Time for the Weekend Update, more events and the Pick of the Week is tonight, in Culver City.

Pick of the week is Color Ink Book’s 3^rd Anniversary show entitled Shades of Ray. This is gonna be a fun one.  

The reception happens from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at WWA Gallery located at 9517 Culver Blvd., 90232. 310 836-4992; http://wwagallery.com/

Hold on to your pants as Color Ink Book celebrates three successful years with their first ever gallery exhibit at WWA gallery with the massive group show. Snag your very own one-of-a-kind Rayola sculpture created exclusively for this show.

Be one of the first 100 guests through the door opening night and receive an exclusive mini-print, from one of Color Ink Book’s alumni – Alex Pardee. You will have the chance to win a limited edition Travis Lampe Rayola plush and enjoy live painting too. The Project Space will feature artist, Sam Arshawsky.

Friday July 29^th

Now before my Pick of the Week, you may want to stop by Figtree’s Café to enjoy a tasty happy hour and hear some great live music tonight at 5:00 pm. Fefe Lee, will be performing a solo set on guitar. Beatle songs are a big part of his repertoire. Show goes till 7:00 pm.

Figtree’s Café is known for their healthy delicious food, located right on the Venice boardwalk at 429 Ocean Front Walk Venice, at Paloma Ave, two blocks south of Rose. Figtree’s has been voted the best restaurant on the boardwalk since 1978. Figtree’s has a wonderful happy hour, Monday thru Friday and also has FREE delivery. 310 392-4937; www.figtreescafe.com;

Now for the Pick of the Week…Color Ink Book creators The Brothers Washburn present Shades of Ray, Color Ink Book’s 3^rd Anniversary show.

Be one of the first 100 guests through the door opening night and receive an exclusive mini-print, from one of Color Ink Book’s alumni – Alex Pardee.

You will have the chance to win a limited edition Travis Lampe Rayola plush and enjoy live painting too. The Project Space will feature artist, Sam Arshawsky.

This is going to be a really great time and fun reception from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at WWA Gallery located at 9517 Culver Blvd., 90232. 310 836-4992; http://wwagallery.com/

Then pop by Prism at 8746 W. Sunset Blvd, 90069 to see some legendary talents such as Eric Kroll, Roy LIchtenstein, Ed Ruscha (see image), Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselmann. This event runs from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 310-289-1301; http://www.prismla.com/.

There’s lots happening at Copro Gallery (T-5), located at Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave. in Santa Monica) who will be offering the exhibition, Immaculate Deception featuring the works of two female artists "Genevive Zacconi" and "Ewelina Ferruso".

Also showing is Chris Peters as well as a group show. 8:00 - 11:00 PM at Copro Gallery, (T-5) Copro always has fun openings. 310 829-2156; http://www.copronason.com/.

Junk Food Art House Presents Anthony Lister, celebrating the launch of its innovative new platform Junk Food Art House — highlighting creative initiatives spanning art, film and fashion.

This event runs from 8:00pm – 11:00pm and comes after a 3-week long teaser poster campaign on the streets of Los Angeles featuring “wanted” posters of lost DC Comics Super Heroes. HVW8 Art + Design Gallery 661 North Spaulding Ave, 90036. 323 655-4898; www.hvw8.com

South, on Wilshire presents DJs and dancing from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am. It’s always a fun night with tasty drink specials and a yummy happy hour! Starting at 3:00 pm and runs till 8:00 pm. Get there hungry! South also offers $3 beer, ($10.00 pitchers) and $5 wells.

South is located at 3001 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90403. (310) 828-9988; http://southsantamonica.com/.

