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Today on FilmWeek, we revisit Larry Mantle’s 2023 conversation with Patrick Stewart in memory of the late actor who died at the age of 86 this week.
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One of the 1,095 dinner plates (Photo via Bari Ziperstein's website) From the dinner table to the dish rack to a renowned museum display? Such will be the life of the 1,095 dinner plates collected by L.A.-based artist Bari Ziperstein in the next few weeks as the plates become a one-time site-specific installation piece at LACMA. Part of Fallen Fruit's "Let Them Eat LACMA" event, on November 7th Ziperstein will have all 1,095 plates...
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Los Angeles' version of The Tony's (or Obies) is coming up in January and last night the nominees were announced. Coming out on top was Pasadena's The Theatre at Boston Court with 17 Ovation nominations, followed by 16 nominations for...
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After launching a useful Hollywood Bowl mobile app this summer, the LA Phil is at it again. With the season at Walt Disney Concert Hall in full swing, the organization has now brought patrons another mobile tool. Their free "LA Phil," which is available on Blackberries, Androids and iPhones, includes concert schedules, program notes, options to buy tickets, performer biographies...
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Summer may be over but not all of the fun is. This weekend hosts a special edition in the art of the anti-artist: Dr. Sketchy’s. On Saturday, October 16th, from 2 to 5 p.m., event goers can experience more than just fashion for fashion week. For those not familiar, Dr. Sketchy’s Los Angeles edition is a monthly event put on by Baby Tattoo that blends art, fashion, and oftentimes gratuitous nudity for local artists to practice life drawing.
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Dancing in the Parks photo by Ally Voye OK, here we go! A group of adventurous dancers are slipping into the Baldwin Hills Overlook in Culver City to run, dance, jump and move in planned and unplanned scenarios this Sunday, October 17 at 5pm. In a free performance entitled, simply, Dancing in Public Parks, choreographer/performer Christine Suarez and Public Practice Performance Artist Paige Tighe, in collaboration with Rebecca Alson-Milkman, Gillian McGinty, Ally Voye and...
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Get yer geek on at the Hollywood Xpo this weekend. | Photo by Plankton 4:20 via LAist's flickr pool. STAR SIGHTINGS There’s a Stars vs. Planets program tonight at 7:30 pm at the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve in Calabasas. A volunteer astronomer shows participants the visual differences between planets and stars. There will be a moderate ½-mile hike. The two-hour program is free, but parking is $3. Meet at the Victory...
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In the final period of his life, Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh had at least one very prominent ally--and pen pal. Celebrated author and political gadfly Gore Vidal, intrigued by McVeigh's defiant opposition to the federal government, corresponded with the death row prisoner during the three years before he was executed in a maximum security prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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Photo by Budd, posted to LAist Featured Photos flickr group by Andy Kennelly The largest B2B Solar Power get together lights up the Convention Center this week and it's not just for engineering geeks, policy wonks, and solar contraptioneers. From 5:30-8:30 tonight, the entire event and exhibit hall opens to the general public for free and it should be worth taking advantage of whether you're curious about the latest solar-powered gadgets or just want...
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via LCD Soundsystem's MySpace When we ran a ticket giveaway in August for this concert, you responded with zeal. So, heck, we're doing it again! This Friday LCD Soundsystem is playing the Hollywood Bowl with Hot Chip and Sleigh Bells and we're giving away another two pairs of tickets (if you want to buy them, here's the Ticketmaster link). To enter, head on over to our Facebook page, "like" us if you haven't already...
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Recently CBS named their picks for five great small theatres in Los Angeles. Picking from the numerous 99-seat houses in town, their editors chose The Actor's Gang in Culver City, Circus Theatricals at The Hayworth, Elephant Theatre Company at the Elephant Stages, Sacred Fools Theatre in Hel-Mel, and Theatre 68 in East Hollywood for standing out among the bigger venues and for representing theatre in a movie-biz town.
