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"I am one of the few white men who have been allowed to document life on the Pojoaque res- ervation since Edward S. Curtis spent time there in 1905," says Katzman in the release, explaining that his project was approved by the Pojoaque Tribal Council. "I believe the exhibit will compel the viewer to question the human condition. Where are we going — as individuals and as a nation? This question is often lost in the cultural abyss of our 'miser- able kingdom,' polluted by the onslaught of racism, sexism, bigotry, and indifference," he notes in the release. "For more information about the artist, visit www.stevenkatzmanphotography.com. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The gallery will be closed March 2-9 for spring break. Venice Theatre's next musical cabaret, Radio Gals, will open on the Pinkerton Stage on Friday, Feb. 7, and continue through Sunday, March 2, the theatre has announced. Performances of this musical comedy by Mark Hardwick and Michael Craver will be at 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets range from $10 to $15 for students and $25 to $28 for adults; they can be purchased online at www.venicestage. com or by calling the box office at 488-1115. Discounts are available for groups of 20 or more. "Taking place in the 1920s (before the crash), Radio Gals tells the story of Hazel Hunt (played by Dawn Carpenter), a retired music teacher who receives a radio transmitter as a retirement gift," a news release explains. Hunt begins transmitting a few airwaves of her own from her small town in Arkansas. Then she is joined by her all-girl orchestra, The Hazelnuts. They "gleefully host the radio show and fight pesky FCC regulations to keep it on the air," the release continues. Radio Gals is back by popular demand after a successful run at Venice Theatre in the fall of 2011, the release says. The New York Times called the original production a "lively, cheery, nostalgia-dipped musical," the release points out. The theatre's producing director, Allan Kollar, has brought back the creative team from VENICE THEATRE BRINGING BACK 2011 PRODUCTION OF RADIO GALS Sarasota News Leader January 31, 2014 Page 106 Jacob Viarrial by Steven Katzman. Contributed image