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The Palette
Bringing Arts and Culture to Life in Santa Monica
March 15, 2007
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It's
A Great Day for the Irish! Green beer and four leaf clovers abound but here
in Santa Monica it's
not all leprechauns, four-leaf clovers and shillelaghs. This Saint
Patrick's Day has hints of Mexico,
Argentina, and South Africa, along with nods to the
Dark Ages, contemporary Santa Monica
beach life and a tip of the old bowler to that infamous Cat in the
Hat. Just remember to wear that little bit of green unless, of course,
you're hoping to get pinched!
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Monterey Comes to Santa Monica
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Juan
Intenoche
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Rancho Monterey
Spanish Revival and
Mexican
Decorative Arts in California
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m
Wednesday through Sunday
Through October 28, 2007
The California Heritage Museum
2612 Main Street
The California Heritage Museum’s new exhibition
showcases Monterey and rancho-style furniture, California ceramics and
tile, Mexican ceramics and pottery, tourist-ware and costuming, and fine
art by artists including Phil Paradise, Victor Clyde Forsythe and Hernando
Villa. It's everything from the rich dark wood ranch
furniture of the 1920's to the fabulously fun tourist kitsch of the
50's and a whole lot in between!
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The Art of Dr. Seuss
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The Artistic Legacy of
Theodor Seuss Geisel
March 16 - 30
Gallery
319
319 Wilshire Boulevard
Celebrating The Cat in the
Hat’s 50th birthday, Gallery 319 has put on a
special exhibition of Dr. Suess’s work. A
portion of proceeds from the sale of artwork during the exhibition,
including a Dr. Seuss
limited edition print to be raffled off at the Special Celebration Event on March 29thRwill go
to the Arts for All program of the Santa
Monica Malibu Education Foundation to support the arts in
Santa Monica schools. Raffle tickets will be available through-out the Exhibition.
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Magic To Do at the Morgan Wixson
Theatre
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Pippin
Friday and Saturdays at 8 pm
Sundays at 2 pm
March 16 – April 14
Morgan Wixson Theatre
Santa Monica Theatre Guild
Morgan-Wixson Theatre
2627 Pico Boulevard
310/828.7519
Long
before Stephen Schwartz
turned his eye to Wicked’s
witches of Oz, he set his sights on Charlemagne’s
oft forgotten son, Pippin.
It’s a musical romp that Spreads
a Little Sunshine through the Dark Ages as the young prince of
the Holy Roman Empire strives to be Extraordinary,
achieve Glory,
learns to appreciate the Simple
Joys, discovers that War
is A Science, and searches for his Corner in the Sky under the tutelage of his
ever-helpful - yet mysteriously malevolent - guide.
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The Return of Mondongo
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thread/bare
Opening Reception
Saturday, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Exhibition runs through April 14
Track 16
Gallery
Smart
Art Press
2525 Michigan Avenue, Bldg C-1
310/264-4678
New
works by the Argentine collective, Mondongo, are on
exhibition at Track 16 Gallery. The artists of Mondongo
have earned a reputation as iconoclastic, punk, and ready to take on any
subject for deconstructive terrorism.
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The Luck of the Irish Latino Style
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Participant/Observer: Suerte/Luck Charms
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Saturday, March 17
FREE for participants; ALL AGES; reservations required
Santa Monica
Museum of Art
Bergamot Station G1
2525 Michigan Ave
reservations: 310-586-6488, ext 32
or e-mail
Participant/Observer,
the
organization that brought croquet to last summer’s Jazz on the Lawn series,
will conduct workshops at SMMoA this
Saturday based on the museum’s exhibition, Strange New World: Art and Design from Tijuana/Extrano Nuevo Mundo: Arte y Diseno desoe Tijuana.
Suerte
means luck; participants will create wearable suerte
charms with botanica findings and re-purposed
materials all imported from Tijuana.
Everyone is invited to bring an object, a piece of clothing, or an
accessory to bless with suerte.
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Keiskamma Altarpiece
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Keiskamma Altarpiece
10 am – 8
pm daily
Through March 23
First
United Methodist Church Of Santa Monica
1008 11th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(310) 393-8258 or via e-mail
Created
by the women and men of the Keiskamma Art Project, this work
tells the story of the rural South African village of Hamburg. It measures
13 feet high by 22 feet long and is composed of embroidery, beadwork, wire
sculpture, and photographs depicting the Xhosa people and the impact of
AIDS in their community. Visit the website at for a full schedule
including special services on Sunday, March 18.
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L.A. CAFÉ PLAYS
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Café
Plays
7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m
Sunday, March 18
Ruskin Group Theatre
3000 Airport Drive
Santa Monica Airport.
(310) 397-3244
At
9 a.m. on Sunday, five writers will be teamed with two actors and a director.
Each team is then given 10.5 hours to write, stage
and perform a one-act play that must take place in a café. At
7:30, they let us in on the fun while we watch them perform these whirlwind
productions.
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Twilight Dance Series Poster Design Contest
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Fifth Annual Twilight Dance Series Poster Contest
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier, Suite A
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.458-8901
The Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation
invites professional and nonprofessional artists and designers to
submit their concepts for the 23rd Annual Twilight Dance Series
annual poster. All entries are due on April 6th,
2007. The public is invited to vote on-line for their
favorite and the winning graphic will be announced at the 2007
Santa Monica Festival in Clover
Park on May 20th.
For contest rules, and other information please click
here
where you’ll also find a gallery of past posters
for reflection and inspiration.
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Remember
to mark your calendars for the Santa Monica Festival on Sunday, May 20 in Clover Park. The
Festival gives us a chance to boast about our City's magnificent environment
and abundant culture while spending the day with friends
and family.
Happy Weekend-
The Palette
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