Events on Sunday, February 8

Book Party feat. Marlys West and Aimee Bender

Party

Book Party

Sunday 2/ 8 @ The Mandrake

Bibliophiles race from the book store to the brasserie, as another month of Book Party takes over the Mandrake. Hosted by... 

Ongoing Events

Rahim AlHaj and Souhail Kaspar

Music: Global

Rahim AlHaj and Souhail Kaspar

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Art

Mark Bradford

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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>Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda</em>

Fashion/Style

Antonio Pineda

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

Independent Book Fair

Art: Happening

Independent Book Fair

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Art

James Turrell

Sunday 2/ 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... 

A Grand Guignol Children's Show *not for children

Performing Arts

Grand Guignol

Sunday 2/ 8 @ Art/Works Theatre

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

Theatre

Pippin

Sunday 2/ 8 @ Mark Taper Forum

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

<em>Battle Hymn</em>

Theatre

Battle Hymn

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

At the Brewery Project 1993-2007: the Finale

Art

At the Brewery Project

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

Collecting Abraham Lincoln

Special Event

Collecting Abraham Lincoln

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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,... 

Silverlake Art, Craft & Vintage Flea Market

Fashion/Style: Shopping

Art, Craft & Vintage Flea Market

Sunday 2/ 8 @ Citibank Parking Lot (corner of Silverlake Blvd)

East Side shoppers seeking the offbeat were rewarded last holiday season, as the gals at Ghettogloss heard their flea-market pleas. Back... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Sunday 2/ 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>Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy</em>

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Sunday 2/ 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... 

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

Art

Chris Stain

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Art

Robert Dowd

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Art

Susanne Zottl

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Art

Gordy Grundy

Sunday 2/ 8 @ Western Project

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

Theatre

West Fest 2009

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Art

Paper Cuts

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Sunday 2/ 8 @ Scribble Press

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

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

Art

All of This is Melting Away

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

Single Malt Sundays

Food/Wine

Single Malt Sundays

Sunday 2/ 8 @ Viceroy Santa Monica

Hosted by renowned producers such as Glenfiddich, the Macallan, and Glenmorangie, Single Malt Sundays at the Viceroy Santa Monica Hotel offers... 

Art

The Art of Blake Edwards

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Danielle Eubank

Sunday 2/ 8 @ Found Gallery

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

2008 California Biennial

Art

2008 California Biennial

Sunday 2/ 8 @ 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... 

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

Art

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

Sunday 2/ 8 @ The Getty Center

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

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

Art

Eddy Sykes

Sunday 2/ 8 @ Materials & Applications

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