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| Bringing Arts and Culture to Life in Santa Monica |
May 24, 2007 |
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But it's time to move on and there's even more art, more culture and more fun coming down the pike. This weekend we've got a world of culture going on - everything from Broadway-bound SAMOHI kids to classic butoh from Japan. It's going to be a Memorial Day week-end to remember! |
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Peter Fletcher7:00 pmThursday May 24Martin Luther King, Jr. AuditoriumSanta Monica Main Library
601 Santa
Monica Boulevard
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Classical guitarist Peter Fletcher wowed the crowds at the Santa Monica Library two years ago and returns following his debut at Carnegie Hall in February. He’ll be playing compositions from the 1400’s through the 1900’s, including works by Louis Couperin, Francois Couperin, J. S. Bach, Eric Satie and Carlo Domeniconi. The program is free but there’s limited seating on a first arrival basis. You can pick up your tickets one hour prior to event in the Library’s North Courtyard. |
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Global Butoh |
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Highways offers up an evening of lively & provocative butoh theater featuring world-renowned Butoh Master Katsura Kan from Kyoto, Japan in his LA debut. You’ll also be transfixed by the trans-disciplinary performance troupe Black Stone Ensemble from San Francisco, and the work of Corpus Delicti. This magical evening of dance, theatre, yoga, visual art and music will tantalize and amaze you. |
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SHOWSTOPPERS
II The Disney Legacy Fridays May 25 & June 1 at 8:00 Saturdays, May 26 & June 2 at 2:00 and 8:00 pm Santa Monica High School 601 Pico Boulevard 310 458-5939 The young performers at SAMOHI will perform 26 delightful songs from 21 unforgettable Disney shows in the school’s Humanities Center Theatre. Full of charm, vim and vigor, the students are the stars of tomorrow, so catch them now while they’re still affordable! |
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In Search of the
Miraculous The 18th Street Arts Center will present new drawings, sculptures, and photographs by Diego Teo, the Center’s visiting artist-in-residence from Mexico City for one night only. Teo’s works have been shown in museums, galleries, and artspaces in Spain, Japan, Cuba, Poland, the USA, and throughout Mexico, including at Museo de Arte Moderno but this will be the first time he’s exhibited at a local soccer club! |
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The evening also launches the newest publication on the art scene, RIM Magazine, dedicated to showcasing and exploring new contemporary art practices and artists in Mexico, Los Angeles, and beyond. This is going to be such a great night! |
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Rumors Here’s the set-up – a party of four couples is celebrating the 10th anniversary of a deputy New York City mayor and his wife. Here’s the problem, the host just shot himself in the head. But don’t worry, it’s only a flesh wound – this is Neil Simon not Quentin Tarentino. Oh, one more thing, the wife is missing. Hilarity ensues! Like I said, it’s Neil Simon. You’ll love it! |
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Dulcis Memoria 4:00 pm Sunday, May 27 St. Augustine by-the-Sea 1227 Fourth Street |
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Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Based on the book
by Kevin Henkes
Through June 3, 2007 |
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| At the Santa Monica Festival on Sunday, I spotted a pack of the cutest little two-legged mice running about the park. I followed them back to their home base, the Santa Monica Theatre Guild booth, where I learned about Lilly and her Purple Plastic Purse. I discovered that the mice I saw were actually young actors who perform this story live and on stage! And there I was thinking they were freakishly large, through adorable, rodents. It’s a great story, every kid in town should know this story, so bring yours to the Morgan Wixson and hear it yourselves. | |
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Have a great Memorial Day everyone! The Palette |
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