March 19-20, 2026 Art Parties & Events
Thursday, Friday March 19-20 2026 Art Parties and Events spotlight Art Theatre, Live Music and more – its all here kids. Start the weekend off with a bang! I’m back from enjoying several weeks in Loreto Mexico, and I’m ready to hit the LA art parties.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
David Kordansky Gallery brings us new exhibitions. Hopes and Fears, a solo exhibition by Tristan Unrau, features new paintings that ask and answer many questions. The title Hopes and Fears refers to both faith and doubt that this generation is currently dealing with such as AI.
Also being celebrated tonight is a two person show by Elizabeth Murray and Betty Woodman. The exhibition will include both Woodman’s ceramics, as well as Murray’s painting, and it is also accompanied by a commissioned text written by Steve Locke. Runs through April 25, 2026; Art Party: 6-8pm; David Kordansky Gallery, 5130 W. Edgewood Pl., LA, 90019; https://www.davidkordanskygallery.com
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Mid Wilshire area
The Ebell of Los Angeles debuts A Woman’s Place: Framing the Future. Known for supporting women, the nonprofit organization is hosting a month-long celebration of National Women’s History Month. In addition to this exhibition, the Ebell of Los Angeles will feature various programs and events honoring the accomplishments and contributions of women throughout history. The group show is juried by Dominique Clayton, Shana Nys Dambrot, and Heidi Johnson. Visit the website for additional information. Art Party: 6-8pm; The Ebell of Los Angeles 743 S. Lucerne Blvd, LA, 90005; https://www.ebellofla.org
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Glendale
Brand Library & Art Center brings us Art Talks at Brand, a new series spotlighting artists. Tonight the Art Center hosts a conversation with Chanel Von Habsburg-Lothringen. After the artist talks about the work, Brand staff member, artist, and writer Jennifer Remenchik moderated Q&A.
Chanel Von Habsburg-Lothringen (b. 1989, Detroit, MI) is a photographic artist whose work engages the American duality of aspiration and desperation, systems of power, the cinematic, and the abject work engages the American duality of aspiration and desperation, systems of power, the cinematic, and the abject. Artists are selected to reflect the diversity of the art scene of the greater Los Angeles area. Art Talk 7-8pm; Brand Library & Art Center, 601 W Mountain St, Glendale, CA 91201; https://www.brandlibrary.org/
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Echo Park
Wares Wares Wares celebrates its grand opening with a Live Concrete Pour Party with @cassiuscastings. So come for the art and get your hands dirty. This is going to be an epic art party. The event features pizza slinging by @melodia_pizza, in addition to beverages, live music, and lots more. Art Party: 7pm; Wares Wares Wares, 1515 Sunset Blvd. 90026; https://wareswareswares.com
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Downtown
LA Opera hosts its second performance of Akhnaten by Philip Glass. This revival is the 40th Anniversary Season. Director Phelim McDermott returns and Dalia Stasevska will conduct. Countertenor John Holiday stars in the title. Performances run through March 22, 2026. Read the LA Opera Akhnaten Feature and also the LAAP Review by writer Michael Baroff.
A scene from LA Opera’s 2026 production of Akhnaten. Photo credit: Cory Weaver
Performance: 7:30pm; Admission $33.50; Visit the website for additional info about the show and how to purchase tickets; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012: https://www.laopera.org
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Friday, March 20, 2026
East Hollywood…Track 16 brings us a new exhibition titled Lost in Space by Alicia Piller. Los Angeles–based artist asks the question what it means to be “lost.” Moreover, she is not only referring to the infinite expanse of space. Furthermore Piller points to fractured landscapes of American memory, cultural visibility, as well as historical accountability.
Runs through May 9, 2026; Art Party: 6-9pm; Track 16, 706 Heliotrope Dr., LA, 90029; https://www.track16.com
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Mid City
Brassroots District celebrates its self titled album with Brassroots District: LA ’74. The immersive theater-concert takes place at Jewel’s Catch One and brings audiences back to the year 1974. Meanwhile, the band released a new single, “Takin’ Back Day Dreamin’,” featuring Robert Randolph. The release follows growing buzz around fan favorite “You Caught Me Baby.” One of our staff attended this experience and absolutely loved it, moreover, he is going back with his wife. For more info, see the Brassroots District Feature. Or call 323-596-1973. Standing general admission $65 plus $5.40 fee; VIP seating $125 plus $10.55 fee; Executive vip booth for 4 people $1,250 plus $105.50 fee; Executive vip booth for 6 people $1,550 plus $130.82 fee; Two Performances: 7pm and 9:30pm; Jewel’s Catch One, 4067 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019; http://BrassrootsDistrict.com
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In Lincoln Heights…Wonzimer Gallery throws an art party for Together, Us by Marta Thoma Hall. The artist investigates the porous boundaries between the self, the collective, and also the natural world. The solo show poses a central existential question regarding where one human ends and another begins. Together, Us runs through April 17, 2026; Art Party: 7-10pm; Wönzimer, 341-B S Avenue 17, Los Angeles, CA 90031; https://www.wonzimer.com/
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Santa Monica
Three Coconuts continues at the Miles Memorial Playhouse. The West Coast Jewish Theatre presents the comedy and it’s written and also directed by Howard Teichman and Steven G. Simon and produced by Howard Teichman.
For additional info, see the Three Coconuts feature. Performance: 8pm Tickets: $40; Seniors and Santa Monica residents, $35; Reservations: 323-821-2449 or visit the website; Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Ave., Santa Monica, 90403; http://wcjt.org
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LA Theatre
The New Ruskin Group Theatre Arts Center opens its inaugural production titled Honour. Written by Joanna Murray-Smith & directed by Max Mayer, it features Marcia Cross and Matthew Letscher. Synopsis: A sharp and authentic examination of love, betrayal, and the fragile agreements that hold marriages together. When a celebrated writer can’t seem to “do the right thing,” decades of loyalty, intimacy, and compromise unravel in a single evening. With wit and emotional precision, the play explores the personal cost of truth and the reverberations of a single, life-altering choice – asking whether honesty is always an act of courage, or sometimes one of cruelty.
Performance: 8pm; Honour runs through March 22, 2026; March 22, 2026. General Admission: $45; Seniors/Student/Guild: $40; Thursday Nights: $20 – keeps professional theatre accessible; Discounts for groups of 10 or more; See website or call (310) 397-3244; Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405 (ample free parking); http://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com
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West Hollywood
Jetpack Comedy is LA’s best Friday stand-up comedy showcase. Comics from HBO, Netflix, and also SNL cast members, all drop-in for a night of laughter.
Headliners and surprise drop-ins have included: Sarah Silverman, Kevin Nealon, Fred Armisen, Bob Odenkirk, Pete Holmes, Hannibal Buress, Kumail Nanjiani, Maria Bamford, Hasan Minhaj, Jeff Garlin, Ali Wong, Demetri Martin, as well as many more. Event begins: 8:30pm; Admission starts at $20; Visit the website to RSVP for events (multiple dates); FB Page; Bar Lubitsch, 7702 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, 90046; https://jetpackcomedy.com/
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For additional art exhibitions, and performances as well as culinary events, see LAArtParty’s Upcoming Events Page.
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Or enjoy artist / gallerist interviews on our Art Talk Page also on ETG.
