Join The G2 Gallery in celebrating a brand new round of exhibits, headlined by Jennifer MaHarry’s Nature LA: The Great Bear Rain Forest. The incredibly popular artist whose work can be found in the homes of celebrities, interior designers and models around the world brings her signature style to a new environmental cause – the Great Bear Rain Forest and its elusive white “Spirit Bear.” Also opening are Emerging VIII: Charlie Lieberman, Nicki Geigert and Nathan Fagan and Friend or Fo-to: Dan Gottlieb, Susan Gottlieb and Mark Leevan. Admission is $10 and includes valet, hors d’oeuvres, wine and live music.
On January 12, 2016, The G2 Gallery will premiere 100 Years of National Parks: The North East, the first in a four-part special exhibit series celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the National Park Service. The inaugural show will also include the complete Portfolio II from Ansel Adams.
. In The North East, images of NPS-maintained areas from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont will be on display.
Alongside the images of Acadia National Park, Great Egg Harbor and other northeastern sites will be Ansel Adams’s Portfolio II: The National Parks and Monuments. The collection, acquired by G2 in 2009, is one of only 100 editions in the world; one of even fewer where the entire portfolio is intact.
The opening reception for 100 Years of National Parks: The North East, along with Portfolio II from Ansel Adams, will be held on January 16 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door and includes wine, hors d’oeuvres and complimentary valet in front of the gallery. All proceeds from admissions will be donated to National Parks Conservation Association. RSVP to rsvp@theg2gallery.com.
On April 7, 2016, The G2 Gallery, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument and Western National Parks Association will open Earth Month Los Angeles 2016 at El Tranquilo Gallery & Information Center.
The popularity of last year’s collaborative exhibit on local, state and national parks in California, led the curator to produce the second iteration of Earth Month Los Angeles, which focuses on National Parks and native lands. Images from The G2 Gallery’s 100 Years of National Parks highlight Yosemite, Cape Cod National Seashore, Arcadia National Park, Niagara Falls National Heritage Area and many other National Park Service-maintained sites.
The opening reception for Earth Month Los Angeles 2016 will be held on April 7 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Admission is free, and complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine will be offered.
On April 5, 2016, The G2 Gallery will premiere 100 Years of National Parks: The South, the second in the gallery’s four-part special exhibit series celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the National Park Service.
The National Park Service (NPS) was founded in 1916 and oversees hundreds of parks, historic sites, landmarks, museums, trails and more. In The South, images of NPS-maintained areas from Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia will be on display.
The opening reception for 100 Years of National Parks: The South will be held on April 9 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door and includes wine, hors d’oeuvres and complimentary valet in front of the gallery. All proceeds from admissions will be donated to The Wilderness Society. RSVP to rsvp@theg2gallery.com.
Angelenos on May 7 will celebrate the birds of Southern California and LA’s Biodiversity at the second annual Bird LA Day, a series of decentralized bird- and nature-themed events throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Bird LA Day shines the spotlight on nature, and reminds the world that Los Angeles is a lot more than just film and fashion and celebrities.
From Debs Park in downtown LA to The G2 Gallery in Venice; from the Natural History Museum to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach and many other locations – there will be more than 50 events for every level of birder, from the uninitiated to the expert.
“It’s easy to forget that Los Angeles has deserts, mountains, beaches, rolling hills – an amazing diversity of habitats. And all this creates one of the most fascinating collections of birds you’ll ever see,” said Brigid McCormack, executive director of Audubon California. “Bird LA Day opens people’s eyes to the natural world around them.”
“We’ve designed the day so that there’s something for everyone – from bird walks and talks to photography classes and bird bars with bird-themed drinks,” said Susan Gottlieb, Audubon California Board Member and one of the key organizers. “The good news is that nearly all the activities are free.”
Highlights include birding tours through the gardens of the Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County, explorations of the Ballona Wetlands, excursions in the Santa Monica Mountains, yoga classes to bird sounds at the G2 Gallery in Venice, urban birding in South Los Angeles, and getting to know the volunteers at International Bird Rescue in San Pedro.
Angelenos are encouraged to share their sightings and photos on the Bird LA Facebook page, or on Twitter using the hashtag: #BirdLADay.
For a complete listing of events, visit: birdladay.org.
On June 28, The G2 Gallery will open Moths at LArge, an exhibit from Canadian moth expert and photographer Jim des Rivières that was originally shown at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Moths at LArge will feature large-format photography of various species of moth from des Rivières, mostly from the Ottawa region of Canada, where des Rivières lives and works as a software engineer by day, moth collector by night. He traveled to Los Angeles to specifically photograph two local species for this show: the Ceanothus Silkmoth (Hyalophora euryalus) and the White-Lined Sphynx (Hyles lineata), which he captured in the Certified Wildlife Habitat backyard of G2 owners Dan and Susan Gottlieb.
The process des Rivières uses to collect, identify, photography and print each moth is available on his website: http://ottawa.moths.ca/technical.html
The opening reception for Moths at LArge, along with 100 Years of National Parks: The Midwest, will be held on July 9 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door and includes wine, hors d’oeuvres and complimentary valet in front of the gallery. All proceeds from admissions will be donated to Earthjustice. RSVP to rsvp@theg2gallery.com.
The 4th Annual G2 Green Earth Film Festival is an environmental film fest held at G2 Gallery in Venice August 5-7, 2016. It’s a weekend of screenings, fascinating guest speakers, live music, cocktail hours, after-parties and more – all completely free to the public. Our belief is that environmentalism is for everyone, so we’re tearing down the barriers of “too dry” or “too difficult” or “too boring” or “too privileged” or “too expensive” with this weekend of learning, fun and igniting activism.
HITLER’s TASTERS is a dark comedy about four young German women who had the “honor” of being chosen as Adolf Hitlers food tasters. Based on true events in history, with shades of 2020, Hitler;s Tasters explores the way these girls navigate sexuality and friendship, patriotism and poison during the Third Reich.
Winner of the 2017 Susan Glaspell award, this production from New Light Theater Project was named ;Best of the Fringe; by The Stage, with a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2019. An anachronistic retelling of a historical footnote, Hitlers Tasters is about what girls discuss, even as they wait to see if they will survive another meal. A coming of age story, it also explores complacency, acquiescence and the banality of evil.
Featuring:
Hallie Griffin (Liesel), MaryKathryn Kopp (Hilda), Kaitlin Paige Longoria (Anna), Hannah Mae Sturges (Margot) Jessica Dahlgren (Understudy)
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Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electric-lodge-fringe-management-llc-present-hitlers-tasters-tickets-91256433449?fbclid=IwAR3_wskXMF_11clrQPIRB_crFOeBnYgyWlwqdxI9bOusqn2GGilwFx4jrik
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