There's a little something for everyone coming up on the events calendar this week. From a play to an art reception, here's a roundup of options to help you get out and about in the days ahead.
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'Beast On The Moon'
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Aram Tomasian is an Armenian immigrant living in 1920s Milwaukee. He wants to make a fresh start and build a new family in the new world. He learns that building a marriage and a family is more difficult than he anticipated, but he ultimately succeeds in unexpected and heartwarming ways. Peppered with humor, irony and bittersweet surprise, theirs is a universal story of hope, healing, redemption and, finally, love.
When: Saturday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m.
Where: International City Theatre, 330 E. Seaside Way
Price: $24.50
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Shakespeare's 'Othello'
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In this tragic masterpiece by Shakespeare, Othello, a powerful Moorish general, elopes with the Venetian lady Desdemona, inciting his envious friend Iago to put into motion a scheme to end their nuptial happiness through the poison of false accusations, distrust, rage and, eventually, murder. With powerful themes of love, jealousy, race and toxic masculinity, the story of "Othello" is just as relevant to our culture today as when it was written over 400 years ago. Come experience the passion, terror and pain inflicted on this exceptional marriage by politics, doubt and deep-seated betrayal.
When: Saturday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m.
Where: Long Beach Playhouse, 5021 E. Anaheim St.
Price: $12
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'Titus Andronicus'
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When Shakespeare's bloodiest play hits the stage, things get messy. Revenge begets revenge in this gory play about the feud between Tamora, captured queen of the Goths, and Roman general Titus Andronicus. Racism, rape, disfigurement and psychological warfare are all fair game for the villains in this play.
When: Saturday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m.
Where: Long Beach Shakespeare Company's Helen Borgers Theatre, 4250 Atlantic Ave.
Price: $11.25
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Opening Reception — B.A.T. State III: Women Artists in Conversation with El Nopal Press
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In printmaking, the French phrase Bon à Tirer (good to go) refers to the final trial proof that an artist approves before the master printer begins production. The artist gives this approval by initialing the proof with “B.A.T.” and signing it. In "B.A.T. State III," prints by 37 women artists are featured, produced over a span of 30 years at Siqueiros's El Nopal Press in downtown Los Angeles.
When: Sunday, Sept. 8, 4-6 p.m.
Where: Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, 1250 N. Bellflower Blvd.
Admission: Free
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