LAaLALanders,
This weekend’s events include: Celebrity Art Exhibit, Stair Climb LA, NewFilmmakers LA, “Inception”, “Frida” & “Bringing Up Baby” screenings, Santa Monica Yard Sales, “Back to the Future” Drinking Game, TarFest, Free Museum Day, Echo Park Artwalk, Malibu Marketplace, Welsh Fest, Feast of San Gennaro, Korean Fest, Cherry Blossom Fest, 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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FOOD TRUCKS & $2 DRINKS FOR DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS & EMPLOYEES
In coordination with the 2011 Stair Climb for Los Angeles, this event will have a live DJ, Food Trucks, and Beer & Wine garden! There will be 4 fabulous food trucks that are sharing 10% of their proceeds with the Downtown YMCA’s community programs. Trucks include: Border Grill Truck, Bool Korean BBQ, Chunk-n-Chip (Ice Cream Sandwiches), and Del’s Frozen Lemonade.
Provide your downtown business card, employee ID or driver’s license with address if you live downtown to receive your FIRST DRINK AT 1/2 PRICE in the Beer & Wine Garden-opening at 2pm. The selection is Stone Brewing Company & Michelob Ultra beers; and San Antonio Winery & CASA Cocina Y Cantina wines. Have a lunch time happy hour!
Free
11:30am-7:30pm
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
401 S Hope St
Los Angeles 90071
Over 2,500 participants race to the top of the US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles. Hope St will be filled with food trucks, music stages, a beer garden, a rock climbing wall, and more from 2-9pm!
Free
2-9pm
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
401 S Hope St
Los Angeles 90071
NFMLA SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2011 SCREENING EVENT
This NewFilmmakers LA screening series and after-party event at Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood with a filmmaker lounge throughout the evening. Meet the directors of each film, the actors and other crew and participate in a live audience Q&A. There are pre-receptions and after-parties for each program.
$6-15
Short Program – 5:30-8pm
Documentary – 7:15-10pm
Feature Program – 9pm-midnight
Sunset Gower Studios
1438 N. Gower St.
Hollywood 90028
FRIDAY NIGHT FLICKS PRESENTS “INCEPTION” SCREENING
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable.
Free
8pm
Pershing Square
Downtown LA
http://laparks.org/pershingsquare/nightflicks_september.html
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A DRINKING GAME: “BACK TO THE FUTURE”
Reminisce on a classic movie while getting your drink on. “Back to the Future” will be performed live on stage by 9 actors and turned into an audience-interactive drinking game. Interactive Kits will be on hand for audience members that include fun props and items to get you into the Marty McFly mood.
$10
7-9pm
575 S Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles 90036
NoHo TACO COOK-OFF FEST
Twenty local contestants compete for prizes and the title of “The NoHo Taco Cook-off Champ”. Over 20 gourmet food trucks will be on-site.
$4-5
11am-6pm
12121 Victory Blvd
North Hollywood 91606
CITY OF SANTA MONICA’S 2ND ANNUAL CITYWIDE YARD SALE
Help reduce waste while finding secondhand wares. Go to the link below to download/view the yard sale locations list along with links to maps of each location.
Free
8am
1685 Main St
Santa Monica 90401
PRODUCERS WORKSHOP: OVERCOMING THE CATCH-22s OF PRODUCING YOUR FIRST FILM
Some of Hollywood’s most successful producers will share the methods that make their films/productions a profitable success.
$12-20
2pm
1328 Montana Ave
Santa Monica 90403
Community galleries, non-profit organizations, retailers, and eateries will be hosting a series of art- and music-related events.
Free
12pm
The Echo Park Time Travel Mart & 826LA
1714 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles 90026
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE PRESENTS FREE MUSEUM DAY
Check out museums for free including the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. LIVE, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Palos Verdes Art Center, Laguna Art Museum, Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, Autry National Center, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Hammer Museum, Zimmer Children’s Museum and more.
Free
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/ticket/
HORRIBLE MOVIE NIGHT’S 2-YEAR ANNIVERSARY SHOW
Catch the worst movies you’ve never seen, and if you come up with the best one-liner, you’ll win a prize! “Catman”, and “Shattered: If Your Kid’s on Drugs” will screen. In “Catman”, two CIA agents try to take down a satanic church, when one of them is scratched by a radioactive cat and develops super-powers. “Shattered: If Your Kid’s on Drugs” features Dermot Mulroney in his very first role in a preachy & extremely square anti-drug TV movie.
