Events on Wednesday, October 14

James Ellroy: <em>Blood's A Rover</em>

Books: Reading

James Ellroy: Blood's A Rover

Wednesday 10/14 @ Book Soup

There are writers whose book signing demeanor is demure, and then there is James Ellroy. Though he's a self-described hermetic and... 

Dub Club @ Echoplex

Music

Dub Club @ Echoplex

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Echo & Echoplex

@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
(Main Entrance is through Alley)
Los Angeles, CA 90026

... 

Lewis and Callaway

Music

Lewis and Callaway

Wednesday 10/14 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

First, each performs his/her own set – piano legend Lewis with his sophisticated bop-inspired tunes... 

Harper Simon, Petra Haden & Jim Bianco, Inara George & Eleni Mandell @ Echo

Music

Harper Simon, Petra Haden & Jim Bianco, Inara George & Eleni Mandell @ Echo

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Echo & Echoplex

Harper Simon || Listen || Watch

At 36, Paul Simon's son (from his first marriage) is finally ready... 

Junior Boys

Music: Electronic

Junior Boys

Wednesday 10/14 @ El Rey

Before there was Clap Your Tapes And Say Art Brut, there was Junior Boys: the proto-blog success story. Starting with a... 

Elizabeth Taylor Knows How To Be a Movie Star

Books: Reading

Elizabeth Taylor Knows How To Be a Movie Star

Wednesday 10/14 @ Book Soup

 spanToy Robot with Swagger Sticks, Hotel St. George and Ken Flagg

Music

Toy Robot with Swagger Sticks, Hotel St. George and Ken Flagg

Wednesday 10/14 @ Bootleg Theater

TOY ROBOT Indie/rock/experimental band from Los Angeles... influenced by: Rock Bands, White Noise, Screaming Children, Outer Space, Pretty Girls, Respectable Boys,... 

Latin Recording Academy Showcase: Kevin Johansen

Music: Global

Latin Recording Academy Showcase: Kevin Johansen

Wednesday 10/14 @ The GRAMMY Museum

Join as The GRAMMY Museum welcomes former Latin GRAMMY nominee Argentine-American rocker Kevin Johansen for... 

The Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue featuring The Tommy Castro Band,Janiva Magness, Kenny Neal & Jo

Music

The Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue featuring The Tommy Castro Band,Janiva Magness, Kenny Neal & Jo

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Mint

The Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue featuring The Tommy Castro Band,Janiva Magness, Kenny Neal & Jo   This is not just... 

25th Anniversary: Streets of Fire & Purple Rain

Film: Double Feature

25th Anniversary: Streets of Fire & Purple Rain

Wednesday 10/14 @ Egyptian Theatre

25th ANNIVERSARY Double Feature: STREETS OF FIRE, 1984, Universal, 93 min.... 

Random Patterns with Dearling Physique, and Ian Cooke

Music

Random Patterns with Dearling Physique, and Ian Cooke

Wednesday 10/14 @ Bootleg Theater

RANDOM PATTERNS "I keep expecting he will pull out a bunny or a... 

Dewanatron!: The Eerie Electronic Sounds of the Diabolical Dewans!

Music: Electronic

Dewanatron!: The Eerie Electronic Sounds of the Diabolical Dewans!

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Cinefamily

WATCH A CLIP OF THE DEWANS IN ACTION!

Brian Dewan makes his terrifyingly triumphant return to the Cinefamily... 

Ongoing Events

Chris Jordan: <em>Running the Numbers...Continued</em> and Laura Ball: <em>Boundary of the Interior</em>

Art: Photography

Chris Jordan

Wednesday 10/14 @ Kopeikin Gallery

Despite their beauty, Chris Jordan's photographic prints are visual ecological statements we'd rather not see. Like much of his early work,... 

Christopher Janney: <em>Sonic Forest</em>

Art

Sonic Forest

Wednesday 10/14 @ USC University Park Campus

Think about a hybrid of that awesome piano toy from Big and the kind of motion-responsive light sculptures you might find... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Wednesday 10/14 @ Vinum Populi

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

<em>TOOLS</em>

Art

TOOLS

Wednesday 10/14 @ Art Center College of Design

Although some of the objects in TOOLS may seem familiar, they are most definitely far from from ordinary. Jointly organized by... 

Gary Lang: <em>Circles Lines Grids</em> and Jay Mark Johnson: <em>Spacetime</em>

Art

Gary Lang and Jay Mark Johnson

Wednesday 10/14 @ ACE Gallery

It's a veritable amusement park for optic nerves at ACE Gallery's Beverly Hills location this month, with a pair of exhibitions... 

<em>The Pop of Colors</em>

Art

The Pop of Colors

Wednesday 10/14 @ POVEVOLVING

"Pop colors" are the theme in curator Yasmine Mohseni's The Pop of Colors at Chinatown's POVevolving. Bright, slightly disconcerting color scripts... 

