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WEEKENDCALENDARLOS ANGELES E42 Westisthe placetobe. everymonth. 2007Issues September16Travel October14HomeDesign December9GiftGuide Every month in the Sunday Times and at latimes.com/west Foradvertisingopportunities, contactNoraGervaisat213.237.6134 ornora.gervais@latimes.com 07ED015-083828102 west 449-6840. Alexei Jawlensky (1864-1941) An exhibition of more than 100 colorful paint- ings and works on paper by the 20th cen- tury Russian artist; ends Nov. 5.

ACentenni- al Celebration: The Life of Norton Simon Aspe- cial installation in celebration of the cen- tennial of the museum birth recounts his life and work in business and in the art world; ends Dec. 31. Orange County Museum of Art 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; closed Tue. 12 and younger, free.

(949) 759-1122. Art Since the 1960s: Cali- fornia Experiments at OCMA An exhibition of pop, assemblage, conceptual, installation and performance art from then emerging, now well established, artists of the 1960s. Much of the work on display has not been seen for almost 40 years; ends Sept. 14. Cao Fei: Whose Utopia The first installment of the a series of ex- hibitions, residencies and international col- laborations meant to forge relationships with artists in Latin America and Asia.

This project features the work of Cao, an artist born in Guangzhou, China, analyzing the details of the contemporary quotidian through videos, mementos and installa- tions; ends Sept. 2. Mary Heilmann: To Be Someone An exhibition of 65 of colorful works made over the last 40 years and meant to evoke a feeling or scene with brilliant splashes of color; ends Sun. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits 5801 Wilshire L.A. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

chil- dren younger than 5, free. (323) 934-7243. Pit 91 The museum reopens the only active ur- ban Ice Age excavation site where visitors may stand on the observation deck as paleontologists and trained volunteers ex- cavate fossils. The experi- ence is not complete until patrons make it to the where they can watch scientists study (and clean) ancient masto- dons and sloths discovered in the La Brea Tar Pits. All those interested in becoming trained volunteers should go to www.tarpits.org ends Sept.

9. Petersen Automotive Museum 6060 Wil- shire L.A. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; closed Mon. members and children younger than 5, free. Parking is $6.

(323) 930- 2277. Art Wall: Charles J. Maher An exhibition of the graphic designs for cars, char- acterized by playfulness and a bold sense of color; ends Oct. 28. Ferrari: Sixty Years Of Greatness This year marks the 60th anniver- sary of the invention of Enzo glori- ous automobile, a car conceived to satisfy his racing instincts and his pride in Italy; ends Oct.

7. Going Topless in Style: The Ameri- can Convertible The exhibition celebrates the history of fascination with these scantily clad automobiles meant only for the nicest weather; ends Oct. 7. Micro- cars: The Minimum in Motoring Ahistory of the smallest automobiles, most of which were electric or powered by tiny in- ternal combustion engines; also, an exami- nation of why microcars like the BMW Iset- ta and the King Midget fell out of favor with the buying public and a look at the micro- cars of today; ends Feb. 3, 2008.

Riverside Metropolitan Museum 3580 Mis- sion Inn Riverside. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mon. Free. (951) 826-5273. ACelebration of Textile and Costume Traditions An ex- hibition that honors and explores the roots of Japanese textiles; ends Sept.

9. Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda L.A. Wed. and noon-5 p.m.; noon-9 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mon.

children younger than 2, free. (310) 440-4500. embArk: L.A. Goal L.A. Goal is an agency that provides programs, including job training, counseling, music and art classes for developmentally dis- abled adults.

The museum presents an ex- hibition of more than 50 paintings, weav- ings, ceramics and texts by L.A. Goal art- ists; ends Oct. 7. Ark Apermanent interactive and life-sized re-imagination of the biblical ark, complete with animals of all sizes, made from innovative materials; in- definitely. Compiled by Grace Krilanovich.

Openings SATURDAY BAST: Devilwood New Image Art, 7906 Santa Monica No. 208, L.A.; ends Sept. 23. (323) 654-2192. Group Show: Body Double An group exhibi- tion of photographs and videos by 16 female artists, among them Barbara Probst, Janai- na Shannon Plumb, Caitlin Atkin- son, Liz Cohen, Desiree Holman and Kara Hearn, whose works incorporate their own image.

Luckman Gallery, Harriet Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Cal State L.A., 5151 State University Drive, L.A.; ends Oct. 13. (323) 343-6610. Group Show: Do It Now: Live Green Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and De- sign, 9045 Lincoln L.A.; ends Oct. 20.

(310) 665-6905. Group Show: Ego Agroup exhibition of works by Heather Cantrell, Eduardo Con- suegra, Peter Lograsso, Samantha Mago- wan and others that explore the role of por- traiture in the contemporary age of over- stimulation. Jail Gallery, 965 N. Vignes No. 5A, L.A.; ends Sept.

22. (213) 621-9567. Continuing Most galleries are open Tuesdays through Saturdays from about 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hours vary, so please phone ahead.

