Events on Thursday, November 19

Afro Funke' feat. L'Esprit d'Afrique and Nneka

Music: Global

Nneka

Thursday 11/19 @ Zanzibar

Garnering comparisons to the likes of Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu, international star Nneka is ready to make her mark on... 

Beaujolais Passions 2009

Food/Wine

Beaujolais Passions 2009

Thursday 11/19 @ Petersen Automotive Museum

While the fourth Thursday in November may be otherwise called Thanksgiving, the third Thursday is the international heralding of the year's... 

Samuel Stewart w/ Andrew Lynch and the Coals

Music

Samuel Stewart w/ Andrew Lynch and the Coals

Thursday 11/19 @ Bootleg Theater

Samuel Stewart, son of Eurythmic Dave Stewart, has garnered an impressive fanbase in the LA singer/songwriter scene, citing his need to... 

KCRW presents Forro in the Dark

Music: Global

KCRW presents Forro in the Dark

Thursday 11/19 @ The Mint

Carioca-country stars Forro in the Dark are at the vanguard of a Brazilian folklore revival. Trained in native Brazilian percussion and... 

Special Event

DIY Days LA

Thursday 11/19 @ Downtown Independent Theater

DIY DAYS - fund :: create :: distribute :: sustain
How do we sustain ourselves as storytellers in this day... 

Julian Plenti (Paul Banks of Interpol) with I'm In You

Music

Julian Plenti (Paul Banks of Interpol) with I'm In You

Thursday 11/19 @ El Rey

Julian Plenti is...  Skyscraper was recorded at the Seaside Lounge of Brooklyn and at Electric Lady Studios in Manhattan.  It was... 

The Assassination of Fred Hampton

Books: Reading

The Assassination of Fred Hampton

Thursday 11/19 @ Book Soup

 Jeffrey Haas presents and signs The Assassination of Fred Hampton:... 

8-Bit Alchemy [fast foward] feat. Daedelus

Music: Electronic

8-Bit Alchemy [fast foward] feat. Daedelus

Thursday 11/19 @ The Cinefamily

WATCH MUSIC VIDEO BY DAEDELUS!

Many of today's artists are looking forward by looking back. Fascinated by the... 

Obamanos at the ICM Screening Room

Books: Reading

Obamanos at the ICM Screening Room

Thursday 11/19 @ Book Soup

Hendrick Hertzberg is a regular contributor to The New Yorker. His new book, Obamanos, includes many great pieces from The New... 

Dam Funk w/ Master Blazter, Red, Hawthorne Headhunters w/ Coultrain, Jimi James, Funkmosphere DJs @ echo

Music: Hip-Hop

Dam Funk w/ Master Blazter, Red, Hawthorne Headhunters w/ Coultrain, Jimi James, Funkmosphere DJs @ echo

Thursday 11/19 @ The Echo & Echoplex

DaM-FunK || Listen (LIVE)
with Master Blazter


As an artist, producer and DJ, Dam... 

The Assassination of Fred Hampton

Books: Reading

The Assassination of Fred Hampton

Thursday 11/19 @ Book Soup

Jeffrey Haas presents and signs The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther... 

Palm Springs Short Film Fest Award Winning Films

Film: Shorts

Palm Springs Short Film Fest Award Winning Films

Thursday 11/19 @ Egyptian Theatre

SHORTS FROM THE PALM SPRINGS FILM FESTIVAL This selection of award-winning films from the Palm Springs Shortfest includes: Karchi Perlmann's... 

Ongoing Events

Mark Tribe: <em>Port Huron Project</em>

Art

Mark Tribe: Port Huron Project

Thursday 11/19 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

At Rhizome.org, Mark Tribe supports the creation and dissemination of forward-thinking contemporary art; and LACE is a fixture in LA's anything-goes... 

<em>Practicing Moving</em>, curated by Fritz Haeg

Art

Practicing Moving

Thursday 11/19 @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts

As creator of the popular Edible Estates project and host of the eco-art workshop the Sundown Schoolhouse, architect Fritz Haeg has... 

<em>Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans</em>

Film

Bad Lieutenant

Thursday 11/19 @ Various Los Angeles theaters

For anyone who has written off Nicolas Cage as the debt-saddled has-been who squandered the gifts so apparent in Leaving Las... 

<em>Breach of Peace</em>: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Special Event

Breach of Peace: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Thursday 11/19 @ Skirball Cultural Center

The subject of an engaging exhibition and lavishly appended new book, Eric Etheridge's contemporary photographic portraits of this group of American... 

<em>Collecting California</em>

Art

Collecting California

Thursday 11/19 @ Laguna Art Museum

Works by regional and national artists come together at the Laguna Art Museum's Collecting California, which reflects the long history of... 

