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Mobius Gallery at Saddleback College, a community college in Mission Viejo, California, features the art of Tom Wright.

The college’s Art Gallery is one of South Orange County’s primary outlets for creative expression in traditional and conceptual art.

See image: Tom Wright, Wolf at The Door, 18 x 12 inches Folded Manila Paper

What: Opening reception
Where: Mobius Gallery, Saddleback College, 28000 Marguerite Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
When: 2:00pm to 4:00pm – April 1, 2016
Website: http://mobiusgallery.com/

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Downtown..

First Fridays 2016: Big Screen, Bigger Science. NHM’s once-a-month music and more series explores the intersection of science and fiction. Scientists will discuss the good, the bad and the ridiculous in film and how Hollywood continues to inspire the next frontier of science exploration. Join us each month to learn how.

Fri-April1-NatHistoryMuseumLecture: “In Space, No One Can Hear You Emote”
Dr. Sean Carroll, professor of physics at California Institute of Technology, and Professor Clifford V. Johnson, professor of physics at the University of Southern California, will explore the influence of space and time travel in movies. Discussion moderated by Patt Morrison.

Performances: Night Beats and Car Seat Headrest
In the DJ Lounge: Resident KCRW DJ Aaron Byrd featuring Mo:Rockin

Tickets on sale now and available at the door!

What: First Fridays
Where: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Blvd., LA 90007
When: 5: 00pm  – April 1, 2016
Phone: (213) 763-DINO
Website: http://www.nhm.org

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In Santa Monica…

AsFri-Apri1-18thStreetArts 18th Street’s mission is to provoke public dialogue through contemporary art-making, our current Artist Lab Resident, Guggenheim Fellow and Los Angeles-based artist, Vishal Jugdeo closes out his residency with a screening of new video work, followed by an artist talk and panel. The subject of the video, Indian Social Justice Activist Vikram “Vqueeram” Aditya Sahai, will join the panel live from New Delhi. This video is an experimental portrait of “Vqueeram” exploring gender identity and contemporary Indian society from an individual viewpoint.

We hope that you will join us for this–sure to be–intriguing discussion on Friday, April 1 at 6:30PM.

This is a FREE EVENT. Issues discussed might not be suitable for younger ears.
Please let us know you are coming with a quick RSVP HEREhttp://18thstreet.org/events/20160401

What: Opening reception
Where: 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St. Santa Monica, 90404
When: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – April 1, 2016
Phone: (310) 453-3711
Website: http://18thstreet.org/

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In Hollywood…Hannah Hoffman Gallery (1010 N Highland Ave., LA 90038) features the art of Raphaela Simon. 4-6pm;

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La Luz de Jesus Gallery offers an opening reception for two new exhibitions – “The Anatomy Lesson: Bruce Eichelberger,” and “The Great American Horror Show: Krystopher Sapp.”

Fri-April1-LaLuzDeJesuse-Eichelberger BrucifixionSee image:  Bruce Eichelberger, Brucifixion

Bruce Eichelberger combines techniques of sculpting and pyrography, and has produced incredibly detailed pieces from objects as disparate as guitars and human skulls. The hours poured into such pieces are indicative of the artist’s commitment to quality, and his yield is endowed with an ability scarcely seen in untrained work. Bruce’s life story is one of personal triumph over tragedy-an inspiring tale of redemption that evidences greatness in the classical, visionary tradition. His drawings have been showcased in the Harwood Museum in Taos, New Mexico, and Le Halle St. Pierre in Paris, France, and can be found in some of the most important collections of self-taught art in the world.

Like another famous and similarly named artist, Krystopher Sapp works primarily in assemblage. Each has been at it for about the same amount time, and their matching first names (and unusual spellings of each) are one of the great coincidences of the contemporary Post-Pop art world. Sapp’s work is much more dangerous. Krystopher Sapp grew up in a household of memorabilia. His father has been a respected collector and dealer of movie goods for decades and his mother is one of the very few restorers trusted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. As one might expect, his knowledge of classic film runs deep and his lexicon is large. The Great American Horror Show is a tribute to his favorite films from his favorite genre, and avoiding cliché has become his trademark.

What: Opening reception
Where: La Luz de Jesus Gallery, 4633 Hollywood Blvd. LA 90027
When: 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm – April 1, 2016
Phone: 323-666-7667
Website: http://www.laluzdejesus.com

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