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Exhibitions

Against the Current, an exhibit of Susan Wilder’s world, The Artists Gallery, through December 22, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., (310) 829-9556.
Architecture & Water, five projects that rethink the possible interrelationships between architecture and water, Perloff Gallery, UCLA through December 21, (310) 267-4704.
Ascendance, featured works by Artists-Residence of the 18th Street Arts Complex, 1639 18th St., through January 2, (310) 453-3711.
At the Beach, works by Sally Lamb, Ann Bridges, Slobodan Dimitrov. Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station, through January 4, (310) 453-5757.
Awards, Trophies and Other Ways to Get a Head, and Shannon Landis Hansen’s “Lucky Breaks,” Gallery of Functional Art, Bergamot Station, through January 18, 2002, (310) 829-6990.
*California Tile: The Golden Era 1910 - 1940, guest curator Cristi Walden, general admission - $3, Seniors/Students $2, Members/children under 12 free, California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St., through December 30, (310) 392-8537.
A Civic Legacy: The Dockweiler Family and Los Angeles, an exhibit of one of the city’s oldest families, LMU’s Von Der Ahe Library, through February 1, (310) 338-2788.
Contemporary Projects 6: Los Carpinteros Transportable City, LACMA, through January 13, (323) 857-6000.
Rod Daniel’s Solo exhibit, “American Back Roads,” Sylvia White Gallery, through January 18, 2022 B. Broadway, (310) 828-6200.
Devices of Wonder: From the World in a Box to Images on a Screen, through February 3; Manuel Alvarez Bravo: Optical Parables, through February 17, The Getty Center, (310) 440-7300.
Charles Eames to Ray Kaiser 1941, featuring select letters from the Eames family archives, Eames Office, 2665 Main St., through December 31, (310) 396-5991.
Dr. Richard M. Ehrlich, Recent Photographs, sponsored by Bergamot Station Arts Center, Partial proceeds to benefit Youth Art Education Program at the Santa Monica Museum of Art, through January 5, 2002, #D3, Bergamot Station.
Every Picture Tells a Story, a new exhibit dedicated to themes of diversity and tolerance in the art of children’s books, Museum of Tolerance, 1399 S. Roxbury Drive, through December 31, (310) 553-9036.
Gallery 825/LAAA Southern California Open 2001, juried by art critic Christopher Miles, with over fifty artists participating, 825 La Cienega Blvd., through January 8, (310) 652-8272.
Luca Giordano 1634 - 1705, a survey of the artist’s work, LACMA, through January 20, (323) 857-6522.
*Douglas Gordon, the first survey of the Scottish artist seen in the U.S., including never-before-exhibited works, MOCA, 250 S. Grand Ave., through January 20, (213) 621-2766.
Heads/Ducks, an exhibit of Joseph Laustein’s work, FIG, Bergamot Station, through December 22, (310) 829-0345.
Howl, paintings by Mark Freedman, BGH Gallery, Bergamot Station, through December 31, (310) 315-9502.
Innocence Lost, hand colored giclee from original photographs by George Small, The Artists’ Gallery, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., through December 22, (310) 829-9556.
Installation by Jason Middlebrook, Santa Monica Museum of Art Bergamot Station, through January 20, (310) 586-6488.
Nancy Jackson will exhibit new drawings, paintings and sculpture, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Bergamot Station, through December 22, (310) 828-8488.
Mary Kelly: The Ballad of Kastriot Rexhepi, with an original score by Michael Nyman, Santa Monica Museum of Art, through January 20, (310) 586-6488.
The Kindness of Friends: A Selection of Gifts of Drawings and Prints, 1919-2001, with 160 prints and drawings from LACMA’s permanent collection, LACMA, through April 7, (323) 857-6522.
Liz Larner’s First-Ever Survey of Sculpture, MOCA, 250 S. Grand Ave., through March 10, (213) 621-1750.
*Living in Color: The Art of Hideo Date, breathtaking works in a variety of mediums, the first ever retrospective of his work, Japanese American National Museum, through April 7, 369 East First St., (213) 625-0414; www.janm.org.
Leo Marmol, Ron Radziner, Eric Johnson, Kevin Sved, Jonathan Williams, MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary, (213) 626-6222.
Soonja Oh Kim’s “Grid/Reminiscent,” BGH Gallery, Bergamot Station, through December 31, (310) 315-9502.
One Per Cent: One Hundred Paintings by Jennifer Wolf, the Sandbox, 1327 1/2 Abbot Kinney Blvd., through January 2, (310) 399-4164.
Brett Osborn’s “Bearing Thoughts of Fields,” Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, through January 5, (310) 829-3300.
Posing for Posterity: Portrait Drawings from the Collection, through January 20, The Getty Center, (310) 440-7300.
Philipp Scholz Rittermann, photographs from “Navigating by Light, also Stephen Aldrich and Walton Mendelson, “Metaphysics in Jars,” Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, through January 12, (310) 828-6410.
Romance & Ritual: Celebrating the Jewish Wedding, over two hundred works of art and artifacts related to the Jewish wedding, the Skirball Cultural Center, through January 6, (310) 440-4500.
Seventh Annual Holiday Group Show, with over fifty participating artists, including Nicola Lamb, Alison Foshee and Alexander Couwenberg, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, through January 5, (310) 829-3300.
Toshio Shibata’s “New Works,” Gallery Luisotti Gallery, Bergamot Station, through January, (310) 453-0043.
Aaron Siskin and Franz Kline: Expression Through Abstraction, also “Matta in America: Paintings and Drawings of the 1940s,” MOCA, through January 6.
Brad Spence, “As I Was Conceived.” Shoshana Wayne Gallery, through January 16, Bergamot Station, (310) 453-7535.
Carol Steinberg - “June in Provence”: Paintings from a Recent Trip, Debbie’s Bistro, 9475 Little Santa Monica Blvd., through January 5, (310) 275-3330.
Sylvia Tidwell’s “Patterns in Nature,” unconventional landscapes, Howell Green Fine Art Gallery, Pine Tree Circle, Topanga, through December 29, (310) 455-3991.
Elizabeth Tinglof’s “Scapes,” also Paul Sierra’s “Souvenirs,” Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, through December 31, (310) 315-1937.
War, recent paintings by Alex Donis, Frumkin/Duval Gallery, through January 12, (310) 453-1850.
*What’s Shakin’: New Architecture in LA, a two-part, two venue exhibition that will showcase the latest innovative architecture to be designed and/or constructed in Los Angeles, MOCA Gallery at the Pacific Design Center, through January 20.
*The World from Here: Treasures of the Great Libraries of Los Angeles, UCLA’s Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire, through January 13, (310) 443-7033.
*Flo Oy Wong: Angels Island, Immigration and Family Stories on view at the Japanese American National Museum, through March 31, 2002, (213) 625-0414.

