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Gallery & Museum Exhibitions

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Taylor Fine Art | Culver City
Jenny Lasuzzo: Sleep Etherea: Transcendence of Human Identity
May 4—25, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 4 | 7–10pm
Paintings of dreamscapes and ethereal figures, with symbolism drawn from mythology alluding to renewal, transformation and metamorphosis.

Beyond the Streets | West Hollywood
Gustavo Zermeño: What Was, What Is, What Could Be
May 3—June 15, 2024
Opening Reception: Friday, May 3 | 6–9pm
A series of immersive mural-inspired landscapes portraying a vibrant narrative of Los Angeles, honoring its landmarks while blending dreams with reality.

Rele Gallery | Hollywood
Woven Sanctuaries
May 2—June 15, 2024
Opening Reception: Thursday. May 2 | 6–8pm
A group exhibition bringing together the work of seven women artists from Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia, who repurpose cast-off textiles and natural fibers to envision worlds of living counter-monuments infused with visceral memories and lineal histories.

Night Gallery | DTLA
Coco Young: Passage
May 2—June 8, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 4 | 5–7pm
Layered oil paintings with lush surfaces punctuated by symbolism and escapist dreaminess. Passage seems to refer to a possible transition from one world to another – childhood to adolescence, life to death. Also opening at the gallery, Clare Woods: Blame Nature.

Vincent Price Art Museum | Monterey Park
Alice Wang: We Are Extraterrestrial
May 4—August 3, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 4 | 6–8pm
Recent prints and glass sculptures, alongside newly-commissioned large-scale ceramic sculptures, a film and an artist book, inspired by the artist’s immersive research trips to space analogs – or sites with similar conditions to extraterrestrial bodies – in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and across Iceland and the Arctic.

Film, Music, Theatre, Festivals & Dance

FILM: May
The Art Theatre | Long Beach
Friday, May 3, 2024 | 10pm
Presented by the Art After Dark screening series, May centers on a socially awkward veterinary assistant who descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands. Tickets: $13.50

MUSIC: bbymutha
The Paramount | Boyle Heights
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 | 7pm
bbymutha uses Southern hip-hop to tell stories of her religious upbringing, her sexuality and her experience as a Black single mother. Tickets: $36.19

MUSIC: Disco Fever Dance Party
Long Beach Arena | Long Beach
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 8pm
Classical Night Fever will perform the best disco tunes from the 70s. Guests can enjoy an indoor picnic and are encouraged to dress up. Tickets: $30-182

DANCE: Ancestors’ Voices
Skirball Cultural Center | Brentwood
Tuesday, May 7 | 8pm
Wednesday, May 8 | 8pm
This dance theater project from Donna Sternberg & Dancers explores the field of epigenetics and generational inherited trauma in the Jewish community. Followed by a Q&A. Tickets: $15 – 20

Fine Foods, Quick Bites + Bars

Up your game in the kitchen at these specialty how-to-cook programs exploring cuisines from around the world, in part 3 of our round-up of LA area cooking classes! Missed part 1 or part 2? Check them out here: part 1 (baked goods and sweet treats) and part 2 (dishes from around the world)!

Master the Basics of Chinese Cuisine | Culver City
Friday, May 3 | 6pm
Future Dates Available
Join Chef Carole for a hands-on class on authentic Chinese cuisine. Learn to pickle cucumber, create delicate carrot flowers and prepare a traditional Chinese stir-fry using shrimp or chicken with perfect rice, followed by a delicate almond float and fresh fruit cocktail. Attendees may bring wine and beer. Cost: $119 per person.

Explore Vietnamese Flavors | Culver City
Friday, May 4 | 7pm
Future Dates Available
This team-building class focuses on crafting a Vietnamese menu featuring authentic sesame avocado spring rolls with nước chấm dipping sauce, marinated pork bahn mi topped with herbs, carrots and daikon and a side salad. For dessert, Chef Rebecca will show you how to make a sweet coconut rice dessert. Guests may bring wine and beer. Cost $155 per person.

Spanish Tapas With a Twist | Mid-Wilshire
Saturday, May 4 | 7pm
Future Dates Available
Chef Iain will teach you how to prepare a Spanish-style tasting menu featuring five traditional tapas with added twists – right in your own kitchen! Dishes include a shrimp and white bean flatbread, a Spanish tortilla and zucchini patties served with homemade tomato marmalade. Cost $115 per person.

Romantic French Dinner - Date Night | Woodland Hills
Saturday, May 4 | 4pm & 7pm
Create your own romantic French dinner for two at this date night cooking class. Learn to prepare pan-roasted chicken with fine herbs and whole-grain mustard sauce, brown butter mashed potatoes, salade verte and French vanilla crème brûlée. Attendees may bring non-alcoholic beverages. Cost $99 per person.

Exploring International Confections | Woodland Hills
Sunday, May 5 | 10am
Future Dates Available
Satisfy your sweet tooth with a cooking experience exploring global confections. Learn to craft Argentinian Alfajores, Greek Kataifi and Brazilian Brigadeiro. Guests may bring non-alcoholic beverages. Age 14+ | Cost $99 per person.

Literary, Readings & Book Launches

LitFest in the Dena
Mountain View Mausoleum | Altadena
May 4—5, 2024 | 12:30-6pm
Explore two days of panels and speakers on the theme, Books That Made the Neighborhood, at the 12th annual Lit Fest in the Dena.

Heavy Manners Literary Fair
Heavy Manners | Echo Park
May 4—5, 2024 | 12-6pm
A two-day book fair featuring local Los Angeles vendors and two day-long poetry readings. Free with RSVP.

Poetry in the Garden
The Getty | Westwood
Wednesdays | May 8—29, 2024 | 2–3pm
Every Wednesday in May, the Getty Center will host a poet for a reading in the Central Garden. Free! Advanced sign-up is encouraged. 

Things To Do & Workshops

The Music Center’s On the Record: Vinyl Fair
Jerry Moss Plaza | DTLA
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 4–8pm
This vinyl marketplace features art-making, interactive activities, dance performances, live DJs and more.

Love Day Pop Up
Arts District, DTLA
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 12pm
LA-based streetwear brand Kids of Immigrants presents a special pop-up to celebrate their 8th anniversary. Enjoy bites, drinks, mini facials, music and more.

Clay 2024
Craft Contemporary | Miracle Mile
Saturday. May 4 | 12–5pm
Sunday, May 5 | 11am–5pm
Join Craft Contemporary for its annual celebration of all things clay. There will be shopping, air-dry clay activities, workshops and more.

Cinqo de Mayo Celebration
Catalina Island Museum | Avalon, Catalina
Sunday, May 5 | 6–9pm
Take a boat to Catalina this weekend and enjoy the annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration – featuring live music by Sin Frontera, traditional dance performances by Ballet Folklorico Quetzal, local food vendors selling popular Mexican dishes, engaging art and more. Free with registration.

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