So there’s alot to do this weekend – from theatre to an American Apparel Factory sale…. Don’t forget to scroll down to the bottom and look at the next blog with an updated December & January COUPONS & CODES list! Consume on…
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2007
A Tribute To James Baldwin: 20 Years Later!
A special encore stage reading of the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway play James Baldwin: A Soul On Fire by Howard B. Simon with Charles Reese & Chris Grossett
What happens when writer/activist James Baldwin invites Lorraine Hansberry, Harry Belafonte and Lena Horne to attend a roundtable discussion of race relations with Attorney General Robert Kennedy? This theatrical experience witnesses a day in the life of James Baldwin as he prepares for this secret meeting.December 1, 2007 marked the 20th anniversary of the life and times of writer/activist, James Baldwin. This final public reading of James Baldwin: A Soul On Fire celebrates the spirit of Baldwin's fire and the role of the artist as activist by honoring the Writers Guild of America West On Strike. James Baldwin: A Soul On Fire will continue to ignite James Baldwin's spirit in 2008 with a West Coast production in Los Angeles and beyond.
3:30 PM
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Brief Conversation Immediately After The Reading
The Legacy of James Baldwin and The Role of the Artist as Activist
THE NEW LATC
514 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
PLEASE RSVP AT SOULONFIRE63@YAHOO.COM
(SECURED PARKING AVAILABLE FROM $5 - $7 PER VEHICLE)
For additional information on the Baldwin Project, please visit www.seanohalloran.com/baldwinpage.html
Colors To Life Beautiful Art Exhibition and Opening Reception December 8, 2007
Exhibit thru March 15, 2008.An art exhibition of images that defined a people, 626 Art Gallery at Studio B is pleased to present "Colors To Life Beautiful" a fine art exhibition presented in conjunction with the Center Theater Group to run simultaneously with "The Color Purple". Inspired by Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" the fine art exhibition is a visual collaboration that documents the bloom of an era filled with unforgettable moments that shaped the lives of Black America. The 35 exhibited artists capture on canvass eternal memories of "The Color Purple". The evening will include live Jazz Entertainment, celebrity guests and appetizers menu lovingly called "Celie's Back Porch Kitchen" a soul food genre of Fried Chicken and cornbread, in honor of the Color Purple.
Free
626 Art Gallery at Studio B626 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA5-9pm
213. 614.8872
www.626artgallery.com
I Have a Story to Tell...
An all-day event at the Southern California Library, "I Have a Story to Tell," will feature appearances by some of the most compelling storytellers of our time, as well as a world-class jazz performance--all for free. Buddy Collette, who made his legend playing music in the historic Central Avenue jazz scene while fighting racism in the music industry, will share his story and his band will perform. Noted L.A. storyteller and veteran film actress Ellaraino will deliver a moving performance as Biddy Mason--a former slave who became a powerful force for social causes as one of the first Black women to own land in Los Angeles. Teatro Q will perform original dramatic pieces exploring the stories of queer women of color. The event will also feature activities for families and children, a silent auction, plenty of food, giveaways, and more. A full schedule of events and performances is available online.
Free
10am-6pm
Southern California Library
6120 S. Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90044
323.759.6063
www.socallib.org
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
American Apparel Factory Flea Market
Choose from tens of thousands of garments from $1-$10 while jamming to live music, DJs, Mariachis, and enjoying food & drinks. Bands: Quiero club & Niña from Mexico record label Happy-fi ( happy-fi.com), DJs from Viva Radio (viva-radio.com) & Mini Market hosted by Mark the Cobra Snake (thecobrasnake.com)
Noon-6pm
$1 entrance fee
American Apparel Factory
747 Warehouse St (Enter on Bay St.)
Los Angeles, CA 90021.
www.americanapparel.net/fleamarket
ALL WEEKEND:::
GRAND DELUSION
This biting black comedy imagines a secret confab of world leaders in the days immediately preceding World War One. The year is 1914. The world is on the brink of war and chaos, and a few good madmen are shaping the fate of future generations boldly. With a cast that includes Kurt Fuller (Anger Management, Scary Movie) as Kaiser Wilhelm, Xander Berkeley (George Mason on 24) as Czar Nicholas and Timothy Omundson (Judging Amy, Psyche) as the Austrian foreign minister, it's a dark and hilarious depiction of how the gears of diplomacy - including intrigue, deception, gingerbread cookies, the ghost of Edward VII and a talking wildebeest - just might have turned, changing history forever.
$20
Every Fri, Sat & Sun until December 15, 2007
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 4 pm
@The Lost Studio
130 S. La Brea
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.960.4441
www.reddogsquadron.com
ONGOING::::ONGOING:::ONGOING::ONGOING:
HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES:::
Ice Skating at Pershing Square
Just because it doesn't ever get really cold (by East Coast & Midwest standards) doesn't mean you can't pretend it's really cold! Come downtown and ice skate! If you squint, it's just like a mini Rockefeller Center! Just a lot quieter! Make noise!
Until Jan. 21
@ Pershing Square
530 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-847-4970
One hour sessions: $6 Skate rental: $2
213.847.4970
11th Annual Holiday Light Festival
One of the largest holiday-themed events in Southern California, this attraction features a mile-long stretch of lighted displays depicting various seasonal messages. The event can be enjoyed from within a vehicle, a free shuttle on weekends and nightly from December 15, or during a casual walk. This is always one of the most popular holiday activities in Los Angeles.
Free
through December 30
5pm-10pm
Griffith Park
along Crystal Springs Drive
Los Angeles, CA
888-LA PARKS (527-2757)
www.laparks.org
Reindeer Romp
Santa's Reindeer fly into the L.A. Zoo for Thanksgiving and stay until after the New Year. Kids of all ages can get up close to these beautiful creatures, talk to zookeepers, and make their own antlers and holiday crafts. Santa and friends will be available for souvenir photos and guests can ride the L.A. Zoo Choo Choo train.
Free with paid admission, $10 Adults, $5 Children (2-12)
through January 1, 2008
10am-4pm
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
5333 Zoo Drive
Los Angeles, CA
323-644-4200
www.lazoo.org
Train Ride to Santa’s House
Ring in the season with a trip to the North Pole on the Travel Town Railroad, which will take passengers on a magical ride aboard a miniature train. At the end of the line will be Santa’s house, brilliantly decorated with festive light displays and scenes of winter to put visitors of all ages in a jolly holiday mood. The nonprofit group Los Angeles Live Steamers conducts the popular program.
$6 per round trip
December 8 – 9, 13 – 215pm-8pm
Travel Town Museum
5200 Zoo Drive
Griffith Park
Los Angeles
1- 888-LA PARKS (527-2757)
www.laparks.org
EXHIBITS:::
Blacks In and Out of the Box
This exhibition celebrates historic photography and showcases cutting edge photographic explorations by artists through an African American lens. It illuminates the importance of California as a space and place that has permitted getting out of the box. The show features unique early photographs from the Steve Turner collection, as well as contemporary images from photographic artists and videographers living or trained in California.
FreeThru December 30, 2007
Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm
California African American Museum
600 State Dr.Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
213.744.7432
www.caamuseum.org
Prosperous Pasadena: Business in the Crown City and Beyond
Prosperous Pasadena:Business in the Crown City and Beyond draws upon public and private archival and object collections to explore the relationship between Pasadena’s businesses and the development, growth, and evolution of Pasadena and surrounding communities. The exhibition addresses the different needs and experiences of area employers, employees, and customers, and explores how the businesses of Pasadena helped shape local history, as well as how local and national events shaped local business. Businesses provided income, created new opportunity, shaped commercial districts, and provided goods and services for both local and national use.
Exhibit thru January 8th
Suggested donation $5; under 12 free; student & senior discounts
12-5pm
Pasadena Museum of History
470 W. Walnut St.
Pasadena, CA 91103
www.pasadenahistory.org
Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas
Emory Douglas was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther party from 1976-1980, creating iconic imagery and documenting a revolution. 'Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas' traces the searing graphic art made by Emory Douglas (b. 1943) while he worked as Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until its discontinuation in the early 1980s. The Black Panthers cultivated a strong graphic identity for their group and their politics during this period, bringing their concerns to the public through newspapers, poster and pamphlets that can often be described as angry, militant and incendiary.
Thru Sunday 1/20/08
Free
MOCA Gallery at Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave
West Hollywood, CA
http://www.moca.org/emorydouglas/
Thursday, December 6, 2007
LAaLALand Events List::: DECEMBER Coupons & Codes
Anyone who knows me can attest to the fact that I LOVE shopping & saving money!! So the chance to share these coupons qualifies as an event in my LAaLA dictionary. Just copy and paste the links into your browser and help out the economy. HAPPY SHOPPING!
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ONLINE USE ONLY - SEE & USE CODES AT CHECK-OUT::::
American Eagle Outfitters Coupon Code: 64152219 (15% off until Dec. 11, 2007) http://www.ae.com/web/index.jsp?WT%2Emc_id=aff6&WT%2Emc_ev=click
Armani Exchange www.armaniexchange.com Coupon Code: STYLE20 ($20 off $100 from ? - ? )
Banana Republic www.bananarepublic.com Coupon Code: BRHOLIDAY (20% off until Dec 24, 2007)
Barnes & Noble www.bn.com Coupon Code: T4N3B6W (25% off Single Item until Dec 10, 2007)
Bed Bath Store www.bedbathstore.com Coupon Code: holiday07 ($15 off $75 until Dec. 10, 2007)
Cloud Veil http www.cloudveil.com Coupon Code: 7LJ400 (45% off from ? - ? )
Eastbay www.eastbay.com Coupon Code: EMEB72GC (20% off Giftcards until Dec 20, 2007)
GameStop www.gamestop.com Coupon Code: AFF25 (25% off Used Games from ? – ? )
Hasbro Toy Shop www.hasbrotoyshop.com Coupon Code: FRIENDS20 (20% off until Dec. 9, 2007)
JC Penney www.jcpenney.com Coupon Code: CHAMPION (20% off from Dec. 9, 2007)
Limited Too www.limitedtoo.com Just click link for savings (25% off until Dec 9, 2007)
Linen & Things www.lnt.com Coupon Code: 223823997733 (20% off until Dec 31, 2007)
MetroStyle www.metrostyle.com Coupon Code: MSTYLE50 (50% off Single Item until Dec. 31, 2007)
Nike www.nike.com Coupon Code: 2PCTH7A (20% off $125 until Dec 24, 2007)
Overstock www.overstock.com Coupon Code: 73989 (10% off $45 from ? - ? )
Ralph Lauren www.ralphlauren.com Coupon Code: HOL2007 (30% off until 12/10)
Red Envelope www.redenvelope.com Coupon Code: AMX25WISH ($50 off $200 from ? – ? )
Sephora www.sephora.com Coupon Code: FF2007 (20% off until Dec 31, 2007)
Sharper Image http://www.sharperimagesavings.com/beyond/ ($10 off $50 until Jan 31, 2008)
Snap Fish www.snapfish.com Coupon Code: FRIENDS07 (25% off until Dec 25, 2007)
Victoria's Secret www.victoriassecret.com Coupon Code: FA78113 or FA78449 ($15 off $100, $30 off $150, $75 off $250, & $150 off $500 until Dec. 20, 2007 until Dec 15, 2007 )
Yankee Candle http://www.yankeecandle.com/yc/html/retail/Email_HTML/registerForCouponsWebNEW.html ($10 off $25 until Dec. 22, 2007)
PRINTABLE IN-STORE COUPONS:::
Gordmans (20% off Single Item until Dec 9, 2007) http://139.146.147.79/_FileLibrary/FileImage/11-26cpn20si.gif
H&M (25% off from Dec. 7 - Dec. 9, 2007) http://www.hmfriendsandfamily.com/
JC Penney (20% off on Dec. 9, 2007) http://surveys.jcpenney.com/perseus/se.ashx?s=0B8811F421D86091&mscssid=681cbc8df5407444fb76c9bd5784a3f27xMnVNoV5a1WxMnVNoV5a1o200B6FEA5E87849E980DBB6217F15F8F2A6B0733019
Kirklands (25% off Single Item until Dec 31, 2007) http://www.kirklands.com/coupon/welcome-coupon.html
Limited Too (25% off until Dec 9, 2007) http://www.limitedtoo.com/webview/?version=sbogo&utm_source=l2_email_112607&utm_medium=
Loehmanns (15% off Reduced Item & 20% off Clearance Item until Dec 31, 2007)
http://www.loehmanns.com/site.cfm?nav=coupon&promo=20071127_clearance_web
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ONLINE USE ONLY - SEE & USE CODES AT CHECK-OUT::::
American Eagle Outfitters Coupon Code: 64152219 (15% off until Dec. 11, 2007) http://www.ae.com/web/index.jsp?WT%2Emc_id=aff6&WT%2Emc_ev=click
Armani Exchange www.armaniexchange.com Coupon Code: STYLE20 ($20 off $100 from ? - ? )
Banana Republic www.bananarepublic.com Coupon Code: BRHOLIDAY (20% off until Dec 24, 2007)
Barnes & Noble www.bn.com Coupon Code: T4N3B6W (25% off Single Item until Dec 10, 2007)
Bed Bath Store www.bedbathstore.com Coupon Code: holiday07 ($15 off $75 until Dec. 10, 2007)
Cloud Veil http www.cloudveil.com Coupon Code: 7LJ400 (45% off from ? - ? )
Eastbay www.eastbay.com Coupon Code: EMEB72GC (20% off Giftcards until Dec 20, 2007)
GameStop www.gamestop.com Coupon Code: AFF25 (25% off Used Games from ? – ? )
Hasbro Toy Shop www.hasbrotoyshop.com Coupon Code: FRIENDS20 (20% off until Dec. 9, 2007)
JC Penney www.jcpenney.com Coupon Code: CHAMPION (20% off from Dec. 9, 2007)
Limited Too www.limitedtoo.com Just click link for savings (25% off until Dec 9, 2007)
Linen & Things www.lnt.com Coupon Code: 223823997733 (20% off until Dec 31, 2007)
MetroStyle www.metrostyle.com Coupon Code: MSTYLE50 (50% off Single Item until Dec. 31, 2007)
Nike www.nike.com Coupon Code: 2PCTH7A (20% off $125 until Dec 24, 2007)
Overstock www.overstock.com Coupon Code: 73989 (10% off $45 from ? - ? )
Ralph Lauren www.ralphlauren.com Coupon Code: HOL2007 (30% off until 12/10)
Red Envelope www.redenvelope.com Coupon Code: AMX25WISH ($50 off $200 from ? – ? )
Sephora www.sephora.com Coupon Code: FF2007 (20% off until Dec 31, 2007)
Sharper Image http://www.sharperimagesavings.com/beyond/ ($10 off $50 until Jan 31, 2008)
Snap Fish www.snapfish.com Coupon Code: FRIENDS07 (25% off until Dec 25, 2007)
Victoria's Secret www.victoriassecret.com Coupon Code: FA78113 or FA78449 ($15 off $100, $30 off $150, $75 off $250, & $150 off $500 until Dec. 20, 2007 until Dec 15, 2007 )
Yankee Candle http://www.yankeecandle.com/yc/html/retail/Email_HTML/registerForCouponsWebNEW.html ($10 off $25 until Dec. 22, 2007)
PRINTABLE IN-STORE COUPONS:::
Gordmans (20% off Single Item until Dec 9, 2007) http://139.146.147.79/_FileLibrary/FileImage/11-26cpn20si.gif
H&M (25% off from Dec. 7 - Dec. 9, 2007) http://www.hmfriendsandfamily.com/
JC Penney (20% off on Dec. 9, 2007) http://surveys.jcpenney.com/perseus/se.ashx?s=0B8811F421D86091&mscssid=681cbc8df5407444fb76c9bd5784a3f27xMnVNoV5a1WxMnVNoV5a1o200B6FEA5E87849E980DBB6217F15F8F2A6B0733019
Kirklands (25% off Single Item until Dec 31, 2007) http://www.kirklands.com/coupon/welcome-coupon.html
Limited Too (25% off until Dec 9, 2007) http://www.limitedtoo.com/webview/?version=sbogo&utm_source=l2_email_112607&utm_medium=
Loehmanns (15% off Reduced Item & 20% off Clearance Item until Dec 31, 2007)
http://www.loehmanns.com/site.cfm?nav=coupon&promo=20071127_clearance_web
Thursday, November 29, 2007
LAaLALand Events List::::December!!!!
