ENTERTAINMENT
March 24
Funkalicious
Get out your grooviest 70s gear and get ready to dance. Funkalicious is the New Generation of Funk Music, taking you back to the fun times of the 70s and 80s.
Time: 8 p.m. March 24
Cost: $16 to $101
Details: http://tinyurl.com/lokxdna
Venue: Warner Grand Theatre, 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro
March 25
El Segundo 100th Anniversary Concert
Two-thousand-seventeen marks the 100th anniversary of the City of El Segundo. To help celebrate this tremendous milestone the El Segundo Concert Band and the South Bay Music Association present the El Segundo 100th Anniversary Concert. The celebration will focus on music from the era the city was founded.
Time: 7 p.m. March 25
Cost: Free
Details: www.esconcertband.org
Venue: El Segundo High School Auditorium, 640 Main St., El Segundo
March 25
Perla Batalla sings Leonard Cohen
The Grammy-nominated vocalist wraps her exquisite voice around the Leonard Cohen songbook. Batalla was once a back-up singer for k.d. lang, Iggy Pop, The Gipsy Kings and Cohen.
Time: 8 p.m. March 25
Cost: $25 to $55
Details: (310) 833-4813; www.grandvision.org
Venue: Grand Annex, 434 W. 6th St., San Pedro
THEATER
March 24
Carousel
Musical Theatre West presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical masterpiece.
Carousel explores the timeless messages of love, hope, forgiveness, and redemption.
Time: 8 p.m. March 24, 25 and 31, and April 1, 6, 7 and 8; 1 p.m. March 26, April 2 and 9; and 2 p.m. April 2 and 8
Cost: $20
Details: (562) 856-1999, ext. 4; www.musical.org,
Venue: Carpenter Performing Arts Center, 6200 E. Atherton St., Long Beach
March 25
Rumors
In a large, tastefully appointed townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has shot himself. Though only a flesh wound, four couples are about to experience a severe farce attack. Despite being his tenth wedding anniversary party, the host lies bleeding in the other room and his wife is nowhere in sight. The lawyer and his wife must get “the story” straight before the other guests arrive.
Time: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sunday, through March 25
Cost: $14 to $20
Details: (562) 494-1014; www.lbplayhouse.org
Venue: Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St., Long Beach
March 31
Romeo and Juliet Rehearsals
You are invited to Elysium for each and every Romeo and Juliet rehearsal.
Time: 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, until March 31
Cost: Free
Details: www.fearlessartists.org/box-office-1
Venue: Elysium, 729 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro
April 2
Letters From Young Gay Men
Letters from Young Gay Men is a project that was inspired by Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet. It is show that brings a unique intimacy between the gay youth and elders of the community.
Time: 8 p.m. Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays through April 2
Cost: $25
Details: http://tinyurl.com/letterstogaymen
Venue: Studio C Artists, 6448 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles
ARTS
April 3
Threesome
The exhibition Threesome featuring multimedia artist Brian Bernhard, ceramic artist Nora Chen and mixed media and digital artist Miyuki Sena opens at the Artists’ Studio Gallery at the Promenade on the Peninsula on April 3. The exhibition continues until May 14.
There will be an opening reception from 4 to 8 p.m. on April 8.
Time: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, through May 14
Cost: Free
Details: (310) 265-2592; artists-studio-pvac.com
Venue: Promenade on the Peninsula, 550 Deep Valley Drive, #159, Rolling Hills Estates
April 9
Frank Brothers: The Store That Modernized Modern
The exhibition relates the story of Southern California’s largest and most prominent mid-century retailer of modern furniture and design. Based in Long Beach from 1938 – 1982, Frank Bros. embodied the optimistic postwar ethos of the American consumer.
Date: 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, through April 9
Cost: Free
Details: csulb.edu/org/uam
Venue: California State University Long Beach, University Art Museum, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach
April 16
Wearable Expressions
Wearable Expressions explores the unbreakable bond between Art and Fashion portraying boundary-pushing works in fiber, jewelry and accessories by creative minds from around the globe.
