Capture Now, written and performed by Josh Jonas. Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Drive, near Santa Monica Airport, Fridays at 8, Sundays at 5. ADMISSION: $20. Students and seniors, $15. (310) 397-3244.
Counting for Thunder, through February 11 & 12, 8 p.m., Edgemar Center
for the Arts, 2437 Main St., (310) 392-7327.
The Dining Room, by A.R. Gurney, Theatre Palisades Pierson Playhouse,
941 Temescal Canyon Road, at Haverford Ave., through February 6, (310)
454-1970.
Happy End, Written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, Pacific Resident
Theatre, 703 Venice Boulevard, Venice, through Sunday March 27, (310)
822-8392.
The Ladies of the Camellias – Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and
Sundays at 2:00pm and 7pm. The Colony Theater, 555 N. Third Street,
(818) 558-7110. Ticket prices range from $26.00 – $36.00 (student and
senior discounts are available). (818) 558-7000.
Letting Go of God, will continue through Sunday, February 20 at the
Hudson Backstage Theatre, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood.
Performances are Friday evenings at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 3:00pm and
8:00pm and Sundays at 3:00pm. Student and senior discounts available.
For ticket reservations, please call 323/960-4420. Please visit www.juliasweeney.com.
*Matt and Ben, the story of two very lucky guys, played by two very
lucky girls, Acme Comedy Theater, 135 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood,
$27.50, (866) 811-4111, www.MattandBen.com.
Puppetolio, a puppet variety show for ages 3 and up, Santa Monica
Puppet and Magic Center, 1255 2nd St., runs indefinitely, (310)
656-0483.
The Sunshine Boys, by Neil Simon, Kentwood Players, through February
19, 8301 Hindry Ave., (310) 645-5156.
Wednesday Night Comedy Show, Bitter Red Head Bar, 2101 Lincoln Blvd.,
7 p.m., (310) 450-6776.
Thursday, February 3
The Art of Jack Keely, The Art Institute of California – Los Angeles
gallery, 2900 31st Street, 8 p.m., 310-314-6037.
Gaytino, a solo play with music starring Dan Guerrero, Mariachi to
Merman, Sondheim to Cesar Chavez, Highways Performance Space, through
February 5, 8:30 p.m., 1651 18th Street, $18, (310) 315-1459.
Perspective, a double billed evening of dance and revolution, by Mita
Ghosal and Ana Maria Alvarez, also February 4th and 5th, 126 Kinross
Ave., 11000 Kinross Ave., (310) 923-3305.
Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University,
24255 Pacific Coast Highway, 8 p.m., $45, (310) 506-4522.
The Tibetan Photo Project, offering young readers the first collection
of photos taken by Tibetans living in Exile, images of the Dalai Lama,
through April 29, 5:30 p.m., Antioch University, 400 Corporate Pointe,
Culver City, (805) 962-8179.
Friday, February 4
A Year on Mars – a look at what scientists have learned from the
roving robots Spirit and Opportunity that have been on the Red Planet
the past year, John Drescher Planetarium, which features the
state-of-the-art Digistar projection system. Second floor of Drescher
Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd. $5 each or $9 for the “double bill,” with
discounts for children and senior citizens. For information, call
(310) 434-4223 or (310) 434-3000.
An Evening on the Brink, $20, $15, 8 p.m., through February 26, an
evening of short plays, Electric Lodge Theatre, 1416 Electric Ave. in
Venice, (310) 306-1854.
Bold Abstraction, features paintings by artists Laura Baltzell, Jane
Burns & Joseph Litzinger, opening reception, 4 – 6 p.m., through March
2, Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station, (310) 453-5757.
Films for Peace screens “Arlington West,” Velocity Café, 7 p.m., 2127
Lincoln Blvd, at Pacific Street.
Radical Cuts, two nights of film and video, curated by Madam H and
Maile Colbert, 8 p.m., also Saturday, 7 p.m., Crazy Space, 18th Street
Art Center, 1629 18th Street, #2, (310) 829-9789.
Saturday, February 5
Small Steps Cinema – Giant Leaps for Man, Small Steps for Mankind,
also Feb. 6th, The Powerhouse Theater, 3116 2nd St, Santa Monica
between Rose & Marine. For more info check out our website at www.powerhousetheatre.com or call 310-396-3680.
The Night of the Black Cat, featuring special guest George Clinton, a
fun-filled musical night themed after the opening of the French
Cabaret, “Le Chat Noir,” in Paris, ’81, Edgemar Center for the Arts,
through March 26, 2437 Main Street, $22.50, (310) 392-7327.
Roar of the Crowd, a play about Fatty Arbuckle, through March 12,
Theatre 40, 241 Moreno Drive, (310) 364-0535.
Wednesday, February 9
Bergamot Books & MESS (Media Ecology Super Sessions) presents Robert,
7:30 p.m. Bergamot Station, Building G-5B, 2525 Michigan Ave, (310)
453-5768. Free admission. Free parking.
Jeffrey O’Connell’s “Recent Work,” new paintings, through March 12,
First Independent Gallery (FIG), Bergamot Station, (310) 829-0345.
