10.31.2009

CINEFAMILY & DUBLAB PRESENT: Bollyweird Films on HALLOWEEN

Cinefamily Bollyween Party & Fundraiser

This Hallow's Eve, The Cinefamily joins forces with Dublab to throw the best Halloween party ever, Bollywood-style! One thing they really understand in India: every movie's better with song-and-dance numbers -- even horror movies! In that spirit, the Cinefamily premieres Bollyweird: The Movie -- our very own feature-length video mashup celebrating the most horrifying, fantastic, costume-crazed and outlandish moments of vintage Indian musical madness ever. This isn't just Bollywood, it's Bollyweeeeeird. Then, once the movie’s over, we’re gonna clear the couches, light the incense, make a dance floor, start doing the electric vindaloo, and have a real monster mashala!

+ Drinks and dosas (provided by The Dosa Truck)!

+ Ghoulish giveaways!

+ Costume prizes!

+ DJ sets from the dublab "Bloodsucking" Sound System and Dr. Who Witchcraft Coven!

+ Live performances by freaks like:
12am - Bobb Bruno
1am - Private Beach + the pschedelic horror film Snake Mountain Colada!
2am - Golden Hits

+ The Phantom Photo Booth!

+ Franken Stand's vegan hot dogs!

+ Terrifying tarot readings!

+ The best Halloween ever! It's better than Halloween...its Bollyween!

The Ghoulish Debauchery Starts @ 8pm

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10.28.2009

Friday 10.30 @ UCLA LIVE - CULTURE CLASH 25

Culture Clash has been getting under the skin of America for 25 years now. Digging in with searing satire, cutting comedy and biting drama, this premier Latino performance troupe unsparingly—and hilariously—points out the many cracks and chips in the U.S. melting pot. In recent years they've turned their jaundiced anthropological eye on Miami, San Diego, New York and other cities. But for this special anniversary, Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza are back in their hometown for an intimate and raucous party with many surprise and special guests: Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine,comedian Carlos Mencia, Michelle Shocked and Ollin. Culture Clash will perform an excerpt from their critically acclaimed play "Chavez Ravine".

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10.27.2009

@ LACMA TONIGHT - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde



A scientist's investigations into the nature of good and evil turn him into a murderous monster.

1941/b&w/127 min. | Scr: John Lee Mahin; dir: Victor Fleming; w/ Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner.

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10.23.2009

Friday October 23rd - @ REDCAT

Gregory Maqoma/Vuyani Dance Theatre: Beautiful Me

West Coast premiere

A global fusion of rousing live music sets the pace for this solo tour de force by exquisite dancer and choreographer Gregory Maqoma, a bright star in South Africa’s dance and theater scene. Maqoma invited three of the world’s most refreshing and articulate choreographers to contribute their unique artistic voices to Beautiful MeAkram Khan (U.K.), Faustin Linyekula (D.R. of the Congo) and Vincent Mantsoe (South Africa)—forging an expansive movement vocabulary that layers the influences of contemporary Kathak, Afro-fusion, and visual dance theater with breathtaking precision and lyrical warmth. As he performs to a soaring score for sitar, violin, cello and percussion, Maqoma unspools the personal journey—and larger social history—through which he discovered his own rich theatrical form. The internationally acclaimed production plays out as a series of conversations, incorporating “minutes” of movement, music and text into a heartfelt self-portrait and a kinetic reflection on African identity.

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Saturday Oct,. 24

Giant Robot's Biennale 2

Curated by Giant Robot co-founder and co-editor Eric Nakamura, this expanded follow-up to the 2007 exhibition Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues will highlight artists associated with the magazine over the past 15 years.

David Choe • James Jean • Souther Salazar • Theo Ellsworth • kozyndan • Stella Lai • Jack Long • Albert Reyes • Jeff Soto • Rob Sato • Deth P. Sun

Providing an overview of the Giant Robot aesthetic, this multi-faceted exhibition will celebrate the depth and diversity of perspectives found within the Giant Robot experience through a series of components that visually represents the magazine’s ethos.

GR2 includes installations by David Choe, James Jean, and Souther Salazar, in addition to works by Theo Ellsworth, kozyndan, Stella Lai, Jack Long, Albert Reyes, Jeff Soto, Rob Sato, and Deth P. Sun.

Other components feature a group show of more than 50 other artists; a retrospective for longtime magazine contributor Ben Clark; a tribute to the kaiju scene featuring collaborative works made by indie sculptor and artist Yukinori Dehara, UglyDolls co-creator David Horvath, and Portland-based underground toy legend LeMerde; and four custom videogames developed by the Attract Mode Collective in conjunction with some of Giant Robot’s favorite artists.

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Sunday Oct, 25th @ CINEFAMILY - PLAN 9 from Outer Space

For the uninitiated, Mr. Wood was a filmmaker who pooled all his resources to make movies in the '50s and '60s; the thing is, the films aren’t very good. In fact, they're legendarily "bad", at least by any conventional definition -- glued together with the no-budget, eager showmanship that later gave him the unfair title of "Worst Director Ever" and a fervent cult following from Glenn Danzig to Tim Burton. But let’s destroy the “so-bad-it's-good” term. Ed Wood made lovable movies with strong atmosphere, awkward dialogue, implausible plots and a static style that is as strange and seductive as it is hilarious. It's been 50 years since he made his magnum opus, Plan 9 from Outer Space -- with an all-star cast of Tor Johnson, Vampira, Criswell, Bela Legosi -- and we're here to celebrate with a rare 35mm screening! After the intermission, stick around for Tim Burton's genius love letter to Wood, in the form of Johnny Depp in the starring role of Ed Wood!

