South Bay Arts Calender 5/29/14-6/03/14
“Forest, for the Trees” is from the Arroyo Art Collective, and it’s among the featured work in “Surroundings” at the Creative Arts Center in Manhattan Beach. Through June 26.
COURTESY OF THE CREATIVE ARTS CENTER
Thursday the 29th
ART
“Surroundings”: This exhibition by the knit graffiti collective Yarn Bombing Los Angeles was created in collaboration with Manhattan Beach residents between March and May of this year, and it’s on view through June 26 at the Creative Arts Center, 1560 Manhattan Beach Blvd., M.B. Information: (310) 802-5440 or go to citymb.info.
“A New Perspective”: Angela D’Arcy’s solo art exhibition can be seen Thursday through Sunday at 608 North art gallery, 608 N. Francisca Ave., Redondo Beach. Information: (310) 376-5777 or go to 608north.com.
CURRENT HISTORY
Ten Years After: John Powers leads a discussion about the 2004 publication of “The 9/11 Commission Report,” from the vantage point of one decade, and it takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Alondra Room at El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance. Admission $20. Information: (310) 660-6460 or go to ECCommunityEd.com.
COURTESY OF 608 NORTH
“A New Perspective,” a solo show devoted to Angelina D’Arcy, is on view through Sunday at 608 North art gallery, 608 N. Francisca Ave., Redondo Beach. Call (310) 376-5777 or go to 608north.com.
Friday the 30th
MUSIC
“Jazz Under the Stars”: The Redondo Union High School Band and Dance Guard continues their Concert Series at 6 p.m. on Friday inside and on the lawn of the RUHS auditorium, Pacific Coast Hwy and Diamond, Redondo Beach. Free admission.
Trio Emy: Violinist Étienne Gara, pianist Mitsuko Morikawa, and cellist Yoshika Masuda perform the Tchaikovsky “Piano Trio, Op. 50” at 8 p.m. in the Hyperium Conservatory Recital Room, 655 Deep Valley Drive, Suite 120, Rolling Hills Estates. Suggested donation $20 general; $10 students. Information and R.S.V.P: (310) 378-1078 or email info@HYPERIUMmusic.com.
The opening reception for “Printemps” takes place on Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. in the Artists’ Studio Gallery, located in the Promenade on the Peninsula, Rolling Hills Estates. In addition to Jeanne Zask, whose “Fantasy” is shown here, the show includes painter George Chirinian and jeweler Nancy Comaford. (310) 265-2592 or artists-studio-pvac.com.
COURTESY OF JEANNE ZASKE
FILM
Vintage Cartoon Festival: Hosted by animation historian Jerry Beck, this is a presentation of Max Fleischer cartoons from the 1920s to the 1940s, featuring Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, and Superman. The silents are accompanied on the Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ. 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. Information: (310) 322-2592 or go to OldTownMusicHall.org.
“We Are the Best!”: Filmmaker Lukas Moodysson’s portrait of teen rebellion takes place in Stockholm in the early 1980s. People are saying punk is dead, but that doesn’t stop two rebellious 13-year-old girls from starting a punk band. Opens Friday for one week at the Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd., W. Los Angeles. Information: (310) 473-8530 or go to LandmarkTheatres.com.
Saturday the 31st
Weba Garretson and Ralph Gorodetsky perform their song cycle “What Must the Hummingbird See?” at 7 p.m. on Saturday at South Bay Contemporary in Rolling Hills Estates. Cost, $10. Call (310) 429-0973 or southbaycontemporary.com.
DESIGN BY STEELINK / PHOTO BY SUMMA
MUSIC
“What Must the Hummingbird See?”: A multimedia song cycle by Weba Garretson and Ralph Gorodetsky is being performed at 7 p.m. at South Bay Contemporary, 550 Deep Valley Drive #151, Rolling Hills Estates. Music, video, shadow puppets and illustrations create an immersive performance experience. Admission, $10. Information: (310) 429-0973 or go to southbaycontemporary.com.
Old Friends and New Friends: With vocalist Lynda Reed at the forefront, this group plays a blend of Brazilian music, Latin jazz and funk, plus American jazz standards, at 8 p.m. in Alva’s Showroom, 1417 W. Eighth St., San Pedro. Information: (800) 403-3447 or go to alvasshowroom.com.
LA Flute and Harp Duo: Free live music at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Peninsula Center Library, 701 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates. Information: (310) 377-9584 or go to pvld.org.
Wildwood Highway, local musicians with a bluesy, modern alternative country/southern rock sound, open for Camper Van Beethoven at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at St. Rocke in Hermosa Beach. Tickets, $20 now and $22 at the door. (310) 372-0035 or go to saintrocke.com.
Vocalist Lynda Reed and her Old Friends and New Friends Band perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Alva’s Showroom in San Pedro. Suggested donation, $20. Call (800) 403-3447 or go to alvasshowroom.com.
PHOTO COURTESY OF LYNDA REED
ART
“Printemps”: Art by painters George Chirinian and Jeanne Zaske, plus jeweler Nancy Comaford, go on display with a reception Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. in the Artists’ Studio Gallery, Promenade on the Peninsula, 550 Deep Valley Drive #151, Rolling Hills Estates. Through June 22. Information: (310) 265-2592 or go to artists-studio-pvac.com.
Vocalist Lynda Reed and her Old Friends and New Friends Band perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Alva’s Showroom in San Pedro. Suggested donation, $20. Call (800) 403-3447 or go to alvasshowroom.com.
PHOTO COURTESY OF LYNDA REED
Sunday the 1st
Waves of Grain Beer Festival: Over 40 premium breweries. Enjoy tasting a variety of craft brews, meet brewers and brewery reps., nibble on tasty BBQ, and take your chance at our raffle. Proceeds from the event will benefit Richstone Family Center. 3 – 6 p.m. Shade Hotel, 1221 North Valley Drive, Manhattan Beach. Tickets go to eventbrite.com/e/waves-of-grain-beer-fest-2014.
The Emy Trio performs the Tchaikovsky “Piano Trio,” Op. 50, at 8 p.m. on Friday in the Hyperium Conservatory Recital Room in Rolling Hills Estates. Suggested donation is $20 general and $10 students. Space limited, please R.S.V.P. (310) 378-1078 or email info@HYPERIUMmusic.com.
Tuesday the 3rd
Artful Days: This month the free lecture, which goes from 12:10 to 1 p.m., is entitled “A Survey of Art, Just the High Points,” and it takes place in the George Nakano Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance. Mary Drobny will be covering the civilizations of the early cave dwellers to the age of the Greeks. Free. Information: (310) 618-2326.