Armory Art Fair week in New York -- Read the Artcards New York Weekly Update if you plan to make the trip!

This week is Laguna Beach, San Pedro, and Santa Barbara first thursdays, and Ventura first fridays. And more events spread throughout the week! Enjoy.

New on Artcards Review:
- "Featured Artist: Nico Muhly" by Helen Homan Wu
- "Armory Week Opens March 3"
- "John Luther Adams' "Inuksuit" Invites Noise to the Armory" by Gabriella Radujko

Wednesday, March 2

Lecture: "George Baker on Richard Hawkins" at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, 7pm

Lecture: "Adolph Gottlieb" at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, 12:30pm

Thursday, March 3

Stefano Massei "In Site" curated by Jonathan Brown at LEADAPRON
West Hollywood: 8445 Melrose Place, CA 90069, 6-8pm

Larry Johnson, Meg Cranston, Mitchell Syrop, Sarah Seager "On the Line" curated by Cody Trepte at LACE Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
Hollywood: 6522 Hollywood Boulevard, CA 90028, 7-10pm

? Elizabeth Leister "Marking, Very, Nearly, Away" at Highways Performance Space
Santa Monica: 1651 18th Street , CA 90404, (time not confirmed, check with gallery)

Lecture: "Mindful Awareness" at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, 12:30pm

Nina Jun "fullofair" at Gallery Ls
San Pedro: 362 W 7th Street, CA 90731, 6-9pm

John Hundt "Let Us Prey" at Gallery Neuartig
San Pedro: 366 West 7th Street, San Pedro CA, CA 90731, 6-9pm

? Christopher Pugliese, Maria Kreyn "Double Vision" at Art Cube Gallery
Laguna Beach: 266 Forest Avenue, CA 92651, (time not confirmed, check with gallery)

Closing reception: America Martin, Jorge Fernandez "They've All Come to Look For America" at JoAnne Artman Gallery
Laguna Beach: 326 N Coast Highway, CA 92651, 6-8pm

? C. Gumpert, C. Sardi, G.Colon, H. Gruenert, J. Kowalski, L. Kloossterboer, M. Dudley, M. Rose, Malotte, RAE, T. Zinn, V. Daval at Swenson Fine Art
Laguna Beach: 460 S Coast Highway, CA 92651, (time not confirmed, check with gallery)

Friday, March 4

"Everything But the Kitsch 'N Sync vol. XXIV" at La Luz de Jesus Gallery
Hollywood: 4633 Hollywood Blvd, CA 90027, 8-11pm

Performance: Michel Koukaou, Panaibra Canda at Highways Performance Space
Santa Monica: 1651 18th Street , CA 90404, $20, 8:30pm

Closing reception: "These Friends 2: 1 year anniversary really big group show" at This Los Angeles
Highland Park: 5906 N Figueroa St, CA 90042, 7-10pm

Reading: Harold Abramowitz, Mathew Timmons "poetry series" curated by Carolie Parker at Kristi Engle Gallery
Highland Park: 5002 York Avenue, CA 90042, 8pm

Saturday, March 5

Screening: "Saturday Matinee Double Feature: The Big Show (1936) and Texans Never Cry (1951)" at Autry
Silverlake / Echo Park / Atwater: 4700 Western Heritage Way, CA 90027, noon-2pm

"Alice in Wonderland 2" at The Hive Gallery
Downtown: 729 S. Spring St. , CA 90014, $8, 8pm-12:30am

Pablo Castaneda, Steve Kim "Beyond the Inner Sphere" at ADC Contemporary Art Gallery
Downtown: 1330 Factory Place, rear entrance by 6th, CA 90013, 7pm

Abbas Kowsari, Ala Ebtekar, Amitis Motevalli, Barbad Golshiri, Farsad Labbauf, Jinoos Taghizadeh, Nazanin Pouyandeh, Newsha Tavakolian, Sahand Hesamyan, Siamak Filizadeh "My Super Hero: New Contemporary Art From Iran" at Morono Kiang Gallery
Downtown: 218 W 3rd Street, CA 90012, 6-9pm

Andrea Pun, Canvas, Carmen Perez, Cassia Castro, CBaum, David Milton, DE'BA Designs, Derek Evans, Djembe, Erik Jerumanis, Genea Barnes, Giovanni Barca, Hope Adler, Ione Citrin, Kenneth Johnson, Melanie Hopper, Miguel Andrisani, Nagy Kornel, Neal Crosbie, Nikki Cross, Nikolas Kazoura, Robert Cavalli, Robert E. Richards, Tiffini Myers, Van Ly "Infini Couleur" at Norbertellen Gallery
Downtown: 215 W 6th street, CA 90014, 6-10pm

Geoffrey Farmer "Let's Make The Water Turn Black" at REDCAT @ CalArts Theater (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater)
Downtown: 631 West 2nd Street, CA 90012, 6-9pm

Lecture: "Ancient Cambodian Bronzes: History, Ritual, and Relevance" at Getty
Brentwood: 1200 Getty Center Drive, CA 90049, Reservations recommended, 1-6pm

Performance: Michel Koukaou, Panaibra Canda at Highways Performance Space
Santa Monica: 1651 18th Street , CA 90404, $20, 8:30pm

Dorit Cypis, Ken Gonzales-Day at Las Cienegas Projects
Culver City: 2045 S. La Cienega Blvd., CA 90034, 7-10pm

Performance: Francesco Quinn "Pontius Pilate" at Pepperdine University (Smothers Theater)
Malibu: 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, CA 90265, RSVP to francescoquinnlegacy@gmail.com, (black tie attire), 6:30pm

Catherine Lord, Robert Cumming at Jancar Gallery
Chinatown: 961 Chung King Road, CA 90012, 5-7pm

"The Golden Age of Mexican Photography: The Fine Art Photography of Samuel Gutierrez & Herminio Lopez, 1930s-1950s" at Jose Vera Fine Art & Antiques
Eagle Rock: 2012 Colorado Boulevard, CA 90041, 7-10pm

Sunday, March 6

Panel Discussion: "Reflections: A Conversation With Bill Aron And Victor Raphael" at Skirball Cultural Center
Beverly Hills: 2701 N Sepulveda Boulevard, CA 90064, 2pm

Ann McCoy "The Alchemist of Pfaueninsel" at Caporale/Bleicher
West Hollywood: 355 North La Brea Avenue, CA 90036, 4-7pm

"American Indian Culture Day: Hook and Hoop Race" at Autry
Silverlake / Echo Park / Atwater: 4700 Western Heritage Way, CA 90027, Free with museum admission, 1-5pm

Workshop: "Group Crit" at Gallery 3209
Culver City: 3209 S La Cienega Avenue, CA 90034, RSVP to gallery3209@gmail.com, 2-7pm

Artist Talk: "Sunday Salons: Artists in Residence: Sherin Guirguis and Andy Kolar" at Orange County Museum of Art
Orange County: 850 San Clemente Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660, 2pm

Auction: Auction at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)
Van Nuys: 16145 Hart Street , CA 91406, noon

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