Events on Saturday, November 28

Justin Nozuka w/ Sam Bradley and Elizabeth & the Catapult

Music

Elizabeth & the Catapult

Saturday 11/28 @ House of Blues Sunset Strip

Brooklyn-based bandleader Elizabeth Ziman calls her trio's latest long-player, Taller Children, an homage to adults who can't quite seem to grow... 

<em>Alice In Wonderland</em> (1949)

Film: Animation

Alice In Wonderland (1949)

Saturday 11/28 @ The Cinefamily

Well over a century has gone by since Lewis Carroll’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland first saw the light of day,... 

Carney with Joey Ryan, The Janks

Music

Carney with Joey Ryan, The Janks

Saturday 11/28 @ El Rey

Offstage, Reeve Carney - frontman for the Los Angeles rock band that... 

Planet Mormon! (feat. Trent Harris's "Plan 10 From Outer Space")

Film

Planet Mormon! (feat. Trent Harris's "Plan 10 From Outer Space")

Saturday 11/28 @ The Cinefamily

VIEW CRAZY CLIP!

Mormons. Hmmmmm....it all seems so normal...yet...there's something that just doesn't add up. In pairs they... 

GONE WITH THE WIND

Film

GONE WITH THE WIND

Saturday 11/28 @ Egyptian Theatre

70th Anniversary Screening! GONE WITH THE WIND, 1939, Warner Bros., 222 min. Dir. Victor Fleming. Southern vixen Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh)... 

Mucho Wednesdays presents Ilegal en Estyle w/ Pilar Diaz, Wait. Think. Fast. @ echoplex

Music

Mucho Wednesdays presents Ilegal en Estyle w/ Pilar Diaz, Wait. Think. Fast. @ echoplex

Saturday 11/28 @ The Echo & Echoplex

with:
Pilar Diaz || Listen || Watch
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@ Echoplex
enter... 

Funky Sole @ echo

Music: DJ

Funky Sole @ echo

Saturday 11/28 @ The Echo & Echoplex




with DJs:
Music Man Miles
... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Pandemic Show</em>

Art

Pandemic Show

Saturday 11/28 @ Overtones Gallery

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

<em>Caught</em>

Performing Arts: Theatre

Caught

Saturday 11/28 @ Zephyr Theatre

David L. Ray's new play Caught travels to the controversial crossroads of gay marriage and the bible belt. Although the play... 

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

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

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

Saturday 11/28 @ Hammer Museum

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

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

Art

Matthew Heller

Saturday 11/28 @ Galerie Anais

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

<em>In Bed Together</em>

Art

In Bed Together

Saturday 11/28 @ Royal/T

Jane Glassman's years of work in the art world have seen her not only getting to know a variety of its... 

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

Theatre

Joey Arias and Basil Twist: Arias with a Twist

Saturday 11/28 @ REDCAT

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

<em>Darkwave</em>

Art

Darkwave

Saturday 11/28 @ Black Cat Gallery

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

<em>Point Break LIVE!</em>

Theatre

Point Break LIVE!

Saturday 11/28 @ Dragonfly

Point Break LIVE! turns cinematic lemons into lemonade, raucously skewering the cult-classic film by casting an unrehearsed audience volunteer to fill... 

<em>Blood is the New Black</em>: 5-Year Anniversary Exhibition

Art

Blood is the New Black

Saturday 11/28 @ Junc Gallery

Combining an anniversary party with a comeback, Junc Gallery hosts an exhibition featuring the expanded registry of artists whose work adorns... 

<em>M. Hulot's Holiday</em> (1953)

Film

M. Hulot's Holiday

Saturday 11/28 @ Landmark Nuart Theatre

Director/actor Jacques Tati's M. Hulot's Holiday has been an art-house favorite for more than 50 years, regularly topping critics' all-time-best polls.... 

<em>Tamerlano</em>

Performing Arts: Opera

Tamerlano

Saturday 11/28 @ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

George Frideric Handel's obscure 17th century Baroque opera Tamerlano continues the left-of-center pickings from LA Opera; this one's an Italian love... 

