Events on Wednesday, February 24

Red Bull Thre3 Style feat. Mix Master Mike

Music: DJ

Red Bull Thre3 Style

Wednesday 2/24 @ Playhouse Hollywood

We're pretty sure da roof will be on fire during Red Bull Thre3Style, an international DJ competition to find the world's... 

Goldspot

Music

Goldspot

Wednesday 2/24 @ The Hotel Café

Taking their name from an erstwhile soda pop from India, Goldspot bring a welcome glimmer of light to an occasionally overly... 

Peter Hanson and Paul Robert Herman: <em>Tales from the Script: 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories </em>

Books: Reading

Peter Hanson and Paul Robert Herman: Tales from the Script: 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories

Wednesday 2/24 @ Book Soup

Peter Hanson and Paul Robert Herman present and sign Tales from the Script.   "Captures the excitement, frustration, and reality... 

<em>The Patsy</em> (1928)

Film

The Patsy (1928)

Wednesday 2/24 @ The Cinefamily

VIEW CLIP As newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst’s real-life mistress, Marion Davies garnered a lifelong reputation for controversy and an unjustified... 

Downstream- Apocalyptic Sci Fi Premiere

Film

Downstream- Apocalyptic Sci Fi Premiere

Wednesday 2/24 @ Egyptian Theatre

Famous Monster Presents: LA Premiere! DOWNSTREAM, 2009, 101 min. Dir. Simone Bartesaghi, Philip Kim, Neil Kinsella. Wes Keller (Jonathon Trent) lives... 

Sonus Quartet w/ Nicole Simone and Penelope Fortier at Bootleg

Music

Sonus Quartet w/ Nicole Simone and Penelope Fortier at Bootleg

Wednesday 2/24 @ Bootleg Theater

SONUS QUARTET Formed in 2003, Los Angeles-based Sonus Quartet challenges the definition of the traditional string quartet by fusing together diverse... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Rauschenberg at Gemini</em>

Art

Rauschenberg at Gemini

Wednesday 2/24 @ Armory Center for the Arts

From 1966-2001, legendary artist Robert Rauschenberg partnered with the impressive printmakers at LA's Gemini G.E.L. to produce an astonishing 250-plus groundbreaking... 

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Art

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Wednesday 2/24 @ Arclight Sherman Oaks

Known primarily for its iconic outdoor amphitheatre and legendary musical acts, the Hollywood Bowl is offering fans a glimpse into the... 

Wednesdays at Little Temple

Music: DJ

Wednesdays at Little Temple

Wednesday 2/24 @ Little Temple

Starting this month, if it's Wednesday, it's time to hit the dance floor at the Little Temple, where they've scored some... 

Kamrooz Aram: <em>Generation After Generation, Revolution After Revolution</em> and Artemio: <em>ChakrAK-47</em>

Art

Kamrooz Aram

Wednesday 2/24 @ LAXART

Kamrooz Aram and Artemio engage in an unhinging of the standard mechanisms of image-making, challenging social norms in the process. Artemio's... 

<em>The Color Purple</em>

Theatre

The Color Purple

Wednesday 2/24 @ Pantages Theatre

The story of Celie, a young black woman growing up in a minefield of abuse, racism, poverty, and deceit, who perseveres... 

The More the Merrier: Posters from the Ten Best Picture Nominees, 1936–1943

Art

The More the Merrier: Posters from the Ten Best Picture Nominees, 1936–1943

Wednesday 2/24 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Does having more Best Picture nominations affect the quality of films made? Maybe not. But then again, the last time 10... 

<em>Human Rights: Student Voices</em>

Art

Human Rights: Student Voices

Wednesday 2/24 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Recently, Art Center College of Design students directed their communications prowess towards human rights, yielding emotionally-charged pieces that straddle the line... 

<em>The Never-Ending Story: Fairytale, Fantasy, Obsession</em>

Art

The Never-Ending Story

Wednesday 2/24 @ Royal/T

It might be tempting to envision a romper room when you hear a maid café is hosting an exhibit with the... 

