Events on Saturday, July 11

Tortoise

Music

Tortoise

Saturday 7/11 @ The Troubadour

Chicago's Tortoise dabble in an idiosyncratic mix of genres, taking an ambitious (if minimalist) approach to cool jazz and ambient electronics.... 

'80s Prom Party

Party

'80s Prom Party

Saturday 7/11 @ House of Blues Sunset Strip

For those not lucky enough to experience prom in the 1980s (or those just waiting to relive it) Drink Eat Play... 

Ultimate Mancini!

Music

Ultimate Mancini!

Saturday 7/11 @ Hollywood Bowl

From "Moon River" to "Days of Wine and Roses," Charade to Victor/Victoria, and The Pink Panther to Peter Gunn... join the... 

Ongoing Events

Nicole Cohen: <em>French Connection</em>

Art

Nicole Cohen

Saturday 7/11 @ Shoshana Wayne Gallery

In her latest series of photographic and video projections, Nicole Cohen expands upon previous subject matter and technological complexity, constructing layered,... 

<em>Soul Power</em>

Film: Documentary

Soul Power

Saturday 7/11 @ Laemmle's Sunset 5

Soul Power documents the Zaire '74 all-star concert that set the stage for Muhammad Ali and George Foreman's legendary Rumble in... 

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

Art

Wayne Thiebaud

Saturday 7/11 @ 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>ZAP! POW! BAM!</em><em> The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950</em>

Art

ZAP! POW! BAM!

Saturday 7/11 @ 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>Kill Me, Deadly</em>

Theatre

Kill Me, Deadly

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

Cole Sternberg

Art

Cole Sternberg

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

Lawrence Weiner: <em>Placed on the Tip of a Wave</em>

Art

Lawrence Weiner

Saturday 7/11 @ Regen Projects II

Since his seminal book Statements came out in 1968, Lawrence Weiner has been at the forefront of conceptual art. Using language... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Saturday 7/11 @ Vinum Populi

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

Lizabeth Eva Rossof and David Fokos

Art

Lizabeth Eva Rossof and David Fokos

Saturday 7/11 @ Kopeikin Gallery

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

<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

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

<em>RE: materialization</em>

Art

RE: materialization

Saturday 7/11 @ Deborah Martin Gallery

Opening in conjunction with the Downtown Art Walk, RE: materialization features 35 works, narrowed down from over 200 submissions, in an... 

<em>Tales of the Flesh</em>: Carole Caroompas, Kaitlynn Redell, Aaron Sheppard, Arne Svenson, and Liz Young

Art

Tales of the Flesh

Saturday 7/11 @ Western Project

When it comes to depictions of the body, indictments of the power structures of human sexuality, and unapologetic appetites for flesh,... 

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

Theatre

The Cherry Orchard

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

Renegade Craft Fair

Fashion/Style: Shopping

Renegade Craft Fair

Saturday 7/11 @ California Market Center

As the Renegade Craft Fair boasts on its handmade-feeling website, it's one of the country's biggest and best-known craft events. (Born... 

The Eclectech Poolside

Music: DJ

The Eclectech

Saturday 7/11 @ 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>Occupation Dreamer: The Photography of Moshe Brakha</em>

Art: Photography

Occupation Dreamer

Saturday 7/11 @ 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,... 

<em>Point Break LIVE!</em>

Theatre

Point Break LIVE!

Saturday 7/11 @ Dragonfly

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

Sophia Allison, Rebecca Lowry, and Ivo Vergara: <em>Retrospect</em>

Art

Retrospect

Saturday 7/11 @ Lawrence Asher Gallery

Three very different artists enter into a dialogue about the persistence of memory and how recollections are formed, contorted, stored, and... 

<em>Diverted Destruction 2</em>

Art

Diverted Destruction 2

Saturday 7/11 @ The Loft at Liz's

A diverse group of emerging LA artists join forces to give your garbage a new lease on life. Work in the... 

Flux Salon presents <em>Geometry of Ruins</em>

Art

Geometry of Ruins

Saturday 7/11 @ Flux Salon

Known for its quarterly screenings at the Hammer, as well as its monthly Cinema Tuesdays, Flux also brings a haunting and... 

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

Art

Barkley L. Hendricks

Saturday 7/11 @ 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,... 

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

Jim Gentry: <em>Never Odd or Even</em> and Leia Jervert: <em>Cut Back</em>

Art

Jim Gentry and Leia Jervert

Saturday 7/11 @ Happy

There's no excuse to feel glum when you're at Happy, a home and lifestyle nook in Los Feliz that features well-designed... 

Outfest 2009

Festival: Film

Outfest 2009

Saturday 7/11 @ Various

Outfest returns for its annual spotlight on emerging LGBT film and filmmakers, featuring old-school faves, outdoor screenings (two words: Funny Girl),... 

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

Art

Celestial Ash

Saturday 7/11 @ 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>Stranger</em>

Theatre

Stranger

Saturday 7/11 @ Bootleg Theater

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

<em>One Week Only</em>

Art

One Week Only

Saturday 7/11 @ Jancar Gallery

Jancar Gallery and Jancar/McCorkle Projects present a group show so densely populated, it takes over both gallery spaces for its short-but-sweet... 

