Articles in the “arts” category

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Burn some calories at a turkey trot. Then check out the holiday classic "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," "Love Actually Live" and a UCB show that improvs a Thanksgiving family meal.

The iconic 2003 feel-good film, Love Actually, has evolved into a live-action wintertime staple that involves a 15-piece orchestra, an all-star cast of singers, and classic scenes from the film.

How drought and new wheels made skateboarding a '70s L.A. craze.

Santa Claus is coming to town. So is Kanye West's biblical opera. Seasonal craft fairs and holiday markets get rolling while UCLA and USC face-off on the gridiron.

The day is divided into fourteen 50-minute workshops. All are welcome, no matter where you are on your meditation and mindfulness journey.

Barry Siegel discuss his new book, "Dreamers and Schemers: How an Improbable Bid for the 1932 Olympics Transformed Los Angeles from Dusty Outpost to Global Metropolis", at the Last Bookstore.

If you've ever been disappointed that the Onion isn't satirizing a super-specific L.A. frustration, The Avocado is here for you.

Here's what happens when dystopian futurism meets a modern-day newsroom of realists. This is an LAist deep dive.

Julie Andrews, Corita Kent, masa madness, mariachi music and a David Bowie-themed burlesque are just a few of the events on tap this week.

Every Friday and Saturday evening through December 21st, BOLD will include live entertainment, music, lighting installations, extended shopping hours, holiday dining, and more.

Hatch Escapes wants you to try escaping from the same room twice.

Solange curates a free weekend of art and performances. Seven OC cities Meet on Beach. A food fest celebrates chicken tenders. Go-kart racing meets cosplay.

From now until December 29th, every Friday through Sunday, the event will open its doors for guests to enjoy a snowstorm of fun that includes a crystal garden, light shows, tubing, and more.

There's a new Disney+ documentary series on the history of Imagineering -- we asked the director how you can become an Imagineer too.

Allegations of artistic theft. A social media backlash. Let's take a trip down the rainbow rabbit hole.

Touring the studio of an artist who changed the history of comics.

Enjoy a nighttime adventure under the full moon. Watch documentaries on Blue Note Records or climate activists in Ecuador. Attend film festivals. Listen to Flea talk about his new memoir with Malcolm Gladwell. And Sleater-Kinney's in town with new music and a new lineup.

On Thursday, November 14th, BOLD (Beverly Hills Open Later Days) Holidays  will kick off festivities with the Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Celebration.

The same group that manages the Hollywood Bowl might take over the Ford.

Celebrate Veterans Day with a number of events. There's also a coffee festival, a lutefisk dinner, a screening of Coco at the Hollywood Bowl and a marketplace of American Indian goods.

It took place in November 2019. Pretty soon, Blade Runner will take place in the past.

It's throwback week with several musicans and bands from the '90s crawling out of the woodwork. Plus, there's a major audio festival and French bread (as in literally flown from France).

This year's festival, which kicks off on Nov. 14 and runs until Nov. 21, screens more than 140 films in iconic venues, including the retro-glam Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.

Just try to get through this post without getting chills.

So much to do! Celebrate Día de los Muertosr. Ice skate in Santa Monica. Ride the A Line (fka the Blue Line) for FREE. Eat fried chicken sammies and drink historic cocktails.

Sending a beautiful bouquet of flowers to someone in an immigrant detention center is nearly impossible, unless you use your imagination.

By the early 20th century, the neighborhood had become a multi-ethnic enclave but that's partly because not every neighborhood was open to everyone.

The band's secret to creative success is a magic equation: "Every once in a while, 1 plus 1 is 5 million."

Come out to the coast, put on these costumes, have a few laughs.

Spooky and scary events abound. Get dressed up for West Hollywood's massive Halloween street carnival. Take an urban hike to the Yorba Cemetery. Check out a matinee of Mad Love. Watch an improvised version of the slasher flick Saw. Listen...

