The Palette
Exploring Creative Santa Monica
| Workshop Theatre Production @ Miles |
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| An Evening of True Stories | |
SPARK Celebrates Six Years One of the West Side's most enduring and imaginative storytelling evenings brings its collection of raconteurs to the Santa Monica Library tonight for one-night-only. Every first Monday of the month, storytellers gather at the Powerhouse Theatre to regale audiences with accounts from their lives. These narratives are often hilarious frequently tender and always powerful. Some of the best tales from their six year history will be featured tonight. This special evening is presented with the support of a Santa Monica CO-ARTS Grant. |
| Comedy and Romance Beneath the Stars | |
Roman Holiday
This is
the movie that made
Audrey Hepburn
a star and earned her first Academy Award, cemented
Gregory Peck’s
reputation as the best romantic lead of the postwar era,
reinforced
William
Wyler’s status as the smartest director in
Hollywood and won
Dalton Trumbo an Oscar – though he didn’t get
credit for the film until 1992. If you’ve never seen this film,
you need to grab a sweater and get yourself to the Pier tonight
and prepare to be thoroughly enchanted. Admission is free but
tickets are required and are available at any of the following
locations:
Located next to topiary dinosaurs between Santa Monica and Arizona 11:00am-5:00pm Vidiots |
| Smart Art Press Turns 13! | |
SMART ART PRESS, THE FIRST THIRTEEN YEARS 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Tuesday - Saturdays Through October 24th Track 16 Gallery Bergamot Station Art Center 2525 Michigan Avenue Building C1 310/264.4678 Since 1992, the publishing arm of Track 16 Gallery, Smart Art Press, has published over 150 exhibition catalogues, artists’ books, ephemera, multiples, videos, films, and novels ranging in items from a limited edition Frozen Walt Doll by Burt Payne 3 and (Sponge Bob Squarepants creator) Steve Hillenburg, to a limited edition tea towel commemorating the 2007 exhibition by Argentinean collective, Mondongo. This is going to be a wild and wacky exhibition of incredibly amazing objects including a projection of “Fresh Acconci” by artists Paul McCarthy and Mike Kelley that re-stages classic 1970s performance pieces by Vito Acconci, with a decidedly ironic Southern California sensibility. In lieu of an opening reception, the gallery will be serving white wine daily at 4 PM to celebrate the launch of Smart Art Press’s newest branch, White Wine Press. |
| Fiddling Up A Storm at McCabe's | |
April
Verch Award-winning fiddler, step dancing expert and sultry vocalist Verch brings new meaning to the word multi-tasking. Though only 27, she is a consummate musician (check out Take Me Back on Rounder) and her live performances are an astounding display of energy-infused virtuosity. She will blow your mind. |
| Rocking and Rolling in a Family Way | |
JAMBO Band leader Steve Pierson just wanted to write a few cool songs for his daughter but ended up with one of LA’s most outstanding family musical acts. They’ve been building quite a following around town and on Sunday you can see the McCabe's debut of this extraordinary ensemble. Pierson says, “<Our> songs speak to children’s imaginations. They are about growing up, sharing, and inclusion ….. and, of course, some are just about dancing and having fun.” Check out a video of them singing Wish I Was – it really looks fun! |
| From Broadway to Bergamot | ||
Looking Hard Joel Grey is not content with the artistic acclaim he gathered for his performance in Cabaret, or his more recent stint in Wicked as the (perhaps not so) Wonderful Wizard of Oz, his amazing soft shoe rendition of Mr. Cellophane from Chicago or the hundreds of notable appearances on TV – my favorite was his deliciously devilish character on Buffy. He added photographer to his resume and now you find him not only in the halls of Tony and Academy award winners but also among the collections of the famed Whitney Museum in New York. Frank Pictures presents his compelling collection of photograps of what he refers to as “ the beauty of bruised and broken things.” |
| Workshop Theatre Production @ Miles | |
The Idea Man Ensemble Studio Theatre presents a workshop production of a hilariously biting commentary on class conflict in the modern workforce. Take a chance on this new production with Pay-What-You-Can prices for all performances! |
