In Santa Monica..

JusBergamotStationlogo copyt in case you missed INCOGNITO at SMMoA, you’ve got a second opportunity to get in on the action.

Still time to partake in the chance to snatch up some amazing deals. Unlike Saturday’s $150 ticket….today’s event only costs $10 and you may luck out and find an incredible piece of art to add to your collection. 

ArtisWU Sat 5.11 INcognitot who donated to the cause are: JJohn Baldessari, Mark Bradford, Lynda Benglis, Marco Brambilla, Judy Chicago, Catherine Opie, Raymond Pettibon, Ed Ruscha, Betye Saar…you never know…you may walk away with a masterpiece.

Remember, each  $350.00 plus tax work of art is signed on the back and the artists’ identities are revealed only after purchase.

What: INCOGNITO, 2nd Day Sale
Where: SMMoA (B-4) Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, 90404
When: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Phone: 310.586.6488
Website: http://smmoa.org/

Sun 5.12 SMPlayhouseHanselandGretelCatch the new show “Actually Hansel & Gretel and Other Awesome Tales” playing at the Santa Monica Playhouse.
 
A surprising and delightful world premiere Rudie-DeCarlo musical comedy unveiling the real versions of Hansel & Gretel, The Little Mermaid and the Japanese legend of Kamikakushi – all rolled into one wild ride.

The show runs Saturdays at 3PM and Sundays at 12:30PM from May 11 – June 23.

Tickets: $12.50 gen. adm., $10.50 for kids 12 and under.

What: Performance
Where: The Other Space at the Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th Street, SM 90401-1391
When: 12:30 pm
Phone: 310-394-9779 ext 2
Website: http://santamonicaplayhouse.com/

In Century City…

Photographer/educator Donna De Cesare has spent two decades focusing on the lives of Central American children exposed first to war and later to gangs.

Sun 5.12 Annenberg donna-decesareHer newly published book Unsettled / Desasociego: Children in a World of Gangs is both a memoir and a visual history of her experiences.

De Cesare teaches documentary photography at the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.

This is a FREE event, however online registration for this event is necessary and opens Wednesday, May 1 at 12pm PST and Thursday, May 2 at 9:30am PST;  Click Here to register

What: Artist Talk, IRIS Nights Lecture Series
Where: Annenberg Space for for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars. #10 Century Plaza, LA 90067
When: 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Phone: 213.403.3000
Website: http://www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org/

Wow …so much going on this weekend…Mama’s wiped….see ya out there!