Take advantage of the chance to fully digest a few exhibitions in this light week ahead, before the fall season begins in full swing. Kick off the Weekend with theatrical works by Janne Larsen and Sibyl Wickersheimer in "Big Haul." Then, head to Chinatown to catch a thirty-minute video installation by Australian artist, Fil Rüting, at WPA.

Wednesday:
+ Ben Evans, Chris Bassett, Ed Beller, Helga Fassonaki, Jared Pankin, Julie Orser, Lisa Sitko, Steven Simon, Whitney Hubbs "In Practice: Art Staff Biennial Exhibition" at UCLA New Wight Gallery

Thursday:
+ Robert Wilhite "Musical Drawings & Sculptures" at Gallery Neuartig

Friday:
+ Fil Ruting "Australian" at WPA

Saturday:
+ Alice Tippit, Claire Nereim, Kate Owens, Sean Talley "The First Show" inaugural exhibition at Jancar Jones Gallery
+ "Nine Holes" at Paredon Blanco

Tuesday, August 30

Adam Janes, Brad Kahlhamer, Bruce Nauman, Chris Beas , Darren Romanelli, David Choe, Donald Lipski, E.V. Day, Ed Ruscha, Friends With You, James Jean, Jason Polan, Jen Stark, John Baldessari, Jonathan Borofsky, Lia Halloran, Liz Craft, Sebastian Clough, Wim Delvoye "Oniomania" at Martha Otero Gallery
West Hollywood: 820 N Fairfax Avenue, CA 90046, noon-7pm

Workshop: "Appraisal Day: Is Your Pretty Picture Worth a Pretty Penny?" at Museum of Ventura County
Ventura: 100 East Main Street, CA 93001, 10am-noon and 1-3pm

Wednesday, August 31

+ Ben Evans, Chris Bassett, Ed Beller, Helga Fassonaki, Jared Pankin, Julie Orser, Lisa Sitko, Steven Simon, Whitney Hubbs "In Practice: Art Staff Biennial Exhibition" at UCLA New Wight Gallery
Beverly Hills: 240 Charles E. Young Drive, suite 1100, CA 90095, 5-8:30pm

Thursday, September 1

Closing reception: Julia Schwartz "The Hollow Sea" at Caporale/Bleicher
West Hollywood: 355 North La Brea Avenue, CA 90036, 7-10pm

Book launch: "Heroes & Villains" at Launch
Downtown: 125 E 6 street, CA 90013, 7-10pm

Reading: "Libros Schmibros: Boyle Heights Writers Play Westwood" at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, 5:30pm

Michael Stearns "Rock/Paper/Wood" at The Loft
San Pedro: 401 South Mesa, CA 90731, 6-9pm

Okka Kim "Repeated wars" at Gallery Ls
San Pedro: 362 W 7th Street, CA 90731, 6-9pm

+ Robert Wilhite "Musical Drawings & Sculptures" at Gallery Neuartig
San Pedro: 366 West 7th Street, San Pedro CA, CA 90731, 6-9pm

Julia Pinkham "Emergence" at Artamo Gallery
Santa Barbara: 11 West Anapamu Street, CA 93101, 5-8pm

Friday, September 2

Rob Reger "The Encyclopedia of Hallucinations" at La Luz de Jesus Gallery
Hollywood: 4633 Hollywood Blvd, CA 90027, 8-11pm

Janne Larsen, Sibyl Wickersheimer "Big Haul" at WEEKEND
Hollywood: 4634 Hollywood Boulevard, CA 90027, 7-10pm

"Flag Stop: an alternative contemporary art event" at Flag Stop (South Bay Lexus)
Torrance: 24777 Crenshaw boulevard, CA 90505, noon-6pm

+ Fil Ruting "Australian" at WPA
Chinatown: 510 Bernard Street, CA 90012, 8-10pm

Susan Guy "Explorations" at Buenaventura Gallery
Ventura: 700 E. Santa Clara street, CA 93001, 5-8pm

Saturday, September 3

Alon Levin "Conclusion to the Big Ideas" at Ambach & Rice
Beverly Hills: 6148 Wilshire Boulevard, CA 90048, 6-8pm

Augi Pagan, Craig Cartwright, J. Slattum, Jun Alvarado, Lefty Joe Torres, Scarecrowoven at The Hive Gallery
Downtown: 729 S. Spring St. , CA 90014, $8, 8pm-12:30am

"Quick and Painful" at Crewest
Downtown: 110 Winston street, CA 90013, 7-11pm

Joey Remmers, Korin Faught at Corey Helford Gallery
Culver City: 8522 Washington Boulevard, CA 90232, 7-10pm

Amalia Pica "Endymion's Journey" at Marc Foxx
Mid-Wilshire: 6150 Wilshire Boulevard, CA 90048, 6-8pm

Evan Holloway "72" at Marc Foxx
Mid-Wilshire: 6150 Wilshire Boulevard, CA 90048, 6-8pm

+ Alice Tippit, Claire Nereim, Kate Owens, Sean Talley "The First Show" inaugural exhibition at Jancar Jones Gallery
Chinatown: 506 Bernard Street, CA 90012, 6-9pm

+ "Nine Holes" at Paredon Blanco
Boyle Heights: 2226 Whittier boulevard, CA 90023, 5pm to dark

Asiyeh Khalilzadeh, Janet Bothne, Jeff Matsuno, Nathan Huff, Perry Okimoto "Liminal Examinations" at PS Zask Art Gallery
Long Beach: 550 Deep Valley Drive, Rolling Hills Estates, suite 151, CA 90274, 6-9pm

Sunday, September 4

Edmond Kim, Hee Ouk Kim, Whi Boo Kim at LA Artcore (Union Arts Center)
Downtown: 120 N Judge John Aiso street, CA 90012, 3-5pm

at LA Artcore (Brewery Annex)
Chinatown: 650 A South Avenue 21, CA 90031, 1-3pm

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