Events on Sunday, July 25

Mr. Black LA Invades Summertramp

Party

Summertramp

Sunday 7/25 @ Tony's Bar

If like most Angelenos, you're suffering through the city's first heat-wave of 2010, get your bathing suit ready and check out... 

<em>Blazing Saddles</em> and <em>Silent Movie</em> w/ Mel Brooks In Person

Film: Double Feature

Blazing Saddles and Silent Movie w/ Mel Brooks In Person

Sunday 7/25 @ Egyptian Theatre

While the festivities of the Hollywood Walk of Fame 50th anniversary proceed outside, within the historic Egyptian Theatre, two of comic... 

Reggae Night IX

Music: Global

Reggae Night IX

Sunday 7/25 @ Hollywood Bowl

When he's not busy getting the word out about NextAid through Funk Aid for Africa, co-founder of the weekly Afro Funké... 

Dennis Hopper Triple Feature & BBQ feat. <em>Blue Velvet</em>, <em>Hoosiers</em> & <em>River's Edge</em>)

Festival: Film

Dennis Hopper Triple Feature & BBQ feat. Blue Velvet, Hoosiers & River's Edge)

Sunday 7/25 @ The Cinefamily

WATCH TRAILERS

Co-presented by MOCA Blue Velvet - 6:00pm: "I am Frank Booth." - Dennis Hopper, to David Lynch,... 

Gangi w/ Lucky Dragons and Swahili Blonde

Music

Gangi w/ Lucky Dragons and Swahili Blonde

Sunday 7/25 @ Bootleg Theater

GANGI “Accompanied by Eric Chramosta on drums and Oliver Hild on Moog and bass, the sound is still like a wall... 

Ongoing Events

Fallen Fruit presents <em>EATLACMA: Let Them Eat LACMA
</em>

Art

EATLACMA

Sunday 7/25 @ LACMA

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

<em>Caught</em>

Performing Arts: Theatre

Caught

Sunday 7/25 @ Zephyr Theatre

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

West of Rome presents Mike Kelley and Michael Smith: <em>A Voyage of Growth and Discovery</em>

Art

Mike Kelley and Michael Smith

Sunday 7/25 @ The Farley Building

Mike Kelley is one of the most influential artists ever to come out of Los Angeles. Though he works across every... 

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

Art

The Never-Ending Story

Sunday 7/25 @ Royal/T

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

<em>Eight Person Show</em>

Art

Eight Person Show

Sunday 7/25 @ La Luz de Jesus

The go-to store for modern-day kitsch, offbeat literature, and other forms of esoterica, Wacko also harbors a pair of healthy-sized art... 

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

Theatre

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Sunday 7/25 @ 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"... 

Megan Geckler: <em>Every Move You Make, Every Step You Take</em>

Art

Megan Geckler

Sunday 7/25 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Sting's slow-dance staple "Every Breath You Take" has inspired Kenneth Anger's surveillance-themed homo-erotic 2007 flick I'll Be Watching You and now,... 

The Art Squared Gallery Art Show

Festival: Art

Art Squared Gallery

Sunday 7/25 @ Pershing Square

Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles is meant to be the literal and symbolic center of the city; and while that's... 

<em>Hurricane Season</em>

Theatre

Hurrican Season

Sunday 7/25 @ Eclectic Company Theatre

Hurricane Season is Eclectic Company's 7th annual new-plays festival and playwrights competition in original one-acts. They have begun to gain a... 

John Baldessari: <em>Pure Beauty</em>

Art

John Baldessari: Pure Beauty

Sunday 7/25 @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art

John Baldessari is much more than a well-known LA art-world figure. He's one of the most honored and acclaimed visual artists... 

A.I.R. Programs: Printmaking Workshops

Art

A.I.R. Programs: Printmaking Workshops

Sunday 7/25 @ Hammer Museum

To impress upon its visitors an interactive, artist-driven experience, the Hammer Museum's A.I.R. Program is offering two, one-day hands-on drypoint etching... 

<em>Jews on Vinyl</em>

Special Event

Jews on Vinyl

Sunday 7/25 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Jews on Vinyl is an auditory history of the influence of Jewish traditions on American pop culture from 1948, the year... 

<em>The Curious World of Patent Models</em> and <em>The Future of Objects</em>

Special Event

The Curious World of Patent Models and The Future of Objects

Sunday 7/25 @ Art Center College of Design

As testament of the ceaselessly inventive American mind and geared towards lifestyle improvement, The Curious World of Patent Models produces myriad... 

