6th Annual Los Angeles Improv Dance Festival
January 8-10
8:30pm Friday-Saturday, 4pm Sunday, $20
The Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Ave., Venice, 310.823.0710.
This festival is described as “a week of movement workshops, performances, and jams in sunny Venice, California.” Actually it’s indoors at the Electric Lodge, a solar-powered theatre that has become a major local venue for dance. Featured performers will be conducting dance workshops where audience members will be able to try their dance chops.
State of the Bay Conference
January 13, 9am-4pm, free
St. Robert’s Hall, Loyola Marymount University, 1 LMU Dr., Westchester, santamonicabay.org.
The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission is presenting this one-day event on the environment of our local waters. The highlight will be presentation of the first “State of the Bay” report.