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Exhibitions

Ascendance, featured works by Artists-Residence of the 18th Street Arts Complex, 1639 18th Street, 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, (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 Street, 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, 2022 B. Broadway, through January 18, (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, #D3 Bergamot Station, through January 5.
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.
Howl, paintings by Mark Freedman. BGH Gallery, Bergamot Station, through December 31, (310) 315-9502.
Installation by Artist Jason Middlebrook debuts in the Project Room, through January 20, Santa Monica Museum of Art Bergamot Station, (310) 586-6488.
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.
Brad Spence, “As I Was Conceived.” Through January 16, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Bergamot Station, (310) 453-7535.
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.
Toshio Shibata’s “New Works,” Gallery Luisotti, 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, (213) 626-6222.
Carol Steinberg, “June in Provence: Paintings from a Recent Trip,” Debbie’s Bistro, 9475 Little Santa Monica Blvd., through January 5, (310) 275-3330.
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, (213) 626-6222.
*Flo Oy Wong: Angels Island, Immigration and Family Stories on view at the Japanese American National Museum, through March 31, 2002, (213) 625-0414.
*The World from Here: Treasures of the Great Libraries of Los Angeles, UCLA’s Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Westwood, through January 13, (310) 443-7033.

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, 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.
Mozart’s The Magic Flute, adapted and directed by Koni McCurdy, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, 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 27

*An Evening at the Academy, which takes place the last Tuesday of every month, will present the “Pas de Deux,” from “The Nutcracker,” danced with guest artist Eric Bourman and Iana Makarova, originally with the Bolshoi Ballet, $25 ticket includes a guest, Academy Studios, 3026 Nebraska Ave., 6 p.m., (310) 656-8899.

Friday, Dec 28

Buster Keaton’s “Battling Butler,” The Silent Movie Theater, 8 p.m., through Sunday, 611 N. Fairfax, (323) 655-2520.
Through Daumier’s Lens: Photography and Caricature in Nineteenth-Century France, UCLA Hammer Museum, through January 20, (310) 443-7033.

Sunday, Dec 30

Rose Parade Float Decorating Outing, sponsored by PICAS Club for professional singles 25+, $8, call for time and meeting place, (310) 827-1441.

Monday, Dec 31

New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk, on a replica of the Chartres Labyrinth in France, Simkins Hall of the First United Methodist Church, 1008 11th St., 3 and 9 p.m., (310) 393-8258.
New Year’s Eve Party for Singles, Palos Verdes Singles will hold a party from 8 p.m. to Midnight, at a private home on the hill, catered buffet dinner, $25, call Dottie for details, (310) 372-6071.

Tuesday, Jan 1

Trip to the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Party, organized by PICAS Club (Participants International Cultural Activities Singles), meet in front of Mrs. Garcia’s Restaurant, 13365 Washington Blvd., $8 + gas, call for meeting time, (310) 215-9600.

Wednesday, Jan 2

*The Human Figure in Photography 1943-2000, a selection from the Grunwald Center Collection, UCLA Hammer Museum, through January 20, (310) 443-7033.