City Announces Summer Calendar for Beach=Culture Program: Out of the Blue

May 24, 2017 2:19 PM

SANTA MONICA, CA — The City of Santa Monica announces the launch of Out of the Blue, a series of creative projects showcasing art-making in action at the Annenberg Community Beach House. Each month a different artist will work on-site, exploring process and participation. Other summer Beach=Culture programs include a bluegrass concert with banjo virtuoso Jayme Stone, an exhibition by Art Division, and literary events with Red Hen Press and Writ Large Press.

Art in Public projects include:

Kaleidoscope (June 20-22, 10am-1pm): Visit during a three day series of open rehearsals by members of Kaleidoscope, the conductorless chamber orchestra. Listen in while a string quartet sight-reads and prepares for a concert at a local homeless shelter. This peek into music-building takes place mornings, Tuesday, June 20 through Thursday, June 22. More about Kaleidoscope at kco.la.

Beck + Col (July 17-21, various times): The Beach House hosts an alien invasion/vacation with the artists Beck + Col, who are creating a film tentatively titled Rainbow Face! on Vacation. Throughout the week, colorful monsters can be found cavorting on the grounds of the Beach House, their stay punctuated by shared activities such as color-coordinated fruit dispersal, monster life drawing and mask making. Drop by to view the monsters in their unnatural habitat. More about Beck + Col at beckandcol.com.

Kiel Johnson (August 11-18): Embark on a glorious sea voyage without ever leaving the sand during sculptor Kiel Johnson’s August project: an all-cardboard rendition of W.R. Hearst’s notorious yacht, the Oneida. Visitors can help assemble the sculpture, which will remain on display through the Beach House annual Cardboard Yacht Regatta (August 26.) More about Kiel Johnson at kieljohnson.com.

Literary events include monthly readings by notable poets June through September with Red Hen Press (redhen.org), and a discussion series titled Value Statement, hosted by Writ Large Press (writlargepress.com) in August. Value Statement conversations form the backbone of the Press’ #90X90LA series, a summer long investigation into the value of art and action around current issues. The Santa Monica Public Library offers more literary events, including a library pop-up at the Beach House on July 7. Visit smpl.org for info.

Later this summer, stay tuned as choreographer Jay Carlon begins a new work on the Beach House site. Performances will take place in October, 2017. Resident artists track their progress through weekly updates at BeachHouseAiR.blogspot.com – more information to come.

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Although Art in Public projects are drop-in, the Beach=Culture events below offer reservations at annenbergbeachhouse.com/beachculture.

Tuesday June 6, 6:30pm
Jayme Stone’s Folklife

Tuesday June 13, 6:30pm
Red Hen Press Reading: Cynthia Hogue & David St. John, with music by Justin Jackson

Friday June 30, 7-9pm
Art Division: Identity in Los Angeles Opening Reception, with music by Matias Anaya

Tuesday July 11, 6:30pm
Red Hen Press Reading: Diane Gilliam, t’ai freedom ford, Genevieve Kaplan, Jessica Piazza & Lynnell Edwards

Tuesday August 1, 6:30pm
Writ Large Press “Values Statement” panel discussion 1: “Money”

Tuesday August 8, 6:30pm
Red Hen Press Reading: Lisa C. Krueger, Eric Morago, Gabriel Jesiolowski & Ricardo Means Ybarra

Tuesday August 15, 6:30pm
Writ Large Press “Values Statement” panel discussion 2: “Community”

Tuesday August 29, 6:30pm
Writ Large Press “Values Statement” panel discussion 3: “Politics”

Tuesday September 12, 6:30pm
Red Hen Press Reading: Amy Hassinger, Ellen Meeropol, Lena Khalaf Tuffaha & Peggy Shumaker

------ GENERAL INFORMATION ------

Beach=Culture is a program of the City of Santa Monica, Cultural Affairs Division:

The Annenberg Community Beach House offers a great day at the Beach, with culture, recreation and relaxation at America’s only public beach club. Since its inception in 2009, the Beach=Culture series has engaged the public in an ongoing conversation about art and culture in unexpected places through concerts, talks, readings, exhibits and artist residencies at the Annenberg Community Beach House. @Annenbergbeachhouse

Location: 415 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica, CA 90402

Parking: April - October: $12/day or $3/hour, see smgov.net/parking for details

The Cultural Affairs Division of the City of Santa Monica supports local cultural events, nurtures Santa Monica arts organizations, promotes artist involvement in the community, manages cultural facilities and presents and produces innovative programs citywide at the Annenberg Community Beach House, the historic Miles Playhouse, Camera Obscura Art Lab and other facilities and City parks, enriching Santa Monica’s reputation as an international cultural destination. #ArtSaMo, smgov.net/arts

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