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The Palette
Exploring Creative Santa Monica |
September 13, 2007 |
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Last weekend was a whirl of color and light as I tramped
from one gallery to the next making awesome discoveries
at each stop. There's nothing like a gallery opening to
awaken your enthusiasm for art. This week we've got
performances, film, and a special talk by a legendary
writer/director/playwright. Say Hola to cutting edge
new works at Highways' Latino New Works Festival or
watch luminous dance mixed with music and film on the
Pier tonight. The temperature may be getting lower
every weekend, but the art scene never really cools down
in a city like Santa Monica! |
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Performance, Spoken Word & Dance by Latino
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Highways' 3rd Annual
Latino New Works Festival
September 14 - 16
Highways
1651 18th Street
310/315.1459
This weekend, Santa Monica's
premiere performance space presents the only
contemporary Westside festival dedicated to
Latino artists. Three nights of outrageous,
stimulating, thought provoking, and most of all,
highly entertaining performances topped with the
spiciest salsa in Southern California. |
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Friday Night at the Latino New Works Festival |
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Butchalis de Panochtitlan |
8:30 pm
Friday, September 14
This alternately jolting,
tender, and funny evening of queer performance
and music features Ric Montejano's
lyrical short story, Beauty, with live
original music by Jack Keller; Butchlalis
de Panochtitlan's Waterboy, Round 2;
Dorian Wood with a
heartbreaking lullaby from his debut album,
BOLKA; and the warm glittering chanteuse
Plastilina performing
traditional Spanish songs. |
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Saturday Night at the Latino New Works Festival |
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8:30 pm
Saturday, September 15
It's a globe-trotting blend
of dance and music featuring Erika
Elizondo performing a collaborative
piece with members of the dance companies
L'Esprit D'Afrique, PAWS, and
El Tambor; the
Blankenship Ballet Company of Venice
presents a new dance form, Capobale,
blending the Brazilian Martial Art Capoeira with
Cuban Ballet; and ABC Project's
Samba Reggae, a Brazilian Carnavale
dance.
Following the performances
it's Mojitos for everyone at the
after-party/Tribute to Celia Cruz!
Music by Eddie Resto's Grupo Mundillo
and Super DJ Ralph Montero
along with vintage videos of The Queen of
Salsa; and Celia Cruz impersonator
Nahomy and her Divas.
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Music, Film, Dance & Performance on the Pier |
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Vox Lumiere’s Metropolis
Santa Monica Drive-In at the Pier
7:00 pm
Tonight
September 13
Santa Monica Pier
Just when I thought I’d have my Thursday nights
free again, the Santa Monica Pier tosses my
calendar into the trash bin and brings back
Drive In at the Pier. Tonight’s film is the
1927 silent film Metropolis with an
additional rock score and theatrical performance
VOX Lumiere. This fascinating
company combines unique live performance
combining theatre, original music and silent
film to create a completely new entertainment
experience.
Admission is free but tickets are
required and can be picked up at Santa
Monica Visitors Centers at 1920 Main Street, the
kiosk at 1400 Ocean Avenue, and the cart on the
Third Street Promenade and at Vidiots at the
corner of Pico and Fourth. |
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Take the Kids for a Musical Drive on the Pier |
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Cars
Michael Cladis and Rachel Owens
Wake Up With The Waves
9:00 am
September 15, 2007
Santa Monica Pier
310/458.8900
And it’s back
to the Santa Monica Pier with the kids on
Saturday when legend Michael Cladis
and children’s entertainer Rachel Owen
will get this fall concert series rolling right
along with an interactive, automotive-themed
program. |
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Anything Can Happen - and it usually
does!
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Shame Theatre
Fridays at 11pm
September 14, 2007 - May 9, 2008
The Powerhouse Theatre
3116 2nd Street
(one block east of Main, between Rose & Marine)
310/396.3680
Or via
e-mail
Fifteen brand new scripts jump from page to
stage each and every week. With less than an
hour to go before show time, writers are jammed
together with actors and directors to create
wholly original works of comedy, drama, music,
and movement - none of which lasts more than
five minutes |
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Legendary Comedy Writer Larry Gelbart at
SMC
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Larry Gelbart
Master Class
7:00 pm
Friday, September 14
Santa Monica College Theatre Arts Studio Stage
1900 Pico
Boulevard
310/434.4319
Larry
Gelbart, the award-winning comedy
genius of Broadway, film and television will let
you in on the secrets of his successful career
this weekend.Gelbart's writing credits include
the Broadway hit A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum, the M*A*S*H
television series and films Oh, God!
and Tootsie.
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Happy
Weekend-
The
Palette |
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