This conservative comedian wants to put comedy first, message second.

Fans have had to confront the singer's embrace of hard right, extremist politics. How did we get here?

'Tis the season for Día de los Muertos events, fall festivals, Halloween parties, Victorian zombies, corgis on the beach and Glenn Danzig.

Enter the future that we never had.

Your week's about to get busy. A dive into baseball history, a set from Austin's hottest new soul act, 70-cent breakfasts, a visit from Ronan Farrow and a twilight hike. Your week's about to get busy.

"When I saw them [running] out of the maze, screaming, terrified for their lives, it was a great satisfaction." -- one of the people who scared you at Halloween Horror Nights

Learn about the art of tarot and lotería cards. Party with P-22, the coolest cat of them all. Sample a Taste of Soul. Check out the creepy new thriller "Lighthouse."

You can find yourself transported to this ancient way of expression on Saturday, October 19th at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State Los Angeles.

Get out there and do all the things.

Don't worry, the Mummy's curse isn't real. (To the best of our knowledge.)

If you want a Halloween experience that's less about scares and more about seasonal joy, Pumpkin Nights is here for you.

Saddle up and check out the rodeo. Watch scary movies. Meet animals and plants that go bump in the night. Listen to tales from KPCC's Unheard L.A.

She became a stand-up superstar and got her own TV show. Here's how you can (maybe) do it too.

Together these four artists have created a spectacle of dance and music that offers a look into how lives are lived and how souls go on after death.

Dine with vampires, taste Filipino ice cream and catch Brittany Howard (of Alabama Shakes) as she flies solo.

It's not an escape room. It's a chance to discover a life.

End your workweek with a Donnie Darko screening. Eat all the mole, souvlaki, dumplings and beer. And stop by KPCC's and LAist's Open House.

The event is a live performance where Hajjaj has styled and blended a group of artists that reflect traditional and contemporary Moroccan art and performance.

Here's how you can do it too. (Maybe.)

(Courtesy of The Homestead Museum.) On October 5th and 6th, relive the excitement of the Roaring Twenties at the Homestead Museum's annual Ticket to the Twenties festival. Enjoy vintage jazz, dancing, fashion shows, silent films with live musical accompaniment,...

Find the perfect pumpkin. Get lost in a maize maze. Listen up at a female-centric podcast festival. Toast the Groundlings as they turn 45. 

Here's your chance to take a trip to Atlantis, in return for solving SO MANY PUZZLES.

Climb the Bank Tower in DTLA. Watch a "Killer Crocodile." Attend Tegan & Sara's book launch. Catch the L.A. Opera -- at the beach.

More than 75 rare book, fine print, photography, and ephemera dealers will be sharing items that will appeal to anyone from Batman fans to those who dabble in witchy things.

On September 28th at the Ford Theatre, Jail Guitar Doors presents their annual benefit, Rock Out 5!.

So wait, what exactly are these guys? We THINK we figured it out.

From immersive experiences to theme park scare zones, zombie walks and horror flicks, we found 40 essential Halloween happenings.

Carla Hall talks about soul food and justice. Beyond Fest and Queen Mary's Dark Harbor jump into the Halloween season. Pop-up Magazine returns with its fall edition.

Here's where to get your arts and culture fix for free in L.A. on Saturday.

An actual Waterworld is impossible, but this show's stunts only SEEM impossible.

Say goodbye to Cafe Nela. Celebrate Oktoberfest. Run for the Homeboys. Party for Rosh Hashanah. Nosh on vegan tacos.

A new exhibit at The Museum of Tolerance spotlights the often misunderstood religious group, which holds equality and service to humanity in the highest esteem.

Keep a stiff upper lip and a box of popcorn for the ArcLight's Downton Abbey Experience.

Tales from the Video Store screenings. Restaurant pop-ups from Oakland and Moscow. Knott's Scary Farm. A preview of the upcoming Supreme Court term

Whether you want ghosts or evil doppelgangers ready to murder you with scissors, Halloween Horror Nights has it all.

