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Make it an artful autumn with these three fully-planned SoCal dates By Jeffrey Head
Date 3: Harry Bertoia, Sounding Sculpture, 1970s. Promised
gift of the Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation.The
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Date 1
EXHIBITION: One of the highlights of the annual
Los Angeles Asian and Tribal Art Show is
dealer Mark A. Johnson’s collection of objects
from Borneo, Sulawesi, and Sumatra. November
10 – 11, 2007 at the Santa Monica Civic
Auditorium, 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica.
Information: 310.455.2886.
RESTAURANT: Always good and always crowded,
Chinois set the standard for combining Asian and
California dishes.Try the Chinois Chicken Salad or
the Grilled Lamb Chops with Eggplant. 2709 Main
Street, Santa Monica. Reservations: 310.392.9025.
SHOW: Folklórico de SMC, a World Dance
Company at Santa Monica College, showcases
international choreography under the direction of
Sri Susilowati and Judith Douglas. Susilowati’s work
carries themes of gender and ethnicity while
Douglas incorporates African and Mexican dance
styles into the program. November 9 – 11, 2007 at
Santa Monica College. 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa
Monica.Tickets: 310.434.4856.
Date 2
GALLERY: Julius Shulman's Los Angeles at the Los
Angeles Central Library features architectural
photographs from the Getty Research Institute's
Julius Shulman Photography Archive. The exhibit
gives a vintage look into the city’s residential and
commercial growth through the lens of the photographer’s
60-plus-year career. Through January 20,
2008. 630 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles. Information:
213.228.7000.
RESTAURANT: The Pacific Dining Car is the
city’s finest restaurant open 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. The traditional menu of steaks and
seafood, cushy seats and attentive service make
this a comfortable place to eat anytime. 1310 W.
Sixth Street, Los Angeles. Reservations:
213.483.6000.
SHOW: James Galway, sometimes called “the man
with the golden flute,” performs with the Los
Date 2:The LA Phil orchestra. Photo by Mathew Imaging.
Angeles Philharmonic. The program inlcudes:
Schubert’s Overture to The Conspirators and Symphony
No. 4,“Tragic”. December 1, 2007 at the Walt Disney
Concert Hall. 111 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles.
Information: 323.850.2000.
Date 3
MUSEUM: Enjoy the newly installed sound sculpture
by Harry Bertoia at the Huntington
Gardens.The beryllium copper structure made of
16 matching rods stands 19 feet tall and emits gentle
tones when it sways in the wind. 1151 Oxford
Road, San Marino. Information: 626.405.2100.
Date 3: The Rose Garden Tea Room at the Huntington
Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Courtesy
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
RESTAURANT: Take a break from activities with a
proper afternoon of English tea at the
Huntington Gardens’ Rose Garden Tea
Room. 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino.
Reservations: 626.683.8131.
SHOW: Dear Brutus, a three act comedy by
Scottish writer J.M. Barrie, follows eight characters
on a mysterious midsummer night’s eve as they
undo past regrets in order to alter the course of
their lives. November 10 – 11, 24 – 30, December
13 – 16, 2007 at A Noise Within. 234 S. Brand
Boulevard, Glendale. Information: 818.240.0910.
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