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Get Out: Street Party in Hel/Mel, Air Raid, Going Green, Toy Art
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Hollywood Residents: Get Thee To the Garden!
If you're all dressed and ready to go, but just need a destination where you can really get your hands dirty, consider lending said hands to the Fountain Community Garden Work Day happening until noon today at 5620 Fountain Ave. Council President Eric Garcetti will be there to help in building Hollywood's newest community garden, but the garden needs you to help build planter beds, plant a fruit trees, and much more. Refreshments will be provided. This event is held in partnership with LA Works, Home Depot, LA Conservation Corps, and LA Garden Council.
Art on Two Wheels
The East Hollywood Art Cycle is going to shut down Heliotrope at Melrose today from 2-10 p.m. as artists take over the street to show their work. Attendees can check out the on-site silk-screening booth, a short walking tour of the area running on the hour from 3-8, see the Salsarologo dancers do their moves, hear the curious music of Telematique, eat at local restaurants, and in the evening enjoy live music at area galleries. And at 8 pm Killsonic is due to march through the streets with their unorthodox collection of musical instruments. They also have several area bike rides aimed at helping you get to know the neighborhood every hour between 2-5.
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Marina residents: Round Up Your Waste
Until 3 this afternoon Marina del Rey residents can take advantage of a household hazardous & e-waste roundup happening at the Dock 52 parking lot, Fiji Way in Marina del Rey. The event has been organized by LA County & Marina del Rey. Live elsewhere or can't make it? The County hosts free collection days like this just about every weekend somewhere! For more info on ways to be green, check out 888Clean LA County.
Explore the World of Feminist Art
Today is the College Art Association's annual conference's all-day look at feminist art presented by The Feminist Art Project. It’s free and open to the public. The events today include panels, discussions, and performances and a bus tour. These panels will focus attention on several urgent issues in art and feminism, with the bus tour highlighting the substantial contributions of contemporary women artists to public art in Los Angeles. These discussions, presentations, and performances offer a broad range of views and insights into the dialogue surrounding the history of feminist art and its energetic present and future. The conference is taking place at the Convention Center, Room 502A, Level 2.
See a Screening of FUEL Hosted by Peter Fonda
At 7:15 tonight, actor Peter Fonda hosts a screening of FUEL--a 'must-see Sundance film about alternative fuels," according to, well, us. It's taking place at the AMC Lowes Broadway 4, Santa Monica. If you can't get out to see the film with Fonda tonight, you can catch more screening there and at Edwards University Town Center 6 in Irvine through March 6. Purchase tickets here.
Tokodoki Release Party / Meet & Greet with the Creator
Combining the colorful, kitschy, and playful world of anime, Japanese street art and pop culture, Tokidoki offers a variety of products, in addition to artist collaborations, special events, and partnerships. This afternoon, Angelenos can meet with Tokidoki’s very own creator, Simone, at Royal/T in Culver City, from 2-5 p.m. This collection features toys styled based on Los Angeles Theme.
Attend A Great L.A. Air Raid Re-creation
An intriguing World War II incident (as explored in our Weird Los Angeles series) is being brought to life today at Fort MacArthur Museum in San Pedro. It's the 67th anniversary of the event, and this re-creation is taking place at a site that was involved in the actual episode and will include eyewitnesses to an unusual occurrence that happened just a few months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. From 3-5 pm, special exhibits chronicling what happened can be viewed, including re-enactors using authentic military vehicles from the period, then from 5-8 pm, Dean Mora and the Fort MacArthur Officers Orchestra will play dance music that was popular in the 1940s; there will also be an after-dark searchlight display, and more. Don Wildman, host of the History Channel show “Cities of the Underworld,” will make a guest appearance. Attendees are encouraged to dress for the period, and Tickets are $20 per person if purchased through the website; tickets at the door will be $30 as availability permits. Proceeds from the event will benefit the museum. For more information about the 7th annual Great L.A. Air Raid re-creation, call (310) 548-2631.
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