$10
8-10:30pm
6476 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles 90038
www.horriblemovienight.blogspot.com
FREE ARCHERY CLASSES
All you need to do is arrive because even the bows and arrows are free.
Every Wednesday from 6.30-8pm and Saturday morning from 9-11am.
Free
9-11am
Woodley Park Archery Range
6340 Woodley Ave
Encino 91316
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FAMILY FLICKS PRESENTS “BRINGING UP BABY” SCREENING
Stars Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn appear in this 1938 classic screwball comedy flick under the stellar direction of auteur Howard Hawk.
Free, ages 6+
11am
Armand Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd
Westwood
34TH ANNUAL MALIBU MARKETPLACE
This annual event features antiques, art & crafts, collectibles, jewelry, new merchandise and international treasures. The Lion’s Club Pancake Breakfast starts at 8am. Food vendors and musicians will also be participating.
Free
9am-4pm; Pancake Breakfast: 8am
The Malibu Civic Center
23555 Civic Center Way
Malibu
This annual festival occurs at the La Brea Tar Pits in Miracle Mile.
Free
12-6pm
La Brea Tar Pits
5801 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 90036
The Art Directors Guild (ADG) Film Society spotlights this film that was Oscar® nominated for Production Design/Set Decoration and Costume Design. Salma Hayek stars as Frida and Alfred Molina stars as Diego Rivera.
$7-11
5:30pm
1328 Montana Ave
Santa Monica 90403
This premiere beauty professional networking event features complimentary manicures, make-up, and massages. Be amongst the first to join the new Beauty Expert Exchange, an exclusive online network committed to effectively connecting professionals and disciplines within the entire beauty community. The event is a pre-launch to introduce the Beauty Expert Exchange and allow beauty professionals within the disciplines of cosmetics, hair, skin, nails, fashion, health & fitness, inner wellness, medicine, and dentistry, to network, exchange expertise, promote their businesses, and enjoy an evening of pampering & beauty.
Free
7-11pm
The Beauty Bar
1638 N Cahuenga Blvd
Los Angeles 90028
This popular festival on my favorite street in LA has a diverse group of local artisan crafts, live music, good food, and green organizations on-site. Abbot Kinney Blvd has over 100 eclectic boutiques, art galleries, restaurants, bookstores, design firms, coffee shops, clubs, and salons, making it one of the best shopping districts in town.
Free
10am-6pm
Venice 90291
FREE YOGA CLASS ON THE DECK
Bring a mat and water for this Yoga class hosted by Yogis Anonymous a Yoga Studio.
Free
Sundays Through September 25 @ 9am
Santa Monica Place
395 Santa Monica Place
Santa Monica
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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“Come Together” is unlike anything ever attempted in the art world, as a discerning group of musical icons from rap, hip-hop, rock, heavy metal, and funk worked together over the last several years on their own fine art creation with SceneFour. At the conclusion of each collaboration, the team releases artwork, all numbered and signed by the artist. RZA‘s canvas sits on the wall facing a display case full of original Picasso plates. Chuck D‘s takes its place beside Salvador Dali‘s celebrated Surrealist Piano sculpture. The Art Of Drums collection occupies the interior wing across from the Marilyn Monroe prints. This is the world-famous Andrew Weiss Gallery in Beverly Hills, home to “Come Together”, a two-month exhibition of the artwork of Los Angeles creativity house SceneFour and its iconic collaborators: RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Bootsy Collins of Bootsy’s Rubber Band, P-Funk and the JBs, Hieroglyphics Crew, DJ Qbert, Shavo Odadjian from System of a Down, George Lynch, Matt Sorum from Velvet Revolver/Guns N Roses, Frankie “Kash” Waddy from Parliament-Funkadelic, Angelo Moore of Fishbone and Page Hamilton of Helmet. With the help of their legendary friends, SceneFour partners Ravi Dosaj and Cory Danziger are spearheading a new movement in the art world: collaborative art.