Can you believe it's almost December already? I can't!
Enjoy,
LAaLA
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1st
SIT: Contemporary & Traditional Seating
Seating from Tanzania, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria & the Congo is presented at this exhibition exploring the notion of seats of power in traditional African societies. It also challenges the manner in which these ideas push Western perceptions of social capital and class. It also shows the influences of colonial contact on modern African seating and of traditional African seating on Western crafts. Owner/Curator CCH Pounder will also be offering one-of-a-kind pieces for sale from her famous Blue Boxes.
FREE
Opening reception: 5-10pm
@ Pounder Kone Art Space
3407 Glendale Blvd @ Atwater
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Gallery Hours: Thursday=Sunday 1-7pm
323.913.2247
www.cchpkas.com
Leimert Park Village Farmers' Market
My favorite vendor at this weekly market is the sweet Bean Pie Man who sells fantastic sweet potato pies, honey pound cakes, monkey bread and other amazing deserts. Also available at the market are fresh spices, nits, dried and fresh fruits, etc.
FREE
@ Degnan Blvd & 43rd Street
Los Angeles, CA
9am-2pm
www.farmernet.com
Los Feliz Village Holiday Festival
This 3rd annual festival is the source imaginative, eclectic and one-of-a-kind holiday gifts. Free carriage rides, antique trolley rides, tree lighting ceremony, free photos with Santa, strolling carolers, magicians, mariachi and hip hop band.
Free
6-10pm
@ Hillhurst Avenue between Hollywood Blvd & Vermont Ave
Los Feliz, CA 90029
323.702.3684
www.losfelizvillageonline.com
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2nd
"Kwanzaa Fest 2007" Target Sundays @ CAAM
In what is becoming a tradition at CAAM , we invite your family and friends to join us for a special Kwanzaa candle lighting presentation. You can also find that special gift when you visit the Target Sunday holiday marketplace. Arts and crafts workshops for kids and drumming lessons.
Free
11am-5pm; Museum opens at 11am; Program begins at 1pm
@ California African American Museum
600 State Drive
Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
213.744.2132
www.caamuseum.org
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
LAaLALand Events List::::Coupons, Codes & Exhibits!!!!
Since Gobble Gobble day is a sign of the major shopping season, I've found some coupons that will save some money and feed you at the same time. In between all the shopping, you can experience some of the cultural and holiday events LA has to offer.
Safe travels,
LAaLA
HOLIDAY COUPONS & CODES::::
BANANA REPUBLIC/VISA:
http://www.lifetakesvisa.com/pdf/BR_Offer.pdf
or online: Use BRHOLIDAY for 20% off (no minimum) Expires 12/24/07 and stack with CODE: MYRBRGIFT for an additional 15% off Expires 12/24/07 (Must use a VISA card for this one to work) Total Savings of 35% off
Gucci 10% off online (NEVER HAPPENS)
http://www.gucci.com/us/holidayshoppingday.html 20% off Use code: FF2007
PRINTABLE COUPONS - JUST COPY & PASTE THE WHOLE ADDRESS INTO YOUR URL:::::
Victoria's Secret - $10 off!
http://www2.victoriassecret.com/onlineemail/?c=27676_45AF0C6212479C57B3C3A3F6B33F1545&cm_mmc=di-_-071106BRA-_-V01-_-27676&e
OshKosh http://wl2.peer360.com/b/oj86Z79yj91245HqSKv0/main.asp?hl=-1
Talbots
http://www1.talbots.com/emails/071107_15P_Balance.htm
Bath and Body works
http://f.e.bathandbodyworks.com/i/34/528207786/110507A_coup.html
Illuminations
http://www.illuminations.com/email/2007/1102/regular_1102_07.html
Lord and Taylor http://www.lordandtaylor.com/common/coupons/lt_110807_coupon.pdf
Linens & Things
http://lnt.imageg.net/graphics/coupon/LNT_email_signup_9%2019%202007.pdf
CVS
http://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/cvs/gateway/promotion?pid=6051&step_nbr=160
Yankee candle
http://www.yankeecandle.com/yc/html/retail/Email_HTML/registerForCouponsWebNEW.html
Aeropostale
http://p.p0.com/YesConnect/HtmlMessagePreview?a=RB9F5-t2axqh9M4TGXrMv&ms
H&M
http://www.hmfriendsandfamily.com/
Sharper Image
http://www.sharperimagesavings.com/beyond/
Banana Republic
http://www.bananarepublic.com/browse/info.do?cid=35127
CODES:::
Restoration Hardware
Friends and Family 20% off all non-sale items.
Use Code: H07FAF02
Old Navy-Friends & Family on line code good from Nov 27-Dec 3---20% off code F8JXXP9RGCNJ
Banana Republic Friends & Family on line code- 30% off Dec 1-3 QLOV5931S3G5
FREE FOOD
GOBBLE, GOBBLE::::
Johnny Rockets (free hamburger)
http://www.johnnyrockets.com/rockete-club/index.php
Pizzeria Uno (Free appetizer)
http://insidersclub.unos.com/insiders/
On the Border (free Appetizer)
http://clubcantina.ontheborder.com/clients/ontheborder/survey.htm
MOVIES!!!
Buy one ticket, get one free at Fandango when you use Discover (Starts Dec 4)
http://www.fandango.com/discovercard/
HOLIDAY EVENTS::::
11th Annual Holiday Light Festival
One of the largest holiday-themed events in Southern California, this attraction features a mile-long stretch of lighted displays depicting various seasonal messages. The event can be enjoyed from within a vehicle, a free shuttle on weekends and nightly from December 15, or during a casual walk. This is always one of the most popular holiday activities in Los Angeles.
Free
through December 30,
5pm-10pm
Griffith Park
along Crystal Springs Dr.
Los Angeles
888-LA PARKS (527-2757)
www.laparks.org
Reindeer Romp
Santa's Reindeer fly into the L.A. Zoo for Thanksgiving and stay until after the New Year. Kids of all ages can get up close to these beautiful creatures, talk to zookeepers, and make their own antlers and holiday crafts. Santa and friends will be available for souvenir photos and guests can ride the L.A. Zoo Choo Choo train.
Free with paid admission, $10 Adults, $5 Children (2-12)
From November 22 through January 1, 2008,
10am-4pm
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
5333 Zoo Dr.
Los Angeles
323-644-4200
www.lazoo.org
Train Ride to Santa’s House
Ring in the season with a trip to the North Pole on the Travel Town Railroad, which will take passengers on a magical ride aboard a miniature train. At the end of the line will be Santa’s house, brilliantly decorated with festive light displays and scenes of winter to put visitors of all ages in a jolly holiday mood. The nonprofit group Los Angeles Live Steamers conducts the popular program.
$6 per round trip
November 24 – 25, December 1 – 2, 8 – 9, 13 – 21
5pm-8pm
Travel Town Museum
5200 Zoo Dr.
Griffith Park
Los Angeles
1- 888-LA PARKS (527-2757)
www.laparks.org
ONGOING::::ONGOING:::ONGOING::ONGOING:
ACTIVITIES:::
Ice Skating at Pershing Square
Just because it doesn't ever get really cold (by East Coast standards) doesn't mean you can't pretend it's really cold! Come downtown and ice skate! If you squint, it's just like a mini Rockefeller Center! Just a lot quieter! Make noise!
Until Jan. 21
@ Pershing Square
530 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-847-4970
One hour sessions: $6 Skate rental: $2
213-847-4970
EXHIBITS:::
Women, Water and Wells: Photographs of West Africa by Gil Garcetti In 2001, photographer Gil Garcetti traveled to West Africa for the first of what would be several visits to the continent. Enthralled by the land and the people, Garcetti became deeply committed to raising awareness of and funds for safe water in the region. Thus was born Women, Water and Wells, a selection of sixty-two striking photographs from his forthcoming book, Water is Key (Balcony Press). Garcetti's rich black-and-white photographs reveal the link between water and human health in West Africa, as well as the dramatic economic and public welfare successes that can be achieved when safe water is delivered to villages. Women, Water, and Wells captures the challenges, successes, and hopes of people—particularly women—who are faced with the daily task of providing safe water for their families and communities. The exhibition begins with several landscapes from Niger, Ghana, Mali, and Burkina Faso, and then chronicles the important work of non-governmental organizations in the struggle to provide healthy drinking water and to eradicate a variety of diseases linked to unsafe water. Later sections show the beauty and joy of locating safe water sources, and the numerous ways that safe water benefits peoples' lives through sanitation and health, education, economics, and agriculture. The proceeds benefit the Water In West Africa campaign, with 100% of all proceeds going directly to on-the-ground organizations working to provide water to those most in need in West Africa. The campaign is coordinated by the Pacific Institute. Free
Through November 25, 2007
@ Fowler Museum at UCLA
Park in Lot 4;
Enter from Sunset Blvd. 308
Charles E. Young Drive North
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Guatemalan Forced Migration: Photos by Manuel Gil
Guatemalan Forced Migration consists of a series of photographs of Guatemalan forced migrants that challenge the normative approach to photographing refugees by mainstream media and international humanitarian organizations that stereotype women as domestics and men as bread winners. Manuel Gil's photography, created in collaboration with writer Oscar Gil-Garcia, explores gender relations within contemporary society and transnational migrant communities. The project is a timely study that provides a critical response to the current U.S. anti-immigrant sentiment by increasing awareness of how forced migrants play a central role in the formal and informal labor economic sectors in host societies.
Free
Through November 30, 2007
M-F 11am-5:30pm
@ 18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-3711
www.18thstreet.org
Incognegro: New Works by Mark Steven Greenfield
"Incognegro" includes multimedia photographs, paintings, and sculptures that appropriate and represent historic minstrel images and critiques race issues that are apparent through blackface performance. The show features 14 new works by Greenfield made over the past four years that have not been previously exhibited in Los Angeles that flirt with the line between racism and political correctness. The exhibition includes lenticular prints juxtaposing minstrel portraits, paintings featuring iconic accoutrements from vintage minstrel "how to" guides, photo portraits of contemporary blackface performers, and a series of motorized outdoor sculptures that literally inflate the artist's distinctive forms of provocation.
Free
Through November 30, 2007
M-F 11am-5:30pm
@ 18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-3711
www.18thstreet.org
Blacks In and Out of the Box
This exhibition celebrates historic photography and showcases cutting edge photographic explorations by artists through an African American lens. It illuminates the importance of California as a space and place that has permitted getting out of the box. The show features unique early photographs from the Steve Turner collection, as well as contemporary images from photographic artists and videographers living or trained in California.
Free
Thru December 30, 2007
Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm
California African American Museum
600 State Dr.
Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 744-7432
www.caamuseum.org
Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas
Emory Douglas was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther party from 1976-1980, creating iconic imagery and documenting a revolution. 'Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas' traces the searing graphic art made by Emory Douglas (b. 1943) while he worked as Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until its discontinuation in the early 1980s. The Black Panthers cultivated a strong graphic identity for their group and their politics during this period, bringing their concerns to the public through newspapers, poster and pamphlets that can often be described as angry, militant and incendiary.
Thru Sunday 1/20/08
Free
MOCA Gallery at Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave
West Hollywood, CA
http://www.moca.org/emorydouglas/
Safe travels,
LAaLA
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Johnny Rockets (free hamburger)
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Pizzeria Uno (Free appetizer)
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On the Border (free Appetizer)
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MOVIES!!!
Buy one ticket, get one free at Fandango when you use Discover (Starts Dec 4)
http://www.fandango.com/discovercard/
HOLIDAY EVENTS::::
11th Annual Holiday Light Festival
One of the largest holiday-themed events in Southern California, this attraction features a mile-long stretch of lighted displays depicting various seasonal messages. The event can be enjoyed from within a vehicle, a free shuttle on weekends and nightly from December 15, or during a casual walk. This is always one of the most popular holiday activities in Los Angeles.