Saturday, July 30^th

Now in Santa Monica this one is more of a performance piece. The event starts early, at 1:00 pm and goes till 9:00 pm at 18^th Street Arts. Debating Through the Arts Performance 3 and Exhibition. Through a structure of debate, caucus, collaboration, performance and voting that echoes United Nations proceedings, artists and audience will come together to confront a vital issue of our time – Cultural Equity. The goal of this event is to help artists demonstrate the importance of the arts in solving conflicts. There will be a passionate discussion between groups of socially-aware, politically astute artists. 18^th Street Arts is located at 1639 18^th Street 90404, 1:00 pm-9:00 pm; (310) 453-3711; http://www.18thstreet.org.

There’s a fun is happening event in Santa Monica,, deyermond art + books, 2801 Main Street continues with their FREE concert series….with performances by Slatr Krusen &Co., Indio Downey, Shadowrewind,. They always put on a fun party here. A portion of sales will go to a non profit called Shred Kids' Cancer. This event runs from 8:30 to 10:30 with free booz. (310) 450-4400; www.deyermondbooks.com

Then in Venice, stop by Marine Contemporary for All the ifs and whens, an exhibition by London based artist, Annabel Emson (see image) and Cologne based artist, Gereon Krebber.

This two-part exhibition takes place in London and Los Angeles. Part I opened at Kenny Schachter/Rove Projects in London on July 12th and continues at Marine Contemporary in Los Angeles tonight.

The reception runs from 6:00 pm till 9:00 pm. Venice Marine Contemporary is located at 1733A Abbott Kinney Blvd., between Venice Blvd and Washington Blvd. 310.399.0294; http://www.marinecontemporary.com/.

New Image Art Gallery, located at 7908 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, 90046 offers artists Owen Schmit and Paul Wackers (see image).

Opening Reception runs from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm.  323.654.2192; http://www.newimageartgallery.com/

Then stop by Merry Karnowsky Gallery is proud to present this summer’s group exhibition featuring Deedee Cheriel’s Songs For Infinite Starry Nights, Femke Hiemstra’s Big Thousands of Golden Flowers, & Audrey Kawasaki’s Restlessly Still. Opening reception runs from 8 - 11pm. Located at 170 S. La Brea Ave., (In The Art 170 Bldg) LA 90036. http://www.mkgallery.com/.

Don’t forget there’s free music tonight at the Marina del Rey Summer Concerts in Chase Burton Park (13650 Mindanao Way).

Bring a blanket a picnic, some wine and enjoy. Event runs from 7:00 pm till 9:00 pm featuring Tito Puente, Jr. Orchestra.

Ride your bike or you can park at County lots #4 and #77 on Mindanao Way, or lot # 5 on Bali Way. http://bit.ly/qpxHMY
More info on my upcoming page  http://www.ktrpromo.com/p/upcoming-events.html

Or you may want to attend a very special dinner, entitled Le Secret Supper. Chef Leslie Paonessa offers a provincial French menu. Meet new friends and enjoy incredible food at this private affair. The cost is $50.00 per person, $60.00 with a wine pairing. For more info and full menu,  see Weekly Features Page. Contact Leslie at lfpsm@earthlink.net for reservations and additional info.

Don’t forget to check out Grand Performances, which is a free outdoor concert series in it’s 25^th year located at California Plaza in Downtown LA. Tonight’s show features The Shoghaken Ensemble and Tigran. Grace, passion and enduring strength mark the music of Armenia, both modern and traditional. Tigran exemplifies the modern global jazz sensibility, marrying deep respect for this Armenian provenance while plumbing the depths of this piano's sonic potential.  http://grandperformances.org/

Sunday July 31^st

It’s Los Angeles Navy Week 2011. Those gorgeous men in uniform are out. Yum ..and gorgeous women too. Men and Women or whatever team you’re playing on, keep your eyes out and come down to the Santa Monica Pier from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and enjoy the Navy band, The Destroyers, who will play two sets of music and the US Navy Parachute Demonstration Team, The Leap Frogs, parachute onto the Pier! Good looking men jumpin’ out of the sky…Mama likes that!

