Events on Thursday, January 29

Lelia Broussard EP Release

Music

Lelia Broussard

Thursday 1/29 @ The Hotel Café

Louisiana-born singer/songwriter Lelia Broussard is a relatively new name on the indie block. After dabbling in pop and R&B, she's been... 

Nickel Eye w/ Low vs. Diamond

Music

Low vs. Diamond

Thursday 1/29 @ The Troubadour

LA post-punk crew Low vs. Diamond are known for rapturous melodies delivered with an almost-cartoonish level of quaver-voiced, clenched-fist conviction. Signed... 

Sara Watkins w/ Tom Brosseau

Music

Sara Watkins w/ Tom Brosseau

Thursday 1/29 @ Largo at the Coronet Theater

Following his most recent transatlantic dates, progressive troubadour Tom Brosseau winds down a series of homecoming shows, distributing a tour-exclusive live... 

Ongoing Events

Robert Dowd: <em>Pop Art Money</em>

Art

Robert Dowd

Thursday 1/29 @ Pepperdine University, Weisman Museum of Art

The Weisman Museum at Pepperdine's Malibu campus launches one of its most important exhibitions to date with this long-overdue survey of... 

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

Art

Mark Bradford

Thursday 1/29 @ 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... 

Ken Roht's 99&cent; Only Calendar Girl Competition

Theatre

99¢ Only Calendar Girl Competition

Thursday 1/29 @ Bootleg Theater

Bargain-hunting beauty queens and dollar store Don Juans convene as Bootleg Theatre pays homage to LA's kitschy holiday headquarters. The 99¢... 

<em>Mexican Calendar Girls</em>

Art

Mexican Calendar Girls

Thursday 1/29 @ 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>Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda</em>

Fashion/Style

Antonio Pineda

Thursday 1/29 @ 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... 

William Tunberg

Art

William Tunberg

Thursday 1/29 @ C4 Gallery

Marquetry is an ages-old technique of applying wood veneers to solid surfaces, popular among extremely wealthy Europeans in the time of... 

<em>Shut Up and Keep Swimming</em>

Art

Shut Up and Keep Swimming

Thursday 1/29 @ Jail Gallery

While it's certainly true that things are finally looking up in this country, the premise of curator Claressinka Anderson's latest parfait... 

<em>Raised in Craftivity</em>

Art

Raised in Craftivity

Thursday 1/29 @ Wignall Museum/Gallery at Chaffey College

From psychedelic ceramics to custom-knitted army-tank cozies, the Arts and Crafts movement is thriving at Chaffey College's Wignall Museum in Rancho... 

Mark Todd, <em>Fragments</em> and Alan Forbes, <em>Unmanned Vessel</em>

Art

Mark Todd and Alan Forbes

Thursday 1/29 @ La Luz de Jesus

In Fragments, professional illustrator Mark Todd brings his increasingly abstracted art to La Luz. Bastardizing his signature, comics-based style, Todd's latest... 

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

Art

Gordy Grundy

Thursday 1/29 @ Western Project

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

Marianne Mueller: <em>DREAM-US-09</em> and Penelope Gottlieb: <em>No $ Down</em>

Art

Marianne Mueller and Penelope Gottlieb

Thursday 1/29 @ Lightbox Gallery

Photographer Marianne Mueller and painter Penelope Gottlieb unite their disparate styles in this visual double bill at the Kim Light/Lightbox Gallery.... 

Mystic

Special Event

Mystic

Thursday 1/29 @ Electric Lodge

Members of Blue Man Group, Lucent Dossier, Rabbit in the Moon, Mixology, and Mass Ensemble combine their avant-garde performance skills in... 

<em>Tango with Cows: Book Art of the Russian Avant-Garde</em>

Art

Tango with Cows: Book Art of the Russian Avant-Garde

Thursday 1/29 @ The Getty Center

In Tango with Cows, the Getty Research Institute presents a concentrated display of unabridged books published in Russia between 1910 and... 

<em>Human Resources</em>

Art

Human Resources

Thursday 1/29 @ The Company

The economy be damned: amid a spate of gallery closings, it's still full speed ahead for the fearless founders of the... 

Jeremy Kidd: <em>Fictional Realities</em>

Art: Photography

Jeremy Kidd

Thursday 1/29 @ Fahey/Klein Gallery

Like many photographers, Jeremy Kidd is drawn to sweeping vistas, from the high desert to the ocean floor, and from suburbia... 

2008 California Biennial

Art

2008 California Biennial

Thursday 1/29 @ Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach

The 2008 installment of the California Biennial should come with an anxiety-attack warning label. In a way, it does, with Patrick... 

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

Art

All of This is Melting Away

Thursday 1/29 @ 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>Under the Influence</em>: The Official Art Tribute to the Beastie Boys

Art

Under the Influence

Thursday 1/29 @ Gallery 1988

Gallery 1988 hits '09 running with the second installment of its Under the Influence series, this year paying homage to the... 

Art

The Art of Blake Edwards

Thursday 1/29 @ Pacific Design Center

Blake Edwards has established a lasting role in an otherwise fickle entertainment industry, directing gems like Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Party,... 

Elias Sime: <em>Eye of the Needle, Eye of the  Heart</em> and Arnold Mesches: <em>Coming Attractions</em>

Art

Elias Sime and Arnold Mesches

Thursday 1/29 @ Santa Monica Museum of Art

East meets West on many levels as the Santa Monica Museum of Art welcomes octogenarian lion of painting Arnold Mesches to... 

