Events on Wednesday, March 10

Little Boots w/ Dragonette, Class Actress, and DJ Paul V

Music

Little Boots w/ Dragonette, Class Actress, and DJ Paul V

Wednesday 3/10 @ El Rey

Victoria Hesketh has had a very bright year indeed. The British electro-popstrel, aka Little Boots, is getting tipped left and right... 

Bill Reed: <i>Hot from Harlem: Twelve African American Entertainers, 1890-1960</i>

Books: Reading

Bill Reed: Hot from Harlem: Twelve African American Entertainers, 1890-1960

Wednesday 3/10 @ Book Soup

Bill Reed presents and signs Hot from Harlem.   From the early days of minstrelsy to Black Broadway, this book is... 

Wagatail Presents: GREAT AMERICAN TAXI

Music

Wagatail Presents: GREAT AMERICAN TAXI

Wednesday 3/10 @ The Mint

7:30pm Doors 9pm Still Time 11pm Great American Taxi   NEW ALBUM 3/2/10! “All aboard!” You’ll hear Vince Herman... 

Abe Vigoda & Lovvers & The Black Apples @ echo

Music

Abe Vigoda & Lovvers & The Black Apples @ echo

Wednesday 3/10 @ The Echo & Echoplex

Along with Women, Dirty Projectors and Wavves, Abe Vigoda is chipping away at our expectations of how a 21st century rock... 

Premiere: THE HEART IS A DRUM MACHINE

Film: Documentary

Premiere: THE HEART IS A DRUM MACHINE

Wednesday 3/10 @ Egyptian Theatre

THE HEART IS A DRUM MACHINE, 2009, Lightyear Entertainment, 74 min. Dir. Christopher Pomerenke. A host of current top artists and... 

Enter the (Wednesday)! presents: OLDBOY - FREE PBR!

Film

Enter the (Wednesday)! presents: OLDBOY - FREE PBR!

Wednesday 3/10 @ Downtown Independent Theater

OLDBOY
dir. Park Chan-wook
S. Korea, 2003, 35mm, 120 min

10.30pm I Free PBR I $10
... 

<em>Blast Phemy! 2</em>: Text of Light (feat. Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth)

Film

Blast Phemy! 2: Text of Light (feat. Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth)

Wednesday 3/10 @ The Cinefamily

Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo, collaborating live with saxophonist Ulrich Krieger and guitarist Alan Licht, as he goes to the blasphemous... 

Delta Spirit w/ We Barbarians and Jonny Corndawg at Bootleg

Music

Delta Spirit w/ We Barbarians and Jonny Corndawg at Bootleg

Wednesday 3/10 @ Bootleg Theater

DELTA SPIRIT "Delta Spirit should be required listening." - Daytrotter “Whether it's a happy accident or a painstaking work of art,... 

Ongoing Events

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

Art

How Many Billboards? Art in Stead

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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... 

Open House feat. Mr. Caparro and Wiseacre

Music: DJ

Open House

Wednesday 3/10 @ Bar Copa

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

<em>Traveling On a High Frequency: The Photography of Jay Blakesberg</em>

Art: Photography

Jay Blakesberg

Wednesday 3/10 @ Mr. Musichead Gallery

For over 30 years, music-industry photography vet Jay Blakesberg has made a career of shooting tripped-out rock icons such as Jerry... 

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 3/10 @ 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... 

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

Art

Sumi Ink Club: Sumi Room

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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... 

Travis Somerville: <em>...A Portion of that Field</em>

Art

Travis Somerville

Wednesday 3/10 @ Charlie James Gallery

Travis Somerville is one of the west coast's fastest-rising art stars, first coming to national attention as the winner of the... 

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Art

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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 3/10 @ 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 3/10 @ 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>Puppetry of the Penis</em>

Performing Arts: Puppetry

Puppetry of the Penis

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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... 

Mary Heebner: <em>Intimacies/Intimisimos</em>

Art

Mary Heebner

Wednesday 3/10 @ Edward Cella Art + Architecture

At a time when the country of Chile is foremost in the world's thoughts for tragic reasons, Mary Heebner's long-planned exhibition... 