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

Art

Steeped in History: The Art of Tea

Thursday 11/19 @ 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>Migrations of the Mind</em>: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection

Art

Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection

Thursday 11/19 @ The Getty Museum

Through Spring, the Getty gets medieval with an exhibition of illustrated manuscripts culling ancient Christian, Muslim, and Eastern wisdom from past... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Thursday 11/19 @ 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>New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape</em>

Art: Photography

New Topographics

Thursday 11/19 @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Not much has changed since 1975 when New Topographics first opened at the George Eastman House. The state of the world... 

The MAK Center presents Otto Neurath: <em>Gypsy Urbanism</em>

Art

Otto Neurath

Thursday 11/19 @ MAK Center Schindler House

The MAK Center for Art and Architecture hosts an exhibition in honor of Austrian sociologist, political scientist, intellectual, and author Otto... 

<em>Michael, Kevin & Geoff</em>

Art

Michael, Kevin & Geoff

Thursday 11/19 @ HVW8 Art + Design Gallery

Three friends, fellow CalArts alums, and working artists join forces to explore the finer side in an exhibit at HVW8 Art... 

Matthew Heller: <em>The Great</em>

Art

Matthew Heller

Thursday 11/19 @ Galerie Anais

Los Angeles painter and poet Matthew Heller has hit a stride with his latest exhibition at Galerie Anaïs, Bergamot's newest tenant.... 

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Special Event

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Thursday 11/19 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Recently, Art Center College of Design students directed their communications prowess towards human rights, yielding emotionally-charged pieces that straddle the line... 

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

Performing Arts: Acrobatics

Cirque du Soleil

Thursday 11/19 @ Santa Monica Pier

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

Michael Arata: <em>Remember</em>

Art

Michael Arata

Thursday 11/19 @ Kristi Engle Gallery

Michael Arata is one of LA's best known "artist's artists," a man with serious chops as a curator as well as... 

Marilyn Minter

Art: Photography

Marilyn Minter

Thursday 11/19 @ Regen Projects

Fresh from a year of acclaimed exhibitions in Europe and NYC and the opening spot on Madonna's recent tour, Marilyn Minter... 

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

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Thursday 11/19 @ 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>SPORT: Iooss & Leifer</em>

Art: Photography

SPORT: Iooss & Leifer

Thursday 11/19 @ Annenberg Space for Photography

The Annenberg Space for Photography brings the entire genius of its well-appointed exhibition areas and NASA-quality digital-media resources to bear on... 

<em>Human Rights: Student Voices</em>

Art

Human Rights: Student Voices

Thursday 11/19 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Recently, Art Center College of Design students directed their communications prowess towards human rights, yielding emotionally-charged pieces that straddle the line... 

Alejandro Gehry: <em>For Play</em>

Art

Alejandro Gehry

Thursday 11/19 @ Robert Berman Gallery

Alejandro Gehry is back with another fresh and frisky series of paintings that combine a nostalgia for the blazing palette and... 

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Art

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Thursday 11/19 @ Arclight Hollywood

Known primarily for its iconic outdoor amphitheatre and legendary musical acts, the Hollywood Bowl is offering fans a glimpse into the... 

<em>Darkwave</em>

Art

Darkwave

Thursday 11/19 @ Black Cat Gallery

Darkwave is a group exhibition of local painters and sculptors who are more than just friends and neighbors — they are... 

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

Art

Intelligent Design

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

WTF?! Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

WTF?! Festival

Thursday 11/19 @ 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>Pandemic Show</em>

Art

Pandemic Show

Thursday 11/19 @ Overtones Gallery

In case you haven't heard, America is gripped with fear of a little something called the Swine Flu at the moment.... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Thursday 11/19 @ Scribble Press

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

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

Art

Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

Susan Anderson: <em>High Glitz</em>, Edwina White: <em>In Rehearsal</em>

Art: Photography

Susan Anderson

Thursday 11/19 @ Kopeikin Gallery

Commercial photographer Susan Anderson crosses over to a fine-art career with her striking portraits from child beauty pageants. Shooting "tarted-up tots"... 

<em>The Yes Men Fix the World</em>

Film: Documentary

The Yes Men Fix the World

Thursday 11/19 @ Laemmle's Sunset 5

The Yes Men's new documentary chronicles the subversive duo's elaborate, politically progressive hoaxes. Using cheap suits, aliases, and "straight" talk, Andy... 

<em>I Feel Different</em>

Art

I Feel Different

Thursday 11/19 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

Curator Jennifer Doyle gets in touch with our emotional side in I Feel Different, a group exhibition featuring multimedia works at... 

<em>The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing</em>

Art

The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing

Thursday 11/19 @ Pacific Design Center

Curated by Art Cinema author Paul Young, The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing examines the span of contemporary global video art,... 

<em>An Idea Called Tomorrow 2 </em>

Special Event

An Idea Called Tomorrow 2

Thursday 11/19 @ Skirball Cultural Center

An Idea Called Tomorrow offers meditations on what should/could/would make for a peaceable and sustainable future — culturally, environmentally, and socially... 

