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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 3rd, (213) 621-2766.
Laura Ashford’s “Magic Chicks,” fetishist paintings and installation of magic women portrayed on television, Cherry, 2411 Glencoe, through May 20, (310) 880-2790.
Laurie Brown’s “Recent Terrains” (photographs), Laura Hull’s “Listening” (photographs) and Bruce Everett’s “Paintings,” Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, through May 12, (310) 828-6410.
*California Tile: The Golden Era 1910 - 1940, with guest curator Cristi Walden, general admission - $3, Seniors/Students $2, Members/children under 12 free, California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main Street, through September 30, (310) 392-8537.
Judy Chicago’s “Resolutions: A Stitch in Time,” The Skirball Cultural Center, through April 29, (310) 440-4500.
Sterling Chow’s “Vietnam: Two Weeks in the North,” stunning gelatin silver prints, www.sterlingchow.com, also Fielden Harper’s acrylic & oil on canvas, and Sue Keane’s “Critical Paths,” The Artists Gallery, through April 21, (310) 829-9556.
Macduff Everton and Mary Heebner’s “Pictures from the West Horizon,” Rose Gallery, Bergamot Station, through April 21, (310) 264-8440.
Eames Fiberglass Chairs: “Something of How They Get the Way They Are,” Eames Office Gallery, 2665 Main Street, through April 30, (310) 396-5991.
David Gale’s “Bachelor Machines,” Gallery of Functional Art, Bergamot Station, through May 17, (310) 829-6990.
Irving Greines’ cibachrome photograph exhibit, through May 26, Stephen Cohen Gallery, 7358 Beverly Blvd., (323) 937-5525.
Have a Cool Summer, Keep in Touch, an exhibition by Cal Arts Class of 2001, Track 16 Gallery, Bergamot Station, through April 21, (310) 264-5678.
John de Heras’ “New Paintings,” FIG, Bergamot Station, through May 19, (310) 829-0345.
Barbara Kasten: Construct, works from 1979 - 1986, Gallery Luisotti, Bergamot Station, through May 12, (310) 453-0043.
Laura Lasworth’s “Love Lyric” opens at Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, through May 19, (310) 828-1133.
Indirect Narrative, an exhibit of work that combines painting and photography by artist Valentin and Gregg Fleishman’s “Case Studies,” which are “technically and visually stunning” chairs, D5, Robert Berman Gallery, through the end of April, (310) 315-1937.
The Max Palevsky Collection of Japanese Woodblock Prints, on view at LACMA through May 15, (323) 857-6000.
Private Passions: Outstanding Collections in Los Angeles, Craft & Folk Art Museum, through June 24th, 5814 Wilshire Blvd., (323) 937-4230.
*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.
Nadia Reed’s “The Ghost and the Machine,” Highways Gallery, through April 30, 1651 18th Street, (310) 453-1755.
Romancing the Universe: The Scott Canty Curated, Barnsdall L.A. Municipal Affiliated Show,” Gallery 825, 825 La Cienega, through May 11, (323) 662-5353.
Michael Rovner, new photographs, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, through April 28, (310) 453-7535.
Pauline Stella Sanchez, new works at the Rosamund Felson Gallery, Bergamot Station, through April 21, (310) 828-8488.
*Shifting Tides; Cuban Photography after the Revolution, from 1959 to the present day, most photographs previously unpublished, artists include Pedro Abascal, Juan Carlos Alom, Rogelio Lopez Marin (Gory), Osvaldo Salas, LACMA, through July 1, (323) 857-6000; www.lacma.org.
South, an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Carol Bishop, Frank Romero Studio, through May 4, (323) 226-0356.
Betty Spindler’s “New Work” and Randye Dandel’s “Strange Sightings,” Frumkin/Duval Gallery, Bergamot Station, through May 5, (310) 453-1850.
Superflat, Japanese art and pop culture, MOCA Gallery at the Pacific Design Center, through May 6, 8687 Melrose Ave., (213) 621-2766.
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.
Judith Von Euer retrospective, LA Artcore Center at Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St., through April 29, (213) 617-3274.
World Premiere of Phil Savenick’s one-man, multi-media exhibit that is an homage to television and its pervasive influences on culture, Hollywood Entertainment Museum, through May 29, (323) 465-7900.

Theater

Beauty and the Beast, a musical adaptation, Santa Monica Playhouse Family Theatre, through May 27, $9, (310) 394-9779, ext. 2.
CloudCuckooLand, modern myth told through puppetry, chant, music and dance, conceived by Jane McEneaney and the M.Y.E. Theatre Company, Gascon Center Theatre, through April 28, $15, (310) 322-3142.
Funny, You Don’t Look Like a Grandmother, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 Fourth Street, through May 27, $22.50 - $25.50, (310) 394-9779, ext. 1.
Looking for Normal, the World Premiere of the Jane Anderson play, the Geffen Playhouse, through May 6, (310) 208-5454.
True West, the Sam Shepard masterpiece, Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., W.L.A., through May 20, $19.50 - $23.50, (310) 477-2055.

