Events on Sunday, July 19

Art Center Car Classic: <em>By Air, Land & Sea</em>

Conferences

Art Center Car Classic

Sunday 7/19 @ Art Center College of Design

Noted aerospace engineer Burt Rutan delivers the keynote address at Car Classic '09, hosted by Pasadena's Art Center College of Design.... 

Telic Arts Exchange Fundraiser

Special Event: Benefit

Telic Fundraiser

Sunday 7/19 @ The Mandrake

Typically, when an arts organization has a fundraiser, it looks to board members and outside supporters for help with entertainment, programming,... 

The Nervous Breakdown and Tom's Shoes Benefit Night

Music

Tom's Shoes Benefit Night

Sunday 7/19 @ The Hotel Café

The philanthropic and stylish folks at Tom's Shoes famously give away a pair of kicks to a kid in need for... 

Porgy and Bess with the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Music

Porgy and Bess with the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Sunday 7/19 @ Hollywood Bowl

Gershwin’s classic American opera Porgy and Bess comes to the Bowl featuring favorite tunes “Summertime,” “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’” and... 

Ongoing Events

<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 7/19 @ 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... 

TreePeople presents Once Upon A Canyon Night

Festival

Once Upon A Canyon Night

Sunday 7/19 @ S. Mark Taper Foundation Amphitheatre

Working to restore greenery to the southland for over 30 years, TreePeople helps communities foster tree growth, provides environmental education, and... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Sunday 7/19 @ 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 7/19 @ 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."... 

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

Art: Photography

Paul Outerbridge and Jo Ann Callis

Sunday 7/19 @ 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.... 

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

Art

Stella Im Hultberg

Sunday 7/19 @ Thinkspace Gallery

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

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

Art

Fallen Fruit: United Fruit

Sunday 7/19 @ 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>Locals Only</em>

Art

Locals Only

Sunday 7/19 @ 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 7/19 @ 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,... 

Outfest Under the Stars
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Festival: Film

Outfest Under the Stars  

Sunday 7/19 @ The Ford Theater


 
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<em>Stranger</em>

Theatre

Stranger

Sunday 7/19 @ Bootleg Theater

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

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

Art

James Turrell

Sunday 7/19 @ 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 7/19 @ 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>Sweets & Treats</em>: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum

Art

Wayne Thiebaud

Sunday 7/19 @ 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>Lights on LA</em>

Festival: Art

Lights on LA

Sunday 7/19 @ Pershing Square

Illuminating the wealth of creative resources within the LA art scene, Tarryn Teresa Gallery's Lights on LA strings up light bulbs... 

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

Art

James Hueter

Sunday 7/19 @ 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>Kill Me, Deadly</em>

Theatre

Kill Me, Deadly

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

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

Art

ZAP! POW! BAM!

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

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

Art

Eine

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

<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 7/19 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

The Cherry Orchard

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

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

Art

Jim Gentry and Leia Jervert

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

Cirque Berzerk

Performing Arts

Cirque Berzerk

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Sunday 7/19 @ 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>In Focus: Making a Scene</em>

Art: Photography

In Focus: Making a Scene

Sunday 7/19 @ The Getty Center

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

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Sunday 7/19 @ 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 7/19 @ 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... 

Outfest 2009

Festival: Film

Outfest 2009

Sunday 7/19 @ Various

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

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

Art: Photography

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

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

Chalk Repertory Theatre presents <em>The Debate over Courtney O'Connell of Columbus, Nebraska</em>

Theatre

The Debate over Courtney O'Connell of Columbus, Nebraska

Sunday 7/19 @ Cafe Metropol

Chalk Repertory Theatre guns love and passion down through defiantly minimal farce and a flaunted disregard for sex or ethnicity in... 

<em>Farragut North</em>

Theatre

Farragut North

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

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

Art

MatterApp

Sunday 7/19 @ Materials & Applications

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Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Special Event

Exceptionally Gifted: Recent Donations to the Norton Simon Museum

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Special Event

Walls of Algiers: Narratives of the City

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

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 7/19 @ 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

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution

Art

Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution

Sunday 7/19 @ The Getty Museum

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

Edith Heath: Tabletop Modernist

Art

Edith Heath: Tabletop Modernist

Sunday 7/19 @ 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... 

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Art

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Sunday 7/19 @ The Getty Museum

The Chimaera of Arezzo traces the myth of Bellerophon and the Chimaera - the legendary fire-breathing monster comprised of a lion,... 

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Special Event

Pompeii and the Roman Villa

Sunday 7/19 @ LACMA

TRAFFIC!

Art: Photography

TRAFFIC!

Sunday 7/19 @ 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...