Free
through December 30,
5pm-10pm
Griffith Park
along Crystal Springs Dr.
Los Angeles
888-LA PARKS (527-2757)
www.laparks.org
Reindeer Romp
Santa's Reindeer fly into the L.A. Zoo for Thanksgiving and stay until after the New Year. Kids of all ages can get up close to these beautiful creatures, talk to zookeepers, and make their own antlers and holiday crafts. Santa and friends will be available for souvenir photos and guests can ride the L.A. Zoo Choo Choo train.
Free with paid admission, $10 Adults, $5 Children (2-12)
From November 22 through January 1, 2008,
10am-4pm
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens
5333 Zoo Dr.
Los Angeles
323-644-4200
www.lazoo.org
Train Ride to Santa’s House
Ring in the season with a trip to the North Pole on the Travel Town Railroad, which will take passengers on a magical ride aboard a miniature train. At the end of the line will be Santa’s house, brilliantly decorated with festive light displays and scenes of winter to put visitors of all ages in a jolly holiday mood. The nonprofit group Los Angeles Live Steamers conducts the popular program.
$6 per round trip
November 24 – 25, December 1 – 2, 8 – 9, 13 – 21
5pm-8pm
Travel Town Museum
5200 Zoo Dr.
Griffith Park
Los Angeles
1- 888-LA PARKS (527-2757)
www.laparks.org
ONGOING::::ONGOING:::ONGOING::ONGOING:
ACTIVITIES:::
Ice Skating at Pershing Square
Just because it doesn't ever get really cold (by East Coast standards) doesn't mean you can't pretend it's really cold! Come downtown and ice skate! If you squint, it's just like a mini Rockefeller Center! Just a lot quieter! Make noise!
Until Jan. 21
@ Pershing Square
530 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-847-4970
One hour sessions: $6 Skate rental: $2
213-847-4970
EXHIBITS:::
Women, Water and Wells: Photographs of West Africa by Gil Garcetti In 2001, photographer Gil Garcetti traveled to West Africa for the first of what would be several visits to the continent. Enthralled by the land and the people, Garcetti became deeply committed to raising awareness of and funds for safe water in the region. Thus was born Women, Water and Wells, a selection of sixty-two striking photographs from his forthcoming book, Water is Key (Balcony Press). Garcetti's rich black-and-white photographs reveal the link between water and human health in West Africa, as well as the dramatic economic and public welfare successes that can be achieved when safe water is delivered to villages. Women, Water, and Wells captures the challenges, successes, and hopes of people—particularly women—who are faced with the daily task of providing safe water for their families and communities. The exhibition begins with several landscapes from Niger, Ghana, Mali, and Burkina Faso, and then chronicles the important work of non-governmental organizations in the struggle to provide healthy drinking water and to eradicate a variety of diseases linked to unsafe water. Later sections show the beauty and joy of locating safe water sources, and the numerous ways that safe water benefits peoples' lives through sanitation and health, education, economics, and agriculture. The proceeds benefit the Water In West Africa campaign, with 100% of all proceeds going directly to on-the-ground organizations working to provide water to those most in need in West Africa. The campaign is coordinated by the Pacific Institute. Free
Through November 25, 2007
@ Fowler Museum at UCLA
Park in Lot 4;
Enter from Sunset Blvd. 308
Charles E. Young Drive North
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Guatemalan Forced Migration: Photos by Manuel Gil
Guatemalan Forced Migration consists of a series of photographs of Guatemalan forced migrants that challenge the normative approach to photographing refugees by mainstream media and international humanitarian organizations that stereotype women as domestics and men as bread winners. Manuel Gil's photography, created in collaboration with writer Oscar Gil-Garcia, explores gender relations within contemporary society and transnational migrant communities. The project is a timely study that provides a critical response to the current U.S. anti-immigrant sentiment by increasing awareness of how forced migrants play a central role in the formal and informal labor economic sectors in host societies.
Free
Through November 30, 2007
M-F 11am-5:30pm
@ 18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-3711
www.18thstreet.org
Incognegro: New Works by Mark Steven Greenfield
"Incognegro" includes multimedia photographs, paintings, and sculptures that appropriate and represent historic minstrel images and critiques race issues that are apparent through blackface performance. The show features 14 new works by Greenfield made over the past four years that have not been previously exhibited in Los Angeles that flirt with the line between racism and political correctness. The exhibition includes lenticular prints juxtaposing minstrel portraits, paintings featuring iconic accoutrements from vintage minstrel "how to" guides, photo portraits of contemporary blackface performers, and a series of motorized outdoor sculptures that literally inflate the artist's distinctive forms of provocation.
Free
Through November 30, 2007
M-F 11am-5:30pm
@ 18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-3711
www.18thstreet.org
Blacks In and Out of the Box
This exhibition celebrates historic photography and showcases cutting edge photographic explorations by artists through an African American lens. It illuminates the importance of California as a space and place that has permitted getting out of the box. The show features unique early photographs from the Steve Turner collection, as well as contemporary images from photographic artists and videographers living or trained in California.
Free
Thru December 30, 2007
Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm
California African American Museum
600 State Dr.
Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 744-7432
www.caamuseum.org
Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas
Emory Douglas was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther party from 1976-1980, creating iconic imagery and documenting a revolution. 'Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas' traces the searing graphic art made by Emory Douglas (b. 1943) while he worked as Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until its discontinuation in the early 1980s. The Black Panthers cultivated a strong graphic identity for their group and their politics during this period, bringing their concerns to the public through newspapers, poster and pamphlets that can often be described as angry, militant and incendiary.
Thru Sunday 1/20/08
Free
MOCA Gallery at Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave
West Hollywood, CA
http://www.moca.org/emorydouglas/
Friday, November 16, 2007
LAaLALand Events List::::Not Winter Yet!!!!
Silly me, I thought that since the weather should be getting colder that there’d be less festivals – NOT! This weekend has sooooooo many options, there’s no way to be bored in LA…
Have a great time,
LAaLA
LAaLALand Events List
http://www.laalaland.blogspot.com
THIS WEEK’S SELECT LAaLALand PICKS::::
Africa's Legacy in Mexico @ Laband Art Gallery Now thru Nov.18
Backed by Smithsonian, the big dogs of art and culture, Tony Gleaton has garnered rave reviews for his exhibit Africa's Legacy in Mexico---forty-five black and white photographs from a series of portraits of African Mexicans circa 1980 and early 1990s. Gleaton's artwork is what one would call an eye-opener because he makes an effort to dispel racial stereotypes through his artwork. He conducts massive research similar to a historian or journalist; delving for pertinent information before working on his pieces. "This is not journalism," Gleaton recently told Los Angeles Times. "I am making art. I'm trying to craft a photo. I don't record moments. I make a statement." In the exhibit, visitors will get to see the lives of descendants of African slaves shuttled to Mexico by the Spanish colonialists in the 1500s.
Admission and parking is Free
http://www.lmu.edu/Page27600.aspx
until Sun 11/18
Laband Art Gallery-LMU campus
1 LMU Drive
Westchester, CA
Native Voices at the Autry's 2007 Festival of New Plays
Heart-wrenching family drama, comedic teen angst, a killer on the loose, and a superhero with a trusty sidekick fill the stage at Native Voices at the Autry's 2007 Festival of New Plays. A cast of talented Native American actors will read the four new plays before a live audience. Admission is free. Reservations requested: 323.667.2000, ext. 354.
Friday, Nov. 16, 8 pm
Salvage by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
A Native American family struggles to survive an accident. For mature audiences, age 14 and up.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2 pm
Teaching Disco Square Dancing to Our Elders: A Class Presentation by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Nation)
When Kenny and Martin draw bizarre topics for a school project, they decide to combine them into "Teaching Disco Square Dancing." Can they work together to finish the project and graduate from middle school or will stereotypes and teen angst undermine their determination? This event is suitable for family audiences.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 8 pm
Native Skin by Bret Jones (Muscogee/Creek)
A murderer is running rampant through New Hope, Oklahoma. For mature audiences, age 14 and up.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2pm
The Further Adventures of SUPER INDIAN, a Radio Play by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo/Creek)
Don't miss the next installment of Super Indian: faster than a rez rocket—stronger than bingo balls—more potent than wet socks! For "kids" of all ages, from 1 to 92!
@ Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Cross Streets: 5 freeway / N. Zoo Drive
(323) 667-2000
Free
www.nativevoicesattheautry.org
GRAND DELUSION
This biting black comedy imagines a secret confab of world leaders in the days immediately preceding World War One. The year is 1914. The world is on the brink of war and chaos, and a few good madmen are shaping the fate of future generations boldly. With a cast that includes Kurt Fuller (Anger Management, Scary Movie) as Kaiser Wilhelm, Xander Berkeley (George Mason on 24) as Czar Nicholas and Timothy Omundson (Judging Amy, Psyche) as the Austrian foreign minister, it's a dark and hilarious depiction of how the gears of diplomacy - including intrigue, deception, gingerbread cookies, the ghost of Edward VII and a talking wildebeest - just might have turned, changing history forever.
Recurs every Fri, Sat, Sun, November 17, 2007 - December 15, 2007
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 4 pm
The Lost Studio
130 S. La Brea
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 960-4441
$20, Special $5 preview Nov 16th
www.reddogsquadron.com
Friday, November 16TH::::::::::::::::::::::
Fridays Off the 405
This once a month, after-work event mixes art and entertainment and boozy conversations where you can socialize, tour the galleries, and revel in the end of the workweek. It's all so casual and spontaneous. Always live DJ-spun music and a lovely little cash bar.
Free
Parking: On Site and Paid Lot. $8
Beer and Full Bar
Audience: 21+
@ J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH:::::::::::::::::::
Atwater Village Farmer's Market
Every Sunday, rain or shine, get out to Atwater for the freshest of the fresh.
Free
3250 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-463-3171
Free public parking is across the street from the market at Larga Ave. and Glendale Blvd.
25th Annual Garifuna Settlement Day
This festival marks the arrival of Garifuna (Afro-Carib) ancestors from St. Vincent to Belize, a dangerous exodus taken to ensure that their rich culture remained intact.
8am-6pm
@ St. Raphael Church Yard
946 W. 71st St.
Los Angeles, CA
Free
323-234-8202
World City featuring Inca Son
World City is the Music Center's FREE, ongoing performance series featuring internationally renowned artists sharing their culture through dance, music, song and storytelling. Plus, free arts workshops for children after each performance (there are 2; at 11am and 12:30pm.) This one features Inca Son, which means sound of the Incas, plays the centuries-old music of the Andes of Peru. This world-renowned company includes a full array of musicians and dancers and will also feature the fascinating scissors dance. It's a great FREE way to spend a Saturday morning.
Free
11am to 2pm
@ Keck Amphitheatre at Walt Disney Concert Hall Music Center
111 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-972-4396
http://musiccenter.org/education/worldcity.html
Conversation with... Suzan-Lori Parks
Enjoy an inspired dialogue with one of America's most prolific writers, Pulitzer Prize-winning Suzan-Lori Parks ("Top Dog/Under Dog"). In her newest work for the hit musical "Ray Charles Live!" Parks charts the deepest parts of The Man in a moving and triumphant story. Moderated by Iona Morris, Assistant Director "Ray Charles Live!" -- this lively pair shares all about the evolution of Parks' creative journey. Celebrate Suzan-Lori Parks Day with music and cobbler & ice cream on the patio at 12 noon! This is expected to be a sell-out - so buy today!
$5.00 tickets – General Admission. For tickets call box office, purchase
online or in person.
INFO: Box Office 626-356-PLAY Pasadena Playhouse
Noon & 1:00 pm
www.pasadenaplayhouse.org
Japanese Language Class for Adults
Want to learn some basic Japanese phrases for your work, for your upcoming vacation, for your business trip to Japan, or an American born Japanese but didn't get an opportunity to learn some basic Japanese? Well, this is the place for you. Come to the museum to enjoy a time to get an introductory lesson on the following: Japanese history Japanese culture Japanese language for adults
1pm-2:15pm
$6 adults, $3 children
@ Martial Arts History Museum
24406 Main Street (formerly San Fernando Road)
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
(661) 255-3322
www.MAmuseum.com
Ears are Burning, Children are Learning: National Children's Book Week at California African American Museum
An array of "teachers" – including multicultural published children's authors, storytellers, fine artists and craftspeople as well as a hip-hop dance troupe and walk around characters—mesmerize and enchant children at a free program. The event is held for one purpose—to promote the joy of reading. Ears Are Burning, Children Are Learning, now in its sixth year, was created to celebrate National Children's Book Week and to encourage literacy among children. Child actors Tequan Richmond and Imani Hakim (Everybody Hates Chris) make appearances at the event, reading and informing youth (and parents, too) about the importance of reading.
1-3:30pm; Museum is open 10am-5pm. Kid Friendly: The program is geared towards kids, ages 5-12.
Free
@ California African American Museum
Parking lot entrance at 39th & Figueroa Sts.
600 State Dr.
Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 744-7432
www.caamuseum.org
'Creative Growth' - group show
Oakland's Creative Growth Center has brought a little piece of themselves down for an extended stay in Los Angeles' Lost & Found Gallery. Featuring work by Dwight Mackintosh, Dan Miller, Donald Mitchell, Aurie Ramirez, Kerry Daminakes, Dinah Shapiro, William Tyler and Ramon Avalos. Opening reception will be from 4-8 p.m. at Lost & Found, with an afterparty and a screening of some of Creative Growth's short films to follow at HKM Productions located at 1641 N. Ivar St.
Lost & Found Gallery
6318 Yucca St.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323-856-5872
Free
Black Market at Black Maria
Black Maria hosts a group show disguised as a crafty bazaar.
Free
@ Black Maria
3137 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-660-9393
7:30pm through Jan. 5, 2008
Scion Presents: Rugs During Wartime and Peacetime
Scion, in conjunction with Mark Mothersbaugh, one of the founding members of the band DEVO, presents RUGS DURING WARTIME AND PEACETIME at Scion's 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery. This show is an exploration of the imagery we choose to bring into our homes and how we interact with it for the purposes of comfort and peace-of-mind rather than an esoteric sense of art for art's sake. Mothersbaugh's love of art started early in his childhood, just after it was discovered that he was extremely nearsighted and legally blind. After he received his first pair of correctional glasses Mothersbaugh had a new view of the world that inspired his obsession with imagery and illustrations. His first works, which he began creating in the late 60s and into the 70s, consisted of many different mediums, predominantly drawing and printmaking. He participated in local showings, and received recognition for his work in his home town of
Akron, Ohio.