<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 3/10 @ 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>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 3/10 @ The Getty Museum

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

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

Art

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

Wednesday 3/10 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA

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

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

Special Event

SMITHSHOP + STOR @ Khastoo

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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>Focus Daily</em>

Art

Focus Daily

Wednesday 3/10 @ The Continental Gallery

Between their individual projects and their extensive collaborative undertakings, the six artists in Focus Daily operate in photography, painting, fashion, video,... 

Ed Templeton: <em>The Seconds Pass</em>

Art

Ed Templeton

Wednesday 3/10 @ Roberts & Tilton Gallery

Photographer, painter, installation artist, and skate legend Ed Templeton is a natural documentarian, first coming to the art world's attention with... 

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

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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>Portraiture for the Silicon Enlightenment</em>

Art

Portraiture for the Silicon Enlightenment

Wednesday 3/10 @ Kinkead Contemporary

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

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

Art

The Ulysses Guide to the Los Angeles River

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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>The Never-Ending Story: Fairytale, Fantasy, Obsession</em>

Art

The Never-Ending Story

Wednesday 3/10 @ Royal/T

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

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

Art

Chris Barnard

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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>Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy</em>

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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... 

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

Art

Josh Azzarella: Untitled #100 (Fantasia)

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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,... 

Joe Sib: <em>California Calling</em>

Performing Arts: Spoken Word

California Calling

Wednesday 3/10 @ Largo at the Coronet Theater

Joe Sib, a California local, skateboarder, punk rocker, frontman for Wax, founder of SideOneDummy record label, and radio host shares his... 

<em>Fractured Perspectives</em>

Art

Fractured Perspectives

Wednesday 3/10 @ Affinity Galleries

Affinity Galleries, previously known as the Circus Gallery, presents an innovative group show that effectively redefines the term "multimedia." Exhibiting photography,... 

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

Art

Human Rights: Student Voices

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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>Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward</em>

Special Event

Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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>Art Against Empire: Graphic Responses to U.S. Interventions Since W.W.II</em>

Art

Art Against Empire: Graphic Responses to U.S. Interventions Since W.W.II

Wednesday 3/10 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

Art Against Empire, culled from the extensive holdings of the Center for the Study of Political Graphics, offers over 100 selected... 

<em>Revolutions</em> feat. TC-5

Art

Revolutions

Wednesday 3/10 @ Crewest Gallery

The Cool 5, better known as TC-5, were responsible for the graffiti, fashion, and all-around scene-making that made the NYC outdoor... 

PaleyFest 2010

Festival

PaleyFest 2010

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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,... 

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

Art

The Fool's Journey

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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... 

Victor Friedman: <em>Captured and Constructed</em>

Art: Photography

Victor Friedman

Wednesday 3/10 @ Jeanie Madsen Gallery

A 79-year old society hairdresser, New York photographer Victor Friedman has been moonlighting as a photojournalist for 45 years. Now, he... 

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

Art

Yoshitaka Amano

Wednesday 3/10 @ LeBasse Projects

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

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Special Event

IMAGES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: Student Voices

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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>Body and Soul</em>

Art

Body and Soul

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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>Rauschenberg at Gemini</em>

Art

Rauschenberg at Gemini

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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... 

DreamWorlds

Art

DreamWorlds

Wednesday 3/10 @ Art Center College of Design

Rightfully entitled DreamWorlds, this short exhibition at the Williamson Gallery features the work of the Dreamworks animation artists that help bring... 

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 3/10 @ Mark Moore Gallery

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

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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>Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres</em>

Art

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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... 

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Art

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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... 

Dub Club

Music

Dub Club

Wednesday 3/10 @ The Echo & Echoplex

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

<em>Inspired by the Ocean</em>

Art

Inspired by the Ocean

Wednesday 3/10 @ 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... 

R&B Live

Music

R&B Live

Wednesday 3/10 @ Cinespace

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