Thursday Friday December 4-5 2025 Art Parties & Events brings us a fantastic array of the best things to do in Los Angeles. Of course if you are in Miami, you know the previews and art parties have already begun. If you are not attending Art Basel this weekend, you may want to consider going next year. Find out more about Miami Art Week on EatTravelGo.com, an art inspired travel site. You can also read last year’s Miami Art Week Review from staff writer and artist Brook Harker.
Celebrate the beginning of the holiday in Culver City for their tree lighting on Thursday. Then head to Leica Gallery and Downtown Art Night also takes place. On Friday, Artful Glow: A Winter Market kicks off at Avenue 50 Studio and runs through the weekend. Also on Friday, more art can be found at La Luz de Jesus and at Bobbie Rich’s open studio event (also on Thursday too).
December 4-5 2025 Art Parties & Events
Thursday December 4, 2025
In Santa Monica…Artist Bobbie Rich will be opening her art studio starting today, Thursday, and running through Saturday December 6, 2025. Be aware, you must RSVP to attend. FYI Saturday, the Montana Holiday Walk takes place. However, you have all three days to purchase some work from this talented artist.
Enjoy Mizel Wine, light bites, while you shop in her Santa Monica studio. It is the perfect place to find one-of-a-kind gifts for Hanukkah and Christmas! In addition to paintings, there will be an eclectic array of work to choose from. Media includes: glass art, holiday cards, hummingbird calendars, soaps, and apparently homemade chocolate too! Event: 5-7pm; You must RSVP to artist@bobbierich.com – and then you will receive the address. Find out more about Bobbie Rich, visit her website – http://www.bobbierich.com
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Downtown Culver City brings back its Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Sled-tacular! Kids will get the chance to go sledding in 50 tons of snow. In addition to kids’ music performances, the event will feature a Tree Lighting countdown, and of course Santa Claus! Culver City’s Tree Lighting Sled-tacular is hosted by the CC Downtown Business Association and presented by Amazon MGM Studios.
Photo by Matthew Stoelt of Stoelt Productions
Remember to sign up early to participate in sledding – see the website for a link; Culver City’s Tree Lighting Sled-tacular Event: 5-8:30pm; The FREE event takes place at Town Plaza & Main Street, 9300 Culver Blvd., 90232; https://downtownculvercity.com/
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Beverly Hills
An Inspector Calls, written by J.B. Priestley classic mystery continues its run at Theatre 40. The classic mystery directed by Cate Caplin is produced for Theatre 40 by David Hunt Stafford. A young woman meets with an untimely demise and a respectable family is subject to a routine inquiry in connection with the death. The theatre is located on the campus of Beverly Hills High School. There is also ample free underground parking is available via a driveway at the intersection of Durant and Moreno Drives. Performance: 7:30pm; Tickets: $35; Call (310) 364-0535 or visit the website; Theatre Forty, in the Mary Levin Cutler Theatre, 241 S. Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; http://theatre40.org
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West Hollywood
Leica Gallery Los Angeles debuts a solo exhibition titled Peter Turnley – Paris-California. Featuring 50 years of Paris photographs, the exhibit also spotlights California’s working class. The images are part of two important new books, Paris-Je t’aime-50 Years of Photographs and The Other California-1975. Art Party: 6-8pm; Leica Gallery Los Angeles, 8783 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood CA; https://leicagalleryla.com
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Downtown Art Night takes place today. The first Thursdays of the month art event takes place at various locations throughout downtown.
