Events on Sunday, October 4

West Hollywood Book Fair

Festival

West Hollywood Book Fair

Sunday 10/ 4 @ West Hollywood Park

It's challenging to find the words to describe the scope of the annual West Hollywood Book Fair, but that would be... 

REVO LA

Art

REVO LA

Sunday 10/ 4 @ UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom

REVO LA — the charity organization for humanitarian groups — hosts a multimedia art show featuring the work of over 20... 

Museums Free-for-All

Festival

Museums Free-for-All

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

Two dozen museums in Los Angeles and Orange County open their doors to culture-lovers in the Southland this weekend in the... 

Miike Snow and Jack Peñate @ ECHOPLEX

Music

Miike Snow and Jack Peñate @ ECHOPLEX

Sunday 10/ 4 @ The Echo & Echoplex

With its cockney delivery and slice-of-life vignettes of working-class Britain, Jack Peñate's '07 debut Matinee was a logical RIYL sell to... 

Culprit Closing Party feat. Dixon and Damian Lazarus

Music: DJ

Dixon and Damian Lazarus

Sunday 10/ 4 @ The Downtown Standard Hotel

While many Angelenos long to see the first signs of Fall, this sleepy Indian summer does have its perks — namely,... 

The 2009 MAK Center Architecture Tour

Special Event

The MAK Center Architecture Tour

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Various LA locations

Concentrating on examples of modernism in Silverlake and Los Feliz, this year's MAK Center Architecture Tour highlights seven domiciles built between... 

Comedy Death-Ray: "Weird Al" Yankovic presents Top Secret!

Film

Comedy Death-Ray: "Weird Al" Yankovic presents Top Secret!

Sunday 10/ 4 @ The Cinefamily

WATCH CLIP FROM "TOP SECRET!"

Weird Al takes the Cinefamily stage for October's edition of Comedy Death-Ray! Sharing... 

BRAINFEEDER SESSIONS

Music: Electronic

BRAINFEEDER SESSIONS

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Downtown Independent Theater

Brainfeeder Sessions: Amazing audio/visual madness with films and ideas, featured at the Downtown Independent every first Sunday of the month.
... 

Daniel P'Lopez and Alestir

Books: Reading

Daniel P'Lopez and Alestir

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Book Soup

Daniel P'Lopez presents and signs Alestir The life of eleven-year-old Alestir Perez is not... 

Art & Design Open Market

Festival: Art

Art & Design Open Market

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Art Center College of Design

The San Gabriel Valley’s most popular fine arts market features work for sale by students, faculty and alumni from Art Center... 

John Hughes Tribute: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL & PRETTY IN PINK

Film: Double Feature

John Hughes Tribute: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL & PRETTY IN PINK

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Egyptian Theatre

Double Feature: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL, 1987, Paramount, 95 min. Dir. Howard Deutch. Howard Deutch and John... 

Gil Scott-Heron

Music

Gil Scott-Heron

Sunday 10/ 4 @ El Rey

One of the most important progenitors of rap music, Gil Scott-Heron's aggressive, no-nonsense street poetry inspired a legion of intelligent rappers... 

Marjorie Cohn Disengages

Books: Reading

Marjorie Cohn Disengages

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Book Soup

 spanFull Moon Hike

Special Event

Full Moon Hike

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Treepeople, Coldwater Canyon Park

Hike Coldwater Canyon Park under the full moon! Everything changes after dark – the trails, the trees, the entire park. Experience Coldwater... 

Republican Gomorrah and the Failing GOP

Books: Reading

Republican Gomorrah and the Failing GOP

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Book Soup

 Max Blumenthal presents and signs Republican Gomorrah:... 

Ongoing Events

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

Art

Wayne Thiebaud

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Norton Simon Museum

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

Salon No. 2: Works 030-065

Art

Salon No. 2

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Marine

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

City Gems

Scribble Press

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Scribble Press

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

<em>That Perfect Moment</em>

Theatre

That Perfect Moment

Sunday 10/ 4 @ NoHo Arts Center

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

<em>Parade</em>

Theatre

Parade

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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,... 

