Events on Saturday, February 4

<em>The Rattling Wall</em> Issue 2: Reading and Release

Books: Reading

The Rattling Wall

Saturday 2/ 4 @ The Standard Hollywood

A literary journal created by professor, writer, and editor Michelle Meyerling, The Rattling Wall allows "different types of art to intersect"... 

<em>Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society</em>

Film: Documentary

Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Yost Theatre

This benefit preview screening of the documentary "Into the Zone: The Story of the Cacophony Society" will be held at the... 

Drink:Eat:Play's 5th Annual Cupcake Challenge

Food/Wine: Competition

Cupcake Challenge

Saturday 2/ 4 @ The Renaissance Hollywood Hotel

Over 20 bakeries from LA to the OC converge at the Renaissance Hollywood to compete in the highly-anticipated 2012 Cupcake Challenge.... 

The Dial-Up Tour with Live Lava Live, Meekakitty, Nanalew & Friends

Comedy

The Dial-Up Tour with Live Lava Live, Meekakitty, Nanalew & Friends

Saturday 2/ 4 @ House of Blues Anaheim

Pop/Internet sensations Mitchell Davis and Kyle Sibert (aka livelavalive) bring an entirely new form of energy, comedy and creativity to the... 

<em>The Loved One</em> (1965)

Film

The Loved One (1965)

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Egyptian Theatre

The Loved One,  1965, 121 min. Dir. Tony Richardson. Terry Southern and Christopher Isherwood adapted Evelyn Waugh’s pitch-black satire. When Robert Morse... 

Ongoing Events

Yujean Kang's

Food/Wine

Yujean Kang's

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Yujean Kang

With an elegant, creative take on Chinese cuisine, Yujean Kang's has been a Pasadena institution for 20 years. Kang was born... 

<em>George Harrison: Living in the Material World</em>

Art

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Saturday 2/ 4 @ GRAMMY Museum at LA Live

During a career spanning four decades, George Harrison earned a reputation as one of rock's most talented and innovative musicians and... 

The Six

Food/Wine

The Six

Saturday 2/ 4 @ The Six

The Six is a new restaurant and bar in Studio City with an emphasis on California-influenced comfort food. Named for the... 

Early Morning Opera: <em>Abacus</em>

Art: Multimedia

Early Morning Opera: Abacus

Saturday 2/ 4 @ REDCAT

Early Morning Opera: Abacus is a visual investigation into imagined communities and hyped-up modern phenomena such as overblown tech conferences, televangelists,... 

Veggie Grill

Food/Wine

Veggie Grill

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Veggie Grill

Veggie Grill has ably filled a void with their delicious, affordable vegan comfort food that appeals to vegans and meat-eaters alike.... 

Naya Sunset's New Bar Program

Food/Wine

Naya Sunset

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Naya Sunset

"Naya," the Sanskrit word for "new," befits the new incarnation of the Silver Lake Indian restaurant previously known as Tantra. The... 

Mezze

Get Social: Happy Hour

Mezze

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Mezze

Mezze, a Mediterranean-influenced restaurant and bar in West Hollywood, is a great place to begin an evening or indulge in a... 

<em>Kenneth Anger: Icons
</em>

Art: Installation

Kenneth Anger: Icons

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Museum of Contemporary Art

Kenneth Anger is usually associated with his scandalous Hollywood Babylon oeuvre, but while the books are legendary, his filmic eye is... 

<em>Deconstructing Perestroika</em>

Art: Group Show

Deconstructing Perestroika

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Craft and Folk Art Museum

Deconstructing Perestroika is CAFAM's exploration, in poster form, of the cultural and political events that led to the collapse of the... 

<em>28 at 28</em>

Art: Photography

28 at 28

Saturday 2/ 4 @ NextSpace Culver City

After photographing celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Michael Cera, Paris Hilton, Joe Jonas, and Giada De Laurentiis, photojournalist and editorial photographer... 

<em>LA Raw: Abject Expressionism in Los Angeles 1945-1980, From Rico Lebrun to Paul McCarthy </em>

Art: Happening

LA Raw

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

The figurative artists from the 1940s and ‘50s who dominated the Los Angeles art scene of that time have largely been... 

<em>Damien Hirst: The Complete Spot Paintings, 1986&ndash;2011</em>

Art

Damien Hirst

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Gagosian Gallery

Art lovers around the world rejoice as Gagosian Gallery presents Damien Hirst: The Complete Spot Paintings, 1986-2011, across eleven international locations... 

