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Levitated Mass

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) : Every Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun.

Just when you thought you'd figured out what art really is, Levitated Mass by Michael Heizer is where modern art and the Protestant work ethic weirdly intersect, which is to say that a 340-ton granite megalith painstakingly transported over two weeks from Riverside sits in a 456-foot-long slot,... More >>

Mid-Wilshire/ Hancock Park Arts, Art - Museums

The Player King

The Met Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until November 2

The name John Wilkes Booth isn't likely to be forgotten, but many are unaware that the infamous assassin was part of an accomplished family of actors. In this solo show, Darin Dahms brings the Booth clan to life. Drawing on historical and biographical material, Dahms constructs what is mostly a... More >>

Hollywood Theater
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theater : 9:30 p.m. every Wed.

If you thought having your family eavesdropping on you by reading your Facebook posts was terrifying, well, what if those posts were dissected and laughed at by trained professionals? In Upright Citizens Brigade's weekly Facebook salon, two audience members are randomly selected to have their... More >>

Hollywood Comedy

ROCK/FIGHT: A Photographic Exhibition

PROJECT Gallery : Every Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until October 6

The perfectly titled ROCK/FIGHT brings together vintage sporting-event photography by Theo Ehret with iconic rock & roll images by photographers Edward Colver, Henry Diltz, Janette Beckman and a dozen other giants of the punk-era lens. A co-production of Morrison Hotel Gallery and Project... More >>

Hollywood Art - Galleries

Becoming Los Angeles

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County : Daily

No matter how thin your wallet, every first Tuesday the 50,000-year-old Simi Valley mastodon can be your date. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's halls of herpetology, ichthyology and mineralogy are open once a month to broke Angelenos dying to keep tabs on the world's ancient... More >>

USC to South L.A. Art - Museums

The Fifth Anniversary Group Exhibition

Offramp Gallery : Every Fri., Sat., Sun. until October 13

Some galleries are as much an art project as the exhibitions they present. In Pasadena, that's certainly true of Jane Chafin and Chaz Alexander's gallery. The Offramp Gallery Fifth-Anniversary Party will be one of the gallery's magical garden openings, unveiling improvements to the lovingly... More >>

Pasadena and vicinity Art - Galleries

James Turrell: A Retrospective

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) : Every Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until April 6

It's up for debate whether James Turrell is a sculptor, painter, architect, Light and Space artist or earthwork artist. We vote for all of the above, and more. But however you cast your ballot, you can't help but be a fan of Turrell's transcendent Skyspaces -- specially built rooms (and... More >>

Mid-Wilshire/ Hancock Park Art - Museums

Angel City Jazz Festival

John Anson Ford Amphitheatre : 4:00 p.m. October 6

Once a humble grassroots event, Angel City Jazz Festival has steadily grown into an annual powerhouse, bringing to L.A. a remarkable number of creative improvisers from the ever-evolving front lines of jazz. Now co-produced by the Jazz Bakery, ACJF plays out over the next two weekends at LACMA,... More >>

Out of Town Music

Shitty Jobs

Upright Citizens Brigade Theater : 11:00 p.m. every Sun.

I think we all know about those. More >>

Hollywood Comedy

New Material With Kevin Nealon

The Laugh Factory : 8:00 p.m. every Tue.

The Weeds star and former SNL standout does hilarious standup on a weekly basis, with bits on fatherhood and other touchstones of modern-day living. More >>

West Hollywood Comedy

Sixth Street Mural at the Standard, Downtown L.A.

24/7 Restaurant at The Standard : Daily until November 1

John Knuth's mural, part of the Sixth Street Mural at the Standard program, shows red-orange smoke billowing out against a black background. It's the photograph of an emergency flare against a night sky, and, seen shooting up out of the desert, or on the side of a road, it probably would have... More >>

Downtown Arts, Art - Galleries

Shaping Power: Luba Masterworks From the Royal Museum for Central Africa

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) : Every Mon., Tue., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until January 5

The word "power" often connotes bigness -- the tallest buildings, the strongest weapons, the deepest bank accounts. So the smallness of the emblems in "Shaping Power," the debut exhibition in LACMA's newly opened African Art galleries, is striking. The show consists largely of exquisitely... More >>

Mid-Wilshire/ Hancock Park Arts, Art - Museums

IndieCade

IndieCade Village : 9:00 a.m. daily until October 6

Has your baby ever uttered the phrase "Don't play games with me!" in the midst of a heated debate? Well, it's time to dump that sad sack and take a new date to IndieCade, the biggest independent game festival in the nation. Arcade games, virtual games, body immersion games, board games,... More >>

Culver City Games, Arts

John Van Hamersveld: Drawing Attention

Cal State Northridge Art Galleries : Every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until October 26