<em>Sweets & Treats</em>: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum

Special Event

Sweets & Treats: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum

Wednesday 10/14 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

In the 1960s, soon-to-be Pop icon Wayne Thiebaud created a series of monochromatic, two-dimensional prints of nine pieces of pie, sufficiently... 

Wednesdays at Little Temple

Music: DJ

Wednesdays at Little Temple

Wednesday 10/14 @ Little Temple

Starting this month, if it's Wednesday, it's time to hit the dance floor at the Little Temple, where they've scored some... 

Claire Oswalt: <em>Peril In Perfection</em>

Art

Claire Oswalt

Wednesday 10/14 @ Taylor De Cordoba Gallery

While it's easy to become unhinged in our current economic climate, artist Claire Oswalt takes it to the next level, fashioning... 

(H)it Week LA

Festival: Music

(H)it Week LA

Wednesday 10/14 @ Various locations

LA is about to learn how to celebrate life Italian style as H(it) Week LA, a six-day mini-festival of the most... 

Abraham Cruzvillegas

Art

Abraham Cruzvillegas

Wednesday 10/14 @ REDCAT

REDCAT presents Autoconstrucción: The Film by Mexican artist Abraham Cruzvillegas, in which the artist revisits Ajusco, his childhood neighborhood in Mexico... 

Doug Aitken: <em>migration</em>

Art

Doug Aitken

Wednesday 10/14 @ Regen Projects

Doug Aitken's exhibition at Regen Projects never sleeps. During the day, the darkened indoor gallery displays light boxes comprised of images... 

Alexis Weidig Zoto: <em>Life is Relentless</em>

Art

Alexis Zoto

Wednesday 10/14 @ Overtones Gallery

Through the deft and witty reconfiguration of sentimental objects such as ornate furniture, decorative garlands, household saints, wood, feathers, and hand-knit... 

Michael Dee: <em>Melted Hearts and Deadly Force</em>

Art

Michael Dee

Wednesday 10/14 @ Western Project

Channeling his inner Duchamp, sculptor Michael Dee combs the florescent-lit aisles of his local 99-cent store in search of plastic cups,... 

Salon No. 2: Works 030-065

Art

Salon No. 2

Wednesday 10/14 @ Marine

One silver lining to art-world downsizing is the resurgence of the private salon, made famous by the 19th and 20th century... 

WTF?! Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

WTF?! Festival

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Actors' Gang Theatre

Given that Tim Robbins founded the Actors Gang in response to a lack of opportunities for independent writers and actors to... 

<em>Art of the Movie Poster</em>

Art

Art of the Movie Poster

Wednesday 10/14 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Whether the product of sheer creative license or shrewd marketing heads, the movie poster has inspired as much debate as the... 

Kenny Scharf: <em>Barberadise</em>

Art

Kenny Scharf

Wednesday 10/14 @ Honor Fraser

Kenny Scharf's latest one-man show, Barberadise, merges the past and future for a wistfully evocative, pop-culture infused present. The Hollywood native's... 

Nova Jiang, Len Lye, Robert Rauschenberg, Jacob Tonski, Fischli & Weiss: <em>Cause & Effect</em>

Art

Cause & Effect

Wednesday 10/14 @ LM Projects

The art in this show rocks and rolls — and gets set on fire, sets off chain reactions, and invites users... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Wednesday 10/14 @ Scribble Press

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

Pictures of the Year International: The World. In High Resolution

Art: Photography

Pictures of the Year International: The World. In High Resolution

Wednesday 10/14 @ Annenberg Space for Photography

All year photographers have been clicking camera shutters with their lenses pointed toward the action. The 66th annual Pictures of the... 

Back to Basics: <em>MatterApp</em>

Art

MatterApp

Wednesday 10/14 @ Materials & Applications

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<em>Parade</em>

Theatre

Parade

Wednesday 10/14 @ Mark Taper Forum

The Donmar Warehouse production of Parade currently playing at Mark Taper isn't conventional music theater. Like Tony Kushner's Caroline or Change,... 

Mac and Retna: <em>Vagos y Reinas</em>

Art

Mac and Retna

Wednesday 10/14 @ Robert Berman Gallery

Mac and Retna are a pair of artists who regularly collaborate on monumental outdoor murals and other graffiti-based public art installations.... 

<em>Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art</em>

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Wednesday 10/14 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

Severed heads, skulls and daggers brimming with blood, and cemeteries littered with dismembered corpses may not readily invoke visions of spiritual... 

Chris Verene: <em>Family</em> and Jona Frank: <em>Boys</em>

Art: Photography

Jona Frank and Chris Verene

Wednesday 10/14 @ DNJ Gallery

Two very different photographers take on aspects of growing up in America. Jona Frank extends her intimate yet clinical style of... 

