Events on Sunday, June 28

Mondo Jerry BBQ feat. <em>Cracking Up</em> (1983)

Film

Mondo Jerry BBQ

Sunday 6/28 @ The Silent Movie Theatre

The Cinefamily winds down LA's first Jerry Lewis retrospective with a day-long "Jerrython" in honor of the iconic comic. Often eclipsed... 

SqueezeFestLA

Music: Global

SqueezeFest

Sunday 6/28 @ The Ford Theater

The LA Accordion Festival hosts SqueezeFestLA at the majestic outdoor John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, one of LA's most underappreciated architectural gems.... 

Tongue & Groove feat. Jerry Stahl

Performing Arts: Spoken Word

Jerry Stahl

Sunday 6/28 @ The Hotel Café

From his gut-wrenching addiction memoir Permanent Midnight to his latest novel, Pain Killers, Jerry Stahl's biting, fast-paced prose has always resisted... 

KCRW World Festival feat. Adele, Chaka Khan, and Janelle Monae

Music

Adele

Sunday 6/28 @ Hollywood Bowl

While the emergence of pipsqueak balladeer Duffy is certainly evidence of a market-share grab in the wake of a wasted Winehouse,... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Sweets & Treats</em>: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum

Art

Wayne Thiebaud

Sunday 6/28 @ Norton Simon Museum

In the 1960s, soon-to-be Pop icon Wayne Thiebaud created a series of monochromatic, two-dimensional prints of nine pieces of pie, sufficiently... 

<em>Locals Only</em>

Art

Locals Only

Sunday 6/28 @ 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>Occupation Dreamer: The Photography of Moshe Brakha</em>

Art: Photography

Occupation Dreamer

Sunday 6/28 @ 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,... 

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

Art: Photography

Deborah Anderson

Sunday 6/28 @ 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 6/28 @ 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 6/28 @ Bootleg Theater

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

<em>Sweets & Treats</em>: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum

Special Event

Sweets & Treats: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum

Sunday 6/28 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

In the 1960s, soon-to-be Pop icon Wayne Thiebaud created a series of monochromatic, two-dimensional prints of nine pieces of pie, sufficiently... 

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

Art

MatterApp

Sunday 6/28 @ Materials & Applications

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Fred Eversley

Art

Fred Eversley

Sunday 6/28 @ 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... 

All-Vegan, All-American Cooking Class

Food/Wine

All-Vegan, All-American

Sunday 6/28 @ Spork Foods Home Kitchen

There's no need for vegans to feel left out this Fourth of July BBQ season with the Spork sisters on hand.... 

<em>Kill Me, Deadly</em>

Theatre

Kill Me, Deadly

Sunday 6/28 @ Theatre of NOTE

Theatre of Note's current "Season of the Passion Plays" continues with this original noir production of Kill Me, Deadly! Loaded with... 

Dwell on Design

Festival: Performing Arts

Dwell on Design

Sunday 6/28 @ Los Angeles Convention Center

In addition to expo staples like trade shows and guest speakers, the three-day-long Dwell on Design hosts home tours, outdoor film... 

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Sunday 6/28 @ 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>Celestial Ash: Assemblages from Los Angeles</em>

Art

Celestial Ash

Sunday 6/28 @ 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... 

Bigfoot Lodge 10-Year Anniversary

City Gems

Bigfoot Lodge 10-Year Anniversary

Sunday 6/28 @ [delete] Bigfoot Lodge

When two international brewing distributors and an artist got together to open their own bar in 1999, they didn't know their... 

<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 6/28 @ 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... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Sunday 6/28 @ Vinum Populi

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

Festival: Performing Arts

Los Angeles Film Festival

Sunday 6/28 @ Top of West Parking Garage at L.A. LIVE

As the qualifying festival for Film Independent's Spirit Awards, the Los Angeles Film Festival screens 200 feature-length narratives, documentaries, music videos,... 

C.O.L.A. 2009

Art

C.O.L.A. 2009

Sunday 6/28 @ 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>James Hueter: A Retrospective</em>

Art

James Hueter

Sunday 6/28 @ 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... 

Cirque Berzerk

Performing Arts

Cirque Berzerk

Sunday 6/28 @ Los Angeles State Historic Park

Cirque Berzerk at Downtown's LA State Historic Park features a custom-built Italian big top, seven new alt-circus acts, and a midway... 

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

Art: Photography

Paul Outerbridge and Jo Ann Callis

Sunday 6/28 @ 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>Farragut North</em>

Theatre

Farragut North

Sunday 6/28 @ The Geffen Playhouse

Westwood's Geffen Playhouse presents a timely hybrid of Survivor, West Wing, and The Hills, outlining the value of loyalty and the... 

Fallen Fruit: <em>United Fruit</em>

Art

Fallen Fruit: United Fruit

Sunday 6/28 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

LA-based art and action collective Fallen Fruit uses the visual arts (specifically photography, installation, and performance-oriented actions) to examine the imbalance... 

The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents <em>The Cherry Orchard</em>

Theatre

The Cherry Orchard

Sunday 6/28 @ The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

In the '50s, blacklisted actor Will Geer opened a theater on his Topanga property for fellow performers ostracized during the McCarthy... 

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

Art

The Legendary Belmont Tunnel

Sunday 6/28 @ 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... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Sunday 6/28 @ Scribble Press

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

<em>He Asked For It</em>

Theatre

He Asked For It

Sunday 6/28 @ 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 6/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Cool Globes

Sunday 6/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Annie Lapin: Parallel Deliria Iteration

Sunday 6/28 @ 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 6/28 @ 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 6/28 @ 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... 

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Special Event

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Sunday 6/28 @ LACMA

TRAFFIC!

Art: Photography

TRAFFIC!

Sunday 6/28 @ 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... 

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Special Event

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Sunday 6/28 @ 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... 

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 6/28 @ 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,...