One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Get Out: Graffiti Art, TED Talks, wild Up & Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Christmas fantasy (Photo by Joits via the LAist Featured Photos pool)
ART: Tonight there will be a holiday-themed graffiti art show "Jingle Bellz Rockz" with live painting, really cheap tacos and live performances in South Los Angeles. The show kicks off at noon and goes until 5 pm at 6709 S. San Pedro St. Admissions is $2. For more information, check out the website Melrose and Fairfax.
MUSIC: Today is the last day of wild Up's residency at the Hammer Museum's. The local chamber orchestra will be performing a program "Art. Music." around the corridors of the museum, featuring works that were written with the spaces of the Hammer in mind. The performance begins at 3 pm, and it's free to the public. For more information, visit the Hammer's website.
HOLIDAY: 'Tis the season for productions of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." The company A Noise Within will be kicking off the run of its own production today and it will run until December 23. Single tickets range from $40 - $52, and tonight's show starts at 8 pm.
TALK: If you're a fan of TED talks and young at heart, you might want to head over to TEDxYouth at Santa Monica today. The afternoon will be hands-on activities and live speakers, including Caine Monroy of Caine's Arcade fame. This year’s theme is "The Game of Life: What You Don’t Learn in School." The event goes from 1-5pm, at Santa Monica High School. Admission is $25 (but it's free for Santa Monica High School students). For more info, visit TedxSantaMonica's website.
More MUSIC: The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra will be performing a concert that features Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" as well as works by Copland, Dvořák and John Adams. The performance will be at the Alex Theatre in Glendale tonight at 8 pm. Tickets start at $25, and you can find more information at the chamber's website.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