Theater

Anna Christie, Eugene O’Neill’s play, Pacific Resident Theater, through February 17, 703 Venice Blvd., (310) 822-8392.
*Cinderella returns to the Santa Monica Playhouse, to play through June 28, 1211 4th St., $9, (310) 394-9779.
Comedy Underground, improv every Friday at 8 p.m., with Bill Jenkins, Brian Hamill, Brian Hafield, Emily Vollmer, Jim Rasfeld, Leo Gonzalez, Nick Rutherford, and Susan Warner, 320 Wilshire Blvd., $5, (310) 451-1800.
Dungeonmaster, the creation of Bruce A. Young (UPN’s “The Sentinel”), and executive-produced by Young and Billy Campbell (ABC’s “Once and Again”), the Magicopolis Theater, performances every Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday evenings at 11:00 p.m. Tickets are $15.00 at the door, open run, (310) 451-2241.
Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida,” a musical love story, Ahmanson Theatre, through January 5, (213) 628-2772; www.ahmansontheatre.com.
*Funny You Don’t Look Like a Grandmother, the smash comedy held over through January, 2002, Santa Monica Playhouse, (310) 394-9779.
Impassioned Embraces, a comedy by John Pielmeier Santa Monica Playhouse, through January 25, (310) 394-9779, ext. 1.
*The Lemony Fresh Scent of Diva Monsoon, extended indefinitely, every Sunday, 3 p.m., Rose Alley Theatre, 318 Lincoln Blvd., (310) 535-7795.
The Magic Flute, by Mozart, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, through January 6, (310) 477-2055.
Trolls, a new musical play, the Coast Playhouse, 8325 Santa Monica Blvd., through January 6, (323) 655-TKTS.

Thursday, Dec 20

Anne Bray’s “Getting the Work Done - Art Colonies,” an artist salon at The Artists Gallery, 7 p.m., (310) 829-9556.
*2001: A Space Odyssey, the Stanley Kubrick masterpiece, opens for a special two-week engagement at the American Cinematheque at the Egyptian, (323) 466-FILM.
Winter Concert by the Santa Monica High School Choir, John Adams Middle School Auditorium, corner of 16th and Pico Blvd., $5 donation at the door, 7 p.m., (310) 359-3204.

Friday, Dec 21

*It’s a Wonderful Life, Frank Capra’s magical, magnificent film will play at the Silent Movie Theater, through Sunday. Do not miss this chance to see it on the big screen, no matter how many times you’ve seen it on TV. 8 p.m., (323) 655-2520.

Saturday, Dec 22

Winter Wonderland Fabulous Dance Party, curated by Pop Tarts - Highways Performance Space, 9 p.m., continuous performance all evening, 18th Street Arts Complex, 1651 18th Street, (310) 315-1459.

Monday, Dec 24

42nd Annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration, a free six-hour show, performed live by 16 choral groups, gospel, classical, and more, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center, 3 - 9 p.m., (213) 974-1343.