The opening reception takes place November 17, 7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
@ Scion Installation LA Gallery
3521 Helms Ave. (at National)
7-10pm
Free
Virtuosic Siblings: Berlin - Los Angeles Festival of Film and Art
The dynamic creative exchange between the Berlin-based artists-in residence of Villa Aurora and their Los Angeles counterparts is showcased in a series of "film couplets"—a unique screening program that reflects the mutual influences and reciprocal relationships between Berliners and Angelenos, but also their productive oppositions. Featured artists include Doug Aitken, Rosa Barba, Thomas Florschuetz, Eva Grubinger, Natascha Sadr Haghighian/Judith Hopf, Laura Horelli, Christian Jankowski, Thomas Köner, M+M, Carsten Nicolai, Julie Orser, Corinna Schnitt and Klaus Weber, among others. Many of the works presented in this program were developed as part of artist residencies at Villa Aurora.
8:30 PM
@ Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT)
631 West 2nd Street @ Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 237-2800
$9 (students $7)
www.redcat.org
Black Market at Black Maria
Black Maria hosts a group show disguised as a crafty bazaar.
Free
@ Black Maria
3137 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-660-9393
7:30pm through Jan. 5, 2008
Scion Presents: Rugs During Wartime and Peacetime
Scion, in conjunction with Mark Mothersbaugh, one of the founding members of the band DEVO, presents RUGS DURING WARTIME AND PEACETIME at Scion's 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery. This show is an exploration of the imagery we choose to bring into our homes and how we interact with it for the purposes of comfort and peace-of-mind rather than an esoteric sense of art for art's sake. Mothersbaugh's love of art started early in his childhood, just after it was discovered that he was extremely nearsighted and legally blind. After he received his first pair of correctional glasses Mothersbaugh had a new view of the world that inspired his obsession with imagery and illustrations. His first works, which he began creating in the late 60s and into the 70s, consisted of many different mediums, predominantly drawing and printmaking. He participated in local showings, and received recognition for his work in his home town of
Akron, Ohio.
The opening reception takes place November 17, 7pm-10pm
@ Scion Installation LA Gallery
3521 Helms Ave. (at National)
7-10pm
Free
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18th::::::::
Pasadena Doo Dah Parade!
This is a spoof of the more famous "other parade" in Pasadena. About 1,500 participants in over 100 "marching" groups appear in Doo Dah's annual event toasting madness and mayhem! This year's parade includes the BBQ Hibachi & Grill Team, the "Hairy" Krishnas, Doo Dah Random Dancers, The Synchronized Men's Napping, and more.
11:30am-1:30pm
@ Raymond and Colorado Sts.,
Old Pasadena
Free
626-205-4029
www.pasadenadoodah-parade.info
ONGOING::::ONGOING:::ONGOING::ONGOING:
Ice Skating at Pershing Square
Just because it doesn't ever get really cold (by East Coast standards) doesn't mean you can't pretend it's really cold! Come downtown and ice skate! If you squint, it's just like a mini Rockefeller Center! Just a lot quieter! Make noise!
From Nov. 15 - Jan. 21
@ Pershing Square
530 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-847-4970
One hour sessions: $6 Skate rental: $2
213-847-4970
Women, Water and Wells: Photographs of West Africa by Gil Garcetti
In 2001, photographer Gil Garcetti traveled to West Africa for the first of what would be several visits to the continent. Enthralled by the land and the people, Garcetti became deeply committed to raising awareness of and funds for safe water in the region. Thus was born Women, Water and Wells, a selection of sixty-two striking photographs from his forthcoming book, Water is Key (Balcony Press). Garcetti's rich black-and-white photographs reveal the link between water and human health in West Africa, as well as the dramatic economic and public welfare successes that can be achieved when safe water is delivered to villages.
Women, Water, and Wells captures the challenges, successes, and hopes of people—particularly women—who are faced with the daily task of providing safe water for their families and communities. The exhibition begins with several landscapes from Niger, Ghana, Mali, and Burkina Faso, and then chronicles the important work of non-governmental organizations in the struggle to provide healthy drinking water and to eradicate a variety of diseases linked to unsafe water. Later sections show the beauty and joy of locating safe water sources, and the numerous ways that safe water benefits peoples' lives through sanitation and health, education, economics, and agriculture.
Proceeds from the sales of Water is Key will benefit the Pacific Institute an Oakland, California-based think tank dedicated to protecting the natural world.
Through November 25, 2007
@ Fowler Museum at UCLA
Park in Lot 4; Enter from Sunset Blvd.
308 Charles E. Young Drive North
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Guatemalan Forced Migration: Photos by Manuel Gil
Description: Guatemalan Forced Migration consists of a series of photographs of Guatemalan forced migrants that challenge the normative approach to photographing refugees by mainstream media and international humanitarian organizations that stereotype women as domestics and men as bread winners. Manuel Gil's photography, created in collaboration with writer Oscar Gil-Garcia, explores gender relations within contemporary society and transnational migrant communities. The project is a timely study that provides a critical response to the current U.S. anti-immigrant sentiment by increasing awareness of how forced migrants play a central role in the formal and informal labor economic sectors in host societies.
Through November 30, 2007
M-F, 11am-5:30pm
@ 18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-3711
Free
www.18thstreet.org
Incognegro: New Works by Mark Steven Greenfield
"Incognegro" includes multimedia photographs, paintings, and sculptures that appropriate and represent historic minstrel images and critiques race issues that are apparent through blackface performance. The show features 14 new works by Greenfield made over the past four years that have not been previously exhibited in Los Angeles that flirt with the line between racism and political correctness. The exhibition includes lenticular prints juxtaposing minstrel portraits, paintings featuring iconic accoutrements from vintage minstrel "how to" guides, photo portraits of contemporary blackface performers, and a series of motorized outdoor sculptures that literally inflate the artist's distinctive forms of provocation.
Through November 30, 2007
M-F, 11am-5:30pm
@ 18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-3711
Free
www.18thstreet.org
Have a great time,
LAaLA
LAaLALand Events List
http://www.laalaland.blogspot.com
THIS WEEK’S SELECT LAaLALand PICKS::::
Africa's Legacy in Mexico @ Laband Art Gallery Now thru Nov.18
Backed by Smithsonian, the big dogs of art and culture, Tony Gleaton has garnered rave reviews for his exhibit Africa's Legacy in Mexico---forty-five black and white photographs from a series of portraits of African Mexicans circa 1980 and early 1990s. Gleaton's artwork is what one would call an eye-opener because he makes an effort to dispel racial stereotypes through his artwork. He conducts massive research similar to a historian or journalist; delving for pertinent information before working on his pieces. "This is not journalism," Gleaton recently told Los Angeles Times. "I am making art. I'm trying to craft a photo. I don't record moments. I make a statement." In the exhibit, visitors will get to see the lives of descendants of African slaves shuttled to Mexico by the Spanish colonialists in the 1500s.
Admission and parking is Free
http://www.lmu.edu/Page27600.aspx
until Sun 11/18
Laband Art Gallery-LMU campus
1 LMU Drive
Westchester, CA
Native Voices at the Autry's 2007 Festival of New Plays
Heart-wrenching family drama, comedic teen angst, a killer on the loose, and a superhero with a trusty sidekick fill the stage at Native Voices at the Autry's 2007 Festival of New Plays. A cast of talented Native American actors will read the four new plays before a live audience. Admission is free. Reservations requested: 323.667.2000, ext. 354.
Friday, Nov. 16, 8 pm
Salvage by Diane Glancy (Cherokee)
A Native American family struggles to survive an accident. For mature audiences, age 14 and up.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 2 pm
Teaching Disco Square Dancing to Our Elders: A Class Presentation by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Nation)
When Kenny and Martin draw bizarre topics for a school project, they decide to combine them into "Teaching Disco Square Dancing." Can they work together to finish the project and graduate from middle school or will stereotypes and teen angst undermine their determination? This event is suitable for family audiences.
Saturday, Nov. 17, 8 pm
Native Skin by Bret Jones (Muscogee/Creek)
A murderer is running rampant through New Hope, Oklahoma. For mature audiences, age 14 and up.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2pm
The Further Adventures of SUPER INDIAN, a Radio Play by Arigon Starr (Kickapoo/Creek)
Don't miss the next installment of Super Indian: faster than a rez rocket—stronger than bingo balls—more potent than wet socks! For "kids" of all ages, from 1 to 92!
@ Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Cross Streets: 5 freeway / N. Zoo Drive
(323) 667-2000
Free
www.nativevoicesattheautry.org
GRAND DELUSION
This biting black comedy imagines a secret confab of world leaders in the days immediately preceding World War One. The year is 1914. The world is on the brink of war and chaos, and a few good madmen are shaping the fate of future generations boldly. With a cast that includes Kurt Fuller (Anger Management, Scary Movie) as Kaiser Wilhelm, Xander Berkeley (George Mason on 24) as Czar Nicholas and Timothy Omundson (Judging Amy, Psyche) as the Austrian foreign minister, it's a dark and hilarious depiction of how the gears of diplomacy - including intrigue, deception, gingerbread cookies, the ghost of Edward VII and a talking wildebeest - just might have turned, changing history forever.
Recurs every Fri, Sat, Sun, November 17, 2007 - December 15, 2007
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 4 pm
The Lost Studio
130 S. La Brea
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 960-4441
$20, Special $5 preview Nov 16th
www.reddogsquadron.com
Friday, November 16TH::::::::::::::::::::::
Fridays Off the 405
This once a month, after-work event mixes art and entertainment and boozy conversations where you can socialize, tour the galleries, and revel in the end of the workweek. It's all so casual and spontaneous. Always live DJ-spun music and a lovely little cash bar.
Free
Parking: On Site and Paid Lot. $8
Beer and Full Bar
Audience: 21+
@ J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90049
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH:::::::::::::::::::
Atwater Village Farmer's Market
Every Sunday, rain or shine, get out to Atwater for the freshest of the fresh.
Free
3250 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-463-3171
Free public parking is across the street from the market at Larga Ave. and Glendale Blvd.
25th Annual Garifuna Settlement Day
This festival marks the arrival of Garifuna (Afro-Carib) ancestors from St. Vincent to Belize, a dangerous exodus taken to ensure that their rich culture remained intact.
8am-6pm
@ St. Raphael Church Yard
946 W. 71st St.
Los Angeles, CA
Free
323-234-8202
World City featuring Inca Son
World City is the Music Center's FREE, ongoing performance series featuring internationally renowned artists sharing their culture through dance, music, song and storytelling. Plus, free arts workshops for children after each performance (there are 2; at 11am and 12:30pm.) This one features Inca Son, which means sound of the Incas, plays the centuries-old music of the Andes of Peru. This world-renowned company includes a full array of musicians and dancers and will also feature the fascinating scissors dance. It's a great FREE way to spend a Saturday morning.
Free
11am to 2pm
@ Keck Amphitheatre at Walt Disney Concert Hall Music Center
111 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-972-4396
http://musiccenter.org/education/worldcity.html
Conversation with... Suzan-Lori Parks
Enjoy an inspired dialogue with one of America's most prolific writers, Pulitzer Prize-winning Suzan-Lori Parks ("Top Dog/Under Dog"). In her newest work for the hit musical "Ray Charles Live!" Parks charts the deepest parts of The Man in a moving and triumphant story. Moderated by Iona Morris, Assistant Director "Ray Charles Live!" -- this lively pair shares all about the evolution of Parks' creative journey. Celebrate Suzan-Lori Parks Day with music and cobbler & ice cream on the patio at 12 noon! This is expected to be a sell-out - so buy today!
$5.00 tickets – General Admission. For tickets call box office, purchase
online or in person.
INFO: Box Office 626-356-PLAY Pasadena Playhouse
Noon & 1:00 pm
www.pasadenaplayhouse.org
Japanese Language Class for Adults
Want to learn some basic Japanese phrases for your work, for your upcoming vacation, for your business trip to Japan, or an American born Japanese but didn't get an opportunity to learn some basic Japanese? Well, this is the place for you. Come to the museum to enjoy a time to get an introductory lesson on the following: Japanese history Japanese culture Japanese language for adults
1pm-2:15pm
$6 adults, $3 children
@ Martial Arts History Museum
24406 Main Street (formerly San Fernando Road)
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
(661) 255-3322
www.MAmuseum.com
Ears are Burning, Children are Learning: National Children's Book Week at California African American Museum
An array of "teachers" – including multicultural published children's authors, storytellers, fine artists and craftspeople as well as a hip-hop dance troupe and walk around characters—mesmerize and enchant children at a free program. The event is held for one purpose—to promote the joy of reading. Ears Are Burning, Children Are Learning, now in its sixth year, was created to celebrate National Children's Book Week and to encourage literacy among children. Child actors Tequan Richmond and Imani Hakim (Everybody Hates Chris) make appearances at the event, reading and informing youth (and parents, too) about the importance of reading.
1-3:30pm; Museum is open 10am-5pm. Kid Friendly: The program is geared towards kids, ages 5-12.
Free
@ California African American Museum
Parking lot entrance at 39th & Figueroa Sts.
600 State Dr.
Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 744-7432
www.caamuseum.org
'Creative Growth' - group show
Oakland's Creative Growth Center has brought a little piece of themselves down for an extended stay in Los Angeles' Lost & Found Gallery. Featuring work by Dwight Mackintosh, Dan Miller, Donald Mitchell, Aurie Ramirez, Kerry Daminakes, Dinah Shapiro, William Tyler and Ramon Avalos. Opening reception will be from 4-8 p.m. at Lost & Found, with an afterparty and a screening of some of Creative Growth's short films to follow at HKM Productions located at 1641 N. Ivar St.
Lost & Found Gallery
6318 Yucca St.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
323-856-5872
Free
Black Market at Black Maria
Black Maria hosts a group show disguised as a crafty bazaar.
