Ok kids, here is a list of additional art and entertainment events for MARCH 2017. Remember, to check our update on the 15th of each month, as we add more events for the latter half of the month. – Hope to see you at the art parties!

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In San Pedro…it’s time for the art walk…stop by Croatian Cultural Center to enjoy the art of Lark Pilinsky.

Unearthly by Lark Pilinsky, Mixed Media on Canvas, 48″ x 36″

Celebrate art with Lark’s Enchanted World, Larisa Pilinsky’s new collection of painting and poetry. The public is invited to see the art and hear musical performances by brilliant young cellist Evgeny Tonkha, the Parisian troubadour Gary Younes, and poetry readings in the form of a dialogue read by Lee Boek, director of the Public Work Improvisation Theatre, and talented actress from London – Inessa Bonet.

Pilinsky will be showing work from her art collections – Enchanted Forest, Zen Garden, Illusion and the Dolphin Waters Series – and signing copies of her new book. In addition to exhibiting work from the Enchanted Forest, Zen Garden, Illusion and Dolphin Waters Series, Lark will be in attendance to sign her newly published book.

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March 3, 2017:
Enjoy some theater – Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny at the Greenway Court Theatre. See details below (March 16, 2017).

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March 3, 2017:
La Luz De Jesus Gallery proudly presents their annual juried group exhibition Laluzapalooza. This gigantic, no-theme show features works from some of the freshest and most relevant artists working today. On view: April 2, 2017; Art Party: 8-11pm; La Luz De Jesus Gallery, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, LA, 90027; http://www.laluzdejesus.com

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March 4, 2017:
Bergamot Station hosts several openings tonight. Beyond the Lines Gallery hosts an opening reception for its ”Abstract” show The exhibition will feature a variety of media. For more info about this event, visit the Upcoming Event Feature.

Artists include: Betsy Enzensberger, Preston Craig, The Sneed, Quin Zhang, Briain Smith, Lucie Hinden, Shula Arbel Singer, Terry Marks-Tarlow, Stuart Marcus, Barbara Mastej, John Ransom, Marianne Klein, Paul Farmer, Melinda Smith, Carl Shubs, Robert Rosenblum, Robbie Kaye, Danielle Vernaz-Munier, Taly Bar, Sali Swalla, Kevin Keul, Emily Halpern, Haleh Davoudi, Chung Ping, Kate Carvellas, and Skye Amber Sweet.

Art Party: 5:00-8:30pm; Beyond the Lines Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center, (G8), 2525 Michigan Avenue, SM, 90404; http://www.beyondthelinesartshow.com/

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March 4, 2017:
Head to the other side of Bergamot. Lora Schlesinger is pleased to announce Michael Beck’s  third solo exhibition with the gallery. The Art of Memory is a continued exploration of the multidimensionality of still life, the virtuosity of realism, and the power of nostalgia. On view through April 15, 2017. Reception: 5 – 7pm. Lora Schlesinger Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave B5b, Santa Monica, CA 90404; http://www.loraschlesinger.com

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March 4, 2017:
Painting with tar from the La Brea Tar Pits, James Griffith’s work embodies the poet Gary Snyder’s belief that “our place is part of what we are.”  His paintings of animals are literally created with a fossil product of geologic time. 

Poet, former bookstore owner and part-time vagabond,Michael Deyermondmakes drawings and rough-hewn wooden sculptures inscribed with bare bones aphorisms that expose a brittle, yet persevering soul. Art Party: 5pm – 7pm; Bergamot Station Arts Center 2525 Michigan Ave., B-3, Santa Monica CA 90404; http://www.craigkrullgallery.com/
 
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March 4, 2017:
Stop by Building Bridges Art Exchange (BBAX) presents “Love Is Not Enough,” a solo exhibition featuring the work of Rodolfo de Florencia. Art Party: 6pm – 9pm; Bergamot Station Arts Center 2525 Michigan Ave. Unit F2 Santa Monica CA 90404; 310.770.1961; http://www.buildingbridgesartexchange.org/

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March 4, 2017:
Right next door…Latin American Masters celebrates artist José Marchi in a solo exhibition titled “The Darkness of Light.” 6-8pm; Latin American Masters, E2, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue D3, Santa Monica; http://www.latinamericanmasters.com/

