Events on Sunday, February 7

Fallen Fruit: Plant the Perimeter Fruit Tree Giveaway

Food/Wine

Fallen Fruit: Plant the Perimeter Fruit Tree Giveaway

Sunday 2/ 7 @ LACMA

What began as the mapping of fruit trees in LA neighborhoods grew into Fallen Fruit, a full-fledged activist art project and... 

Justin Clayton at Bootleg

Music

Justin Clayton at Bootleg

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Bootleg Theater

JUSTIN CLAYTON “…a mellow, hypnotic oasis. Sparkling arpeggios, gorgeous acoustic timbres, and chimey electric tones abound…the blending of acoustic and electric... 

Super Bowl XLIV on the Big Screen

Sports

Super Bowl XLIV on the Big Screen

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Downtown Independent Theater

On February 7th, 2010, the Downtown Independent is proud to present SUPER BOWL XLIV on the BIG SCREEN.

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Sundays Live: Duo pianists Lhiam Liam Viney and Anna Grinberg

Music: Classical

Sundays Live: Duo pianists Lhiam Liam Viney and Anna Grinberg

Sunday 2/ 7 @ LACMA

Duo pianists Lhiam Liam Viney and Anna Grinberg perform Schubert: Fantasie in F minor, D. 940... 

Ongoing Events

<em>The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing</em>

Art

The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Pacific Design Center

Curated by Art Cinema author Paul Young, The Best of Loop: Remote Viewing examines the span of contemporary global video art,... 

<em>Caught</em>

Performing Arts: Theatre

Caught

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Zephyr Theatre

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

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

Theatre

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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>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/ 7 @ 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... 

Basil Twist's <em>Petrushka</em>

Performing Arts: Puppetry

Petrushka

Sunday 2/ 7 @ The Broad Stage at Santa Monica College

Master puppeteer Basil Twist follows up on his recent success of Arias With a Twist, staging his own quirky version of... 

<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/ 7 @ The Getty Museum

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

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/ 7 @ 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>SPORT: Iooss & Leifer</em>

Art: Photography

SPORT: Iooss & Leifer

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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... 

British Noir Series

Festival: Film

British Noir Series

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Landmark Nuart Theatre

Landmark's Nuart Theatre presents a selection of British Noir double features, released by the go-to distributors of classic reissues, Rialto Pictures.... 

Khastoo Gallery and Filmforum LA present <em>Circles of Confusion: A Hollis Frampton Film Retrospective</em>

Festival: Film

Hollis Frampton Retrospective

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Khastoo Gallery

Now in its 34th year, Los Angeles Filmforum is LA's longest-running organization screening experimental films, and it's teaming up with Khastoo... 

Ray Bradbury's <em>2116</em>

Theatre

Ray Bradbury's 2116

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Fremont Centre Theatre, 1000 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena, CA 91030

The musical 2116, originally written 55 years ago by legendary author Ray Bradbury, is only now finally seeing its debut, and... 

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Special Event

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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... 

STOMP

Theatre

STOMP

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Pantages Theatre

STOMP, the physical theatre troupe originally from the UK, has evolved into a full-scale ensemble that uses percussion, body movement, comedy,... 

<em>Body and Soul</em>

Art

Body and Soul

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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... 

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/ 7 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA

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

The Hammer Museum Presents <em>The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis</em>

Art

The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Hammer Museum

R. Crumb's interpretation of the Book of Genesis is at once disturbing, sacrilegious, violent, and debauched, but paired with a holy... 

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Art

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Arclight Sherman Oaks

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

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

Theatre

Twelfth Night

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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... 

<em>Everyday Miracles (Extended)</em>

Art

Everyday Miracles (Extended)

Sunday 2/ 7 @ REDCAT

Unfettered by a male-dominated Asian art scene, Everyday Miracles (Extended) — an offshoot of the Everyday Miracles that debuted at the... 

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

Art

James Turrell

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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>Rauschenberg at Gemini</em>

Art

Rauschenberg at Gemini

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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... 

<em>Accomplice: Hollywood</em>

Get Social

Accomplice: Hollywood

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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... 

A + D Museum's Urban Hike: Forgotten LA feat. Mike the PoeT

Special Event

Urban Hike: Forgotten LA

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Various locations

The Architecture and Design Museum is back with a trio of tours across forgotten LA, featuring resident urban bard, Mike the... 

<em>The Pee-wee Herman Stage Show</em>

Comedy

The Pee-wee Herman Stage Show

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Club Nokia

For many of us, Pee-wee Herman has been a demented-yet-diverting fixture of youth. The architect of such childhood classics as Pee-wee's... 

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

Special Event

An Idea Called Tomorrow 2

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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... 

Mark Jenkins: <em>Meaning is Overrated</em>

Art

Mark Jenkins

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art

Street-installation artist Mark Jenkins uses unlikely juxtapositions to shake people loose from their day-to-day expectations. The streets of world cities aren't... 

House of Blues Gospel Brunch

Music

Gospel Brunch

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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... 

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

Special Event

Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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>Heroes and Villains: The Battle for Good in India's Comics</em>

Art

The Battle for Good

Sunday 2/ 7 @ LACMA

Rendering and paraphrasing India's ancient epic tales of archetypal gods and goddesses at war with demonic bad guys, Heroes and Villains:... 

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

Art

LUBE and MORPHO

Sunday 2/ 7 @ JAUS

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

The Grand Guignolers present <em>Absinthe, Opium & Magic</em>

Performing Arts

Absinthe, Opium & Magic

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Art/Works Theatre

In the tradition of Paris' Theatre du Grand Guignol, LA's Grand Guignolers combine macabre storytelling with delightful performances. This time, the... 

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

Art

Human Rights: Student Voices

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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>Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art</em>

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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>The Never-Ending Story: Fairytale, Fantasy, Obsession</em>

Art

The Never-Ending Story

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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 Fool's Journey: The History and Symbolism of the Tarot</em>

Art

The Fool's Journey

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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>Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy</em>

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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>Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres</em>

Art

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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... 

<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/ 7 @ 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... 

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

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

Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference

Art

Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference

Sunday 2/ 7 @ 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/ 7 @ 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... 

Blomstedt Conducts Beethoven

Music: Classical

Blomstedt Conducts Beethoven

Sunday 2/ 7 @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

Eminent veteran conductor Herbert Blomstedt was music director of the San Francisco Symphony for 10 years, during which he led the... 

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Art

The Chimaera of Arezzo

Sunday 2/ 7 @ The Getty Museum

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