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Wearing green on Sunday? Don't forget St. Patrick's Day! This week we highlight the Irish Film Festival and a St. Pat's party in Atwater Village. We also list a selection of navigable and intriguing art openings scattered around town – Culver City, Hollywood /WeHo and DTLA. Plus, our continuing round-up of places to take that special someone on a lunch date...

Gallery & Museum Exhibitions

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KP Projects | West Hollywood
Masakatsu Sashie: STILL
March 16 – April 13, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 16 | 6–9pm
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Detailed oil paintings exploring contemporary civilization, evolution and perseverance. Vestiges of modernity coalesce into the artist’s signature orbs – worlds-within-worlds – expressing the circle of life.

Regen Projects | Hollywood
Alberta Whittle: Learning a new punctuation for hope in times of disaster
March 16—May 18, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 16 | 6–8pm
Works by the Glasgow-based artist exemplify her interdisciplinary approach to cultivating community and care as an antidote to catastrophes, from ecological collapse to the legacy of anti-Blackness. The exhibition includes the North American debut of Lagareh – The Last Born, 2022, beside a suite of new paintings and sculptural works.

Walter Maciel Gallery | Culver City
Carolyn Castaño: Otros Seres
March 16—May 4, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 16 | 5–8pm
A survey of the artist’s work including 16 watercolors entitled, This is Dedicated to the One I Love (Collection of Living and Deceased Glaciers) which record the disappearance of Colombia’s tropical glaciers. Concurrently opening at the gallery, Rachael Neubauer: Bosch’s Echo – Chronicles of Encroachment.

Blum | Culver City
Oliver Lee Jackson: Machines for the Spirit
March 16—May 4, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 16 | 5–7pm
Conversation between Jackson and curator Harry Cooper at 2pm
In his inaugural show at the gallery, paintings by the Oakland-based artist combine the emotive gestures of abstraction with his signature figural forms. Concurrently opening at Blum, a retrospective of Pop artist Ray Johnson and an exhibition of works by ceramicist Yuji Ueda.

Wilding Cran | Arts District, DTLA
Ry Rocklin: Shelf Life
March 16—May 4, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 16 | 4–6pm
Combining ceramic, modular assemblage and installation, Shelf Life uncovers the aesthetic sincerity found in the debris of everyday life. Featured works by the multi-media artist / sculptor include a series of wall-mounted mosaics inspired by the patterns on squares of household paper products as well as life-sized ceramic figures and other objects. 

Film, Music, Theatre, Festivals & Dance

FILM: The Irish Film Festival of LA
Laemmle Monica Film Center | Santa Monica
Saturday, March 16 & Sunday, March 17, 2024
Coinciding with St. Patrick's Day weekend, this festival showcases contemporary Irish cinema with screenings of a variety of short and feature length films and panel discussions. Tickets starting at $10

FILM: Play It As It Lays / Puzzle of a Downfall Child
New Beverly Cinema | Fairfax District
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
This double feature centers on the fracturing psyches of two women. Frank Perry’s Play It As It Lays (1972) follows a disillusioned and aimless actress, while Jerry Schtazberg’s Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970) depicts the mental breakdown of a former fashion model. Tickets: $13

FILM: Sisters
Vidéothèque | Highland Park
Friday, March 15, 2024
In Brian De Palma’s 1973 suspense classic, a journalist gets involved with twin sisters and their mysterious doctor. Part of Vidéothèque’s Springtime for Horror mini-series. Tickets: $12

MUSIC: Salon Recordings
Gold-Diggers | Hollywood
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Record label Salon Recordings hosts a night of house and electronic music, with sets by Damar Davis, Sevyn, Naygod and Force Placement. Tickets: $11.03

THEATRE: Into The Woods
The Nocturne Theatre | Glendale
March 14—17, 2024
Last weekend to see this staging of the Tony Award-winning musical Into the Wood by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Tickets: $44-65

THEATRE: Something to Crow About
Experimentally Structured Museum of Art | Lawndale
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Bob Baker Marionette Theater will perform a special live puppet show at ESMoA’s gallery space. Free with RSVP.

Fine Foods, Quick Bites + Bars

Here's part 2 of our round-up of places to go on a lunch date – a more easy-going, less-loaded option than going out to dinner! If you missed last week’s selection, click here!

Sycamore Kitchen | West Hollywood
For a more casual lunch date, this friendly spot has a sunny courtyard and delicious food – such as the fried chicken sandwich, spicy shrimp tacos as well as salads, bowls – and delicious cookies to wrap things up on a sweet note. 

Inn of the Seventh Ray | Topanga Canyon
The location is secluded and rustic – and the drive up Topanga Canyon is romantic too. Featuring a menu emphasizing seasonal organic ingredients sourced from local farms, some of which participate in the farmers’ market hosted by the Inn most Fridays. 

Baltaire | Brentwood
An inviting space and a menu of classics and variations on classics – shrimp cocktail, Jumbo lump crab cake, Prime steak tacos, hand cut fries, mac and cheese and much more – from Executive Chef Samuel Jung.

Ivy at the Shore | Santa Monica
Pretty room, fancy / tasty menu with prices to match. After lunch, cross Ocean Avenue and take a romantic walk along Palisades Park overlooking Santa Monica Beach.

Gjelina | Venice
Yes to the location, ambience, yummy salads, sandwiches and anything from the bakery. 

Literary, Readings & Book Launches

Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects
Hammer Museum | Westwood
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | 7:30pm
Chris E. Vargas’s new book project, Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects, traces a gender-neutral, trans-centric history of art. Vargas will be joined by contributors and artists Zackary Drucker, Edgar Fabián Frías, Raquel Gutiérrez, Amos Mac and Uri McMillan. 

Black Women Taught Us Reading and Signing
Octavia’s Bookshelf | Pasadena
Friday, March 15, 2024 | 6–7:30pm
Dr. Jenn Jackson presents their new book Black Women Taught Us, an intimate history of black feminism. A book signing will follow the reading. 

Native Plant Flower Day with Drag Queen Storytime
Cellar Door Bookstore | Riverside
Saturday, March 16, 2024 | 1-2pm
Drag queens Scalene OnixXx and Athena Monet Kills host another edition of their storytime. In honor of National Plant a Flower Day, participants will be able to plant and plot their own flowers. Tickets: $11.19 (free admission for children)

Things To Do & Workshops

Tam O’Shanter St. Pat’s Party
Tam O’Shanter | Atwater Village
Sunday, March 17, 2024 | 12pm-Late
Tam’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration will include live music, food, drinks and more. Tickets: $10-$149

Making Monsters with Mary Doodles
Getty Villa | Education Court | Pacific Palisades
Saturday March 16, 2024 at 11am, 1pm & 2:30pm
Turn a squiggle into a monster at a free family drawing workshop with illustrator / YouTube artist Mary Doodles. Using drawing materials, inspiration from Getty Villa artworks and your imagination, make your own scary, friendly or silly monster drawing. This drop-in program is held in hour-long sessions three times during the day. 

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