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March 4, 2017:
Back at the G Building…enjoy a closing reception of ‘Sea of Art, sculptural installation.”  6-8pm; bG Gallery 2525 Michigan Avenue, #G8A Santa Monica;  http://www.santamonica.bgartdealings.com/

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March 4, 2017:
In Culver City…Thinkspace is pleased to present its second solo exhibition of new works by Italian artist Marco Mazzoni in Dear Collapse. Mazzoni’s phenomenal drawings have the dense opacity and immersive depth of paintings. He achieves this quality of detail and rich tonality, more commonly associated with wet media, through dry, converting traditional old masters’ painting techniques to pencil. On view: March 25, 2017; 6-9pm; Thinkspace Gallery, 6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232; http://www.thinkspacegallery.com

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March 4, 2017:
AC Gallery throws an art party for “SMOKE + MIRRORS.” Stefan Pinto uses intimate portraits of differently bodied LGBT and LGBT-friendly people to produce a brilliant new vision of community. His photography is filled with smoke and mirrors, flashing-hot strobe lights, and fashion focused poses that twist into sublime humanist statements of the sweetest intimacy. Bodies of all shapes and sizes are his canvas. On view through March 25; RSVP: gallery@artistscorner.us 7-10pm; 1546 Highland Avenue, LA, 90028; http://www.artistscorner.us/

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March 4, 2017:
Brainworks Gallery celebrates the work of Doraelia Ruiz with an opening art party. Doraelia’s first solo exhibition in the gallery. Brainworks Gallery, 5364 W Pico Blvd., LA, 90019; http://www.brainworksgallery.com/

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March 4, 2017:
Wallspace is proud to present ‘Domestic Recipes’ and Other Stories, a solo show by artist Trevor Norris.

On view: March 4 – March 13, 2017; wallspace, 607 Nth La Brea Ave., LA, Ca 90036; http://www.wallspacela.com

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March 4, 2017:
Ararat Gallery would like to invite you for a wine reception for a group exhibition featuring work from Eastern European contemporary artists. On view: March 4 – 25, 2017; Ararat Gallery 1731 West Glenoaks Blvd. Suite 200 Glendale, CA 91201; RSVP: info@araratgallery.com  http://www.araratgallery.com/

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March 8 – 12, 2017:
The Music Center welcomes Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on March 8 – 12, 2017 as part of the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center 2016-2017 season at The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The company will perform three different programs during the five-day engagement. This engagement will include the West Coast premieres of Untitled America, r-Evolution, Dream., and Deep. All programs will also include Ailey’s must-see American masterpiece Revelations. Many of the works connect directly with the African American experience, a founding tenet of the company. March 8 – 12, 2017; ticket prices start at $34; The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012; http://www.musiccenter.org/ailey

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March 9, 2017:
The Lady Art Collective celebrates women with “Queen Calafia.” Sponsored by Califia Farms, the Best in Show Winner will receive a one year supply of Califia Farms product. The mythology of Queen Calafia created by Garci Rodriguez de montalvo of 15th century Spain. The backdrop takes place on the mythological island of California ruled by Queen Calafia a beautiful black empress adorned with gold. Upon her duties she rules a fleet of black warrior women the island of gold and pet griffons. Art Party: 5-10pm; Angel City Brewery, 216 Alameda St.
, LA, 90012; http://angelcitybrewery.com/

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March 10, 2017:
Jill Joy Gallery hosts a fundraising event for the David Lynch Foundation (DLF). Founded by film maker and contemporary artist, David Lynch, DLF teaches Transcendental Meditation to populations suffering from trauma and PSTD, including veterans, at-risk students, women & girls who have suffered abuse, prison inmates and the homeless. Suggested $20 donation  RSVP info@jilljoy.com 6:30-9:00pm; 
Jill Joy Gallery, 456 South La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036; 747-235-6408; http://www.jilljoy.com

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March 11, 2017:
The American Youth Symphony performs with composer and electric guitar icon Steve Vai, as part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Sounds About Town series. Carlos Izcaray, conductor
; Steve Vai, electric guitar

; SALONEN: Gambit
; VAI: Original Compositions for Electric Guitar and Orchestra
; STRAVINSKY: The Rite of Spring;

Tickets range from $15 – $46; Click Here to purchase tickets; 2pm; Walt Disney Concert Hall

, 111 South Grand Avenue, LA, 90012; https://aysymphony.org/

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March 11, 2017:
bG Gallery hosts an artist reception for “Outside The Box.” (There is another event at Bergamot Station at Lois Lambert Gallery tonight – one of our Top Ten Art Parties). The group exhibition brings together a group of artists who employ unexpected and compelling approaches to both traditional and contemporary media. Themes range from formal to conceptual and imagery from realistic to surreal. Artworks on display utilize a wide variety of materials including: sound-light-wood-glass-movement-foam-bones-found objects-metal-food-paint-thread-participation-toys-scrap materials-books-repurposed objects-tableaux-fabric-porcelain-etc.

