October 18 2025 Art Parties & Events

Saturday October 18, 2025 Art Parties & Events include a diverse group of entertainment. The Fall BH Art Show kicks off today, and is open tomorrow, as well as the Culver City Art Walk & Roll Festival for one day only. Plus there are many art receptions, as well as theatre too.

October 18 2025 Art Parties & Events

The 2025 Fall Beverly Hills Art Show is here. It takes place today and tomorrow in Beverly Gardens Park. Get there early, as it runs along four blocks of Santa Monica Boulevard, from Rodeo Drive to Rexford Drive. The event features over 200 artists present all media – paintings, photography, sculpture, ceramics, and more. Enjoy food trucks as well as a wine garden.

LAArtParty.com is a proud sponsor once again this year. Find out more on the 2025 Fall BH Art Show Feature. Event: 10am-5pm; Beverly Gardens, 9455 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, 90210; https://beverlyhills.org

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Culver City Art Walk & Roll Festival is back for its seventh year. Enjoy all mediums of art, as well as art-making, live music and food trucks too. There will be a beer garden as well as family hubs. See the website for a map. Event: 11am-6pm; The event takes place up and down Washington Boulevard in Culver City; https://www.culvercityartwalk.com

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Downtown

Band of Vices will host an art talk with Victoria Cassinova as well as arts executive Jacqueline ‘Jac’ Forbes. The conversation takes place in conjunction with Cassinova’s Soil for Healing solo exhibition.

Check traffic reports as there will be a No Kings protest in Hollywood. Art Talk: 1-2pm; Band of Vices, 1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue, Suite 371, LA, 90021; https://www.bandofvices.com

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Santa Monica

Third Street Promenade will host its annual Día de los Muertos event features live entertainment (music & dance), community altars, a Latinx pop-up market, face painting and all kind of things to do for kids. Art will also be on display including massive paper mache sculptures. Then the dance party begins. Event: 2pm to 8pm; 1351 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica 90401; https://downtownsm.com/events-calendar/9099/2025-da-de-los-muertos-celebration-on-the-promenade

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Also in Santa Monica…Gather & Grow invites you to Reed Park and the Miles Memorial Playhouse for a free family friendly listening party of vinyl vibes. The event will also include art, food, wine and fun activities!

The afternoon kicks off with a special set from Soul of Cali, highlighting their students and leading up to a community dance celebration where are all encouraged to get up and move together. In celebration of October LGBTQ History Month, stop by the study/listening corner curated by writer Trish Bendix and hosted by the “Out in Santa Monica” city employee group to learn about the long history of incredible LGBTQ musicians.

Get creative with Camera Obscura Artist in Residence Harmony Harris, who leads a painting workshop for all ages. Throughout the event, park yourself in the wine garden by Offhand Wine Bar, listen to DJs spinning vinyl, sip wine and grab a bite from ¡Quesadilla Mía! Event: 4-7pm; Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Boulevard Santa Monica, CA 90403; The Playhouse is located in the Christine Emerson Reed Park, 1133 7th St, Santa Monica, CA 90403; https://www.santamonica.com/event/vinyl-vibes/

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More in Santa Monica,

At Bergamot Station…Craig Krull Gallery brings us a book signing and talk with Leah Ollman and Martha Ronk. The event celebrates Leah’s new book, Ensnaring the Moment: On the Intersection of Poetry and Photography. Copies of the book can be purchased at the front desk. In addition the artist will be signing books. Space is limited, so please RSVP by emailing info@craigkrullgallery.com; Book signing/launch: 5pm; Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., B-3, Santa Monica, 90404; https://www.craigkrullgallery.com

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Also in Santa Monica…dnj Gallery hosts an art party for its 7 BEST DOCTORS (Lifestyle Practices That Are Often Overlooked) A Photography Exhibition.

Image courtesy of dnj Gallery

Artists include: Linda Alterwitz, Susan Kaufer Carey, Dale Johnson, JD Lloyd, Edward Merkle, Robyn L. Peacock, Stuart Rapeport, Charlotte Schmid, Joey Schönberg, Micheal J Stevens, and Anna Stump. Jurors: Pamela Schoenberg – owner/director of dnj Gallery and Ted Meyer – co-curator of the ‘Art and Med’ program. In addition, The Curse of the Blessing, a group exhibition by artists affected by Hyperemesis Gravidarum is currently on view at dnj Gallery.

Find out more on the dnj Gallery Feature. The exhibition runs though November 29, 2025; Art Party: 6-8pm; dnj Gallery, 3015 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405; https://www.dnjgallery.net

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San Pedro

solo Gallery debuts Mitteleuropa by Guillaume Zuili. In the late 19th century, spirit photography became popular amongst individuals who believed spirits could be caught on camera. These images were created through double-exposure photography and experimentation, often using uncleaned photographic plates and pre-exposed images to have the appearance of ghostly figures. Art Party: 5 – 7pm; solo Gallery, 366 W 7th St, San Pedro, CA 90731; https://www.solosanpedro.com/

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Monterey Park

Ofelia Esparza: A Retrospective opens at Vincent Price Art Museum tonight. The exhibition celebrates the life and work of Chicana artist, altarista, and educator Ofelia Esparza, whose cultural impact on East Los Angeles and beyond spans more than seven decades. Event: 5-8pm; Vincent Price Art Museum, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, 91754; https://vpam.org/

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East LA area

LA Bufadora Bar hosts a fundraiser for The Show And Tale Play, Film & Arts Festival 4! Join in for a night of fun and fundraising to support this upcoming festival. This event will feature a special film screening, drinks, and art and merch for sale. Event: 6-10pm; Admission starts at $23.18; LA Bufadora Bar, 3470 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90063; https://www.instagram.com/labufadorabar

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Westwood

The Geffen Playhouse presents LittleBoy/LittleMan written by Rudi Goblen directed by Nancy Medina.

Synopsis: Nicaraguan brothers Fíto and Bastian clash over their visions of the American Dream. Soon their choices send them on a collision course with fate. The cast includes: Alex Hernandez, Dee Simone, Tonya Sweetsand Marlon and Alexander Vargas; Performance: 7:30pm; Tickets range from $36-$139; Available by phone at 310.208.2028 or on website; Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, LA, 90024; www.geffenplayhouse.org

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DTLA

The final performance of San Cha: Inebria Me takes place tonight at RedCat. LA-based composer, musician, and performance artist San Cha presents this new experimental opera. San Cha appears as Dolores, a beauty of humble means who, after marrying wealthy Salvador, is caught in a web of jealousy and abuse. The show includes melodrama reminiscent of popular telenovelas. Performance 8pm; admission $27; REDCAT, 631 West 2nd Street, LA, 90012; https://www.redcat.org/

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Head to the Hollywood Bowl to see the B-52s & Devo: Cosmic De-Evolution Tour. The opening act is Lene Lovich. These two new wave bands are fantastic. I’ve seen the B52s before, and they are incredible live, though I have not seen Devo live, I have heard the band also puts on a great show.

Born in Athens Georgia in 1976, the songs of the B52s soon topped the charts. Most well known for their hits “Rock Lobster” as well as “Love Shack,” they kept relevant well into the 90s. Devo came out of the music scene at Kent State University in Ohio in the early 70s. So many of us grew up with these bands and their outrageous hair styles and costumes. Gates open at 5:30; performance: 7pm; The Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Ave, LA, 90068; https://www.hollywoodbowl.com

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