Martha Cooper: <em>Street Shots</em>

Art: Photography

Martha Cooper

Thursday 1/29 @ Subliminal Projects

Photojournalist Martha Cooper literally wrote the book — several books actually — on the co-emergent graffiti and hip-hop scenes in New... 

Moira Hahn: <em>Night Vision</em>

Art

Moira Hahn

Thursday 1/29 @ Koplin del Rio Gallery

Moira Hahn is known for conceptually complex, masterfully rendered mash-up paintings in which wild and domestic animals play the roles of... 

Jona Frank: <em>Church and State</em>

Art: Photography

Jona Frank

Thursday 1/29 @ Sherry Frumkin Gallery

With her new book, RIGHT: Portraits from the Evangelical Ivy League, photographer Jona Frank flips the script on the face of... 

Yuval Pudik: <em>Come Back and Hunt Me</em>

Art

Yuval Pudik

Thursday 1/29 @ Angles Gallery

Israeli-born, LA-based artist Yuval Pudik executes remarkable graphite drawings on paper that defy the laws of anatomy, narrative, romance, and even... 

WinterWaterColorLand

Art

WinterWaterColorLand

Thursday 1/29 @ Samuel Freeman

Each of the six artists assembled in this Samuel Freeman group exhibition is a master of the watercolor medium. Bucking tradition,... 

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

Art

Eddy Sykes

Thursday 1/29 @ Materials & Applications

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

Julia Meltzer + David Thorne: <em>In Possession of a Picture</em>

Art: Photography

Julia Meltzer + David Thorne

Thursday 1/29 @ Steve Turner Contemporary

In previous collaborations between Julia Meltzer and David Thorne, audiences have been offered printed manifestos, photographic projects on public billboards, and... 

<em>Battle Hymn</em>

Theatre

Battle Hymn

Thursday 1/29 @ The Ford Theater

Chronicling the misadventures of feisty, forward-thinking Martha, Battle Hymn is a touching, comedic, and thoughtful survey of American history, as seen... 

Asgar/Gabriel: <em>Bucolica Obscura</em>

Art

Asgar/Gabriel

Thursday 1/29 @ Mark Moore Gallery

Collaborative painters Daryoush Asgar and Elisabeth Gabriel make no attempt at seamlessness or illusion. The scars of their clashing styles is... 

Vermeer's <em>A Lady Writing</em>

Art

Vermeer's A Lady Writing

Thursday 1/29 @ Norton Simon Museum

It's not often that Angelenos have the chance to examine an original painting by Dutch Baroque master Johannes Vermeer. His surviving... 

<em>SHE</em>: Images of Women by Wallace Berman and Richard Prince

Art: Photography

Wallace Berman and Richard Prince

Thursday 1/29 @ Michael Kohn Gallery

Aside from the landscape, womankind has been art's favorite subject — and few portray femininity quite as impressively or distinctly as... 

David E. Stone: <em>Unanticipated Despair (Despite Prior Naive Optimism)</em>

Art

David E. Stone

Thursday 1/29 @ Charlie James Gallery

Los Angeles artist David E. Stone practices a surreal brand of punsterism, often producing exhibitions in serial form that build upon... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Thursday 1/29 @ Scribble Press

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

Lisa Adams: <em>The Future of Paradise Past</em>

Art

Lisa Adams

Thursday 1/29 @ Lawrence Asher Gallery

LA painter Lisa Adams is something of a riddle. Her work is almost violently sweet, with a dulcet, wafting quality to... 

Theatre

Pippin

Thursday 1/29 @ Mark Taper Forum

Wicked maestro Stephen Schwartz revives his '70s rock opera Pippin as the opening production of the Mark Taper 2009 season. A... 

J. Bennett Fitts: <em>Landscape[ing]</em> and Bas Louter: <em>Dust</em>

Art

J. Bennett Fitts and Bas Louter

Thursday 1/29 @ Kopeikin Gallery

Paul Kopeikin Gallery inaugurates its new West Hollywood digs with a pair of solo exhibitions underscoring its central place in the... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Thursday 1/29 @ Vinum Populi

Culver City's latest spot of interest is Ugo Wine Bar, a cozy wine bar with the usual bistro couches and charcuterie... 

Susanne Zottl: <em>A Styrofoam Lover with (E)motions of Concrete</em>

Art

Susanne Zottl

Thursday 1/29 @ SCI-Arc

Austrian architect and SCI-Arc alum Susanne Zottl seeks out man-made environments and historic structures, fusing the world's existing space with her... 

At the Brewery Project 1993-2007: the Finale

Art

At the Brewery Project

Thursday 1/29 @ Armory Center for the Arts

With At the Brewery Project: 1993-2007: the Finale, the Armory pays its respects to an LA art mainstay. For the past... 

Derek Buckner: <em>Marshmallows</em>

Art

Derek Buckner

Thursday 1/29 @ George Billis Gallery

In an inspired mashup of childhood comfort, adult-onset ADHD, and modern-art history, Brooklyn-based painter Derek Buckner delivers luminous, refined oil paintings... 

<em>Paper Cuts</em>: 200 Years of Black Paper Dolls

Art

Paper Cuts

Thursday 1/29 @ Craft and Folk Art Museum

Where London has the Victoria and Albert, LA has the Craft and Folk Art Museum; yet, too often, the little institution... 

<em>Porno</em> & <em>I'll Be There With You</em>

Film

Porno & I'll Be There With You

Thursday 1/29 @ Downtown Independent Theater

Akihiro Kitamura is an actor/director with twin obsessions — sexuality and life in Los Angeles — that translate with unctuous ease...