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Exhibitions

The Artistry of Amiri Baraka, through March 31, M. Hanks Gallery, 3008 Main Street, (310) 392-8820.
Ayenne Applebaum, Marion Lane and Julie Zemel, new mixed-media works on nontraditional materials, Patricia Correia Gallery, Bergamot Station, through February 24, (310) 264-1760.
Adam Bartos, "Historic Hollywood," photographs, through March 3, Rose Gallery, Bergamot Station, (310) 264-8440.
*Douglas Bohr's experiential installation "Vessels," an exhibit that is meant to be "sensed" rather than seen, Cherry, 2411 Glencoe, Venice, through March 25, (310) 880-2790.
Anne M. Bray's "Are We There Yet?" and Dorothy Anderson's "People, Places and Things," The Artists' Gallery, through February 24, (310) 829-9556.
*"Capital Art," a group show on the culture of punishment, dedicated to Mumia Abi-Jamal, through March 11, Track 16 Gallery, Bergamot Station, (310) 264-4678.
Judy Chicago's "Resolutions: A Stitch in Time," The Skirball Cultural Center, through April 29, (310) 440-4500.
Detour: Art Gone Astray, photographs and prints by Mary Milelzcik, 18th Street Arts Complex, 1639 18th Street, through February 23, (310) 453-3711.
Stan Douglas exhibit, MOCA, 250 S. Grand Ave., through April 1, (213) 621-2766.
Eames Fiberglass Chairs: "Something of How They Get the Way They Are," Eames Office Gallery, 2665 Main Street, through April 30, (310) 396-5991.
Carlos Estrada-Vega's "About 8,000 Paintings," Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Bergamot Station, through March 31, (310) 828-1133.
David Gale's "Bachelor Machines," Gallery of Functional Art, Bergamot Station, through March 17, (310) 829-6990.
Christina Hale, also George Yepes' "The World, The Flesh, The Devil," Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, through February 28, (310) 315-1937.
Inner City Teen Photo Exhibit, "In Our Lives - People and Places," work by 16 students from Manual Arts High School Cluster in South Central LA, Community Focus Gallery, Third Street Entrance, Santa Monica Place, through March 27, (213) 749-3031.
Frederick J. Kiesler Endless Endless Space, a project developed over a 30-year period presented through drawings, photographs, plan and model, through February 25, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, 835 N. Kings Road, (323) 651-1510.
J.H. Lartigue's Velocite will be on exhibit through March 10, Gallery Luisotti, Bergamot Station, (310) 453-0043.
Martin Lubner's "Recent Painting", FIG, Bergamot Station, through March 10, (310) 829-0345.
* Made in California: Art, Image and Identity, 1900-2000, the largest exhibition ever shown at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, through February 25, LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 857-6000.
Magic: The Science of Illusion, an 8,000-square exhibition on the science behind entertainment magic, including performances, artifacts, film and interactive experiences, California Science Center, Exposition Park, through February 28, (323) SCI-ENCE; www.casciencectr.org.
My Living Room, an interactive installation by Hiromi Nizeki, Highways Gallery, 18th Street Arts Complex, through February 25th, (310) 453-1755.
The Max Palevsky Collection of Japanese Woodblock Prints, on view at LACMA through May 15, (323) 857-6000.
The16th National Biennial Graphic Arts Expo, an exhibit by the Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, through February 24, (310) 338-2880.
Outlook, earth scaped, a show about the outdoors, "what people do to it, how it is transformed to suit their needs or how it is transformed through our imaginations," Sam Francis Gallery at Crossroads School, 2nd Floor, 1714 Twenty-First Street, through March 30, (310) 829-7391.
Steel Radius, an exhibition by Delos Van Earl, also Morris Bear's "Squire," also "Swirl," by Nancy Sansom Reynolds, as part of the a benefit for Team EarthWork & The Forrest Foundation, BGH Gallery, Bergamot Station, through March 4, (310) 315-9502.
Superflat, Japanese art and pop culture, MOCA Gallery at the Pacific Design Center, through May 6, 8687 Melrose Ave, (213) 621-2766.
John Swope's "Camera Over Hollywood," photos from the early days of cinema, also Douglas Mellor's "Photographs," and Hilary Brace's "Charcoal Drawings," Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, through February 24, (310) 828-6410.
J.C. Whittaker Retrospective, Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery, through March 9, (310) 434-3434.

