Events on Sunday, October 19

Peter Sellars & Alex Miramontes

Special Event

Peter Sellars & Alex Miramontes

Sunday 10/19 @ Otis College of Art and Design

Perhaps the practices of interdisciplinary art and mental health care are not as different as they seem. Peter Sellars is an... 

The Return of Tony Clifton

Comedy

The Return of Tony Clifton

Sunday 10/19 @ House of Blues Sunset Strip

Legendary comedian Andy Kaufman's lounge-lizard persona, Tony Clifton, was an insider joke that struck at the very core of showbiz narcissism.... 

Venice Rocks presents Lustra w/ Whole Hog and Soccermom

Music

Lustra

Sunday 10/19 @ The Garter Lounge

A recent move down the block to the revamped Red Garter (now just the Garter) seems to agree with the Venice... 

Ongoing Events

John Bock: <em>Palms</em>

Art

John Bock

Sunday 10/19 @ REDCAT

John Bock's unpredictable performances may seem like exercises in artistic capriciousness, but his loud costumes and absurd statements conceal his skill... 

Mark Bradford: <em>Help Us</em>

Art

Mark Bradford

Sunday 10/19 @ Steve Turner Contemporary

Los Angeles painter, installation artist, and (most recently) video artist Mark Bradford has exhibited in some of the world's most prestigious... 

<em>Marcel Duchamp Redux </em>

Art

Marcel Duchamp Redux

Sunday 10/19 @ Norton Simon Museum

This year marks the 45th anniversary of By or of Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Sélavy, the famous Marcel Duchamp retrospective at... 

<em>Mexican Calendar Girls</em>

Art

Mexican Calendar Girls

Sunday 10/19 @ California Heritage Museum

Glamor gets deep and classic at the California Heritage Museum's Mexican Calendar Girls, opening with a Cinco de Mayo reception. The... 

<em>All of This is Melting Away</em>

Art

All of This is Melting Away

Sunday 10/19 @ Royal/T

Director of New York's Greene Naftali Gallery, Jay Sanders steps into cafe/shop/gallery Royal/T to curate this group show of works from... 

<em>Raw Skies</em>

Art

Raw Skies

Sunday 10/19 @ Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art

Seven is a lucky number at Carmichael Gallery this month, as the curators carry out another dazzling, high-octane international group exhibition.... 

Eddy Sykes: <em>Yakuza Lou</em>

Art

Eddy Sykes

Sunday 10/19 @ Materials & Applications

First, there were robot maids, robot pets, and robot vacuums. Now, there are robot gardens. The technical specifications for Materials &... 

<em>The Art of War: American Posters from WWI and WWII</em>

Art

The Art of War

Sunday 10/19 @ Norton Simon Museum

When searching for a means of drumming up support for World War I, officials in Washington didn't have to look much... 

<em>Aspects of Mel's Hole: Artists Respond to a Paranormal Land Event Occurring in Radiospace</em>

Art

Aspects of Mel's Hole

Sunday 10/19 @ CSUF Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana

Beloved radio host Art Bell is a cross between Jean Shepherd and Fox Mulder, and a man whose paranormality-themed broadcasts were... 

James Turrell: <em>Dividing the Light</em>

Art

James Turrell

Sunday 10/19 @ Draper Courtyard, Pomona College

It's up for debate whether James Turrell is a sculptor, an architect, a light-and-space artist, or an earth-works artist. Whichever he... 

<em>9 to 5: The Musical </em>

Theatre

9 to 5

Sunday 10/19 @ Ahmanson Theatre

Based on Collin Higgins' screwball 1980 comedy, 9 to 5: The Musical makes its LA premiere tonight before heading to Broadway... 

Daniel DeSure: <em>Wouldn't It Be Nice</em>

Art

Daniel DeSure

Sunday 10/19 @ Found Gallery

Los Angeles-based artist/art producer Daniel DeSure not only creates photography, film, and new media, but he also founded the art production/design... 

Yoko Ono: <em>Wish Tree</em>

Art

Yoko Ono

Sunday 10/19 @ One Colorado

It has been nearly 28 years since John Lennon's passing, but his quest for world peace lives on. Lennon's widow, noted... 

