Last Chance
And Awaaay We Go! family musical returns for the month of November, through November 25, 12:30pm and 3pm Saturday-Sunday, $10.50-$12.50, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th St., 310.394.9779.
Tony Bevan, through November 24, LA Louver, 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.4955.
Damn Yankees, through November 25, Tuesdays-Fridays 8pm/Saturdays 2pm and 8pm/Sundays 2pm and 7pm, call for Thanksgiving holiday schedule, $35-$70, UCLA Freud Playhouse, UCLA, WW, 310.825.2101.
Emotion Pictures: Recent Work by Don Bachardy, through November 26, Antioch University Los Angeles, 400 Corporate Pointe, CC, 310.578.1080.
Gil Garcetti: Women, Water, and Wells, photographs of West Africa, through November 25, Fowler Museum at UCLA, WW, 310.825.4361.
Anton Henning: Welcome Delicious Ideas! through November 24, Christopher Grimes Gallery, 916 Colorado Ave., 310.587.3373.
In Front of the Eight Ball, 8 short one-act plays written and directed by the Mirror’s own Steve Stajich, Tuesdays through November 27, 8pm, $10, The Fanatic Salon, 3815 Sawtelle Blvd., CC, 310.795.7469.
Chris Oatey, Wallpaper of Champions, through November 24, See Line Gallery, 1812 Berkeley St., 310.829.1727.
One Foot High and Rising, through November 24, The Balmoral, 1522 Abbott Kinney Blvd., Venice, 310.392.3635.
Recent History: Photographs by Luc Delahaye, through November 25, Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA, 310.440.7300.
Peter Shire: Chairs, through November 24, Frank Lloyd Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.264.3866.
Edward Weston: Enduring Vision, through November 25, Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA, 310.440.7300.
Trips, photography exhibit by Fred Camper, based on Kerouac’s On The Road, through November 29, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006.
Wallflowers, art by Mara Lonner, through November 25, Deborah Page Gallery, 1028 Montana Ave., deborahpagegallery.com.
War and Peace, through November 28, 7pm, EpOxybOx Gallery, 602 Venice Blvd., Venice, RSVP info@epoxybox.com.
THIS WEEK
November 23
Photos with Santa Claus, through December 24, 11am-5pm daily, Center Court, 1300 block of Third Street Promenade, 310.393.8355.
November 25
Jiffy Lube Guest Appreciation Day, Baja-style tacos, soft drinks, balloons, and music, remote broadcast by Jack-FM, 10am-3pm, free (tacos are free for customers and their guests), Jiffy Lube Service Center, 2344 Pico Blvd., jiffylube.com.
November 26
No Man’s Land, film about stranded Bosnian and Serbian soldiers, part of the Political Film Series, 6:30p, free, Science 145, SMC, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.4588.
Unlock the Blocks: Keys to a Creativity Cure, writing workshop with Dr. Rachel Ballon, 7:30-9:30pm, $15, UnUrban Coffeehouse, 3301 Pico Blvd., uclaartsandhealing.net.
November 27
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, with Christoph Bull, organist, 8pm, $15-$36, Royce Hall, UCLA, WW, 310.206.5305.
Emergence, video art by Bill Viola, through June 15, Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr., LA, 310.440.7360.
Hammer Projects: Kaari Upson, multimedia exhibit, through February 17, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., WW, 310.443.7000.
PICAS Singles Supper Club, 7pm, $2-$4, Marguerite Café, 123 Washington St., Venice, RSVP to 310.450.3465.
Sounds That Change The World, 19 hours of recordings from the Pacifica Radio archives, featuring programs with and about Rosa Parks, Jackson Browne, Cesar Chavez, Gloria Steinem, Alan Watts, Allen Ginsberg, Robert F. Kennedy, Nelson Mandella, and others, 7am-1am, KPFK, pacifica.org.
300, movie about the war between the Spartans and the Persians, 6:45pm, free, MLK Jr. Auditorium, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.458.8600.
Teatr Zar, Gospels of Childhood, theatre piece by Polish company, 8pm, $15-$38, Freud Playhouse, UCLA, WW, 310.206.5305. Also November 27 and December 1-2.
November 28
Activist Support Circle welcomes Tim Goodrich, founder of Iraq Veterans Against the War, 7pm, free, Friends Meeting Hall, 1440 Harvard St., 310.399.1000.
Heatseekers, comedy revue with Bryan Callen, Steve Agee, Lesley Wolff, Nikki Glaser, Erin Gibson, Lizzy Cooperman, and Rob Delaney, 8pm, $10, Westside Eclectic, 1323-A Third Street Promenade, 310.451.0850.
Invitational Artists Series presents Laddie John Dill, with an original site specific work, through December 29, opening reception December 1, 5-8pm, TAG Gallery, 2903 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.829.9556.
Sefrou, Morocco Observed: The Photographs of Paul Hyman, through December 16, Fowler Museum at UCLA, WW, 310.825.4361.
Sustainable Santa Monica College, lecture, 6:30pm, free, Bundy 217, SMC Bundy, 310.434.4743.
John Truby signs The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller, 7pm, free, Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood, 310.476.6263.
November 29
The Doors of Perception: William Blake’s Revolutionary Art in the Age of Enlightenment, lecture with Dr. Lawrence Driscoll, 7pm, free, Montana Branch Library, 1704 Montana Ave., 310.829.7081.
Odessa/Havana, Jewish-Cuban fusion ensemble, 8pm, $15-$25, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 800.595.4tix.
George Harrison Candlelight Remembrance, 6pm, free, organized by Jerry Rubin, in front of Capital Records, 1750 N. Vine St., Hollywood, 310.399.1000.
Jane Marla Robbins signs Perform At Your Best, 7pm, free, Dutton’s, 11975 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood, 310.476.6263.
Santa Claus lights up the holiday tree, 5pm, free, Santa Monica Place, 310.393.8355.
Stan’s Café, Of All The People in the World: The Americas, exhibit and performance, through December 30, $5-$10, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., LA, 310.440.4500.
World Heritage in the 21st Century: The Challenges of Conservation, lecture with Francesco Bandarin, director of UNESCO, 8pm, free, Auditorium, Getty Villa, 17985 PCH, PP, 310.440.7300.
Wrestling With Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner, documentary about the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, 6:45pm, free, MLK Jr. Auditorium, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.458.8600.
Mark Your Calendar
Montana Avenue Holiday Walk, November 30
Holiday Parties, Main Street, December 1
Christmas Celebration with SMC Concert Chorale and Peter Graves, December 1-2
Five Golden Rings Art Fair, Church In Ocean Park, December 8
SMC Holiday Art Sale, December 11-12
Eco Gift Expo, Santa Monica Civic, December 15-16
