Photographic proofs

Fine art photography will be on display in Santa Monica for the largest photographic art exposition in the United States. The Photo L.A. 2007 exhibit will be held Jan. 18 to 21 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, located at 1855 Main St.

Created by Stephen Cohen, producer of highly acclaimed art fairs in New York, San Francisco and Miami, the show will feature photographic art on display and for sale, from the earliest 19th Century photographic experiments to the most contemporary photography and photo-based art. The preview reception, hosted by rock artist, photographer and photography collector Graham Nash, will take place on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

A lecture and seminar series will also take place from Jan. 19 to 21, with guest lecturers including internationally renowned photographers Anderson & Low, Jim Goldberg, Mona Kuhn, Todd Hido, Alec Soth and Robert Weingarten. Mary Virginia Swanson, photography consultant; Stephen White, collector, historian and dealer in art photography; and Virginia Heckert, associate curator of photography at the J. Paul Getty Museum, will address seminar participants.

Exhibition hours are Friday, Jan. 19, and Saturday, Jan. 20, from noon to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 21, from noon to 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 for a one-day pass and $30 for a three-day pass. Lectures are $10 each and on-site collecting seminars are $80 (includes a three day pass and catalog).

For additional information, visit www.artfairsinc.com or call (323) 937-4659.

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Mozart birthday bash

The L.A. Chamber Players continue their inaugural season with a tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, featuring Lisa Kohorn, basset clarinet, in the Viennese master’s quintet. This concert, co-sponsored by the Miles Memorial Playhouse, is for families who want to experience two works of the great masters, each with a different instrumental twist.

Even though the clarinet family is a regular in the orchestra today, works that feature the instrument are relatively rare in the early classical repertoire. The works of Mozart stand among the greatest of his chamber pieces and are a staple of the classical clarinet repertoire.

The concert will be held on Sunday, Jan. 21, at noon in the historical landmark Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd.

Cost of admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and children 14 and under. Tickets may be reserved by calling (310)458-8634.

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‘Strange Snow’ emerges

The Ruskin Group Theatre presents “Strange Snow” — a play involving Vietnam veterans that has been updated to reflect the Iraq war — from Jan. 26 to March 4.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays at Ruskin, located at 3000 Airport Dr. at the Santa Monica Airport.

The comedic drama by Stephen Metcalfe was commissioned by the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York and staged its world premiere there in 1982. A three-character play in which two are Vietnam veterans bearing heavy psychic wounds from their wartime experiences, “Strange Snow” has had successful runs at theaters throughout the U.S., as well as London, Edinburgh and Japan. It was also made into the major motion picture “Jacknife,” with Robert DeNiro and Ed Harris.

“Strange Snow” is directed by John Ruskin and features Mike Myers, Dane Zinter and Sarah Maine.

Tickets for “Strange Snow” are $20 general and $15 for students and senior citizens.

For more information, call (310) 397-3244 or go to http://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com.

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