The band, The Leap Frogs is a fifteen-man team comprised entirely of U.S. Navy SEAL and SWCC commandos. This is a free event happening on the Santa Monica Pier. For more information: 310-458-8350. http://www.navyweek.org/losangeles2011/

Feeling all American, you’ll want to stop by the Happening Gallery who is having a Sunday afternoon opening reception of a group show, entitled “Spark the Mind”.

The event runs from 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm and the address is 4047 Lincoln Blvd. at Washington Blvd in Marina Del Rey. Wine & tasty treats will be served. 310 305-ARTS; www.thehappeninggallery.com.

Pick of the Week, is Friday Night, the 3rd Anniversary Party of Color Ink Book in Culver City!

Pick of the week is Color Ink Book’s 3^rd Anniversary show entitled Shades of Ray. Hold on to your pants as Color Ink Book celebrates three successful years with their first ever gallery exhibit at WWA gallery with the massive group show. Snag your very own one-of-a-kind Rayola sculpture created exclusively for this show.

Be one of the first 100 guests through the door opening night and receive an exclusive mini-print, from one of Color Ink Book’s alumni – Alex Pardee.

You will have the chance to win a limited edition Travis Lampe Rayola plush and enjoy live painting too. The Project Space will feature artist, Sam Arshawsky.

Wednesday, July 27th

Duncan Miller presents their annual Summer party at their Santa Monica pop-up projects space on Ocean Park. This new exhibition is entitled Summertime. Many of these works (from 16 artists) have not been seen before.

Reception runs from 7:00 pm till 9:00 pm at the Duncan Miller Gallery located at 1716 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica 90405. http://www.duncanmillergallery.com/

Get their a bit earlier and stop into the furniture store, Rumba, who will also be having an opening reception from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Rumba is located at 1740 Ocean Park Blvd. http://www.rumbastyle.com/

Then stay in Santa Monica and pop by Bleicher/Golightly Gallery (1431 Ocean Ave in SM) to see their final Summer Studio Sale  featuring work from Arman and Arghisti Musakhanyan, the sons of artist Raffi Musakhanyan, as well as Carol Powell. Opening reception runs from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Refreshments, wine will be served. http://caporalebleicher.com/

If you are up for the valley (or live nearby) Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club (4349 Tujunga Ave. in North Hollywood) offers Grammy nominated trumpet player/arranger/composer Ron King and his amazing quartet of A-list players.

Music charge is $15.00 plus $13.00 food or drink minimum. I've been to Vitellos, great Italian food. So treat yourself and enjoy a nice meal.  Tickets available at www.ticketweb.com or www.vitellosrestaurant.com; (818) 769-0905;

Thursday, July 28^th

In Santa Monica, Public Works Improvisational Theatre presents Voice in the Well: “Steering by the Stars”, poetry, readings and music featuring Catherine Allison, Marie Bergenholtz, DJ Carlile, Kaitlin Ferrell, Kathy Leonardo, Doug Spitz & Jeffrey Van Der Byl.

Hosted by Eric Vollmer, this event will be held at Warszawa Restaurant, (upstairs in the attic), 1414 Lincoln Blvd., in Santa Monica. Show starts at 7:30 pm. Donations encouraged…they are asking $7.00, but no one will be turned away. Deserts and refreshments will be served. http://www.publicworksimprov.com/calendar/

Also at the Santa Monica Pier presents Reggae/Ska: Slackers and Star Pool (plus the finalists of Rusty’s Surf Ranch emerging artist competition) tonight from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

Also, after the concert at 10:00 pm, stop by Poseidon SUP's new store is located at 1654 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica CA 90401 They will be having live music every Thursday for the summer. Wine & Beer will be served. http://www.poseidonstandup.com

And the Culver City Music Festival offers the Acoustic Celtic band Molly’s Revenge with special guest vocalist Christa Burch from 7pm-9pm from July 7th thru August 25th. Shows occur in the Culver City Hall Courtyard. Access to the courtyard begins at 4:30pm.

Parking is free underneath City Hall. For more info, check out the Upcoming events page.