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, through April 16
Cost: Free
Details: wearableexpressions.com
Venue: Palos Verdes Art Center, 5504 W. Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes
April 26
Creative Expressions
Creative Expressions, featuring glass artist Howard Schneider, local painter Kathie Reis and abstract artist Lois Olsen opens at the Artists’ Studio Gallery at the Promenade on the Peninsula. An opening reception is scheduled from 2 to 5 p.m. March 4.
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, through April 16
Cost: Free
Details: (310) 265-2592; www.artists-studio-pvac.com
Venue: Palos Verdes Art Center/Beverly G. Alpay Center for Arts Education, at 5400 Crestridge Road, Rancho Palos Verdes
April 30
Ann Weber, Sculpture
TransVagrant and Gallery 478 present Ann Weber, Sculpture. Ann Weber’s organic sculpture is abstract, formally elegant and composed of inelegant salvaged cardboard. There are abundant hints of figuration and recognizable objects: think chess pieces, balloons, human torsos, plant forms, and graphic ciphers.
Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, through April 30
Cost: Free
Details: (310) 600-4873; www.transvagrant.com
Venue: Gallery 478, 478 W. 4th St., San Pedro
May 6
Bits
The Artist Co-Op is proud to announce the opening of Bits, a four-person exhibition. Both two- and three-dimensional works by Ivan Deavy Zapien, Angelica Fegley, Keith Fegley and Katie Stubblefield will be presented.
Time: through May 6
Cost: Free
Details: kestubblefield@verizon.net
Venue: Artist Co-Op, 1330 Gladys Ave., Long Beach
May 21
Dreamland
The Museum of Latin American Art presents a retrospective of the work of one of the original Los Four founders, Frank Romero in the exhibition entitled Dreamland. Romero’s most iconic works, including his mural work, such as Driving to the Olympics on the Hollywood Freeway, address life in the barrios of Los Angeles.
Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, through May 21
Cost: $7 to $10
Details: (562) 437-1689; molaa.org
Venue: Museum of Latin American Art, 628 Alamitos Ave., Long Beach
COMMUNITY
March 25
Be part of Rancho Day on the Rancho San Pedro. Experience life in the 1800s before California became part of the United States. This fun and interactive day will focus on what life was like on the Rancho San Pedro in Alta California.
Time: 12 to 4 p.m. March 25
Cost: Free
Details: (310) 895-5736; www.dominguezrancho.org
Venue: Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum, 18127 S. Alameda St., Rancho Dominguez
March 25
Long Beach Live
Councilman Roberto Uranga invites to support talented local performers, including singers, comics, poets, dancers and storytellers for a free public event.
Time: 7 to 10 p.m. March 25
Cost: Free
Details: http://tinyurl.com/LongBeachLive
Venue: The Mirage Grill, 539 E. Bixby, Long Beach
March 29
Meet the Grunions
Grunions are small sardine-size fish of the silversides family, which are one of the few fish species in the world that actually come ashore to lay their eggs on sandy beaches. They are found from central California through Baja California, with Cabrillo Beach being one of the better places to observe the fish.
Time: 8 p.m. March 29
Cost: $5
Details: (310) 548-7562; www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org
Venue: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro
March 30
CITT Town Hall Meeting
The Center for International Trade and Transportation will commemorate its 20th anniversary with a State of the Trade and Transportation Industry Town Hall meeting. People who work within the trade and transportation industries are encouraged to attend. Seating is limited.
Time: 6 to 8 p.m. March 30
Cost: Free
Details: http://tinyurl.com/CITTTownHall
Venue: CSULB, Gerald Daniel Recital Hall, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach
March 30
Spit ’n’ Argue
Enjoy an evening at Harvey Milk Park by taking part in a debate club.
Time: 6 to 8 p.m. March 30
Cost: Free
Details: http://innovatelb.com/showcase
Venue: Harvey Milk Park, E. 3rd St., Long Beach