Free
@ Black Maria
3137 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-660-9393
7:30pm through Jan. 5, 2008
Scion Presents: Rugs During Wartime and Peacetime
Scion, in conjunction with Mark Mothersbaugh, one of the founding members of the band DEVO, presents RUGS DURING WARTIME AND PEACETIME at Scion's 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery. This show is an exploration of the imagery we choose to bring into our homes and how we interact with it for the purposes of comfort and peace-of-mind rather than an esoteric sense of art for art's sake. Mothersbaugh's love of art started early in his childhood, just after it was discovered that he was extremely nearsighted and legally blind. After he received his first pair of correctional glasses Mothersbaugh had a new view of the world that inspired his obsession with imagery and illustrations. His first works, which he began creating in the late 60s and into the 70s, consisted of many different mediums, predominantly drawing and printmaking. He participated in local showings, and received recognition for his work in his home town of
Akron, Ohio.
The opening reception takes place November 17, 7:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
@ Scion Installation LA Gallery
3521 Helms Ave. (at National)
7-10pm
Free
Virtuosic Siblings: Berlin - Los Angeles Festival of Film and Art
The dynamic creative exchange between the Berlin-based artists-in residence of Villa Aurora and their Los Angeles counterparts is showcased in a series of "film couplets"—a unique screening program that reflects the mutual influences and reciprocal relationships between Berliners and Angelenos, but also their productive oppositions. Featured artists include Doug Aitken, Rosa Barba, Thomas Florschuetz, Eva Grubinger, Natascha Sadr Haghighian/Judith Hopf, Laura Horelli, Christian Jankowski, Thomas Köner, M+M, Carsten Nicolai, Julie Orser, Corinna Schnitt and Klaus Weber, among others. Many of the works presented in this program were developed as part of artist residencies at Villa Aurora.
8:30 PM
@ Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT)
631 West 2nd Street @ Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 237-2800
$9 (students $7)
www.redcat.org
Black Market at Black Maria
Black Maria hosts a group show disguised as a crafty bazaar.
Free
@ Black Maria
3137 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
323-660-9393
7:30pm through Jan. 5, 2008
Scion Presents: Rugs During Wartime and Peacetime
Scion, in conjunction with Mark Mothersbaugh, one of the founding members of the band DEVO, presents RUGS DURING WARTIME AND PEACETIME at Scion's 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery. This show is an exploration of the imagery we choose to bring into our homes and how we interact with it for the purposes of comfort and peace-of-mind rather than an esoteric sense of art for art's sake. Mothersbaugh's love of art started early in his childhood, just after it was discovered that he was extremely nearsighted and legally blind. After he received his first pair of correctional glasses Mothersbaugh had a new view of the world that inspired his obsession with imagery and illustrations. His first works, which he began creating in the late 60s and into the 70s, consisted of many different mediums, predominantly drawing and printmaking. He participated in local showings, and received recognition for his work in his home town of
Akron, Ohio.
The opening reception takes place November 17, 7pm-10pm
@ Scion Installation LA Gallery
3521 Helms Ave. (at National)
7-10pm
Free
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18th::::::::
Pasadena Doo Dah Parade!
This is a spoof of the more famous "other parade" in Pasadena. About 1,500 participants in over 100 "marching" groups appear in Doo Dah's annual event toasting madness and mayhem! This year's parade includes the BBQ Hibachi & Grill Team, the "Hairy" Krishnas, Doo Dah Random Dancers, The Synchronized Men's Napping, and more.
11:30am-1:30pm
@ Raymond and Colorado Sts.,
Old Pasadena
Free
626-205-4029
www.pasadenadoodah-parade.info
ONGOING::::ONGOING:::ONGOING::ONGOING:
Ice Skating at Pershing Square
Just because it doesn't ever get really cold (by East Coast standards) doesn't mean you can't pretend it's really cold! Come downtown and ice skate! If you squint, it's just like a mini Rockefeller Center! Just a lot quieter! Make noise!
From Nov. 15 - Jan. 21
@ Pershing Square
530 South Olive Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
213-847-4970
One hour sessions: $6 Skate rental: $2
213-847-4970
Women, Water and Wells: Photographs of West Africa by Gil Garcetti
In 2001, photographer Gil Garcetti traveled to West Africa for the first of what would be several visits to the continent. Enthralled by the land and the people, Garcetti became deeply committed to raising awareness of and funds for safe water in the region. Thus was born Women, Water and Wells, a selection of sixty-two striking photographs from his forthcoming book, Water is Key (Balcony Press). Garcetti's rich black-and-white photographs reveal the link between water and human health in West Africa, as well as the dramatic economic and public welfare successes that can be achieved when safe water is delivered to villages.
Women, Water, and Wells captures the challenges, successes, and hopes of people—particularly women—who are faced with the daily task of providing safe water for their families and communities. The exhibition begins with several landscapes from Niger, Ghana, Mali, and Burkina Faso, and then chronicles the important work of non-governmental organizations in the struggle to provide healthy drinking water and to eradicate a variety of diseases linked to unsafe water. Later sections show the beauty and joy of locating safe water sources, and the numerous ways that safe water benefits peoples' lives through sanitation and health, education, economics, and agriculture.
Proceeds from the sales of Water is Key will benefit the Pacific Institute an Oakland, California-based think tank dedicated to protecting the natural world.
Through November 25, 2007
@ Fowler Museum at UCLA
Park in Lot 4; Enter from Sunset Blvd.
308 Charles E. Young Drive North
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Guatemalan Forced Migration: Photos by Manuel Gil
Description: Guatemalan Forced Migration consists of a series of photographs of Guatemalan forced migrants that challenge the normative approach to photographing refugees by mainstream media and international humanitarian organizations that stereotype women as domestics and men as bread winners. Manuel Gil's photography, created in collaboration with writer Oscar Gil-Garcia, explores gender relations within contemporary society and transnational migrant communities. The project is a timely study that provides a critical response to the current U.S. anti-immigrant sentiment by increasing awareness of how forced migrants play a central role in the formal and informal labor economic sectors in host societies.
Through November 30, 2007
M-F, 11am-5:30pm
@ 18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-3711
Free
www.18thstreet.org
Incognegro: New Works by Mark Steven Greenfield
"Incognegro" includes multimedia photographs, paintings, and sculptures that appropriate and represent historic minstrel images and critiques race issues that are apparent through blackface performance. The show features 14 new works by Greenfield made over the past four years that have not been previously exhibited in Los Angeles that flirt with the line between racism and political correctness. The exhibition includes lenticular prints juxtaposing minstrel portraits, paintings featuring iconic accoutrements from vintage minstrel "how to" guides, photo portraits of contemporary blackface performers, and a series of motorized outdoor sculptures that literally inflate the artist's distinctive forms of provocation.
Through November 30, 2007
M-F, 11am-5:30pm
@ 18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(310) 453-3711
Free
www.18thstreet.org
Friday, November 9, 2007
LAaLALand Events List:::Devour LA!!!
Now, I have to admit it - even a native New Yorker like me gets cold sometimes! Woah? I am still in Southern California? Well, yes I am because there are still year-round festivals for me to attend... This weekend devour everything from tamales and sweet potatoe pie while flexing your storytelling abilities and seeing thought-provoking films.
ENjoy,
LAaLA
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
Leimert Park Village Farmers' Market
My favorite vendor at this market is the Bean Pie Man who sells fantastic sweet potatoe pies, pound cakes, and other scrumptuous desserts. Oh my! The market is open every Saturday and features a diverse selection of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as spices, nuts, dried fruit and prepared foods. The market also hosts monthly events including cooking demonstrations, contests, children's activities and live
entertainment. The Leimert Park Village serves the communities of Angeles Mesa, Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw, Hyde Park, Leimert Park and View Park. The market is located in the Vision Theater Parking lot.
Degnan Blvd & 43rd Street
Los Angeles, CA
9am to 2pm
www.farmernet.com
Los Angeles Storytelling Festival
The Los Angeles Storytelling Festival is a one-day event featuring workshops, concerts, and family programs in the art of storytelling. Twelve tellers from many cultures and ethnic groups will share their stories that range from the personal to the folk and include in some programs dance and music. Participants leave the festival with stories that will stay with them for years and may be inspired to even tell their own stories to family and friends. We are all bound together by our stories and the Los Angeles Storytelling Festival helps in making that relationship.
8am-8pm::: Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and tickets are sold throughout the day until the last concert of the evening.
$10.00 for a single event & $40.00 for the entire festival. There are also prices for children, seniors, and students.
Los Angeles Trade Tech College
400 West Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
310.457.2385
lastorytellingfestival.com
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
Rose Bowl Flea Market
It's the world famous Rose Bowl Flea Market! 2,200 vendors! New stuff! Old stuff! Fun stuff! This place is HUGE!
$7 for 9am regular admission
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
ONGOING
FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 10TH & 11TH
3rd Annual Los Angeles International Tamale Festival
Best Tamale Contest, Tamale Eating Contest, Biggest Tamale Contest, Tamale Making Classes, Non-profit Booths, Commercial Booths Art & Crafts Booths and Kids Zone.
Free
Friday: 3pm-8pm
Saturday: 10am-9pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm
MacArthur Park - Mama's Hot Tamales Café
2124 West 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057
http://www.eastlosangeles.net/tamalefestival/
323.318.4553
The 4th Annual Artivist Film Festival & Artivist Awards
"ARTIVIST" is the 1st international Film Festival dedicated to addressing Human Rights, Children's Advocacy, Environmental Preservation, and Animal Advocacy. Join filmmakers, artists, and the progressive community from around the world as we unite to address the importance of art and activism in our global community. Festival highlights include the Opening Night Film & Los Angeles Premiere of, "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL", challenging mainstream beauty in America and its affects on women and girls. Friday Night's Film Highlight is the award winning documentary "American Drug War"; and their Saturday Night Film Highlight is the much anticipated Global Premiere of "ZEITGEIST – THE MOVIE". This year's Artivist Film Festival concludes with THE 2007 ARTIVIST AWARDS on Sunday, Nov. 11th Honoring TED DANSON, ALYSSA MILANO, CLAES NOBEL of the NOBEL Peace Prize family, and the winning films of the
Artivist Film Festival.
3pm-12am
General screenings: $10-12
The Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
www.artivists.org
THRU SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
Remix Magazine Presents: Remix Hotel LA
Freq Nasty, DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic and 9th Wonder will be droppin' mad science at Remix. Come for the gear and stay for the fat beats! The City of Angels will be hosting the next installment of Remix Hotel November 8-10th and 9th Wonder will be our distinguished Keynote Speaker! Music fans, producers, beat heads, engineers, and everyone in between, this is for you. Check the equipment demos, exhibitions,
panels and more.
Free
SAE Institute of Technology
6565 Sunset Blvd., Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90028
http://remixmag.com/remixhotel/
3pm-9pm daily
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
Pasadena Fall Art Show
A Southland tradition celebrating its 31st year, the Pasadena Fall Art Show returns to its roots to present a juried selection of exhibits from professional fine art and craftspeople, an international food court, a children's art and amusements area, and live entertainment.
Free
10am-5pm
Pasadena City Hall (in front of building)
100 North Garfield Avenue
(Holly Street and Garfield Avenue)
Pasadena, CA91101
626.797.6803
http://www.delmanoprod.com
2007 Burbank Downtown ARTS Festival
The Downtown ARTS Festival is a weekend of great art, music & food at the San Fernando Valley's biggest arts festival. There are more than 100 award-winning artists selling original works, demonstrating their craft and discussing the creative process. This year, in partnership with the Burbank Arts Education Foundation, the Festival will feature an entire city block dedicated to student art, live student performances, contests, and other activities highlighting student artistic talent in Burbank. Proceeds of student art sales will benefit the Foundation. In addition, attendees can purchase or commission unique works of art at affordable prices, enjoy live musical entertainment, watch pottery wheel demonstrations and see chalk artists recreate masterpieces on city streets.
Free
10am-5pm
San Fernando Boulevard between Magnolia and Angeleno
Downtown Burbank, CA
ENjoy,
LAaLA
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
Leimert Park Village Farmers' Market
My favorite vendor at this market is the Bean Pie Man who sells fantastic sweet potatoe pies, pound cakes, and other scrumptuous desserts. Oh my! The market is open every Saturday and features a diverse selection of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as spices, nuts, dried fruit and prepared foods. The market also hosts monthly events including cooking demonstrations, contests, children's activities and live
entertainment. The Leimert Park Village serves the communities of Angeles Mesa, Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw, Hyde Park, Leimert Park and View Park. The market is located in the Vision Theater Parking lot.
Degnan Blvd & 43rd Street
Los Angeles, CA
9am to 2pm
www.farmernet.com
Los Angeles Storytelling Festival
The Los Angeles Storytelling Festival is a one-day event featuring workshops, concerts, and family programs in the art of storytelling. Twelve tellers from many cultures and ethnic groups will share their stories that range from the personal to the folk and include in some programs dance and music. Participants leave the festival with stories that will stay with them for years and may be inspired to even tell their own stories to family and friends. We are all bound together by our stories and the Los Angeles Storytelling Festival helps in making that relationship.
8am-8pm::: Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and tickets are sold throughout the day until the last concert of the evening.
$10.00 for a single event & $40.00 for the entire festival. There are also prices for children, seniors, and students.
Los Angeles Trade Tech College
400 West Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
310.457.2385
lastorytellingfestival.com
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
Rose Bowl Flea Market
It's the world famous Rose Bowl Flea Market! 2,200 vendors! New stuff! Old stuff! Fun stuff! This place is HUGE!
$7 for 9am regular admission
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
ONGOING
FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 10TH & 11TH
3rd Annual Los Angeles International Tamale Festival
Best Tamale Contest, Tamale Eating Contest, Biggest Tamale Contest, Tamale Making Classes, Non-profit Booths, Commercial Booths Art & Crafts Booths and Kids Zone.
