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Exhibitions

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 3, (213) 621-2766.
*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.
*"Capital Art," a group show on the culture of punishment, dedicated to Mumia Abu-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.
Counterfeit, Ray Beldner's recent work, also Richard Shelton's "Corporate Men," Frumkin/Duval Gallery, Bergamot Station, through March 31, (310) 453-1850.
Detour: Art Gone Astray, photographs and prints by Mary Milelzcik, 18th Street Arts Complex Lobby Gallery, through March 30, (310) 453-3711.
Stan Douglas exhibition, 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.
Julia Fish will exhibit new paintings and Waltercio Caldas will exhibit new sculpture, Christopher Grimes Gallery, through April 7, (310) 587-3373.
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.

Gallery of Functional Art's Annual New Year Group Exhibition, with Job Bok, Anthony Cavallero, Gordon Chandler, Scott Chatnever, David Forbes, Susan Landau, Steve Lapin, Dan Levin, Scott McMillan, Bryce Perrin, Tim Price, Joan Robey, John Sollom, Carmen Spera, and Joel Sterns, Bergamot Station, through March 11, (310) 829-6990.
Mitchell Johnson's "New Paintings of Tuscany," Sonoma and the Beach, Terrence Rogers Fine Art, 1231 5th Street, through April 7, (310) 394-4999.
Phillip Keel's new exhibition of Imbue Prints (photographically-derived), Ruth Bachofner Gallery, through March 31, (310) 829-3300.
Joan Ladd's "Epilogue," new paintings, the Artists Gallery, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., through March 24; artist lecture March 15, 7 p.m., (310) 829-9556.
J.H. Lartigue's Velocite will be on exhibit through March 10, Gallery Luisotti, Bergamot Station, (310) 453-0043.
Shelley Lazarus, "Travels & Times," water media and Joan Ladd's "Epilogue," acrylic on canvas, The Artists Gallery, through March 24, (310) 829-9556.
*Lost America; Night Photography of the Roadside West, a collection of haunting images of abandoned sites throughout the Southwest, through April 7 at Santa Monica College's Photography Gallery, located on the second floor of the Technology Building, 1900 Pico, parking is free on the weekends.
Martin Lubner's "Recent Painting", FIG, Bergamot Station, through March 10, (310) 829-0345.
Jenny Okun: City Light (Iris prints) and Brian Moss' Long Distance (color photographs), Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, through April 7, (310) 828-6410.
The Max Palevsky Collection of Japanese Woodblock Prints, on view at LACMA through May 15, (323) 857-6000.
*Recollection: Lost Wooden Synagogues of Poland by Susan Cooper and Every Man A Number: Children's Art from the Czech Republic at the Jewish Federation's Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, indefinite run, 6006 Wilshire, exhibit is free, reservations required, (323) 761-8170.
Superflat, Japanese art and pop culture, MOCA Gallery at the Pacific Design Center, through May 6, 8687 Melrose Ave, (213) 621-2766.
J.C. Whittaker Retrospective, Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery, through March 9, (310) 434-3434.
Miriam Wosk's "Matters of the Heart," mixed media paintings, also Gugger Petter's "New Works," Robert Berman Gallery, through March 31, (310) 315-1937.

Theater

*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.
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.
The Weir, with John Mahoney, The Geffen Playhouse, through March 11, (310) 208-5454.

Thursday, March 8

Campaign Against Acid Violence, a closer look at the victims of sulfuric acid attacks, mostly rejected males angry at women, Museum of Tolerance, 7 p.m., (310) 772-2498, free.
An Evening with comedian Paula Poundstone to benefit McKinley Elementary School, Hotel Casa Del Mar, 7:30 p.m., $40, (310) 828-3913.
Shelly Lazarus gives artists lecture, The Artists Gallery, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., 7 p.m., (310) 829-9556.
Steal This Show, with Mike Albo and Nora Burns, the popular comedy returns to Highways, through Sunday, 8:30 p.m., $15, (310) 315-1459.
The Swingle Singers, a grammy-winning a cappella octet from Britain, Pepperdine Center for the Arts, Smothers Theatre, 8 p.m., (310) 506-4522.
Tectonic Series, a solo exhibit by Catherine Tirr has its West Coast Premiere, Howell Green Fine Art Gallery, through April 8, 120 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., (310) 455-3991. "Eratics," mixed media on canvas, 18x14, shown on page 1.
Travelers: New Iranian Cinema presents "Deadtime," and "Tehran: The 25th Hour," and "The Circle," UCLA Film and Television Archive, 7:30 p.m., (310) 206-FILM.

Friday, March 9

Animation 2001: 'Babylon 5' effects masters present 2-day program, open to the public 5 - 7 p.m., The Art Institute of Los Angeles, 2900 31st Street, (310) 752-4700.
Embodied States, a Survey of Work: 1988-2000, Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount, through April 14, (310) 338-2880.
The Striker, the L.A. Premiere of Caryl Churchill's play, City Garage, through April 15th, (310) 319-9939; www.citygarage.org.
Valie Export: Ob/De+Con(Struction), thirty-year survey of performance, video installation by seminal Austrian artist Valie Export, Santa Monica Museum of Art, through May 6, (310) 586-6487.
Arlene Waxman's Solo Exhibit, opening reception 5:30 - 8 p.m., Contemporary Artists' Services, 2022 Broadway, #B, through March 30, (310) 828-6200.

Saturday, March 10

Jack & Beanstalk children's show, performed by Storybook Theater, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., SMC Concert Hall, 1900 Pico, $5, (310) 434-3000.
Macduff Everton and Mary Heebner's "Pictures from the West Horizon," Rose Gallery, Bergamot Station, through April 21, (310) 264-8440.
Museum of Flying presents "How She Played the Game," a theatre performance starring Judy Southard Williams, 2 and 4 p.m., (310) 392-8822.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Very Quiet Cricket, glow-in-the-dark puppets bring Eric Carle's popular children's book characters to life, Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., (310) 506-4522.
Writers Faire, a free one-day seminar presented by the UCLA Extension's Writers Program, free lectures, mini-classes, Royce Hall, UCLA, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., (310) 825-9415.

Sunday, March 11

Have a Sandwich: Interaction Between Nature and Humankind, photographic work by Ila Grobe, ARTSPACE, 1932 14th Street, through March 25, (310) 476-3158.
Palisades Symphony performs Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole with Daniel Shindaryov as a violin soloist and Brahms' Symphony No. 2., Palisades High School, 7:30 p.m., (310) 454-8040.
Julian Rachlin to appear with American Youth Symphony at Orchestra's 36th Annual Benefit, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 7 p.m., prices range from $10 per ticket to $250 for a benefit package, (310) 234-8355.

Monday, March 12

When I was Seventeen, a play with music, as part of the free staged play readings series, written by Kamryn Lott and directed by Bobby Ellerbee, 7 p.m., (310) 585-4717.

Tuesday, March 13

Tableau Vivant, "a stellar cast of distinguished arts professionals talk about video and performance related work from the 1960's to the present," Santa Monica Museum of Art, 7:30 p.m., (310) 586-6488.
Science in the Public Interest examines "Washington Mutual Admundson Ranch Development," a lecture by Mark Abramson, Midnight Special Bookstore, 7:30 p.m., (310) 393-2923.