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It looks like he got his point across, at least in our most recent meal there.

There are two exhibits opening tonight at the Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art in WeHo. In the rear gallery, “Mood Swings” features seven of the urban world’s best emerging and recognized artists - Asbestos (Dublin, Ireland), Cena7 (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Fefe Talavera (Sao Paulo), Imminent Disaster (New York), Labrona (Montreal, Canada). SoCal artists representing are Oddzoo (LA) and Bumblebee (Downey). Israeli artist Know Hope has an installation "the times won’t save you (this rain smells of memory)" that includes 30,000 paper raindrops, 40,000 feet of fishing twine, 2,500 fishing weights and hundreds of sheets of cardboard fashioned into miniature works of art and life-size cut-out characters. The opening receptions run 7-10 pm tonight, and the exhibits run until July 2.

     

Simon LA was chosen as the first stop on our Dine LA blitz because of the impressive appetizers we sampled at the Behind the Unseen event held there. Simon Kerry, who is known as the rock and roll chef, stood in the kitchen staring intently at the dining room, which was not empty but definitely not bustling. The servers were bursting with enthusiasm and friendliness. They responded to our bad jokes by adding their own quips, and their positive energy was contagious.

We've been hitting DineLA's Restaurant Week pretty hard over here at LAist, but I just wanted to make a few quick observations about my great experience at Simon LA last night. We arrived about half an hour early for our reservation, but the hostess seated us promptly, in a friendly and welcoming way. Our waitress got our drink orders in quickly, and our appetizers came out within minutes of placing our order. This place is ready for Restaurant Week. I saw quite a few other tables with the prix-fixe menu -- Simon LA has been getting some good marks on the boards for its great R-Week experience.