Artists include: Stephen Anderson, Dave Brokaw, Debra Broz, Philip Campbell, YaYa Chou, Jeffrey Frisch, Jeff Gilette, Laurie Hassold, Melanie Kehoss, Michelle Kingdom, Daniel Lam, Dan Levin, Joella March, Gary Raymond, Steve Roberts, Fred Rose, Susan Sironi, Bethany Taylor. Art Party: 6-8pm; BLEICHER/GORMAN (bG) Gallery Bergamot Station – Space G8A, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Santa Monica 90404; http://www.bGartGalleries.com

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March 11, 2017:
Also in Santa Monica…Arena 1 Gallery offers a group exhibitions titled “Women Look Out” curated by Sherry Frumkin. The title might also be titled Look Out, Women. The one suggests how the gaze of these photographers is not simply focused outward but on the viewers as well who are asked to join in looking at and also out for their subjects. The other suggests that the world needs to look out because women are present as agents in their own right. Artists include: Amy Elkins, Jona Frank, Barbara Grover, Marissa Roth, Iris Schneider, Stephanie Sinclair. On view: April 8, 2017; Art Party: 6-9pm; 3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405; http://arena1gallery.com/

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March 11, 2017:
Honor Fraser Gallery is pleased to announce its fifth exhibition with Kenny Scharf. An opening reception will be held at the gallery. In his paintings, sculptures, videos, public artworks, and installations, Kenny Scharf unites political ideas with a pop aesthetic, critiquing mainstream media and rampant commercialism through his art.

**This is going to be a great art party with a special appearance by renowned actor, artist, singer, and writer Ann Magnuson. Kudos to Honor Fraser Gallery for offering these performance events, along with its annual week of performance art.

For his new exhibition, Scharf has produced three distinct but related bodies of work. Monumental in scale, the BLOCKHEADZ paintings feature square and rectangular cartoon faces in loose grid patterns. Art Party: 6 – 8pm; Honor Fraser, 2622 S. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034; http://www.honorfraser.com

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March 11, 2017:
Edward Cella Art & Architecture presents “KENDELL CARTER: MARVEL,’ an exhibition of cast paintings, sculpture, installation, and guided meditation by Kendell Carter. Carter’s sustained commitment to observing and exploring race, gender, history, and consumer culture manifests in a studio practice that pushes beyond that of a black artist making art about politics, and towards one that acknowledges the rapidly integrating nature of today’s visual culture. Reception: 6-8pm; Edward Cella Art & Architecture, 2754 S. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034; http://edwardcella.com/

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March 11, 2017:
TAJ • ART presents “JOSHUA ABARBANEL: It’s Only Natural” curated by Erika Hirugami, MAAB. A selection of wall-mounted sculptures inspired by seeds and spores. Abarbanel capitalizes on the intimacy of this venue to explore how objects and ideas can be simultaneously small and mighty, miniscule and infinite. These new works in wood continue the artist’s examination of creation and impermanence, and are informed in part by a recent visit to the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard during his expeditionary residency in the Arctic Circle. March 11, 2017 – April 15, 2017; 6-9pm; TAJ • ART, 1492 Colorado Blvd., Eagle Rock, CA 90041;

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March 16, 2017:
The 7th Annual Venice Art Crawl takes off tonight with the theme: This Is Venice, highlighting what makes this beachside community unique with art, culture and entertainment in dozens of venues in Venice.

