Articles in the “arts” category

Let Jena Malone, as a cat person, join you at Disney Hall.

Let's kiki, kitty girls! The reality show returns for season 11 and you know you want to snark, gasp and cheer.

Check out pop-ups including a museum of toys, a record shop and a D&D art show as well as an OC literary festival and the Magic Flute reimagined in a video game.

An exhibit in Glendale wants to put an end to the decades-old L.A. stereotype.

Oh, hello! It's John Mulaney and Nick Kroll bringing a classic to life on stage!

A new documentary dives into black roller skating culture and the fight to preserve it both locally and nationally.

For all of the polarizing films and divisive winners at the ceremony, there were some movies that Oscar voters were united and happy to see win.

Hannah Gadsby workshops new material. Mazzy Star and Seun Kuti play concerts. And Dan Savage brings his amateur porn fest to L.A.

The full list is right here.

Sounds of subway cars, clothing steamers, snakes, and lions built the soundscape for the Neil Armstrong biopic.

"Sometimes you've got to shame people into doing the right thing."

Ready to win your Oscars pool? We're here to help.

Did your invites to all those Oscar parties and gifting suites got lost in the mail? Ours too. But we're staying busy.

Outside the Oscars is the Walk of Fame -- here's how they keep it semi-sparkling.

After years of neglect, the 169-foot montage of indigenous peoples is being restored.

Let the games begin, at your Oscars party and on the @LAist Twitter account.

The marionettes are back in a new home.

She's gotten death threats over her support for gun control. But that didn't stop her from getting political on her latest album.

King, a sleek, wire fox terrier, won last week's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden.

A David Bowie-themed roller skate party. Pre-Oscar movie discussions. Italian seafood. And comedy that's Woke AF.

The short documentary seeks solutions to the lack of women's sanitary products in developing countries.

Trippy digital art in giant domes -- welcome to the new planetarium.

It's a big weekend for culture vultures with three art fairs plus a Robyn dance party, AirTalk's Oscar Preview, a doomed Valentine's show and a comic expo.

The director wants this to be a cautionary tale. You can watch the full film right here.

It's time for a sacred annual gathering of ladies celebrating ladies.

Nineteen art installations are scattered throughout a 55-mile area in the Coachella Valley.

Kurt Farquhar composes for The Neighborhood and Black Lightning -- but got his start homeless on the streets of L.A.

Celebrate your singlehood with a Shred Your Ex Party or dance your cares away with The Fabulous Ladies of Fitness. Art Los Angeles Contemporary opens and there's doggy speed dating.

The origins of Chinatown's popular Golden Dragon Parade go back more than 100 years to a multicultural event called La Fiesta de Los Angeles.  The Chinese were invited because organizers thought they could bring "spectacle."

The Grammys are Sunday night -- here are the highlights from our interviews with the nominees.

Is Zack Morris trash? You can delve into his bedroom to investigate.

How do you convey the power of a black hero with indestructible skin? For Luke Cage's Netflix show, the answer is bullets. Black Kirby's exploring what that means.

Happy lunar new year! Watch the Golden Dragon Parade in DTLA, celebrate Tết in the OC or party like you're 15(ish) at a re-imagined quinceañera.

Anthony Wilson's 'Songs And Photographs' takes us on a musical, photographic trip through time and space.

Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers made their first collaborative album -- and gave it a cult-like name, while using new age advertising.

Can Taraji P. Henson go so deep undercover that everyone is fooled? (No. No she can't.)

These women are sick of being abused and taken for granted by (alien) men, and they're not taking it anymore (in outer space).

In the show, David is pansexual -- a fact that's a non-issue for both his family and the town's residents.

Miss your shot to see "Hamilton"? You're getting another one.

Displaced by racism and civic development, L.A.'s Chinatown rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the city's first such enclave.

Celebrate the Lunar New Year, check out Dolly Parton's outfits or catch a show at the Red Bull Music Festival.

She directed "Twilight" but wasn't asked back for the sequels. Now she's back in the action-movie world.

The Rams may have fallen short in their bid to be Super Bowl champions but that doesn't make their history any less interesting.

Author Roxane Gay in Coleman hall on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois on January 31, 2014. (Jay Grabiec) (Jay Grabiec) Step into the Orpheum Theatre on February 12th for an evening of stand-up comedy, a...

These events have nothing to do with the Super Bowl this weekend but they're all pretty super.

Someone's trying to make a new Social Pool. But the original artist says the pool wasn't the actual artwork to begin with.

Celebrate Black History Month -- and help the film's Academy Awards chances.

She's featured in the documentary, "Knock Down The House," which got a standing ovation at Sundance Film Festival this week.

The landmark also doubles as a natural museum for marine life.

Their families were sidelined -- then the sexual abuse allegedly began.

Thai Elvis performs at a brandy tasting and other equally or less random things to do, depending on your preferences.

