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This week we take you to art events from the South Bay to Chinatown and places in between. Plus cool films, music from classic to Afrobeat, more tasty spots helmed by female chefs and a women's theatre fest to finish Women's History Month with a blast!

Gallery & Museum Exhibitions

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The Landing | Jefferson Boulevard / Culver City
Roy Dowell: Manchas Profundas
March 30—May 4, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 30 | 6–8pm
A new series of paintings develops the artist’s interest in the intersection of abstraction and realism, geometry and formlessness, meditation and spontaneity.

Peterson Automotive Museum | Mid-Wilshire
Eyes on the Road
Opening Reception: Friday, March 29 | 5–9pm
Exhibition celebrating the art and visual culture of the highway – featuring works by Ed Ruscha, Vik Muniz, Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Mr. Brainwash, Roger Kuntz, Harry Chandler and others. Curated by the Petersen Automotive Museum and guest curator Jim Farber. Opening reception: VIP tickets: $75 / Members: $53 / General Admission: $45 (Regular hours admission: $12–$21) 

Moskowitz Bayse | Hollywood
Ernesto Renda: The Moment of Truth
March 30—May 11, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 30 | 6–9pm
Meticulously detailed, layered figurative relief paintings on black dyed unprimed canvas by the NY-based artist. 

The Broad Museum | DTLA
L.A. Intersections
Saturday, March 30, 2024 | 8–11pm
The second iteration of a two-part festival-style series celebrating organic music and spoken word, including punk, jazz, rap, noise and culturally-infused experimentation led by a new generation of LA-based Filipinx artists. Tickets: $30

Redcat | DTLA
Kameelah Janan Rasheed: i want to climb inside every word and lick the salty neck of each letter
March 27—August 11, 2024
Kameelah Janan Rasheed’s first major solo exhibition in her native California. The work in this show is a homage to formative experiences of the interspecies, interspiritual and language-rich environment in which she grew up.

Eastern Projects | Chinatown
Merrick Morton: Un-Rehearsed
March 30—May 18, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 30 | 5–9pm
A survey of images documenting the substance of neighborhood – the people, individual and group personalities, circumstance and shared modes of expression – captured in the photographer’s four-plus decades of street photography.

Torrance Art Museum | Torrance
Risky Business
March 30—May 4, 2024
Panel Discussion: A Painter’s Forum: Saturday, March 30 | 4:30–5:45pm
Opening Reception: Saturday, March 30 | 6–9pm
Group exhibition + panel discussion exploring how participating artists take a personal approach in their art-making to reflect a living, human role in the era of AI. Panelists: Sharon Barnes, Barbara Friedman, Zachary Keeting, Marie Thibeault. Moderated by Max Presneill. Two additional exhibitions open the same night.

Film, Music, Theatre, Festivals & Dance

FILM: The Sewing Circle: Sapphic Icons of Early Hollywood
Academy Museum | Miracle Mile
March 29—April 4, 2024
This series highlights cinematic figures long considered icons by women who love women. Including Sylvia Scarlett, Safe in Hell and Pandora’s Box. Tickets: $5-10

FILM: Noir City: Hollywood
Egyptian Theatre | Hollywood
March 29—31, 2024
Last weekend to check out this film festival dedicated to all things noir. Featuring classics like Nightmare Alley alongside international films like Bitter Rice and Le Samouraï. Tickets: $13-20

FILM: Possession
Vidiots | Eagle Rock
Saturday, March 30, 2024 | 9:45pm
Lose yourself in this disturbing tale of obsession, sexuality and transformation from Polish provocateur Andrzej Żuławski. Tickets: $12

FILM: Marie Antoinette
Norton Simon Museum | Pasadena
Saturday, March 30, 2024 | 4:30–6:35pm
Sofia Coppola’s 2006 film Marie Antionette reimagines the notorious royal as an ill-fated child princess who lives like a rock star. Free with museum admission

MUSIC: Traditions: Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater
Alex Theatre and Royce Hall | Glendale and Westwood
March 30—31, 2024
Join the Las Angeles Chamber Orchestra alongside guest artists John Holiday and Amanda Forsythe for a performance of Pergolesi’s transcendent work. Tickets: $32-142 plus fees

MUSIC: Amaarae: The Fountain Baby Tour
The Belasco Theater | DTLA
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | 7pm
Catch a performance by Ghanaian-American artist Amaarae, whose futuristic music blends R&B, Afrobeats, amapiano and rap into intoxicating explorations of self, desire and more. Tickets: $84

THEATRE: Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival (LAWTF)
Theatre 68 | North Hollywood
March 28—31, 2024
Celebrating 31 years, this festival features a program of workshops, panels and performances by female solo actors, musicians and vocalists from around the world. Tickets: $20–150

Fine Foods, Quick Bites + Bars

Part 2 of some perhaps unexpected – but tasty – establishments driven by female chefs, in our toast to Women's History Month! Missed part 1? Check it out here. Cheers!

Union | Pasadena
Under the vision of Chef Marie Petulla, this neighborhood restaurant / wine bar presents a Californian seasonal adaptation of Northern Italian cuisine.

Otoño | Highland Park
Michelin-rated contemporary continental Spanish-inspired menu of tapas and paella embracing California ingredients, presented by Teresa Montaño and Andrea Uyeda.

Little Beast | Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock neighborhood spot with a menu framed around global comfort cuisine, offering dishes made for sharing, via Chef Monique King.

Aunt Yvette’s Kitchen | Eagle Rock
Chef Yvette Platoff presents Ethiopian vegan-friendly fare featuring the main event – injera, a tangy flatbread – surrounded by flavorful vegetables and legumes. 

Botanica Restaurant | Silver Lake
Seasonal, Southern California dishes with a Mediterranean zing focusing on responsibly sourced ingredients – from the team of Emily Fiffer and Heather Sperling.

Literary, Readings & Book Launches

Maggie Thrash presents Rainbow Black
Skylight Books | Los Feliz
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | 7pm
Maggie Thrash celebrates the release of her new novel Rainbow Black. She will be in conversation with writer and journalist Suzy Exposito. 

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