Free
Friday: 3pm-8pm
Saturday: 10am-9pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm
MacArthur Park - Mama's Hot Tamales Café
2124 West 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057
http://www.eastlosangeles.net/tamalefestival/
323.318.4553
The 4th Annual Artivist Film Festival & Artivist Awards
"ARTIVIST" is the 1st international Film Festival dedicated to addressing Human Rights, Children's Advocacy, Environmental Preservation, and Animal Advocacy. Join filmmakers, artists, and the progressive community from around the world as we unite to address the importance of art and activism in our global community. Festival highlights include the Opening Night Film & Los Angeles Premiere of, "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL", challenging mainstream beauty in America and its affects on women and girls. Friday Night's Film Highlight is the award winning documentary "American Drug War"; and their Saturday Night Film Highlight is the much anticipated Global Premiere of "ZEITGEIST – THE MOVIE". This year's Artivist Film Festival concludes with THE 2007 ARTIVIST AWARDS on Sunday, Nov. 11th Honoring TED DANSON, ALYSSA MILANO, CLAES NOBEL of the NOBEL Peace Prize family, and the winning films of the
Artivist Film Festival.
3pm-12am
General screenings: $10-12
The Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
www.artivists.org
THRU SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
Remix Magazine Presents: Remix Hotel LA
Freq Nasty, DJ Babu, DJ Rhettmatic and 9th Wonder will be droppin' mad science at Remix. Come for the gear and stay for the fat beats! The City of Angels will be hosting the next installment of Remix Hotel November 8-10th and 9th Wonder will be our distinguished Keynote Speaker! Music fans, producers, beat heads, engineers, and everyone in between, this is for you. Check the equipment demos, exhibitions,
panels and more.
Free
SAE Institute of Technology
6565 Sunset Blvd., Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90028
http://remixmag.com/remixhotel/
3pm-9pm daily
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH
Pasadena Fall Art Show
A Southland tradition celebrating its 31st year, the Pasadena Fall Art Show returns to its roots to present a juried selection of exhibits from professional fine art and craftspeople, an international food court, a children's art and amusements area, and live entertainment.
Free
10am-5pm
Pasadena City Hall (in front of building)
100 North Garfield Avenue
(Holly Street and Garfield Avenue)
Pasadena, CA91101
626.797.6803
http://www.delmanoprod.com
2007 Burbank Downtown ARTS Festival
The Downtown ARTS Festival is a weekend of great art, music & food at the San Fernando Valley's biggest arts festival. There are more than 100 award-winning artists selling original works, demonstrating their craft and discussing the creative process. This year, in partnership with the Burbank Arts Education Foundation, the Festival will feature an entire city block dedicated to student art, live student performances, contests, and other activities highlighting student artistic talent in Burbank. Proceeds of student art sales will benefit the Foundation. In addition, attendees can purchase or commission unique works of art at affordable prices, enjoy live musical entertainment, watch pottery wheel demonstrations and see chalk artists recreate masterpieces on city streets.
Free
10am-5pm
San Fernando Boulevard between Magnolia and Angeleno
Downtown Burbank, CA
Friday, November 2, 2007
LAaLALand Events List::::Sugar High Weekend!!!!
Still have candy from Halloween? Well, burn it off at this weekend's events, including an American Indian Market, the AFI Fest, and lots of other great things to get into...
Have a great weekend,
LAaLA
Friday, November 2nd
Free Fridays at the Long Beach Museum of Art
Enjoy world-class exhibitions at a world-class location overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Port of Long Beach. Exhibitions include objects from the Museum's permanent collection of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, furniture and more as well as temporary exhibitions borrowed from museums and collections around the world.
Free
11am-5pm
Long Beach Museum of Art
2300 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 439-2119
www.lbma.org
Saturday, November 3rd
BOOMBOX 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Boombox is kickin' it in Chinatown with a giant anniversary blast,
with Ali Shaheed Muhammad from A Tribe Called Quest!
Special guest selector:
ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD (A Tribe Called Quest | NYC)
9pm
$10 b4 10:30 | Ladies FREE b4 10
Grand Star Jazz Club
943 N. Broadway (Chinatown)
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.myspace.com/boomboxlosangeles
Sunday, November 4th
Gallery Talk for Zulu Fire
Join curator Malena Ruth and collector CCH Pounder for a conversation addressing the history of the Ardmore Ceramics Studio and how these unique works are rapidly becoming highly prized collectables.
3pm-4pm
Craft & Folk Art Museum
5814 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 937-4230
Free with the cost of admission $5 general admission $3 students/seniors, free for CAFAM members
www.cafam.org
Target Sundays @ CAAM
"Tilling the Soil & Giving Thanks"
Celebrate African American traditions born out of respect for the land. We give thanks to a rich heritage of family and home, with a special tribute to our veterans and active members of the Armed Forces, through performances in dance, music and the written word. Young people can gain insight and understanding through a workshop on family heritage. Program begins at 1pm, including workshops, drumming lessons and special live performances.
Free
11am-5pm
California African American Museum
600 State Dr., Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 744-7432
www.caamuseum.org
7th Annual Dia de Los Muertos Festival
This annual street festival is a traditional and cultural event produced by Main Street Canoga Park. Dia de Los Muertos celebrates ancient Mexican and Central American traditions of paying homage to loved ones who have passed on. Festivities are continuous all day in historic Downtown Canoga Park-recipient of the All America City award- and showcases live musical outside and inside entertainment. The family festival has art and craft vendors, international foods, calaveras, artists' exhibits, altar displays, a children's art pavillion, classic car show and a Chalk Festival mural competition.
Free
10am-5pm; Inside and Outside Entertainment begins at 12pm
Main Street Canoga Park
21622 Sherman Way
Canoga Park, CA 91303
mainstreetcanogapark.org/dia2k7
(818) 346-4892
ALL WEEKEND
Friday & Saturday
Día de los Muertos
Colorful ancient Mexican ceremony in remembrance of departed loved ones, with beautifully decorated altars, entertainment, and a procession.
10am-9pm
El Pueblo Monument
Placita Olvera
125 Paseo de la Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
Free
213-485-9769, 213-485-8372
www.calleolvera.com
Saturday & Sunday
Intertribal Arts Marketplace
Head to Griffith Park for Southern California's largest Native American art sale! More than 120 Native artists will display their pottery, jewelry, sculpture, paintings, mixed-media artwork, weavings, beadwork, woodcarvings, and cultural items. See performances by Native dancers and musicians and enjoy a variety of foods. Jewelry by Harvey and Priscilla Abeyta, Santo Domingo Pueblo, weaving by Nanabah Aragon, Diné (Navajo), Soapstone carving by Ted Garcia, Chumash-Tataviam, Gourd art by Nadiya Littlewarrior, Potawatomi, Jewelry with California Materials by Kathy Martinez, Achumawi (Pit River) & Flint knapping by Charlie Acuña, Taos, New Mexico.
Members: Free
Free for members, $12 Adults, $8 seniors, students, and children 10 and over; and free for children under 10.
Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 667-2000
ONGOING
Thru Sunday 1/20/08
Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas
Emory Douglas was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther party from 1976-1980, creating iconic imagery and documenting a revolution. 'Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas' traces the searing graphic art made by Emory Douglas (b. 1943) while he worked as Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until its discontinuation in the early 1980s. The Black Panthers cultivated a strong graphic identity for their group and their politics during this period, bringing their concerns to the public through newspapers, poster and pamphlets that can often be described as angry, militant and incendiary.
MOCA Gallery at Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave.
West Hollywood, CA
http://www.moca.org/emorydouglas/
BUGU: The Spirit of the Samurai Warrior
Description: The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center is proud to host this exquisite and extensive exhibition of traditional Japanese arms and armor. With this exhibit, gallery goers can travel back into feudal Japan and glance at some of the most dangerous and romanticized professions of all time including Samurai Warrior and Ninja. The exhibition will examine how Bugu is represented and conveyed through manga (Japanese comics), and will include a section for gallery-goers to try on replica armor and include video of kendo, sumo and yabusame bouts.
Free
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center: George J.
Doizaki Gallery
244 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 628-2725
jaccc.org
2007 AFI FEST
AFI Fest kicks off, and the whole industry will be there. Chat up the right person and maybe you can slip behind the velvet rope!
AFI FEST ROOFTOP VILLAGE
Visit the AFI FEST Rooftop Village, headquarters of AFI FEST 2007 presented by Audi, on the 7th floor of the ArcLight Cinemas parking structure (6360 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles) and experience the spectacular 360-degree view of Los Angeles.
Box Office walk-up ticket and pass sales, and will-call services:
November 2 -10: 11am-10am
November 11: 11am-7pm
http://www.afi.com/onscreen/AFIFEST/2007/
Arclight Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd
Hollywood, CA
Have a great weekend,
LAaLA
Friday, November 2nd
Free Fridays at the Long Beach Museum of Art
Enjoy world-class exhibitions at a world-class location overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Port of Long Beach. Exhibitions include objects from the Museum's permanent collection of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, furniture and more as well as temporary exhibitions borrowed from museums and collections around the world.
Free
11am-5pm
Long Beach Museum of Art
2300 E. Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 439-2119
www.lbma.org
Saturday, November 3rd
BOOMBOX 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Boombox is kickin' it in Chinatown with a giant anniversary blast,
with Ali Shaheed Muhammad from A Tribe Called Quest!
Special guest selector:
ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD (A Tribe Called Quest | NYC)
9pm
$10 b4 10:30 | Ladies FREE b4 10
Grand Star Jazz Club
943 N. Broadway (Chinatown)
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.myspace.com/boomboxlosangeles
Sunday, November 4th
Gallery Talk for Zulu Fire
Join curator Malena Ruth and collector CCH Pounder for a conversation addressing the history of the Ardmore Ceramics Studio and how these unique works are rapidly becoming highly prized collectables.
3pm-4pm
Craft & Folk Art Museum
5814 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 937-4230
Free with the cost of admission $5 general admission $3 students/seniors, free for CAFAM members
www.cafam.org
Target Sundays @ CAAM
"Tilling the Soil & Giving Thanks"
Celebrate African American traditions born out of respect for the land. We give thanks to a rich heritage of family and home, with a special tribute to our veterans and active members of the Armed Forces, through performances in dance, music and the written word. Young people can gain insight and understanding through a workshop on family heritage. Program begins at 1pm, including workshops, drumming lessons and special live performances.
Free
11am-5pm
California African American Museum
600 State Dr., Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 744-7432
www.caamuseum.org
7th Annual Dia de Los Muertos Festival
This annual street festival is a traditional and cultural event produced by Main Street Canoga Park. Dia de Los Muertos celebrates ancient Mexican and Central American traditions of paying homage to loved ones who have passed on. Festivities are continuous all day in historic Downtown Canoga Park-recipient of the All America City award- and showcases live musical outside and inside entertainment. The family festival has art and craft vendors, international foods, calaveras, artists' exhibits, altar displays, a children's art pavillion, classic car show and a Chalk Festival mural competition.
Free
10am-5pm; Inside and Outside Entertainment begins at 12pm
Main Street Canoga Park
21622 Sherman Way
Canoga Park, CA 91303
mainstreetcanogapark.org/dia2k7
(818) 346-4892
ALL WEEKEND
Friday & Saturday
Día de los Muertos
Colorful ancient Mexican ceremony in remembrance of departed loved ones, with beautifully decorated altars, entertainment, and a procession.
10am-9pm
El Pueblo Monument
Placita Olvera
125 Paseo de la Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
Free
213-485-9769, 213-485-8372
www.calleolvera.com
Saturday & Sunday
Intertribal Arts Marketplace
Head to Griffith Park for Southern California's largest Native American art sale! More than 120 Native artists will display their pottery, jewelry, sculpture, paintings, mixed-media artwork, weavings, beadwork, woodcarvings, and cultural items. See performances by Native dancers and musicians and enjoy a variety of foods. Jewelry by Harvey and Priscilla Abeyta, Santo Domingo Pueblo, weaving by Nanabah Aragon, Diné (Navajo), Soapstone carving by Ted Garcia, Chumash-Tataviam, Gourd art by Nadiya Littlewarrior, Potawatomi, Jewelry with California Materials by Kathy Martinez, Achumawi (Pit River) & Flint knapping by Charlie Acuña, Taos, New Mexico.
Members: Free
Free for members, $12 Adults, $8 seniors, students, and children 10 and over; and free for children under 10.
Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 667-2000
ONGOING
Thru Sunday 1/20/08
Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas
Emory Douglas was the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther party from 1976-1980, creating iconic imagery and documenting a revolution. 'Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas' traces the searing graphic art made by Emory Douglas (b. 1943) while he worked as Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967 until its discontinuation in the early 1980s. The Black Panthers cultivated a strong graphic identity for their group and their politics during this period, bringing their concerns to the public through newspapers, poster and pamphlets that can often be described as angry, militant and incendiary.
MOCA Gallery at Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave.
West Hollywood, CA
http://www.moca.org/emorydouglas/
BUGU: The Spirit of the Samurai Warrior
Description: The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center is proud to host this exquisite and extensive exhibition of traditional Japanese arms and armor. With this exhibit, gallery goers can travel back into feudal Japan and glance at some of the most dangerous and romanticized professions of all time including Samurai Warrior and Ninja. The exhibition will examine how Bugu is represented and conveyed through manga (Japanese comics), and will include a section for gallery-goers to try on replica armor and include video of kendo, sumo and yabusame bouts.
Free
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center: George J.
Doizaki Gallery
244 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 628-2725
jaccc.org
2007 AFI FEST
AFI Fest kicks off, and the whole industry will be there. Chat up the right person and maybe you can slip behind the velvet rope!
AFI FEST ROOFTOP VILLAGE
Visit the AFI FEST Rooftop Village, headquarters of AFI FEST 2007 presented by Audi, on the 7th floor of the ArcLight Cinemas parking structure (6360 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles) and experience the spectacular 360-degree view of Los Angeles.
Box Office walk-up ticket and pass sales, and will-call services:
November 2 -10: 11am-10am
November 11: 11am-7pm
http://www.afi.com/onscreen/AFIFEST/2007/
Arclight Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd
Hollywood, CA
Friday, October 26, 2007
LAaLALand List::: Past, Present & Future!!!
Being new to the West Coast and all, the regional celebrations here are quite a novelty to me. Check out the list and experience the vast culture our area has to offer.
