Events on Saturday, June 6

Marrakesh House Opening Party

Art

Marrakesh House

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Marrakesh House

Chris Paine is best known as director of the avant-environmentalist documentary film, Who Killed the Electric Car? However, just like everyone... 

ANDA! One-Year Anniversary

Music: Global

ANDA!

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Mal's Bar

Cumbia is getting some long-overdue attention in LA, thanks in no small part to ANDA!, the monthly Downtown party that forays... 

Sterling Andrews: <em>Gooseberries</em>

Party

Sterling Andrews

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Stories Books

Love Grenades and Eagle Winged Palace vocalist Sterling Andrews is more than just a sultry songstress. Tonight she celebrates the release... 

Cinespia presents <em>Cat People</em> (1942)

Film

Cat People

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery

In tonight's edition of Cinespia's Cemetery Screenings, Simone Simon stars as Irena Dubrovna, a fashion illustrator haunted by her Serbian ancestors'... 

Bootie LA 4-Year Anniversary Party feat. Smash-Up Derby

Music: DJ

Bootie LA

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Echoplex

Originally started in San Francisco, this monthly live-mashup club fuses pop tunes with old-school favorites, making it the only place where... 

Ongoing Events

Fred Eversley

Art

Fred Eversley

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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... 

Apex Art's the Franchise presents the League of Imaginary Scientists: <em>X, Y, Z, and U</em>

Art

League of Imaginary Scientists

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Outpost for Contemporary Art

Outpost for Contemporary Art takes its name literally this month, as it presents an offshoot project of Apex Art, a New... 

<em>Point Break LIVE!</em>

Theatre

Point Break LIVE!

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Dragonfly

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

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

Art

James Hueter

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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... 

<em>Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo</em>

Theatre

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Kirk Douglas Theatre

It's always refreshing to see a work that speaks with such striking originality that it reaffirms the value in taking risks.... 

Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, and David Lynch present <em>Dark Night of the Soul</em>

Art: Photography

Dark Night of the Soul

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Michael Kohn Gallery

Dark Night of the Soul is a two-pronged project: The visual element, represented here, features psych-noir master David Lynch's photographic interpretations... 

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

Art

Celestial Ash

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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,... 

C.O.L.A. 2009

Art

C.O.L.A. 2009

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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... 

Cole Sternberg

Art

Cole Sternberg

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Kinsey/DesForges Gallery

Employing watercolors, heavy oils, and spray paint, LA-based artist Cole Sternberg blends mediums to produce his striking works. Paint often obscures... 

Ballet Hispanico

Dance

Ballet Hispanico

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Ahmanson Theatre

Ballet Hispanico is a 13-member company that meshes ballet, modern, and Latin dance against the backdrop of progressive Latino culture. Four... 

Barkley L. Hendricks: <em>Birth of the Cool: Paintings, 1964-2007</em>

Art

Barkley L. Hendricks

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Santa Monica Museum of Art

Imagine the florid, hyper-decorative seduction of Kehinde Wiley's large-scale portraits of young black men, only rendered with an urban, folk-outsider edge,... 

Steve Lambert: <em>Everything You Want, Right Now!</em>

Art

Steve Lambert

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Charlie James Gallery

Chinatown's Charlie James Gallery becomes more appliance store than art space during Steve Lambert's solo show Everything You Want, Right Now!... 

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

Art: Photography

Deborah Anderson

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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... 

Amy Kaps: <em>round and round she goes...</em>

Art

Amy Kaps

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Indie Collective

LA-based performance artist, photographer, and visual philosopher Amy Kaps is obsessed with patterns — of thought, behavior, history, and form —... 

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

Art

Cool Globes

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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>Stranger</em>

Theatre

Stranger

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Bootleg Theater

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

Lizabeth Eva Rossof and David Fokos

Art

Lizabeth Eva Rossof and David Fokos

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Kopeikin Gallery

While much of Lizabeth Eva Rossof's visual art might recall the colorful confectionary treats of our youth, it actually focuses on... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Vinum Populi

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

Matahati ke Matadunia

Art

Matahati ke Matadunia

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Seni Contemporary

Art critic Peter Frank and gallerist Delia Cabral want you to see what they've seen. On a recent curatorial reconnaissance trip... 

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

Art: Photography

Paul Outerbridge and Jo Ann Callis

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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.... 

Daniel Nicoletta: <em>Harvey Milk and the San Francisco Scene</em>

Art: Photography

Daniel Nicoletta

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Overtones Gallery

Starting in 1975 as a staff photographer for The Advocate and an employee in the Harvey Milk-owned Castro Camera shop, Daniel... 

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

Art

The Legendary Belmont Tunnel

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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>La Traviata</em> by Giuseppe Verde

Performing Arts: Opera

La Traviata

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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>Allegedly: The Hugh Brown Chainsaw Collection</em>

Art

Hugh Brown

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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... 

<em>Memory of the LA Billboard: Telepolis in the Archetype</em>

Art

Memory of the LA Billboard

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Koplin del Rio Gallery

Billboards and other outdoor advertising methods are a source of contention in every landscape they grace, from the rural to the... 

<em>Matisse's Amours: Illustrations of Pierre de Ronsard's Love Poems</em>

Art

Matisse's Amours

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Norton Simon Museum

The French Fauvist painter Henri Matisse began a simple, 30-lithograph portfolio in 1941, and seven years later transformed it into a... 

Lisa Jack: <em>Barack Obama: The Freshman</em>

Art: Photography

Barack Obama: The Freshman

Saturday 6/ 6 @ M+B Gallery Los Angeles

As a photography student at LA's Occidental College in 1980, Lisa Jack took a series of portraits with a handsome, charismatic... 

The Eclectech Poolside

Music: DJ

The Eclectech

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Custom Hotel

Custom Hotel's Eclectech-hosted day-into-night poolside dance party was already a legend. Making the move from Sunday to Saturday to "allow for... 

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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>L8S ANG3LES</em>: 11 LA Photographers

Art: Photography

L8S ANG3LES

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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... 

Dance Camera West: <em>Screendance: A New Visual Language</em>

Film

Dance Camera West

Saturday 6/ 6 @ REDCAT

Dance Camera West always earns high praise for its eclectic programming agenda, presenting dance-related films that allow viewers to experience the... 

Castillo: <em>Strand</em>

Art

Castillo

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Tarryn Teresa Gallery

A lot of women in LA are obsessed with their hair, but installation artist Castillo takes the prize. Her large-scale sculptural... 

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

Art

ZAP! POW! BAM!

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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>Screwball Asses</em>

Art

Screwball Asses

Saturday 6/ 6 @ The Company

Curated by Hedi El Kholti and David Jones, this wide-ranging group show uses broken-down stereotypes to reveal the multiplicity of a... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Saturday 6/ 6 @ Scribble Press

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

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Special Event

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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,... 

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Special Event

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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... 

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

Art

Annie Lapin: Parallel Deliria Iteration

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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... 

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Special Event

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Saturday 6/ 6 @ LACMA

Edith Heath: Tabletop Modernist

Art

Edith Heath: Tabletop Modernist

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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... 

TRAFFIC!

Art: Photography

TRAFFIC!

Saturday 6/ 6 @ 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...