Like sand through the hourglass, another 24-hour screening of artist Christian Marclay's The Clock is set to wind up beginning Thursday, July 28 at 5:00 p.m. and ending Friday July 29 exactly 24 hours later in LACMA's Bing Theater. The piece, a "melding of video and reality," uses hundreds of sampled clips sourced from the far reaches of genre, culture and era. more ›

Steven Schmidt We've told you about the Sundays Live tradition stemming from 1948 here in Los Angeles before, but we'll tell you again: this is essential LA. 1) It's at LACMA. 2) It's Free. 3) It's Quality. Tonight, they present percussionist Steven Schmidt alongside Mládí, the conductor-less chamber orchestra known for their concerts at the historically famous Los Altos Apartments in Wilshire Center. The diverse program includes Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů, Schmidt's own Images... more ›

This week's top pick comes in the form of a Los Angeles tradition that has been happening since 1948, yet goes by unnoticed every week by many in this city. Welcome to Sundays Live -- it's free, lasts only an hour and there is no need to call ahead for reservations. In fact, if you can't make it, the concert will be heard by delayed broadcast on Wednesday at noon on KCSN, 88.5FM (a... more ›

">7:30 tonight in the Leo S. Bing Theater, for free, will get you an educational and inspirational night surrounded by fellow Angeleno’s curious about the place of Green Space in Los Angeles. There will be a panel of four speakers that include an artist, a landscape architect, a public policy expert and an architect who will discuss how parks and recreational sites have changed throughout the course of the history of the city and speculate on their future. more ›

Unless otherwise noted, all of the following shows are free of charge.

SUNDAY, 8/28

• Cellist Ruslan Biryukov and pianist Mary Au perform sonatas by Beethoven,
  Debussy and Shostakovich at LACMA's Bing Theater at 6 pm. Call 323-857-6234
  or visit www.sundayslive.org.
  

MONDAY, 8/29

• Inara George wraps-up her
  Monday Night Residency at the
  echo at 10:30pm.
  
• The Excuse, Modern Memory, Satisfaction and Magic
  Bullets play at The Fold
  Silverlake Lounge. The opening act takes the stage at 9pm.
  

TUESDAY, 8/30

• The Terry Gibbs Jazz Ensemble play at Hollywood & Highland at
  7pm. For info, call 323-467-6412.
  

• Tony Orlando and Dawn take the The
  Grove stage at
  7pm.
  
• I See Hawks perform at Cole's at 9pm. Call 213-622-4090.
  

• Shonen Knife and The Knack grace the stage at the Santa Monica Pier. The concert starts at 7:30pm. Call 310.458.8900 for details.
  
• Sam Graham performs at The Farmer's
  Market from 7-9pm. For details, call 323-933-9211.
  
• Odara play at the Culver City Hall Courtyard at 7pm. Call 323-933-9211.
  

• LACMA's
  Friday Night Jazz Series features Dr. Art Davis Quintet in the LA Times Central Court at 5:30pm.