Burn This
Ruskin Group Theatre
Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays through March 22 

Lust and loneliness meet love in this contemporary romance by Lanford Wilson. Performances run Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm through March 22, 2009.  And for all of us folks on a budget, the Ruskin has created their own economic stimulus package with Pay What You Can Sunday performances making it possible for even the most economically challenged of us to have a night out at the theatre!  Check their website for additional information.

Translation: Missed Communications
Dancers Without Borders
Highways Performance Space and Gallery
Friday and Saturday

This highly charged athletic contemporary dance piece examines the frayed edges between languages - words and gestures that don't exist other tongues; turns of phrases that simply do not translate and other linguistic rips and stitches in communication. Get your tickets online here or phone the reservation line at 310/ 315.1459

Melissa Green
McCabe’s
Sunday at 11:00 am

Melissa Green brings her inimitable folksy pop stylings to McCabes on Sunday at 11:00 am in a concert that will delight your children with songs telling of rambunctious seahorses, crazy monkeys and chocolate ice cream.

Santa Monica Scavenger Hunt
Watson Adventures
Saturday at 2:00 pm
Rescheduled Due To Weather 

CORRECTION: This event is taking place on Saturday, February 28!

So, just how well do you think you know the Santa Monica Pier and the Third Street Promenade? Do you know where you might find a friend of Harry Potter's on the Promenade? How about the spot where despairing actors will learn that no matter how many prayers, the heavens are not going to get you a part in a movie? Find the answers to these questions and many more at the Watson Adventures Santa Monica Scavenger Hunt on Saturday at 2:00. Teams are encouraged and reservations are a must! Reserve your spot for this totally fun afternoon adventure online here or phone 877/9GOHUNT.

Diavolo
The Broad Stage
Friday and Saturday 

On Friday and Saturday, Diavolo comes to the Broad Stage with their incredibly powerful, abstract, almost cinematic physical narratives of the human condition under the visionary guidance of founder Jacques Heim. With outrageous and surreal sets intrinsic to each work, the dancers, gymnasts and actors take control of stage for a high-impact experience. Program includes: Foreign Bodies, Tete En L’Air, Territory, Trajectiore. This company never fails to astound audiences and if you’ve got a little boy in your life who thinks dancing is for sissies, bring him along!He’ll see athletic skills on display that could only be matched with the greatest of the Olympians and he might end up a lifelong dance fan. For more information, call the box office at 310-434-3200 or visit the Broad website.

Cause for Creativity: Earth, Water, and Color
Santa Monica Museum of Art
Saturday Evening

Who can resist this? It’s an introductory watercolor workshop on Saturday night taught by, get this, Kim McCarty, Martin Mull, Aaron Morse, Lori Precious, Loren Holland, and Portia Hein! The cause is to Save Waterand raising awareness about the global water crisis by doing an activity that underscores the beauty and art of water. Space is limited, so purchase your tickets online today at the Museum’s website or call or e-mail Asuka Hisa at 310/586.6488 x 118.

Cindy Kolodziejski: Secret(ions)
Frank Lloyd Gallery
Opening Saturday

Cindy Kolodziejski explores the fertile territory of human sensuality through vessels that recombine and manipulate antique urinal forms. Not to leave out other areas of excretion, the bed pan also makes an appearance in her current body of work. Kolodziejski starts with these unusual antiques and adds layers of imagery and metaphor. There are mixed references to the water world throughout – including octopus tentacles, frogs, swans and bubbles, and glimpses of couples engaged in sexual activity. The exhibition opens on Saturday evening and runs through March 29.

Text & Art at the Airport

Illiterature
ARENA 1
Opening Saturday 

This group exhibition presents works in various media that utilize text and text-like imagery for visual, graphic, illustrative and contemplative ends rather than a literal dialog.  An opening reception will be held on Saturday from 6:00 to 9:00 pm with the exhibition continuing on view through March 21. Check the website or call for more information: 310/397.7456.  Above left to right: Pamela Birmingham, Larissa Nowicki, Greg Milne, Linda Hutchins.