In Venice, POST NO BILLS presents their second exhibition in its Venice Beach based print shop. The European Bailout Show will feature exclusive new limited edition prints and original artwork by ten of Europe's most innovative and highly celebrated artists- Anthony Micallef, Conor Harrington, Ian Francis, Jonathan Yeo, JR, Mode 2, Paul Insect, Stanley Donwood, Vhils and Zevs. Event runs from 7:00 pm till 10:00 pm. Post No Bills is located at 1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice Beach, CA 90291 http://www.postnobillsshop.com/

At the Talking Stick in Venice Mikal Sandoval hosts a speakeasy every fourth Thursday each month and people are invited to come their speakeasy attire.

The Talking Stick offers delicious, reasonably priced salads, sandwiches, hummus & pita, tasty desserts, and an array of smoothies, coffees and teas in a cozy, family-friendly atmosphere. Free parking and BYOB (with $8 corkage).

The Talking Stick Coffee Lounge is located at 1411 Lincoln Blvd. Venice 90291. 310.450.6052; www.thetalkingstick.net; $10.00 admission.

One more in Venice is Paparazzi Comedy who is celebrating their 1 year tonight  at The Canal Club 2025 Pacific Avenue, Venice Beach, CA. Produced by Gisele. Hosted by Twista Jaye and Jeffery Peterson featuring Barry Sobel and Kristi McHugh. Come hear the hottest and funniest comics on the Westside. Also performing Jason Hadley, Sean McBride, Brett Gilbert & The 420 Comic..... Special Music Guest Norwood Fisher. Valet and Street parking available. Drink and food specials. FREE before 8pm if RSVP at paparazzicomedy@yahoo.com.

Friday July 29^th

 

Now before my Pick of the Week, you may want to stop by Figtree’s Café to enjoy a tasty happy hour and hear some great live music tonight at 5:00 pm. Fefe Lee, will be performing a solo set on guitar. Beatle songs are a big part of his repertoire. Show goes till 7:00 pm.

Figtree’s Café is known for their healthy delicious food, located right on the Venice boardwalk at 429 Ocean Front Walk Venice, at Paloma Ave, two blocks south of Rose. Figtree’s has been voted the best restaurant on the boardwalk since 1978. Figtree’s has a wonderful happy hour, Monday thru Friday and also has FREE delivery. 310 392-4937; www.figtreescafe.com;

   

Now for the Pick of the Week…Color Ink Book creators, The Brothers Washburn present Shades of Ray, Color Ink Book’s 3^rd Anniversary show.

Be one of the first 100 guests through the door opening night and receive an exclusive mini-print, from one of Color Ink Book’s alumni – Alex Pardee.

This is going to be a really great time and fun reception from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. You will have the chance to win a limited edition Travis Lampe Rayola plush and enjoy live painting too. The Project Space will feature artist, Sam Arshawsky.

WWA Gallery  is located at 9517 Culver Blvd., 90232. 310 836-4992; http://wwagallery.com/.

Then pop by Prism at 8746 W. Sunset Blvd, 90069.  

See some legendary talents such as Eric Kroll, Roy LIchtenstein, Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselmann from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. 310-289-1301; http://www.prismla.com/.

There’s lots happening at Copro Gallery (T-5), located at Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave. in Santa Monica) who will be offering the exhibition, Immaculate Deception featuring the works of two female artists "Genevive Zacconi" and "Ewelina Ferruso".

Also showing is Chris Peters as well as a group show. 8:00 - 11:00 PM at Copro Gallery, (T-5) Copro always has fun openings. 310 829-2156; http://www.copronason.com/.

South, on Wilshire presents DJs and dancing from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am. It’s always a fun night with tasty drink specials and a yummy happy hour! Starting at 3:00 pm and runs till 8:00 pm. Get there hungry! South also offers $3 beer, ($10.00 pitchers) and $5 wells.

