LAST CHANCE
Judith Foosaner, Stop in Time, through July 3, Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.828.4344.
Carlo Marcucci, Wheatfields, wall sculptures, through July 3, Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.828.4344.
Daria Martin, Minotaur, through July 3, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 310.443.7016.
THIS WEEK
July 2
Magic Meathands, comedy improv, 8pm, $10, Westside Comedy Theatre, 1323-A Third Street Promenade, www,magicmeathands.com.
July 3
Master Class, Tony Award-winning play by Terrence McNally, starring Ellen Geer as Maria Callas, reception after performance, 8pm July 3, through September 25, call for other show times, $10-$32, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723.
Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, through January 23, 2011, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 310.443.7016.
Storytelling with AlphaBetty, ages 3-7, 10:30am, free, Children’s Book World, 10580 _ Pico Blvd., LA, 310.559.BOOK.
July 4
Peter Alsop’s Kids Concerts presents KIddie Karoo, 11am, $8, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723.
Annette Sugden, poetry, plus open reading, 5pm, free, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006.
July 5
Dollar Splash Mondays, through August 30, swim for one dollar, shuttle bus available starting at 10am from Virginia Avenue Park and along route of Big Blue bus line 7, 10am-5pm, $1, shuttle 50 cents, Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH, http://annenbergbeachhouse.com.
Red Gold, film about salmon fishery in Alaska, 7:30pm, free, Patagonia Santa Monica, 2936 Main St., 310.314.1776.
July 6
Martin Durazo, Pain Management, Ana Guajardo, Tianguis, reception August 7 6-10pm, through September 24, 18th Street Arts Center, 1839 18th St, 310.453.3711.
Green Living Workshop, eight week series, 7- 8:30pm, free, CoLoft, 920 Santa Monica Blvd., www.SustainableWorks.eventbrite.com.
July 7
Green Living Workshop, eight week series, 7-8:30pm, free, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., www.SustainableWorks.eventbrite.com.
July 8
Be Thrifty, lecture with Califia Suntree, 7pm, free, MLK Jr. Auditorium, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.458.8600.
Comedy Improv with Off The Grid, 8pm, $10, Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum, 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 310.455.3723.
Gregg Hurwitz discusses and signs They’re Watching, 6pm, free, Diesel Brentwood, 225 26th St., 510.653.9965.
M.E.S.S., Gerry Fialka interviews Simone Forti, 7:30pm, $5-$7 (no one turned away for lack of funds), Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006.
New Eyes, a one-woman show starring Yafit Josephson, written by Suzanne Bresler and Yafit Josephson, through July 15, 8:30pm Thursday-Sunday and Thursday July 15, $18, Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1411 4th St., www.neweyesplay.com.
Annette Sugden, Terry McCarthy, and Eric Lawson, plus the Ellyn Maybe Band, poetry, 7:30-10pm, free, 212 Pier Café, 212 Pier Ave., 310.314.5275.
Summer Sing-Along, first in four-week series, featuring Faure’s Requiem and Vaughn William’s Serenade, 7:30pm, $15 ($45 for entire series), First United Methodist Church, 1008 11th St., 310.393.8258.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Venice Eco-Fest, July 10
Santa Monica Place Grand Opening, August 6
