It's a great week in November for art events. Wednesday night Sue Williams talks at the Hammer; Thursday and Friday there is a good mix of openings and performances; and Saturday night includes "Experience NOHO" with events throughout NOHO in addition to the many openings throughout the city. See you out at the shows!

Wednesday:
+ Artist Talk: Sue Williams "UCLA Visiting Artists Lecture Series" at Hammer Museum

Friday:
+ Billy Al Bengston at Subliminal Projects

Tuesday, November 8

Lecture: Carol McCusker "All the World's an Image" A Thematic History of Photography at Julia Dean Photo Workshops
Hollywood: 755 Seward street, CA 90038, $15 general; $10 student w/ID; FREE for JDPW Members. (Cash and check accepted), 7:30-9:30pm

? Barron Storey, Carlee Fernandez, Clive Barker, Eduardo Villacis, Elizabeth McGrath, Gabor Ekecs, Jeff Gillette, Jen Heaslip, Jerome Caja, Jessica Curtaz, Joe Novak, John U. Abrahamson, Laurie Hassold, Sandra Yagi, Timothy Cummings, Yun Bai "Farewell to Los Angeles" at Bert Green Fine Art
Downtown: 451 S. Main street, suite 1206, CA 90013, (time not confirmed, check with gallery)

Wednesday, November 9

Lecture: Garth Clark, Mark Del Vecchlo "Menage a Trios: An Evening with Garth, Mark... and Beato" at Santa Monica Museum of Art
Santa Monica: 2525 Michigan Avenue, CA 90404, free, 7pm

+ Artist Talk: Sue Williams "UCLA Visiting Artists Lecture Series" at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, 7pm

Thursday, November 10

Jon Klassen, Olly Moss, Rexbox, Scott Campbell "Ghosts" at Gallery 1988 (Melrose)
West Hollywood: 7020 Melrose Avenue, CA 90036, 7-10pm

Alice O'Neill, Colleen Corcoran, Doug Ness, Elizabeth Otten, Ellen Fisher, Gaia Light, Jennifer Colten, Joe Sobel, Jon Deshler, Justin Lincoln, Magid Salmi, Mark Hedengren, Martin Cohen, Michael Detto, Michel Varisco, Thomas Young, Todd Carpenter "Electron Salon" at LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art)
Downtown: 107 West 5th street , CA 90013, 7-9pm

Performance: Tiffany Trenda "Urban Devotion" at LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art)
Downtown: 107 West 5th street , CA 90013, 7-10pm

Alex Myers, J. T. Burke, Jay Gould, Julee Holcombe, Kristin Skees, Lauren Marsolier, Ole Tersløse, Rajiv Ramaiah, Richard Kaponas, Ron Janowich "Looking Forward: Ten Artists to Watch" curated by Peter Frank at LACDA (Los Angeles Center for Digital Art)
Downtown: 107 West 5th street , CA 90013, 7-10pm

Lecture: Garth Clark "Vulcan God: Lucio Fontana and Ceramics" at Santa Monica Museum of Art
Santa Monica: 2525 Michigan Avenue, CA 90404, free, 7pm

Reading: "Poetry: Jennifer Clarvoe" at Hammer Museum
Westwood / Century City: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, CA 90024, 7pm

Reading: "Full Moon Night: The Lighter Side of Noir" poetry reading at Avenue 50 Studio
Highland Park: 131 North Avenue 50, CA 90042, 7pm

Friday, November 11

+ Billy Al Bengston at Subliminal Projects
Silverlake / Echo Park / Atwater: 1331 W Sunset Boulevard, CA 90026, 7-10pm

Jasmine Worth, Jason Hernandez, Megz Majewski, Young Chun at C.A.V.E. Gallery
Venice: 1108 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, CA 90291, 6-10pm

Benefit: "Tails Of The City - Fundraising Cocktail Party" at Altered Space Gallery
Venice: 1221 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, CA 90291, 6-9pm

Brandon Andrew, Kayla Mattes "Blow Pop" curated by Art Is Shit Editions at Art Is Shit Editions Lincoln Heights: 642 Moulton avenue, W12, CA 90031, 6-10pm

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Saturday, November 12

Chris Conn Askew, Travis Louie at Merry Karnowsky Gallery
West Hollywood: 170 S La Brea Avenue, CA 90036, 8-11pm

Anita Bunn "An Ordinary Spectacle" at ShoeboxLA (Paradis Ice Cream)
Los Feliz: 1726 N Vermont avenue, CA 90027, 4-7pm

Christina Amezquita, Christina Ramos, George Scribner, Gerardo Gomez, Gina Bocalbos, Jessie Castillo, Leon Jimenez, Paul Torres, Ricardo Cisneros, Rony Armas, Roy Guzman "Latin Fusion" part of Experience NOHO event at NoHo Gallery LA
North Hollywood: 5126 Lankershim Boulevard, CA 91601, noon-8pm

"Art Unites 5" part of Experience NOHO event at Gallery 800 Art Directors Guild
North Hollywood: 5108 Lankershim Boulevard, CA 91601, noon-8pm

Tour: "Experience NOHO" at Cella Gallery (Satellite Gallery)
North Hollywood: 11135 Weddington street, suite 112, CA 91601, noon-8pm

"Inglewood Open Studios Group Show" at Beacon Arts Inglewood: 808 N. La Brea avenue, CA 90302, 7-10pm

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Jeffrey Wisniewski "Battle of the Buddha" Organized by Emma Gray at Patrick Painter (East Gallery)
Santa Monica: 2525 Michigan Ave, Unit A8, CA 90404, 6-8pm

"Dark Water" curated by Martin Wittfooth at Copro Gallery
Santa Monica: 2525 Michigan Avenue, T5, CA 90404, 8-11:30pm

France Trombly, James Richards at Shoshana Wayne Gallery
Santa Monica: 2525 Michigan Avenue, B1, CA 90404, 5-7pm

Matt Saunders "China in Nixon" at Blum & Poe
Culver City: 2727 S. La Cienega Boulevard, CA 90034, 6-8pm

Sean Duffy, Whitney Bedford at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
Culver City: 6006 Washington Boulevard, CA 90232, 6-8pm

Thomas Doyle "Surface to Air" at LeBasse Projects
Culver City: 6023 Washington Boulevard, CA 90232, 7-10pm

Jocelyn Foye "Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll" at Kristi Engle Gallery
Highland Park: 5002 York Avenue, CA 90042, 7-10pm

Michael Minelli "Black Boxes" at WPA
Chinatown: 510 Bernard Street, CA 90012, 5-7pm

Alex Schaefer, John Kilduff, Jose De Juan, Oscar Arroyo, William Wray "City To A Fault, Los Angeles and Environs: Plein Air Perspectives of the Urban Atmosphere" at Jose Vera Fine Art & Antiques
Eagle Rock: 2012 Colorado Boulevard, CA 90041, 6-9pm

Filippo Ioco "Claudia Endler Designs Presents Filippo Ioco at Cero Space" curated by Claudia Endler, Renwick Oden at Cero Space Lincoln Heights: 676 S. Avenue 21, suite 33, CA 90031, 6-9pm

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Lillian Blueze-Nelson "Left of Normal" at Buenaventura Gallery
Ventura: 700 E. Santa Clara street, CA 93001, 4-7pm

Sunday, November 13

Lecture: Shelly Foote "To Mourn Well" How Elaborate Dress & Ritual Once Expressed Grief at Museum of Ventura County
Ventura: 100 East Main Street, CA 93001, $10 - general public, $5 - museum members, and includes entry to all exhibits, 3pm

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+ = Editor's pick
? = Opening not confirmed - check site for updates.