South is located at 3001 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90403. (310) 828-9988; http://southsantamonica.com/.

Saturday, July 30^th

New Image Art Gallery, located at 7908 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, 90046 offers artists Owen Schmit and Paul Wackers. See image to left.

Opening Reception runs from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm.  323.654.2192; http://www.newimageartgallery.com/

Then stop by Merry Karnowsky Gallery is proud to present this summer’s group exhibition featuring Deedee Cheriel’s Songs For Infinite Starry Nights, Femke Hiemstra’s Big Thousands of Golden Flowers, & Audrey Kawasaki’s Restlessly Still.

Opening reception runs from 8 - 11pm. Located at 170 S. La Brea Ave., (In The Art 170 Bldg) LA 90036. http://www.mkgallery.com/.

Or in Venice, stop by Marine Contemporary for All the ifs and whens, an exhibition by London based artist, Annabel Emson (see image) and Cologne based artist, Gereon Krebber.

This two-part exhibition takes place in London and Los Angeles. Part I opened at Kenny Schachter/Rove Projects in London on July 12th and continues at Marine Contemporary in Los Angeles tonight.

  The reception runs from 6:00 pm till 9:00 pm. Venice Marine Contemporary is located at 1733A Abbott Kinney Blvd., between Venice Blvd and Washington Blvd. 310.399.0294; http://www.marinecontemporary.com/.

 

Don’t forget there’s free music tonight at the Marina del Rey Summer Concerts in Chase Burton Park (13650 Mindanao Way), bring a blanket, a picnic and enjoy.

Tonight's event runs from 7:00 pm till 9:00 pm featuring Tito Puente, Jr. Orchestra.

   

Ride your bike or you can park at County lots #4 and #77 on Mindanao Way, or lot # 5 on Bali Way. See more concert info on my Upcoming Events page. http://file.lacounty.gov/dbh/docs/cms1_146017.pdf

Or you may want to attend a very special dinner, entitled Le Secret Supper. Chef Leslie Paonessa offers a provencal French menu. Hosted in a charming Venice cottage by Esquire Jachem, meet new friends and enjoy incredible food at this private affair. For more info and full menu, see Weekly Features Page. Contact Leslie at lfpsm@earthlink.net for reservations and additional info.

Don’t forget to check out Grand Performances, which is a free outdoor concert series in it’s 25^th year located at California Plaza in Downtown LA.

Tonight’s show features The Shoghaken Ensemble and Tigran. Grace, passion and enduring strength mark the music of Armenia, both modern and traditional. Tigran exemplifies the modern global jazz sensibility, marrying deep respect for this Armenian provenance while plumbing the depths of this piano's sonic potential.  http://grandperformances.org/

Sunday July 31^st

 

It’s Los Angeles Navy Week 2011. Those gorgeous men in uniform are out. Yum ..and gorgeous women too. Men and Women or whatever team you’re playing on, keep your eyes out and come down to the Santa Monica Pier from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.  

Enjoy the Navy band, The Destroyers, who will play two sets of music and the US Navy Parachute Demonstration Team, The Leap Frogs, parachute onto the Pier! Good looking men jumpin’ out of the sky…Mama likes that!

The band, The Leap Frogs is a fifteen-man team comprised entirely of U.S. Navy SEAL and SWCC commandos. This is a free event happening on the Santa Monica Pier. For more information: 310-458-8350. http://www.navyweek.org/losangeles2011/

Feeling all American, you’ll want to stop by the Happening Gallery who is having a Sunday afternoon opening reception of a group show, entitled “Spark the Mind”.

The event runs from 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm and the address is 4047 Lincoln Blvd. at Washington Blvd in Marina Del Rey. Wine & tasty treats will be served. 310 305-ARTS; www.thehappeninggallery.com.

As always, check back for the Weekend Update for some new fun events.

The Pick of the Week was Off the Hook Last Night...Don't Worry, there's Lots More Fun Events this Weekend!

