LAaLALanders,
This weekend’s events include: Airport Artwalk, Sharon Stone Retrospective, LA Times Travel & Leisure Show, Nowruz Persian New Year Festival, free Skirball, LA Marathon route/events, Venice Art Crawl, Buy Local Expo, Accountant referrals, learn how to buy foreclosed houses, and more!
Have a great time.
EnJOY…
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ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THE LAaLALand Alert!!!! IS NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THE WHEREABOUTS ADJUST. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE EVENT ORGANIZERS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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HAHN-BIN: THE FIVE POISONS
Young Concert Artists Prize-winning violinist Hahn-Bin’s virtuoso performance is inspired by masters John Cage, Chopin, Debussy, and Ravel. Catch his three chapters of compositions: Ignorance; Anger + Pride; Desire + Jealousy. Joining him is pianist John Blacklow. Sounds interesante.
Free – Tickets are required, and are available at the Billy Wilder Theater Box Office one hour prior to start time. Limit one ticket per person on a first come, first served basis. Hammer members receive priority seating, subject to availability. Parking is available under the museum for $3 after 6pm.
8pm
Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 90024
www.hammer.ucla.edu
SOUL KITCHEN
The Soul Kitchen is born out of the space of sharing and expression. It is designed to bring together talented artists from different mediums and genres to share what it is they do and how they do it. It sole purpose is to inspire, while creating a space for folks to share what it is they do…So join them for the inaugural Kitchen with musical impulse By Audra Bryant, visual inspiration By T. Santana Copeland and DJ TrayBoogie on the beats.
$5
7:30pm-until…
Industry Cafe & Jazz
6039 Washington Blvd.
Culver City 90232
VENICE ART CRAWL FEATURING BICYCLE PAINTINGS
This month’s Art Crawl features the unique work of artist Brooke Harker. Last year two of Brooke’s pieces were featured on Fox’s hit TV show “Hell’s Kitchen”. Check out her art at this opening reception filled with good people, refreshments, bites and wine.
Free
6-9pm
The Water Gallery
18 N. Venice Blvd.
Venice
www.brookeharker.com
FREE THURSDAYS AT THE SKIRBALL CENTER
Check out one of the best cultural spaces in the country.
Free
Noon-8pm
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N Sepulveda Blvd
Los Angeles
www.skirball.org
FREE FORECLOSURE BUYING WORKSHOP
The California Foreclosure Institute sponsors this free two-hour workshop for investors and realtors on how to get started finding and buying foreclosure properties. Guest speaker will be Lloyd Segal, author of “ Stop Foreclosure Now” and “ Foreclosure Investing.”
Free with mandatory RSVP at www.foreclosureworkshop.net or 888.285.0101
6-8pm
San Fernando Association of Realtors
7232 Balboa Blvd.
Van Nuys 91406
DUI CHECKPOINT FOR ST PADDY’S DAY
Yes, St Paddy’s Day is the biggest booze fest of the year but after you drink get sober so you won’t be a harm to yourself or others as checkpoints will be all over the city to secure citizens, arrest those who are intoxicated and charge thousands of dollars that go to the broke government. Who needs those kinds of problems?!
Free with lots of hidden costs and fees if you’re guilty!
6-10pmLa Cienega Blvd. between Gregory Way and Olympic Blvd Los Angeles
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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES BAR CRAWL
Hit three of Downtown LA’s finest bars!!! The Falls, the latest spot from cocktail-lounge expert Michelle Marini (Lava Lounge, The Woods), is really hot. Happy Hour specials run from 6-9pm, $4 Beer $5 Beer & Shot, $5 Well Drinks. The second spot is the sports bar Down & Out and lastly, checkout The Crocker Club in the basement of the former Crocker Citizens National Bank building. Downtown LA has a great party scene now and this crawl should be lots of fun. Meet at The Falls. Dress trendy because the last spot has a dress code. Bring mula for your drinks.
$5, register at http://www.ctownpros.com/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=160&Itemid=73
8pm-midnight
The Falls
626 S Spring St
Los Angeles 90014
www.ctownpros.com
“TIPPING POINT: THE AGE OF THE OIL SANDS” DOCUMENTARY SCREENING
This Canadian Broadcasting Company documentary features Garth Lenz’s gorgeous photography, and focuses on the David and Goliath struggle between the community of Fort Chipewyan and the industry reaping the profits of the Alberta Tar Sands. This screening is part of the exhibit “Boreal Future: Our Last Great Forest and the Threat of the Tar Sands” at the same gallery.
Free
7:30pm
The G2 Gallery
1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice 90291
www.g2gallery.com
SHARON STONE LIVE AT THE “CASINO” SCREENING
Watch this 1995 Martin Scorsese film about when the mob places master sports bookie Ace Rothstein (Robert De Niro) in Las Vegas to run the town, a plan that goes awry when Ace falls for opportunistic hooker Ginger (Sharon Stone.) Stone will be present to discuss her Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning performance.
