Things To Do
SPECIAL OBSERVING EVENT: A CRESCENT MOON AND JUPITER; Fri., April 4, 8 pm. John Drescher Planetarium, Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, 310.434.3005, smc.edu.
ROCKY YOUNG LECTURE; Fri., April 4, 7 pm. Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, 310.434.4003, smc.edu/associates.
IHM ANNUAL LENTEN FISH FRY; Fri., April 4, 4 pm. Immaculate Heart of Mary Brentwood, 500 Fairview Ave., Brentwood, 925.437.8082, ihmbrentwood.com.
INTO THE BEAUTIFUL NORTH TOY THEATRE WORKSHOP; Sat., April 5, 2 pm. Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, 310.586.6488, smmoa.org.
JACARANDA’S CIVIL WARS CONCERT; Sat., April 5, 8 pm. First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, 1220 2nd St., Santa Monica, 213.483.0216, jacarandamusic.org.
INSOMNIA; Sun., April 6, 5:30 pm. Hotel Casa del Mar, 1910 Ocean Way, Santa Monica, 310.581.5533, hotelcasadelmar.com.
LA PUPPET FEST’S MILLION PUPPET PARADE; Sun., April 6, 10 am. 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica, 310.871.0621, lapuppetfest.com.
MID-WEEK RECITAL FEATURING SHERRIL WOOD; Wed., April 9, 12:10 pm. First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica, 1008 11th St., 310.393.8258, santamonicaumc.org.
PAINT NITE; Wed., April 9, 7 pm. Beverly Hilton, 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.274.7777, paintnite.com.
POETRY READING BY MARVIN FARBER; Thu., April 10, 3 pm. Santa Monica Public Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, 310.458.8600, smpl.org.
CLEMENTINE’S POP-UP FARMSTAND; Thu., April 10, 9 am. Clementine Bakery, 9346 Civic Center Dr., Beverly Hills, beverlyhills.clementineonline.com.
FREE WALKING CLUB; Tue., Thu., 10:30 am. Ongoing. Burton Chace Park, 13650 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, 310.305.9595.
Theatre
MURDER UP IN THE AIR; Sat., April 5, 7 pm. Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Westwood, 310.825.4401, cap.ucla.edu.
SPRING AWAKENING; Fri., Sat., 8 pm; Sun., 2 pm. Thru Apr. 5. $20-$30. Morgan-Wixson Theatre, 2627 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, 310.828.7519, morgan-wixson.org.
PETER BROOK: THEATRE DES BOUFFES DU NORD; Thu.-Fri., 8 pm; Sat.-Sun., 2 pm. Thru Apr. 19. Freud Playhouse, 405 Hilgard Ave., Westwood, 310.825.4401, tft.ucla.edu.
SLOWGIRL; Tue.-Fri., 8 pm; Sun., 2 pm. Thru Apr. 27. Geffen Playhouse, Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood, 310.208.5454. geffenplayhouse.com.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE; Thu.-Sat., 8 pm. Thru Apr. 13. The CityShakes Space, 1454 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, cityshakes.org.
MOMMERIES; Thu., March 20, 5 pm; Sat., March 22, 7 pm; Sun., March 23, 7 pm. Santa Monica Little Theater, 12420 Santa Monica Blvd., West LA, 310.745.7257, mommeries.eventbrite.com.
Music
WEST LOS ANGELES SYMPHONY; Sun., April 6, 7 pm. Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Westwood, 310.825.4401, cap.ucla.edu.
RAMIN BAHRAMI; Wed., April 9, 8 pm. Goldsmith Theater, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.246.3800, thewallis.org.
L’ERMITAGE BEVERLY HILLS LIVE; Wed., April 9, 6 pm. L’Ermitage Beverly Hills Hotel, 9291 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, 310.278.3344, viceroyhotelandresorts.com.
FANDANGO: SINGING THE LANDSCAPE; Thu., April 10, 12 pm. Royce Hall, 340 Royce Dr., Westwood, 310.825.4401, cap.ucla.edu.
Art
CIRCLES/WORDS BY GARY LANG; Thru April. Ace Gallery, 9430 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.858.9090, acegallery.net.
LARGE SCALE DRAWINGS BY LAURIE LIPTON; Thru April. Ace Gallery, 9430 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.858.9090, acegallery.net.
COLOR; Thru April 11. Novak Contemporary Art, 1880 Century Park E., Century City, 310.277.4997, novakart.com.
“ROOTS”; Thru April 16. Dogtown Space, 2009 Main St., Venice, 323.300.4261, iamtorquato.com.
“CAIRO STORIES”; Thru April 19. Rosamund Felsen Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, 310.828.8488, rosamundfelsen.com.
“KIOKU NO HANA (FLOWER OF MEMORY)” BY FUCO UEDA; Thru April 19. Thinkspace Art Gallery, 6009 Washington Blvd., Culver City, 310.558.3375, thinkspacegallery.com.
ED AND NANCY KIENHOLZ: BERLIN/HOPE; Thru April 26. L.A. Louver, 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.4955, lalouver.com.
GAJIN FUJITA: DRAWINGS; Thru April 26. L.A. Louver, 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.4955, lalouver.com.
MATT WEDEL: PORTRAIT; Thru April 26. L.A. Louver, 45 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, 310.822.4955, lalouver.com.
EXHIBITION BY LAURIE HOGIN; Thru May 10. Koplin del Rio Gallery, 6031 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, 310.836.9055, koplindelrio.com.
Comedy
M.I.’S WESTSIDE COMEDY THEATRE. Rhys Darby: Fri,. Apr. 4, 8 pm; Sat., Apr. 5, 8 pm. Mission IMPROVable: Fri., Apr. 4, 8 pm; Sat., Apr. 5, 8 pm. Show-Ganism: Fri., Apr. 4, 11:30 pm. 12 Shiny Nickels: Sat., Apr. 5, 11:30 pm. Lost Moon Gets a Job: Sun., Apr. 6, 7 pm. Neal Brennan and Friends: Sun., Apr. 6, 9 pm. House Team Night: Mon., Apr. 7, 8 pm. NOW?!: Mon., Apr. 7, 10 pm. Pretty, Pretty Pony: Mon., Apr. 7, 10:30 pm. Karmic Comedy: Tues., Apr. 8, 8 pm. Tuesday Open Mic: Tues., Apr. 8, 10 pm. Montreal Just for Laughs New Faces Auditions: Wed., Apr. 9, 8 and 10 pm. Westside Laugh Party: Thu., Apr. 10, 8 pm. The Grind: Thu., Apr. 10, 8 pm. The Jam: Thu., Apr. 10, 11 pm. 1323-A 3rd St. Promenade, Santa Monica, 310.451.0080, westsidecomedy.com.