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Pencil This In: 'Macabre' Art, 'Hunger Games' Free Screening, Slash as Muse, and Art and Music at Union Station
An exhibition of Robert Knight’s photography, featuring Slash as his subject/muse opens tonight. (Image: Courtesy of the artist and Mouche Gallery)
Want to celebrate the end of the week in style? Check out these happenings around town: storytelling on the Westside; Robert Knight’s rock’n’roll photo exhibit opens in Bevery Hills; Calder Quartet at the Getty Center; free screening of The Hunger Games; a macabre art show; a conversation on gay marriage; and urban art and music with classic cocktails.
STORYTELLING
Tonight at 8 pm, the Westside Comedy Theater on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica presents Five Stories with guest host Justin Barron and stall tales from Michael Kass, Sharon Houston, Cameron Esposito and Rich Brown. Tickets: $10.
ART
Mouche Gallery in Beverly Hills holds a reception tonight from 7-9 pm for the exhibition and book launch from rock n’roll photographer Robert Knight. He’s signing copies of his latest book, Slash: An Intimate Portrait , which traces Slash’s life during the past 20 years—at home, onstage and in the studio. Works from Knight will also be on view through Oct. 19. RSVP required: rsvp@mouchegallery.com
CLASSICAL MUSIC
The Calder Quartet performs at the Getty Center tonight at 7 pm in a concert inspired by the exhibition, Messerschmidt and Modernity. The program features music by Mozart, Webern and Mendelssohn and premieres three commissioned pieces by L.A.-based film and television composers Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica, The Walking Dead), Don Davis (The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions) and Mark Mothersbaugh (Moonrise Kingdom, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums). Tickets: $20, students/seniors $15.
FILM
Front Porch Cinemabrings a free screening of The Hunger Games to the Santa Monica Pier tonight. Lawn chairs are available to rent, and food and drinks are available for purchase. Music starts at 6 pm and the film screens at 7:30 pm.
TALK
Live Talks LA presents An Evening with Bishop Gene Robinson in conversation with actor Bradley Whitford tonight at 7:30 pm at All Saints Church in Pasadena. Bishop Robinson discusses his book, God Believes in Love: Straight Talk on Gay Marriage. Robinson, a proponent of same-sex marriage, is the first openly gay person to be elected bishop in the Episcopal church, and has been married to a man for the past few years. Tickets: $20-$95 (includes book and pre-event reception)
ART AND MUSIC
Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey presents its 5th annual tour of Art, Beats + Lyrics, an exhibition of multimedia urban art and music at Union Station. Guests can enjoy classic cocktails, view the art around the venue, interact with the artists and practice their own creativity with the popular Digi-Graf Digital Spray Painting or interact in the stop motion photo area. Music by “The Funky Drummer” Clyde Stubblefield, rapper/DJ Scarface, Shock G of Digital Underground, dubstep group Mansions on the Moon and local DJs. 7 pm-midnight. The event is free for guests (21+) who RSVP by sending the text “LAABL” to 68405 for the invite.
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ART
La Luz de Jesus Gallery holds an opening reception tonight from 8-11 pm for The Macabre Show, featuring new works from Steven Daily, Myron Conan Dyal, Craig LaRotonda, Scott Holloway, Mavis Leahy, Miso, Gail Potocki and Jasmine Worth. The artists take on subjects from “ Gothic iconography & morbid symbolism to arcane occultism and allegorical romanticism.”
*Pencil pick of the day
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