<em>The Ulysses Guide to the Los Angeles River</em>

Art

The Ulysses Guide to the Los Angeles River

Wednesday 2/24 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

The Los Angeles River has been having a comeback, if you can argue that it was ever popular to begin with.... 

<em>SPORT: Iooss & Leifer</em>

Art: Photography

SPORT: Iooss & Leifer

Wednesday 2/24 @ Annenberg Space for Photography

The Annenberg Space for Photography brings the entire genius of its well-appointed exhibition areas and NASA-quality digital-media resources to bear on... 

Ruby Ray: <em>First Wave Punk Photography</em>

Art: Photography

Ruby Ray

Wednesday 2/24 @ La Luz de Jesus

Multimedia artist, photographer, and journalist Ruby Ray may not be a household name, but with a body of work like hers,... 

Andres Guerrero and Albert Reyes

Art

Andres Guerrero and Albert Reyes

Wednesday 2/24 @ Subliminal Projects

From two LA artists comes a dual exhibition about the way individuals perceive themselves and the world around them, when nothing... 

<em>Breach of Peace</em>: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Special Event

Breach of Peace: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Wednesday 2/24 @ Skirball Cultural Center

The subject of an engaging exhibition and lavishly appended new book, Eric Etheridge's contemporary photographic portraits of this group of American... 

Nick Cave: <em>Meet Me at the Center of the Earth</em>

Art

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

Wednesday 2/24 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA

Nick Cave — no, not that Nick Cave — is a Chicago-based artist who crafts wearable sculptures from woven hair, found... 

Samantha Magowan, Tameka Norris, Kiki Seror: <em>LUBE</em> and Anibal Catalan: <em>MORPHO</em>

Art

LUBE and MORPHO

Wednesday 2/24 @ JAUS

Mexico City-based Anibal Catalan transforms the exterior of the Jaus house with a complex gray-scale mural referencing the incandescent wings of... 

Josh Azzarella: <em>Untitled #100 (Fantasia)</em>

Art

Josh Azzarella: Untitled #100 (Fantasia)

Wednesday 2/24 @ Mark Moore Gallery

Known for his video and photography manipulations of monumental news imagery, including the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center,... 

Teatro en el Blanco: <em>Diciembre</em>

Theatre

Teatro en el Blanco: Diciembre

Wednesday 2/24 @ REDCAT

Leap forward to Christmas Eve 2014 and into the mind of Chilean writer-director Guillermo Calderón, who, along with a cast of... 

<em>Portraiture for the Silicon Enlightenment</em>

Art

Portraiture for the Silicon Enlightenment

Wednesday 2/24 @ Kinkead Contemporary

Curated by Angela Dufresne, the Fuckheads group show features artists who challenge traditional ways of seeing, moving away from portraiture aligned... 

<em>Body and Soul</em>

Art

Body and Soul

Wednesday 2/24 @ American Jewish University

Each of the artists in the three-person show, Body and Soul, carries an impressive list of achievements. Featuring work by Kathryn... 

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Special Event

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Wednesday 2/24 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Recently, Art Center College of Design students directed their communications prowess towards human rights, yielding emotionally-charged pieces that straddle the line... 

Chris Barnard: <em>Full Spectrum Dominance</em>

Art

Chris Barnard

Wednesday 2/24 @ Sam Lee Gallery

Remote warfare, military drones, and other robotic tools of destruction used to be the stuff of science fiction novels but now... 

<em>The Fool's Journey: The History and Symbolism of the Tarot</em>

Art

The Fool's Journey

Wednesday 2/24 @ Craft and Folk Art Museum

Where London has the Victoria and Albert, LA has the Craft and Folk Art Museum; yet, too often, the little institution... 

<em>Puppetry of the Penis</em>

Performing Arts: Puppetry

Puppetry of the Penis

Wednesday 2/24 @ Coast Playhouse

A "bone"-ified smash. With "organ" accompaniment. Now that that's out of the way, yes, Puppetry of the Penis is exactly what... 

<em>Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward</em>

Special Event

Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward

Wednesday 2/24 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Known most famously for his reign as one of theater's greatest playwrights, British-born Noël Coward wore many other hats: singer, actor,... 

