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Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor, has died.
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Director Cameron Crowe and former Paramount VP Peter Bart made it to the American Cinematheque at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica on Sunday for a viewing and discussion of Harold and Maude on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. Playing to a packed house, the intergenerational audience was overjoyed to welcome this May-December romance back to the big screen. It is rare indeed that a movie's costume designer (William Theiss) gets a round...
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Fleur Elise Noble presents 2 Dimensional Life of Her—a mix of drawing, animation, puppetry, projection and paper—as part of RADAR L.A. (Photo: Courtesy of the artist) Not one, but two, theater festivals open in LA this week, bringing theater-goers hundreds of performances to choose from, in the genres of comedy, drama, experimental, variety shows and musical productions. RADAR L.A., produced by REDCAT in collaboration with Center Theatre Group and The Public Theater's Under the...
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It's pretty busy for a Monday night in LA, so here are our suggestions for a night out on the town. Of course, it’s a School Night, so Badot’s going to be rocking as will Fais Do Do as they host the Accordion Babes. The Ford kicks off their free J.A.M. sessions, too. Read on for all the deets.
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Joy Williams and John Paul White of The Civil Wars met during a professional blind date after drawing straws at a 2008 songwriting workshop. It didn't take long for them to realize they were meant to make music together. Their debut album, Barton Hollow, has garnered praise from critics and fellow songwriters alike, and this week they're set to perform at the El Rey and Largo at the Coronet.
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Saturday saw the return of the Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival as thousands of spectators watched hundreds of competitors from age 9-70+ honor the once popular Southern California sport of paddleboarding, according to Surfline.
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Photo by Tales of an LA Addict via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Don't Lose Your Head, Augustus: A tasty new offering, Chocolate: The Exhibition, now open at MUZEO in downtown Anaheim, explores "the plant, the products, the history, and the culture of chocolate through the lenses of botany and ecology, anthropology and economics, conservation and popular culture." To enter the exhibit, look for a lush, tropical rainforest. Runs through September 11. Free...
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Nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and members of the recreation industry have partnered for National Get Outdoors Day, a new annual event aimed to encourage "healthy, active outdoor fun," with a variety of traditional and non-traditional types of outdoor activities.
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Get Out: Pirate Dinner Theater, Rock The Playground, LA Pride, Ojai Music Festival, Vegan Drive-ThruToday in LA! Have some pride (and some help with the parking), eat with pirates, rock out in the playground, preview the vegan drive-thru, venture to Ojai and sit down with some special film events.
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Lisa Lampanelli performs tonight at the Pechanga Resort in Temecula and tomorrow at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills - both an easy drive for LA denizens and a great opportunity to catch the provocative humor of the "Queen of Mean" who was anything but to us during our interview.
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Marin Hinkle and Francois Chau in the world premiere of David Wiener's Extraordinary Chambers at the Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Michael Lamont) In order to be successful in relationships, business, or politics, willingness to compromise is a necessity. But what happens when you suspect that a series of small compromises has trapped you in a morally questionable place that you don’t quite understand? This is one of many unsettling questions addressed in the world...
