In Marina Del Rey…

Sound Artist Chris Kallmyer will give guests at the Marina Del Rey Garden Center the rare opportunity to explore the relationship between plant selections and sounds.

This drop-in concert will connect the musical qualities of different plant species to sounds in nature, creating a wild symphonic soundscape for guests to enjoy. Kallmyer will be joined by the adventurous new-music quartet Gnarwhallaby, who will be playing music to accompany the artist’s custom-composed garden sounds.

This experimental musical performance will link bird-friendly native plants and trees, and white-noise inducing grasses sold at the garden center, with the sounds they can create at home, showcasing how one can transform their backyard and garden into a musical instrument through plant selections.

This event is free and open to the public.

What: Performance
Where: Marina Del Rey Garden Center, 13198 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, CA 90292
When: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Phone: 213.355-8502
Website: http://www.chriskallmyer.com;

In Downtown LA…

The Pico House Gallery holds an opening reception for “Deep Roots.” The group show cooincides with Earth month.

El Pueblo Historical Monument and Million Trees LA have teamed up to present this special exhibitions.

Artists include: Jane Adrian, Angela Chen, Christine Douglass, Betsy Enzenberg, Patrice Fisher, Lindsey French, Conrina Gamma, Sarah Hage, Victoria Howard, Debbie Korbel, Terri Lloyd, Aline Marc, Victoria Martin, Gary Palmer, James Powers, Lorna Ritz, James Rojos, Dorothy Shepherd, Jill Sykes, Athena Zahn, Eric Tai, Ben Zask, and many more.

On view: April 11th – April 27th

What: Opening reception
Where: Pico House Gallery, 424 N. Main St., LA, 90012
When: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Phone: (213) 485-8437
Website: http://elpueblo.lacity.org

Also in Downtown LA…enjoy an opening at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) located at 960 E. Third St. LA 90013 from 7-9pm. http://www.sciarc.edu/

In Venice…

Stop into the Venice Bistro and enjoy the Venice Street Legends…These guys rock out with blues, country etc….you name it they can play it. Be Aware…I will Not be performing at tonight’s gig. (remember, when I’m inlcuded, we are called the Country Legends)

Greg Cruz has a powerful voice and is an exceptional guitarist.

The Venice Street Legends include Greg Cruz, (vocals guitar), Petr Hromadko (bass), and Mitch Montrose (drums).

What: Live Music, The Venice Street Legends
Where: The Venice Bistro, 323 Ocean Front Walk 90291
When: 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/venicestreetlegends

In Santa Monica…

The Amazing Acro-Cats perform at the Santa Monica Playhouse. The one-hour show features over a dozen fabulous felines (former orphans, rescues, and strays) walking tightropes, pushing carts, skateboarding, jumping through hoops, ringing bells, balancing on balls and turning on lights.
 
Samantha Martin runs the show and is herself a lover of cats. A portion of the Acro-Cats’ tickets sales is donated to feline shelter and rescue organizations. Martin advocates adoption from these organizations. Over the past four years, Martin has also purr-sonally found homes for over 130 cats and kittens and continues to take fosters on the road and help them find their furr-ever homes.

For more show details and information about the cats, visit our website at www.circuscats.com

The show runs from April 10th – April 20th;  Show times are: Thursdays & Fridays at at 7:00 pm; Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00pm, 4:00pm and 7:00pm.

General admission tickets are $25 and are available at www.circuscats.com.

What: Performance
Where: The Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th Street, SM 90401-1391
When: 7:00 pm
Phone: 310-394-9779 ext 1
Website: http://santamonicaplayhouse.com/