LA Insider | Week of December 19, 2024: Peace, Joy and Light, Quiet Days, Hood Rave, Scrooge & Enchanted Forest!
Merry Holidays! In the days leading up to Christmas, Hanukkah and other seasonal celebrations, we wish you peace, joy and light! This week, we line up a few special art exhibitions on view into January or beyond. (Check individual galleries for holiday hours). Also on our culture and things to do list, a Scrooge-centric production of “A Christmas Carol” (selling out fast), a jazzy holiday concert, enticing films and more. Missed seeing us in your inbox? The Insider has been on hiatus for the Miami art fairs. We'll be back full swing the second week in January when the winter art season takes off!
Gallery & Museum Exhibitions
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Nat Meade @ M+B Gallery, West Hollywood
M+B Gallery | West Hollywood
Nat Meade: Tomorrow, the Flood
Through January 25, 2025
A suite of intimate figurative paintings reimagines masculinity, fatherhood and human connection, pushing the exploration of male archetypes to new depths.
Anat Egbi | Miracle Mile
Sarah Lee: Quiet Days
Through January 11, 2025
Haunting landscape paintings by the Korean-American artist.
Soft Opening at Paul Soto | West Adams
Nevine Mahmoud: Babe
Through January 25, 2025
Magically unreal mythical animal sculptures compressed by and into marble, metal, clay and plastic and mounted on unexpected armatures.
Lowell Ryan Projects | West Adams
Caitlin Carney: i would find you in any lifetime
Through January 11, 2025
Exploring the boundaries between representation and perception, these minimalist, color field paintings are propelled by Carney’s study of the sky, primarily at sunrise and sunset from her studio in Morongo Valley.
Marciano Art Foundation | Mid-Wilshire
Doug Aitken: Lightscape
Through March 15. 2025
A multi media artwork created by the artist in collaboration with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, this shapeshifting act of contemporary storytelling unfolds in various stages. Each week, live activations of music, dance and performance will be presented as part of the polyphonic tapestry of the work. Reserve tickets in advance
Moorpark College Art Gallery | Moorpark
Chico Harazaki: Ingrained Beyond Pattern
Through January 24, 2025
Delicate nuanced figurative mixed media portraits ingrained with patterns.
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Fabrik Projects
Bergamot Station, Santa Monica
All Works Under $500!
Give Original Art this Holiday Season – through December 31, 2024
Holiday Reception:
Saturday, December 21, 2024 | 1–4pm
A wonderful collection of accessible art – priced under $500 – that turns gift-giving into an art form. From original paintings and limited edition prints to stunning photography and works on paper... unique pieces that speak to every artistic sensibility.
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Film, Music, Theatre, Festivals & Dance
Blood and Sand (Film) @ Academy Museum, Miracle Mile
FILM: Blood and Sand
Academy Museum | Miracle Mile
Sunday, December 22, 2024 | 11am
The U.S. restoration premiere of this 1941 drama, which focuses on the rise and fall of a matador. Tickets: $5
FILM: Lady Terminator
Los Feliz Theatre | Los Feliz
Monday, December 23, 2024 | 7pm
Presented by Cinematic Void, this 1988 Indonesian horror-fantasy film follows a young anthropology student who is possessed by the spirit of an ancient evil queen. Tickets: $15
FILM: All We Imagine as Light
Vidiots | Eagle Rock
Saturday, December 21, 2024 | Various times
Payal Kapadia’s fiction feature debut explores the lives and textures of contemporary working-class Mumbai. Tickets: $11
MUSIC: Brrrrrr: Hood Rave x Baile World x BBC Winter Party
Don Quixote | East LA
Saturday, December 21, 2024 | 9pm
Celebrate the winter season with your favorite LA underground dance music collectives. Tickets: $22.30
MUSIC: Deck the Hall | Arturo Sandoval Swinging Holiday
Disney Concert Hall | DTLA
Monday, December 23, 2024 | 8pm
Jazz up the holidays! The multiple-Grammy-winner performs a jumping, jiving, jingling night at Walt Disney Concert Hall, with a program of holiday favorites. Start off the evening with a cup of free hot cocoa at the Winter Wonderland in BP Hall. Tickets: $45 – $160.
THEATRE: A Christmas Carol
The ISC Studio | Atwater Crossing | Glendale
Through December 23, 2024 | Tickets remain for these nights only:
Friday, December 20 & Sunday, December 22 at 7:30pm
Independent Shakespeare Company production of the holiday tale, featuring David Melville as Charles Dickens, performing the beloved story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the curious events that unfold on a cold, London night. Ages 8 and up. Tickets start at $27.50
Literary, Readings & Book Launches
Artist and writer Jasminne Morataya celebrates the release of her new book, Twisted @ 2760 Fletcher Drive, Frogtown
Twisted: Short Stories and Poems 2022-2024
2760 Fletcher Drive | Frogtown
Saturday, December 21, 2024 | 7-9pm
Artist and writer Jasminne Morataya celebrates the release of her new book, Twisted. She will be joined by other readers, including Parker Love Bowling, Hannah Tishoff and more.
Things To Do & Workshops
Enchanted Forest of Light @ Descanso Gardens, Flintridge. ‘Camouflage House’ by Tom Fruin © Kathryn Rapier
Enchanted Forest of Light
Descanso Gardens | Flintridge
Through January 5, 2025 (closed December 24–25) | Timed entry: 5:30–10pm
During the holiday season, dramatic light installations transform the gardens into a world of colorful botanical artscapes. Advance purchase tickets from $10 – $30 children | $15 – $45 adults
Artist Talk: Erica Ryan Stallones and Ross Simonini
Central Server Works | DTLA
Friday, December 20, 2024 | 7pm
Erica Ryan Stallones will chat with artist and writer Ross Simonini about her solo exhibition Three’s a Crowd.
What Is A Collective Nervous System?
Scribble | Highland Park
Saturday, December 21, 2024 | 2pm
This 2-hour workshop integrates body-based healing modalities with theater games and movement scores in order to move towards skills of attunement. Facilitated by Subliminal Relations. Tickets: $23.08
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