunday, February 25
McCabe's
3101 Pico Boulevard
310/828-4497
On Sunday morning take the kids to McCabe's
to see The Sunshine
Sisters. This delightful trio performs bright,
uplifting, and even educational musical treats. Youthful audiences
can sing along to catchy original compositions as well as old favorites.
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Free World of Music Concert at Santa Monica College
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Emeritus College Band
3:00
pm - Free
Sunday, February 25
Santa Monica College Concert Hall
1900 Pico Blvd
310/434-4306
There are many
things in life that improve with age - friends, wine, cast-iron skillets,
teenagers, just to name a few. The
Santa Monica College Emeritus College Band consists of 60
musicians who consitute another prime
example. Age and experience brings a richness
to their music that is rarely seen in even the best companies. On
Sunday, the Band will perform an eclectic program that will feature such
composers as Ravel,
Rossini, Wagner and selections from one of my favorite composers greatest works - Richard Rogers' South Pacific.
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Santa Monica Airport Art Walk - Coming Up!
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Santa
Monica Airport Art Walk
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 10
Airport Avenue - between Bundy Drive and
23rd/Walgrove Avenue.
310/458/8350
Mark
you calendars now for the first Santa
Monica Airport Art Walk. For the first time ever the
artists working at Santa Monica's
historic airport will open their studio doors and let us all see what's
happening. It's going to be a great afternoon with a terrific
assortment of artists from Santa
Monica Art Studios, Barker
Hangar, and Santa
Monica College Ceramics Department along with special
highlights from the Ruskin
Theatre Group's Café
Plays. We'll have lots more details in weeks to come.
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Don't forget
that Creative Capital will be
presented to the Santa
Monica City Council this Tuesday, February 27th. Join us for a
small reception in the lobby of City Hall from 5:00 to 7:00 and take a
look at the plan's observations and recommendations, share some
refreshments and enjoy performances by some of Santa Monica High Schools
most talented young artists.
Santa Monica's cultural community is
central to the city's identity, contributing to the economy, the environment
and the overall quality of life of this unique beach city. Join
the Arts Commission in support of this important new document that
will help make Santa Monica an even better environment for creativity in all
forms
Happy Weekend -
The Palette
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