This celebration ofartand community will take place on a one and a half mile stretch of Venice Boulevard from Speedway by the beach to Beyond Baroque Literary Art Center, 681 Venice Boulevard near Oakwood Boulevard, and even on to Lincoln Boulevard. 6-10pm; Free: various venues, see http://www.veniceartcrawl.com/

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March 16, 2017:
Not Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble in association with Greenway Arts Alliance, present a movement adaptation of John Milton’s eloquent epic poem, Paradise Lost. The innovative vision adapted by NMA co-artistic director Jones (Welsh) Talmadge and co-directed with NMA co-artistic director Laura Covelli, blends dance, acrobatics, dynamic partnering and Not Man Apart’s unique brand of physical storytelling in an original version of this iconic tale of Adam and Eve’s Temptation and the War in Heaven.

Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny opens at the Greenway Court Theatre opened on March 3, 2017 (five-week run). Performances take place Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m.through April 2. Tickets on Fridays and Saturdays are $30 General Admission; $20 seniors with ID; and $15 Military and Students with ID. On Sundays, tickets are $20 General Admission and seniors with ID, $15 Military and Students with ID. The Greenway Court Theatre is located at 544 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Free parking in the lot adjacent to the theatre. CLICK HERE for reservations and information, or call (323) 673-0544. http://www.greenwaycourttheatre.org 

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March 18, 2017:
Join Venice Arts at the Del Monte Speakeasy, Venice’s original Prohibition Era Speakeasy (beneath Townhouse) for an unforgettable party benefiting Venice Arts’ transformative programs for low-income youth! The evening will feature complimentary whiskey tasting along with delicious appetizers & desserts from Larry’s, Simmzy’s, Venice Whaler, Whole Foods Market, and other Venice restaurants. The auction/raffle will feature photos by Venice Arts’ students, as well as goods and services from local businesses including Fork in the Road, Pitfire Pizza, ProSup Shop, Spa Sophia, Superba, Turning Point Pilates, Wallflower, and more
See the Upcoming Event Featue for additional info.  Tickets: $30 in advance | $40 at the door;  CLICK HERE to purchase tickets; 6:30pm – 9:30pm; Townhouse Venice, 52 Windward Boulevard, Venice 90291 http://www.venicearts.org/ http://www.townhousevenice.com/

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March 22, 2017:
Head downtown to REDCAT for some theater. The Wooster Group THE TOWN HALL AFFAIR delves into the revolutionary fervor of feminist thinking and art ‘happenings’ of 1970s New York. The piece is based on the Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker film Town Bloody Hall, a documentary of a 1971 panel that featured feminist thinkers and activists— including Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston, and Diana Trilling — with Norman Mailer serving as an immoderate moderator. Performances run from Wednesday, March 22, 2017 to Saturday, April 1, 2017. Admission ranges from $40-$45. Click Here to purchase tickets. Check website for dates and times: https://www.redcat.org

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March 25, 2017:
Gabba Gallery hosts an opening reception to celebrate artists Essi Zimm, Ten Hundred, and Konecki. Art Party: 7-11 pm; Gabba Gallery, 3126 Beverly Blvd., LA; http://www.gabbagallery.com/

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March 25, 2017:
William Turner Gallery presents “Ed Moses: Chance and Circumstance,” an exhibition featuring new works by the prolific Los Angeles-based painter.  Ed Moses’s painterly process is one of inexhaustible experimentation. A self-described “mutator” and compulsive creator, he is still producing work at a staggering pace, undeterred by his 91st birthday upcoming in April. Art Party: 6pm-8pm; RSVP to  livia@lynwinter.com William Turner Gallery, 2525 Michigan Avenue, Gallery E-1, Santa Monica, CA 90404; http://williamturnergallery.com/

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March 26, 2017:
LA Weekly’s biggest food event of the year is here. The Essentials returns to the California Market Center today, at 2 p.m., featuring the city’s best chefs and restaurants. 

The Essentials event is thrown each year to celebrate LA Weekl’s 99 Essential Restaurants in L.A. issue, and it’s one of the most comprehensive food events in the city. This year also brings a big change to the VIP hour portion of the Essentials event, and to the 99 Essential Restaurants issue. Because the list is not a “best” list but rather an “essentials” list, it was decided that restaurants must have been open for a year in order to qualify for that essential restaurant designation. See more info along with the full list of restaurants on the Dining/Travel Page. 

The Essentials, runs from 2 pm – 5pm; California Market Center, 110 East Ninth Street, Los Angeles; General admission tickets are $60, and VIP tickets are $100 each. CLiCK Here to purchase tickets. http://essentials.laweekly.com

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