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Of Particular Interest: Documental

Exhibitions

Adam Bartos’ “Kosmos,” new work, Rose Gallery, Bergamot Station, through May 28, (310) 264-8440.
*California Tile - The Focus Series, “S & S,” featuring Albert Solon, California Heritage Museum, 2612 Main St., through May 26, (310) 392-8537.
A Celebration of the Arts, the New Yorker Magazine Cover Art Tour, BGH Gallery, Bergamot Station, through May 24, (310) 453-8013.
Central European Avant-Gardes: Exchange and Transformation, 1910-1930, LACMA, through June 2, (323) 857-6522.
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.
*First Survey of Milton Avery’s Late Paintings, through September 8, UCLA Hammer Museum, (310) 443-4201.
Folk Art Show benefiting Romanian Children Artists, FrameStore, 2570 Lincoln Blvd., Marina Del Rey, through June 2nd, (310) 823-8525.
Jim Gleason’s “The Faction,” new paintings, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, through June 15, (310) 829-3300.
How Do We Know the Sky Isn’t Really Green and We’re Just Colorblind? Video Lounge by artist Johan Grimonprez, Santa Monica Museum of Art, through June 9, Bergamot Station, (310) 586-6488.
Lithium Legs and Apocalyptic Photons: The Imaginative World of James Carter, Santa Monica Museum of Art, through June 9, Bergamot Station, (310) 586-6488.
Reagan Louie - What Kind of Love, new photographs, a candid and complex portrait of the sex industry in Asia, Gallery Luisotti, Bergamot Station, through July 6, (310) 453-0043.
Love and Paranoia, new and recent installation, media and visual works by Michael Sakamoto, and Concrete Creek, a site-specific installation by Israeli artist Shai Zakai, 18th Street Arts Complex, through June 21, (310) 453-3711.
Marcelo Pombo will exhibit new work at Christopher Grimes Gallery, 916 Colorado Ave., through May 25, (310) 587-3373.
Marilyn, Before and After — Part One: “Becoming Marilyn, the work of Andre de Dienes, through June 8; Part Two: An Evening with Marilyn opens June 13 and runs through July 13, Stephen Cohen Gallery, 7358 Beverly Blvd., (323) 937-5525.
Enjeong Noh: Beautification, a solo exhibit of figurative and still-life paintings, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Bergamot Station, through May 24, (310) 828-1133.
Kelly Nipper will exhibit her new work, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Bergamot Station, through June 15, (310) 453-7535.
Noumenal Twilight - Doctor Chi in Modern and Contemporary Art, 1965 - 1998, curated by Patricia Thorn, 18th Street Art Complex, through June 21, (310) 453-3711.
New Acquisitions, New Work, New Directions 3: Contemporary Selections, LACMA, through August 18, (323) 857-6522.
Jeffrey O’Connell’s “Paintings,” First Independent Gallery, Bergamot Station, through June 22, (310) 829-0345.
Paintings by Kirtland Ash, Sulkin/Secant Gallery, Bergamot Station, through June 15, (310) 453 8411
Russian Faces and Places: Photography by Leah Broyde Abrahams, Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring, 1525 S. Robertson, L.A., through June 28, (310) 552-2007.
To Recognize an Instant and Not Let It Pass, an exhibition and reception of Charles and Ray Eames’ 3-D photography, Eames Office Gallery and Store, 2665 Main St., (310) 396-5991.
Eliza Maria Schmid’s “Flowers and Places,” new paintings, ShowandSellFineArt.com, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., through May 30, (310) 473-5603.
Munakata Shiko (1903-1975), prints, calligraphy, painting and ceramics by the Japanese artist, LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., through June 30, (323) 857-6000.
Kurt Solmssen’s new work, Terrence Rogers Fine Art, through June 8, (310) 394-4999.
Frances Stark, New Hammer Projects by Artists, UCLA Hammer Museum, through August 25, (310) 443-7020.
Survival in Sarajevo: Jews, Bosnia and the Lessons of the Past, Photographs by Edward Serotta, Skirball Cultural Center, through July 14, (310) 440-4500.
*Joan Robey - In the Company of Friends, a group show, Gallery of Functional Art, through July 7, Bergamot Station, (310) 829-6990.
*Trains, Balloons, and Buggies — Modes of Transportation in Nineteenth-Century France, UCLA Hammer Museum, through August 11, (310) 443-7000.
Will & Susan Utay’s hand-painted photographs, through May 30, Sylvia White Gallery Contemporary Artists’ Services, 2022 B Broadway, (310) 828-6200.
Jane Park Wells: Rhyme or Reason, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, through June 15, (310) 829-3300.
Willow Glen, new paintings by Jeff Gambill, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Bergamot Station, through May 25, (310) 828-8488.
Gerald Zugmann: Blue Universe, photography exhibit, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, through September 8, 835 N. Kings Rd., (323) 651-1510.

