Events on Sunday, November 8

<em>It's a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod City</em> 1960s Tour

Art

It's a Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod City 1960s Tour

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

The 1960s are turning 50, and to celebrate, the LA Conservancy and Modern Committee are rolling out a nine-month order of... 

Eating Animals with Jonathan Safran Foer

Books: Reading

Eating Animals with Jonathan Safran Foer

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Book Soup

A recent New York Magazine article painted Everything Is Illuminated writer Jonathan Safran Foer as a "vegetarian polemicist" harboring an ethical... 

Jonathan Safran Foer

Special Event

Jonathan Safran Foer

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Skirball Cultural Center

A recent New York Magazine article painted Everything Is Illuminated writer Jonathan Safran Foer as a "vegetarian polemicist" harboring an ethical... 

Outpost for Contemporary Art's Monster Drawing Rally

Art

Monster Drawing Rally

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Eagle Rock Center for the Arts

Some go for monster truck rallies and some will go for this monster ART rally. The creative monstrosity features over 100... 

Matt Costa w/ Aushua and Hallelujah the Hills

Music

Matt Costa w/ Aushua and Hallelujah the Hills

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Bootleg Theater

MATT COSTA 10:30p AUSHUA 9:30p
HALLELUJAH THE HILLS 8:30p   MATT COSTA
"He started playing the guitar at age... 

Benefit For Laura Ann w/ The Backward Clock Society, Light FM, The Pity Party, The Pulsars, Tim Rutili, The Happy Stars @ Echoplex

Music

Benefit For Laura Ann w/ The Backward Clock Society, Light FM, The Pity Party, The Pulsars, Tim Rutili, The Happy Stars @ Echoplex

Sunday 11/ 8 @ The Echo & Echoplex

5pm The Happy Stars (Brian Young from Fountains of Wayne, Posies and Joe Skyward from the Posies),
6pm Tim... 

Lang Lang in Recital

Music: Classical

Lang Lang in Recital

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

International superstar Lang Lang’s solo recital ranges from Beethoven (early and iconic) to two very different perspectives... 

Melissa Hart is a Gringa

Books: Reading

Melissa Hart is a Gringa

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Book Soup

Melissa Hart presents and signs Gringa: A Contradictory Girlhood Torn between the high socioeconomic... 

AniMazing Spotlight: Lectures with Animation Experts

Film: Animation

AniMazing Spotlight: Lectures with Animation Experts

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Egyptian Theatre

Looking Back and Ahead: Three hourlong lectures with leading animation experts, plus the screening of the short film winners:... 

Black Bodies on Sunset

Books: Reading

Black Bodies on Sunset

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Book Soup

Meri Nana-AMA Danquah presents and signs The Black Body With guest speakers: Anne... 

The Object

Film

The Object

Sunday 11/ 8 @ The Cinefamily

WATCH TRAILER

Between jobs and at loose ends in his hometown of Owensboro, Kentucky, part-time tile layer Todd... 

Artist talk with Ray Turner & Kenton Nelson

Art

Artist talk with Ray Turner & Kenton Nelson

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Artist Ray Turner talks to friend and colleague artist Kenton Nelson about his work in the current exhibition "Population".
... 

Kidrockers presents The Henry Clay People and Special guests

Music

Kidrockers presents The Henry Clay People and Special guests

Sunday 11/ 8 @ The Echo & Echoplex

The Henry Clay People || Listen || Watch


Plus Special Guests


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Brainfeeder Sessions!

Film

Brainfeeder Sessions!

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Downtown Independent Theater

November 8th @ 7:30pm

Brainfeeder Sessions featuring:

Daedelus
Performing new material from his forthcoming... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Whatever Happened to Busty Jane?</em>

Performing Arts

Whatever Happened to Busty Jane?

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Cavern Club Theater

Tweaking the Bette Davis classic creepfest, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?, Jackie Beat's rib-tickling new play revisits the '80s heyday of... 

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

Art

Michael, Kevin & Geoff

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Art

Otto Neurath

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>The Doctor Despite Himself</em>

Theatre

The Doctor Despite Himself

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

Abraham Cruzvillegas

Art

Abraham Cruzvillegas

Sunday 11/ 8 @ REDCAT

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

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

Art

James Turrell

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Art

Mark Tribe: Port Huron Project

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>Accomplice: Hollywood</em>

Get Social

Accomplice: Hollywood

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>Blood is the New Black</em>: 5-Year Anniversary Exhibition

Art

Blood is the New Black

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Junc Gallery

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

<em>That Perfect Moment</em>

Theatre

That Perfect Moment

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>Collecting California</em>

Art

Collecting California

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>Parade</em>

Theatre

Parade

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>Art of the Movie Poster</em>

Art

Art of the Movie Poster

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

The Berlin Wall Project

Art

The Berlin Wall Project

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Wende Museum Site

It's been 20 years since the archaic and divisive Berlin Wall was brought down by fed-up and suppressed citizens. Now, the... 

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

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Hammer Museum

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

City Gems

Scribble Press

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Scribble Press

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

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

Art

Ingres' Comtesse d'Haussonville from the Frick Collection

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

Hello Kitty's 35th Anniversary: <em>Three Apples</em>

Art

Three Apples

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Royal/T

Hello Kitty is turning 35, and there's no better venue for her birthday party than Royal/T, Culver City's own art space,... 

<em>TOOLS</em>

Art

TOOLS

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy</em>

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Stray

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>Steeped in History: The Art of Tea</em>

Art

Steeped in History: The Art of Tea

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA

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

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

Theatre

Gogol Project

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years</em>

Art

Giant Robot Biennale

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Performing Arts: Acrobatics

Cirque du Soleil

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Santa Monica Pier

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

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Special Event

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>I Feel Different</em>

Art

I Feel Different

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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 Yes Men Fix the World</em>

Film: Documentary

The Yes Men Fix the World

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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"... 

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

Art

The Battle for Good

Sunday 11/ 8 @ LACMA

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

<em>New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape</em>

Art: Photography

New Topographics

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art</em>

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Art

Population: Portraits by Ray Turner

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

Partner Event: "Bleeding Through"

Theatre

Partner Event: "Bleeding Through"

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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

Sunday 11/ 8 @ The Getty Museum

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

<em>Inspired by the Ocean</em>

Art

Inspired by the Ocean

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Art

Behold the Day: The Color Block Prints of Frances Gearhart

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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>Ramayana</em>: An Indian Epic

Music

Ramayana: An Indian Epic

Sunday 11/ 8 @ REDCAT

An ensemble of 25 gamelan players and 14 dancers enacts an exquisite Balinese adaptation of the Ramayana, the ancient Hindu dance... 

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

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

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

Art

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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... 

Dudamel Conducts Verdi's Requiem

Music: Classical

Dudamel Conducts Verdi's Requiem

Sunday 11/ 8 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Not just a touchstone of Western music that everyone should hear live at least once, this masterpiece... 

Art: Photography

Irving Penn: Small Trades

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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

Sunday 11/ 8 @ 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...