Mexican Independence Day festivities. Art and music festivals from Glendale to Santa Monica. And the Halloween season begins.

Go to a place that evokes dreamy memories, surreal light play and complacent beauty with award-winning flamenco artist Olga Pericet.

Shoshannah Stern and Josh Feldman created and star in "This Close," which returns to SundanceTV for its second season.

Here's the story... of a house gone Brady.

Your favorite billionaire with a crime-fighting superhero side hustle is getting celebrated in Los Angeles at the DC Batman Run--and you're welcome to join the party. The Caped Crusader turns 80 this year, and to commemorate him, Warner Bros. and DC Comics have organized a 5K nighttime race through Downtown Los Angeles.

Could there BE any more ways the '90s sitcom wants you to remember its anniversary?

To brick-and-mortar or not to brick-and-mortar? That is the question.

Ask a mortician about death. Check out a doc about Los Tigres Del Norte. Taste wines from the Valle de Guadalupe. Learn Latin history from John Leguizamo.

See all the new stuff first, with the casts -- and some of the screenings are even free.

Pirate camp. Ali Wong. A "really really free" market. Buskerfest. A Pokémon pop-up bar. The East L.A. Mexican Independence Day Parade

Mickey's Halloween Party is OUT, Oogie Boogie is IN.

Listen to Middle Eastern beats on the pier. Watch a crosswords and comedy show. Celebrate the songs of Britney Spears.

You have to pass a platoon of empty mattresses and shiny kitchen appliances to find the Museum of African American Art.

After 20 months and $41 million of renovations, the Music Center's "fifth venue" has reopened.

Being a lighting designer can mean traveling the country -- and getting used to the dark.

An inflatable obstacle course. A Breaking Bad rock concert. A dance party dedicated to Stevie Wonder. Lots of food, fun and family festivals.

The La Brea Tar Pits as we know them are about to go extinct. Here's their future.

DuVernay grew up in Compton and told us she's excited to be back in L.A. after spending time in New York.

THWIP. Go swing with Spidey, theme park-style.

Fishing with Dynamite and MB Post team up for a Lobstah Roll Takeover. (Courtesy of Simms Restaurants) The Roots revisit one of their early albums at the Hollywood Bowl. Fishing with Dynamite holds its 2nd annual Lobstah Roll takeover....

The journey begins, as many things do, near a dentist's office at the intersection of Olympic and Lincoln.

The OC Night Market wraps its summer season. A Kill Bill double feature is paired with the burlesque Tarantina show. Giant Robot holds a food-themed art show. Plus, partake in an '80s party, a '90s party or L.A.'s 238th birthday party.

The illustrator is a local artist who draws much of his inspiration from California's natural landscape and biodiversity.

There's a new Marvel land, Disney+ streaming, something TOP SECRET, and so. much. more.

Their new album might make you want to JUMP.

The Stones roll into town. The Santa Monica Pier hosts a summer music series. The German avant garde comes to town.

This time, Donna Martin GRADUATES.

A library pops up by the sea, a neon party lights up the night and cannabis pros get high on knowledge.

Get 1959 prices all over L.A., thanks to an Amazon-funded Emmys campaign.

Vista Kicks will go on stage before the legendary rock band at Levi's Stadium.

A new musical production in Los Angeles is the latest local effort to bring attention to comfort women.

Nine women have accused Domingo of harassment, with dozens more saying they witnessed inappropriate behavior.

Nat Geo Channel presents a conversation with the team behind the chilling series "Life Below Zero." Hear from Executive Producer Joe Litzinger, Editor Michael Swingler, and Directors of Photography David Lovejoy and Benji Lanpher as they describe what it takes to film an extreme show set deep in the remote, Alaskan wilderness.

Female comedians interview each other. A massive convention for Korean culture comes to town. Artists compete in a live painting battle.