This weekend’s events include: Juneteenth festivals, “King Lear”, Chalk Festival, “Caught” the play, James Bond 007 retrospective, screenings of Laurel & Hardy films, “Wizard of Oz”, “Jurassic Park”, 25th anniversary “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” & “Stand By Me”, “The Untouchables”, SambaFunk, and more!
Have a great time.
EnJOY…
LAaLA
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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JAMES BOND DOUBLE FEATURE “ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE” & “DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER”
Catch these James Bond 1969 and 1971 classics. Star George Lazenby plays 007 in one of the most underrated of the 1960s Bond films. He will be present and discuss the films in between the Double Feature.
$7-11
7:30pm
6712 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles 90028
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/egyptian_theatre_events
CELEB DERMATOLOGIST BOOK SIGNING
Celebrity dermatologist Dr. Ava Shamban will discuss her new book, “Heal Your Skin: The Breakthrough Plan for Renewal”. She’s the “Extreme Makeover” dermatologist and a regular on the Emmy winning daytime talk show, “The Doctors.”
Free
7pm
Barnes and Noble
1201 3rd St.
Santa Monica 90401
SANTA MONICA DRIVE-IN SERIES: JURASSIC PARK
Watch this blockbuster classic “Jurassic Park” with the family and dinosaurs!
Free
7:30pm
Santa Monica
www.santamonicapier.org
LAUREL & HARDY EVENING! FEATURE: “WAY OUT WEST”
The Laurel and Hardy shorts “The Finishing Touch” and “Big Business” will be screened with live musical accompaniment, followed by 1937’s “Way Out West.”
$7-11
7:30pm
1328 Montana Ave
Santa Monica 90403
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/aero_theatre_events
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“FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF” 25TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING
This is the 25th anniversary of the 1986 classic about cutting school. Quite possibly some of Matthew Broderick’s best work!
Free
8pm
Ernst & Young Plaza
Figueroa and 7th Street
Downtown LA
http://filmguide.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2011/filmguide/Title/AZ/ALL/ALL/FIG
SAMBAFUNK! WORKSHOPS
SambaFunk! is Brasilian Samba, Samba Reggae and Carnaval Dance mixed with American Funk Movements. The first hour is for beginning dancers: Warm Ups, introduction to Samba, SambaReggae & SambaFunk! The second hour is Intermediate/Advance Carnaval Choreography. All levels, all ages, men and everyone encouraged. Dance with the live drums.
$13 per hour session, $20 for both
5-7pm
NoHo Performing Arts Center (PAC)
11020 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood 91601
Explore the Getty Center while DJs perform and the group Dengue Fever blend Cambodian rock, Afro grooves, surf, and garage psych. Listen to songs in English and Khmer (Cambodian) as this band takes on ’60s Cambodian pop and American surf rock.
Free
6-9pm
1200 Getty Center Dr
Los Angeles 90049
18th STREET ARTS CENTER SUMMER
There will a marketplace full of jewelry, crafts and wares; open artist-studios by local and international contemporary artists, provocative art installations; accompanied by an electrifying performance on 18th Street’s Outdoor Stage by Los Roor, a Tijuana based arts collective meshing noise, light, sound, music and video.
Free
6-10 pm
18 Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica
This is SoCal’s largest free music festival features 100 bands and free concerts throughout the lovely city of Pasadena. There will be Grammy-award nominees, platinum record artists, and independent musicians.
Free
11am-6pm
Downtown Pasadena
One Colorado
Pasadena 91105
19TH ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. Founded in Galveston, Texas in 1865, the observance as the African American Emancipation Day became national. Santa Monica’s celebration includes: Sheila Raye Charles, Ray Brooks & The Blues Masters, Jean July Samba Samba, ChazzLava Drum Circle, Marching Thunder Drumline, Antique Car Show, soul food and bbq, and other cultural vendors.
Free
12-5pm
Virginia Avenue Park
2200 Virginia Ave
Santa Monica
Watch the “Wizard of Oz” under the stars.