Of all the factors propelling the cultural revolution of the 1960s, you could argue that none was more pervasive and profound than the music -- and integral to its appeal was the visuals that went with it. The psychedelic avant-garde in the era's iconic album covers, posters and magazine... More >>

San Fernando Valley Art - Galleries

Rebecca's Gamble

Theatrecraft Playhouse : 2:00 p.m. every Sun. until October 6

Issues of science, medical ethics and criminal law propel Art Shulman and Robert Begam's provocative courtroom drama. Director Rick Walters has transformed this small venue into a courtroom interior surrounded by audience members, some of whom render a verdict at play's end. The site-specific... More >>

Hollywood Theater

Tone Clusters

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum : 8:00 p.m. October 12

As a storyteller, Joyce Carol Oates frequently traverses aberrant corridors of the human psyche. That's readily apparent in this 1990 (since updated to 2003) one-act, about a middle-aged couple, Frank and Emily Gulick (Alan Blumenfeld and Katherine James), whose son has been accused of the... More >>

Malibu Theater - Large, Theater

The Bells of West 87th

Greenway Court Theater : 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until October 27; 6:00 p.m. every Sun. until October 27

Elin Hampton's play derives its comedy from the antics of an eccentric family. At 39, Molly (Cameron Meyer) has never escaped from the tyranny of her critical, exploitative parents, who have decided she's a lesbian because she won't wear makeup, and taunt her about her lack of a social life.... More >>

Melrose/ Beverly/ Fairfax Theater

Steve Roden: Rag-picker; Dave McKenzie: Where the Good Lord Split You

Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects : Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat. until October 19

"Ragpicker," artist Steve Roden's new show at Susanne Vielmetter Projects, includes a fantastic suite of smallish drawings. They're in the second gallery, on the westernmost wall. Some are long, some square; they're all surreal and precious-feeling despite the fact that their shapes are... More >>

Culver City Arts, Art - Galleries

The Burnt Part Boys

Third Street Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until October 20; 2:00 p.m. every Sun. until October 20

With a hardscrabble Appalachian setting and a score that engagingly echoes the melodies of Copland, Bernstein and Sondheim, this captivating new musical (book by Mariana Elder, music by Chris Miller, and lyrics by Nathan Tysen) is both a sensitive meditation on grief and a heartfelt... More >>

West Hollywood Theater

Marina Zurkow: Oil & Water; Blastomere

Young Projects : Every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri. until October 25

The fancy new Red Building at the Pacific Design Center certainly grabs its share of attention in the shiny West Hollywood skyline. But every two months or so, the PDC's classic Blue Building is the star of the show, as the art galleries occupying the majority of its stately and sometimes... More >>

West Hollywood Art - Galleries

The Old Settler

Pico Playhouse : 3:00 p.m. every Sun. until October 27; 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until October 27

John Henry Redwood's bittersweet romantic comedy The Old Settler is set in 1943 Harlem in the comfy home (a handsome set by Thomas Brown) of middle-aged sisters Elizabeth (Ruby Hinds) and Quilly (Jolie Oliver). Elizabeth is dignified and restrained, while her sister is outspoken and nit-picky.... More >>

West L.A. Theater

Sunset Strip Market

Sunset Strip Farmers Market : 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. every Thu. until October 31

The Sunset Strip is getting all quaint! It seems that even the biggest party animals of the city aren't immune to the charms of artisanal brie and organic bok choy. A weekly summer event (through October), the Sunset Strip Market has the goal of encouraging local residents, employees, chefs,... More >>

West Hollywood Food and Drink, Festivals, Farmers' Markets

Comedy Palace

The Palace : 9:30 p.m. every Thu.

One of the best stand-up shows in L.A., Comedy Palace, takes place every Thursday night in the small roof space of a Chinese restaurant in Los Feliz. Producer Sam Varela has a knack for booking both big-name talents and future rising stars of the alternative stand-up scene. Veteran comics like... More >>

Silver Lake Comedy

The Normal Heart

Fountain Theatre : 8:00 p.m. every Fri., Sat. until November 3; 2:00 p.m. every Sun. until November 3; 8:00 p.m. every Thu. until October 24

When the AIDS plague emerged in 1981, writer-activist Larry Kramer was devastated to learn that the larger society wasn't remotely concerned that gay men were dying by the thousands, and the gay community was refusing to admit its own responsibility. He set out to call the world to account, and... More >>

Out of Town Theater

Junipero Serra and the Legacies of the California Missions

Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens : Every Mon., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. until January 6

Junipero Serra, the Franciscan friar who founded the first missions in California and famously compelled Native Americans to convert through fervent chest-beating, has been exhumed multiple times since his 1784 death. Once in 1882, a friar distributed threads from Serra's dug-up burial stole.... More >>

Pasadena and vicinity Arts, Art - Museums
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