Peaceful Warrior Rosanna Arquette Takes on the Leading Role She Was Born to Play
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It takes my over 450 artists, more than 60 workshops idea into an ideal,” local artist Rhiannon and at least 80 performances. It all comes Valenti says of her latest work, Felicity, to a head with Dance Your Ass O, a California, which is part of “Circular,” a dance competition in the grand ballroom, group exhibition in which artists create which will generate so much kinetic works on circular canvases and spherical energy that you’ll swear the very Earth surfaces. “I was going to do [Felicity] on itself had moved. Loews Hollywood, 1755 a rectangular canvas as usual … but this N. Highland Ave., Hollywood; Fri., May show invite from [gallery owner] Om 25, 9-4a.m., Sat.-Sun., May 26-27, 7-4 a.m.; Bleicher really inspired me to integrate $85-$400. (877) 942-7923, facebook.com/ the shape of the canvas as part of the lasalsafest. —David Cotner illusion of the round glass container,” she says. Valenti’s colorfully surreal oil paint- ing, on a custom-made 66-inch-diameter 5/26 canvas, depicts Barbie and Ken reclining sat inside the shimmering, glassy reflections of a magical terrarium. bG Gallery, 3009 PHOTO BY GALLERIET BOOKS/FOOD Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica; opening Project, 2245 E. Washington Blvd., down- reception Sat., May 26, 6-9 p.m., hours: 5/25 town; Fri.-Sat., May 25-26 & Thu.-Sat., Food for Thought Tue.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat., 11:30 fri May 31-June 2, 8 p.m.; $25, $20 students. So many titles, so little room in the kitch- a.m.-7 p.m.; through June 10; free. (310) artful.ly/la-dance-project. —Ann Haskins en. How do you choose? Let Celebrate 906-4211, santamonica.bgartdealings. DANCE a Taste of Vroman’s help you decide com. —Falling James OPERA which cookbook(s) to add to your shelf. Putting Down Hometown Roots The Pasadena mainstay will be oering FESTIVALS L.A. Dance Project’s local performances Meditations on War and Loss sample recipes from some of the latest regrettably have been few and far Even as L.A. Opera winds down its cur- cookbooks, including HGTV star Joanna Bring Out Your Inner Krishna between. Benjamin Millepied and LADP rent season of traditional operas, with Gaines’ Magnolia Table: A Collection of The stately Krishna temple in Culver have taken some chiding for being Matthew Aucoin conducting two more Recipes for Gathering; New York Times City hosts its 27th annual Prabhupada largely absent from L.A. despite benefit- performances of Verdi’s classic tears- food columnist Melissa Clark’s Favorite Festival from sunrise prayer to sunset ing from the cachet of L.A. in its name of-a-clown tragedy Rigoletto, the local Recipes From Melissa Clark’s Kitchen; dinner on two days. This is a massive, during its many tours. That seems to be company still has some surprises in L.A. designer Nathan Turner’s Nathan flower-strewn, glittery, musical, chariot- changing with increased local shows, store via its O Grand series of newer, Turner’s I Love California; restaurateur carrying occasion, with communal including two performances in the past more experimental works.