March 23
Dance Yatra, program of Indian dance, 8pm, $15-$25, Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice, 310.837.5875. Also 8pm March 24 and 7pm March 25.
E-Waste Recycling Roundup, 7:30-9am, parking lot of St. Matthew’s Parish School, 1031 Bienveneda Ave, PP, californiarecycles.com. Also March 24 10am-2pm.
Japanese Maple Festival, free, 10am-4pm, Marina del Rey Garden Center, 13198 Mindanao Way. Also March 24, same hours.
Postcards From Jupiter, 8pm, preceded by The Night Sky Show, 7pm, $5/$9 for both, John Drescher Planetarium, Drescher Hall, SMC, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.4223.
Still Rewiring and The Wall, performances by Parijat Desai Dance Company, 8pm, $10-$18, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 310.440.4544.
South Pacific, presented by St. Monica’s high school students, 8pm, $5-$15, Cantwell Auditorium, 1030 Lincoln Blvd., 310.829.7052. Also March 24 at 2pm and 8pm.
March 24
The Bombshell Show, opening reception 7-10pm, through April 28, Applegate Gallery, 3101-A Main St., 310.396.7600.
Jay Davis, opening reception 5-7pm, through April 28, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.453.1595.
Gotz Diergarten, opening reception 6-8pm, through May 31, Rosegallery, Bergamot Station, 310.264.8440.
The Graduates’ Perspective, panel with Waldorf educators, alumni and alumni parents, Westside Waldorf School, 17310 Sunset Blvd., PP, 310.454.7064.
GV6: The Odyssey, a film about poets, with readings by poets featured in the film, 7pm, $15 donation or pay what you can, Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St., 310.399.1631.
Rafe Esquith, book signing for Teach Like Your Hair’s On Fire, 4-6pm, free, Every Picture Tells A Story, 1311-C Montana Ave., 310.451.2700.
Gilberto Gil in concert, 8pm, $38-$65, Royce Hall, UCLA, WW, 310.825.4401.
Open Toe Shoe Party, benefit fashion show for the One Small Voice Foundation, public is invited to enter shoe modeling contest, 1-4pm, $50 advance, $60 at door, Ocean and Vine Restaurant, Loews Santa Monica Hotel, 1700 Ocean Ave., 310.409.5732.
Red Tie Affair, dinner and award ceremony to celebrate 20 years of service by the American Red Cross of Santa Monica, 6pm, $175 per person, Fairmont Miramar Hotel, 101 Wilshire Blvd., 310.394.6571.
Snatch: Sue Coe, Dinae Gamboa, opening reception 7-10pm, through May 5, Overtones Gallery, 11306 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.915.0346.
Zachary Stadel, Heat and Dust, opening reception 6-9pm, See Line Gallery, 1812 Berkeley St., 310.829.1727.
Starbucks Walk for Water, a march to raise awareness for the global water crisis, 10am, registration 9:30am, free, march begins at Santa Monica Pier near the arcade and ends at Windward Ave. in Venice, worldwaterday.net.
March 25
Children For Children, dance performance by children, 1:30pm, $10 children, $18 adults, Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice, 310.280.1108.
Santa Monica CoHousing Meeting, noon-2pm, free, Outdoor Cafe, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., samocoho.com.
Palisades Symphony in Concert, performing Bach, Senchuk and Brahms, 7:30pm, free, Palisades High School Mercer Hall, 15777 Bowdoin, PP, 310.454.8040.
Spiritual Dating Workshop, 5-7:30pm, $30 prepaid/$35 walk-in, Agape, 5700 Buckingham Pkwy., CC, 310.581.1981.
Sunday Service and Re-Opening of Main Chapel, 10am, Santa Monica Presbyterian Church, 1220 2nd St., 310.451.1305.
March 26
Danskin Triathlon Training Seminar, 6:30pm, free, REI Santa Monica, 402 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.458.4370.
The Candidate, film about politics with Robert Redford, 6:30pm, free, Room 105, History and Social Sciences Bldg., SMC, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.4588.
March 27
Modern Art in Los Angeles: Feminism and Art in Southern California, lecture in conjunction with “WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution” exhibit at MOCA, 7:30pm, free, Harold M. Williams Auditorium, Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA, 310.440.7300.
Rae Armantrout reads her poetry, 11:15am, free, Art Lecture Hall 214, SMC, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.4303.
March 28
Art Kunkin, founder of the Los Angeles Free Press, 7pm, free, Activist Support Circle, Friends Meeting Hall, 1440 Harvard St., 310.399.1000.
March 29
Dawn Dais signs The Non-Runner’s Marathon Guide for Women: Get Off Your Butt and On with Your Training, 6-8pm, free, Frontrunners, 11640 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood, 310.207.0216.
Duck Soup, comic political film with the Marx Brothers, Q&A with director Ivan Reitman, 7:30pm, $6-$10, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, tickets 866.468.3399.
The Future of Farmers’ Markets, discussion with food experts and farmers, 7-9pm, free, MLK Jr. Auditorium, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.458.8600.
World Heritage Foundation: The Conundrum of Preservation vs. Publicity, lecture with Andrew C. Meinke, Jr, 11:15am, free, Art 234, SMC, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.4303.