Free
7:30pm
Rustic Canyon Recreation Center
601 Latimer Road
Santa Monica
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“STAND BY ME” 25TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING
Check out Rob Reiner’s coming-of age classic about four boys on a quest to find a dead body—and themselves—stands the test of time and continues to inspire laughter, tears and the kid in all of us. The film dealt with grief, abuse and class issues and was based on a short story by Stephen King.
Free
8pm
Ernst & Young Plaza
Figueroa and 7th Street
Downtown LA
http://filmguide.lafilmfest.com/tixSYS/2011/filmguide/Title/AZ/ALL/ALL/FIG
JAZZ AT SUNSET
Saxophonist Laurel Partin and drummer Steven Denman perform along with guitarists Anthony Vallejo and Matt Kiernan. Listen to the sounds of jazz, bossa, samba, flamenco, classical Spanish guitar, and indie rock.
Free
5-7pm
Hamilton Galleries
1431 Ocean Ave
Santa Monica
http://web.mac.com/hamiltongalleries/Hamilton_Galleries/Home.html
70MM DOUBLE FEATURE PRINTS OF “THE UNTOUCHABLES” & “BLUE THUNDER”
70mm Prints! THE UNTOUCHABLES, 1987, 119 min. Director Brian De Palma and writer David Mamet pit treasury agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) against Al Capone(Robert De Niro). With Sean Connery as a veteran cop.
BLUE THUNDER, 1983, 109 min. In director John Badham’s paranoid actioner, pilot Roy Scheider tries to keep a heavily armed helicopter out of the hands of a fascist cop.
$7-11
7:30pm
6712 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles 90028
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/egyptian_theatre_events
JAMES BOND DOUBLE FEATURE: “DR. NO” & “FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE”
Watch this initial adaptation of Ian Fleming’s novels that introduced Sean Connery as James Bond and sparked this ‘60s spy-film craze.
$7-11
7:30pm
1328 Montana Ave
Santa Monica 90403
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/aero_theatre_events
CUMBIA FREE CONCERT AT LEVITT PAVIILION MACARTHUR PARK
The “Very Be Careful” and “Azucar LA” bands perform their versions of the great music genres cumbia and vallenato.
Free
7pm
Levitt Pavilion @ MacArthur Park
2230 W 6th St @ S. Park View Street
Los Angeles 90057
EGYPTIAN HISTORICAL TOUR & FOREVER HOLLYWOOD
Enjoy Father’s Day during this “Old Hollywood” docent-led tour of the legendary 1922 Egyptian Theatre. See the Grauman dressing rooms and singers’ boxes. Check out their state-of-the-art projection booth and more! Discover the painstaking restoration work and the marriage of modern technology with a landmark of Hollywood history. Add the Hollywood history film FOREVER HOLLYWOOD (55 min.) following the tour.
$5
10:30-11:30am sharp at the box office, 11:40am FOREVER HOLLYWOOD film; rain or shine
Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood
http://www.americancinematheque.com
THE DO-OVER PARTY
One of LA’s longest running Sunday parties moved next door to Amoeba.
Free with RSVP
2-10pm
Cabana Club
1439 Ivar Avenue
Hollywood 90028
RSVP Link: http://blog.thedoover.net/rsvp
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
7600 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles 90046
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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“Caught” is the longest running play in LA. This fantastic critically-acclaimed play is written by David L. Ray, and directed by Nick DeGruccio (multi-Ovation, LADCC, and Garland Award winner for Best Director). Recently nominated for multiple LA Weekly Theatre Awards (including Best Acting Ensemble and Best Direction of a Play), Caught explores the meaning of ‘marriage’, and how a family can find a way to meet in the middle while navigating long-standing religious values and staying true to their core beliefs.
The cast is FANTASTIC, especially thespian Will Beinbriink who’s made guest appearances on Castle, It’s Always Sunny in Philadephia, The Unit, Numbers, The Ex-List, and the Lifetime TV movie Justice for Natalee. This Juilliard trained talent engages the brilliant script.
