LAST CHANCE
Crowns + Veils, art by SMC student Javiera Estrada, through October 29, SMC Photography Gallery, SMC, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310. 434.4289.
THIS WEEK
October 29
Dorothy Barresi, poetry, 7:30 p.m., $5-$7, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006.
Films 4 Change presents “A Convenient Truth,” film about urban solutions in Brazil, 7 p.m., $5 donation, 601 9th St., 310.780.7363.
Films 4 Change presents “No Impact Man,” 7:30 p.m., $15, Edye Second Space, SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., 310.434.3200.
Telescope Buyer Survival Guide, 8pm, preceded by The Night Sky Show, 7pm, $5, Planetarium, Room 223, Drescher Hall, SMC, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.3000.
October 30
Julianne Bruce in Concert, flute and piano pieces, 3 p.m., free, MLK Jr. Auditorium, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.458.8600.
Gifts from the Soul, The HARC Foundation Presents HARC Award Winners, 3-6 p.m., repeated 6:30-10:30 p.m., $25-$35, Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., 310.453.1755.
Barbara Gluck, closing reception for photography exhibit, with a talk by the artist, 6:30-10 p.m., La Foto, Inc., 806 Pico Blvd., 310.525.4413.
Is Your Family Ready for a Double Tax Whammy in 2011?, seminar with attorney Caprice L. Collins, 10 a.m., free, Westchester Loyola Village Public Library, 7114 W. Manchester Ave., LA, 310.677.9787 x5.
Angel Romero, guitarist, with Colburn Conservatory String Quartet, 7:30 p.m., $57-$95, Broad Stage, SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., TheBroadStage.com/tickets.
Peter Shire: Hokkaido Story, sculpture exhibit, through December 4, Pete and Susan Barrett Gallery, SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., 310.434.3434.
October 31
Clarity, a new faith-based group, meets every Sunday evening, 7-8:15 p.m., free, Magicopolis, 1418 4th St., www.clarity.la.
SMC Jazz Band, 4 p.m., $10, Broad Stage, SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., 310.434.3005.
November 2
Your Food, Your City, Your Health, lecture, 6:30 p.m., free, Room 123, SMC Bundy, 3171 S. Bundy Dr., LA, 310.434.4743.
VOTE!
November 3
talhotblond: everybody lies online, screening of award-winning documentary film, 7:30 p.m., Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave., www.fandango.com.
November 4
Bloody Red Heart, stage adaptation of teenaged girls’ essays about real teen life, through November 21, 8 p.m.. Thurdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd, LA, 310.477.2055 x2.
Santa Monica Farmers Market Panel Series, discussion on organic farming and produce, 7 p.m., free, MLK Jr. Auditorium, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.458.8600.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
UMW Holiday Boutique, November 5-6
Contemporary Crafts Market, November 5-7
Why I Love Santa Monica Forum, November 8
Free Thanksgiving Dinner,
Santa Monica Civic, November 25