<em>Saudade</em>

Art: Group Show

Saudade

Saturday 2/ 4 @ ANN 330 Gallery

ANN 330 Gallery showcases this group photography show delving into the theme of saudade, a deep, melancholic sense of loss or... 

<em>I Love Lucy Live on Stage</em>

Performing Arts: Theatre

I Love Lucy Live on Stage

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Greenway Court Theatre

I Love Lucy Live on Stage, a tribute to the most popular sitcom of all time, is back for a second... 

<em>The Cacophony Society Zone Show</em>

Art: Multimedia

The Cacophony Society Zone Show

Saturday 2/ 4 @ CSUF Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana

The Cacophony Society Zone Show is a retrospective look at the Cacophony Society, a national collective of guerrilla artists, dada pranksters,... 

The Bar at Cliff's Edge

Food/Wine

The Bar at Cliff's Edge

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Cliff's Edge

While Cliff's Edge in Silver Lake is renowned for the excellent food served on its gorgeous terraced patio, the interior, now... 

Public School 612

Food/Wine

Public School 612

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Public School 612

The latest addition to Downtown's burgeoning bar scene is Public School 612, a traditional-meets-contemporary gastropub soft opening March 8 in the... 

Urban Masala

Food/Wine

Urban Masala

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Urban Masala

Urban Masala is a new casual Indian restaurant in the heart of Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Opened by three gents from... 

<em>In Focus: Los Angeles</em>

Art: Photography

In Focus: Los Angeles

Saturday 2/ 4 @ The Getty Museum

Part of the Getty's ongoing series that highlights photographs from the museum's permanent collection, In Focus: Los Angeles, 1945–1980 is the last... 

Miss Bala

Film

Miss Bala

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Playing at selected theaters.

Director Gerardo Naranjo's film opens with a bang: aspiring beauty queen Laura Guerrero (Stephanie Sigman) falls innocently into a violent Mexican... 

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery: <em>Civic Virtue: The Impact of the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery and the Watts Towers Art Center</em>

Art: Group Show

Civic Virtue: Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

The paintings, sculpture, photography, film, and other works at this dual-venue exhibition have been chosen to represent the history of two... 

Watts Towers Art Center: <em>Civic Virtue: The Impact of the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery and the Watts Towers Art Center</em>

Art: Group Show

Civic Virtue: the Watts Towers Art Center

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Watts Towers Art Center

Instead of artwork being isolated within a vacuum of the creative minds being represented, the paintings, sculpture, photography, film and other... 

<em>&iexcl;CUBA!</em>

Art: Group Show

¡CUBA!

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Salt Fine Art

Saltfineart is proud to present its most daring and intense show to date ¡CUBA! featuring 11 artists living and working within... 

<em>The Theatre Bizarre</em>

Film: Independent

The Theatre Bizarre

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Landmark Nuart Theatre

Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned... 

<em>Naked Hollywood: Weegee in Los Angeles</em>

Art: Installation

Naked Hollywood: Weegee in Los Angeles

Saturday 2/ 4 @ The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Seminal photographer Weegee did the same thing in mid-20th century Los Angeles that paparazzi do today: he documented the shocking and... 

Navitat Canopy Adventures Zipline Tour

Cultural Hybrid: Day trip

Navitat Canopy Adventures Zipline Tour

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Nativat Canopy Adventures

SoCal adrenaline junkies celebrate a new source of thrills: Wrightwood's Navitat Canopy Tour. Zipline in a harness along ten aerial lines... 

Michael's Restaurant

Food/Wine

Michael's Restaurant

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Michael's Restaurant

Michael's Restaurant in Santa Monica, a much-lauded pioneer of California cuisine, has a new executive chef at the helm, John-Carlos Kuramoto.... 

<em>Rodarte: Fra Angelico Collection</em>

Art: Installation

Rodarte: Fra Angelico Collection

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Kate and Laura Mulleavy are a pair of 21st-century alchemists working with textiles instead of base metals. The Rodarte founders are... 

Drago Centro

Food/Wine

Drago Centro

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Drago Centro

Downtown's Drago Centro has a sleek décor, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, stone walls, and a glass wine cellar in the center of... 

In a Place Called Hollywood: A Stroll Through the First 100 Years of Tinseltown

City Gems: Guided Tour

In a Place Called Hollywood

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Various LA locations

Take a trip into Hollywood's Golden Age with a tour celebrating 100 years of Tinseltown. The Felix in Hollywood Tour Company... 

