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Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor, has died.
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Photo by red.dahlia via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Bodhisattvas likely do not care much about football, however, USC officials are saying it looks like Nobel Peace Prize #winning Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will rally to make it to campus on Tuesday for two speaking engagements despite Monday's health-related cancelation at a UCLA symposium on Buddhism and Neuroscience. His first-ever visit to the university, the Dalai Lama is scheduled for two...
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It's College Night at the Getty Museum tonight. (Photo: Jared Wilbanks via LAist's flickr pool.) ART PARTY* The Getty Museum rocks out tonight with College Night at the Getty Center, highlighting local talent in art and music. With input from UCLA and USC student committees, the evening includes 3-D installation projects, indie-pop trio Lady Danville, and Trojan dj duo Trackstars. For the more traditional art aficionados, the Getty will provide curator-led tours of French, German, and...
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Callie Dunaway and Angel Correa in 'Mr. Marmalade' Photo by FreshFrameFoto.com Noah Haidle's absurdist comedy, Mr. Marmalade is currently playing at Garage Theatre. The little Long Beach theatre-that-could presents the tumultuous relationship between the sick and twisted four year old Lucy and her imaginary friend Mr. Marmalade, with added quirky flourishes and audience participation. Lucy and Mr. Marmalade play at house, tea party, domestic abuse fight, pretend 12-step games, and Barbie. While the Mr....
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Photo by Ryan Resellar via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Git Along Lil Doggies: Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, featuring a roundup of Western gear, food, clothing, and living history exhibits, returns to Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio and other venues around Santa Clarita. "Saddle up and step back to a simpler time of chaps, saddles and old-time saloons. This year’s festival will include a mix of new attractions and returning favorites, including dutch...
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Erica Watson's funny and enlightening one-woman show, Fat Bitch, finishes out a short Los Angeles run at Greenway Court Theatre with one last show tonight at 5PM. Watson, most famous for her role in the film Precious, not only wrote and performs in this biopic show, but has taken on the directorial reigns as well.
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Photo by Joits via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Camptown Ladies Something Something: Grab your lawn chair and get weird in Pasadena for the 34th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade. "Daring to go where, well, we went last year, this year’s Pasadena Doo Dah Parade will venture eastward for the second time in its colorful history. While the alternative event has enjoyed much popular success in the Old Pasadena retail and entertainment district,...
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Tom Jacobson's incalculably and exceptionally well written new play, House of the Rising Son, is playing at Atwater Village Theatre. This Ensemble Studio Theatre Los Angeles production leaves no room for critical complaint through strong un-cliched performances, fluid direction, and an atmospheric set.
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Alex Levin, Jully Lee and Warren Davis in "The Chinese Massacre (Annotated)." (Photo: Shane William Zwiener.) The Chinese Massacre (Annotated) must have looked great on paper: Circle X is a well admired and award-winning theatre company, and Tom Jacobson (Bunbury, The Twentieth Century Way) is one of the best playwrights L.A. has. Combine that with a little known story of early Los Angeles mob violence, and the excitement of the show being Circle X's...
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Opening tomorrow at Corey Helford Gallery: 'Blurring the Lines' with new works by graffiti artists Crash, Freedom and Risk. (Image by Freedom.) SHOP Tortoise on Abbot Kinney hosts an OK pop-up shop to benefit Japan relief. OK—the Eastside design/lifestyle shop—presents its artists and vendors who’ve donated goods for this fundraiser. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to KAP (Kesen'numa Aid Project), a nonprofit organization providing direct aid to the school district in Kesen'numa,...
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Tomorrow, the annual LA Times Festival of Books—a weekend-long celebration of literature and a fifteen-year old Los Angeles tradition—officially begins. With new features like the free Target bus, Korean Taekwondo performances, and the LATFOB phone app, there’s a lot more you’ll want to check out at this year’s festival. Here’s the rundown on how to get there and what to expect:
