Events on Friday, May 25

The Real McKenzies w/ Civet

Music: Punk

The Real McKenzies w/ Civet

Today @ House of Blues Sunset Strip

The Real McKenzies have been bringing out their hybrid of aggressive punk and traditional Scottish folk songs since their formation in... 

<em>Superman </em>(1978) / <em>Superman 2</em> (1980)

Film: Double Feature

Superman (1978) / Superman 2 (1980)

Today @ Egyptian Theatre

Superman, 1978, 151 min. Dir. Richard Donner. The film that set the standard for all big-screen comic-book adaptations has been restored... 

Tyrone Wells w/ special Guest Joe Brooks and Tyler Hilton

Music: Pop

Tyrone Wells w/ special Guest Joe Brooks and Tyler Hilton

Today @ House of Blues Anaheim

The son of a preacher and the youngest of five children, Tyrone Wells was only allowed to listen to gospel music... 

Ongoing Events

<em>Crescent City: A Hyperopera</em>

Music: Experimental

Crescent City: A Hyperopera

Today @ Atwater Crossing: Arts and Innovation Complex (ATX)

The Industry, a new experimental opera company, brings together over 50 artists from every discipline to create and inhabit the landscape... 

<em>Looking Glass</em>: a Photography Exhibition at Analog Salon

Art: Photography

Looking Glass

Today @ The Analog Salon

Everyone knows a painter, for example, starts with a blank canvas and piles of pigment, and that whether they make landscape,... 

Urban Legends

Art: Happening

Urban Legends

Today @ L.A. Mart Design Center

This first of its kind live auction, which will occur during the VIP opening, will include select works from past exhibitions... 

Hola Mexico Film Festival

Cultural Hybrid: Festival

Hola Mexico Film Festival

Today @ Montalbán Theatre

The week-long Hola Mexico Film Festival, now in its fourth year, takes place at Hollywood’s Montalban Theatre. Gaining in both reputation... 

Will Sergeant: <em>My Own Worst Enemy</em>

Art: Multimedia

Will Sergeant: My Own Worst Enemy

Today @ Substrate Gallery

The Substrate Gallery is pleased to present Will Sergeant’s My Own Worst Enemy art exhibition. The show will run four weeks... 

Navitat Canopy Adventures Zipline Tour

Cultural Hybrid: Day trip

Navitat Canopy Adventures Zipline Tour

Today @ 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... 

Veggie Grill

Food/Wine

Veggie Grill

Today @ Veggie Grill

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

El Jefe at the Saguaro Hotel

Food/Wine

El Jefe

Today @ El Jefe at the Saguaro Hotel

El Jefe is the tequila bar at the vibrant, stylish new Saguaro Hotel in Palm Springs. Presided over by Chef Jose... 

<em>The Art of Cooking</em><em> </em>

Cultural Hybrid: Installation

The Art of Cooking

Today @ Royal/T

In case you haven't heard, Royal/T, Culver City's art space, store, and Japanese-inspired "maid café," is closing its doors permanently in... 

Mingle and Plei

Get Social

Mingle and Plei

Today @ Various LA locations

Mingle and Plei is an alternative to the everyday club scene. The concept was developed to bring diverse groups of people... 

Project Mah Jongg

Cultural Hybrid: Installation

Project Mah Jongg

Today @ Skirball Cultural Center

Project Mah Jongg at the Skirball Cultural Center explores a shared link between Chinese-Americans and American Jews. Beyond the common tradition... 

Luca on Sunset

Food/Wine

Luca on Sunset

Today @ Luca on Sunset

Luca on Sunset is presided over by Chef Luca Giorgetti, a Tuscan to whom freshness and deliciousness are equally important. Giorgetti's... 

<em>Unsettled: The Art of Vincent Sabella</em>, Curated by Shana Nys Dambrot

Art: Painting & Drawing

Vincent Sabella

Today @ Edgar Varela Fine Arts

The private intricacies of his sly and telling recombinations and stylistic choices are complex in the way of any artist's working... 

