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The community altar is part of a 10-day cultural exhibition at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown L.A.
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A stunning rendition of the ancient anti-war classic, Trojan Women (After Euripides), is playing at Getty Villa. The 2,426 year-old play depicts the brutal aftermath of the mythological Trojan War through dishonor, rape, infanticide, mass murder, enslavement, urban decimation, and despair.
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Actor Andy Whitfield, who starred in the television series Spartacus: Blood & Sand, died Sunday following an 18-month-long battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 39.
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Photo by Burns! via the LAist Featured Photos pool onFlickr It's the last week of Classical music at the Bowl! The season is going to end with a bang with Mozart's Requiem on Tuesday and Handel and Fireworks on Thursday. We've all heard the Requiem before, and if you've never seen a requiem at the Bowl, it's always one of the most memorable concerts of the season. Expect some goosebumps and hair-raising moments so...
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Gird yourselves: Hello Kitty is storming Dodger Stadium next weekend. Sanrio and the Dodgers teamed up to offer Hello Kitty collectibles and discounted tickets, and don't shoot the messenger — and please, honey, don't cry — but the deal has already sold out.
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Get out, so you can enjoy the last of Maine's lobsters, a literary view of the 9/11 attacks and a moonlit hike to get away from it all
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It's hard to imagine a band who plays their combo reggae-punk-electronic-pop music live wearing giant teddy bear heads to be anything but quirky when you talk to them about an upcoming gig. We had the chance to check in with The Teddybears' Patrik Arve via email about playing Los Angeles, the genesis of the band's remarkable musical collaborations, and what music they like to listen to lately.
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Under the direction of Ronnie Clark, Ghost Road Company's experimental play Stranger Things brings a purgatorial graphic novel to life through a stark pencil-sketch landscape, multimedia effects, and strong performances. Impressionist music, steely drawings, and austere characters transform grim abstractions into a conceptual drama where the art itself slowly siphons off individuals members of a creepy family.
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September is Adopt a Shelter Pet month and Los Angeles has shelters in every neighborhood with wonderful pets waiting for adoption. Today's pets are from spcaLA the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles. spcaLA is the oldest and first animal welfare organization in Los Angeles. Dodger the grey and white Pitbull mix and Dodger the orange Tabby cat are both looking for new homes. Don't shop when you can adopt!
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Worried that West Hollywood might be losing its quirky, flamboyant cred as gleaming high-rises go up, the city voted wants to honor those who played a key role in putting the Sunset Strip scene on the map: go-go dancers. "West Hollywood has been toned down to be family friendly. That's not what we are," Mayor John Duran told the Associated Press.
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Get out, so you can listen to Marilyn Manson read poetry, channel the undead or jam to electronica, while checking out the Tim Burton exhibition. (And it's not even October!)