Deborah Aschheim and Lisa Mezzacappa: <em>Earworms</em>

Special Event

Earworms

Sunday 10/19 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

PMCA's Project Room is transformed into a beguiling labyrinth, addressing the elusiveness of memory and the neurobiological basis of thought, via... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Sunday 10/19 @ Scribble Press

Technically, Scribble Press is for children, but if you behave yourself, you can use the impressive bookmaking emporium — complete with... 

<em>In Focus: The Landscape</em>

Art: Photography

In Focus: The Landscape

Sunday 10/19 @ The Getty Center

Art's love affair with landscapes was captured with brush strokes until technology gave way to the click of the shutter. In... 

Theatre

I'm not a racist but...

Sunday 10/19 @ The Actors' Gang Theatre

Cynthia Ettinger acts as more of an editor/troupe leader than a writer/director in the Actors Gang's ongoing workshop production of its... 

Santa Barbara Off-Axis 2008

Festival: Performing Arts

Off-Axis

Sunday 10/19 @ Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum

Although our neighbor to the north is typically known for its stellar views and celebrity mansions, Santa Barbara has a stash... 

<em>LA25 Half-Life</em>

Art

LA25 Half-Life

Sunday 10/19 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

Rising stars Annie Lapin, Jeff Sheng, Cal Crawford, and Brenna Youngblood are among the 25 juror-selected artists that make up LA25... 

<em>Within Four Miles: The World of Josh Dorman</em>

Art

Josh Dorman

Sunday 10/19 @ Craft and Folk Art Museum

Traditional paper and canvas simply won't do for New York artist Josh Dorman, who employs vintage maps and textbook diagrams as... 

Katie Grinnan: <em>Polaris </em>

Art

Katie Grinnan

Sunday 10/19 @ MAK Center for Art and Architecture

Katie Grinnan has made a career out of walking the fine line between the second and third dimensions. Grinnan takes architectural... 

<em>The Rivalry</em> feat. Paul Giamatti and David Strathairn

Theatre

The Rivalry

Sunday 10/19 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Mark Twain once said, "History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme," and the timing of this particular production from... 

Ekundayo & Johnny "KMNDZ" Rodriguez: Red Forest

Art

Red Forest

Sunday 10/19 @ Thinkspace Gallery

Hot off the success of their individual Thinkspace exhibitions, Ekundayo and Johnny "KMNDZ" Rodriguez join forces for their first-ever collaborative collection... 

<em>Fortuna Rising: Gordy Grundy is the Messenger</em>

Art

Gordy Grundy

Sunday 10/19 @ Western Project

The Fellowship of Fortuna (and its "messenger," LA painter and media artist Gordy Grundy) takes up residence on Western Project's website... 

<em>Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda</em>

Fashion/Style

Antonio Pineda

Sunday 10/19 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA

World-renowned Mexican silversmith Antonio Pineda brings more than 200 of his masterpieces up the coast to UCLA's Fowler Museum, to show... 

Robert Glenn Ketchum

Art: Photography

Robert Glenn Ketchum

Sunday 10/19 @ G2 Gallery

Photographer and environmentalist Robert Glenn Ketchum makes landscape images, but this isn't Ansel Adams we're talking about here. The 38-year-old UCLA... 

Nicole Cohen: <em>Please Be Seated</em>

Special Event

Nicole Cohen

Sunday 10/19 @ The Getty Center

Nicole Cohen engineers recombinant layers of still and video imagery, investigating the network of associations that interior spaces contain. Also, she... 

Tegan and Sara w/ City and Colour and Girl in a Coma

Music

Tegan and Sara

Sunday 10/19 @ Music Box at the Fonda Theater

These identical Canadian twins strike a balance by melding voices — one ethereal, one gutsy — with a musical diversity ranging... 

Face of the World Festival 2008

Festival: Performing Arts

FOTW 08

Sunday 10/19 @ Los Angeles Theatre Center

For the second year in a row, the New LATC concocts an enthralling admixture of theatre, dance, and performance that brings...