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The Palette
Making arts and culture come alive in Santa
Monica! |
January 25, 2007 |
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January wraps up in Santa Monica with two of
the biggest art shows in the nation: the
12th Annual Los Angeles Art Show
and
Art LA. Visual art lovers from
around the world will be converging on our
hometown this weekend to look at and buy
works that will include contemporary and
modern art as well as historic works from
the old masters. You'll also find new
theatre openings and a retrospective of
classic Japanese cinema. So get out there
this weekend and take advantage of some of
the best cultural opportunities in the
country. And if you hit the art fairs, be
sure to point out that while they call
themselves the Los Angeles Art Show
and
Art LA, they're happening in
America's greatest little creative city by
the shore,
Santa Monica!
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80 International Art Dealers Under One BIG Roof |
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12th Annual Los Angeles Art Show
January 24-28
Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica
Airport
3021 Airport Avenue
310/822-9145
E-mail,
info@laartshow.com
The acclaimed
Los Angeles Art Show
returns to the Barker Hangar at the
Santa Monica Airport, Wednesday,
January 24 through Sunday, January
28. Collectors and the general
public will be able to view five
centuries of fine art from around
the world, all available for
purchase. Whether you're a novice
or advanced collector, the show
offers a unique chance to view and
purchase works of the highest
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The New Los Angeles International Contemporary Art Fair
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ART LA 2007
Noon - 8 pm
January 25 - 28
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
info@artfairsinc.com
323.937.4659
ART LA returns for a
third year to the
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.
This is the only major art fair to
focus on the vast number of
important galleries operating at the
forefront of contemporary art within
the confines of Los Angeles County,
along with a select number of
prominent international galleries.
If you want to know what's going on
in the Los Angeles art world, Art LA is the ticket.
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Looking Back on Kurasowa |
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Akira Kurosawa Retrospective
Through January 31
Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Avenue
310/395.4990
Event Info
Japan has a rich history in film and
American Cinematheque
honors one of its foremost directors
with an
Akira Kurasowa
retrospective that includes classics
like
Rashomon, Dreams and
The Seven Samurai.
Don't miss this opportunity to see
where American film directors got
some of the best ideas! |
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A Theatrical Memoir of the Sixties |
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Backroad Home
Sundays at 7:00 pm
Beginning January 28
Ruskin Theatre
3000 Airport Drive
Santa Monica Airport
310/ 397.3244
Christopher Allport
brings his one-man-show to town
detailing the journey from 1960's
draft dodging youthful hippie to
grown-up with stories and songs that
illuminate the choices we make when
we are young and the understanding
that comes only when we have lived. |
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Poignant Look at War Vets |
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Strange Snow
Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00
pm
Sundays at 2:00 pm
January 26 through March 3
Ruskin Theatre
3000 Airport Drive
Santa Monica Airport
310/397.3244
Also running at the
Ruskin Theatre is
Stephen Metcalfe's
1982 comedic drama updated to focus
on the lives of two veterans of the
war in Iraq instead of the one in
Viet Nam. Under the direction of
John Ruskin, the
play examines how the pain of
wartime experiences crosses time and
other boundaries and has an effect
not only on individuals but the
nation. |
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Powerhouse Opens 2nd World Premiere |
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Never Swim Alone
8:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday, January 27 & 28
Friday and Saturday, February 2 & 3
The Powerhouse Theatre Company
3116 2nd Street
800/595.4849
The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble &
The Powerhouse Theatre Company
present the second of their two
world premiere one-act plays,
Never Swim Alone, this
weekend. Playing in repertory with
Ran Wild, it's a
satirical view of two alpha-males,
each struggling to be Top Dog in a
surreal boxing match. |
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This January has truly been a month to savor
with more art events in thirty days than
most communities see in a year. Be sure to
share the Palette with your friends and
family to keep them informed of all the
cultural activities and art events that
Santa Monica has to offer. And be sure to
bookmark the
Palette on line just in case you
accidentally delete this e-mail and find
yourself stuck with nothing to do on a
Friday night.
Till next week -
The Palette
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