Events on Sunday, March 28

Gaza & Egypt 2009 & Arlington West

Art

Gaza & Egypt 2009 & Arlington West

Sunday 3/28 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

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Adam Shenkman Special

Comedy

Adam Shenkman Special

Sunday 3/28 @ Downtown Independent Theater

Episode #12
 
SUNDAY 28 MARCH 2010, 8PM
 
$5

This month's Special will ignite spring with a festive... 

<i>Dirty Laundry: Real Life. Real Stories. Real Funny.</i>

Books: Reading

Dirty Laundry: Real Life. Real Stories. Real Funny.

Sunday 3/28 @ Book Soup

Laura Silverman, Maggie Rowe and Jim Vallely, Randy Sklar and Kevin Nealon present and sign Dirty Laundry: Real... 

Like A Phoenix From The Ashes: <em>Pomegranates </em>Record Release Party

Film

Like A Phoenix From The Ashes: Pomegranates Record Release Party

Sunday 3/28 @ The Cinefamily

Join us as we inaugurate the release of Pomegranates, a compilation of Persian folk, funk, and psychedelia on the Finders Keepers... 

LOGAN'S RUN Screening with In Person Guests

Film

LOGAN'S RUN Screening with In Person Guests

Sunday 3/28 @ Egyptian Theatre

LOGAN'S RUN, 1976, Warner Bros., 120 min. Dir. Michael Anderson. Life in the future is a dream filled with pleasurable pursuits.... 

Nellie McKay at Alex Theatre

Music

Nellie McKay at Alex Theatre

Sunday 3/28 @ The Echo & Echoplex

Nellie McKay || Listen || Watch
What could notoriously eccentric young New York singer-songwriter Nellie McKay have in common with... 

Ongoing Events

Channa Horwitz: <em>Sequences and Systems</em>

Art

Channa Horwitz

Sunday 3/28 @ SolwayJones Gallery

In this dual-venue mini-retrospective of works mainly from the mid-'70s and early '80s, SolwayJones and Kunsthalle L.A. set up an intriguing... 

<em>Caught</em>

Performing Arts: Theatre

Caught

Sunday 3/28 @ Zephyr Theatre

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

<em>The Ballad of Emmett Till</em>

Theatre

The Ballad of Emmett Till

Sunday 3/28 @ 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 3/28 @ Royal/T

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

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 3/28 @ 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... 

DreamWorlds

Art

DreamWorlds

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

Sunday 3/28 @ Fowler Museum, UCLA

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

<em>Chloe</em>

Film

Chloe

Sunday 3/28 @ Arclight Hollywood

Atom Egoyan's new thriller explores themes of consuming jealousy and passion with a smart European sensibility that puts an exciting spin... 

4th International Exhibition with Thailand

Art

4th International Exhibition with Thailand

Sunday 3/28 @ LA Artcore Union Center Gallery

LA Artcore hosts a dual-venue exhibition co-produced by the Thai Art Council and the Office of National Culture Commission of Thailand.... 

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

Theatre

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Sunday 3/28 @ 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 3/28 @ The Getty Museum

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

The Last Chapbook Project

Books: Reading

The Last Chapbook Project

Sunday 3/28 @ The Last Bookstore

While we certainly wish them all the luck in the world, we hope that the Last Bookstore's name proves un-prophetic. A... 

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

Art

James Turrell

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

The Ulysses Guide to the Los Angeles River

Sunday 3/28 @ 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.... 

<em>Accomplice: Hollywood</em>

Get Social

Accomplice: Hollywood

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

David Levine: <em>Hopeful</em>

Art: Photography

David Levine

Sunday 3/28 @ François Ghebaly Gallery

Although he was born in New York and lives and works in Berlin, there is something about David Levine's long-term found-photo... 

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

Art

How Many Billboards? Art in Stead

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

Health Freedom Expo

Conferences

Health Freedom Expo

Sunday 3/28 @ Long Beach Convention Center

The Health Freedom Expo in Long Beach brings awareness to the issues of alternative medicine, holistic healthcare, and patients' rights. The... 

<em>Body and Soul</em>

Art

Body and Soul

Sunday 3/28 @ 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>Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art</em>

Special Event

Divine Demons: Wrathful Deities of Buddhist Art

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

<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

Sunday 3/28 @ 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>Focus Daily</em>

Art

Focus Daily

Sunday 3/28 @ The Continental Gallery

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

Timothy Nolan, Jaime Scholnick, and Osvaldo Trujillo: <em>Axis Mundi</em>

Art

Axis Mundi

Sunday 3/28 @ CB1 Gallery

The current exhibition — just the second at Downtown's freshly-minted CB1 Gallery — is a three-person show of diverse works in... 

<em>Extropia</em>

Theatre

Extropia

Sunday 3/28 @ King King

An original show about a retro-Utopian world without music, Extropia tells the story of one industrial denizen's ability to bring together... 

<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 3/28 @ 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... 

Sheila Callaghan's <em>Lascivious Something</em>

Theatre

Lascivious Something

Sunday 3/28 @ The Ford Theater

Lascivious Something is a marked departure from Sheila Callaghan's work as a writer on Showtime's The United States of Tara. Presented... 

<em>London Eight</em>

Art

London Eight

Sunday 3/28 @ SCI-Arc

After studying architecture in the '50s, Sir Peter Cook exhibited at ICA (where he later served as director), and co-founded Archigram,... 

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

Special Event

Star Quality: The World of Noël Coward

Sunday 3/28 @ 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>Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy</em>

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

The Fool's Journey

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

Anne Martens: <em>Club Med</em>

Art

Anne Martens

Sunday 3/28 @ Underground Gallery

Underground Gallery says: Club Med is a solo exhibition by Anne Martens featuring sewn mixed-media sculpture and installation. In Club Med,... 

<em>Water: Our Thirsty World</em>

Art: Photography

Water: Our Thirsty World

Sunday 3/28 @ Annenberg Space for Photography

National Geographic puts a new spin on a classic subject, using cutting-edge photographic technology to build a sweeping portfolio of the... 

<em>Puppetry of the Penis</em>

Performing Arts: Puppetry

Puppetry of the Penis

Sunday 3/28 @ 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 3/28 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Victor Friedman

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Sumi Ink Club: Sumi Room

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Art

Hollywood Bowl Poster Artshow

Sunday 3/28 @ Arclight Sherman Oaks

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

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Sunday 3/28 @ 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... 

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

Sunday 3/28 @ 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 3/28 @ 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... 

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

Art

Gaze: Portraiture after Ingres

Sunday 3/28 @ 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...