Pavilion of Wings

Special Event

Pavilion of Wings

Sunday 7/25 @ Natural History Museum

One of the Natural History Museum's most eagerly anticipated annual events is its Pavilion of Wings — the installation of living,... 

<em>Sweet Things: A Group Show </em>

Art

Sweet Things

Sunday 7/25 @ Crewest Gallery

Are your lady friends always saying that you need more culture? Well, prepare to get in touch with your inner female... 

<em>Accomplice: Hollywood</em>

Get Social

Accomplice: Hollywood

Sunday 7/25 @ 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>[title of show]</em>

Theatre

[title of show]

Sunday 7/25 @ Celebration Theatre

Part Glee, part A Star Is Born, [title of show] tells the story of two unemployed New Yorkers writing and directing... 

Hurley presents: <em>Art Shack</em>

Art

Art Shack

Sunday 7/25 @ Laguna Art Museum

There will be a curator's walk-through with Greg Escalante (Juxtapoz) on Sunday, June 13 (1pm), and a shack-making workshop on July... 

Theatre Asylum's Best of the Fringe

Theatre

Best of the Fringe

Sunday 7/25 @ Theatre Asylum

Theatre Asylum says: The 1st annual Hollywood Fringe Festival has ended, but we at Theatre Asylum are not willing to let... 

The Last Chapbook Project

Books: Reading

The Last Chapbook Project

Sunday 7/25 @ 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... 

<em>The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs</em>

Art

The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs

Sunday 7/25 @ Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

American furniture designer Charles Rohlfs (1853–1936) found inspiration in Art Nouveau, Asian, English, German, and Moorish designs, yet his own style... 

Hiroshige: Visions of Japan

Art

Hiroshige: Visions of Japan

Sunday 7/25 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

Think of iconic Japanese print-maker Hiroshige as a kind of Andy Warhol of his day, crossed with a staff photographer for... 

House of Blues Gospel Brunch

Music

Gospel Brunch

Sunday 7/25 @ 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>Some Assembly Required: race, gender, and globalization</em>

Art

Some Assembly Required: race, gender, and globalization

Sunday 7/25 @ Craft and Folk Art Museum

A series of events is presented in conjunction with Some Assembly Required, the unique, exuberant, and powerful current exhibition of assemblage... 

VinoCinema Summer Screening Series

Film

VinoCinema

Sunday 7/25 @ Vinotèque

Hyper-stylish wine bar and small plates emporium Vinotèque is certainly part of a larger trend, but its unique and expertly selected... 

California Design Biennial: <em>Action/Reaction
</em>

Art

California Design Biennial

Sunday 7/25 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

The Pasadena Museum of California Art has been a longtime supporter of our state's bountiful design legacy, and its biennial recognizes... 

Joel Kyack: <em>Superclogger</em>

Art

Joel Kyack: Superclogger

Sunday 7/25 @ Various locations

LAXART says: Launching June 1st, 2010 with a special showing at LAXART from 7-10pm, Superclogger will mark Los Angeles-based artist Joel... 

The Do-Over

Music: DJ

The Do-Over

Sunday 7/25 @ Crane's Hollywood Tavern

The Do-Over returns for another caliente season of beats, BBQ, and signature sangria courtesy of Stones Throw Records and Crane's Hollywood... 

Renegade Craft Fair 2010

Fashion/Style: Shopping

Renegade Craft Fair 2010

Sunday 7/25 @ Los Angeles State Historic Park

As the Renegade Craft Fair boasts on its handmade-feeling website, it's one of the country's biggest and best-known craft events. Born... 

<em>Out of the Closet and Into the Street: Posters of LGBTQ Struggles & Celebrations</em>

Art

Out of the Closet and Into the Street

Sunday 7/25 @ ONE Archives Gallery and Museum

Center for the Study of Political Graphics says: Despite decades of affirmation and positive role models engendered by the LGBTQ liberation... 

<em>The Fantastical Worlds of Ray Harryhausen</em>

Art

The Fantastical Worlds of Ray Harryhausen

Sunday 7/25 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Long before the recent quasi-blockbuster version, there was the original Clash of the Titans, a 1981 tour de force starring Laurence... 

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

Art

James Turrell

Sunday 7/25 @ 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>Recycled, Reclaimed, and Reinvented: The Neon Art of Bill Concannon</em>

Art

The Neon Art of Bill Concannon

Sunday 7/25 @ Museum of Neon Art

Neon signs, once referred to by Tom Wolfe as a 20th-century American folk art, have long been an obsession of Bill... 