Wow…yesterday, the Venice Art Crawl was off the hook. Sorry I was a bit late posting the weekend update, mama’s head was still flyin….so much great art and music and people. Met some new friends, saw some old ones…

See  pix to right of Jules Muck doing some live painting at Ocean Blue. Photos of last night's event were taken by Greg Dahl.


I started off at Ocean Blue (I sang early). See pix of Victoria Blak, next to band, doing some live painting. They offered a lovely spread of wine, beer snacks etc.

Then I headed out to some of the others, Figtree’s was still jumpin', more tasty treats….and you know what? Wine, etc.

Oh, oh, no wonder why my head hurts. 811 was very happening, the new Shepard Fairey mural is gorgeous in person. Then on to Momentum’s always fun party. Got home pretty late...whew, what fun!!!  See pix of Sona Mirzaei doing some live painting at Ocean Blue.

Also there is a fun event at Bergamot on Saturday and I can almost guarantee you may know an artist who is participating in it. See below, under Saturday events. You can read more about it, in my latest article on the Examiner

http://www.examiner.com/art-events-in-los-angeles/every-weekend-is-an-art-walk-at-bergamot-station

Friday, July 22^nd

South, an amazing restaurant with great Southern food presents DJs and dancing from 9:00 pm to 2:00 am. Finally, a place that will stay open late, like they do in NYC. Yeah!

Remember they have an amazing happy hour, yum! Starting at 3:00 pm and runs till 8:00 pm. Get there hungry! South also offers drink specials too. $3 beer, ($10.00 pitchers) and $5 wells.

South is located at 3001 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90403. (310) 828-9988; http://southsantamonica.com/.

Or in Venice, stop by Figtree’s Café to enjoy a tasty happy hour and hear some great live music tonight at 5:00 pm. Fefe Lee, will be performing a solo set on guitar. Beatle songs are a big part of his repertoire. Show goes till 7:00 pm.

Figtree’s Café is known for their healthy delicious food, located right on the Venice boardwalk at 429 Ocean Front Walk Venice, at Paloma Ave, two blocks south of Rose. Figtree’s has been voted the best restaurant on the boardwalk since 1978. Figtree’s has a wonderful happy hour, Monday thru Friday and also has FREE delivery. 310 392-4937; www.figtreescafe.com;

Vidiots is celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the annex. Located at 302 Pico Blvd., in Santa Monica Vidiots provides a wonderful sense of community. Nice to still have a home grown place, to stop by and rent your videos. The party runs from 8:00 pm till 10:00 pm and will offer champagne (yeah) food and live music by The Standards. http://www.vidiotsvideo.com/

Stay in Venice, stop into the Talking Stick, Lea Grant and Friends is on the bill. The Talking Stick offers delicious, reasonably priced salads, sandwiches, hummus & pita, tasty desserts, and an array of smoothies, coffees and teas in a cozy, family-friendly atmosphere. The Talking Stick Coffee Lounge is located at 1411 Lincoln Blvd. Venice 90291. 310.450.6052; www.thetalkingstick.net; Free admission.

Now in the Hollywood/Hancock Park area,

Carporale/Bleicher Gallery presents ‘Test Pilots’ a short group exhibit of Los Angeles-based artists who are crossing into new territory.  Artists were encouraged to exhibit work with different approaches and techniques than they have explored in the past. Artists include: Courtney Reid, Warren Long, Miriam Feldman, Ryan Schude, Joseph Hix, Melissa Meier, Samvel Saghatelyan, Johnathan Hornando, Josh Logan, Simone Gad. Opening reception is from 6:00 pm till 10:00 pm. Carporale/Bleicher Gallery is located at 355 N. La Brea Ave 90036. 310 237-6423; http://caporalebliecher.com

Saturday, July 23^rd

 

If you’re looking for something different to do during the day and you love to shop. There’s a NEW Parisian-style flea market starting today and will happen every Saturday at Hollywood High School. Located at 1521 North Highland Avenue on the northwest corner of Sunset Blvd., and N. Highland Ave., from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, 'Open Market Place' will feature local designers, artists, and vintage dealers selling a range of collectables and great stuff for the stylish consumer.