$40, $16 with the discount code: PRIDE
Running Thru June 26th. FRIDAYS @ 8PM Saturdays @ 8PM Sundays @ 7pm
Zephyr Theatre
7456 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles 90048
NATIVE VOICES FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS
Native Voices at the Autry presents four plays by Native playwrights, featuring staged readings of Cikiuteklluku (Giving Something Away) by Holly Stanton (Yup’ik), Ungipamsuuka: My Story by Susie Silook (Siberian Yupik/Inupiaq), The Bird House by Diane Glancy (Cherokee), and The Woman Who Was Captured by Ghosts by Julie Pearson-Little Thunder (Creek).
$10
Friday & Saturday
4700 Western Heritage Wy
Los Angeles 90027
2ND ANNUAL JUNETEENTH HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Juneteenth is America’s unofficial Emancipation Day. Commemorate this historical day. The Time Warner Tech Savvy Tent, “Teach a Granny to Text” Line dancing, square dancing, bid whist, dominoes and other entertainment will be provided.
Free
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-6pm
Leimert Park Vision Backlot
4300 S. Degnan Blvd.
Los Angeles 90008
Masterpieces will be created by 600 talented artists of all ages and ethnicities – professionals, non-professionals and students on pavement throughout Paseo Colorado’s beautiful courtyards and at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Live musical entertainment throughout the festival and face painting in Kid’s Chalkland. Children can craft Father’s Day cards at Kid’s Chalkland.
Free
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-7pm
Paseo Colorado (between Marengo and Los Robles Avenue.)
280 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena 91101
ART IN THE STREETS
This is the first major U.S. museum survey of graffiti and street art. Curated by MOCA Director Jeffrey Deitch and Associate Curators Roger Gastman and Aaron Rose, the exhibition will trace the development of graffiti and street art from the 1970s to the global movement it has become todaAry, concentrating on key cities such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, and Sao Paulo, where a unique visual language or attitude has evolved. The exhibition will feature paintings, mixed media sculptures, and interactive installations by 50 of the most dynamic artists and will emphasize Los Angeles’s role in the evolution of graffiti and street art, with special sections dedicated to seminal local movements such as cholo graffiti and Dogtown skateboard culture. A comprehensive timeline illustrated with artwork, photos, video, and ephemera will provide a historical context for the work.
Free on Thursdays, $5-10 otherwise, closed on Tuesday and Wednesday
MOCA Downtown
152 North Central Avenue
Little Tokyo
http://www.moca.org/museum/exhibitiondetail.php?id=443
SHAKESPEARE BY THE SEA’S “TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR”
This series is one of LA’s best theatre events. Shakespeare by the Sea presents “The Tragedy of King Lear,” the ultimate family drama: intimate and explosive, tender and heartrending, a supreme masterpiece and a triumph of dramatic imagination. This venue is gorgeous and on the water so bring your wine, food, jackets or blankets.
Free
8pm
807 Paseo Del Mar @ S. Gaffey St.
San Pedro 90731
A REVOLUTIONARY PROJECT: CUBA FROM WALKER EVANS TO NOW
Cuba’s attempt to forge an independent state has been a project under development for more than 100 years and a source of fascination for nations, intellectuals, and artists alike. A Revolutionary Project: Cuba from Walker Evans to Now looks at three critical periods in the nation’s history as witnessed by photographers before, during, and after the country’s 1959 Revolution. The exhibition juxtaposes Walker Evans’s 1933 images from the end of the Machado dictatorship with views by contemporary foreign photographers Virginia Beahan, Alex Harris, and Alexey Titarenko, who have explored Cuba since the withdrawal of Soviet support in the 1990s. A third section bridging these two eras presents pictures by Cuban photographers who participated in the 1959 Revolution, including Alberto Korda, Perfecto Romero, and Osvaldo Salas.
Thru Octorber 2nd
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles 90049
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/walker_evans_cuba/
Get free dance lessons while a live band performs amidst Downtown LA’s skyline. The crowd is great and the event is one of the city’s best.
Every Friday, 6:30-10pm
June 17 – Lindy Hop/Swing; July 1 – Bollywood/Bhangra; July 15 – Argentine Tango; July 29 – Disco; Aug 12 – 60s Night; Aug 26 – Zydeco; Sept 9 – Samba
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N Grand Ave
The Music Center
Los Angeles 90012
(213) 972-7211
RESTAURANT.COM GIFT CERTIFICATES
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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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