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Exits and Entrances is an exhibition of over 50 works of art created by over 30 members of The Artists Guild, on view at the Lyceum Theater Gallery from September 29 to October 21 inspired by the play “Exit Interview” by William Missouri Downs presented by San Diego Repertory Theatre. Celebrate this yearly “All Member Show” at the opening reception on Wednesday, October 3.

Cirque Berzerk aerialist. Photo: Kevin Rolly

Find your inner beast at the October edition of Culture & Cocktails. Come dressed as your favorite monster or make a beastly mask on-site inspired by German Expressionist exhibition The Human Beast. View dazzling performances by Los Angeles-based dark circus group Cirque Berzerk. Grab a cocktail, carnival style popcorn or a complimentary Pinkberry frozen yogurt before heading into the Funhouse Lounge complete with funhouse mirrors, a talking photo booth, and numerologist.

Music –making and dance are depicted in a remarkable percentage of paintings produced in the context of Mughal court culture in India, particularly in the 16^th and early 17^th centuries. Bonnie Wade, Professor of Music and the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Chair in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, will consider why this might be, and will suggest what can be learned about the history of North Indian music and dance.

Tales of Ambition, Murder, and Magic Carved in Ivory

Discover the results of a recent investigation into motifs carved on an elephant tusk from the ancient Kingdom of Benin in Nigeria. Dr. Barbara Blackmun, Ph.D. and investigator, will demonstrate how the investigation of one ivory tusk (which has been on display in an American museum for at least one generation) has revealed an unusually dramatic story. 

Sponsored by the African and Pacific Arts Council 

Featured objects from Alexandria on display for Cleopatra: The Exhibition at the California ScienCenter

Visit the only West coast appearance of Cleopatra: The Exhibtion, a dramatically staged, 13,000 square-foot exhibit featuring the largest collection of Cleopatra-era artifacts from Egypt ever assembled in the U.S. The $70 includes transportation, refreshments on the bus, museum admission fees, and the IMAX movie, Mysteries of Egypt. For more information, please contact Pat Stromberg at 619.697.3476.

Inspired by Temple, Palace, Mosque

Create a clay sculpture using materials and techniques inspired by the centuries-old figural sculpture in Temple, Palace, Mosque.  This three hour workshop led by local artist and sculptor, Mary Carin, begins with a tour of the exhibition for inspiration.

The Second Saturday Workshop Series is a NEW adult program that will explore exhibitions and installations at the Museum. Each begins with a tour of the related exhibition, followed by the fine art workshop. 

The Museum recently received a bequest from the estate of Dr. Vance Kondon and Elizabeth Giesberger that includes 48 paintings, drawings and prints. Museum Docent Marilyn Woods will focus on the works of key figures in this avant-garde movement.

9:30 AM coffee and socializing, presentation at 10:00 AM

Sponsored by the North County Chapter

Norton Simon Museum

8:00 a.m. pick-up: Old Naval Hospital parking lot on Park Blvd.

8:30 a.m. pick-up: La Costa Park-and-Ride

Modern and Contemporary American Portraiture

Using Maya Angelou’s poem, Still I Rise, as a starting point, Dr. Amy Galpin, Associate Curator, Art of the Americas, will examine modern and contemporary portraiture created by American artists, with an emphasis on work created in the last twenty years. Learn more about portraits from the colonial period to present on view in Figures, the section of Behold, America! at The San Diego Museum of Art.

Seven Days in the Art World

Lively small-group conversations will discuss Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton, a selection made for the book club by a committee of Museum curators, docents, and staff.

Exploring Color

Create bright and bold landscape collages inspired Gabriele Munter’s painting Tutzing and other works in The Human Beast. Join a family-friendly exhibition tour and participate in gallery activities. October Family Drop-In Days focus on the theme Exploring Color.