Events on Monday, July 5

The Big Picture: Jonathan Gold

Special Event

The Big Picture: Jonathan Gold

Monday 7/ 5 @ Art Center College of Design

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

Ongoing Events

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

Art

The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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... 

<em>Caught</em>

Performing Arts: Theatre

Caught

Monday 7/ 5 @ Zephyr Theatre

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

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

Art

Art Shack

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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... 

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

Art

James Turrell

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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 Trotsky</em>

Film

The Trotsky

Monday 7/ 5 @ Laemmle's Sunset 5

The Trotsky chronicles the misadventures of a young man whose whose mundane existence is transformed into the 21st century counterpart to... 

Tribeca Film Festival

Festival: Film

Tribeca Film Festival

Monday 7/ 5 @ Laemmle's Sunset 5

Co-founded by Robert De Niro, Tribeca Film Festival has served as New York's equivalent of our own Los Angeles Film Festival.... 

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

Art

John Baldessari: Pure Beauty

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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... 

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

Art

The Never-Ending Story

Monday 7/ 5 @ Royal/T

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

Jim Riswold: <em>Ham Sandwich and Mao and Other Items</em>

Art

Jim Riswold

Monday 7/ 5 @ 72andSunny Gallery

Jim Riswold's spirited compositions evoke child's play, with unlikely subjects selling subversive ideals while playfully mocking modern life. His intentionally dubious... 

Blockbusters 2010: New German Films

Festival: Film

New German Films

Monday 7/ 5 @ Goethe-Institut Los Angeles

Despite its name, the Blockbuster 2010 film series showcases the Goethe-Institut's six favorite underrated gems, screening every Monday through July 19.... 

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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 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

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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... 

Theatre Asylum's Best of the Fringe

Theatre

Best of the Fringe

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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>Lazy Hazy</em>

Art

Lazy Hazy

Monday 7/ 5 @ JF Chen

Staple of the La Brea Boulevard design district, exotic and modern furniture gallery JF Chen continues to expand its well-deserved reputation... 

<em>The Swimsuit Issue</em>

Film

The Swimsuit Issue

Monday 7/ 5 @ Laemmle's Sunset 5

Sweden's The Swimsuit Issue is neither a documentary about Sports Illustrated's annual cheesecake edition nor an angst-laden drama traditionally produced by... 

Joel Kyack: <em>Superclogger</em>

Art

Joel Kyack: Superclogger

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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... 

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

Art

EATLACMA

Monday 7/ 5 @ LACMA

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

<em>Eight Person Show</em>

Art

Eight Person Show

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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... 

Pavilion of Wings

Special Event

Pavilion of Wings

Monday 7/ 5 @ Natural History Museum

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

Oscar Noir: 1940s Writing Nominees from Hollywood's Dark Side

Festival: Film

Oscar Noir: 1940s Writing Nominees from Hollywood's Dark Side

Monday 7/ 5 @ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

LA's affair with film noir continues as 15 features from the 1940s screen Mondays through August at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.... 

<em>The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia</em>

Film: Documentary

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

Monday 7/ 5 @ Downtown Independent Theater

Julien Nitzberg's documentary The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia is something like an amusing, feature-length episode of A&E's Intervention.... 

Hiroshige: Visions of Japan

Art

Hiroshige: Visions of Japan

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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... 

The Art Squared Gallery Art Show

Festival: Art

Art Squared Gallery

Monday 7/ 5 @ Pershing Square

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

Yukinori Dehara: <em>The Jizo</em>

Art

Yukinori Dehara

Monday 7/ 5 @ GR2

Giant Robot is proud to host The Jizo, an art show featuring new work by Yukinori Dehara. Dehara's hand-painted clay depictions... 

<em>Fierce Beauty: The Art Work of Linda Vallejo</em>

Art

Linda Vallejo

Monday 7/ 5 @ Plaza de la Raza

Plaza de la Raza says:   Plaza de la Raza is pleased to announce a major retrospective of Linda Vallejo's wide-ranging... 

Chris Douridas presents: School Night

Music

School Night

Monday 7/ 5 @ Bardot Hollywood

Cool your weekends down: Monday nights now belong to Hollywood & Vine dining den Bardot, and its new weekly club, School... 

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

Art

31 Kamikaze Shows

Monday 7/ 5 @ PØST

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

Hacienda Hot Springs

Getaways

Hacienda Hot Springs

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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... 

Saturday High and Art Center for Kids Weeklong Summer Workshops

Art

Saturday High and Art Center for Kids Weeklong Summer Workshops

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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>Plants, Flowers and Fruits</em>: Ellsworth Kelly Lithographs

Special Event

Plants, Flowers and Fruits: Ellsworth Kelly Lithographs

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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... 

Cinespace Bar Industry Night feat. Live Band Karaoke

Music: Experimental

Cinespace Bar Industry Night feat. Live Band Karaoke

Monday 7/ 5 @ Cinespace

Join us at Cinespace for the official Bar Industry Night in Hollywood hosted by Reno 911's Cedric Yarbrough and featuring Live... 

The Outline July Monday Night Residency at Bootleg

Music

The Outline July Monday Night Residency at Bootleg

Monday 7/ 5 @ Bootleg Theater

Born and raised in Los Angeles, The Outline write as a tribute to both the sunshine and good times, and the... 

<em>Strange Kozmic Experience</em>

Special Event

Strange Kozmic Experience

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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... 

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Art

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Monday 7/ 5 @ 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...