Events on Sunday, July 5

Culprit Sessions 5 feat. Damian Lazarus, Lee Foss, Ewan Pearson, and Droog

Music: DJ

Damian Lazarus

Sunday 7/ 5 @ Standard Downtown Rooftop

Damian Lazarus' electro-house mixes are leading the pack in the international club circuit. Four years ago, the former music journalist turned... 

Death Cab for Cutie w/ Tegan and Sara, the New Pornographers, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Music

Death Cab for Cutie

Sunday 7/ 5 @ Hollywood Bowl

Though certain details of Death Cab for Cutie's Hollywood Bowl appearance are hush hush, one thing's for sure: there will be... 

Émilie Simon w/ Penelope Fortier

Music

Émilie Simon

Sunday 7/ 5 @ Bootleg Theater

Electro-pop maven Émilie Simon skips across the pond from her native France for a whirlwind tour of the West Coast. Lacing almost... 

Ongoing Events

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

Art

Fallen Fruit: United Fruit

Sunday 7/ 5 @ 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/ 5 @ LOOK Gallery

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

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

Art

Jim Gentry and Leia Jervert

Sunday 7/ 5 @ 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... 

<em>He Asked For It</em>

Theatre

He Asked For It

Sunday 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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/ 5 @ 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/ 5 @ 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>Occupation Dreamer: The Photography of Moshe Brakha</em>

Art: Photography

Occupation Dreamer

Sunday 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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/ 5 @ 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... 

<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/ 5 @ 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... 

City Gems

Scribble Press

Sunday 7/ 5 @ Scribble Press

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

<em>Kill Me, Deadly</em>

Theatre

Kill Me, Deadly

Sunday 7/ 5 @ 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>In Focus: Making a Scene</em>

Art: Photography

In Focus: Making a Scene

Sunday 7/ 5 @ 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/ 5 @ 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/ 5 @ 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>Betty Blue</em>: The Director's Cut

Film

Betty Blue: The Director's Cut

Sunday 7/ 5 @ Landmark Nuart Theatre

Upon its release in 1986, Betty Blue fascinated audiences with its unabashed sexuality, raw performances, and heart-wrenching subject matter. Now, the... 

Ugo Wine Bar

City Gems

Ugo Wine Bar

Sunday 7/ 5 @ Vinum Populi

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

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

Art

MatterApp

Sunday 7/ 5 @ Materials & Applications

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C.O.L.A. 2009

Art

C.O.L.A. 2009

Sunday 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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... 

Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution

Art

Cast in Bronze: French Sculpture from Renaissance to Revolution

Sunday 7/ 5 @ The Getty Museum

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

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/ 5 @ 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/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ LACMA

TRAFFIC!

Art: Photography

TRAFFIC!

Sunday 7/ 5 @ 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 7/ 5 @ 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...