<em>Steeped in History: The Art of Tea</em>

Art

Steeped in History: The Art of Tea

Wednesday 10/14 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA

The second most consumed drink next to water, tea has also been frequent theme in art history. Guest curated by tea... 

May Jong: <em>registered</em> and Echo Park Film Center: <em>This is the LA River</em>

Art

May Jong

Wednesday 10/14 @ Happy

Los Feliz Art and Design District's own home and lifestyle shop, Happy also spotlights local and international artists in a series... 

Art

Frank Kozik

Wednesday 10/14 @ Billy Shire Fine Arts

<em>Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting</em>

Art

Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting

Wednesday 10/14 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Perhaps no pop artist is as famous for his window shopping as Wayne Thiebaud. Known largely for his pale palette oil... 

<em>In Focus: Making a Scene</em>

Art: Photography

In Focus: Making a Scene

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Getty Center

Thirty staged photographs are on view at the Getty Center as part of its In Focus series, a thematic presentation of... 

<em>Intelligent Design: Interspecies Art</em>

Art

Intelligent Design

Wednesday 10/14 @ Sweeney Art Gallery, UC Riverside

Twenty international artists who explore human interaction with domesticated, imaginary, laboratory, or wild animals contribute work in media from video installation... 

David LaChapelle: <em>The Rape of Africa</em>

Art: Photography

David LaChapelle

Wednesday 10/14 @ David DeSanctis Gallery

David LaChapelle is one of the most well-known and controversial photographers working today, who recently retired from a career in fashion... 

<em>The Search for the Visceral Realists</em>

Art

The Search for the Visceral Realists

Wednesday 10/14 @ Federal Art Project

Independent artist/curator York Chang has spent years researching the elusive history of an obscure, but by all accounts virulent, aesthetic movement... 

<em>Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy</em>

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Wednesday 10/14 @ GRAMMY Museum at LA Live

The recently opened GRAMMY Museum at Downtown's mammoth entertainment complex LA Live offers visitors a rare, intimate glimpse into the life... 

Cloud Eye Control: Under Polaris

Theatre

Cloud Eye Control: Under Polaris

Wednesday 10/14 @ REDCAT

  On a quest to preserve, inside pristine shards of ice at the top of the world, a seed containing the... 

Irving Thalberg: Creating the Hollywood Studio System, 1920-36

Art

Irving Thalberg: Creating the Hollywood Studio System, 1920-36

Wednesday 10/14 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

This new exhibition explores the career of legendary film producer Irving Thalberg, Hollywood’s original “Boy Wonder,” and... 

Academy Seminar Series: Perspectives on Editing

Film

Academy Seminar Series: Perspectives on Editing

Wednesday 10/14 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Top film editors present a four-part seminar on film editing; the final date will celebrate... 

Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes

Art

Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Getty Museum

This selection of over 40 drawings from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Getty Research Institute highlights... 

Art: Photography

Irving Penn: Small Trades

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Getty Museum

Irving Penn was one of the most respected photographers of the 20th century. In a career that began at the premiere... 

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Art

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Wednesday 10/14 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

A former painting instructor at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, artist Ray Turner fashions a uniquely seductive and engaging... 

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Art

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Getty Museum

Over 180 ancient glass objects from the collection of Erwin Oppenländer are featured in this exhibition. The Oppenländer collection, which the Getty... 

Dub Club

Music

Dub Club

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Echo & Echoplex

Resident DJs Tom Chasteen, Roy Corderoy, the Dungeonmaster, and Boss Harmony spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall.

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Wednesday 10/14 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Imagine yourself immersed in a favorite childhood tale. Five years in the making and occupying an 8,000-square-foot gallery, Noah's Ark at... 

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Art

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Getty Museum

The Chimaera of Arezzo traces the myth of Bellerophon and the Chimaera - the legendary fire-breathing monster comprised of a lion,... 

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Art

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Wednesday 10/14 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

A leader in the American Printmaking movement, Frances Gearhart’s work was embedded in the time and place of the Arts and... 

<em>Inspired by the Ocean</em>

Art

Inspired by the Ocean

Wednesday 10/14 @ Art Center College of Design

Illustration students from Art Center College of Design currently have their work on display at the Aquarium of the Pacific in... 

R&B Live

Music

R&B Live

Wednesday 10/14 @ Cinespace

Wednesday's R&B Nights feature a dynamic blend of new and established acts in an exciting showcase format. Join us to celebrate... 

2009-2010 Contemporary Documentaries Series

Film: Documentary

2009-2010 Contemporary Documentaries Series

Wednesday 10/14 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

The Academy’s free 2009-2010 Contemporary Documentary series kicks off with a screening of “In... 

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Special Event

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Wednesday 10/14 @ The Getty Museum

The city of Algiers, on the north coast of Africa, historically sheltered a diverse population. During the Ottoman centuries (1529-1830), this...