Jewelry designers Billie Shane and Lori Cooper will be there, to offer their beautiful works of wearable art for sale. There will be live music and various food trucks. Sounds like a party. Admission is Free.

In Santa Monica, Bergamot Station at 2525 Michigan Ave in Santa Monica. I advise everyone to carpool as parking will be limited. Hey, then you can drink more. Several galleries will be having openings and there is a huge one at the Shoshana Wayne Gallery.


Most of them are on the early side. Start at TAG Gallery (D-3) which is an artist run gallery and always has wonderful events with wine and tasty treats. This show features the work of Anne Ramis and a group show of TAG artists. Opening receptions runs from 5:00 pm till 8:00 pm.  310.829.9556; http://www.taggallery.net
 

Ruth Bachofner Gallery (G-2) will be featuring a group show entitled Entering Abstraction from 5:00 pm till 7:00 pm. 310 829 3300; http://www.ruthbachofnergallery.com.
 
Don’t miss the opening reception of Abel Baker Gutierrez’s latest exhibition from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm.

This event happens at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles (F2) http://www.luisdejesus.com.
  


Leslie Sacks Contemporary (B6) presents the work of Charles Christopher Hill (See image) and Richard Serra.


This opening starts and 6:00 pm and does run a bit later to 8:00 pm. 310.264.0640; http://www.lscontemporary.com/.


Now at the Shoshana Wayne Gallery (B-1), it’ six degrees of separation all over again.

Chain Letter is a group exhibition based on admiration will be on view. This is a clever concept which was conceived and curated by Christian Cummings, and Doug Harvey.

They start with a core group of artists that will be included in the exhibition. Each artist invited to participate, then invites ten other artists whom they admire, and so on. This culminates into a fun artist reception for everyone. I bet we all know at least one artist...maybe more.

 

Sculptress/designer Billie Shane (see image right) will be exhibiting her 'Fondling Devices' at The Chain Letter Show opening this weekend. Billie Shane says of her organic forms, 'They are to be touched, placed, fondled, or simply held.' She claims they will also leave a very identifiable mark on any intruder...Now that's multi-tasking!

Melinda Smith Altshuler (see image, left), Amadea Bailey, (see image, above left) Robert Bruland, Derek Goes (see image, below left ), Mark Farina, Bobbi Rich (see image below right), Billie Shane, will be showing their work, along with many other artists

It will be quite the scene with art on the walls, on the floor, everywhere.
 
There will also be live music with The Keith Walsh Experience, Corey Fogel, Bridget Marrin, Jimmy Turkow and Doug Harvey. Food trucks too.

This guerrilla style art opening will take place from 6:00 pm till 8:00 pm. 310.453.7535; http://www.shoshanawayne.com/.
 

Another one in Santa Monica, you may want to pop into…(it does start early). KM Gallery is having a group show opening from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm…see their website for a full list of artists….See image by David Lloyd

 

KM Gallery is located at 2903 Santa Monica Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90404. 310-828-1912; http://www.gallerykmLA.com

In Venice, there will be a lovely artist reception entitled “Old Stories” sponsored by V-Scape. This exhibition will feature a new series of paintings by Stephen Douglas. This opening will be held at 966 Sunset Ave., from 6:00 pm till 9:00 pm and will offer champagne, appetizers and treats. You must RSVP for this one at stephwdoug@verizon.net

Also in Venice, Grey Matter, a newly formed group of artists will mount a one-night-only art show on July 23rd, 2011 in an alley in Venice, CA.

Comprised of mixed-media installation pieces, infrared photography, functional art and a short film, the event asks visitors to examine the ever-changing cityscape of beauty found in disposed-of objects.