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

Art

Art of the Movie Poster

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

TR Warszawa: <em>T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T.</em>

Theatre

T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T.

Thursday 11/19 @ Freud Playhouse

Drawing from Poland's rich theatrical history, TR Warszawa has earned its reputation as Poland's most exciting theater company through dramatically bold... 

David Anderle, Charlie Immer, Elizabeth McGrath, and Gail Potocki

Art

Anderle, Immer, McGrath, and Potocki

Thursday 11/19 @ Billy Shire Fine Arts

Four contemporary artists converge at Billy Shire Fine Arts to interpret similar themes in vastly different ways. Legendary record producer-turned-artist David... 

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

Art

Gary Lang and Jay Mark Johnson

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

WK Interact: <em>How to Blow Yourself Up</em>

Art

WK Interact

Thursday 11/19 @ Subliminal Projects

If you believe the prophecies of Nostradamus, the 2012 gang, and other would-be seers (you know, the ones about how the... 

Deth P. Sun: <em>Please Be Brave</em>

Art

Deth P. Sun

Thursday 11/19 @ GR2

In the last 13 years, Deth P. Sun has contributed works to over 150 group exhibits across the US and UK.... 

<em>TOOLS</em>

Art

TOOLS

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

The Fifth Ecology: <em>Los Angeles Beyond Desire</em>

Art: Photography

Los Angeles Beyond Desire

Thursday 11/19 @ g727

The Los Angeles River has often endured continuous criticism for being a useless eyesore, yielding foot-high sludge instead of flowing water.... 

Los Angeles Zeppelin Tours

Special Event

Los Angeles Zeppelin Tours

Thursday 11/19 @ AirFlite Aviation Services

Already over 5000 people have had the rare opportunity to fly Eureka, one of the world's three operating Zeppelins;... 

<em>Unusual Behavior</em>

Art

Unusual Behavior

Thursday 11/19 @ Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum

Curated by Flavorpill's own Heather Jeno Silva (who moonlights as the curator of the CAF's monthly Forum Lounge public conversations, among... 

Joey Arias and Basil Twist: <em>Arias with a Twist</em>

Theatre

Joey Arias and Basil Twist: Arias with a Twist

Thursday 11/19 @ REDCAT

Created by third-generation puppeteer Basil Twist and drag icon Joey Arias, Arias with a Twist merges the visionary direction and production... 

<em>Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India's Comics</em>

Art

The Battle for Good

Thursday 11/19 @ LACMA

Rendering and paraphrasing India's ancient epic tales of archetypal gods and goddesses at war with demonic bad guys, Heroes and Villains:... 

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

Theatre

Stray

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

<em>Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years</em>

Art

Giant Robot Biennale

Thursday 11/19 @ Japanese American National Museum

In 2007, Giant Robot launched its first biennale celebrating 15 years as a magazine and a pop culture phenomenon. For its... 

Tomoo Gokita: <em>Heaven</em>

Art

Tomoo Gokita

Thursday 11/19 @ Honor Fraser

Tomoo Gokita's new body of work reveals an artistic practice that walks the tightrope between abstraction and representation. Rendered only in... 

Ingres' <em>Comtesse d'Haussonville</em> from the Frick Collection

Art

Ingres' Comtesse d'Haussonville from the Frick Collection

Thursday 11/19 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

This beguiling portrait occupies a privileged position at the threshold between French Romanticism and the early hints of modernity. Its impossibly... 

The Hammer Museum Presents <em>The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis</em>

Art

The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis

Thursday 11/19 @ Hammer Museum

R. Crumb's interpretation of the Book of Genesis is at once disturbing, sacrilegious, violent, and debauched, but paired with a holy... 

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

Partner Event: "Bleeding Through"

Theatre

Partner Event: "Bleeding Through"

Thursday 11/19 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

The Conservancy is proud to partner with theater company About...Productions on an exciting new event. Bleeding Through is a theatrical layering... 

<em>Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres</em>

Art

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

Thursday 11/19 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

In conjunction with the installation of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's stunning Comtesse d’Haussonville, 1845, on loan from The Frick Collection in New... 

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Art

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

Reload Thursdays

Music

Reload Thursdays

Thursday 11/19 @ Cinespace

The party Thursday evening is at Cinespace. See why everyone in Hollywood is talking about our new Thursdays. Ladies free before... 

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

Art

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

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Art

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

<em>ROAD TO FREEDOM: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956&ndash;1968</em>

Special Event

ROAD TO FREEDOM: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968

Thursday 11/19 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Making its West Coast debut at the Skirball, Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968 features more than... 

Dudamel and Shaham

Music: Classical

Dudamel and Shaham

Thursday 11/19 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

The two Viennese schools are combined in this program featuring two of Mozart’s late, great symphonies and... 

Art: Photography

Irving Penn: Small Trades

Thursday 11/19 @ 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

Thursday 11/19 @ 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... 

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Art

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Thursday 11/19 @ 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

Thursday 11/19 @ The Getty Museum

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