Events on Saturday, February 7

Books: Reading

WriteGirl

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Skylight Books

Less than ten years ago, brainy, creative high-school girls who liked to write usually spent after-school hours alone with their pens.... 

Charlie Louvin w/ Mike Stinson and Frank Fairfield

Music

Charlie Louvin

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Spaceland

Perhaps most famous for the early '60s fire-and-brimstone ballads he sang with his now-deceased brother Ira ("Satan Is Real" couldn't spell... 

Special Event: Benefit

fresh stART

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Arena 1

Santa Monica Art Studios and Arena 1 Gallery host an evening of art, cocktails, and treats benefiting Para los Niños, a... 

An Evening with Edward Albee

Special Event

Edward Albee

Saturday 2/ 7 @ UCLA Live at Royce Hall

Though he believes that creativity equals "magic" and shouldn't be examined too closely, Edward Albee is a writer worthy of his... 

Ongoing Events

Robert Dowd: <em>Pop Art Money</em>

Art

Robert Dowd

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Pepperdine University, Weisman Museum of Art

The Weisman Museum at Pepperdine's Malibu campus launches one of its most important exhibitions to date with this long-overdue survey of... 

Mark Bradford: <em>Help Us</em>

Art

Mark Bradford

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Steve Turner Contemporary

Los Angeles painter, installation artist, and (most recently) video artist Mark Bradford has exhibited in some of the world's most prestigious... 

<em>Point Break LIVE!</em>

Theatre

Point Break LIVE!

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Dragonfly

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

Independent Book Fair

Art: Happening

Independent Book Fair

Saturday 2/ 7 @ MOCA at the Pacific Design Center

Indie book stores, short-run publishers, and artists are encouraged to commingle with like-minded vendors at the Independent Book Fair hosted by... 

<em>Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda</em>

Fashion/Style

Antonio Pineda

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA

World-renowned Mexican silversmith Antonio Pineda brings more than 200 of his masterpieces up the coast to UCLA's Fowler Museum, to show... 

<em>Tango with Cows: Book Art of the Russian Avant-Garde</em>

Art

Tango with Cows: Book Art of the Russian Avant-Garde

Saturday 2/ 7 @ The Getty Center

In Tango with Cows, the Getty Research Institute presents a concentrated display of unabridged books published in Russia between 1910 and... 

Martha Cooper: <em>Street Shots</em>

Art: Photography

Martha Cooper

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Subliminal Projects

Photojournalist Martha Cooper literally wrote the book — several books actually — on the co-emergent graffiti and hip-hop scenes in New... 

Ruth Weisberg

Art

Ruth Weisberg

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Jack Rutberg Fine Arts

Ruth Weisberg is hailed in some quarters as a living legend of contemporary figurative painting. Her delicate, yet dense depictions of... 

Asgar/Gabriel: <em>Bucolica Obscura</em>

Art

Asgar/Gabriel

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Mark Moore Gallery

Collaborative painters Daryoush Asgar and Elisabeth Gabriel make no attempt at seamlessness or illusion. The scars of their clashing styles is... 

Theatre

Pippin

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Mark Taper Forum

Wicked maestro Stephen Schwartz revives his '70s rock opera Pippin as the opening production of the Mark Taper 2009 season. A... 

A Grand Guignol Children's Show *not for children

Performing Arts

Grand Guignol

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Art/Works Theatre

For the first half of the 20th century, Le Theatre du Grand Guignol in Paris reigned as the predominant purveyor of... 

Julia Meltzer + David Thorne: <em>In Possession of a Picture</em>

Art: Photography

Julia Meltzer + David Thorne

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Steve Turner Contemporary

In previous collaborations between Julia Meltzer and David Thorne, audiences have been offered printed manifestos, photographic projects on public billboards, and... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Vinum Populi

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

Freyda Miller: <em>Fertile Dreams</em>

Art

Freyda Miller

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Art Dimensions

Freyda Miller's body of work dates as far back as 1978, developing from her early conceptual photography to the Fertile Dreams... 

At the Brewery Project 1993-2007: the Finale

Art

At the Brewery Project

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Armory Center for the Arts

With At the Brewery Project: 1993-2007: the Finale, the Armory pays its respects to an LA art mainstay. For the past... 

Jeremy Kidd: <em>Fictional Realities</em>

Art: Photography

Jeremy Kidd

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Fahey/Klein Gallery

Like many photographers, Jeremy Kidd is drawn to sweeping vistas, from the high desert to the ocean floor, and from suburbia... 

<em>Shut Up and Keep Swimming</em>

Art

Shut Up and Keep Swimming

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Jail Gallery

While it's certainly true that things are finally looking up in this country, the premise of curator Claressinka Anderson's latest parfait... 

<em>All of This is Melting Away</em>

Art

All of This is Melting Away

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Royal/T

Director of New York's Greene Naftali Gallery, Jay Sanders steps into cafe/shop/gallery Royal/T to curate this group show of works from... 

Moira Hahn: <em>Night Vision</em>

Art

Moira Hahn

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Koplin del Rio Gallery

Moira Hahn is known for conceptually complex, masterfully rendered mash-up paintings in which wild and domestic animals play the roles of... 

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Saturday 2/ 7 @ 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>Battle Hymn</em>

Theatre

Battle Hymn

Saturday 2/ 7 @ The Ford Theater

Chronicling the misadventures of feisty, forward-thinking Martha, Battle Hymn is a touching, comedic, and thoughtful survey of American history, as seen... 

J. Bennett Fitts: <em>Landscape[ing]</em> and Bas Louter: <em>Dust</em>

Art

J. Bennett Fitts and Bas Louter

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Kopeikin Gallery

Paul Kopeikin Gallery inaugurates its new West Hollywood digs with a pair of solo exhibitions underscoring its central place in the... 