$7-11
7:30pm
Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Ave
Santa Monica 90403
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/aero_theatre_events
“AN ENDURING GRACE” EXHIBIT
Fine art photographer Michael Kirchoff’s ongoing body of work will be on shown at his first solo LA exhibit. View the cultural landscape of Russia, photographed over the course of multiple visits since 2007. The series is a fulfillment of distant childhood curiosities of Russia, then the Soviet Union, as a place very few people seemed to know much about. Michael now approaches these dramatic scenes with the same feeling of wonderment he had felt as a child, and captures them in these images.
Free
6-9pm opening reception; exhibit thru 4.18.11
Wildfire Gallery
640 S. San Vicente Blvd.
Los Angeles 90048
www.michaelkirchoff.com
MILES MOSLEY PERFORMS
This weekly event is the chance to enjoy a live mix of funk, jazz and rock performed by upright bassist and vocalist, Miles Mosley. He’s backed by a 5-piece band.
Free
10pm
The Piano Bar
6429 Selma Ave
Los Angeles
http://www.milesmosley.com
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5TH ANNUAL AIRPORT ARTWALK
Enjoy a day of art, food, family activities, and a sneak preview of the Museum of Flying. There will be a free bike valet this year. Help the environment, ride up and they’ll take care of the rest.
Free
12:30-6pm
2800 to 3100 Airport Ave
Santa Monica
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Santa-Monica-Airport-Artwalk/163305183278
NOWRUZ PERSIAN NEW YEAR FESTIVAL AND BAZAAR
Taste Persian sweets and other delicacies at this celebration of the Persian New Year, Nowruz, at the Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM.) There will be a hands-on art project for children and ethnic vendors. Nowruz means New Day or New Light in Farsi and is an ancient holiday that falls on the first day of Spring. Proceeds will benefit CAFAM as well as the organization Women Found (www.womenfound.org), founded by event collaborator Maryam Zar.
Free
12-5pm
Craft and Folk Art Museum
5814 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 90036
www.cafam.org
SHARON STONE DOUBLE FEATURE: “BASIC INSTINCT” & “THE QUICK AND THE DEAD”
I can’t believe that this is the 20th Anniversary of the Paul Verhoeven’s sexy thriller “Basic Instinct.” Watch it as part of the double feature with Sam Raimi’s 1995 flick “The Quick and The Dead” at this Sharon Stone retrospective.
$7-11
7:30pm
Aero Theatre
1328 Montana Ave
Santa Monica 90403
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/aero_theatre_events
“TRUTH, TRIALS AND TAR SANDS” LECTURE
Beaver Lake Cree Nation’s Fight to Save the Boreal Forest. Join Chief Al Lameman leader of the Beaver Lake Cree Nation and Jack Woodward, one of Canada’s pre-eminent Aboriginal law practitioners to discuss a ground-breaking legal action filed to protect the Beaver Lake Cree Nation’s constitutionally guaranteed treaty rights and way of life from the onslaught of the Tar Sands developments. Find out why this legal action may be their best hope for saving the Boreal Forest.
Free
2:30pm
The G2 Gallery
1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice 90291
www.g2gallery.com
BUY LOCAL EXPO
There are so many community, economic and environmental benefits of choosing local first. Based along the 3 blocks of the Promenade, there will be product demonstrations, performances and a raffle for the public!
Free
11am-4pm
Third Street Promenade
3rd Street Promenade & Broadway
Santa Monica 90407
WOMAN BUSINESS OWNER SEMINAR
Join this discussion on how to succeed in the business world as a woman and as a business owner.
Free with RVSP to Tisha 323.303.9886
Big Creative Building (White)
135 W. Magnolia Ave 300
Burbank
WORLD CITY: A GAELIC GATHERING & THE TINKERS
This Irish cultural troupe showcases Ireland’s rich heritage with both rhythmic and lyrical dances and traditional Irish instruments. The Tinkers fostered the Tribal Celtic movement.
Free – Tickets: All tickets are distributed on Grand Avenue at 2nd Street. Tickets for 11am performance distributed beginning at 10am. Tickets for 12:30pm performance distributed beginning at 11am.
11am & 12:30pm
W.M. Keck Foundation Children’s Amphitheatre
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles
www.musiccenter.org
“DESERT REALITY” GALLERY OPENING
Ed Freeman’s award-winning desert series has been the subject of a widely reviewed book, numerous magazine articles and a dozen museum shows across the country is having its West Coast debut on Chinatown’s famous gallery row.
Free
6-9pm opening reception
Ed Freeman Photography
945 Chung King Road
Los Angeles 90012
www.edfreeman.com
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PASADENA HIKING PACERS HITS ECHO MOUNTAIN
Join this popular hiking group as they ascend Altadena’s famed Echo Mountain via the ridgeline trail! Not to worry for those who don’t feel up to a steep climb, part of the group will be going via the more tame Sam Merrill trail.
