Events on Sunday, June 14

Taste of the Nation

Food/Wine

Taste of the Nation

Sunday 6/14 @ Culver City Media Park

One of the country's most distinguished annual banquets for foodies, Taste of the Nation has been making sure American kids don't... 

Filter Magazine presents the Lucky Brand Neighborhood Social feat. Bat for Lashes and Giant Artists

Party

Neighborhood Social feat. Bat for Lashes

Sunday 6/14 @ Lucky Brand Jeans

Whether you need a new pair of jeans or not, this afternoon is a good time to hit the Lucky store... 

Mitch Hedberg Tribute Night (featuring <em>Los Enchiladas</em>)

Film

Mitch Hedberg Tribute Night

Sunday 6/14 @ The Silent Movie Theatre

Mitch Hedberg's uncanny reflections, droll one-liners, and unorthodox comedic timing catapulted him to the brink of cult status before he died... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Locals Only</em>

Art

Locals Only

Sunday 6/14 @ LOOK Gallery

Curated by Coagula Art Journal publisher Mat Gleason, Locals Only features works by nine artists who reflect the Southland's inherent multiplicity.... 

<em>The Billboard Show: Selling the So-Cal Lifestyle</em>: Photographic Landscapes of the 1950s and 1960s

Art: Photography

The Billboard Show: Selling the So-Cal Lifestyle

Sunday 6/14 @ Take My Picture Gary Leonard

Ever since taking a photograph of the Dodgers as a little boy in 1959, Gary Leonard has documented the mercurial landscape... 

<em>Curious Oddysees</em>

Art

Curious Oddysees

Sunday 6/14 @ C.A.V.E. Gallery

Venice's Center for Audio & Visual Expression (C.A.V.E.) hosts a group show dedicated to artists who prefer the subject matter of... 

<em>He Asked For It</em>

Theatre

He Asked For It

Sunday 6/14 @ Macha Theatre

Erik Patterson's provocative play He Asked for It explores the dark underbelly of one-night stands: the HIV-indifferent behavior of "bug chasers."... 

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

Art

James Turrell

Sunday 6/14 @ 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... 

Back to Basics: <em>MatterApp</em>

Art

MatterApp

Sunday 6/14 @ Materials & Applications

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C.O.L.A. 2009

Art

C.O.L.A. 2009

Sunday 6/14 @ Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

The City of Los Angeles (C.O.L.A.) Individual Artist Fellowships in the Arts, granted by the Department of Cultural Affairs, are distinguished... 

<em>L8S ANG3LES</em>: 11 LA Photographers

Art: Photography

L8S ANG3LES

Sunday 6/14 @ Annenberg Space for Photography

John Baldessari, Catherine Opie, Douglas Kirkland, Lauren Greenfield and Julius Shulman are a few of the world-class photographers whose images are... 

Playboy Jazz Festival feat. the Neville Brothers

Music

Playboy Jazz Festival

Sunday 6/14 @ Hollywood Bowl

Break out your sunscreen and your Sunday (and Saturday) best: executive producer Hugh Hefner's annual Playboy Jazz Festival rolls into town... 

CineVegas Film Festival

Festival: Performing Arts

CineVegas

Sunday 6/14 @ Brenden Theatres at the Palms Casino Resort

It may seem odd to leave LA and head to Las Vegas in search of progressive filmmaking, but CineVegas has been... 

The Legendary Belmont Tunnel: A Tribute to the Birthplace of Los Angeles Graffiti Art

Art

The Legendary Belmont Tunnel

Sunday 6/14 @ Crewest Gallery

A former Red Car route, the Belmont Tunnel ceased subway operations in 1955 and was partly filled-in with the Bonaventure Hotel's... 

<em>Allegedly: The Hugh Brown Chainsaw Collection</em>

Art

Hugh Brown

Sunday 6/14 @ CSUF Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana

The Grand Central Art Center Gallery at Cal State Fullerton features over 40 original works by the Grammy-winning Creative Director of... 

The Wooster Group: <em>La Didone</em>

Theatre

The Wooster Group

Sunday 6/14 @ REDCAT

CalArts and REDCAT's high-profile, immersive four-year relationship with New York's Wooster Group will give fans of contemporary theatre the opportunity to... 

Paul Outerbridge: <em>Command Performance</em> and Jo Ann Callis: <em>Woman Twirling</em>

Art: Photography

Paul Outerbridge and Jo Ann Callis

Sunday 6/14 @ The Getty Center

Over 100 prints by prolific New York photographer Paul Outerbridge (1896-1958) are on view at the Getty Center through August 9.... 