Blu Jam Cafe

Food/Wine

Blu Jam Cafe

Today @ Blu Jam Cafe

Blu Jam Café on Melrose is one of LA's most popular spots for breakfast due to serving possibly the best French... 

<em>Al Martinez: Bard of L.A.</em>

Special Event

Al Martinez: Bard of L.A.

Today @ Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and author Al Martinez (b. 1929) has covered Los Angeles and the nation for more than five decades.... 

<em>Fellowship!</em>

Theatre: Musical

Fellowship!

Today @ The Steve Allen Theater

In this Broadway-style musical, Tolkien fans will see all their favorite characters from The Fellowship of the Ring, with one big... 

Adorn Yourself!

Fashion/Style: Shopping

Adorn Yourself!

Today @ Freehand Gallery

From traditional to expressive design, these artists will adorn you with unique handmade wearable art made from silver and gold, precious... 

<em>Visions of Empire: The Quest for a Railroad Across America, 1840&ndash;1880</em>

Art: Installation

Visions of Empire

Today @ Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

Visions of Empire is an examination of the 19th century quest for a transcontinental railroad and how it shaped America. The... 

<em>Re-Animator: The Musical</em>

Theatre

Re-Animator: The Musical

Today @ Hayworth Theatre

Based on the '80s horror film of the same name (which was actually based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft), Re-Animator:... 

Catalina Zip Line Eco Tour

Cultural Hybrid: Day trip

Catalina Zip Line Eco Tour

Today @ 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... 

Joseph Lopez: <em>Nightwork</em>

Art: Photography

Joseph Lopez

Today @ 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... 

Jewish Homegrown History

Special Event

Jewish Homegrown History

Today @ Skirball Center

Come watch vivid moments from the everyday lives of ordinary families and see how Jewish home movies enrich California's multicultural story.

Rona Yefman and Davida Nemeroff: <em>Medusa or maduza</em>

Art: Photography

Medusa or maduza

Today @ Annie Wharton Los Angeles

Rona Yefman + Davida Nemeroff will open their joint exhibition "Medusa or maduza" on Thursday, May 17th. Opening reception at AWLA... 

National Hamburger Month at The Churchill

Food/Wine

National Hamburger Month at The Churchill

Today @ The Churchill

In honor of National Burger Month, gastropub The Churchill presents five special hamburgers offered only during the month of May. From... 

Komida

Cultural Hybrid

Komida

Today @ Komida

Komida, the new, casual fusion-taco restaurant at Hollywood and Highland, is led by Brock Kleweno, the executive chef who recently updated... 

<em>Rebel</em>

Art: Multimedia

Rebel

Today @ JF Chen

Rebel is an interrogative ode to Nicholas Ray'’s masterpiece Rebel Without A Cause (1955), conceived by Franco to embrace and mine... 

<em>Ruth Weisberg: Now and Then</em>

Art: Painting & Drawing

Ruth Weisberg: Now and Then

Today @ Jack Rutberg Fine Arts

Ruth Weisberg: Now and Then presents paintings and works on paper by one of Los Angeles' most celebrated figurative artists since... 

40-Day Yoga Challenge

Workshop/Class: Yoga

40-Day Yoga Challenge

Today @ Golden Bridge Yoga

The warm weather is here, and this year, it's not just about having a hot body — it's about scrubbing your... 

Cliff's Edge

Food/Wine

Cliff's Edge

Today @ 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... 

Magnolia Bakery's Spring Menu

Food/Wine

Magnolia Bakery

Today @ Magnolia Bakery

The allure of Magnolia Bakery has been compared to that of crack by in-the-know sugar addicts. While their famed cupcakes are... 

<em>Moonrise Kingdom</em>

Film: Wide Release

Moonrise Kingdom

Today @ Various locations

It's hard to believe it's been half a decade since Wes Anderson released his last live-action film. (Not that we didn't... 

Stanley Donwood: <em>Lost Angeles</em>

Art: Sculpture

Stanley Donwood: Lost Angeles

Today @ Subliminal Projects

Lost Angeles feature(s) a new body of work where Donwood turns his poignant perception on the impact of current societal trends... 