<em>SPORT: Iooss & Leifer</em>

Art: Photography

SPORT: Iooss & Leifer

Saturday 11/28 @ 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>An Idea Called Tomorrow 2 </em>

Special Event

An Idea Called Tomorrow 2

Saturday 11/28 @ 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>Everyday Miracles (Extended)</em>

Art

Everyday Miracles (Extended)

Saturday 11/28 @ REDCAT

Unfettered by a male-dominated Asian art scene, Everyday Miracles (Extended) — an offshoot of the Everyday Miracles that debuted at the... 

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

Art

Otto Neurath

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Marilyn Minter

Art: Photography

Marilyn Minter

Saturday 11/28 @ Regen Projects

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

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

Art

Mark Tribe: Port Huron Project

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Mark Edward Harris: <em>The Japanese Bath</em>

Art: Photography

Mark Edward Harris

Saturday 11/28 @ Kopeikin Gallery

There's an inherent splendor in Mark Edward Harris' photography that relates both to his experience crafting film stills and the intrigue... 

Frank W. Ockenfels 3: <em>Without Filter</em>

Art: Photography

Frank W. Ockenfels 3

Saturday 11/28 @ Clark Oshin Gallery

Clark Oshin Gallery shows off Frank W. Ockenfels 3's astonishing creative range with an exhibition of photographs and drawings at the... 

The Grand Guignolers present <em>Absinthe, Opium & Magic</em>

Performing Arts

Absinthe, Opium & Magic

Saturday 11/28 @ Art/Works Theatre

In the tradition of Paris' Theatre du Grand Guignol, LA's Grand Guignolers combine macabre storytelling with delightful performances. This time, the... 

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

Art

Steeped in History: The Art of Tea

Saturday 11/28 @ 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>New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape</em>

Art: Photography

New Topographics

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

<em>Accomplice: Hollywood</em>

Get Social

Accomplice: Hollywood

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Saturday 11/28 @ Vinum Populi

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

Michael Arata: <em>Remember</em>

Art

Michael Arata

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Human Rights: Student Voices

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

<em>The Road</em>

Film

The Road

Saturday 11/28 @ Various Los Angeles theaters

Gray, empty, and full of collapsed architecture, the godforsaken landscape of The Road is true to author Cormac McCarthy's lean, illustrious... 

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

Art

The Battle for Good

Saturday 11/28 @ LACMA

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

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

Art

Art of the Movie Poster

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Alejandro Gehry

Saturday 11/28 @ Robert Berman Gallery

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

Tomoo Gokita: <em>Heaven</em>

Art

Tomoo Gokita

Saturday 11/28 @ Honor Fraser

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

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

Art

Giant Robot Biennale

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Henry Jaglom's <em>Just 45 Minutes from Broadway</em>

Theatre

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Saturday 11/28 @ Edgemar Center for the Arts

Henry Jaglom's father was a wealthy Russian businessman, and one of the few Jews Heinrich Himmler offered make an "honorary Aryan"... 

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

Art

Anderle, Immer, McGrath, and Potocki

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Art

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Saturday 11/28 @ Arclight Hollywood

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

Hunky Santa and the Candy Cane Girls

Performing Arts: Acrobatics

Hunky Santa and the Candy Cane Girls

Saturday 11/28 @ Beverly Center

The Beverly Center's aerial-and-floor extravaganza is the perfect relief from holiday shopping, featuring choreography by Brenda Hamilton and Tania Pierce, centered... 

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

Art

Deth P. Sun

Saturday 11/28 @ GR2

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

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

Special Event

Breach of Peace: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Ingres' Comtesse d'Haussonville from the Frick Collection

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Susan Anderson

Saturday 11/28 @ 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>Migrations of the Mind</em>: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection

Art

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

Saturday 11/28 @ The Getty Museum

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

<em>TOOLS</em>

Art

TOOLS

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

<em>Unusual Behavior</em>

Art

Unusual Behavior

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Saturday 11/28 @ Scribble Press

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

West Coast, Left Coast: Dudamel Conducts Salonen and Adams

Music: Classical

West Coast, Left Coast: Dudamel Conducts Salonen and Adams

Saturday 11/28 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Mapping the musical topography of the vast state of California, the LA Philharmonic's three-week West Coast, Left Coast Festival brings some... 

