Events on Tuesday, December 1

West Coast, Left Coast: Green Umbrella: Adams and Kronos Quartet

Music: Classical

West Coast, Left Coast: Green Umbrella: Adams and Kronos Quartet

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

In their 30 years together, the Kronos Quartet have single-handedly maintained the string quartet's cultural relevance. The San Francisco ensemble's dossier... 

The Section Quartet: Holiday Rock-'n'-Roll Songs Reimagined

Music

The Section Quartet

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Largo at the Coronet Theater

Sultans of rock string covers, the Section Quartet, return to Largo with a little holiday cheer, performing tunes like the Kinks'... 

NextAid presents World AIDS Day Benefit feat. Louis Vega, Marques Wyatt, and Raul Campos

Music: DJ

Louis Vega

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Marrakesh House

LA's own nonprofit working to benefit African children, NextAid has continuously given us inventive fundraisers, having joined forces with the likes... 

Vic Chesnutt Band w/ Guy Picciotto

Music

Vic Chesnutt Band w/ Guy Picciotto

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ The Echo & Echoplex

Introduced to the world via a benefit compilation album that featured the likes of Garbage, Joe Henry, and fellow Georgian Michael... 

Tuesday Matinees: Top Hat

Film

Tuesday Matinees: Top Hat

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ LACMA

Top Hat Tuesday, December 1 | 1 pm
A woman thinks the man who
... 

Conversations with Artists:  Natalie Bookchin

Special Event

Conversations with Artists: Natalie Bookchin

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ LACMA

Conversations with Artists:  Natalie Bookchin Tuesday, December 1 | 7 pm In conjunction with The... 

Swords of Fatima, New Rome Quartet, Lightnin Woodcock @ echo

Music

Swords of Fatima, New Rome Quartet, Lightnin Woodcock @ echo

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ The Echo & Echoplex

The Swords of Fatima


The Swords of Fatima began in the blink of an eye following... 

<em>All Tomorrow's Parties</em> (LA premiere)

Film: Documentary

All Tomorrow's Parties (LA premiere)

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ The Cinefamily

WATCH TRAILER

Ever wonder what summer camp with Nick Cave, Daniel Johnston and Iggy Pop would feel like?... 

Food and Zen at Book Soup TONIGHT!!!!!

Books: Reading

Food and Zen at Book Soup TONIGHT!!!!!

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Book Soup

Romney Steele presents and signs My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur "Romney Steele grew up in the... 

Comedy

Holy F*uck

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Downtown Independent Theater

Free!!

Comedy from the likes of:

Kyle Kinane
Taylor Williamson
James Adomian
... 

A Century Ago: The First Films of Mary Pickford

Film

A Century Ago: The First Films of Mary Pickford

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

strongOngoing Events

WTF?! Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

WTF?! Festival

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

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

Art

Matthew Heller

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>The Road</em>

Film

The Road

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>TOOLS</em>

Art

TOOLS

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>Art of the Movie Poster</em>

Art

Art of the Movie Poster

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Special Event

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

Tomoo Gokita: <em>Heaven</em>

Art

Tomoo Gokita

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Honor Fraser

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

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

Art

Deth P. Sun

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ GR2

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

Teatr Zar: <em>Triptych</em>

Theatre

Teatr Zar

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Royce Hall, 752 Charles E. Young Dr, Los Angeles, CA, US

Carrying on the tradition of Polish theater's deeply influential innovator, Jerzy Grotowski, Teatr Zar's members alter the notion of theater through... 

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

Art

Alejandro Gehry

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Robert Berman Gallery

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

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

Art

Michael, Kevin & Geoff

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

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

Art

WK Interact

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Subliminal Projects

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

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

Art: Photography

Mark Edward Harris

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Kopeikin Gallery

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

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

Art

Intelligent Design

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>In Bed Together</em>

Art

In Bed Together

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Royal/T

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

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

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>Tamerlano</em>

Performing Arts: Opera

Tamerlano

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing</em>

Art

The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>M. Hulot's Holiday</em> (1953)

Film

M. Hulot's Holiday

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>Collecting California</em>

Art

Collecting California

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>An Idea Called Tomorrow 2 </em>

Special Event

An Idea Called Tomorrow 2

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

Marilyn Minter

Art: Photography

Marilyn Minter

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape</em>

Art: Photography

New Topographics

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Frank W. Ockenfels 3

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

Joey Arias and Basil Twist: Arias with a Twist

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ REDCAT

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

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

Art: Photography

Los Angeles Beyond Desire

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ g727

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

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>Unusual Behavior</em>

Art

Unusual Behavior

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

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

Art

Human Rights: Student Voices

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India's Comics</em>

Art

The Battle for Good

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ LACMA

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

<em>90210: Inaugural Exhibition</em>

Art

90210

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Garboushian Gallery

Only a truly, madly, deeply passionate lover of art would conceive of opening a contemporary gallery in these uncertain economic times,... 

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

Art

Cordy Ryman: Hail to the Grid

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Mark Moore Gallery

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

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

Performing Arts: Acrobatics

Cirque du Soleil

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>Practicing Moving</em>, curated by Fritz Haeg

Art

Practicing Moving

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Art

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Arclight Hollywood

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

<em>Everyday Miracles (Extended)</em>

Art

Everyday Miracles (Extended)

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ REDCAT

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

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

Art

Cripple Creek

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>Breach of Peace</em>: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Special Event

Breach of Peace: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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>Migrations of the Mind</em>: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection

Art

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

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ The Getty Museum

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

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

Art

Anderle, Immer, McGrath, and Potocki

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Scribble Press

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

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

Art: Photography

Susan Anderson

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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"... 

Sixth Annual Artivist Film Festival

Festival: Film

Artivist Film Festival

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Egyptian Theatre

The Artivist Film Festival celebrates six years of fostering filmmaking among artistic advocates, and this year, it hosts a brand-new lineup... 

Art

Spotlight Award Applications Due

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ Music Center

... 

<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

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

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

Art

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

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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... 

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

Art

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

Tuesday 12/ 1 @ 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...