Test Kitchen: Hanoi Havana

Cultural Hybrid: Tasting

Test Kitchen: Hanoi Havana

Today @ Zengo

Zengo is Richard Sandoval's Latin-Asian fusion restaurant in Santa Monica Place. Each season Zengo unveils a few new recipes revealing the... 

Eagle Rock Rock and Eagle Shop

City Gems: Store opening

Eagle Rock Rock and Eagle Shop

Today @ The Eagle Rock Rock and Eagle Shop

Bettina Hubby's newest project at the Rock and Eagle Shop is literally just that – a shop full of rocks and... 

Sande Sisneros - <em>Speculative Pentimenti: Painting in an Age of Endarkenment</em>

Art: Painting & Drawing

Sande Sisneros: Speculative Pentimenti

Today @ Institute of Cultural Inquiry

The ICI is proud to present Speculative Pentimenti, a visual exploration of contemporary society presented through the paintings of artist and... 

Rebel Bingo

Get Social

Rebel Bingo

Today @ TBD

We are The Underground Rebel Bingo Club. We play Rebel Bingo. It’s a mutant form of bingo we invented by accident... 

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

Art: Photography

Backyard Oasis

Today @ 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... 

Naya Sunset's New Bar Program

Food/Wine

Naya Sunset

Today @ Naya Sunset

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

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

Art: Installation

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

Today @ LACMA

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

<em>My Little Pony Project</em>

Cultural Hybrid: Group Show

My Little Pony Project

Today @ Toy Art Gallery

For nearly 30 years, My Little Pony has been coveted by kids of all ages, making it possible for each of... 

National Hamburger Month at The Hudson

Food/Wine

National Hamburger Month at The Hudson

Today @ The Hudson

As befits National Burger Month, The Hudson in West Hollywood offers five special hamburgers during the month of May. May 1... 

<em>The Total Look: The Creative Collaboration Between Rudi Gernreich, Peggy Moffitt, and William Claxton</em>

Art: Photography

The Total Look

Today @ MOCA at the Pacific Design Center

Peggy Moffitt was the definitive mod model, with a short mass of brunette hair carefully coiffed into a slick bowl cut... 

Apt. 2B Pop-Up Shop

Fashion/Style: Shopping

Apt. 2B Pop-Up Shop

Today @ Alpha

Apt. 2B is an LA-based online furniture shop catering to young Angelenos craving affordable yet stylish furniture, along with home accessories... 

<em>Lillian Bassman: A Life</em>

Art: Photography

Lillian Bassman: A Life

Today @ Peter Fetterman Gallery

Legendary fashion photographer Lillian Bassman was famous for her striking black-and-white photographs, primarily taken during the Mad Men-era of 1950s/60s New York.... 

Tea Lovers Festival

Food/Wine: Festival

Tea Lovers Festival

Today @ Various LA locations

LA's tea scene continues to blossom with the Tea Lovers Festival, a yearly celebration of tea, art, and culture — and... 

<em>Lessons of the Cherry Blossom: Japanese Woodblock Prints</em>

Art: Installation

Lessons of the Cherry Blossom: Japanese Woodblock Prints

Today @ Norton Simon Museum of Art

The Norton Simon Museum presents Lessons of the Cherry Blossom: Japanese Woodblock Prints, in celebration of the centennial anniversary gift of... 

Rigo 23: Autonomous InterGalactic Space Program

Art

Rigo 23: Autonomous InterGalactic Space Program

Today @ REDCAT

 Opening reception Saturday, April 21 | 6-9pm Conversation between Rigo 23, Caleb Duarte, and Sam Durant  Saturday, April 21 | 5:30pm... 

Jewish Homegrown History: Immigration, Identity, and Intermarriage

Art: Installation

Jewish Homegrown History: Immigration, Identity, and Intermarriage

Today @ Skirball Cultural Center

Come watch vivid moments from the everyday lives of ordinary families and see how Jewish home movies enrich California's multicultural story.... 

Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico

Art

Children of the Plumed Serpent: The Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico

Today @ LACMA

The exhibition Children of the Plumed Serpent: the Legacy of Quetzalcoatl in Ancient Mexico follows the historical trajectory of the life...