Theater

The Boys Next Door, a play directed by Charlotte Lee Schildkret, through June 6, Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Ave., Westchester, (310) 645-5156.
But First, Sammy Shore, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., Sundays 5:30 p.m., extended through May 28, (310) 394-9779.
*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.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight, a “schmoozical,” featuring artists from the original recording, Rose Alley Theatre, 318 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, previews through June 9, $25 suggested donation, (310) 452-7870.
On Approval, by Frederick Lonsdale, through July 7, Pacific Resident Theatre, 705 1/2 Venice Blvd., Venice, (310) 822-8392, $20 - $23.50.
*Out of Line, one woman show starring former Radio City Rockette, Cate Cohen, Powerhouse Theatre, 3116 Second St., through June 6, (323) 467-3428.
Picon Pie, World Premiere of a musical based on Molly Picon, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., through September 1, (310) 394-9779.
The Price, by Arthur Miller, Odyssey Theatre, 2055 Sepulveda Blvd., West L.A., though June 16, $19.50-$23.50, (310) 477-2055.
Two Rooms, directed by Dave Bonde, The Complex, 6476 Santa Monica Blvd., L.A., through May 26, $12, (310) 876-1254.
Veronica’s Position, directed by Bruce Gray, Theatre Forty, 241 Moreno Dr., through June 9, (310) 364-0 535.

Thursday, May 23

Samohi Senior Art Show, Roberts Art Gallery at Santa Monica High School, 601 Pico Blvd., reception 7-9 p.m., through June 27, (310) 395-3204, ext. 443.
Six Days of Creation and Noah’s Ark, tapestries by Margaret Handwerker, through August 25, Skirball Cultural Center, (310) 440-4500.

Friday, May 24

I Will, a kids challenge to the community to “help save the playhouse,” with an evening of food and entertainment, celebrating the Santa Monica Playhouse’s 40th anniversary, $40/$50 — all proceeds go to the Save the Playhouse Campaign, Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 4th St., 7:30 p.m., (310) 394-9779.
*Safety Last, a Memorial Day weekend celebration featuring one of Harold Lloyd’s best, the Silent Movie Theatre, through Sunday, 611 N. Fairfax, L.A., (323) 655-2510.
Shi-Wei Lien exhibits new mixed media work, 18th Street Arts Complex’s International Studio, 1659 18th St., 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., (310) 453-3711.
Zero 3, a group show with Kennedy Kabasares, Traci Kato-Kiriyama, and Edren Sumagaysa, Highways Performance Space, 8:30 p.m., (310) 315-1459.

Saturday, May 25

*Conrad Hall: Art of Light continues with “The Professionals,” directed by Richard Brooks, and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” directed by George Roy Hill, UCLA Film and Television Archive, 7:30 p.m., (310) 206-FILM.
The Glass Menagerie, UCLA Department of Theatre, Macgowan Hall, performances through June 1, (310) 825-2582.
Ghetto Cabaret, presented by L.A. Jewish Theatre, 8 p.m., also Sunday, 3 p.m., 1528 Gordon Street, Hollywood, (310) 967-1352.
*Johnny on the Spot, the World Premiere of the Neil Landau play, The Matrix Theatre, 7657 Melrose Ave., L.A., through July 7, (323) 856-4200.
*Peter Alexander: The Miramar Project and Pierre Koenig: Case Study Houses #21 and #22, Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, through June 29, (310) 828-6410.
Neo-Dharma Art, recent Buddhist inspired paintings by Venice Beach artist David Kim, Sponto Gallery, 7 Dudley, Venice, through June 2, (310) 399-2078.
*Andy Warhol Retrospective, through August 18. Museum of Contemporary Art, 250 South Grand Ave., L.A., for tickets call (213) 365-3500.

Sunday, May 26

Conrad Hall: Art of Light continues with a screening of “The Day of the Locust,” and “Tequila Sunrise,” UCLA Film and Television Archive, 7 p.m., (310) 206-FILM.
Meat, a Bible Tragicomedy, Hopkins House Studio, 11736 W. Pico Blvd., runs Sundays through June, (310) 586-0114.
*Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra, performs Mendelssohn’s “Italian Symphony,” Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., free; www.smsymphony.org.

Tuesday, May 28

The West Coast Premiere of “Art City,” a film by Chris Maybeach and Peter Gardner, Santa Monica Museum of Art, 7 p.m., (310) 586-6488.

Wednesday, May 22

Architecture & Fine Art Photography: Vision, Structure and Composition,” a networking dinner, Clickers & Flickers, Beverly Garland’s Holiday Inn, 4222 Vineland, Hollywood, 7 - 10 p.m., (626) 794-7447.