Free
7-11am; arrive at 7am sharp!
Echo Mountain via the Sam Merrill Trail
E Loma Alta Dr At Lake Ave
Altadena 91001
www.pasadenahikingpacers.org
MARCH MADNESS AT THE LOMOGRAPHY GALLERY STORE LA: LA MARATHON LOMOJOURNEY
Document this 26th annual 26.2 mile footrace with a $10 loaner camera and 1 roll of film. All attendees will receive a 10% off coupon to use at the Lomography Gallery Store.
$10
10am-noon
Lomography Gallery Store LA
7998 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood 90046
www.lomography.com
LA MARATHON ROUTE
View the maps, road closures, parking, spectator viewing areas, block parties, LA Marathon Expo, 5K and volunteer opportunities by checking out the website.
http://www.lamarathon.com/event/course-map/
GARY TAUBS: “WHY WE GET FAT, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT”
Acclaimed science writer Gary Taubs argues that our diet’s overemphasis on certain types of carbohydrates — not fats and not simply excess calories — has led directly to the obesity epidemic we face today. Why are some people thin and others fat? What roles do exercise and genetics play in our weight? Booksigning will follow.
$8-10
2pm
Baxter Lecture Hall @ Caltech Campus
332 S. Michigan Avenue
Pasadena 91106
www.skeptic.com
THE MELROSE CO-OP DESIGNERS MARKET & SAMPLE SALE
Weekly, this co-op hosts local designers who offer their sample pieces at 30-70% off retail prices. The roster of ten to fifteen emerging designers rotates each week, featuring everyone from Kudra to Aftershock.
Free
Noon-5pm
The Melrose Lightspace
7600 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles 90046
http://www.themelrosecoop.com
MELROSE TRADING POST
There are 200 eclectic vendors selling everything from records, to furniture, arts and crafts, food vendors and live entertainment.
$2, $1/students and seniors
9am-5pm
Fairfax High School Parking Lot
Fairfax & Melrose
Los Angeles
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BEST ACCOUNTANT I CAN REFER
My accountant Linda Teixiera rocks! She has a broad specialty and works with artists, entrepreneurs, standard employees, etc. If you tell her I referred you, you’ll get a $35 credit towards the services. She usually does taxes in an hour per year filed. Please email me at laalalandevents@gmail.com if you use her services. Linda’s at a very convenient location on Olympic off of the 405 and has flexible hours. I’ve gone to her for years, have sent many friends and family members, and everyone has been more than satisfied. Book an appointment with her assistant Ana soon.
Linda M. Teixeira, MBA, EA
L.A. Tax Associates, Inc.
11300 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 864
Los Angeles 90064
310.477.7092
55TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES BOAT SHOW
Sponsored by the Southern California Marine Association, this is one of the longest running boat shows in the country. Novices, observers, pro-boaters and others welcome.
Free admission for children under 12 years of age; $10 general public
10am-8pm, Thursday-Sunday
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles 90015
www.losangelesboatshow.com
FREE TAX PREPARATION
The American Association of Retired Persons (A.A.R.P.) in cooperation with the IRS will sponsor a free Tax-Aide service for all middle and low income taxpayers, with special attention to those 60 years and older. Appointments are required and will be made on a first-come first-serve basis. So don’t be left-out – reserve your spot today.
through Friday, April 15th
Roxbury Park Community Center
471 S. Roxbury Drive
Beverly Hills
Schedule Your Appointment Now @ 310.285.6840
L.A. TIMES TRAVEL & ADVENTURE SHOW
Travel experts and 500 exhibitors will be exploring amazing destinations and activities. Featured panelists are Rick Steves, Arthur Frommer, Andrew McCarthy and Huell Howser among others. Discussed will be culinary tours and safaris. Enter to win trip giveaways, show-only specials, informative seminars, cultural performances and hands-on activities. Bon voyage.
$9 with promo-code LAPR
Saturday & Sunday 10 am – 5 pm
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles
http://events.latimes.com/travelshow/
RESTAURANT.COM GIFT CERTIFICATES
Every few days this unique site does an amazing sale. Here’s how their site benefits over 5 million customers: find the restaurant you want to eat at and gift certificates of multiple denominations. Normally a $25 gift certificate that requires a minimum $35 purchase (+ 18% gratuity on the total bill) for 2 people sells for $10. Well, if they’re having an 80% off sale that voucher comes out to only $2! Spend $2 and get $25 off of your $35 check. This is totally legitimate and restaurants are usually quite appreciative for the new business.
www.restaurant.com
ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THE LAaLALand Alert!!!! IS NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THE WHEREABOUTS ADJUST. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE EVENT ORGANIZERS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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