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This Week:

LAST CHANCE

Inspired by Fashion and Finance: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, through December 5, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, 24255 PCH, Malibu, 310.506.4851.

Peter Shire: Hokkaido Story, sculpture exhibit, through December 4, Pete and Susan Barrett Gallery, SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., 310.434.3434.

The Wild Party, musical based on the 1928 epic poem about the 1920s, starring Krista Sutton, through December 5, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 5 p.m. Sundays, $35, Malibu Stage, 29243 PCH, Malibu, 310.589.1998.

THIS WEEK

December 3

Magic Meathands with Waterbrains doing Mission IMPROVable, comedy, 8 p.m., $10, Westside Comedy Theatre, 1323-A Third Street Promenade, www.magicmeathands.com.

Susan Revell: Re/visions, multi-media artist, 7:30 p.m., $5-$7, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, play by Tom Stoppard, through December 12, 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, $10-$15, SMC Theatre Arts Main Stage, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.4319.

A Winter’s Solstice, 8 p.m., preceded by The Night Sky Show, 7 p.m., $5, Planetarium, Room 223, Drescher Hall, SMC, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.3000.

December 4

Rose-Lynn Fisher, Brian Forrest, reception 4-6 p.m., through January 8, Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, www. craigkrullgallery.com.

Los Angeles Flute Orchestra, noon, Los Angeles Clarinet Choir, 3 p.m., free, MLK Jr. Auditorium, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd, 310.458.8600.

Michael C. Ford, Morgan Gibson, and Laura Copelin, poetry, 4 p.m., $5-$7, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006.

Hitched, with Gail Wronsky, Molly Bendall, Nikia Chaney, and Lisa-McCool-Grimes, poetry, 7:30 p.m., $5-$7, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006.

Mar Vista Library Book Sale, hundreds of quality books, most books $1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free, Mar Vista Branch Library, 12006 Venice Blvd., LA, 310.390.3454.

Saturday Night Film Club features “The Sweet Hereafter” by Atom Egoyan, 8 p.m., free, Vidiots Annex, 302 Pico Blvd., 310.392.8508.

December 5

First Sunday Open Reading with Genie Nakano and Cindy Weinstein, 5 p.m., free, Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.3006.

Ron Reihel, Cycles, reception 6:30-9:30 p.m., through January 5, Frank Pictures Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.828.0211.

SMC Wind Ensemble, 4 p.m., $10, The Broad Stage, SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., 310.434.3005.

December 6

Cook Once, Eat Twice, and How to Steer Clear of the Sugar Blues, with holistic health counselor Lauren Hartung, 12:30-1:45 p.m., free, DeWind Room, Santa Monica Family YMCA, 1332 6th St., 310.393.2721.

Sur la Mer: Vintage jazz with the Nick Ariondo Trio, 6:30-8 p.m., free, Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH, http://beachculture52.eventbrite.com/.

December 7

Clearing Your Mind, Freeing Your Heart, lecture with Edsel Tan, L.Ac. and Steven Hasenberg, MA, MFCC, 6:30-7:30 p.m., free, The Wellness Store, 1412 14th St., 310.917.2200.

December 8

Food Allergies: The Basics, with Melinda Braskett, MD, UCLA allergist, noon-1:30 p.m., free, Fireside Room, First United Methodist Church, 1008 11th St., RSVP: 800.516.5323.

Susan Suntree reads from and discusses her book Sacred Sites: The Secret History of Southern California, 7 p.m., free, MLK Jr. Auditorium, Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., 310.458.8600.

December 9

My Legs Hurt – Why? with Cheryl Hoffman, MD, UCLA interventional radiologist, noon-1:30 p.m., WISE and Healthy Aging, first floor, 1527 4th St., RSVP: 800.516.5323.

SMC Percussion Ensemble, 11:15 a.m., free, Edye Second Space, SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th St., 310.434.3005.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Al Stewart at Pepperdine, December 10

Marina Boat Parade, December 11

LA County Holiday Celebration, December 24

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