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MA STERS OF THE A MER-

I C A N WEST FI N E A RT

EX HI BI TI ON A N D SA LE

  A U T R Y N A T I O N A L  

C E N T E R  

Opens February 4

Even today the Old West

plays an inextricable role in

America’s identity. Mosey

through this huge collection

o real and imagined scenes

o western lie, ranging rom

oil paintings depicting the

picturesque Oregon Trail to

sculptures o irritable grizzly

bears.→ Go to theautry.org.

A LI N A SZA POC ZN I K OW:

SC U LPTU RE U N DON E,

195 5 - 1972

H A M M E R M U S E U M

Opens February 5 

Ater surviving Polish

concentration camps and

Jewish ghettos, Szapoc-

znikow turned to sculpture

to exorcise the traumas o

her youth. Her ragmented

works address the imper-

manence o flesh and the

immortality o bod-

ies rendered

in bronze,

plastic, and

stone.

→Go to

hammer 

.ucla.edu.

J OSHU A BELL

 W A L T D I S N E Y  

C O N C E R T H A L L  

 February 7 

The Grammy-winning

violinist has sold millions

o records, but Bell may be

best known or his part in

a Washington Post experi-

ment in which he covertly

busked in a Metro station.

He made $32.17 but ser-

enaded passersby with

priceless beauty.→ Go to

laphil.com.

GROU N DLI N G SZOMBI E A POC A LYPSE

G R O U N D L I N G S

T H E A T R E

Opens February 10

Store plenty o ood, water,

and a ew good jokes.

L.A.’s premier

comedy troupe

supplies unny

end times

odder or

your brain—

at least until it gets eaten.

→ Go to groundlings.com.

G EM FA I RE

S A N T A M O N I C A C I V -

I C A U D I T O R I U M

 February 10 – 12

I a bedazzled Ed Hardy shirt

is your idea o bling, you’ll

banish that lackluster notion

at this ginormous gem and

 jewelry show. Beware ornery

prospectors and Glenn

Beck gold hoarders.→ Go to gemfaire.com.

SI MON BOC C A N EGRA

D O R O T H Y C H A N -

D L E R P A V I L I O N  

Opens February 11

Murder plans, poisonings, kid-

nappings: The Los Angeles

Opera’s production o Verdi’s

drama has all the whimsi-

cal plot twists o daytime

television, only with ancier

mustaches and the bold (and

beautiul) bellows o leadingtenor Plácido Domingo.→ Go

to laopera.com.

SOU N DS OF L . A . :

PASATONO

G E T T Y C E N T E R  

 February 11 – 12

By gleaning the sounds o

olk orchestras, the Oaxaca-

based Pasatono delves into

the sonic history o North

C HI N ESE N EW   YEAR FESTIVAL

H U N T I N G T O N  

L I B R A R Y , A R T

C O L L E C T I O N S ,

 A N D B O T A N I C A L  

G A R D E N S

 February 4

Say “see ya” to the Rabbit

and ni hao to the Dragon

at the Huntington’s annual

celebration o Chinese New

Year. Dancers and kung u

kicks sure beat champagne

hangovers and regrets.

→ Go to huntington.org.

C A LI FORN I A DESI G N ,

1930- 1965 : LI VI N G I N

A MODERN WA Y

L O S A N G E L E S C O U N -

T Y M U S E U M O F A R T

 February 4

Who better to explain this

love letter to all things mid-

century than the show’s cu-

rator? Wendy Kaplan leads a

stroll through the exhibition.

→ Go to lacma.org.

C U PC A K E C HA LLEN GE

R E N A I S S A N C E H O L -

L Y W O O D H O T E L & S P A  

 February 4

Sure, macarons are the

dessert du jour, but who can

say no to a cupcake? Behold

the delectable pastry

oferings and em-

bark on the quest

or the one that

rules.→Go to

drinkeatplay 

.com/cupcake

challenge.

L O S A N G E L E S

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H A P P E N I N G S Do

GOTY E

E L R E Y T H E A T R E

 February 2

Riding the wave o acco-

lades or his U.S. debut, Mak-

ing Mirrors, Aussie singer

Gotye returns stateside. He’ll

show of the soaring vocals

and playul polyrhythms

that made his “Somebody

That I Used to Know” the

happiest breakup anthem

ever. → Go to theelrey.com.

ED’ S PA RTY : SPHERES

OF I N FLU EN C E I N

THE LA A RT SC EN E

 W I L L I A M T U R N E R  

G A L L E R Y  

Opens February 4

Ed Moses’s Venice studiowas the ’60s hangout or ar-

tistic misfits like Ed Kienholz,

Robert Irwin, and Ed Ruscha.

At 85, the painter still unites

a community inspired by the

rebellious spirit o his ab-

stract expressionism.→→ Go

to williamturnergallery.com.

Yarnageddon

→ A homemade Valen-tine’s Day gift is worth

more than anything

downloaded and sure to

get you a higher return

(wink).

T I P J A RT I P J A R  

H E R E A R E S O M E R E A S O N S T O C R A S H Y A R N B O M B I N G L O S A N G E L E S ’ S

M O N T H L Y S T I T C H N B I T C H A T T H E C R A F T A N D F O L K A R T M U S E U M

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→The sessions are ca-thartic and cheaper than

therapy: They’re free!

→ You can learn the

latest guerrilla textile

tactics being employed

to warm up L.A.’s stark

urban environments.

→In case your project

doesn’t pan out, the

museum’s gift store sells

terrific global trinkets.

→ Feb. 18. Go to cafam.org.

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BI TI ON A N D SA LE

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February 4

LI N A SZA POC ZN I

SC U LPTU RE U N DO

195 5 - 1972

H A M M E R M U S E U

Opens February 5 C HI N ESE N EW 

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