Thursday, July 24, 2008

LAaLALand List::: Choices in the City!!!



LAaLALanders,
Highlights this weekend are a Dominican concert at the Santa Monica Pier, Jazz at LACMA, a Pow Wow at the Autry Museum in Griffith Park, an art exhibit inspired by the island of Laos, and so many others!
Check it out,
LAaLA


THURSDAY, 7.24.08

SANTA MONICA PIER TWILIGHT MUSIC SERIES featuring BACHATA ROJA Tonight, dance to rare live Dominican music on the pier…. You can even sit on the beach or dance on the deck!
Free
7-10pm
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica
http://www.santamonica.com/index.php/things_to_do/calendar.html


SIZZLING SUMMER NIGHTS at the AUTRY featuring LUCKY 7
See another side of Griffith Park at the Autry National Center’s weekly live music and dance party featuring sounds of mambo, son, Latin jazz, charanga, Spanish Harlem and Afro-Cuba. There will be complimentary dance lessons by Trish Connery and even a separate dance floor for kids. The café and taco bar open at 6pm and they serve the best margaritas in Griffith Park, while there are extended museum hours so you can peruse the exhibit.
$7 but free for Autry members
6:30-9pm
Griffith Park Campus

Autry National Center

4700 Western Heritage Way

Los Angeles 90027-1462
http://www.autrynationalcenter.org/sizzling_summer.php
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FRIDAY, 7.25.08
LA: SOUL FOOD hosted by RAPHAEL SAADIQ
Tony Toni Tone’s Saadiq hosts this 3rd anniversary guest list only party…Drinks are ½ priced til 10:30pm, there will be soul food grub, and Djs Scetch, PJ Butta, Rod Edwards, DJ Raphiki, Bigg Pwee, Maria Parker, George Robertson, Zenja Ricks and Fuzzy Fantabulous to make you dance.
9:30pm-2am
Boardners
1652 N. Cherokee Ave.
Hollywood


INCA, MUSIC FROM PERU
This Peruvian Ensemble is a mélange of music from the Incan indigenous people, the Afro-Peruvians from south of Lima, Hispanics colonizers from the coast the and Peru’s Amazon rainforest natives. Shop at the market while soaking up the international sounds.
Free
7-9pm
Third Street Farmer’s Market
3rd St & Fairfax Avenue
Los Angles
www.farmersmarket.com


KOTOLAN DANCE PARTY
Seven musicians from East L.A stir up Latin genres including Cumbia and Latin Jazz. Junko from Japan sings in Spanish, English and Japanese. KoTolan is sure to captivate the audience. Enjoy their interpretations of treasured classics and Come out and feel the culture!
$10
7pm
Hollywood Studio Bar and Grill
6122 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood 90028
www.kotolan.com


SAMBA DANCING ON THE MUSIC CENTER
Learn to SAMBA downtown with free lessons. Obrigado!
Free
6:30-10pm
The Music Center
135 N. Grand Ave
Los Angeles 90012
http://www.musiccenter.org/


LACMA presents FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ
SoCal’s top jazz artists perform in the BP Grand Entrance every Friday evening until November. Free
6-8 pm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 90036
http://www.lacma.org/


SATURDAY, 7.26.08
THE SAO LOY SHOW
Celebrate the beauty of Laotian culture through an exhibition of new paintings by Loy. There will also be wine and authentic Thai desserts.
$10
7pm
Tangier restaurant
2138 Hillhurst Avenue
Los Angeles 90027


Free ZUMBA CLASS
Try this fat blasting, 600 calorie-burning, high energy, cardio workout all set to diverse Latin beats under the guidance of charismatic teacher Maruca Medina. It’s a non-stop easy workout that can get you prepped for your next Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Bachata or Reggaeton club experience. Held at Hip Hop choreographer Fatima Robinson’s Los Feliz studio, this free first class should not be missed. And if you like it, the subsequent classes are $10/each.
First class free, $10 after
11am-12pm
Forsight Studios
3501Q West Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles 90026
323.823.9513


NOCHE CUBANA PARTY & FUNDRAISER
In honor of Cuba's 55 years of revolutionary resistance and struggle, enjoy this night of company, music, films, bailar (dancing) and solidarity with the Cuban people! 
 DJ Revolución spins Cuban music as you can dance in- or out-door. Homemade Mojitos, Cuba Libres and Cuban comida and there’s even an auction & raffle of Cuban posters, t-shirts, books, DVDs, and rare newsreel footage from 1959.


$5-10 admission includes 1 plate of food, a drink and raffle entry!
7pm-12am
Remy's On Temple
2126 W. Temple St.
Los Angeles
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RICARDO LEMVO AND THE MAKINA LOCA
Enjoy Latin American and African sounds from salsa to soukous of the international sounds of the Congo-born, Angolan descended Ricardo Lemvo and his diverse band. They blend salsa, soukous, merengue, Afro-Portuguese and Congolese rhythms.
Free
8pm
Levitt Pavilion Pasadena
85 E. Holly Street
Pasadena 91103
http://www.levittpavilionpasadena.org/


SUNDAY, 7.27.08

PUPUSA FESTIVAL
This festival attended by 15,000 patrons annually is centered around the famed Salvadorian tortilla snack stuffed with cheese, refried beans, hot sauce and pickled cabbage and hot sauce called a Pupusa. Also, enjoy platanos (fried plantains) and other delicacies.
Fre
12-9pm
MacArthur Park
Wilshire Blvd & S Park View St
Los Angeles 90057
http://www.hispaniceventsmarketing.com/


ALL WEEKEND

40TH ANNUAL SOCAL INDIAN CENTER POW WOW AT THE AUTRY
Enjoy this largest local pow wow held in Griffith Park filled with amazing regalia, drumming and singing, vendors and other family friendly activities.
Friday-Sunday
Friday - 2-10pm
Saturday - 9am-10pm
Sunday – 9am-6pm
$6 General Admission, teens and seniors $5, 12 & younger free; museum admission not included with Pow Wow ticket
Easy Parking offsite on Saturday and Sunday at New Hope Chapel, 2861 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Angeles where there’s a free shuttle provided; otherwise, park offsite
Autry National Center
Griffith Park
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles 90027


GRAND PERFORMANCES presents DELFOS DANZA CONTEMPORANEA
This Mazatlan, Mexico-based contemporary dance company is famed for its strong and beautiful bodies. Check out this sensual physical fluidity, along with poetic lyricism relating to contemporary post-NAFTA issues.
Free
Friday-Saturday
8pm
California Plaza
300-350 S. Grand Avenue
LOS ANGELES

http://www.grandperformances.org/


13TH ANNUAL CENTRAL AVENUE JAZZ FESTIVAL
This festival honors the Los Angeles Central Avenue (near Little Tokyo) renaissance. The strip was known from the ‘20s-‘50s as "the avenue.” There will also be ethnic cuisine and educational information as musicians Al Williams & Jazz Society, Justo Almario Quartet, and others perform.
Free
11am-7pm
Saturday & Sunday
Central Avenue and 42nd Street
Los Angeles 90011
www.centralavejazz.com/


37TH MALUBU ARTS FESTIVAL
This juried festival exhibits about 20 local artisans oils, watercolors, acrylics, pastels and photography. All art sale proceeds fund local artists’ college scholarships. There will be over 200 original art booths and exhibits from the region.
Free with $7 Parking
Saturday & Sunday
10am-6pm
Malibu Civic Center
23555 Civic Center Way
Malibu 90265
http://www.malibuartsfestival.com/
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