Westside Weekender: September 7-9

FRIDAY: JazzPop & First Friday Shenanigans

JazzPop returns to the Hammer in Westwood this September, starting off this week with the Michael Dessen Trio.  The Socal trombonist, along with Christopher Tordini on bass and Jazon Nazary on drums "navigate Dessen's wildly inventive compositions with personality and conviction, balancing nuance and sensitivity with exuberance and virtuosity."  Starts at 7:30pm and entry is free.

YAY: First Friday on Abbot Kinney

Then again it's also First Friday in Venice, which means businesses are open late (like the delicious Local 1205) and happy hour is super happy (a la $4 sangria at Primitivo).  Be there between 6:00pm-10:00pm to grab a bite and a drink, and check out the boutiques or peruse the art galleries.  Speaking of which...

SATURDAY:  Art Openings & More Art Openings

From Frohawk Two Feathers, All Gold Everything. An Elegy

CULVER CITY: ARTS DISTRICT

5:00pm-8:00pm

• George Lawson Gallery: Jacob Melchi, new paintings; Alma Chaney, nameless spaces, recent paintings

6:00pm-8:00pm

• Roberts & Tilton: Daniel Joseph Martinez, I am a verb
• Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects: Andrea Bowers, Help the Work Along; Melodie Mousset, Impulsive Control
• Taylor de Cordoba: Frohawk Two Feathers, All Gold Everything.  An Elegy 
• Mark Moore Gallery: Dimitri Kozyrev, Mirror; Tomokazu Matsuyama, New York

From Bill Barminski, This Side Up

SANTA MONICA: BERGAMOT STATION

4:00pm-6:00pm

• Ruth Bachofner Gallery: Margaret Griffith, Installation; Richard Gate, There is a Tree in Paradise

5:00pm-7:00pm

• Craig Krull Gallery: Michael Light, Two Sumblimes, Idaho; Pamela Kendall Schiffer, Yosemite
• Skidmore Contemporary Art: Kelly Reemsten, Paper and Chalk
• Rosamund Felsen Gallery: Jacci Den Hartog, Come and Show Me the Way

6:00pm-8:00pm

• dnj: Suda House, Beneath the Surface

6:00pm-9:00pm

• Robert Berman Gallery: Bill Barminski, This Side Up
• Lois Lambert Gallery: Allen Harrison, Recent Paintings; Gwen Samuels, Dress Code

8:00pm-11:30pm

• CoproGallery: Group Art Exhibition, BLAB WORLD 2012

SUNDAY: John Cage FTW

Visit Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica for the finale concert of Cage 100 Festival which celebrates LA composer John Cage's 100 birthday.  Starts at 4:30pm.  Admission is free but RSVP here.

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