LAaLALand List::: Ahhh, February!

Wow, January's over! Start the new month with great events...
Have a great time,
LAaLA
LAaLALand List


LA Restaurant Week
Thru February 1, 2008 & from February 3-8, 2008
dineLA Restaurant Week unites restaurants from the traditional to the trendy to promote the extraordinary diversity and culinary expertise found throughout LA's restaurant scene. Restaurants in two dining categories will serve a selection of three-course menus at special prices (per person excluding beverages, tax and gratuity): $15 Lunch /$25 Dinner Deluxe Dining & $22 Lunch & $34 Dinner Premier Dining
For a list of restaurants go to http://www.dinela.com


FRIDAY, February 1st, 2008

Lisa Loeb Sings at Barnes & Noble
Lisa Loeb performs songs off of her first album "Purple Tape," which was her initial labor of love before her hit song, "Stay" from the cult classic "RealityBites." She'll autograph copies bought in-store after the performance. FREE!
7pm
Barnes & Noble @ The Grove
189 Grove Drive, Suite K 30
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.lisaloeb.com/


ROCK THE VOTE!
Mingle with the most powerful and influential leaders in Politics and the Entertainment Business. Rock the Vote mobilizes young people to create positive social and political change in their lives and communities. The goal of Rock the Vote media campaign and street team activities is to increase youth voter turnout. Rock the Vote coordinates voter registration drives, get-out-the-vote events, and voter education efforts, all with the intention of ensuring that young people take advantage of their right to vote.
8:30pm
BOULEVARD 3
6523 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA


SATURDAY, February 2nd, 2008

Downtown Santa Monica Walking Tours
In two hours and six blocks, this new tour explores more than 130 years of Santa Monica history from its Wild West frontier beginnings to the metropolis of today. Starting from the 1875 Rapp Saloon, the route includes many landmarks and concludes at the 2003 NRDC building. BOOKLETS FOR SELF-GUIDED TOURS providing a map and detailed information are available for $3 at the Visitors Center, 1920 MainStreet, or the Hostelling International Travel Store at 1434 2ndStreet.
10am-12pm; Check-in begins at 9:30am
$10 for the general public, $5 for Conservancy members; Advance reservations advised by calling (310) 496-3146 or emailing dwt@smconservancy.org
Hostelling International: Lobby
1436 2nd Street
Santa Monica, CA
310.396.3146
www.smconservancy.org/mtevents/000079.shtml


Alpha Kappa Alpha Story - Centennial Traveling Exhibit
The oldest African American sorority opens it's centennial traveling exhibit (only west coast appearance.) It's a 3-dimensional, interactive experience for all ages. It includes computer modules, artifacts and replica displays. The exhibit shows the story of AKA's scholastic, health, cultural, historical, political, and global contributions that have catalyzed, influenced and transformed innumerable institutions, organizations, communities and families throughout the 20th century. The opening reception includes a performance byMarcus Miller and Freedon Jazz Movement
Opening Reception on February 2 from 4-8pm
Free
RSVP @ 323.734.1165
Until 3/15/2008 from 12pm to 5pm
William Grant Still
2520 S. Westview St.
Los Angeles, CA 90016

African American Art Festival
Celebrate African American Heritage month with Capoeira, hip hop dancers, live music, spoken word, visual art, and jewelry. The event also features food vendors, crafts, and more!
Free
10am–4pm
Star Eco Station
10101 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Culver City, CA
310.842.8060
www.ecostation.org


SATURDAY & SUNDAY, February 2nd & 3rd
Vintage Fashion Expo
This Expo includes 75 to 100 dealers from across the country and the clothing, textiles, jewelry and accessories they offer for sale cover a span of more than 125 years as diverse as the repressed Victorian era, the Roaring Twenties, the humorous platform-shoe/hip-hugging era of the 1970s and the more recent Retro Styles sought by todays fashion-conscious teens and twenty-somethings.
$10-$20
9am-on
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
1855 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
www.vintageexpo.com
www.santamonicacivic.org


SUNDAY, February 3rd, 2008

Target Sundays @ California African American Museum
The dance and musical performances celebrate Black History Month. Galleries open at 11am and performances begin at 1pm with co-hosts Babe Evans and Jeffrey Anderson Gunter. Also at 11am, a children's workshop will focus on mask making. In the galleries: "A Woman's Journey: The Life and Work of Artis Lane," "MLK in California," a special exhibit of photos taken during Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s visits to California, "The African Presence in Mexico," "CommonGround," and "The African Journey West," the museum's permanent installation. Among the performers at this Target Sundays @ CAAM are the Pacific Coast Praise Dance Institute, tap dancers Rolanda Hendricks and DeJuan Collins, vocalists Denitria Champ and Charlie Vaughn, gospel artist Daryl Coley and Sabrina "Bre" Johnson.
Free
California African American Museum
600 State Dr.
Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
213.744.7432

60th Anniversary of Sri Lanka's Independence
This is a celebration of the history and culture of Sri Lanka, an island nation in South Asia and a centre of Buddhist religion and culture from ancient times.
Free
4pm
Japanese American National Museum
369 E. First St.
Los Angeles, CA
www.srilankaconsulatela.com