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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.
Rod Daniel’s Solo exhibit called “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.
Daniel Fyffe’s new show of abstract paintings, to run through February 2, Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station, (310) 315-1937.
Luca Giordano 1634 - 1705, a survey of the artist’s work, LACMA, through January 20, 2202, (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 the master portraitist, Hollywood Entertainment Museum, 7021 Hollywood Blvd., through March 3, (323) 465-7900.
Charles LaBelle’s “Dearborn,” Roberts & Tilton, 6150 Wilshire Blvd., through February 9, (323) 549-0223.
Materials & Meaning: A Sculpture Exhibition, Dean DeCocker, John Heric, Briget Marrin, Tina Marrin, Alan Rath, Roland Reiss, Mark Sparks, through February 8. Pat and Susan Barrett Art Gallery, SMC Madison campus, 11th Street and Santa Monica Blvd.
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.
Masayuki Oda: Time for a Hundred Visions, small bronze wall sculptures, through February 9, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Bergamot Station, (310) 828-1133.
Pastels, Prints and Installation, works by Leo Garcia, Highways Gallery 2, through January 27, (310) 453-3711.
Photofields, Michael Barnard, Highways Gallery - award-winning filmmaker and visual artist’s new photographs, 18th Street Art Complex, through February 24, (310) 453-3711.
Posing for Posterity: Portrait Drawings from the Collection, through January 20, The Getty Center, (310) 440-7300.
Brian Ruppel’s “populatio gaudium* (*Killjoy)” Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, through February 16, (310) 829-3300; www.bachofner.com/ gallery.
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.
Taboo Painting, group show of new and recent paintings, curated by Curtis Lemieux, through January 26, Le Crazy Space, 1629 18th St., #2, (323) 666-7993.
2002 Spotlight Awards Visual Arts Exhibition, highlighting works from some of So Cal’s top high school artists, through January 31, 18th Street Arts Gallery, 1639 18th St., (310) 453-3711.
The Unbearable Weight of Ordinary Things, an installation by Louisa Bufardeci, 18th Street Art Complex, through January 25, (310) 315-0015.
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.
*Flo Oy Wong: Angels Island, Immigration and Family Stories on view at the Japanese American National Museum, through March 31, (213) 625-0414.

Theater

*Body Snatchers...The Musical, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., through February 3, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and matinees at 2 p.m. on Sundays, (310) 477-2055.
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.
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.
*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.
*Cinderella returns to the Santa Monica Playhouse, to play through June 28, 2002, 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.
*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, to play 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.
Trolls, a New Musical Play, opens at the Coast Playhouse, to run through March 31, 8325 Santa Monica Blvd., (323) 655-TKTS.

Thursday, Jan 17

*Archive Treasures presents “Sabrina,” preceded by several shorts: “Paris Fashion Reel,” “Madeline,” “Stan Kenton and his Orchestra,” UCLA Film and Television Archive, 7:30 p.m., UCLA Film and Television Archive, (310) 206-FILM.
Sterling Chow will lecture on his show “Vietnam, 2 Weeks in the North II,” which ends January 26, The Artists Gallery, 7 p.m., 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., (310) 829-9556.
Roots - Celebrating 25 Years, a one-hour documentary special that celebrates the anniversary of the miniseries, screening and panel discussion, Anderson School Complex, 110 Westwood Plaza, 6:30 p.m., (310) 206-8267.
Vermeer in Bosnia: Thoughts on Art & Carnage, Occasioned in part by the Work of Mary Kelly, a talk by Lawrence Weschler of the New Yorker, Santa Monica Museum of Art, 7 p.m., (310) 586-6488, ext. 32.

Friday, Jan 18

*Deceptive Practices: A Conversation with Ricky Jay, sleight-of-hand artist, collector, magician and regular in David Mamet movies will speak with New Yorker writer Lawrence Weschler, 7:30 p.m., The Getty Center, (310) 440-7300.
*Hac Kyung Lee and Dancers with Steve Moshier’s Liquid Skin Ensemble, benefit concert at Highway Performance Space, also Saturday, 8:30 p.m., (310) 453-1755.
The Triumph of Love, UCLA Music Theater Workshop, through January 27, Schoenberg Hall, 8 p.m., $20/$10, (310) 825-4761.

Saturday, Jan 19

Annual Group Show, including the work of Andrew Gregg, Shari Cornish, David Delthony and more, through March 9, Gallery of Functional Art, Bergamot Station, (310) 829-6990.
Amy Ellington’s “Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall,” paintings like hip hop songs, and Jaq Chartier’s “Testing,” new paintings, Sherry Frumkin and Christine Duval Gallery, through February 23, (310) 453-1850.
*Carroll Clark and Top Hat and the Art Direction of a Classic — Symposium: The Art of the RKO Musical. In person: John Mansbridge, Michael Lonzo, Thomas A. Walsh, the fabulous Astaire and Rogers film, Top Hat, will screen at 7:30 p.m., UCLA (310) 206-FILM.
Don Kirby, Robert Weingarten, new works. Reception for the artists, 10 a.m. to noon, Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, through February 23.
One Vision, Many Voices: Latino Literature in the U.S., Ruben Martinez will discuss Julia Alvarez’s “In the Time of the Butterflies,” Main Library Auditorium, 1343 6th St., 2 p.m., (310) 458-8600.
*Richard III, an Odyssey Theatre and Circus Theatricals co-production, opens at the Odyssey Theatre, 2055 Sepulveda Blvd., through April 7, Wed - Sat., 8 p.m., Sundays 2 and 8 p.m., (310) 477-2055.
*Secret Knowledge: A Conversation with David Hockney, and New Yorker writer Lawrence Weschler, 7 p.m., The Getty Center, (310) 440-7300.
Stephanie Sanchez’s “Observing the Golden State,” 1997 - 2001, recent paintings of landscapes and urban scenes, reception 4 - 7 p.m., Terrence Rogers Fine Art, through February 23, (310) 394-4999.
Allan Sekula shows recent work at the Christopher Grimes Gallery, through February 23, 916 Colorado Blvd., (310) 587 3373; www.cgrimes.com.
12th Annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema to screen “Unfinished Song,” 7:30 p.m., (310) 206-FILM.

Sunday, Jan 20

In the Now, a one-woman play on survival by Terrylene opens at the Santa Monica Playhouse, to run through Sunday, February 17, 1211 4th St., (310) 394-9779.
Throw Pitchfork, began as a 15 minute a day writing exercise and grew into a play, Highways Performance Space, 7:30 p.m., $12, (310) 453-1755.

Tuesday, Jan 22

Academy/Contemporary Documentaries, “The Laughing Club of India,” and “A Fight to the Finish: Stories of Polio,” UCLA Film and Television Archive, 7:30 p.m., (310) 206-FILM.
The Diviners, a drama by Jim Leonard, through January 26, Pepperdine’s Helen E. Lindhurst Theatre, 7:30 p.m., (310) 506-4522.