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

Art

Intelligent Design

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

<em>Collecting California</em>

Art

Collecting California

Saturday 11/28 @ 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>Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy</em>

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Saturday 11/28 @ 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>The Baader Meinhof Complex</em> (2008)

Film

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

Saturday 11/28 @ Egyptian Theatre

Adapted from Stefan Aust's 1985 publication, The Baader Meinhof Complex chronicles the reckless idealism and hectic resolve of Germany's Red Army... 

Annie Buckley

Art: Photography

Annie Buckley

Saturday 11/28 @ Jancar Gallery

Annie Buckley has what one might call a diverse artistic practice; one that includes photography, collage, digital and text-based works, curatorial... 

Parra Pop-Up Shop

Art

Parra Pop-Up Shop

Saturday 11/28 @ Mobile Location throughout LA

Avoid the Black Friday madness and play a little game of hide-and-go-seek as you hunt down French artist du jour Parra... 

WTF?! Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

WTF?! Festival

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Cordy Ryman: <em>Hail to the Grid</em>

Art

Cordy Ryman: Hail to the Grid

Saturday 11/28 @ Mark Moore Gallery

Straddling a fine art line between sculpture and painting, Cordy Ryman flirts with both media but never really commits. Ryman is... 

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Special Event

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Wayne Thiebaud: 70 Years of Painting

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Los Angeles Beyond Desire

Saturday 11/28 @ g727

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

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

Art

Practicing Moving

Saturday 11/28 @ 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>I Feel Different</em>

Art

I Feel Different

Saturday 11/28 @ 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>Cripple Creek</em>: Marc Bell, C.F, Shayne Ehman, Keith Jones, and Amy Lockhart

Art

Cripple Creek

Saturday 11/28 @ Richard Heller Gallery

Canadian fans can delight in Cripple Creek, a group show featuring five artists from our neighbor to the north and their illustration-inspired works.... 

<em>Gay Apparel: A Christmas Carol</em>

Theatre

Gay Apparel

Saturday 11/28 @ The Lyric Hyperion Theatre

In Jason Moyer's gay tweaking of Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale, A Christmas Carol, penny-pinching Scrooge is a world-famous designer for... 

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

Art

WK Interact

Saturday 11/28 @ Subliminal Projects

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

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

Art

Michael, Kevin & Geoff

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

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

Performing Arts: Acrobatics

Cirque du Soleil

Saturday 11/28 @ 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>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

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Art: Photography

Irving Penn: Small Trades

Saturday 11/28 @ The Getty Museum

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

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

Art

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

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Art

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Saturday 11/28 @ 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

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Broadway: Historic Theatre and Commercial District Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Broadway: Historic Theatre and Commercial District Walking Tour

Saturday 11/28 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

The tour explores the social, cinematic, and architectural history of the largest National Register Historic Theatre Districts in the country. The... 

STRONGMAN

Film: Documentary

STRONGMAN

Saturday 11/28 @ Downtown Independent Theater

STRONGMAN is a cinema verité documentary about Stanless Steel, The Strongest Man in the World at Bending Steel and Metal.
... 

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Art

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Saturday 11/28 @ The Getty Museum

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

Cinespace Saturdays

Music

Cinespace Saturdays

Saturday 11/28 @ Cinespace

Saturday nights at Cinespace is the place to be for dancing and drinks on Hollywood Boulevard. Join us for the city's... 

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Art

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Saturday 11/28 @ 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

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Art Deco Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Art Deco Walking Tour

Saturday 11/28 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

The Art Deco tour is an in-depth look at the history, materials, and style of Art Deco architecture popular in Los... 

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Funky Sole @ Echo

Music: DJ

Funky Sole @ Echo

Saturday 11/28 @ The Echo & Echoplex

L.A.'S LONGEST RUNNING DUSTY BEAT DRIVEN WORLD FUNK PARTY RELOCATES TO THE ECHO EVERY SATURDAY STARTING & IS STILL FREE FOR... 

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

Art

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

Saturday 11/28 @ 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... 

Historic Downtown Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Historic Downtown Walking Tour

Saturday 11/28 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

The Historic Downtown tour provides an overview of the historical and cultural landmarks of downtown Los Angeles. Covering a wide range...