<em>Crazy Horse</em>

Film: Documentary

Crazy Horse

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Landmark Nuart Theatre

Documentarian Frederick Wiseman wanted to make a documentary about a nightclub, but after a trip to the Moulin Rouge put him... 

<em>Static Noise: The Photographs of Rhona Bitner</em>

Art: Photography

Static Noise

Saturday 2/ 4 @ University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach

The exhibition features twenty-eight photographs from [Rhona] Bitner's ongoing Listen series, a striking body of work devoted to the continued exploration... 

Playa

Food/Wine

Playa

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Playa

Playa is the newest restaurant opened by John Rivera Sedlar, whose downtown restaurant, Rivera, earned great acclaim after its 2009 opening.... 

<em>Haywire</em>

Film: Wide Release

Haywire

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Various LA Theatres

Haywire is a well-woven extravaganza of ass-kicking. Director Steven Soderbergh made the inspired decision to cast MMA champ Gina Carano as... 

California Design, 1930-1965: <em>Living in a Modern Way</em>

Art: Installation

California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way

Saturday 2/ 4 @ LACMA

Five years in the making, Living in a Modern Way vividly illustrates how California designers of the midcentury helped shape the... 

Catalina Zip Line Eco Tour

Cultural Hybrid: Day trip

Catalina Zip Line Eco Tour

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Catalina Zip Line Eco Tour

Take in the beauty of the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island’s terrain while hurtling through the air at speeds of up... 

Casebolt and Smith: <em>O(h)</em>

Performing Arts: Dance

Casebolt and Smith: O(h)

Saturday 2/ 4 @ The Actors Company Theatre

Casebolt and Smith is a multidisciplinary performance duo combining physical and musical theatre, fused together with rare humor and intelligence. The... 

Cliff's Edge

Food/Wine

Cliff's Edge

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Cliff's Edge

Silver Lake's gorgeous Cliff's Edge has been enlivened with the recent addition of a new chef, Frenchman Benjamin Bailly. 29-year-old Bailly... 

Joseph Lopez: <em>Nightwork</em>

Art: Photography

Joseph Lopez

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Il Tramezzino

Joseph Lopez's photo series, Nightwork, embodies the under-appreciated elements of our (and possibly any) city and presents it to us in... 

Sadie

Food/Wine

Sadie

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Sadie

This sophisticated new hot spot in the heart of Hollywood occupies the space that was once Les Deux. The bar and... 

<em>M&aacute;ximo Gonz&aacute;lez: </em><em>Playful</em>

Art: Installation

Máximo González: Playful

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Craft and Folk Art Museum

Maximo González recycles materials such as devalued currency, vintage aluminum household items, and plastic kitchen items to create new modes of... 

Cirque du Soleil presents <em>Ovo</em>

Performing Arts: Circus

Cirque du Soleil: Ovo

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Santa Monica Pier

Every step of Cirque d Soleil's new "Grand Chapiteau" is designed to enthrall L.A. From the star-laced walk (both figuratively and... 

Eric Joyner: <em>It's a Jungle Out Ther</em>e

Art: Painting & Drawing

Eric Joyner: It's a Jungle Out There

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Corey Helford Gallery

In “It’s a Jungle Out There,” Joyner’s robots trade their domestic lives featured in “Donut Logic”—his 2010 exhibition at Corey Helford... 

<em>Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography, 1945-1982</em>

Art: Photography

Backyard Oasis

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Palm Springs Art Museum

In conjunction with the Getty's Pacific Standard Time initiative, the Palm Springs Art Museum presents a comprehensive visual survey of swimming-pool... 

<em>Pina</em>

Film

Pina

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Various Los Angeles theaters

An art documentary that's compellingly filmed with a 3D camera, Pina is a film of big ideas: dance as inner discovery;... 

Ca&ntilde;a Rum Bar

Food/Wine

Caña Rum Bar

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Caña Rum Bar

Caña Rum Bar is a glamorous throwback to 1930s Havana. Secreted within the historic Petroleum Building, with an entrance hidden in... 

<em>Gallery 1988 x Adult Swim</em>

Art: Group Show

Gallery 1988 x Adult Swim

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Gallery 1988

Cartoon Network's Adult Swim lineup can be an extremely polarizing subject, whether you're a diehard fan of Tim & Eric Awesome... 

Palmilla Cocina y Tequila

Food/Wine

Palmilla Cocina y Tequila

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Palmilla Cocina y Tequila

Palmilla Cocina y Tequila is a sophisticated departure for Hermosa Beach. Featuring a glamorous décor designed by Gulla Jonsdottir, famed for... 