Last time a woman was nominated was 2004. Linda Perry's written and recorded hits for Alicia Keys, P!nk, and Christina Aguilera.

The Hollywood icon's "Link Link Circus" explores how the animal kingdom, including humans, is connected.

They haven't played in forty years, but California's commie punks the Dils are back -- to fundraise and eat baked goods.

You can't get Japanese wrestlers to Los Angeles without the federal government issuing them visas.

Photo courtesty of Rare Books LA. While we've been restricted from visiting our National Parks recently, Rare Books LA might be able to fill some of that void. It's the two-day inaugural fair produced by Jen and Brad Johnson,...

A Twin Peaks pop-up. A Branford Marsalis jazz concert. A Laverne & Shirley marathon. A massive whiskey tasting. Free comedy and a reevaluation of the "Valley girl."

Why UCB's facing cutbacks, and what it means for L.A. audiences and performers.

You can buy a Warhol, or a Warhol-lite.

What Netflix gained meant that other studios and their films lost.

Alfsonso Cuarón's black-and-white, Spanish-language memoir "Roma" tied "The Favourite" with 10 nominations, bringing Netflix its first best picture nod.

Adam Sandler returns to standup. Scandal cast members reunite.The LA Art Show opens. And a mini film festival celebrates women directors.

Watching both the Netflix and Hulu documentaries will give you the clearest picture of the Fyre fiasco, but they both come with caveats.

Kobe Bryant is a hologram now, so.

From parades and festivals to service opportunities, you can honor Martin Luther King Jr. this long weekend. There's also a queer Lakers viewing party, a found footage fest, a ghost hunt and a birthday party for Ben Franklin.

See how a farm became a theme park.

The legend takes you from Wilshire Boulevard to the Chinese Theatre (with some culturally insensitive "jokes" along the way).

Take your pick of film screenings and Q&As. In the OC, there's a cheese and charcuterie party. And Joshua Johnson explores California politics.

Only 4 percent of the cinematographers working on the highest-grossing movies were women last year, and that number hasn't improved in 20 years.

From the Carol Burnett Show to American Idol, plus a real-life romance on the studio lot.

The Drunk History Museum. A bookmobile fair. DineLA. A celebration of Selena. Hot toddies. A cinematic Shyamalan-A-Thon. Your weekend is calling...

Unlike other small theaters, they didn't charge up-and-coming actors to ply their craft.

And the packages start at $150...

Awards season is in full swing and you can reap the benefits with tons of free screenings and filmmaker Q&As.

I, for one, welcome you, our new millennial overlords, and your penchant for murdering products and industries that should have died long ago.

Come with us on our virtual pub crawl through the FXX show's real bars and (boozy) restaurants.

Superheroes, crime noir, witches, female digital world superheroes -- L.A.'s got it all.

The lineup's out. Let's take a look, shall we?

Learn how to curl, meditate at a sound bath or run a new year's race to kick off those 2019 resolutions. Or just chill.

From Super Dave to Marty Funkhouser, 8 video clips of a comedy legend.

8 great rides that take place on roads that are entirely car-free or have light traffic -- and they work for folks of all fitness levels.

We picked your New Year's resolutions so you don't have to.

From decadent dinners to dance parties and family-friendly events, New Year's Eve features something for everyone.

Check out the ice cream scoop party at Humphry Slocombe's, offerings for International Bacon Day, Rose parade tastings and a pre-NYE party in Anaheim.

Her recent special -- "Christmas on I.C.E." -- was a perfect example of her signature blend of comedy and social activism.

The L.A. of "Destroyer" is one that's rarely seen on screen.

You're busy ripping open presents. We're busy ripping open the space-time continuum. Join us for a photo journey through the ages.

He wants to raise awareness -- and money for holiday gift bags.

There are many ways to celebrate (or not celebrate) the holidays whether you prefer the traditional (It's a Wonderful Life) or the not-so (a hot dog bar and a Kwanzaa rap battle).

Remember that time he licked his bat? We do.

These renderings show what the project that will line the Metro through Crenshaw will look like.

From a talking can of cola to a Mars experiment to women's pockets.

Christmas is just around the corner. Take the edge off that holiday stress with Questlove, Tenacious D, a candlelight vigil at Nakatomi Plaza and some old school yule traditions.

From families to gamers, we found the event for you.

The mural depicts rays of sunlight which some community activists have likened to the Imperial Japanese Army's battle flag.

Eat, drink and be merry with Jonathan Gold cocktails, Creole creations, benefit concerts and a rooftop screening of Brazil.

She told us how she managed to get from teen comedies to Oscar contenders.

The secret: Stop trying to appeal to everyone.

Mac brings us "Holiday Sauce" -- an antidote to conservative christianity, consumerism, and homophobia.

Put down the Yankee Candle. Here's a roundup of uniquely L.A. gifts.