Events on Friday, October 16

NextAid presents <em>Funk Aid for Africa</em>

Music: Global

Funk Aid for Africa

Friday 10/16 @ Dakota Music Lounge

In the perfect storm of music and activism, Dakota Lounge plays host to a night of deep-soul jams, hip-hop magic, and... 

Dan Deacon and Nuclear Power Pants

Music: Electronic

Dan Deacon

Friday 10/16 @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts

Madcap songsmith Dan Deacon usually performs solo, convincing sweaty audience members to engage in dance-offs, group chants, and mass fits of... 

Coffin Joe "Strange" triple feature: Damned: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins (2001)/The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968)/Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures (1975)

Film: Double Feature

Coffin Joe "Strange" triple feature: Damned: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins (2001)/The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968)/Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures (1975)

Friday 10/16 @ The Cinefamily

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Damned: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins
The only thing stranger than the Coffin... 

Film

The Classic Films of Alain Resnais Stavisky

Friday 10/16 @ LACMA

Resnais returned from a long hiatus with this voluptuous film based on the real story
... 

The Guild & Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog In Person Event

Film

The Guild & Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog In Person Event

Friday 10/16 @ Egyptian Theatre

"The Guild," Season 2, 2009, 40 min. Felicia Day has become an innovator in the world of Web-based production by... 

Up Close and Personal: Iranian Filmmakers in Their Own Words

Film

Up Close and Personal: Iranian Filmmakers in Their Own Words

Friday 10/16 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

spanEcho & Club Underground present A Place To Bury Strangers, Darker My Love, All The Saints @ Echo

Music

Echo & Club Underground present A Place To Bury Strangers, Darker My Love, All The Saints @ Echo

Friday 10/16 @ The Echo & Echoplex

A Place To Bury Strangers || Listen || Watch
Never underestimate the power of the perfect guitar effects unit.... 

Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, The Portland Cello Project, and David Shultz @ Echoplex

Music

Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, The Portland Cello Project, and David Shultz @ Echoplex

Friday 10/16 @ The Echo & Echoplex

Thao with the Get Down Stay Down || Listen || Watch

Until Hollywood gives us a good portrayal... 

L.A. Premiere of Julius Shulman Film: "Visual Acoustics"

Film: Documentary

L.A. Premiere of Julius Shulman Film: "Visual Acoustics"

Friday 10/16 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

Q&A WITH THE CONSERVANCY AFTER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 SCREENING! The Conservancy is proud to partner with Arthouse Films and filmmaker Eric... 

Spleen United with Death Kit

Music

Spleen United with Death Kit

Friday 10/16 @ Bootleg Theater

SPLEEN UNITED "a magnificent electro-rock outfit from Denmark, who make rich chunky electro-rock... 

Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, Stones, Dylan, Clapton, and some fancy ladies.

Books: Reading

Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, Stones, Dylan, Clapton, and some fancy ladies.

Friday 10/16 @ Book Soup

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<em>Parade</em>

Theatre

Parade

Friday 10/16 @ 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,... 

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

Art: Photography

Chris Jordan

Friday 10/16 @ 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,... 

Salon No. 2: Works 030-065

Art

Salon No. 2

Friday 10/16 @ Marine

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

Tony Philippou: <em>Mary in Bronxzooland</em>, Esao Andrews: <em>Farewell Avery</em>, Joshua Mays: <em>Tempo Momento</em>

Art

Tony Philippou, Joshua Mays & Esao Andrews

Friday 10/16 @ Thinkspace Gallery

In life, as in art, the more the merrier, so the thinkers at Thinkspace regularly present multiple one-person shows.  Tonight's trio... 

<em>TOOLS</em>

Art

TOOLS

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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... 

<em>That Perfect Moment</em>

Theatre

That Perfect Moment

Friday 10/16 @ NoHo Arts Center

One can easily imagine that this comedy (with music) about the midlife urge to glorify and recapture the lost promise of... 

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

Art

Claire Oswalt

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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... 

The Other Venice Film Festival

Festival: Film

The Other Venice Film Festival

Friday 10/16 @ Various Venice locations

The sixth annual Other Venice Film Festival might be less international than Italy's version, but it's no less prestigious. Past Maverick... 

Abraham Cruzvillegas

Art

Abraham Cruzvillegas

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ Overtones Gallery

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

<em>The Doctor Despite Himself</em>

Theatre

The Doctor Despite Himself

Friday 10/16 @ Electric Lodge

Gulu Monteiro and Clara Bellar's Ipanema Theater Troupe's adaptation of 17th-century French playwright Molière's The Doctor Despite Himself regales with its... 

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

Art

Michael Dee

Friday 10/16 @ 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,... 

<em>Bronson</em>

Film

Bronson

Friday 10/16 @ Laemmle's Sunset 5

Based on a true story, Bronson follows Michael Peterson, aka "Charlie Bronson," from his days as an impetuous petty... 

Cirque du Soleil: <em>Kooza</em>

Performing Arts: Acrobatics

Cirque du Soleil

Friday 10/16 @ Santa Monica Pier

After a meteoric rise in popularity that spawned dozens of touring and resident shows of increasing complexity and pageantry, Cirque du... 

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

Art

Art of the Movie Poster

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ Scribble Press

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

<em>Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins</em>

Theatre

Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins

Friday 10/16 @ El Centro Theatre

Seventies hatemonger (and Harvey Milk's old nemesis) Anita Bryant is the anti-heroine in Brian Christopher Williams' gentle coming-of-age comedy. Directed by... 

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

Art: Photography

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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ Materials & Applications

... 

Black Dahlia Theatre and Chalk Repertory Theatre presents <em>Stray</em>

Theatre

Stray

Friday 10/16 @ Black Dahlia Theatre

The Black Dahlia Theatre and Chalk Repertory come together to present Stray, an award-winning contemporary dramatic play about international child adoption... 

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

Art

Mac and Retna

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA

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

WTF?! Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

WTF?! Festival

Friday 10/16 @ 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... 

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

Art

May Jong

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ Billy Shire Fine Arts

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Friday 10/16 @ 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>Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting</em>

Art

Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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... 

Rogue Artists Ensemble presents <em>Gogol Project</em>

Theatre

Gogol Project

Friday 10/16 @ Bootleg Theater

Through the use of projection, masks, puppetry, dance, and music, Rogue Artists Ensemble redefines the traditional theatre company. The collective's latest... 

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

Art

The Search for the Visceral Realists

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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... 

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

Art

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

Friday 10/16 @ 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... 

B*SIDE PLAYERS : TONIGHT w/ DJ BOBBY SOUL (10/16)

Music

B*SIDE PLAYERS : TONIGHT w/ DJ BOBBY SOUL (10/16)

Friday 10/16 @ The Mint

8pm Will Knox (early showcase) 9pm DJ Bobby Soul 10pm Steel Toed Slippers 11pm B-Side Players The B-Side Players make music... 

Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes

Art

Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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... 

John Williams: Music from the City of Angels

Music: Classical

John Williams: Music from the City of Angels

Friday 10/16 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

In celebration of film music – one of L.A.’s greatest contributions to the music world... 

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Art

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Friday 10/16 @ 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... 

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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

Friday 10/16 @ 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... 

Cloud Eye Control: Under Polaris

Theatre

Cloud Eye Control: Under Polaris

Friday 10/16 @ REDCAT

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

<em>Inspired by the Ocean</em>

Art

Inspired by the Ocean

Friday 10/16 @ 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... 

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Special Event

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Friday 10/16 @ 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...