Thursday, April 19

Art Salon, TAG Movie Night, Art Goes to the Movies, 7 p.m., 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., (310) 829-9556.
Lon Chaney in “Ace of Hearts” at The Silent Movie Theater, 611 Fairfax, Los Angeles, 8 p.m., (323) 655-2520.
Dr. David J. Combs of the California Science Center will give a talk on for the Distinguished Scientists Lecture Series at SMC, 1900 Pico, 11:15 a.m., (310) 434-4003.
Doug De Nicola, Director of the Akari program of the Noguchi Foundation will give a talk on sculptor and designer Isamu Noguchi at the Eames Office Gallery & Store, 2665 Main Street, 6:30 p.m., (310) 396-5991.
Eureka, a sneak preview of the Aoyama Shinji film from Japan, UCLA Film and Television Archive, 7 p.m., (310) 206-FILM.
Rubber Tramps. In response to the possible ban on vehicle dwelling in Santa Monica, Just Passing Through Productions presents a free screening of its documentary, "Rubber Tramps," at 7:30 p.m. (with a repeat screening on Saturday, April 21, at 11 a.m. ) at the Laemmle Monica 4-Plex For more information, seewww.rubbertramps.com

Friday, April 20

Anatol, Buffalo Nights Production of Arthur Schnitzler’s drama, through Sunday, Powerhouse Theatre, 3116 2nd Street, 8 p.m., (310) 289-2999.
*Jackie Chan’s Miracles, to be screened for four nights only in the U.S., the American Cinematheque at the Egyptian, two shows nightly, through April 23, call for schedule, (323) 466-FILM.
Antiques Show & Sale, all the best displays of antiques and collectibles, Santa Monica Civic, through Sunday, $6/$3, under 12 free.
Jude Narita: With Darkness Behind Us, Daylight has Come, Highways Performance Space, through Saturday, also April 21, 8:30 p.m., (310) 315-1459.
Harry Smith: The Avant-Garde in the American Vernacular, a two-part symposium on the work and legacy of the avant-garde filmmaker, painter, and musicologist, followed by an evening presentation of Smith’s experimental films, The Getty Center, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. - symposium, 7:30 p.m., screening, also Saturday, (310) 440-7300.
*Seeing with Borrowed Eyes: The Film of Abbas Kiarostami - a program of shorts, including “So Can I,” “The Solution,” and “Homework,” continuing Saturday with “Where is my Friend’s House?” and “Life Goes On,” LACMA, Bing Theatre, 7:30 p.m., (323) 857-6010.

Saturday, April 21

Annual SMC Photo Show, featuring the works of students, faculty and alumni, Photography Gallery and Pete & Susan Barrett Gallery, through May 12, (310) 434-4289.
Misha Borisoff exhibit, reception 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., BGH Gallery, Bergamot Station, through May 20, (310) 453-4335.
*The Films of Ernst Lubitsch continues with “Trouble in Paradise,” and “Heaven Can Wait,” UCLA Film and Television Archive, 7:30 p.m., (310) 206-FILM.
Indian Pot...Forget me Not, paintings by Joyce Lieberman, Seidman Gallery, reception 7 - 9 p.m., (310) 392-0811.
L.A. Baroque Orchestra, 15th Anniversary Gala, a celebration featuring works by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel & other composers, the Water Garden, 1620 26th Street, 8 p.m., $25, (310) 458-0425.
*The Laws, Loves and Luck of Krysztof Kieslowski, to screen early documentaries that include “A First Love,” and “A Short Working Day,” next will be an intro by Agnieszka Holland, then two more films, “From the City of Lodz,” and “Curriculum Vitae,” UCLA, Fowler Auditorium, (310) 206-FILM.
*Rococo, new works by Tony De Los Reyes, Artplace, 12611 Venice Blvd., reception 7 - 10 p.m., (310) 398-7404.
The Sound of Music will screen at the Alex Theatre in Pasadena, 2 and 8 p.m., (818) 754-8250.

Sunday, April 22

Forbidden Hollywood, Gerard Alessandrini’s musical comedy, Pepperdine University, Smothers Theatre, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, 2 p.m., $35, (310) 506-4522.

Monday, April 23

Artist Appreciation Night, come hear Sean Burnham and Gene Edwards speak on their artistry, Borders on La Cienega, 7 p.m., (323) 662-5353.

Tuesday, April 24

The Body Politic: an exclusive exhibition and walk-through with LA-based artist Barbara Smith, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station, 7:30 p.m., (310) 586-6488, ext.14.
The Otherworld: Landscapes from Memory and Imagination, Patricia Georgiana Norman, reception May 5, 5 - 8 p.m., The Artists Gallery, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., (310) 829-9556.

Wednesday, April 25

Life Stories Performance Workshop, Women’s Clinic & Family Counseling Center presents the nine week autobiographical writing class utilizing writing exercises, music and drawing to facilitate the freedom to write intuitively for Memoir or a One Person Show, workshop culminates in performance, tuition $180, (310) 281-3175.