This weekend’s events include: “Glee” Sing-a-long, “Vertigo”, “Citizen Kane” & “The Magnificent Ambersons” screenings, Dwell event, Food Truck fests, Leimert Park Book Fair, Pico N’ Robertson Block Party,
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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FRIDAY NIGHT SING-ALONGS: GLEE-INSPIRED EVENT
Join the crowd as they sing Glee-inspired songs.
Free
6:30-8pm
Disney Concert Hall
111 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles 90012
NOVALIMA AT LEVITT PAVILLIONS
Catch this live music group at this popular LA concert series.
Free
7pm
Levitt Pavillion
MacArthur
2230 W 6th St
Los Angeles 90057
PICO N’ ROBERTSON JUNE BLOCK PARTY
Seven gourmet food trucks: Buttermilk Truck, Frysmith, Mandoline Grill, Me So Hungry, VChos Pupuseria, King Kone and of course Komodo will be stationed in front of the Komodo headquarter/open exhibition kitchen on Pico and Robertson.
5pm
Komodo
8809 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles 90035
FRIDAY FOOD FAIR & ARTISANAL MARKETPLACE
Eat great food from gourmet food trucks and artisanal lines.
Free
6pm
Chef’s Center of California
45 North San Gabriel Blvd.
Pasadena
ORSON WELLES DOUBLE FEATURE: “CITIZEN KANE” & “THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS”
Watch these 1941 & 1942 Welles classics on the big screen.
$7-11
7:30pm
1328 Montana Ave
Santa Monica 90403
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/aero_theatre_events
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REUSE WORKSHOP
Learn how to reuse common household items.
Free
11am-1pm
Virginia Park
2200 Virginia Ave
Santa Monica
http://www.smgov.net/departments/publicworks/solidwaste.aspx
Jay Kelly’s “California Soul” solo exhibition of new mixed media work opens tonight.
Free
Opening Reception 6-10pm
Deyermond Art + Books
2801 Main Street
Santa Monica
GLOBAL SMURFS DAY AT SANTA MONICA PLACE
LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA… I can’t believe I’m singing tis song because it was used to torture me as a child…. Um, hit the gorgeously renovated Santa Monica Place to see the world’s largest 40 foot Smurf and feel free to sing the song! There will be face painting, coloring, Wii Smurfs Dance game, and more giveaways!
Free
11am-1pm
395 Santa Monica Pl
Santa Monica 90401
KCRW’s SUMMER NIGHTS AT ONE COLORADO
KCRW sponsors this night of free music. Seattle’s Motopony and DJ Dan Wilcox perform.
Free
7:30-9:30pm
One Colorado
41 Hugus Alley
Pasadena 91103
NOHO’S ROCKIN’ FOOD TRUCK FEST
Come to NoHo for gourmet food trucks, art & craft booths, live music, raffle prizes, dog adoptions; they added a beer and wine garden from Skinny’s Lounge.
$4-5
11am
11458 Burbank Blvd
North Hollywood 91601
ABC CASTING CALL FOR “THE REVOLUTION” WEIGHT LOSS SHOW
The Revolution, ABC’s upcoming new daytime weight loss talk show, is looking for inspirational and relatable women who are ready to drop 50 to 100 pounds. This new show will provide a trainer and nutrition plan for participants to lose the weight within their own environment. Applicants must be 18+ and need to bring a non-returnable photo to the casting call.
Free
11am-4pm
CItadel Outlets
100 Citadel Dr, Ste 480
Los Angeles 90040
http://www.3ballproductions.com/revcasting
WRITEGIRL’S 10TH SEASON END CELEBRATION
WriteGirl and special guests celebrate the creative work from teen girls, and get a sneak preview of their new anthology, “Intensity: The 10th Anniversary Anthology from WriteGirl.” There will be surprise celebrity guests, inspiring performances, a fabulous silent auction, and a light lunch and dessert reception. $10 tickets available at http://writegirl.kintera.org/tickets
2pm
135 S. Doheny Drive
Beverly Hills
LEIMERT PARK VILLAGE BOOK FAIR
There are over 150 celebrity readings, book signings, writing workshops, panel discussions, poetry readings, stage performances and musical acts during this day-long celebration of the written word.
Free
11am-5pm
Leimert Park Village
4318 Degnan Blvd
Los Angeles 90008
http://www.leimertparkbookfair.com/
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PASADENA HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO
Local health & fitness related businesses are offering exclusive deals and great giveaways. Amazing raffle prizes too.
Free
10am-4pm
Rose Bowl Recreational Area – Brookside Golf Club
1133 Rosemont Ave
Pasadena 91103
Watch this 70mm print of 1958’s Vertigo, a psychological suspense masterpiece, retired San Francisco police detective “Scottie” Ferguson (James Stewart) becomes obsessed with Madeleine Elster (Kim Novak), a troubled woman he is hired to follow. Tragedy ensues when Ferguson later stumbles upon Judy Barton (also played by Novak), who bears a striking resemblance to Madeleine … and his obsession spirals out of control. It’s a classic
$7-11
1328 Montana Ave
Santa Monica 90403
http://www.americancinematheque.com
MAIN STREET’S 11TH ANNUAL SUMMER SOULSTICE
Listen to over 20 live bands and peruse a sidewalk sale.
Free
11am-5pm
Main Street
Santa Monica
SUMMER SUNSET CONCERT: THE DOWNTOWN PROJECT
Groove to a lively mix of swing, classic jazz, bebop, funk and tap by THE DOWNTOWN PROJECT, including Paul E. Allen, Elijah Rock, and Clarence Allen.
Free
1-4pm
Fowler Museum At UCLA
405 Hilgard Ave
Westwood
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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Curated by the editors of Dwell Magazine, the three-day design event focuses on conceptual design and international talent this year, featuring two special exhibits by international design curators designboom, a new awards program that recognizes outstanding international design around the world, and a live art performance fresh from the Venice Bienniale show. With over 300 exhibitors and 20,000 visitors expected at the LA Convention Center this year, Dwell on Design continues to grow. For fans of modern design, homegrown or imported, the idea is simple. Go Big. Find Design.
Friday-Sunday
LA Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles
This is an annual celebration of the emerging arts at traditional and unorthodox venues: fully equipped theatres, street corners, clubs, bars, and places unexpected. Performances are self-produced by local, national, and international arts companies and independent performers.
Thru June 26th
Various locations
Los Angeles, CA
“CAUGHT” PLAY
“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
SHAKESPEARE BY THE SEA’S “THE TRAGEDY OF KING LEAR” & “MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING”
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 on Friday & “Much Ado About Nothing,” a classic romantic comedy about the battle of the sexes: Beatrice and Benedick create fireworks as they fight mutual attraction with razor-edged wit on Saturday. 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
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/THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA
152 North Central Avenue
Little Tokyo
http://www.moca.org/museum/exhibitiondetail.php?id=443
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/
DANCE DOWNTOWN
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
July 1 – Bollywood/Bhangra; July 15 – Argentine Tango; July 29 – Disco; Aug 12 – 60s Night; Aug 26 – Zydeco; Sept 9 – Samba
135 N Grand Ave
The Music Center
Los Angeles 90012
(213) 972-7211
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.
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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