<em>La Traviata</em> by Giuseppe Verde

Performing Arts: Opera

La Traviata

Sunday 6/14 @ Los Angeles Opera

Expect knife-twisting drama in LA Opera's lush staging of Verdi's masterpiece, La Traviata. Long considered one of opera's most significant works,... 

<em>Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet</em>

Art

Cool Globes

Sunday 6/14 @ LA Memorial Coliseum & Exposition Park

Artists, scientists, public-policy makers, and concerned citizens find common ground at unique outdoor art installation Cool Globes. The result of a... 

<em>Celestial Ash: Assemblages from Los Angeles</em>

Art

Celestial Ash

Sunday 6/14 @ Craft and Folk Art Museum

Joseph Cornell's surrealist shadowboxes reconfigured found objects into multidimensional creations, classified as neither sculpture nor collage, but as assemblages. The Craft... 

<em>Occupation Dreamer: The Photography of Moshe Brakha</em>

Art: Photography

Occupation Dreamer

Sunday 6/14 @ GRAMMY Museum at LA Live

Spanning the decade between 1976 and 1986, the GRAMMY Museum's first photography exhibition features 30 pictures of rock stars by Israeli-born,... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Sunday 6/14 @ Scribble Press

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

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Sunday 6/14 @ 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>A Wink and a Smile</em>

Film

A Wink and a Smile

Sunday 6/14 @ Laemmle's Sunset 5

Deirdre Timmons' debut feature-length documentary, A Wink and a Smile follows the lives of ten pupils as they learn to strut... 

Fred Eversley

Art

Fred Eversley

Sunday 6/14 @ LA Artcore Union Center Gallery

Internationally renowned sculptor Fred Eversley has been a pioneer at every turn in his decades-long career. He's the longest-serving resident of... 

<em>James Hueter: A Retrospective</em>

Art

James Hueter

Sunday 6/14 @ Claremont Museum of Art

The Claremont Museum of Art makes no secret of its mission: the preservation, study, and dissemination of the legacy left by... 

Deborah Anderson: <em>The Horse Goddess </em>

Art: Photography

Deborah Anderson

Sunday 6/14 @ Morgane Le Fay

High fashion, fine-art photography, animal protection, and environmental activism meet a love of shameless beauty in the Horse Goddess exhibition. In... 

<em>ZAP! POW! BAM!</em><em> The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950</em>

Art

ZAP! POW! BAM!

Sunday 6/14 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Jerry Robinson, cartoonist and creator of Batman's iconic villain, the Joker, guest curated ZAP! POW! BAM! The Golden Age of Comic... 

<em>Stranger</em>

Theatre

Stranger

Sunday 6/14 @ Bootleg Theater

Stranger has the look, sound, and feel of everything glorious about the old west — and its classy, interpretive design ropes... 

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Sunday 6/14 @ 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... 

Annie Lapin: <em>Parallel Deliria Iteration</em>

Art

Annie Lapin: Parallel Deliria Iteration

Sunday 6/14 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

The PMCA is proud to present Los Angeles painter Annie Lapin's Parallel Deliria Iteration, which the artist describes as "a never-ending... 

Edith Heath: Tabletop Modernist

Art

Edith Heath: Tabletop Modernist

Sunday 6/14 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

This exhibition focuses on the life of Edith Heath and her defining influence on California design through pottery. Popular at dinner... 

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Special Event

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Sunday 6/14 @ The Getty Museum

The city of Algiers, on the north coast of Africa, historically sheltered a diverse population. During the Ottoman centuries (1529-1830), this... 

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Special Event

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Sunday 6/14 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

The Norton Simon Museum presents a selection of artworks donated to the Museum since 2002. Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the... 

TRAFFIC!

Art: Photography

TRAFFIC!

Sunday 6/14 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Benny Chan has worked diligently over the past few years to photograph overhead views of Los Angeles freeways during the height... 

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Special Event

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Sunday 6/14 @ LACMA

You See: The Early Years of the UC Davis Studio Art Faculty

Art

You See: The Early Years of the UC Davis Studio Art Faculty

Sunday 6/14 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Featuring work of five UC Davis faculty members Robert Arneson, Roy De Forest, Manuel Neri, Wayne Thiebaud and William T. Wiley,...