Whether it’s art, music or theater, there are plenty of outlets for summer fun.
Over at Pepperdine, you can check out Bob Peak’s eye-popping exhibit.
The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art is featuring Peak and his four decades of movie posters and famous American illustrations. Peak’s distinctive style used incisive draftsmanship, bold colors and rich textures. The exhibit showcases original art, covering the full range of Peak’s impressive career. It includes his famous movie posters from classics like “My Fair Lady,” “Thoroughly Modern Mille” and “Apocalypse Now,” as well as selections from Time, Cosmopolitan and Sports Illustrated magazines. The exhibit runs through August 3.
Over at the California Science Center, you can relive history with a detailed look at “Pompeii.” In the year 79 A.D., the city vanished under thick layers of volcanic ash left by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. But what nature destroyed, it also preserved. The exhibit features more than 150 precious artifacts on loan from the Naples National Archaeological Museum in Italy.
From garden frescoes to marble statues to gladiator gear, you can see it all.
On the music scene, Malibu’s Rick Springfield teams up with local legend Pat Benatar for a summer tour. Expect to hear all your ‘80s favorites like “Jessie’s Girl” and “Love is a Battlefield.” Rick’s been a busy guy. He’s been acting, singing and writing, and he recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Over at the Ahmanson Theatre, they’ll be bringing out classics from Queen with “We Will Rock You.” The musical runs through August 24.
If you are a David Suchet fan, you’ll want to check out his play “The Last Confession.” The production has received rave reviews and has been called an exhilarating conspiracy thriller at the highest levels of the Catholic Church. It’s an exclusive U.S. engagement. If that sounds good to you, don’t delay—the play comes to a close this weekend. At the Geffen Playhouse, it’s “Dixie’s Tupperware Party,” written by Kris Andersson and directed by Patrick Richwood. It’s being called “not your grandmother’s Tupperware party.”
Malibu’s Halle Berry is making a move to TV with “Extant,” a space thriller produced by Steven Spielberg.
That’s not a bad start for summer ideas and while you are at it, don’t forget those upcoming summer