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FRI | 01
[DANCE]
>> The Los Angeles Ballet concludes its well-received first season with three traditionally staged pieces by George Balanchine. In Apollo, the sublime Artem Shpilevsky takes a break from the Bolshoi to fill the god's shoes. Other works on the boards: the ethereal Serenade and the high-energy Rubies. >> June 1-2. Call for times. Tickets, $28-$95. Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Redondo Beach, 310-998-7782.
SAT | 02
[PARTY]
>> The Museum of Contemporary Art's Fresh: MOCA's Summer Party and Silent Auction ramps up the scenester vibe with an auction of works by such L.A.-based artists as Edgar Arceneaux Kim McCarty, and Kevin Appel. Prices range from $700 to $15,000, so stop at the ATM before heading to the festivities. >> 6-11. Tickets, $120-$150. Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, 152 N. Central Ave., L.A., 213-633-5318.
SUN | 03
[HAPPENING]
>> Jack Grapes, the Falstaffian poet and local publisher, celebrates the new issue of his literary journal MO+TH. As is the norm at any Grapes gathering, at MO+TH--The New Los Angeles Literary Magazine That Turns into a Butterfly When You Read It, you can enjoy lovely verse in tandem with door prizes, water pistols, music from a fart machine, and the great man himself impersonating an orange juice squeezer. Seating is limited: If you come late, you have to sit onstage with the talent. >> At 1. Donation, $5. Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Bivd., Venice, 323-651-5488.
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>> Director Grant Gershon wraps up the Master Chorale's 2006-7 season with the premiere of L.A. Is the World. The project pairs American composers with international musicians who call Los Angeles home. Eve Beglarian debuts Sang, featuring percussionist Pejman Hadadi on tombak. Also on the program is Te Deum, one of the more haunting pieces by Estonian minimalist Arvo Part. >> June 3 and 7. Call for times. Tickets, $19-$79. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., L., 213-972-7282.
MON | 04
[FUND-RAISER]
>> Supporters of the ALS Association Greater Los Angeles Chapter get a coveted sneak preview of Hershey Felder's one-man show, George Gershwin Alone. The actor-playwright-pianist has staged this tribute more than 3,000 times around the world. Joel Zwick directs. >> ALS preview. June 4, At 6:30. Tickets, $250. Go to alsala.org. Performances: June 5-July 22. Call for times. Tickets, $35-$69. Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood, geffenplayhouse.com.
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>> Author, journalist, and literary critic Christopher Hitchens will be making more friends and enemies when he holds forth in his lecture God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. Los Angeles Times media columnist Tim Rutten moderates--or possibly referees--on behalf of ALOUD at the Central Library. >> At 7. Admission, free; reservations required. Los Angeles Central Library, 631 W. 5th St., L.A., 213-228-7025.
TUE | 05
[CONCERT]
>> Placido Domingo follows in his parents' footsteps when he stages and stars in Luisa Fernanda, Federico Moreno Torroba's bubbly zarzuela, which was first staged...
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