Events on Sunday, February 28

2nd Annual <em>LA Weekly</em> Gold Standard Food and Wine Event

Food/Wine

Gold Standard

Sunday 2/28 @ Petersen Automotive Museum

When foodies wonder who really knows about the best restaurants around town, LA Weekly food critic Jonathan Gold is on the... 

<em>Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman</em>

Film

Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

Sunday 2/28 @ Art Center College of Design

You may ask yourself how acoustics could be described as visual (or vice versa), and the person to answer would be... 

Cartune Xprez: 2010 Future Television

Film: Animation

Cartune Xprez: 2010 Future Television

Sunday 2/28 @ The Cinefamily

VIEW CLIP The travelling roadshow of animated videos and multimedia performances known as Cartune Xprez comes to the Cinefamily for an... 

Angelique Kidjo

Music: Global

Angelique Kidjo

Sunday 2/28 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Electrifying West African vocalist Angelique Kidjo mixes her African traditions with American R&B, funk and jazz to irresistible effect. Dynamic and... 

KPCC FilmWeek with Larry Mantle Oscar Preview Live Show

Special Event

KPCC FilmWeek with Larry Mantle Oscar Preview Live Show

Sunday 2/28 @ Egyptian Theatre

KPCC 89.3 FM’S ‘FILMWEEK’ OSCAR PREVIEW 90 min. Are you an Academy Awards junkie? Join us for a discussion of this... 

Cinema Audio Society Awards: Panel Discussion with the Winners

Special Event

Cinema Audio Society Awards: Panel Discussion with the Winners

Sunday 2/28 @ Egyptian Theatre

SOUND SEMINAR Presented by the Cinema Audio Society: A panel discussion with the Sound Mixers who win Cinema Audio Society©... 

Adam Skenkman Special: Episode #11

Comedy

Adam Skenkman Special: Episode #11

Sunday 2/28 @ Downtown Independent Theater

A monthly comedy special created, produced, directed, and M.C.'d by the talented Adam Shenkman. Joined by a celebrity guest every... 

<em>Family Law (Derecho de Familia)</em> and <em>Empty Nest (El Nido Vacio)</em>

Film: Double Feature

Family Law (Derecho de Familia) and Empty Nest (El Nido Vacio)

Sunday 2/28 @ Skirball Cultural Center

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Sundays Live: Pianist Andrew Brownell

Music: Classical

Sundays Live: Pianist Andrew Brownell

Sunday 2/28 @ LACMA

Pianist Andrew Brownell performs Hummel: Sonata... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Caught</em>

Performing Arts: Theatre

Caught

Sunday 2/28 @ Zephyr Theatre

David L. Ray's new play Caught travels to the controversial crossroads of gay marriage and the bible belt. Although the play... 

Chalk Repertory Theatre presents <em>Twelfth Night</em>

Theatre

Twelfth Night

Sunday 2/28 @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Known for putting theatre up in unique locations, Ovation Award-winning Chalk Repertory Theatre is set to bring cross-dressing, mistaken identity, general... 

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Special Event

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Sunday 2/28 @ 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 Ballad of Emmett Till</em>

Theatre

The Ballad of Emmett Till

Sunday 2/28 @ The Fountain Theatre

In a modern-day California gothic tale worthy of something by Raymond Chandler, John Fante, Charles Bukowski, or James Ellroy, the longtime... 

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

Art

The Never-Ending Story

Sunday 2/28 @ 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

Sunday 2/28 @ 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.... 

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

Art: Photography

Ruby Ray

Sunday 2/28 @ 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,... 

PaleyFest 2010

Festival

PaleyFest 2010

Sunday 2/28 @ Saban Theatre

If there's one thing that will get Lost fans and Gleeks off the couch, it's PaleyFest. Going on its 27th year,... 

Henry Jaglom's <em>Just 45 Minutes from Broadway</em>

Theatre

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Sunday 2/28 @ Edgemar Center for the Arts

Henry Jaglom's father was a wealthy Russian businessman, and one of the few Jews Heinrich Himmler offered make an "honorary Aryan"... 

<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

Sunday 2/28 @ 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>Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art</em>

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

Sunday 2/28 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA

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

<em>Accomplice: Hollywood</em>

Get Social

Accomplice: Hollywood

Sunday 2/28 @ Various Hollywood locations

Co-produced by Neil Patrick Harris and Tom Salamon, Accomplice: Hollywood sends teams of intrepid folks along Hollywood Boulevard and its environs... 

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

Art: Photography

SPORT: Iooss & Leifer

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

<em>How Many Billboards? Art in Stead</em>

Art

How Many Billboards? Art in Stead

Sunday 2/28 @ MAK Center for Art and Architecture

In New York, street art is tagged on the sides of buildings and pasted on empty storefronts. In Los Angeles, a... 

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

Special Event

An Idea Called Tomorrow 2

Sunday 2/28 @ 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>Body and Soul</em>

Art

Body and Soul

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

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

Special Event

Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward

Sunday 2/28 @ 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,... 

<em>Rauschenberg at Gemini</em>

Art

Rauschenberg at Gemini

Sunday 2/28 @ 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

Sunday 2/28 @ Arclight Sherman Oaks

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

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

Art

Human Rights: Student Voices

Sunday 2/28 @ 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 Color Purple</em>

Theatre

The Color Purple

Sunday 2/28 @ Pantages Theatre

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

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

Art

James Turrell

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Sumi Ink Club: Sumi Room

Sunday 2/28 @ 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

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

SMITHSHOP + STOR: A Pop-up Retail Installation at Khastoo

Special Event

SMITHSHOP + STOR @ Khastoo

Sunday 2/28 @ Khastoo Gallery

Khastoo goes from art gallery to temporary pop-up shop, teaming up with Stor and Quentin Smith's Smithshop to sell not just... 

<em>Easier with Practice</em>

Film

Easier with Practice

Sunday 2/28 @ Laemmle's Sunset 5

To the Hollywood films that portray women as ball-busters, constantly demanding commitment from aloof men, director Kyle Patrick Alvarez's first feature... 

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

Special Event

Breach of Peace: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

<em>Puppetry of the Penis</em>

Performing Arts: Puppetry

Puppetry of the Penis

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

House of Blues Gospel Brunch

Music

Gospel Brunch

Sunday 2/28 @ House of Blues Sunset Strip

Those who summon spirituality from live music and Southern-style cuisine will enjoy the House of Blues' Gospel Brunch, a longtime local... 

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

Sunday 2/28 @ 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>The Fool's Journey: The History and Symbolism of the Tarot</em>

Art

The Fool's Journey

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

LUBE and MORPHO

Sunday 2/28 @ JAUS

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

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

<em>Bulletproof Salesman</em>

Film

Bulletproof Salesman

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

<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

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

Sunday 2/28 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

The Biltmore Hotel tour explores the architecture and rich history of this magnificent hotel, known in its early days as “The... 

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Art

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Sunday 2/28 @ 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... 

Ethan Bortnick

Music

Ethan Bortnick

Sunday 2/28 @ El Rey

Two special performances being taped for an upcoming PBS special... 

Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference

Art

Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference

Sunday 2/28 @ 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>Inspired by the Ocean</em>

Art

Inspired by the Ocean

Sunday 2/28 @ 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...