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Exhibits:

The Art of Ancient Greek Theatre, through January 3, Getty Villa, 17985 PCH, PP, 310.440.7300.

William Brice, Drawings 1960-1985, through December 31, LA Louver Gallery, 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.4955.

Combustione:Alberto Burri and America, plus Italian Artists’ Books (in the Project Room), through December 18, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station, 310.586.6488.

Dave Friedman: My Life in the Movies, photo exhibit, through December 10, SMC Photo Gallery, Drescher Hall, SMC, 1900 Pico Blvd., 310.434.4289.

The Gardens: Recent Paintings by Curtis Hoekzema, through December 24, FIG Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.829.0345.

Eva Hesse Spectres, Mark Manders: Parallel Occurrences/Documented Assignments, art exhibits, through January 2, 2011, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 310.443.7016.

Injustice, Power, and Unusual People, exhibit of photographs by Jim Hubbard, through November 30, Venice Arts Gallery | 1702 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, 310.392-0846.

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.

Rachel Lachowitz, through December 24, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.453.7535.

Ruth Leaf, art exhibit, benefits Upward Bound House, Fireside Room, First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica, 1008 11th St., 310.393.8258.

Making Change Store, activist art exhibit and store, though December 23, panel discussion and party December 11, 3-6 p.m., 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St., esiff@att.net.

Mountains to the Sea, art exhibit, through November 28, Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH., 310.458.4904.

Christy Oates: Tradition Meets Technology; Carmen Spera: Guns and Roses, through January 2, Lois Lambert Gallery/Gallery of Functional Art, Bergamot Station, 310.829.6990.

Remembering Henry Fukuhara: A Memorial Exhibition, through December 10, SMC Emeritus College Art Gallery, 1227 2nd St., www.smc.edu/emeritus.

Lisa Rinzler, photographs on glass, through January 5, 2011, Frank Pictures Gallery, Bergamot Station, 310.828.0211.

Selections from the Hammer Contemporary Collection, through January 23, 2011, Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 310.443.7016.

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

Wall Works: Zippy’s Nicknacks, Tonics, and Magical Gadgets, art installation by Bari Ziperstein, through January 30, 2011, G-Gallery Hallway, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station, 310.586.6488.

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