Sour Harvest presents <em>Give Me Space to Think</em>

Art

Give Me Space to Think

Wednesday 2/24 @ Sherman Gallery

Cannibal Flower and Thinkspace are staples of the East Side/Downtown independent art scene, favoring a certain kind of edgy, urban romanticism... 

Sumi Ink Club: <em>Sumi Room</em>

Art

Sumi Ink Club: Sumi Room

Wednesday 2/24 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Sumi Ink Club represents a new ethos in the art world, one that builds on the playful spirit of artists like... 

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Wednesday 2/24 @ 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... 

Open House feat. Mr. Caparro and Wiseacre

Music: DJ

Open House

Wednesday 2/24 @ Bar Copa

You know and love him as part of the erstwhile west-side club night Funky in the Middle, as well as the... 

Yoshitaka Amano: <em>Deva Loka: Los Angeles</em>

Art

Yoshitaka Amano

Wednesday 2/24 @ LeBasse Projects

Yoshitaka Amano is something of a living legend in his native Japan, being one of the most influential and prolific artists,... 

<em>Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art</em>

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Wednesday 2/24 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

Severed heads, skulls and daggers brimming with blood, and cemeteries littered with dismembered corpses may not readily invoke visions of spiritual... 

<em>Migrations of the Mind</em>: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection

Art

Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection

Wednesday 2/24 @ The Getty Museum

Through Spring, the Getty gets medieval with an exhibition of illustrated manuscripts culling ancient Christian, Muslim, and Eastern wisdom from past... 

<em>An Idea Called Tomorrow 2 </em>

Special Event

An Idea Called Tomorrow 2

Wednesday 2/24 @ Skirball Cultural Center

An Idea Called Tomorrow offers meditations on what should/could/would make for a peaceable and sustainable future — culturally, environmentally, and socially... 

<em>Bulletproof Salesman</em>

Film

Bulletproof Salesman

Wednesday 2/24 @ Downtown Independent Theater

A self-confessed war profiteer, Fidelis Cloer always had an on eye on growth opportunities and found the perfect war when the... 

Dub Club

Music

Dub Club

Wednesday 2/24 @ The Echo & Echoplex

Resident DJs Tom Chasteen, Roy Corderoy, the Dungeonmaster, and Boss Harmony spinning the best in classic reggae, dub and dancehall.

Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference

Art

Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference

Wednesday 2/24 @ The Getty Museum

Telling the differenc between drawings by Rembrandt and his pupils is a centuries-old problem. A popular teacher with more than 50... 

<em>Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres</em>

Art

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

Wednesday 2/24 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

In conjunction with the installation of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's stunning Comtesse d’Haussonville, 1845, on loan from The Frick Collection in New... 

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Wednesday 2/24 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Imagine yourself immersed in a favorite childhood tale. Five years in the making and occupying an 8,000-square-foot gallery, Noah's Ark at... 

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Art

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Wednesday 2/24 @ The Getty Museum

Over 180 ancient glass objects from the collection of Erwin Oppenländer are featured in this exhibition. The Oppenländer collection, which the Getty... 

R&B Live

Music

R&B Live

Wednesday 2/24 @ Cinespace

Wednesday's R&B Nights feature a dynamic blend of new and established acts in an exciting showcase format. Join us to celebrate... 

<em>ROAD TO FREEDOM: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956&ndash;1968</em>

Special Event

ROAD TO FREEDOM: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968

Wednesday 2/24 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Making its West Coast debut at the Skirball, Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956–1968 features more than... 

Kim Rugg: <em>Please Remain Calm</em>and Josh Azzarella: <em>Untitled #100 (Fantasia)</em>

Art

Kim Rugg: Please Remain Calmand Josh Azzarella: Untitled #100 (Fantasia)

Wednesday 2/24 @ Mark Moore Gallery

  Opening Reception: Saturday, February 13, 5-7p On View February 13 – March 13, 2010   Featuring DJ MoreDillon... 

<em>Inspired by the Ocean</em>

Art

Inspired by the Ocean

Wednesday 2/24 @ Art Center College of Design

Illustration students from Art Center College of Design currently have their work on display at the Aquarium of the Pacific in...