Theater

Creatures of Habit, a festival of new one act plays to kick of the COOP workshop-company's season, The Black Box, West Los Angeles, through February 24, (310) 979-7078.
"Funny, You Don't Look Like a Grandmother," the musical comedy by Lois Wyse, Sheilah Rae and Robert Waldman, Santa Monica Playhouse, through February 25, (310) 394-9779.
The Gathering, Arje Shaw's new drama, Wadsworth Theatre, through February 27, (800) 233-3123.
The Killing of Sister George, "as this famous BBC soap opera cycling, singing, cheer spreading nurse gets wind of her possible demise, all hell breaks loose off the set," The Pacific Resident Theatre, through March 25th, (310) 822-8392.
Romeo & Juliet, directed by Peter Hall, through March 18, Ahmanson Theatre, (213) 628-2772.
Neil Simon's Laughter on the 23rd Floor, directed by Sheldon Metz, through February 17, Kentwood Players, Westchester Playhouse, Westchester, (310) 645-5165.
Venus Attacks! A Self-Help Spoof, The Powerhouse Theatre, through February 25th, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., (310) 396-3680.
The Weir, with John Mahoney, The Geffen Playhouse, through March 11, (310) 208-5454.

Thursday, February 22

Masters of Architecture Lecture, honoring Frederick Kiesler, LACMA, 6:30 p.m., (323) 857-6512.
Night on the Town, a special dinner at McCormick & Schmick followed by a trip to the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion to hear the LA Philharmonic symphony perform, $38, the Felicia Mahood Senior Center, 11338 Santa Monica, (310) 479-4119.
The Pagan, starring Roman Novarro & Dorthy Janis, The Silent Movie Theatre, Los Angeles, 8 p.m., (323) 655-2520.

Friday, February 23

Antiques Show and Sale, through the weekend, Santa Monica Civic, (310) 393-9961.
Audi Malibu International Film Festival begins, with screenings, seminars and an opening night gala. The Festival continues through February 26, for information, ticket prices and film synopses, go to www.malibufilmfest.com

The Golden Age of Comedy, with Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, The Silent Movie Theatre, Los Angeles, 8 p.m., (323) 655-2520.
Joan Ladd's "Epilogue," new paintings, the Artists Gallery, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., through March 24, reception March 3, 5 - 8 p.m.; artist lecture March 15, 7 p.m., (310) 829-9556.
Painter John Singer Sargent will lecture at SMC's Concert Hall, 8 p.m., $8, (310) 434-3000.
Quantum Cosmology, a lecture with professor Peter Morse explains life, the universe and more, SMC Science Complex, 8 p.m., (310) 434-4223.

Saturday, February 24

New Paintings by Ray Beldner and Richard Shelton, opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Frumkin/Duval Gallery, Bergamot Station. Through March 31, Phillip Keel's new exhibition of Imbue Prints (photographically-derived), Ruth Bachofner Gallery, through March 31, (310) 829-3300.
Lost America; Night Photography of the Roadside West, a collection of haunting images of abandoned sites throughout the Southwest. See feature.
Love's a Bitch, to screen as part of the Contemporary Latin American films series at UCLA's Film and Television Archive, James Bridges Theatre, 7:30 p.m., (310) 206-FILM.
The Second-Story Man, Richard Strand's "spiky new comedy," Interact Theatre Company, 5215 Bakman Avenue in the NoHo Arts District, through March 25th, $20/$15, (818) 773-7862.
Women's Yiddish Voices, concert and conference to celebrate Yiddish culture, Temple Isaiah, 8 p.m.; conference, Sunday, all day, will include lectures and workshops, USC Taper Hall, for more info, call (323) 692-8151 or visit www.yiddishkaytla.org.

Sunday, February 25

The Architecture of R.M. Schindler, The first major exhibition of works by the Vienna-born architect who worked for much of his life in Los Angeles, includes original drawings, architectural models, furniture designs and architectural works re-created in full scale, MOCA, through June 3rd, (213) 621-2766.
Asya's Happiness, and "Debut" to screen as part of Back in the USSR: Soviet Cinema of the 1960s, UCLA Film and Television Archive, James Bridges Theatre, 2 p.m., (310) 206-FILM.

Monday, February 26

The Bravo Awards, honoring exemplary arts educators at a gala dinner, Regal Biltmore Hotel, $55/$150, 506 Grand Ave, 6 p.m., (213) 202-2286.
The Color of Pomegranates, and "The First Teacher" to screen as part of Back in the USSR (see above).

Tuesday, February 27

Shelley Lazarus, "Travels & Times," water media and Joan Ladd's "Epilogue," acrylic on canvas, The Artists Gallery, through March 24, reception, March 3, (310) 829-9556.