Downtown's Modern Skyline Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Downtown's Modern Skyline Walking Tour

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

The Los Angeles Conservancy's Modern Skyline walking tour explores the evolution of the Bunker Hill area and the Central Business District's... 

Tamale Festival at La Sandia

Food/Wine

Tamale Festival

Saturday 2/ 4 @ La Sandia

La Sandia, Richard Sandoval's elegant Mexican restaurant at Santa Monica Place, offers four special month-long festivals a  year, each celebrating a... 

<em>In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States</em>

Art: Group Show

In Wonderland

Saturday 2/ 4 @ LACMA

While their male counterparts' focus was diverted with masturbatory hallucinations of women as objects, the female Surrealists delved freely into the... 

<em>TAG you're it!</em>

Art: Group Show

TAG you're it!

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Royal/T

Royal/T in Culver City features an art gallery, Japanese-style cosplay café, and one of LA's best gift shops of pop-culture treasures.... 

<em>Who's Hungry &mdash; Santa Monica
</em>

Theatre

Who's Hungry?

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Highways Performance Space

Who’s Hungry – Santa Monica premieres at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica on January 27, 28, February 3 and 4,... 

Hans Memling's <em>Portrait of a Man</em>, on Loan from The Frick Collection, New York

Art: Painting & Drawing

Hans Memling's Portrait of a Man, on Loan from The Frick Collection, New York

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

The Norton Simon Museum presents a special installation of Hans Memling's Portrait of a Man, c. 1470–75, on loan from The... 

46 N. Los Robles: A History of the Pasadena Art Museum

Art

46 N. Los Robles: A History of the Pasadena Art Museum

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Pacific Asia Museum

Since 1924, the Chinese-inspiried building at 46 N. Los Robles Avenue in Pasadena has been a Southern California landmark and a... 

<em>Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Paintings</em>

Art: Painting & Drawing

Ellsworth Kelly: Prints and Paintings

Saturday 2/ 4 @ LACMA

American artist Ellsworth Kelly is universally recognized as one of the most important purveyors of American abstraction. Born in Newburgh, New... 

Metropolis II

Art: Painting & Drawing

Metropolis II

Saturday 2/ 4 @ LACMA

Metropolis II is an intense and a complex kinetic sculpture, modeled after a fast paced, frenetic modern city. Steel beams form... 

Obstacleism: Paintings by Farr Ligvani

Art

Obstacleism: Paintings by Farr Ligvani

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Pacific Asia Museum

Born in Tehran and educated in California, Ligvani focuses his art on  ideas of life and evolution. As the artist wrestled... 

The Original Print: An Introduction to Printmaking in the Postwar Period

Art

The Original Print: An Introduction to Printmaking in the Postwar Period

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

The Norton Simon Museum presents The Original Print: An Introduction to Printmaking in the Postwar Period, an exhibition that looks at... 

<em>Women Hold Up Half the Sky</em>

Art: Installation

Women Hold Up Half the Sky

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Skirball Cultural Center

Experience a groundbreaking new exhibition inspired by the critically acclaimed book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,... 

Auspicious Beauty: Korean Folk Painting

Art

Auspicious Beauty: Korean Folk Painting

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Pacific Asia Museum

Pacific Asia Museum is pleased to present the special exhibition Auspicious Beauty: Korean Folk Painting. Korean folk painting during the Joseon... 

Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California

Art

Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

The Norton Simon Museum presents Proof: The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California, an exhibition that explores the significance of printmaking... 

Meiji: Japan Rediscovered

Art

Meiji: Japan Rediscovered

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Pacific Asia Museum

 Meiji: Japan Rediscovered explores the connection of Japan and the West in the mid to late 19th century through the early... 

Under the Big Black Sun

Art: Installation

Under the Big Black Sun

Saturday 2/ 4 @ The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

The first large-scale survey of California art from this period, Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974-1981 features artists working... 

Our Town

Theatre

Our Town

Saturday 2/ 4 @ The Broad Stage

Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe-winner Helen Hunt stars in this groundbreaking new version of Wilder’s iconic American play. Our Town tells... 

Angelino Heights Walking Tour

City Gems: Guided Tour

Angelino Heights Walking Tour

Saturday 2/ 4 @ Los Angeles Conservancy

The Angelino Heights tour explores the architecture and history of this charming Victorian neighborhood east of Echo Park and south of...