Chris Stain: <em>Up on the Roof Countin' Pigeons</em>

Art

Chris Stain

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art

Baltimore-born artist Chris Stain makes his West Coast solo-show debut with this exhibition — but he's starting at the top. Including... 

Collecting Abraham Lincoln

Special Event

Collecting Abraham Lincoln

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

In honor of Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, the newly renovated Huntington Library digs into its massive reservoir of Lincolniana. The letters,... 

Lisa Adams: <em>The Future of Paradise Past</em>

Art

Lisa Adams

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Lawrence Asher Gallery

LA painter Lisa Adams is something of a riddle. Her work is almost violently sweet, with a dulcet, wafting quality to... 

Yuval Pudik: <em>Come Back and Hunt Me</em>

Art

Yuval Pudik

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Angles Gallery

Israeli-born, LA-based artist Yuval Pudik executes remarkable graphite drawings on paper that defy the laws of anatomy, narrative, romance, and even... 

<em>Raised in Craftivity</em>

Art

Raised in Craftivity

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Wignall Museum/Gallery at Chaffey College

From psychedelic ceramics to custom-knitted army-tank cozies, the Arts and Crafts movement is thriving at Chaffey College's Wignall Museum in Rancho... 

<em>Fortuna Rising: Gordy Grundy is the Messenger</em>

Art

Gordy Grundy

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Western Project

The Fellowship of Fortuna (and its "messenger," LA painter and media artist Gordy Grundy) takes up residence on Western Project's website... 

<em>SHE</em>: Images of Women by Wallace Berman and Richard Prince

Art: Photography

Wallace Berman and Richard Prince

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Michael Kohn Gallery

Aside from the landscape, womankind has been art's favorite subject — and few portray femininity quite as impressively or distinctly as... 

Rahim AlHaj and Souhail Kaspar

Music: Global

Rahim AlHaj and Souhail Kaspar

Saturday 2/ 7 @ The Getty Center

If the American occupation of Iraq has achieved one positive thing, it's the rediscovery of the country's rich musical history. Playing... 

Harley-Davidson presents <em>The Art of Rebellion</em>

Art

The Art of Rebellion

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Robert Berman Gallery

Forty years after Easy Rider hit the silver screen, Harley-Davidson's out to prove the rebel is alive and well. Commissioning 11... 

<em>Paper Cuts</em>: 200 Years of Black Paper Dolls

Art

Paper Cuts

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Craft and Folk Art Museum

Where London has the Victoria and Albert, LA has the Craft and Folk Art Museum; yet, too often, the little institution... 

Susanne Zottl: <em>A Styrofoam Lover with (E)motions of Concrete</em>

Art

Susanne Zottl

Saturday 2/ 7 @ SCI-Arc

Austrian architect and SCI-Arc alum Susanne Zottl seeks out man-made environments and historic structures, fusing the world's existing space with her... 

Jona Frank: <em>Church and State</em>

Art: Photography

Jona Frank

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Sherry Frumkin Gallery

With her new book, RIGHT: Portraits from the Evangelical Ivy League, photographer Jona Frank flips the script on the face of... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Scribble Press

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

2008 California Biennial

Art

2008 California Biennial

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach

The 2008 installment of the California Biennial should come with an anxiety-attack warning label. In a way, it does, with Patrick... 

Art

The Art of Blake Edwards

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Pacific Design Center

Blake Edwards has established a lasting role in an otherwise fickle entertainment industry, directing gems like Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Party,... 

Theatre

West Fest 2009

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Theatre West

Hollywood's Theatre West has been providing challenging workshops, staging world-class performances, and giving back to the community for 47 years. LA's... 

Marianne Mueller: <em>DREAM-US-09</em> and Penelope Gottlieb: <em>No $ Down</em>

Art

Marianne Mueller and Penelope Gottlieb

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Lightbox Gallery

Photographer Marianne Mueller and painter Penelope Gottlieb unite their disparate styles in this visual double bill at the Kim Light/Lightbox Gallery.... 

Danielle Eubank: <em>Oil on Water</em>

Art

Danielle Eubank

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Found Gallery

Danielle Eubank's ethereal pieces straddle the line between formalism and figurative representation, resulting in a dreamy, surreal body of work. The... 

Elias Sime: <em>Eye of the Needle, Eye of the  Heart</em> and Arnold Mesches: <em>Coming Attractions</em>

Art

Elias Sime and Arnold Mesches

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Santa Monica Museum of Art

East meets West on many levels as the Santa Monica Museum of Art welcomes octogenarian lion of painting Arnold Mesches to... 

<em>Self-Portaits in the Age of MyFaceSpaceBook</em>

Art

Self-Portraits in the Age of MyFaceSpaceBook

Saturday 2/ 7 @ I-5 Gallery

Self-Portraits in the Age of MyFaceSpaceBook is a big, fat group show that delivers just what its title promises: an unwieldy... 

Derek Buckner: <em>Marshmallows</em>

Art

Derek Buckner

Saturday 2/ 7 @ George Billis Gallery

In an inspired mashup of childhood comfort, adult-onset ADHD, and modern-art history, Brooklyn-based painter Derek Buckner delivers luminous, refined oil paintings... 

David E. Stone: <em>Unanticipated Despair (Despite Prior Naive Optimism)</em>

Art

David E. Stone

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Charlie James Gallery

Los Angeles artist David E. Stone practices a surreal brand of punsterism, often producing exhibitions in serial form that build upon... 

Eddy Sykes: <em>Yakuza Lou</em>

Art

Eddy Sykes

Saturday 2/ 7 @ Materials & Applications

First, there were robot maids, robot pets, and robot vacuums. Now, there are robot gardens. The technical specifications for Materials &...