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The Palette
Exploring Creative Santa Monica
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June 11, 2009 |
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What is a man? That's the question at Highways this
weekend. The answer might surprise you. Elsewhere, a
caterpiller teaches counting and colors, shoppers seek
rare finds amidst a cornucopia of brilliant California
tile, Peter and Alice get chummy, music lovers get down
and SAMOHI students speak Latin - on film no less. What
a weekend!
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Julie Hefferman's self portraits are currently
on view at the Mark Heller Gallery. Click the
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Attaining
Manhood |
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Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps
Scott Turner Schofield
Highways Performance Space
Friday and Saturday at 8:30
p.m.
This fascinating solo theater work employs
comedy, multimedia storytelling, aerial
acrobatics, and audience participation to reveal
just a few of the 127 stories that comprise the
life of a young man who just happens to have
been born a girl. Scott Turner Schofield
is a man who was a woman and who on first sight
most people (including yours truly) assume is a
gay teenager. A former
debutante and homecoming queen from the Deep
South, his life and work is filled with
hilarious situations with the possibility of
terrifying consequences. I’ve seen Scott
perform, he's totally fascinating and his
performances at colleges and universities across
America have resulted in incredible changes in
the way that transgender students are treated.
Scott sets an amazing example of using the arts
to change the world around you.
Make your reservations by calling 310/315.1459
or buy your tickets
online.
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Beautiful Craftsmanship & Design |
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The Ninth Annual Antique
& Contemporary Tile Sale
California Heritage Museum
Saturday at 10:00 am
Picking up a few (or a bunch) of the beautiful
hand painted antique and contemporary tile
available at this yearly sale is a great way to
bring art into your home. You’ll also find
craftsman and Monterey style tile tables, wall
pieces, pottery and other unique items by such
historic companies at Batchelder,
Malibu, Catalina,
Calco and Alhambra
tile companies. I've seen entire tiled
fountains and other decorative elements salvaged
from 1920’s homes at past sales and they're
really stupendous! And even if you don’t buy a
thing, it’s a fascinating look at Southern
California craftsmanship from an era in which
even the most modest room of your house could be
filled with exquisite handcrafted works of art.
Visit the
museum’s website
for more information here
or give them a call at 310/392.8537.
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Last Call for Neverwonderland |
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Neverwonderland
Boom Kat Dance Company
Miles Playhouse
Thursdays
- Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Sundays at 2:00 pm
Through June 14
Just to make sure everyone knows, Boom
Kat Dance Company's production on
Neverwonderland is not
just a kids' show! This is first rate dance by
an enthralling young company destined for
greatness. They wrap up their run at Miles this
weekend with so get on over to Reed Park and see
them before they're gone for good. You'll thank
me afterward!
Check out the
Boom Kat video
and then
buy your tickets online!
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Hungry Caterpillers & Puppets
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Happy Birthday, Hungry Caterpillar!
A Celebration of Eric Carle
Santa
Monica Main Public Library
Saturday at 10:30 am
Bring the munchkins to the Main Library on Santa
Monica Boulevard for a celebration of beloved
author/illustrator Eric Carle
on the the 40th anniversary of the
publication of The Very Hungry
Caterpillar. The celebration
begins with the He Be Buggin
puppet show with Richard Woloski
followed by The Very Hungry
Caterpillar film after which kids
can create their own Eric Carle-style
art in collage workshops. What a great way to
start the weekend! And if you don’t have kids of
your own, go borrow a couple. Trust me, most
parents would be happy to loan theirs out on a
Saturday morning so they could sleep in! And
you'll have a blast traveling down memory lane
with this hungry little guy.
Visit
www.smplkids.org
and click on “KIDS,” or call the Youth Services
Department at 310/458-8621 for more information.
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Et tu, SAMOHI? |
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Pacifica
Santa Monica High School Latin Program
Aero Theatre
Saturday at 1:00 pm
This just amazes me – the Latin students at
SAMOHI have produced a full-length feature film
entirely in Latin! How cool is that? But don’t
worry, if you went to one of the plebian high
schools that didn’t teach Latin (mine barely
taught English), there are subtitles. The
project started out as a weekly soap opera but
it was just too big for television. Produced,
written, directed, edited and almost completely
student acted, I'll bet this is the best movie
ever shot in Latin - at least in Santa Monica.
And check out the cast in that picture – the
actors on The Hills have nothing on
this crew of cuties. And don't you just know
that nobody on The Hills
speaks Latin?
Contact Samohi Latin teacher Luke Henderson at
310-395-3204 x201 or
via e-mail for additional information.
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Foot
Stomping Folk/Rock/Country |
Dan Navarro/Stonehoney
McCabe's
Saturday at 8:00 pm
You might know
Dan Navarro as half of the
celebrated acoustic duo Lowen & Navarro.
He'll be on stage by himself on Saturday night
but his performance will still hallmarked by
songs of insight and experience, delivered
straight up with honesty, passion, and grace.
And even if you've never seen his face, you'll
have heard his voice on movies, TV shows and
commercials, such as Happy Feet, Ice Age 2,
Prison Break, Family Guy, and American
Dad.
Stonehoney serves up a home-cooked
soul stew of good time American music with
plenty of sweet vocal harmony to spare. Veteran
musicians Shawn Davis, Phil Hurley,
David Phenicie and Nick
Randolph create something special by
blending elements of country, folk, and rock
into a unique new sound that is both fresh and
yet somehow achingly familiar.
Buy your tickets
here.
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So once more dear friends, unto
the breach! We'll banish those grey skies and June gloom
this weekend just like we did last weekend and fill our
days with art and sunshine!
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