Here Today, Gone Tomorrow – “Fame,” in El Segundo, explores the renowned and the forgotten in a new exhibition

As Goethe says in Wilhelm Meister’s Journeyman Years, “the names of outstanding men survive some fifty years in the memory of the people – after that the names vanish or become legendary.” Time and memory are dancing partners, but they’re not always in step. “Museums are often about remembering,” says Justinian Jampol, “and remembering an…

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South Bay Arts Calendar: August 30 — September 4

Friday, August 30 Travel in style The Ninth Annual “Queen Mary Art Deco Festival” takes place now through Monday aboard the luxurious liner Queen Mary, moored at 1126 Queens Hwy, Long Beach. The aesthetic movement became popular around the 1930s, and this shipboard experience emphasizes all aspects, from furniture and fashion to architecture. Performances by…

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South Bay Arts Calendar August 23 to 30

Rita Hayworth (pictured) stars with Gene Kelly in “Cover Girl,” the 1944 film directed by Charles Vidor, screening at 8:15 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and also at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, in the Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo. Tickets, $10 general and $8 seniors. (310) 322-2592 or go…

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South Bay arts calendar August 16 – 23

Friday, August 16 Smells like chocolate The Torrance Theatre Company presents “Willy Wonka” at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Friday) and tomorrow in the James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Tickets available by calling (310) 781-7171 or go to torrancetheatrecompany.com. “Xanadu,” the Broadway roller-skating musical comedy based on the film (and featuring ‘80s pop music),…

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Sicily: Art and Invention between Greece and Rome

Perhaps one thinks of pizza and the Mafia when one thinks of Sicily (I think of Giuseppe di Lampedusa and The Leopard), but at one point many centuries ago Sicily was an active causeway between Greece, the Italian peninsula, and North Africa, which meant that over time it made a few cultural waves of its…

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South Bay arts calendar Aug. 1 – 7

  Thursday, August 1 The world aglow “Nature Illuminated” features the work of Lynnie Sterba, and it’s a colorful celebration of Nature. It opens tonight with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. in the real estate office at 403 W. Sixth St., San Pedro. Through August 31. (310) 318-6858 or go to LynnieSterbaArt.com. Time’s…

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An Open and Shut Case: Randall Barbera is pulling up his trunks

Randall Barbera is a designer, craftsman, and refurbisher of old trunks, the kind your great-grandparents might have had porters drag aboard for a trans-Atlantic crossing. In person, though, it’s the old rock ‘n’ roller that comes through. Barbera could be dropped into an old photo of The Who and he’d fit right in with Keith…

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South Bay Arts Calendar July 19 – 23

Thursday, July 18 I kneed somebody “Kelp!” is the new album from Andy and Renee, and they’re performing two CD release concerts at Live at the Lounge, tonight (Thursday) and next (July 25) Thursday at 8 p.m. The venue is located at 1018 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, right next door to the Comedy and Magic…

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South Bay Arts Calendar – July 12 – 14

Friday, July 12 Out the back door “Escape to Paradise” is an island dance performance, transporting us to visions of grass skirts and warm sand, and it’s taking place at 7:30 tonight, plus 2 and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, in the James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Tickets, $10.50. Call (310) 781-7171. Take a…

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South Bay arts calendar July 4 – 6

  Thursday, July 4 Kaboom! The Seaside Lagoon will host its annual Redondo Fireworks Show from 2 to 10 p.m., located at 200 Portofino Way. (310) 318-0681 or go to redondofireworks.com. Waterworks The Aquarium of the Pacific is celebrating the Fourth with late hours, 5 to 10 p.m., and a barbecue, 6 to 8 p.m.,…

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