May 10, 2025 Arts and Entertainment
Saturday May 10 2025 Arts and Entertainment events are an eclectic group tonight. Not only do we have art parties at various galleries, Duncan Miller Gallery celebrates its new gallery downtown. Plus the Hammer hosts a screening and Q & A, and we have listed some as well.
Marisa Regante, Heaven’s Scorekeeper (detail), 2025
Lowell Ryan Projects hosts an opening art party for new exhibitions. Marisa Regante: Unspoken Pleasures of the New Frontier. This is the first solo exhibition by New Jersey-based, self-taught artist. In this suite of nine small-scale intricate oil paintings, Regante interlaces surrealism, personal symbolism, and retro Americana into rich, cinematic tableaux.
In addition, Sam Michell: Sour Orange the artist’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles will debut at the gallery. Based in Mérida, Mexico, Michell presents deeply personal yet formally disciplined investigation into corporeal memory and emotional proximity. Art Party: 2-5pm; Lowell Ryan Projects, 4619 W Washington Blvd, LA, 90016; https://www.lowellryanprojects.com/
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Patricia Sweetow Gallery (PSG) welcomes curator / educator jill moniz, as she presents Captive Maternals! The group show includes the art of June Edmonds, April Banks, Glen Wilson, Miguel Rosario, Sheng Lor, Susu Attar and Iva Gueorguieva. Art Party: 2-5pm; Patricia Sweetow Gallery, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave Ste 351, LA 90021; https://www.patriciasweetowgallery.com
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LA Theatre
The Ahmanson Theatre presents Life of Pi a winner of three Tony Awards® as well as the Olivier Award for Best Play. It is a stirring fantasy style tale of wonder and adventure. Lolita Chakrabarti has an adapted dazzling stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel (over 15 million copies sold). The show opened to critical acclaim on Broadway and the West End. It is attracting audiences from around the world.
Life of Pi – Anna Leigh Gortner, Shiloh Goodin, Toussaint Jeanlouis and Taha Mandviwala in the national tour cast
The plot features a shipwrecked sixteen-year-old boy named Pi. He survives on a lifeboat with four other companions—a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The magical story is unpredictable and the performance includes extraordinary puppetry and also stunning visuals. Two Performances: 2pm and 8pm; Admission starts at $40.25; The Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., LA 90012; https://www.centertheatregroup.org
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In Hollywood…The School of Night presents the World Premiere of Hellas, written and directed by Christopher William Johnson at the Broadwater Mainstage. Tonight’s performance is 5 hours. It features parts 1 & II (with three intermissions). The story is split into two parts while encompassing the evolution of societal structures, revenge along with unlikely alliances, and an emerging system of justice.Read more on the Hellas at the Broadwater Mainstage Feature. Tickets range from $25 – $30; $5 off for students with ID. Group discounts available. Visit the website for more info or see link to make reservations: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/school-of-night/hellas
Performance 2-7pm (Parts 1 & II along with three intermissions); The Broadwater Mainstage, 1076 Lillian Way, LA, 90038; https://www.thebroadwaterla.com
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In Mid City/Miracle Mile area
TAG Gallery hosts an art talk in conjunction with the solo exhibition currently on view at the gallery. Horizons Shared – A Solo Show by Ellen King spotlights ocean vistas, sea birds as well as the beauty of the horizon. Art Talk: 3-5pm; TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 90036; http://TAGgallery.net
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Also nearby…Craft in America presents Tea for Two: The Teapots of Gloria and Sonny Kamm. The couple are well known collectors of studio craft teapots by a wide range of artists. These teapots are one-of-a-kind works of art featuring form versus function.
Find out more about the exhibition on the Craft in America, Tea for Two Feature. Event: 3-5pm; Craft in America Center, 8415 W. Third St., LA, 90048; https://www.craftinamerica.org
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Glendale
As part of the Brand Associates Dance Series, enjoy Afro-Peruvian experience: Echoes of resistance at the Brand Library Plaza. Curated by acclaimed choreographer, teacher and producer Jamie Nichols, the series features top dance companies from Southern California. Attendees can expect a cultural journey through the African diaspora in Peru, its music, theater, poetry and Afro-Peruvian dances as part of tonight’s performance. The dance troupe brings a cultural heritage of the African diaspora in Peru. Moreover it also showcases traditional musical instruments such as el cajón (drawer), la cajita (box) and la quijada (jaw). Performance: 5pm; Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale, CA 91201; https://www.brandlibrary.org/
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O-Launch Annual Exhibition
In Westchester…Tonight, the official opening of the O-Launch Annual Exhibition takes place at Otis College of Art and Design.
Celebrate the graduating students from Otis College’s BFA and MFA programs, experience the Fashion Department’s annual runway show, connect with fellow alumni at the Alumni Reception, shop the student ceramic and book sales, and enjoy a live DJ and food trucks. Tomorrow the weekend will conclude with the commencement ceremony honoring the next generation of creative leaders. Visit the website for more info about that. Art Party: 5-11pm; Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90045; https://www.otis.edu/about/otis-now/events/o-launch.html
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Venice Vibrations Fundraise
Head West…The Venice Heritage Museum presents Venice Vibrations Fundraiser. Guests will enjoy music by local bands Venice & Cosmic Vibrations as well as DJ sets, food, drinks, and a raffle. Moreover it will include the art of local legend Francisco Letelier and the poetry of Wanda Coleman. The event will be emceed by KCRW’s Leroy Downs.
Event: 6–9pm; Admission runs $50 in advance or $65 at the door; Click Here to purchase tickets to the Venice Vibrations Fundraiser; VHM, 228 Main Street, Venice 90291; https://www.veniceheritagemuseum.org
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DTLA…Duncan Miller Gallery relocates to The Reef (Suite 1270) a creative hub in Downtown LA. The gallery will officially open its doors with a special evening reception tonight. Its inaugural exhibition is titled Ruth Orkin: Unseen Prints Art Party: 6-9pm; Duncan Miller Gallery, The Reef, 1933 S. Broadway, Suite 1270, LA, 90007; https://www.duncanmillergallery.com/
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Westwood
The Hammer will host an art talk as well as a screening of three of Sarah Maldoror’s works created for cinema and broadcast television. The Q&A with producer and distributor Annouchka de Andrade, daughter of the filmmaker and theater artist and UCLA Associate Professor Ellen C. Scott. The event is presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum. Maldoror passed away due to complications from the coronavirus in 2020 at 90 years of age. The African diasporic film director has been remembered in various posthumous celebrations of her life. Her daughter Annouchka de Andrade has been instrumental in preserving her mother’s legacy. Event: 7:30pm; FREE admission; no assigned seating; The Hammer, Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, LA, 90024; https://www.library.ucla.edu/visit/events-exhibitions
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For additional art exhibitions, and performances as well as culinary events, see LAArtParty’s Upcoming Events Page.
Read more about Arts and Entertainment throughout the world on our sister site EatTravelGo.com, an art inspired travel site.
Or enjoy artist / gallerist interviews on our Art Talk Page also on ETG.