SANTA MONICA WESTSIDE Carrie Marill: Newfoundland An exhibition of new gouache-on-paper paintings of en- dangered flora and fauna. Sixspace Gallery, 5803 Washington Culver City; ends Sat. (213) 765-0248. Alexander Couwenberg: Cosmetically, Aesthetically, Unregrettably Works re- flecting the visual culture of Southern Cali- fornia. d.e.n.

contemporary, 6023 Washing- ton Culver City; ends Sat. (310) 559- 3023. Oleg Dou New photographs. Duncan Miller Gallery, 10959 Venice L.A.; ends Sept. 8.

(310) 838-2440. Charles Gaines: Greenhouse, Florence Pita: Alice and Jeff Williams: Thickly Settled An installation by Gaines; concur- rent with a created environment incorporat- ing elements of in by Pita. Williams exhibits in the LAXART Window. LAXART, 2640 S. La Cienega L.A.; ends Sept.

1. (310) 559-0166. Mario Giacomelli Photographs. Italian Cul- tural Institute, 1023 Hilgard L.A.; ends Aug. 31.

(310) 443-3250. Sara Hendren Leslie Yagar LAAA South: Michael Napoliello Gallery, 936 Hermosa No. 105, Hermosa Beach; ends Sept. 8. (310) 652-8272.

Mark Lipson: Just Beyond Reach and Elizabeth Paige Smith: New Type Win- dows Aseries of cibachrome photographic prints by Lipson; concurrent with a film in- stallation by Smith. Elizabeth Paige Smith Atelier, 1423 Abbot Kinney Venice; ends Sun. (310) 392-8060. Allan Sekula: Shipwreck and Workers A series of photographs based on works that will be shown concurrently at Documenta 12. Christopher Grimes Gallery, 916 Colora- do Santa Monica; ends Sept.

1. (310) 587-3373. Three Mendacious Minds: David Schoff- man, Currado Malaspina Micah Car- pentier An exhibition of works reuniting the founding body of the Paris based New Pestilence School. DCA Fine Art, 3107 Pico Santa Monica; ends Aug. 31.

(310) 396- 8565. Daena Title: Broken Dreams and Rhea Carmi: Les Voix Du Silence LA Contem- porary, 2634 S. La Cienega L.A.; ends Sept. 1. (310) 713-0507.

Timothy Tompkins, Reality Disorder: Shana Lutker, Justin Beal Mateo Tan- natt and Allie Bogle: I Love You More Now That Gone Still-life paintings by Tompkins; concurrent with a three-person show curated by Gosia Wojas and solo show curated by Joanna Szupinska. Susanne Viel- metter Los Angeles Projects, 5795 W. Wash- ington Culver City; ends Sept. 1. (323) 933-2117.

Group Show Agroup exhibition featuring works by 13 artists curated by Kristin Ca- labrese. Honor Fraser, 1337 Abbot Kinney Venice; ends Sept. 27. (310) 401-0191. Group Show: Ag 2 The 25th anni- versary group exhibition will feature works that incorporate or the number 25.

Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 6031 Washington Culver City; ends Sept. 1. (310) 836- 9055. Group Show: Literartistry Corey Helford Gallery, 8522 Washington Culver City; ends Sept. 5.

(310) 287-2340. Group Show: Nature (Interrupted) and Ming Hsu: Republic of China, Without People! 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th Santa Monica; ends Sept. 14. (310) 453- 3711. Group Show: Pavement Paradise: Ameri- can Parking Space An exhibition that ex- plores the transience of automobile trans- portation and space-taking.

The Center for Land Use Interpretation, 9331 Venice Culver City; indefinitely. (310) 839-5722. Group Show: Drawings Works on paper by Los Angeles based sculptors, including Jedediah Caesar, Vanessa Chow, Mason Cooley, Aaron Curry, Sean Duffy, Sam Durant, Skylar Haskard, Pentti Monk- konen, Florian Morlat, Ken Price, Amanda Ross-Ho, Jennifer Steinkamp and others. Angles Gallery, 2230 Main Santa Moni- ca; ends Sept. 1.

(310) 396-5019. Group Show: ZOOM Arena 1 Gallery, 3026 Airport Santa Monica; ends Sept. 8. (310) 397-7456. BERGAMOT STATION 2525 Michigan Santa Monica Bates Poland Bates: Out of the Box Schomburg Gallery; ends Sept.

1. (310) 453- 5757. Michael Brunswick: New Paintings and Kathrin Burmester: Peoplescapes Lush, glossy paintings by Brunswick; concurrent with an exhibition of video still images by Burmester. Fine Art; ends Sept. 1.

(310) 828-1133. Terri Friedman: Mystic Vacation Sho- shana Wayne Gallery; ends Sept. 1. (310) 453-7535. Kathy Halbower and Jeremy Thomas Pa- Galleries MUSEUMS WEEKENDCALENDARLOS ANGELES E11 or all but its older viewers, at on KCET will present aworld never known: America at war abroad and united at home.The Califor- nia Connected documentary as- sesses the impact of World War II on the Golden State and vice versa.

