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Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor, has died.
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Maybe your week has been extra-squeaky clean, or maybe your taste for bulging underwear was whetted courtesy of one now infamous Weiner. Either way, if you're looking to get a little dirtier this weekend, check out The Dirty Show at the City Center Motel downtown. The show, which originated in Detroit, features erotic art created by artists, musicians and professionally sexy folk.
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LA Pride's 2011 Parade Route Map (via LA Pride) The theme to this year's Christopher Street West's LA Pride event is "Power. Passion. Purpose." For many, the highlight is the big parade, which takes place Sunday morning in the heart of West Hollywood. The festival, however, is all weekend long, and features entertainment, exhibitors, food and drink, and more. Things get underway tonight with the kickoff "Purple Party," and the WeHo Dyke March. For...
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Frankie C takes iconic photos of the people he encounters on the streets of Skid Row and surrounding neighborhoods against a black backdrop. An L.A. native, he likes to "keep it street" but now he has an opportunity to show his photos in a gallery and is looking to raise $1,000 to fund the exhibition using Kickstarter. Check out his work in this video.
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If you need a mini vacation away from LA before Carmageddon, head on over to Ojai this weekend for the Ojai Music Festival. Local (and global) fave Dawn Upshaw returns to the 65th iteration of the Ojai Music Festival as music director in a well curated series highlighting contemporary composers and little known or rare works of older composers.
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Craving an excuse to spiffy up your summer wardrobe? Well you're in luck, as the bi-annual THREAD Show takes over the Cooper Design Space in downtown LA this Sunday. The one-day show will feature over 100 hand-picked indie designers, giving us all a great reason to shop locally from prices marked well below retail.
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Work by the artist Smear. (Image courtesy of The Site Unscene) RAP BATTLE Red Bull EmSee: Los Angeles hits the Echoplex tonight to choose LA’s Freestyle King. The invite-only competition challenges eight emcees to freestyle battle against each other and the clock in three rounds. They have to test their mind and their rhyming skills. Spontaneous cues throughout the night will help induce the the emcees’ flow. Guest judges and performers are Kurupt, Chali...
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Richard does a lot of nothing. Richard does so much of nothing that the walls of West Hollywood's Lee Strasberg Theatre are covered with almost 100 stenciled placards detailing all the nothing Richard does, including "Richard Chases A Tennis Ball," "Richard Says He Doesn't Know," "Richard Selects Light Mayo," "Richard Does Some Mental Math" and, of course, "Richard Wakes Up."
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Some Banksy work on display at MOCA (Photo by Lord Jim via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) Don't say controversial British street artist Banksy didn't give you anything--that is, if you happen to be one of the many patrons who will take advantage of the newly-announced Free Mondays at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Banksy will be sponsoring free admission at the venue every Monday for the duration of their current graffiti...
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A section of the Great Wall (Photo by one♥two aka gudrun via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) At 2,754 feet, The Great Wall of Los Angeles is one of the longest murals in the world. Done by artist Judith Baca and located near Valley College, the mural depicts, panel by panel, the history of California. This Saturday, the mural is getting a big ol' "bubble bath," and the Social and Public Art...
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Paramount partnered with Twitter to offer not-so-secret screenings of "Super 8" in over 300 theaters nationwide this Thursday -- one day before its official release. Fueled by the promoted trend #Super8Movie (i.e. ad) on Twitter, anyone who wishes to see the J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg flick on Thursday can purchase advance tickets now. The movie officially opens nationwide Friday.
