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Exhibitions

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.
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.
Envisioning Science, an exhibit featuring work by Felice Frankel, science photographer and teacher at MIT, California Science Center, 700 State Dr., Los Angeles, through June 2. (323) 724-3623.
Fashion Photography at SMC Photo Gallery, by artist Sara Svenningrud, second floor of the Technology Bldg., 1900 Pico Blvd., through February 26, (310) 434-3434.
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.
*The Human Figure in Photography 1943-2000, a selection from the Grunwald Center Collection, UCLA Hammer Museum, through January 20, (310) 443-7033.
George Hurrell: The Lost Photographs, recently discovered collection by master portraitist debuts at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., through March 3, (323) 465-7900.
Installation by Artist Jason Middlebrook debuts in the Project Room, through January 20, at the 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.
Masayuki Oda: Time for a Hundred Visions, small bronze wall sculptures, through February 9, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Bergamot Station, (310) 828-1133.
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.
*Through Daumier’s Lens: Photography and Caricature in Nineteenth-Century France, UCLA Hammer Museum, through January 20, (310) 443-7033.
Toshio Shibata’s “New Works,” Gallery Luisotti, Bergamot Station, through January, (310) 453-0043.
Nan Swann, oil paintings/pastels, ShowandSellFineArt.com, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., through January 31, (310) 473-5603.
Helen Slavin “Natura,” new series of paintings of landscapes and female nudes, Robert Berman Gallery, through February 13, Bergamot Station, (310) 315-1937.
Brad Spence, “When I was Conceived,” new series of paintings, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, through January 26, (310) 453-7535.
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.
*Flo Oy Wong: Angels Island, Immigration and Family Stories on view at the Japanese American National Museum, through March 31, (213) 625-0414.
*The World from Here: Treasures of the Great Libraries of Los Angeles, UCLA’s Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire, 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.
But First, Sammy Shore, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Sundays 5:30 p.m., through February 24, (310) 394-9779.
*Cheyenne, a “transwestern,” by Liz Tucillo, The Lillian Theater, 1076 Lillian Way, $15 – including pre-show music and drinks, through January 26, (310) 281-4775.
Canteen, WWII musical set in a USO canteen, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Sat. 6:30 and 9:30 p.m., Sun. 6:30 p.m., pre-show buffet 45 minutes before showtime, through January 27, (310) 394-9779.
*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.
*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 opens at the 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.

Thursday, Jan 10

Anne Bray will lecture on her work at The Artists Gallery, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., 7 p.m., free, (310) 8299556.
*Kandahar will screen, kicks off the 12th Annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema, UCLA Film and Television Archive, 7 p.m., (310) 206-FILM.
Our Sinatra, a big band musical celebration, Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine, 8 p.m., (310) 506-4522.

Friday, Jan 11

The Elephant Man, directed by Sheldon Metz, opens at the Westchester Playhouse, through February 16, 8301 Hindry Ave, (310) 645-5156.
Fantastic Voyages series continues with “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,” “The Picture of Dorian Gray”; Saturday’s bill includes “Faust” and “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” UCLA Film and Television Archive, 7:30 p.m., (310) 206-FILM.
It’s the Old Army Game, starring Louise Brooks and W.C. Fields, The Silent Movie Theater, 611 N. Fairfax, LA, 8 p.m., (323) 655-2520;www.silentmovietheatre.com.
Kubrick Festival kicks off with a screening of “The Shining”, 7:30 p.m., American Cinemateque at the Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, LA, (323) 466-FILM.
Materials & Meaning: A Sculpture Exhibition, Dean DeCocker, John Heric, Briget Marrin, Tina Marrin, Alan Rath, Roland Reiss, Mark Sparks, Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery, SMC Madison campus (11th Street and Santa Monica Blvd.), reception 5 to 8 p.m., through February 8, (310) 434-3434.
Laura opens at Theatre Palisades, to run through February 16, (310) 454-1970; www.theatrepalisades.com.
Pastels, Prints and Installation, works by Leo Garcia, Highways Gallery 2, through January 27, (310) 453-3711.
Photofields, Michael Barnard, award-winning filmmaker and visual artist’s new photographs, Highways Gallery 18th Street Art Complex, through February 24, (310) 453-3711.

Saturday, Jan 12

Daniel Fyffe’s new show of abstract paintings, to run through February 2, Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, (310) 315-1937.
Kubrick Festival continues with “A Clockwork Orange” (5 p.m.) and “Spartacus” (8:30 p.m.), American Cinemateque at the Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, LA, (323) 466-FILM.
Brian Ruppel’s “populatio gaudium* (*Killjoy)” opens, reception 4 - 6 p.m., Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, through February 16, (310) 829-3300; www.bachofner.com/gallery.

Sunday, Jan 13

“The Goat” and “Sherlock, Jr.” will screen at the UCLA Film and Television Archive, 2 p.m., Royce Hall, (310) 206-FILM.
Kubrick Festival continues with “Dr. Strangelove,” 5 p.m., American Cinematheque at the Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., LA, (323) 466-FILM.
Marsha Schweitzer: Human Landscapes/Personal Perspectives, opening reception, 5 - 7 p.m., Workman’s Circle/Arbeter Ring, (310) 552-2007.
Vacant: Recent Landscapes of Los Angeles, six photographers working in LA present their unique view of the landscape, Gallery Luisotti at Bergamot Station, through March 9, (310) 453-0043.
Vox, evening of dance, music and performance, featuring an eclectic group of artists, Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., (310) 315-1459.

Monday, Jan 14

Welcome to Winsomeland, a play about nine oddballs who grapple with reality, Tamarind Theatre, 5919 Franklin Ave., for a six-week run, (310) 289-2999.

Tuesday, Jan 15

*Frames of Viewing Film Series presents Mike Figgis’ new film “Hotel,” The Getty Center, 7:30 p.m., the director will attend, 7:30 p.m., The Getty Center, (310) 440-7300.
Iranian Cinema Celebration continues with “Under the Moonlight,” 7:30 p.m., UCLA Film and Television Archive, (310) 206-FILM.

Wednesday, Jan 16

Frames of Viewing Panel Discussion with filmmaker Mike Figgis and special guests, 7:30 p.m., The Getty Center, (310) 440-7300.