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Patrick Stewart, the classically trained stage actor, has died.
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Tonight, the Indian Film Festival of LA kicks off with a gala opening—complete with Indian food and drink treats and a screening of 'I am Kalam'; girls rock the graphic novels at Skylight Books; projections for MOPLA, free ice cream from Ben & Jerry's and Zócalo at the Hammer tries to find the real Gandhi.
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Pink Whiz Kid (Courtesy Sloth of Celerity and Work is Over (Courtesy Everyday Goddess) Just when you thought spotting and hearing tell of new Banksy street art pieces was as over as your day-after-the-Oscars hangover comes a fresh infusion of sightings in the LAist inbox. On Robertson Boulevard near Beverly Hills a wall has been unexpectedly enlivened by the image of a kid peeing in a vibrant shade of pink, points out Sloth of...
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A pregnant Tina Fey will host "SNL" on May 7. --- Warren Leight, showrunner of the tragically discontinued "Lights Out" has been picked to run "Law & Order: SVU." --- Check out our recent interviews, our TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan and the listings for the night.
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Photo courtesy ihatemyscreenname via LAist flickr. Well, Brent Weinbach sure is the star of the week. He's all over town, prepping for the upcoming Bridgetown Comedy Festival. Elsewhere, yours truly has a show, Benson is at Largo, and there's more than enough improv to go around. Let me know if you'd like me to list a future show, and I'll try to make it happen. MONDAY 4/11 Mystic Mondays, 10:30p Del Close Theater at...
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Photo by Joey Maloney via Flickr, Used with permission In the coming weeks, the city that bleeds purple and gold will find itself less interested in gold, and extra rich in purple. Following the success of winter residencies, the artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince is bringing his Welcome 2 America Live tour to Los Angeles with a '21 Nite Stand' of performances beginning this week. Three dates have been...
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Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles opens for a one-week run at the Pantages tomorrow. (Photo: Joan Marcus) DANCE* The monthly Anatomy Riot, an evening of dance and works-in-progress, goes old school for the April edition. Presented in partnership with the Blankenship Ballet at the Alexandria Hotel and co-curated by Ilaan Egeland Mazzini and Lionel Popkin, the evening will feature choreographers over 40. Works by David Hurwith, Ilaan Egeland Mazzini, Lionel Popkin, Oguri,...
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Photo by Lushbunny via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Got flow? In collaboration with the L.A. River Day of Service, the City of Los Angeles is presenting a youth songwriting competition called the Songs of the L.A. River project where local lyricists and composers aged 6-18 are invited to to write and submit an original musical number inspired by the Los Angeles River. The top two submissions will win a chance to perform...
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The Art Of Monsters: There's something hiding in your closet, under your bed, in the back seat of the car and probably calling from inside the house. You better get to a safe place. How about Monsterpalooza!! -- a stupendous collection of 200 vendors, special presentations, monster museum, model kit contests, lectures, panels, exhibits and a mutant army of artists in attendance.
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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called "April." Electric guitars, April. It means 21 days and that's a mighty long time. But I'm here to tell you.. there's something else. May. A world of never ending Purpledom, you can always see the tush, day or night. So when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills...
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Ye Shall Be Ren Faire Aware: It's opening day at The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire in southern California. Grab a mutton leg and puffy shirt and do like the dragon slayers do. Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, Irwindale, CA, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Tickets here. ALSO: rare film noir, book signings with the ex-boyfriend, the biggest step competition in the country, original song-cycles...