Gabba Gallery will be open for the big event. Currently on view at the gallery is Gabba’s annual affordable show – Wishlist 13. Unlike most gallery exhibitions, if you like a work of art, you can purchase it and take it home that night. Then a brand new work replaces the sold artwork. Event: 6-9pm; Gabba Gallery, 235 S. Broadway, DTLA 90012; https://www.gabbagallery.com/
The work of New York artist Kevin Kuenster is set to be featured at DAMA Gallery. His solo show titled Who Do We Think We Are spotlights human behavior in the natural world. Art Party: 6-8pm; DAMA Gallery, 334 S Main Street, LA, 90013; https://damagallery.com
LACDA will be hosting a reception during the DTLA Art Night. Event: 6-9pm; L.A. Center for Digital Art, 410 South Spring St., LA, 90013; https://www.lacda.com/
Hive Gallery, also on Spring St. participates as well. Event: 6-8pm; HIVE Gallery, 729 S. Spring St., LA CA 90014; https://hivegallery.com
Downtown Art Night: Event: 6-10pm; Be sure to visit the website for a list of galleries who will be part of Downtown Art Night. https://dtlaartnight.com/
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Downtown
LA Opera’s 40th Anniversary Season continues with a revival of its beloved Herbert Ross production of La Bohème. In fact, Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados conducts the first revival in nearly a decade. The LA Opera will present just six performances of Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece. Read the LA Opera La Bohème Reviewby one of our staff writers – Michael Baroff.
Left to right: William Guanbo Su (Colline), Oreste Cosimo (Rodolfo), Rod Gilfry (Benoit), Gihoon Kim (Marcello) and Emmett O’Hanlon (Schauanard) in LA Opera’s 2025 production of La Bohème. Photo: Cory Weaver.
Performance: 7:30pm; Tickets begin at $37.50 and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased online at LAOpera.org, by phone at 213.972.8001; Tickets can also be purchased in person at the LA Opera box office. For disability access, call 213.972.0777 or email LAOpera@LAOpera.org. Runs through December 14, 2025; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012: LAOpera.org/Boheme
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Friday, December 5, 2025
You have another chance to pop by Bobbie Rich’s art studio – see above for all the details. Event: 5-7pm; Address will be revealed; once you RSVP to Bobbie at artist@bobbierich.com; Visit her website for more information – http://www.bobbierich.com
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Highland Park
The Arroyo Arts Collective (AAC), in partnership with Avenue 50 Studio celebrates the season with Artful Glow: A Winter Market. Tonight is a kickoff event for the entire weekend. The exhibition and holiday market spotlights creativity, craftsmanship, as well as community. Visit Sunday December 7, 2025: Art Parties & Events Page for a full list of artists.
Tonight brings the return of the Salt and Gin Soiree. While attending tonight’s opening attendees will enjoy the offerings of artists Marita De La Torre of Godmother Salt Company and Brian Giovanni of Ginnovation, his own brand of gin. The event features cocktails and canapés. Event: 6-9pm; Avenue 50 Studio on Fig, 3714 N. Figueroa St., LA, 90065; https://avenue50studio.org
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Los Feliz
La Luz de Jesus Gallery hosts an opening art party for Zachary Benson Friedberg: Yesterday’s Tomorrow. Inspired by artist Hiroshi Nagai, Friedberg imagines alternate realities that evoke both nostalgia and futuristic idealism. Runs thru January 4, 2026; Art Party: 7-10pm; La Luz De Jesus Gallery, 4633 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027; https://laluzdejesus.com
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Beverly Hills
You have one more chance to catch a performance of An Inspector Calls, at Theatre 40. See the listing above for more details. The theatre is located on the campus of Beverly Hills High School. There is also ample free underground parking is available via a driveway at the intersection of Durant and Moreno Drives. Performance: 7:30pm; Tickets: $35; Call (310) 364-0535 or visit the website; Theatre Forty, in the Mary Levin Cutler Theatre, 241 S. Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; http://theatre40.org
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West Hollywood
Jetpack Comedy is LA’s best Friday stand-up comedy showcase. Comics from HBO, Netflix, and also SNL cast members, all drop-in for a night of laughter. Headliners and surprise drop-ins have included: Sarah Silverman, Kevin Nealon, Fred Armisen, Bob Odenkirk, Pete Holmes, Hannibal Buress, Kumail Nanjiani, Maria Bamford, Hasan Minhaj, Jeff Garlin, Ali Wong, Demetri Martin, as well as many more.
Event begins: 8:30pm; Admission starts at $20; Visit the website to RSVP for events (multiple dates); FB Page; Bar Lubitsch, 7702 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, 90046; https://jetpackcomedy.com/
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