Either way you look at it, the impact was immense. With period film clips and a sprinkling of talking heads, ifornia at argues that the war put California at the center of the national consciousness, a spot it has never relinquished. GIsstationed here marveled at a sunshine-drenched playground; unemployed Americans flocked west for war-industry jobs. Rosie the Riveter, the Holly- wood Canteen, the seriocomic Battle of Los Angeles, the long lines at recruitment centers, the patriotic all are men- tioned. But at avoids indulgingin a stroll down memory lane.

The internment of Japa- neseAmericans, the riots in Los Angelesand the am- munition explosion at Port Chi- cago in Northern California that killed hundreds of African Americans are fully explored. The focus of at ison Los Angeles and San Francisco, with a bit of Santa Barbara. San Diego rates not a mention, a disappointing omis- sion given the transforma- tion during World War II into what it is today: one of the na- major military centers. Much is made, appropriately, of the Northern California con- nection to the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo (the planes, troops and carrier Hornet were from Califor- nia) and later the building of the bomb (much of the scientific brainpower was from Berkeley), though it goes unnoted that many of the Marines who fought ashore in the island-hopping campaign had trained on the beaches near Oceanside. Still, at is a keeper, a lesson in where the state has been and maybe where going.

Historian Kevin Starr, who does yeoman work through- out, provides the moral: World War II Califor- nia into the future. tony.perry@latimes.com at KCET, 8tonight. TV REVIEW A war that changed California By Tony Perry Times Staff Writer OW we know what the buzz around Armenian violinist SergeyKhacha- is all about. Winner of the Interna- tional Jean Sibelius Competition in Helsinki, Finland, in 2000 (the youngest in its history) and the Queen ElisabethCompetition in Brussels in 2005, Khachatryan first played in the Southland with the Minnesota Orchestra last yearat UCLA and in Orange County. On Tuesdayhe made a spec- tacular debut with the Los Ange- les Philharmonic under the baton of French conductor the Hollywood Bowl.

The vehicle was Prokof- heartfelt Violin Concerto No. 2, the last Western commission before he returned to his much-missed homeland in 1932 after a self-im- posed exile from the Soviet Union in 1918. Poetic, introspective, effort- lessly virtuosic, Khachatryan mined the classical lyricism of the first movement, the sweet and sour nostalgia of its glorious slow movement and the fiery gypsy rhythms of the last. His sound was vibrant and rich, and his interpretation was mature, although surely it will deepen. As winner of the Queen Elisa- beth Competition, he plays the lustrous 1708 varius, on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.

accompanied sensi- tively and with transparency. The miking justifiably favored the soloist, but the orchestra sounded terrific. The French ac- count of Eighth Symphony, which closed the pro- gram, again relied on Gallic vir- tues of leanness and clarity, elic- iting remarkable degrees of light and shade within a purposeful structure. But by keeping the dynamic and expressive contrasts under such tight control, undercut the dra- matic possibilities, the sense of intoxication with nature and how that connected with Czech nationalism, evoking tragedy, yearning and delirium. Cather- ine Ransom Karolywas the elo- quent flute soloist.

opened with Passacaglia and Fugue in mi- nor as transcribed for orchestra in 1929 by Leopold Stokowski. Unlike his earlier version of the Toccata and Fugue in minor (which reached millions through Walt 1940 film this transcription pummel the listener into submis- sion. It begins quietly, adds dark, muted colors discreetly and evokes light passing through stained-glass windows as it builds a monumental edifice. Long out of fashion for their use of large orchestras and ro- mantic, sustained phrasings, such transcriptions once intro- duced generations to the won- ders of Bach, and this affection- ate performance may have been awelcome sign of their come- back. have more of them.

chris.pasles@latimes.com Photographs by Lawrence K. Ho Los Angeles Times VIBRANT AND RICH: Sergey Khachatryan, conductor performed music by Prokofiev. MUSIC REVIEW Young violinist captivates Bowl In debut, Sergey Khachatryan, 22, displays passion, virtuosity that won him awards. By Chris Pasles Times Staff Writer ONEOF THEBESTCHILLERS EVER MADE David Elliott, THE SANDIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE ENGAGING, ENTERTAINING Scott Mantz, ACCESSHOLLYWOOD AND LOSANGELESTIMES FROMSTART Stephen Hunter, THEWASHINGTON POST ONEOF THEBESTCHILLERS EVER MADE David Elliott, THE SANDIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE ENGAGING, ENTERTAINING Scott Mantz, ACCESSHOLLYWOOD AND LOSANGELESTIMES FROMSTART Stephen Hunter, THEWASHINGTON POST Mann Festival Daily 11:30 AM 2:10 4:50 7:30 10:10 PM $3.00 parking after 6:00 PM in Parking $1.00 refunded with paid admission after 6:00 PM. at Sunset Vine Daily 11:55 AM 2:35 5:25 8:15 10:45 PM 4 hours validated parking CITY AMC Century 15 Mon-Thurs 11:40 AM 2:10 4:45 7:20 10:05 PM 3 hrs free parking.

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