Posts by Bondo Wyszpolski
South Bay Arts Calender 5/15/14-5/21/14
Thursday 15th ART “Reflections”: Work by oil painter Kathie Reis, watercolorist Linda Thompson, and jeweler Marilyn Harrison, is on view through May 25 in the Artists’ Studio Gallery, 550 Deep Valley Drive #159, Rolling Hills Estates. Information: (310) 265-2592 or go to artists-studio-pvac.com. Friday 16th THEATER “The Hollow”: Kentwood Players present Agatha Christie’s 1951 thriller…
Read MoreDancing Away Her Sorrows: Tango instructor Ilona Glinarsky
It takes two to tango, but it also takes a good teacher to make sure you’re doing it right. Ilona Glinarsky, originally from Kiev, Ukraine, is that teacher. She offers several classes each month, in venues that range from the Beach Cities to El Segundo and Playa del Rey. Glinarsky grew up in the former…
Read MoreA Well Dressed Illusion: Inside the LA Opera Costume Shop
I’ve never looked at it this way, but if you’ve got a sweet tooth for creative clothing then the LA Opera Costume Shop is your candy store. Not that anyone can actually walk in and buy anything, but this morning we’re browsing the goods and I’m beginning to understand why opera glasses can be a…
Read MoreSouth Bay Arts Calendar 5/09/14 – 5/11/14
Friday 9th FILM “On Moonlight Bay”: This 1951 film starring Doris Day (and based on the stories of Booth Tarkingon) screens on Friday and Saturday at 8:15, plus Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m., in the Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. Tickets, $10 general; $8 seniors. Info: (310) 322-2592 or go…
Read MoreHotdogging 5/01/14-5/06/14
Thursday 1st THEATER “Peter Pan”: Actors appear to fly in this production by the Mira Costa High School Drama Department, playing at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, plus 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, in the MCHS Auditorium, 1401 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan Beach. Tickets, $18 general; $15 students, seniors. At the box office or online at…
Read MoreWide Awake with “The Drowsy Chaperone”
Remember the 1920s? You will after seeing the “musical within a comedy” that is “The Drowsy Chaperone.” It’s a relatively new work, this century in fact, that played in Los Angeles a few years back before going to Broadway where it won five Tony Awards, including Best Book of a Musical (Bob Martin and Don…
Read MoreAn Exhibition Expedition: Martin Betz is the new Cultural Arts Manager for Manhattan Beach
Martin Betz and his family landed at Ontario International Airport on July 4, 1964. “My parents almost had a heart attack because, you know how things are around here on July 4.” He laughs. “They thought they were moving from one fascist country to another. “I was born in Germany,” Betz continues. “My dad (Hans…
Read MoreHotdogging 4/24/14-4/28/14
Thursday 24th YOUNG AT ART “Art90266”: Presented by LA25, proceeds from this fundraiser go towards sending 1,400 South Bay children to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Live and Silent Auction features paintings by Anthony Friedkin, Alex Weinstein, Kathleen Keifer, Bo Bridges, Tricia Strickfaden and others, with David Borgatta creating a live painting…
Read MoreBig Kid in Town: Jackson Pollock’s “Mural” – On view at the Getty Center
A work of art demands to be the right size, whether that entails the artist rising a little higher to the occasion or scaling back. For example, certain Vermeers would forfeit their intimacy if the artist had gone larger. Likewise, a certain monumentality would never have emerged if Michael Heizer’s “Levitated Mass” at LACMA was…
Read MoreThe Natives are Restless and showing their art in Rolling Hills Estates
“Native” is an ambitious show for South Bay Contemporary. Most local galleries feature work by – no surprise here – local artists, but curator and gallery director Peggy Zask has on this occasion cast her net far and wide. Her new exhibition, opening Saturday, highlights current work by living artists with tribal affiliations and/or Native…
Read MoreTried and True: On solid footing at the California Museum of Fine Art
Art galleries often reflect the people who run them, with local examples being South Bay Contemporary (Peggy Zask) – which is eclectic, impish, playful – and Ego Fine Arts (John Cantu), which is a visual orgy of color and sound with a slap-happy bohemian, joie de vivre attitude. By contrast, the California Museum of…
Read MoreHotdogging: 4/11-4/14
“Lightscape,” by K.F. Davis, is among the work on view in the group show “Affordable, Collectible, Original Art,” opening on Saturday with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. in 608 North art gallery, 608 N. Francisca Ave., Redondo Beach. All work is priced at $300 or less! Through April 27. Call (310) 376-5777 or…
Read MoreTheater Review: “Underneath the Lintel” at the Little Fish Theatre
One-person plays are bold enterprises, taking essentially a storyteller relating a first-person narrative and plying (and playing) it with the necessities of drama – conflict, scene, movement, dramatic arc and dramatic tension to name a few. When done well, it can be an immensely rewarding experience. “Underneath the Lintel,” by TV writer and playwright Glen…
Read MoreMake a Quick Right on Easy Street: The Manhattan Beach Community Church Theater is at it Again!
Business majors, put down your books. Here’s how you can rise to the top without straining your eyes. “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” opened on Broadway in 1961 and proceeded to garner seven Tonys plus the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1962. The musical starred Robert Morse and Rudy Vallee, both of…
Read MoreTheater Review: “Harmony” at the Ahmanson
I’d say it’s a given that any story set during the 1930s in Germany, especially if Jewish men or women are involved, is going to hover on the brink of catastrophe. That’s certainly the case with “Harmony,” a fairly new and retooled musical with music by Barry Manilow and lyrics, plus the book itself, by…
Read MoreBooks and insight from Hermosa Beach vollyeball player Sharkie Zartman
Sharkie Zartman is a real go-getter: “I love everything I do. I guess my theme is that you got to take control, you’ve got to be in charge of your life.” If we’re looking for the quintessential beach girl, Sharkie’s one of our top contenders. With the exception of two years in Lubbock she lived…
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