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Sunday 7/25 @ 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... 

Trekking LA presents Urban Al Fresco

City Gems

Trekking LA presents Urban Al Fresco

Sunday 7/25 @ Various LA locations

Developed in order to support cultural programs and advance local economies, Trekking LA focuses on international street food traditions across the... 

<em>Home Lands: How Women Made the West</em>

Art

Home Lands

Sunday 7/25 @ The Autry National Center of the American West

The terminus of Manifest Destiny has produced an unparalleled convergence of cultures, and by using methodologies such as cultural, social, and... 

Reuben Cox: <em>River Pictures</em>

Art: Photography

Reuben Cox: River Pictures

Sunday 7/25 @ The Hi-Lite

Multi-talent Reuben Cox is truly old school: he recently opened a Silverlake guitar store called Old Style, and when not making... 

Overtones Industries: <em>Songs & Dances of Imaginary Lands</em>

Theatre

Songs & Dances of Imaginary Lands

Sunday 7/25 @ The Songs & Dances Warehouse

Overtones Industries says: The show follows Tom and Sue as they search for their lost identities by visiting imaginary places that... 

Tad Beck: <em>Palimpsest</em>

Art

Tad Beck

Sunday 7/25 @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art

In honor of acquiring the presciently — and probably unintentionally — homoerotic 1899 masterpiece Wrestlers by Victorian painter Thomas Eakins, LACMA... 

<em>Lost Panorama</em>

Special Event

Lost Panorama

Sunday 7/25 @ The Velaslavasay Panorama

The Velaslavasay Panorama says: The Lost Panorama project was never about locating something. It was more about the phenomenon of disappearances... 

P&Oslash;ST presents <em>31 Kamikaze Shows</em> in July

Art

31 Kamikaze Shows

Sunday 7/25 @ PØST

The plan for July at beloved experimental art space PØST is as simple as the results are mercurial and eclectic. Thirty-one... 

<em>The Monster Within Custom-Painted Toy Show</em> curated by Buff Monster

Art

The Monster Within

Sunday 7/25 @ GR2

Buff Monster's candy-coated, anime-inspired world riffing on the "Superflat" style is populated by kaiju-esque characters occupying quasi-geometric environments rendered in a... 

Hacienda Hot Springs

Getaways

Hacienda Hot Springs

Sunday 7/25 @ Hacienda Hot Springs

A mission-style oasis in the Coachella Valley, Hacienda Hot Springs isn't your ordinary spa destination. Between the homemade granola and the... 

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Biltmore Hotel Walking Tour

Sunday 7/25 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

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

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Special Event

Noah's Ark at the Skirball

Sunday 7/25 @ 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>Chuck Jones: An Animator's Life From A to Z-Z-Z-Z</em>

Art

Chuck Jones: An Animator's Life From A to Z-Z-Z-Z

Sunday 7/25 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

An exhibition of the work of Oscar winner and master humorist Chuck Jones, representing his short animated films, features and TV... 

Saturday High and Art Center for Kids Weeklong Summer Workshops

Art

Saturday High and Art Center for Kids Weeklong Summer Workshops

Sunday 7/25 @ Art Center College of Design

Saturday High and Art Center for Kids offer an expanded series of five-day classes in the summer, designed to give young... 

<em>Strange Kozmic Experience</em>

Special Event

Strange Kozmic Experience

Sunday 7/25 @ The GRAMMY Museum

The GRAMMY Museum's third major special exhibit, Strange Kozmic Experience explores the innovations, legacies, and continual impact of the artists who... 

<em>Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books</em>

Special Event

Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books

Sunday 7/25 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Showcasing more than 100 illustrations and texts from time-honored classics and popular favorites, this new exhibition guides audiences through the colorful... 

<em>Plants, Flowers and Fruits</em>: Ellsworth Kelly Lithographs

Special Event

Plants, Flowers and Fruits: Ellsworth Kelly Lithographs

Sunday 7/25 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

The Norton Simon Museum presents an exhibition of twenty lithographs of botanical subjects by American artist Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923). Though... 

George Segal: <em>The Expulsion</em>, feat. photographs of the artist at work by Donald Lokuta

Art

George Segal: The Expulsion, feat. photographs of the artist at work by Donald Lokuta

Sunday 7/25 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Experience George Segal's life-sized sculptural work The Expulsion, the generous gift of the George and Helen Segal Foundation, showcased in its... 

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Art

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Sunday 7/25 @ 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...