ENjoy,
LAaLA
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH
Dia De Los Muertos
Hollywood Forever Cemetery opens its gates to a Mexican Day of the Dead-style party! Those who partake in Mexican culture are already familiar with the "Day of the Dead." For the eighth year running, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery opens its gates to allow the living and curious to visit its grounds in order to feel a connection with those who have passed in honor of Dia de Los Muertos. Because of its location, celebrants can come to connect with Tinsel Town's stars of yesteryear, the dearly departed that you may not have known, but you knew their work. This event features music, traditional Mexican food and theatrical performances.
4pm-11pm
Free
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.ladayofthedead.com/
Halloween Youth Carnival
Carnival rides, game booths, entertainment, a costume contest and more. All adults must come with a child in order to enter.
6 pm
West Hollywood Park
647 N. San Vicente Boulevard
$2 per person
www.weho.org
Happy Harbor Halloween
This fun family event includes games, entertainment, a costume contest, and other activities on the harbor.
11am-3pm
Promenade of the Port of Los Angeles
1st St. and Harbor Blvd.
San Pedro
Free
1-800-831-PORT, www.portoflosangeles.org
Carnevale! Venice Beach
A tribute to the famed carnevale in Venice, Italy, this colorful, costumed celebration returns for the fifth year, featuring performances by local artists, a costume contest, and vendors.
Noon-10pm
Windward Circle, Venice Beach
Free
310-396.2803, www.carnevale.us
Black N Bling : The Gallery - Photography by kyLA
LA Photographer KyLA makes a splash at Melrose Lightspace gallery! There's free food, cash bar, DJs, and FatBeats stays open next door, so this could go all night and around the block! Black N Bling is a party celebrating the debut of LA photographer kyLA. Known for shooting the Los Angeles subculture and hip hop party scene, kyLA is showin the goods for the very first time at Melrose Lightspace in Hollywood. The spot is right next to Fat Beats. Sponsors include Tripboogie, IPath, Adidas, Stones Throw Records and A-Side Worldwide. Come through. $5 at the door, cash bar, free giveaways.
8pm-midnight
Melrose Lightspace
7600 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA
Cost: $5
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28TH
Annual BowWowWeen
Halloween event just for canines, complete with a doggy costume contest with celebrity judges and prizes, as well as dog paraphernalia vendors, pet adoptions, silent auction, microchip clinic, photo booth, animal portraits, doggy masseuse, moon bounce, face painting, entertainment for kids, dog agility test, police dog demonstration, food, and more.
Noon-4pm
Barrington Dog Park
333 S. Barrington Ave.
Los Angeles
Free
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
1- 888-LA PARKS (527-2757), www.laparks.org
Day of the Dead
Declared to be the most authentic Day of the Dead celebration in California! Witness the transformation of the park into a “cemetery” full of sacred altars honoring spirits who have passed. Make your own altar or join the unforgettable procession. Enjoy the traditional arts, food, and flowers for sale.
October 28, 5:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Hermon Park
Arroyo Seco
Free
323-259-0861, www.artinthepark.us
West Hollywood Halloween Carnival
West Hollywood is known for its Halloween night street carnival for adults only, but they have a lot of other family friendly events on Halloween weekend as well. Here are the highlights of Halloween celebrations in West Hollywood for 2007.
Doggy Costume Contest
Check out the funkiest dogs around town. Registration begins at noon.
1pm
West Hollywood Park
647 N. San Vicente Boulevard
Free
www.weho.org
Drag Race and Pageant (for Queens in 2 inch heels or higher)
Drag Race starts at 4:30 pm, pageant at 6 pm
Corner of San Vicente Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard
Free to participate or watch
www.weho.org
ALL WEEKEND
STAR ECO Station
This exotic wild life rescue center presents a Halloween extravaganza At Enchanted Hallow’s Eve you will wonder through the Roaring Rainforest Forest! Explore the Witch’s Lair! Dare to travel around the Kingdom of Reptiles, amidst the slithering snakes, hair-raising tarantulas, and scary alligators! Be mystified in the Charmed Mansion! Hang out at the Poacher’s Palace, and brave the Jaws Kelp Forest on your search to steal a pirate's booty on Treasure Island. Then on to see the magical ECO Station Wizard and venture through the Scarecrow Maze where you discover the gobbling treats!Your second journey if you dare, is in the Infamous Haunted Academy. Jump in terror at every twist and turn in the haunted halls! Spooky teenage monsters and teachers’ ghosts of school years past! A wicked adventure that’s not to be missed! It's a Halloween haunt to die for!!!
STAR ECO Station Enchanted Hallow’s Eve
1pm-7pm
Costume contest at 1:30 p.m. (both days)
STAR ECO Station
10101 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
310.842.8040
Regular admission is $6 for children, $7 for seniors and $8 for adults, $1 more for entrance to the Infamous Haunted Academy
One free child’s admission per each paying adult
Festival de la Gente 2007 Día de los Muertos
The nation’s largest Día de los Muertos celebration will feature Hispanic artists and entertainers on the streets of Los Angeles. The event will feature live music, art exhibits, theatre, storytelling, arts and crafts demonstrations, and traditional Latin American cuisine. Special areas of the event will be dedicated to health and education, with interactive activities for children and their families.
Free
10am–11pm
Sixth St. Bridge between Downtown Los Angeles and East L.A.
323-226-1646, 323-266-7185, 323-261-3121
www.festivaldelagente.com
Boo at the Zoo
Treetops Terrace and other areas are transformed into a trick-or-treater's dream with fun and silly performers, lots of treats, and other surprises. Special crafts and the creepy creature encounter make for a fun-filled, but not-so-scary weekend for kids of all ages.
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens,
5333 Zoo Dr.
Los Angeles
Free with paid admission, $10 Adults, $5 Children (2-12)
Los Angeles Zoo
323-644-4200, www.lazoo.org
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST - HALLOWEEN
Halloween Night Costume Carnival
No-holds-barred anything-goes costumed craziness in the streets including multiple music stages, parade. Not for kids or the easily offended.
6 pm to midnight
Santa Monica Blvd. from La Cienega Blvd. to La Peer Dr.
West Hollywood, CA
Free
www.weho.org, (323) 848-6503
ENjoy,
LAaLA
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH
Dia De Los Muertos
Hollywood Forever Cemetery opens its gates to a Mexican Day of the Dead-style party! Those who partake in Mexican culture are already familiar with the "Day of the Dead." For the eighth year running, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery opens its gates to allow the living and curious to visit its grounds in order to feel a connection with those who have passed in honor of Dia de Los Muertos. Because of its location, celebrants can come to connect with Tinsel Town's stars of yesteryear, the dearly departed that you may not have known, but you knew their work. This event features music, traditional Mexican food and theatrical performances.
4pm-11pm
Free
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
6000 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.ladayofthedead.com/
Halloween Youth Carnival
Carnival rides, game booths, entertainment, a costume contest and more. All adults must come with a child in order to enter.
6 pm
West Hollywood Park
647 N. San Vicente Boulevard
$2 per person
www.weho.org
Happy Harbor Halloween
This fun family event includes games, entertainment, a costume contest, and other activities on the harbor.
11am-3pm
Promenade of the Port of Los Angeles
1st St. and Harbor Blvd.
San Pedro
Free
1-800-831-PORT, www.portoflosangeles.org
Carnevale! Venice Beach
A tribute to the famed carnevale in Venice, Italy, this colorful, costumed celebration returns for the fifth year, featuring performances by local artists, a costume contest, and vendors.
Noon-10pm
Windward Circle, Venice Beach
Free
310-396.2803, www.carnevale.us
Black N Bling : The Gallery - Photography by kyLA
LA Photographer KyLA makes a splash at Melrose Lightspace gallery! There's free food, cash bar, DJs, and FatBeats stays open next door, so this could go all night and around the block! Black N Bling is a party celebrating the debut of LA photographer kyLA. Known for shooting the Los Angeles subculture and hip hop party scene, kyLA is showin the goods for the very first time at Melrose Lightspace in Hollywood. The spot is right next to Fat Beats. Sponsors include Tripboogie, IPath, Adidas, Stones Throw Records and A-Side Worldwide. Come through. $5 at the door, cash bar, free giveaways.
8pm-midnight
Melrose Lightspace
7600 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA
Cost: $5
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28TH
Annual BowWowWeen
Halloween event just for canines, complete with a doggy costume contest with celebrity judges and prizes, as well as dog paraphernalia vendors, pet adoptions, silent auction, microchip clinic, photo booth, animal portraits, doggy masseuse, moon bounce, face painting, entertainment for kids, dog agility test, police dog demonstration, food, and more.
Noon-4pm
Barrington Dog Park
333 S. Barrington Ave.
Los Angeles
Free
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks
1- 888-LA PARKS (527-2757), www.laparks.org
Day of the Dead
Declared to be the most authentic Day of the Dead celebration in California! Witness the transformation of the park into a “cemetery” full of sacred altars honoring spirits who have passed. Make your own altar or join the unforgettable procession. Enjoy the traditional arts, food, and flowers for sale.
October 28, 5:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Hermon Park
Arroyo Seco
Free
323-259-0861, www.artinthepark.us
West Hollywood Halloween Carnival
West Hollywood is known for its Halloween night street carnival for adults only, but they have a lot of other family friendly events on Halloween weekend as well. Here are the highlights of Halloween celebrations in West Hollywood for 2007.
Doggy Costume Contest
Check out the funkiest dogs around town. Registration begins at noon.
1pm
West Hollywood Park
647 N. San Vicente Boulevard
Free
www.weho.org
Drag Race and Pageant (for Queens in 2 inch heels or higher)
Drag Race starts at 4:30 pm, pageant at 6 pm
Corner of San Vicente Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard
Free to participate or watch
www.weho.org
ALL WEEKEND
STAR ECO Station
This exotic wild life rescue center presents a Halloween extravaganza At Enchanted Hallow’s Eve you will wonder through the Roaring Rainforest Forest! Explore the Witch’s Lair! Dare to travel around the Kingdom of Reptiles, amidst the slithering snakes, hair-raising tarantulas, and scary alligators! Be mystified in the Charmed Mansion! Hang out at the Poacher’s Palace, and brave the Jaws Kelp Forest on your search to steal a pirate's booty on Treasure Island. Then on to see the magical ECO Station Wizard and venture through the Scarecrow Maze where you discover the gobbling treats!Your second journey if you dare, is in the Infamous Haunted Academy. Jump in terror at every twist and turn in the haunted halls! Spooky teenage monsters and teachers’ ghosts of school years past! A wicked adventure that’s not to be missed! It's a Halloween haunt to die for!!!
STAR ECO Station Enchanted Hallow’s Eve
1pm-7pm
Costume contest at 1:30 p.m. (both days)
STAR ECO Station
10101 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232
310.842.8040
Regular admission is $6 for children, $7 for seniors and $8 for adults, $1 more for entrance to the Infamous Haunted Academy
One free child’s admission per each paying adult
Festival de la Gente 2007 Día de los Muertos
The nation’s largest Día de los Muertos celebration will feature Hispanic artists and entertainers on the streets of Los Angeles. The event will feature live music, art exhibits, theatre, storytelling, arts and crafts demonstrations, and traditional Latin American cuisine. Special areas of the event will be dedicated to health and education, with interactive activities for children and their families.
Free
10am–11pm
Sixth St. Bridge between Downtown Los Angeles and East L.A.
323-226-1646, 323-266-7185, 323-261-3121
www.festivaldelagente.com
Boo at the Zoo
Treetops Terrace and other areas are transformed into a trick-or-treater's dream with fun and silly performers, lots of treats, and other surprises. Special crafts and the creepy creature encounter make for a fun-filled, but not-so-scary weekend for kids of all ages.
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens,
5333 Zoo Dr.
Los Angeles
Free with paid admission, $10 Adults, $5 Children (2-12)
Los Angeles Zoo
323-644-4200, www.lazoo.org
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST - HALLOWEEN
Halloween Night Costume Carnival
No-holds-barred anything-goes costumed craziness in the streets including multiple music stages, parade. Not for kids or the easily offended.
6 pm to midnight
Santa Monica Blvd. from La Cienega Blvd. to La Peer Dr.
West Hollywood, CA
Free
www.weho.org, (323) 848-6503
Friday, October 19, 2007
LAaLALand Events List::: What to do in LA?
There's lots of stuff to do this weekend!
ENjoy,
LAaLA
LAaLALand Events List
Saturday, October 20th
MCW Miracle Mile Art Walk
More than 40 art galleries will participate in the newly formatted “Miracle Mile Art Walk” to be held on the third Saturday of each month in the Miracle Mile area of Los Angeles. The Holly Trolley shuttle, sponsored by the Office of 4th District Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge, will make a continuous loop stopping at participating galleries.
12pm-5pm
Miracle Mile
Los Angeles, CA
www.midcitywest.org
Closing Night of the Photo Essay Show “Tenacity” by Harris Hartsfield
Critically acclaimed actress CCH Pounder and her husband Boubacar Kone have a fabulous museum of contemporary African art, a rare achievement in African continuity from the private sector. The PounderKone Artspace provides a creative conduit between continents and cultures.
FREE with RSVP
4pm Artist Talk
5-7pm Cuisine tasting by Chefs Frank Roman & Trevor Cook
RSVP @ (323) 913-2247
Pounder Kone Art Space
3407 Glendale Boulevard
Atwater Village, Los Angeles, CA 90039
http://www.cchpkas.com/cch.htm
Kids Day L.A.
A free family festival dedicated to the children of Los Angeles that mixes fun attractions with practical advice and resources for parents and other caregivers. There will be sports clinics, entertainment featuring children, arts and crafts, a wall climbing apparatus, food booths, and more.
FREE
10am-5pm
Exposition Park Intergenerational Community Center
3980 S. Menlo Ave.
Los Angeles
1-888-LA PARKS (527-2757)
www.laparks.org
"Immigrant Punk" Group Exhibition
The exhibition, whose title was inspired by a song by the punk group Gogol Bordello, is homage to a particular facet of the immigrant experience. Participating artists include Bask, John Casey, Ken Garduno, Douglas Alvarez, Martina Secondo Russo, Nicoz Balboa, Andre Firmiano, Pogo, Nina Nichols, Angela Penaredondo, Claudio Parentela, Sam Saghatelian, Glynnis Reed, Jasko and Hagop Belian.