Free
Tuesday- Saturday 11am-5pm through November 1
Andrew Weiss Gallery
179 S. Beverly Dr.
Beverly Hills 90212
AndrewWeiss.com
PRECIOUS ITALIAN CHEESE FEAST OF SAN GENNARO
Celebrate Italian culture, entertainment and cuisine at this annual feast. It will feature great food, music, genealogy research, a kid’s corner, bocce, bingo, carnival rides, games and more. Surprise celebrity guests will join the cooking team, as they demonstrate Italian recipes on the Precious® Cheese La Cucina Italiana Cooking Stage with special guest, Precious® Cheese’s very own Chef Marco. In it’s 10th year, this feast is going all out! Festivities include the Guinness World Record of Longest Marathon of Television Watching (the current record is 86 hours, 6 minutes and 41 seconds of continuous television watching), by watching 100 hours of Italian-themed films and television shows, a “Gravy – Sauce” competition hosted by The Meatballs of Comedy and on Sunday afternoon, the Feast will partner with the Order Sons of Italy and Veteran organizations in broadcasting a Live Telethon from the Main Stage.
$5
Friday-Sunday
Hollywood Blvd. near Highland
Los Angeles
WELSH FESTIVAL OF ARTS
Explore Welsh culture with this fest’s free outdoor marketplace, games, crafts, and classes, including language instruction by Jason Shepherd of the Learn Welsh Podcast, Magic Show by Joseph Schneider, Welsh Storytelling by Peter Anthony Freeman, authentic Welsh food by Alex Catering, Welsh cakes by The Welsh Baker, and drinks!
Free
Friday-Sunday
4800 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles 90027
http://www.aravenabovepress.com/
“¡ADELANTE! MEXICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS: 1960S & BEYOND” EXHIBIT
This is a collection of works by an array of both established and emerging Mexican American artists, and includes paintings, drawings, sculpture, and photography. Many pieces are on loan form the Cheech Marin Collection, one of the largest private collections of Chicano art in the United States. Since the 1960’s, Cheech Marin, an original member of the renowned comedy team of “Cheech and Chong,” has been renowned as a comedian, film actor, writer, and musician. Should be incredibly visual, political and thought provoking.
Thru Tuesday, January 1st, 2012
Forest Lake Memorial
1712 S Glendale Ave
Glendale 91205
This annual Korea Times Parade features traditional Korean dance performances, a Tae Kwon Do show, Korean National Military Symphony Orchestra Concert, SBS Hope TV 24 spoken by Jung Jin Lee, K-Pop Singing and Dancing Contest, B-Boy Competition, Youth Talent Show, Martial Arts Festival, 2011 Miss High-Teen Korea Contest, and Musical performances by Korean Super Stars like Hyo Shin Park, Joon Ki Lee, Danny Jung, etc. There will be over 260 expo booths (food, vendor, promotional, etc.) and Beer Garden for shopping, eating, and experiencing.
Free, with free shuttle service
Thru Sunday, 10am-10pm
3250 San Marino St.
Los Angeles 90006
CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL PRESENTS “BLOSSOMS IN THE FALL”
This Chinese cultural festival features a Blossom Stage, Kimono Fashion Show (Sat at 3pm), Most Photogenic Dog Contest (Sun. at 3:15 pm); AWARDS Sat starting at 12:30 pm – Senator Daniel Inouye Cherry Blossom Leadership Awards, George Kiriyama Educational Excellence Award, Community Treasures and Teachers Making a Difference Awards. Kids Zone with Kids Crafts, Storytelling by BookPALS, SAG Foundation & Entertainment with Lazy Yoshie; Hawaiian Village- entertainment & vendors; Cultural Pavillion; Martial Arts arena; Odori Dancing in the Street at 2pm Sat & Sun.; Craft Vendors & Food Court & Food Trucks; J-Pop Stage and Beer & Sake Garden.
$1, Children under 3 Free
Saturday & Sunday, 10:30am-5pm
Corner of Alameda Ave. & Temple
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles 90012
www.cherryblossomfestivalsocal.org
QUEBEC IN HOLLYWOOD FESTIVAL
This three-week celebration of Québec’s creativity and excellence occurs until September 25th. It includes a Québec film festival at the Egyptian Theatre, performances by top bands and comedy acts on renowned stages, a Montréal fashion runway show at Hollywood & Highland Center, restaurant tastings crafted by top Québécois chefs, a green transportation design symposium, gallery exhibitions and more.
Thru September 25th at 11pm
Hollywood 90028
NATIONAL YOGA MONTH (SEPTEMBER)
September is National Yoga Month where you can explore yoga and its proven health benefits. Yoga newbees can enjoy One Week Free Yoga new student program at studios across the country and beyond.
Free
Yoga studios
Los Angeles
ART IN THE STREETS EXHIBIT
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 October 2nd
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles 90049
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/walker_evans_cuba/
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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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