The Grey Matter Artists show will take place from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm at 208 Westminster Ave, Venice, CA, 90291 (in the alley at 208 Westminster near Abbot Kinney and Main St). They are serving wine and whiskey…alright, my kind of party. www.GreyMatterArtists.com.

Then stop by the Gebert Gallery (1345 Abbot Kinney) presents the opening reception of Seen/Unseen. This exhibit features the work of Judith Kindler who will be showing mixed media and installation. Event runs from 7:00 pm till 9:00 pm http://www.gebertgallery.com/

Or you can help keep dance alive by attending a benefit for the Viver Brasil Dance Company. Enjoy a private screening of the classic documentary by David Byrne in 1989 entitled, “Ilé Aiyé”, (The House of Life) at 7:30 PM. Also showing this evening will be another ½ hour documentary called “Caetano in Bahia.”

Viver Brasil’s artistic director Linda Yudin will introduce the program with her personal experiences with the elders of the Candomblé community. There will be light refreshments, and a cash bar to benefit Viver Brasil, and Brazilian tunes. Plus, you’ll have the chance to bid on fabulous silent auction items. I’m talking Fabulous…. a Jet Blue ticket for use anywhere in the continental USA, Yeah…and more., The event will be held at 3013 Yale Avenue, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292.

A minimum donation of $20 is requested. Hurry only 50 tickets will be sold to this event! Please secure your tickets today by making a donation of via Paypal on the Viver Brasil website: http://www.viverbrasil.com/, or contact Susan for more information: Cell 310-770-4207/ Skype 310-982-7714. Email: smdigiulio@gmail.com

Or head to Culver City and drop by

Las Cienegas Projects will be presenting the group show NOTHING COMES FROM NOTHING, a group exhibition featuring UC Irvine's 2011 MFA graduates: Maura Brewer, Josh Cho, Adrian de la Peña, Alexis Disselkoen, Sophie Lee, Noritaka Minami, Amir Nikravan, Marcus Perez, C. Ree and Samira Yamin (Project Space & Main Gallery). There is another group show in the back room. See their website for a full list of artists. Event runs from 6:00 pm till 9:00 pm. Las Cienegas Projects is located at 2045 S. La Cienega Blvd. http://lascienegasprojects.wordpress.com/.

Now at Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 6031 Washington Blvd., you can view the work of Robert Pruitt (see image). The opening reception runs from 6:00pm-8:00 pm (310) 836-9055; http://www.koplindelrio.com/


Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects is the complete opposite way, West of La Cienega and will be having an opening reception featuring Kristin Calebrese, Mindy Shapero (see image) and Monique Van Gendren. Susanne Vielmetter is located at 6006 Washington Blvd., Event runs from 6:00 – 8:00pm. 310 837-2117; http://www.vielmetter.com.

Sunday, July 24^th

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Associates hosts an event from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at beautiful Barnsdall Park. It’s a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon with an artist reception, wonderful art and beautiful views of the city. Winners of the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Associates Best of Show Award ($500) and the ten awards of $100 each will be announced at the opening reception.

Open Call L.A. offers artists throughout the area--from established names to unknown amateurs--the opportunity to show new work in all media. The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery is located at Barnsdall Park 4800 Hollywood Blvd., LA, CA 90027There is also another event happening here, so you can stop in and take in both. See website for more info. http://lamag.org.

This is another reason why I love the G2 Gallery (1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd.), Come by between noon and 3:00 pm and find a new family member.  Humane Society reports that roughly 10 million dogs and cats are sent to animal shelters each year, where only half make it to a loving and safe home. Please consider giving one of these lovable creatures a forever home and adopting them into your family. Stop by, look around, and have a photo taken with the newest member of your family. Pet portraiture will be provided by Samy’s Camera and available to anyone who stops by with their pet or decides to take home a new animal companion. This event takes place from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm. http://www.theg2gallery.com/

Have a great weekend....hope to run into you at some of the openings!