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 20th from 7:00 – 10:30pm
Exhibit thru: October 20, 2007 - November 10, 2007
Black Maria Gallery: Atwater Village
3137 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(323) 660-9393
www.blackmariagallery.com
This 7th Annual festival is held by Theatre of Hope's 'Youth Spirit' division, providing a free day-long opportunity for kids and their families to experience hands-on arts workshops and family entertainment to promote cross-cultural understanding and a love of the arts. Arts activities will include Dia de los Muertos Puppets; Quilting; Mexican Tin Art; Tibetan Peace Flags; Drawing Boats, Planes, Trains & Things; Middle Eastern Chamsas; Creating Book Marks and a Free Book Giveaway; Poetry with a Purpose; Music; Dance and more!
FREE
10am-4pm
Noho Arts District
11430 Chandler Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 782-0470
www.thaw.org
ALL WEEKEND
The 2007 Calabasas Pumpkin Festival
Zoom Go-Karts & Other Low Cost Rides & Games, Plenty of Delicious Food, Plus A Beer Garden, Cars From The Movies & TV (Saturday only), Classic Car Show (Sunday only), Craft Marketplace, Free Live Stage Shows, Free Shuttling Available Along Lost Hills Rd.
Saturday, October 20th, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, October 21st, 10am - 5pm
Free Admission & Parking
http://www.calabasaspumpkinfestival.com/
Street Fair Along Lost Hills Rd.
Games & Rides at Juan Bautista De Anza Park
3701 Lost Hills Rd.
Calabasas, California
Event Entrance & Parking at Lost Hills Rd. & Agoura Rd.
101 Freeway - Exit Lost Hills Rd. in Calabasas
ONGOING…
PLEASE TAKE A NUMBER
New York City welfare recipients have broken into their local welfare office after hours and created their own system, "Well Faire." As they let go, all rules are off, and these citizens really tell what fare they would pay to be well. PLEASE TAKE A NUMBER is a collection of characters standing at the crossroads of passivity and leadership. Find out what it means to fight for survival and individuality when you are told to PLEASE TAKE A NUMBER!
Experience an authentic piece of New York City on the left coast! This highly acclaimed show is written and performed by Nia Orms & directed by Oz Scott and IS BACK FOR 5 WEEKS ONLY!!!
GET TICKETS AT: WWW.GOLDSTAREVENTS.COM
MORE INFO AT: WWW.NIAORMS.COM
New Images of Identity
The Armory is presenting recent explorations of racial identity in work by multicultural artists as part of the SKIN/Art & Ideas Festival. A growing number of artists of color have more than one cultural heritage, either ancestors from different parts of the world or even forbears who were Caucasian. As a result, their self-expression through art has become more complex. The images explore the idea of race from more than one culture, using not only personal experiences, but also the connections to larger social and political issues to investigate their diverse ethnic backgrounds. The artists included in the exhibition are Layla Ali, Iona Rozeal Brown, Enrique Chagoya, Dihn Q. Le, Yoshua Okon, Lezley Saar, John Trevino, and Kara Walker.
FREE
Thru October 31st
Armory Center for the Arts
145 N. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 793-8171
www.artideasfestival.org
”Incognegro”
"Incognegro" includes multimedia photographs, paintings, and sculptures that appropriate and represent historic minstrel images and critiques race issues that are apparent through blackface performance. The show features 14 new works by Greenfield made over the past four years that have not been previously exhibited in Los Angeles that flirt with the line between racism and political correctness. The exhibition includes lenticular prints juxtaposing minstrel portraits, paintings featuring iconic accoutrements from vintage minstrel "how to" guides, photo portraits of contemporary blackface performers, and a series of motorized outdoor sculptures that literally inflate the artist's distinctive forms of provocation. Mark Steven Greenfield studied at Otis Art Institute, received his B.A. from California State University, Long Beach and his MFA from California State University, Los Angeles. From 1993 to 2002, he was the Director and Curator of the Watts Towers Arts Center. He led the 1998 U.S. delegation to the World Cup Cultural Festival and was a 2002 Getty Visiting Scholar. Mark continues to have an active life as a visual artist, exhibiting throughout the United States and abroad.
Currently, he teaches drawing, design, and art history at Los Angeles City College and is Director of the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery for the Department of Cultural Affairs.
FREE
Monday-Friday, 11am-5:30pm
18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica ,CA 90404
(310) 453-3711
www.18thstreet.org
Blacks In and Out of the Box
This exhibition celebrates historic photography and showcases cutting edge photographic explorations by artists through an African American lens. It illuminates the importance of California as a space and place that has permitted getting out of the box. The show features unique early photographs from the Steve Turner collection, as well as contemporary images from photographic artists and videographers living or trained in California.
FREE
Thru December 30, 2007
Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm
California African American Museum
600 State Dr., Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
(213) 744-7432
www.caamuseum.org
Friday, October 12, 2007
LAaLALand Events List::::Taste New York, Soul Food & the Caribbean!!!!
I must say after a year and a half in LA, I get really excited about chances to explore different cultures in our grand city. This weekend's event offerings include a great show about a variety of New Yorkers, amazing performers and Soul Food vendors taking over the Crenshaw district AND an authentic Caribbean Carnival! Between the catfish and curry, you'll be stuffed!
ENjoy,
LAaLA
LAaLA’s LAaLALand PICK OF THE WEEK::::
PLEASE TAKE A NUMBER
New York City welfare recipients have broken into their local welfare office after hours and created their own system, "Well Faire." As they let go, all rules are off, and these citizens really tell what fare they would pay to be well. PLEASE TAKE A NUMBER is a collection of characters standing at the crossroads of passivity and leadership. Find out what it means to fight for survival and individuality when you are told to PLEASE TAKE A NUMBER!
Experience an authentic piece of New York City on the left coast! This highly acclaimed show is written and performed by Nia Orms & directed by Oz Scott and IS BACK FOR 5 WEEKS ONLY!!!
GET TICKETS AT: WWW.GOLDSTAREVENTS.COM
MORE INFO AT: WWW.NIAORMS.COM
Friday, October 12th
Indigenous Day
Indigenous Day celebrates the influences of the people who were here when Christopher Columbus arrived and the multicultural, multiethnic society that evolved. The day includes a pow wow, a healing ceremony, informative and interactive workshops, and a market.
Free
Audubon Center at Debs Park
4700 N. Griffin Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
626-831-7970
Pasadena Art Night
Pasadena's cultural institutions open their doors for FREE during ArtNight Pasadena, offering the public a rich sampling of quality art, artifacts and music within the city. There’s also a free shuttle service to help visitors get around.
6-10pm
Free
Various locations
Pasadena, CA
626-744-7887
www.ArtNightPasadena.org
Temple Dance Traditions of Manipur
The historical, religious and technical aspects of ancient dance traditions of Manipur in Northeast India are presented in this exciting performance choreographed and narrated by Darshana Jhaveri, the youngest of the four Jhaveri sisters, whose names have become synonymous with Manipuri dancing.
6:30-8pm
Free
Norton Simon Museum
411 W Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA
(626) 449-6840
11th Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
LALIFF presents feature films, documentaries, shorts and special side bar screenings from the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal. The films presented at the festival showcase a wide variety of themes by Latino filmmakers, producers, writers and actors, as well as movies that depict Latino culture. It is a competitive festival with prizes and a venue where filmmakers come together with buyers and distributors.
thru 10/14/07
$10.00
Arclight Cinemas
6360 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.latinofilm.org/
Saturday, October 13th
2nd Annual Taste of Soul Festival
Over 50,000 people will descend on Crenshaw Blvd for this annual food and music festival featuring Angie Stone, Rashaan Patterson, Gary Taylor, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Leon Ware, and the Polyester Players. This "Ultimate Family Affair” includes live music stages, 150 vendor booths, a live "Cooking Demonstration" stage, and health awareness, kids safety & career recruitment pavilions.
10am-6pm
Free
Crenshaw Blvd between Martin Luther King Blvd To Rodeo
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.v100music.com/Article.asp?id=395945&spid=
Pomona Art Walk
The Downtown Pomona Arts Colony has an art walk every second Saturday of the month that brings big crowds to stroll the streets. Over a dozen galleries host receptions and open houses to showcase their latest exhibits and artists. Enjoy music, food, wine, and art into the evening.
5pm-1am
Free
Garey Park, between 2nd & 3rd,
Downtown Pomona, CA
www.metropomona.com
Sunday, October 14th
Caricabela Los Angeles Carnival and Parade
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, this vibrant Caribbean cultural heritage event brings music, costumes, movement, and pageantry in a carnival setting. Get the rare taste of authentic curry chicken, goat and roatee at this great carnival.
11am-7pm
Free
Westchester Recreation Center
7000 Manchester Ave. & Lincoln
Westchester, CA
www.losangelescarnival.com
Annual Autumn Sea Fair
Celebrate the bounty of the sea with games, beach Olympics, live music, marine-related exhibits, a fireboat display, arts and crafts, and more. There will also be sand sculptures, a chance to hunt for buried treasure, pirates, and a Queen of the Sea contest. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic.
10am–4:30pm
Free
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
3720 M. White Dr.
San Pedro, CA
1- 888-LA PARKS (527-2757)
www.laparks.org
Paws & Pals Pet Festival
This outdoor festival promotes pet adoption and humane treatment of our furry friends. Local animal humane societies, shelters, pet stores, and other advocates will run information. There will be vending booths and entertainment for all ages.
11am-1m
Free
Burbank Town Center
San Fernando Rd. next to IKEA
Burbank, CA
www.burbanktowncenter.com
Junta Hispana Celebration
This is a family-oriented Hispanic Heritage Month celebration of the cultures, traditions, heritage, food, dance, music, art, customs, and people of 20 Spanish-speaking countries, primarily Central and South America. The uniqueness and beauty of each nation is highlighted through a variety of activities that focus on honor, family, and pride.
12-6pm
Free
Lincoln Park
3501 Valley Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
1- 888-LA PARKS (527-2757)
www.laparks.org
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Friday, October 12th
Indigenous Day
Indigenous Day celebrates the influences of the people who were here when Christopher Columbus arrived and the multicultural, multiethnic society that evolved. The day includes a pow wow, a healing ceremony, informative and interactive workshops, and a market.
Free
Audubon Center at Debs Park
4700 N. Griffin Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
626-831-7970
Pasadena Art Night
Pasadena's cultural institutions open their doors for FREE during ArtNight Pasadena, offering the public a rich sampling of quality art, artifacts and music within the city. There’s also a free shuttle service to help visitors get around.
6-10pm
Free
Various locations
Pasadena, CA
626-744-7887
www.ArtNightPasadena.org
Temple Dance Traditions of Manipur
The historical, religious and technical aspects of ancient dance traditions of Manipur in Northeast India are presented in this exciting performance choreographed and narrated by Darshana Jhaveri, the youngest of the four Jhaveri sisters, whose names have become synonymous with Manipuri dancing.
6:30-8pm
Free
Norton Simon Museum
411 W Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA
(626) 449-6840
11th Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
LALIFF presents feature films, documentaries, shorts and special side bar screenings from the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal. The films presented at the festival showcase a wide variety of themes by Latino filmmakers, producers, writers and actors, as well as movies that depict Latino culture. It is a competitive festival with prizes and a venue where filmmakers come together with buyers and distributors.
thru 10/14/07
$10.00
Arclight Cinemas
6360 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.latinofilm.org/
Saturday, October 13th
2nd Annual Taste of Soul Festival
Over 50,000 people will descend on Crenshaw Blvd for this annual food and music festival featuring Angie Stone, Rashaan Patterson, Gary Taylor, Evelyn "Champagne" King, Leon Ware, and the Polyester Players. This "Ultimate Family Affair” includes live music stages, 150 vendor booths, a live "Cooking Demonstration" stage, and health awareness, kids safety & career recruitment pavilions.
10am-6pm
Free
Crenshaw Blvd between Martin Luther King Blvd To Rodeo
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.v100music.com/Article.asp?id=395945&spid=
Pomona Art Walk
The Downtown Pomona Arts Colony has an art walk every second Saturday of the month that brings big crowds to stroll the streets. Over a dozen galleries host receptions and open houses to showcase their latest exhibits and artists. Enjoy music, food, wine, and art into the evening.
5pm-1am
Free
Garey Park, between 2nd & 3rd,
Downtown Pomona, CA
www.metropomona.com
Sunday, October 14th
Caricabela Los Angeles Carnival and Parade
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, this vibrant Caribbean cultural heritage event brings music, costumes, movement, and pageantry in a carnival setting. Get the rare taste of authentic curry chicken, goat and roatee at this great carnival.
11am-7pm
Free
Westchester Recreation Center
7000 Manchester Ave. & Lincoln
Westchester, CA
www.losangelescarnival.com
Annual Autumn Sea Fair
Celebrate the bounty of the sea with games, beach Olympics, live music, marine-related exhibits, a fireboat display, arts and crafts, and more. There will also be sand sculptures, a chance to hunt for buried treasure, pirates, and a Queen of the Sea contest. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic.
10am–4:30pm
Free
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
3720 M. White Dr.
San Pedro, CA
1- 888-LA PARKS (527-2757)
www.laparks.org
Paws & Pals Pet Festival
This outdoor festival promotes pet adoption and humane treatment of our furry friends. Local animal humane societies, shelters, pet stores, and other advocates will run information. There will be vending booths and entertainment for all ages.
11am-1m
Free
Burbank Town Center
San Fernando Rd. next to IKEA
Burbank, CA
www.burbanktowncenter.com
Junta Hispana Celebration
This is a family-oriented Hispanic Heritage Month celebration of the cultures, traditions, heritage, food, dance, music, art, customs, and people of 20 Spanish-speaking countries, primarily Central and South America. The uniqueness and beauty of each nation is highlighted through a variety of activities that focus on honor, family, and pride.
12-6pm
Free
Lincoln Park
3501 Valley Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
1- 888-LA PARKS (527-2757)
www.laparks.org
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