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Park La Brea Art Center 432 S. Curson Ave., Bldg. 50, (323) 549-5498. Affordable art classes: painting and drawing. Regen Projects/Regen Projects II 633 N. Almont Dr., 9016 Santa Monica Blvd., (310) 276-5424. Los Angeles-based gallery ex- hibiting international artists. Doug Aitken thru Dec 18. Tues-Sat 10am-6pm. www.regenprojects.com Jack Rutberg Fine Arts 357 N. La Brea Ave., (323) 938-5222. Mod- ern works include Burkhardt, Gorky, Hockney, Picasso, Mark Tobey, Ruth Weisberg, Jerome Witkin. US Debut Exhibition of Spanish Con- temporary Artist Jordi Alcaraz Traslucido thru Dec 24. Hours: Tues-Fri 10am-6pm & Sat 10 am-5 pm. www.jackrutbergfinearts.com Seyhoun Gallery 9007 Melrose Ave., (310) 858-5984. Contem- porary art and sculpture. Ali Faramarzi thru Jan 2; Mojgan Mozaffari and Grace Lafoon Jan 8-14; Samy El Ainin Jan 15-Feb 4; Maryam Ebtekar Feb 5-18; Reza Ramtinnia and Tara Tehranchi opens Feb 19. Hours Tue- Sat 12-5pm and by appointment. www.sey- hounartgallery.com Manny Silverman Gallery 619 N. Almont Dr., (310) 659-8256. Special- izes in abstract expressionism. Michael Gold- berg thru Dec 18. Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. www.mannysilvermangallery.com George Stern Fine Arts 8920 Melrose Ave., (310) 276-2600, (800) 501-6885. Early California paintings. “Begin- ning Collector” thru Jan 8; “Important Paint- ings” Jan 15-Mar 5. Hours: Tues-Fri 10am-6pm & Sat 11am-6pm. www.sternfinearts.com Louis Stern Fine Arts 9002 Melrose Ave., (310) 276-0147. Impres- sionist, Modern and Latin American art and photographs. Richard Wilson: “Connecting Surfaces” thru Dec 23; Cecilia Miguez opens Feb 19. Hours: Tues-Fri 10 am-6pm & Sat 11am-5pm. www.louissternfinearts.com Tasende Gallery 8808 Melrose Ave., (310) 276-8686. Contem- porary masters of drawing, painting and sculp- ture. “Winter’s Passage” thru Jan 8. Hours: Tues-Fri 10am-6pm & Sat 11am-5pm. www.tasendegallery.com Young Projects Gallery 8687 Melrose Ave. #210 & 230. (323) 377- 1102. Video art: “Soft & Hard: 115 Women and 25 Videos Celebrating the Humorous and the Farcical in Contemporary Video Art” and “ Deadpan: The Video Art of John Wood and Paul Harrison” thru Jan 12. Hours: Mon-Fri 11- 5pm. By appointment on Saturdays. www.youngprojectsgallery.com. DH Shopping Around... Hollywoodoffers an amazing array of shops along its boulevards and avenues. Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift or souvenir, retro fashion or rock star leather, movie posters or an experience to write home about, there’s a tan- talizing array of shops along Hollywood Boulevard. At Hollywood & Highland, browse fun kiosks and specialty shops. Near Sunset and Cahuenga Boulevards, there’s music at Amoeba Records and find movie themed books and gifts at Arclight and stop and browse shops along the Cahuenga Corridor . For fun and shopping, you can’t beat the legendary Farmers’ Market. And don’t forget to shop specialty gift shops at the Hard Rock Café and MadameTussauds. At Griffith Observatory, the L.A. Zoo and Autry National Center, you can avoid the crowds and find the perfect gift for that special someone. Amoeba Records 6400 Sunset Blvd., (323)245-6400. World’s largest independent record store! Over 1 million new and used CDs, DVDs, Videos, LPs, 45s, Posters. Rare, collectible and imports. Mon-Sat 10:30am-11pm, Sun 11am-9pm.www.amoeba.com Arclight Gift Shop 6360 Sunset Blvd. (inside Arclight Theatre at the Dome Entertainment Center), (323) 464-1465 x5 and then x3. Film-related books, toys, candles, magnets, greeting cards and more. www.ar- clightcinemas.com Autry National Center 4700 Western Heritage Way. (323) 667-2000 x228. Western and Native American gifts galore, west- ern fashion and authentic turquoise jewelry. Online store available now at http://shop.theautry.org Bettie Page Store 6650 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 461-4014. Vintage and retro clothing for the modern woman. www.bettiepageclothing.com Larry Edmund’s Bookshop 6644 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 463-3273. World’s best collection of book on film and theatre. Hollywood memorabilia, posters & photos. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12-5pm. http://larryedmunds.com/ Original Farmers Market 6333 West Third St. (323) 933-9211. Gift items in 24 shops and kiosks. 2 hours free parking with validation. www.farmersmarketla.com Griffith Observatory Gift Shop 2800 E. Observatory Rd., (323) 660-7827. Star and astronomy related gifts in its new “Stella Emporium”. Hours: Wed-Fri 12-9pm, Sat 10am-10pm, Sun 10am-9pm, closed Mon & Tues. On- line shop available at http://enssc.com/default.aspx?store=524 Hard Rock Café 6801 Hollywood Blvd. #105, (323) 464-7625. Two Rock Shops featuring Hard Rock’s limited- edition merchandise. Hours: Sun-Thur 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm. Online shop available at https://rockshop.hardrock.com Hollywood Farmers Market Sundays 8:30am-1pm. Ivar Ave between Hollywood and Sunset Blvd. One of a kind ceramics, jewelry, leather, wood and fabric gift items. Hollywood & Highland 6801 Hollywood Blvd., (323) 960-2331. Over 42 shops to choose from. Get VIP Elephant Card at www.hollywoodandhighland.com Universal City Walk 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City 91608. With over 30 unique stores as well as cinemas, dining, concerts and night spots, there’s no limit to the fun gifts, clothes and specialty items you can score here. Nightly live holiday entertainment. Madame Tussauds 6933 Hollywood Blvd., (323)798-1670. Exclusive retailer of the Official Walk of Fame T-shirts-- specially designed t-shirts in four designs to celebrate the Walk of Fame 50th Anniversary. Come visit for gifts, souvenirs and more. WINTER 2010 / DISCOVER HOLLYWOOD 31