Thursday, August 26
Openings and Events in Santa Monica
DAVID VAN EYSSEN: CRYPTOMNESIA, VAN EYSSEN Studio, 4–9pm. Through September 1.
Openings and Events in Mid-City
Lindsay Dawn: Lawless Reflections, ARUSHI gallery, 6–10pm.
Antwerp Opening Reception and Artist Talk, MAK Center Mackey Garage Top, 6:30–9pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
Ron Athey: Acephalous Monster, REDCAT, through August 28.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
In Conversation: Matthew Rolston, Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach), 6pm. $11–13.
Openings and Events Online
Lunch & Learn: Yves Chatap on Photo Cameroon, Fowler Museum, 12–12:30pm.
Art Break: Living through Hell in the Middle Ages and Today, Getty Center, 12pm.
Baby Peggy: A Tribute, UCLA, 4pm.
Friday, August 27
Openings and Events Downtown
Fourth Fridays at The Broad, The Broad, 5–8pm.
#DanceDTLA MOTOWN NIGHT, The Music Center, 7–11pm.
Saturday, August 28
Openings and Events in Venice
Write What I Want: A Multi-Genre Writing Workshop with Sehba Sarwar, Beyond Baroque, 11am–2pm.
Visions from the Multiverse, Iris Project, 2–5pm. Through September 5.
Openings and Events in Westwood
Armand Hammer Collection, Hammer Museum.
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
Shelley Lazarus, Gary Polonsky, Shirley Asano Guldiman, Elyse Wyman, and Carlos Buitrago, TAG Gallery, 5–9pm.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Patricia Ayres: Bound and Manuel Mathieu: Built within you, Matthew Brown, 5–7pm.
Yifan Jiang: Names for airy nothings, Meliksetian | Briggs, 12–5pm. Through October 16.
Openings and Events Downtown
SUNDAY SESSIONS, Grand Park, 3–7pm.
Closing reception: Somerset, 515, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events in Chinatown
Ni de aquí, ni de allá, Charlie James Gallery, 6–9pm. Through September 20.
Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights
Micke Tong: Amplify, Keystone Art Space, 5–9pm. Through September 6.
Openings and Events in San Marino
A Garden of Words: The Calligraphy of Liu Fang Yuan, The Huntington, through December 13.
Openings and Events in South L.A.
VernacuLAr Grafikz, Tlaloc Studios, 5–10pm. Through September 24.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
4th Annual Pachuco Ball, Lake Perris Fairgrounds, 6pm–12am. $50.
Openings and Events Online
Arts Learning Lab @ Home: “Scrooging for Kids” with The Revolution School, 18th Street Arts Center, 11am–12:30pm.
HRLA Seminar — Visual Sovereignty: Indigenous Studies for Artists, Human Resources, also September 4.
Monday, August 30
Openings and Events Online
Lunch & Learn: Zarina’s Dividing Line, Fowler Museum, 12–12:30pm.
Tuesday, August 31
Openings and Events Online
Community Strategy Session: Arts Education, Arts for LA, 10:30am.
Studio Soup, Angels Gate Cultural Center, 6:30–8pm.