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The Palette
Exploring Creative Santa Monica
March 27, 2008 |
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The Weather Channel may be predicting grey skies on
Saturday, but trust me, it’s going to be a beautiful
day! No silly clouds could possibly diminish the
beautiful artworks that you’ll be able to see during the
Santa Monica Airport Art Walk
from 1:00 to 5:00 Saturday afternoon. So, throw on an
extra sweater and join us at the best Art Walk ever!
Also on Saturday,
Laura Numeroff,
the bestselling creator of
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,
If
You Give a Moose a Muffin
and dozens of other hugely popular books for children
will be reading and signing books while introducing us
all to her latest creation, The Jellybeans and the
Big Dance. But if you’re going to be at the
Art Walk and can’t make it in person,
Every Picture Tells a Story will let
you pre-order a personalized book and hold it for you or
ship it anywhere you want. Just give them a call at
310/451.2700 or visit them
on line here.
While you’re on line, skip on over to the
Twilight Dance Series
website and vote on this year’s poster. Nope, sorry,
the schedule is not out yet, but check out the great
poster designs and vote for your favorite.
And right now, before you forget, jot down
Saturday, April 26, 2008, 10 am - 4 pm in your
calendar so that you don’t miss the annual
Virginia Avenue Project’s Green Gardens Tour.
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The Miles Playhouse continues
its run of the sidesplitting Ziggurat
Theatre Ensemble’s comedy Fafalo
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This Weekend at Santa Monica College |
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AIda on stage at SMC
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Santa Monica College is one of our
best local art assets bringing music, theatre,
visual art and dance to our community at highly
affordable prices. It’s a banner weekend coming
up with a production of the Tony Award-winning
musical Aida opening on Thursday in the
new Theatre Arts Building’s Main Stage.
Inspired by the Verdi opera, Elton John and Tim
Rice have recreated the stirring tale of love
between a soldier and an enslaved princess.
Performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
and Sundays at 2:00 pm.
Get
your tickets on line here or by calling
310/434.3000.
The Music Department will present two concerts
this weekend, the
Phil Ranelin Quintet at 7:00 pm on March 28
and the
SMC
Symphony Orchestra on March 30 in the SMC
Concert Hall. Local jazz treasure Ranelin was
named Best jazz Artist of 2005 by the LA Weekly
Music Awards and when you hear him tear into
that trombone of his, you’ll know why! Then on
Sunday at 4:00, the Santa Monica College
Symphony Orchestra will perform Bach’s
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 and Ravel’s Mother
Goose Suite. For tickets or more information
call 310/434.3000.
And don’t forget to stop by
the SMC Ceramics Departments
and the Art Mentor Program at
the
Santa Monica Airport Art Walk on Saturday.
Not only will you get a close-up look at the
creation of the handmade ceramics, they’ll have
terrific student work on sale! |
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New Children's Theatre at the Morgan Wixson |
The Hundred Dresses
Saturdays & Sundays at 11 a.m
March 29 through April 13
Morgan-Wixson Theatre
2627 Pico Boulevard
310/828.7519
The Youth
Education/Entertainment Series (Y.E.S.)
of the Santa Monica Theatre Guild brings to life
the 1944 Newbery Honor children’s book,
The Hundred Dresses, a timeless story
about attempting to fit in, the painful
consequences of teasing, and what is known today
as “fashion bullying.” In its fourth year, the
company takes on this more serious issue with
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I hope to see you all on Saturday at the Santa Monica
Airport Art Walk!
Have a terrific weekend!
The
Palette |
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image courtesy of the Santa Monica
Library Image Archive |
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