Events on Monday, August 2

Comedy Death-Ray: Zach Galifianakis presents <em>Withnail & I</em>

Film

Comedy Death-Ray: Zach Galifianakis presents Withnail & I

Monday 8/ 2 @ The Cinefamily

This sparkling gem of British cult cinema continues to inspire tales of personal meaning, real-life resemblances, and bouts of unstoppable dialog-citing... 

Dark Dark Dark

Music

Dark Dark Dark

Monday 8/ 2 @ Ave 50 Mini-Museum

Ave 50 Mini-Museum says: Earlier this year, Dark Dark Dark released the stunning six-song EP Bright Bright Bright on Supply and... 

Howard Bryant: <em>The Last Hero</em>

Books: Reading

Howard Bryant: The Last Hero

Monday 8/ 2 @ Book Soup

Howard Bryant presents & signs The Last Hero

Synopsis:

In the thirty-four years since his retirement, Henry... 

Ferraby Lionheart (record release), Nicole Simone, Romany Rye

Music

Ferraby Lionheart (record release), Nicole Simone, Romany Rye

Monday 8/ 2 @ Bootleg Theater

FERRABY LIONHEART On August 3rd 2010, Ferraby Lionheart will release his new album, The Jack Of Hearts, on Thirty Tigers. The... 

Ongoing Events

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

Art

John Baldessari: Pure Beauty

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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>Caught</em>

Performing Arts: Theatre

Caught

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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 Never-Ending Story: Fairytale, Fantasy, Obsession</em>

Art

The Never-Ending Story

Monday 8/ 2 @ Royal/T

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

<em>Common Ground</em>

Art: Photography

Common Ground

Monday 8/ 2 @ A&I Hollywood

Digital photography is one of the most small-D democratic art forms in the world, providing access to a truly universal means... 

Chris Douridas presents: School Night

Music

School Night

Monday 8/ 2 @ Bardot Hollywood

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

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

Art: Installation

Michael Jackson: A Musical Legacy

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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 8/ 2 @ 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 8/ 2 @ Theatre Asylum

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

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

Art

The Monster Within

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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... 

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

Art

James Turrell

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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... 

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

Festival: Film

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

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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.... 

Joel Kyack: <em>Superclogger</em>

Art

Joel Kyack: Superclogger

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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 8/ 2 @ LACMA

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

<em>Plant Vacation</em>

Art

Plant Vacation

Monday 8/ 2 @ Hammer Museum

It's already too late to drop your plants off at the Hammer Museum for Machine Project and artist Lisa Anne Auerbach's... 

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

Art

Art Shack

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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... 

Pacific Design Center's <em>Design Loves Art</em> Gallery Night

Art

Design Loves Art

Monday 8/ 2 @ Pacific Design Center

The miniature, indoor gallery district on the Blue Whale's second, and now third, floors welcomes new shows from original residents and... 

Hiroshige: Visions of Japan

Art

Hiroshige: Visions of Japan

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Reuben Cox: River Pictures

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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... 

Tad Beck: <em>Palimpsest</em>

Art

Tad Beck

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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>Lazy Hazy</em>

Art

Lazy Hazy

Monday 8/ 2 @ JF Chen

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

Fol Chen August Residency @ the Echo

Music

Fol Chen August Residency @ the Echo

Monday 8/ 2 @ The Echo & Echoplex

Highland Parkers Fol Chen come out of the arroyo leading with beats that crunch, decay, them submerge, diving straight into downright... 

Hacienda Hot Springs

Getaways

Hacienda Hot Springs

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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... 

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

Art

The Artistic Furniture of Charles Rohlfs

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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... 

US Open of Surfing

Sports

US Open of Surfing

Monday 8/ 2 @ Huntington Beach Surf Stadium

US Open of Surfing says: 2010 U.S. OPEN OF SURFING is ramping up to a new level this year delivering NINE... 

The Last Chapbook Project

Books: Reading

The Last Chapbook Project

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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... 

Pavilion of Wings

Special Event

Pavilion of Wings

Monday 8/ 2 @ Natural History Museum

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

The Art Squared Gallery Art Show

Festival: Art

Art Squared Gallery

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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>Strange Kozmic Experience</em>

Special Event

Strange Kozmic Experience

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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... 

Cinespace Bar Industry Night feat. Live Band Karaoke

Music: Experimental

Cinespace Bar Industry Night feat. Live Band Karaoke

Monday 8/ 2 @ Cinespace

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

Not Content: Unnatural Acts

Art

Not Content: Unnatural Acts

Monday 8/ 2 @ LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions)

Not Content: Unnatural Acts Taking its name from the historic collaborative writing marathons led by Bernadette Mayer... 

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Art

Molten Color: Glassmaking in Antiquity

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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... 

Saturday High and Art Center for Kids Weeklong Summer Workshops

Art

Saturday High and Art Center for Kids Weeklong Summer Workshops

Monday 8/ 2 @ 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 8/ 2 @ 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...