<em>Accomplice: Hollywood</em>

Get Social

Accomplice: Hollywood

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Various Hollywood locations

Co-produced by Neil Patrick Harris and Tom Salamon, Accomplice: Hollywood sends teams of intrepid folks along Hollywood Boulevard and its environs... 

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

Art

Steeped in History: The Art of Tea

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA

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

<em>Siegfried</em>

Performing Arts: Opera

Siegfried

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

LA Opera continues its Ring adventure with the testosterone-charged centerpiece, Siegfried. Things have grown creepier since the last installment, DieWalkure. German... 

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

Art

James Turrell

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

Abraham Cruzvillegas

Art

Abraham Cruzvillegas

Sunday 10/ 4 @ REDCAT

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

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

Art

MatterApp

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Materials & Applications

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<em>Rashōmon </em>w/ a new 35mm print from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences

Film

Rashōmon (1950)

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Landmark Nuart Theatre

In an exclusive one-week engagement, the Landmark Nuart Theatre screens Akira Kurosawa's 1950 masterpiece, Rashōmon, with a brand new 35mm restored... 

Mike Shinoda: <em>Glorious Excess (Dies)</em>

Art

Mike Shinoda

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Japanese American National Museum

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda has a lot on his mind — literally. His parallel career as a visual artist often finds... 

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

Theatre

Anita Bryant Died For Your Sins

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

<em>The Doctor Despite Himself</em>

Theatre

The Doctor Despite Himself

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

<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

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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>Art of the Movie Poster</em>

Art

Art of the Movie Poster

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

Fifth Annual Museums Free-For-All

Art

Museums Free-For-All

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Various Los Angeles Museums

Two dozen museums in Los Angeles and Orange County open their doors to culture-lovers in the Southland this weekend in the... 

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

Art

May Jong

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Happy

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

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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>In Focus: Making a Scene</em>

Art: Photography

In Focus: Making a Scene

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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>Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art</em>

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

<em>Coco Before Chanel</em>

Film

Coco Before Chanel

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Various Los Angeles theaters

Audrey Tautou (aka Amélie) stars as Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in this visually stunning French film about the... 

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

Art: Photography

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

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Gogol Project

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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>An Evening Without Monty Python: A 40th Anniversary Celebration of Monty Python's Flying Circus </em>

Comedy

An Evening Without Monty Python

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Montalbán Theatre

All-new players enact the classic sketch bits of Monty Python's Flying Circus, under the keen and expert eye of directors Eric... 

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

Art

Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

Dublab 10th Anniversary Exploration

Music: DJ

Dublab 10th Anniversary Exploration

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Various LA venues

Dublab turns ten this October, and it's celebrating by co-hosting ten events, appropriately scheduled from 10/01 to 10/10. A party for... 

Art: Photography

Irving Penn: Small Trades

Sunday 10/ 4 @ The Getty Museum

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

<em>Inspired by the Ocean</em>

Art

Inspired by the Ocean

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

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

Art

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

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

Beyond Biba

Film: Documentary

Beyond Biba

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Downtown Independent Theater


Q&A with Barbara Hulanicki Sat. Oct. 3rd after 8PM screening!
Q&A with Producer James Collie Oct. 5 and... 

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Special Event

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Art

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Art

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Sunday 10/ 4 @ The Getty Museum

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

Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes

Art

Capturing Nature's Beauty: Three Centuries of French Landscapes

Sunday 10/ 4 @ The Getty Museum

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

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

Sunday 10/ 4 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

The Biltmore Hotel tour explores the architecture and rich history of this magnificent hotel, known in its early days as “The... 

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Art

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Sunday 10/ 4 @ 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... 

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Special Event

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Sunday 10/ 4 @ LACMA