<em>In Focus: Making a Scene</em>

Art: Photography

In Focus: Making a Scene

Saturday 7/11 @ The Getty Center

Thirty staged photographs are on view at the Getty Center as part of its In Focus series, a thematic presentation of... 

Second Saturday at Eco-LA

Art

Eco-LA

Saturday 7/11 @ Eco-Logical Art

Eco-LA Gallery wants you to look at billboards differently. The ubiquity and influence of the outdoor ads are easy targets for... 

Todd Hebert and Jennifer Nehrbass

Art

Todd Hebert and Jennifer Nehrbass

Saturday 7/11 @ Mark Moore Gallery

In his latest body of work, Todd Hebert employs a mix of sharp detail and soft focus, and a dark yet... 

Eine: <em>The A-Z of Change</em>

Art

Eine

Saturday 7/11 @ Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art

The latest salvo in Carmichael Gallery's one-shop battle to raise the domestic profiles of European graffiti stars features British and German... 

Andrew Schoultz: <em>White Noise and Silence</em> and Hank Willis Thomas: <em>Black Is Beautiful</em>

Art

Andrew Schoultz and Hank Willis Thomas

Saturday 7/11 @ Roberts & Tilton Gallery

Bay Area artist Andrew Schoultz crafts expansive murals and other large-scale paintings from innumerable individual lines and details. His densely swirled,... 

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

Art

MatterApp

Saturday 7/11 @ Materials & Applications

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Heather Cantrell: <em>A Study in Portraiture: Act I</em>

Art: Photography

Heather Cantrell

Saturday 7/11 @ Kinkead Contemporary

Los Angeles-based photographer Heather Cantrell lays elaborate groundwork for her seemingly fresh and casual portraits. Employing props, costumes, and references to... 

C.O.L.A. 2009

Art

C.O.L.A. 2009

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Paul Outerbridge and Jo Ann Callis

Saturday 7/11 @ 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>He Asked For It</em>

Theatre

He Asked For It

Saturday 7/11 @ 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."... 

<em>Broads, Boobs, and Buckles</em>: The Pinball Art of Dave Christensen

Art

Dave Christensen

Saturday 7/11 @ Kristi Engle Gallery

Throughout the '70s, technical artist and service-manual author Dave Christensen fleshed out a series of bodacious and bawdy graphics for pinball... 

<em>Bitch Is the New Black</em>

Art

Bitch Is the New Black

Saturday 7/11 @ Honor Fraser

Curated by arts critic and writer Emma Gray, Honor Fraser's annual group show features works by 14 female artists based in... 

<em>Farragut North</em>

Theatre

Farragut North

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

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

Art

James Hueter

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

Stella Im Hultberg: <em>Memento Mori</em>

Art

Stella Im Hultberg

Saturday 7/11 @ Thinkspace Gallery

The paintings of Brooklyn-based artist Stella Im Hultberg combine the sultry, gilded romance and elongated, mannerist lines of Gustav Klimt with... 

<em>Instruments</em>

Art

Instruments

Saturday 7/11 @ SolwayJones Gallery

Solway Jones Gallery's summer group show takes on the celebrated cross-pollination of music and art, with an exhibition of mostly sculptural... 

<em>Locals Only</em>

Art

Locals Only

Saturday 7/11 @ LOOK Gallery

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

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

Art

Fallen Fruit: United Fruit

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

<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

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Barack Obama: The Freshman

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

Cirque Berzerk

Performing Arts

Cirque Berzerk

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

Pictures of the Year International: The World. In High Resolution

Art: Photography

Pictures of the Year International: The World. In High Resolution

Saturday 7/11 @ Annenberg Space for Photography

All year photographers have been clicking camera shutters with their lenses pointed toward the action. The 66th annual Pictures of the... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Saturday 7/11 @ Scribble Press

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

Fallen Fruit: <em>Fresh 'n Easy</em>

Art

Fallen Fruit: Fresh 'n Easy

Saturday 7/11 @ another year in LA

Fallen Fruit — the artist collective formed by David Burns, Matias Viegener, and Austin Young — has typically been known more... 

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

Art: Photography

Dark Night of the Soul

Saturday 7/11 @ 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>Cool Globes: Hot Ideas for a Cooler Planet</em>

Art

Cool Globes

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

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 7/11 @ 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,... 

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

Art

Annie Lapin: Parallel Deliria Iteration

Saturday 7/11 @ 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

Saturday 7/11 @ 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

Saturday 7/11 @ 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

Saturday 7/11 @ LACMA

TRAFFIC!

Art: Photography

TRAFFIC!

Saturday 7/11 @ 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

Saturday 7/11 @ 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... 

Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution

Art

Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution

Saturday 7/11 @ The Getty Museum

This exhibition represents an overview of three centuries of French bronze sculpture, when monarchs and private collectors came to embrace bronze...