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10.22.2009

DANCE - PILOBOLUS @ The MUSIC CENTER this WEEKEND

Pilobolus began as an experiment among three men and one open-minded professor in a Dartmouth College dance class in 1971. From these humble, exploratory beginnings has emerged an innovative dance company that combines athleticism, grace and humor with an inspirational sense of harmony. Still evolving after 38 years, Pilobolus bridges pop culture and the cultural arts to create an unforgettable experience.

Performances include RUSHES, a mesmerizing piece combining the company's renowned physicality with its playful attitude, along with REDLINE, an examination of the beauty and futility of physical battle, offering a breath-taking display of the intense athleticism that earns Pilobolus praise by both the dance-lover and dance-novice alike

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10.21.2009

Omara Portuondo@ ROYCE HALL this Friday 10.23 @ 8p

From dancing on stage of Havana’s famous Tropicana cabaret as teen, to appearing on movie screens around the globe in “The Buena Vista Social Club,” Omara Portuondo’s career has been full of remarkable moments and unforgettable music. For her first U.S. tour since 2004, Omara explores songs that mark her path from celebrated Cuban chanteuse to international stardom, including aching boleros and new Brazilian-influenced ballads.

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10.19.2009

Go See: Pictures of theYear International @The Annenberg Space for Photography

The Annenberg Space for Photography is a new home for POYi's expanded exhibition this year. For 65 years, the winning work featured in the Pictures of the Year International (POYi) Exhibition was on display for just a few short days. But from July 11 through November 1, you can experience the year's most riveting photos each of which tells a story as captured by premiere photojournalists and visual editors from around the globe. Admission is free.

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10.15.2009

Now @ REDCAT- Cloud Eye Control:Under Polaris

Los Angeles premiere

Cloud Eye Control: Under Polaris

At once playful and deeply expressive, this young Los Angeles-based multimedia ensemble confronts head-on the tension between primal nostalgia and modern technological optimism. In their latest mix of projected animation, live theater and electronic music, Cloud Eye Control charts an epic journey across a vast arctic expanse—a sublime icebound landscape illuminated under the ethereal lights of the Northern sky. At the center of Under Polaris is the quest to preserve, inside pristine shards of ice at the top of the world, a seed containing the wealth of all human history: a back-up system for our genetic imprint and the sum total of our personal memories. En route, the story’s protagonist shape-shifts into many a mythic creature to survive the elements and, in the process, learns about the inextricable interdependence of humans and nature. Formed in 2004, Cloud Eye Control consists of animation and media artist Miwa Matreyek, writer, musician and actor Anna Oxygen, and director Chi-wang Yang.

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10.14.2009

GO SEE - Sweets & Treats: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum now on view thru Nov.2

Sweets & Treats: Wayne Thiebaud in the Collection of the Norton Simon Museum presents a selection of prints created by the artist in the 1960s. Although Thiebaud is primarily known for his thickly textured paintings depicting angel-food cake topped with creamy frosting, the artworks in Sweets & Treats show us a different side to his artistic practice by shedding the texture of his oils and engaging the imagery only in the print format.

In addition to pastries, Thiebaud has painted landscapes, streetscapes, and popular characters such as Mickey Mouse. His recent paintings such as Sunset Streets (1985) and Flatland River (1997) are noted for their hyper realism, and are in some ways similar to Edward Hopper's work, who was fascinated with mundane scenes from everyday American life.

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10.13.2009

Tuesday , October 13 - Herb & Dorothy on PBS

on PBS Tonight - HERB & DOROTHY

“Most of us go through the world, never seeing anything. Then you meet somebody like Herb and Dorothy, who have eyes that see.” Richard Tuttle, artist

He was a postal worker. She was a librarian. Together they amassed one of the most important contemporary art collections in the world. HERB & DOROTHY tells the extraordinary tale of Herb and Dorothy Vogel, a seemingly ordinary couple who filled their humble one-bedroom New York apartment with more than 4,000 works of art over a 45-year period. Filmmaker Megumi Sasaki turns her lens on the Vogels during a critical period of transition for the couple and their cherished collection.

From the earliest days of their marriage, the Vogels delighted in art. While working the midnight shift at the post office, Herb studied by day at the Institute of Fine Arts. Dorothy soon followed suit and began taking classes in painting and drawing. But ultimately, Dorothy confesses, they were “wannabe artists” and quickly gave up their own ambitions when they realized the joys of collecting.

Despite their modest income, the two began acquiring work that was undiscovered or unappreciated in the early 1960s, primarily Minimalist and Conceptual art by such visionaries as Robert and Sylvia Mangold, Donald Judd, Richard Tuttle, Sol LeWitt, Christo, Lynda Benglis and many other artists who are featured in the film. The work was mostly non-decorative, evoking descriptors like “daring” and “rigorous.” In their collecting, Herb and Dorothy adhered to strict guidelines—they would live on Dorothy’s salary and devote Herb’s income to purchasing art. While reflecting their adventurous taste, the collection would need to conform to practical limitations of affordability and space. One artist recalls that the Vogels would only buy pieces they could carry home on the subway or in a taxi.

Diminutive and unassuming, the two became a fixture on the New York art scene, attending nightly gallery events and befriending many of the artists whose work they collected. Artist Chuck Close affectionately refers to the couple as the “mascots of the art world.” Collaborators Christo and Jeanne-Claude recall how Herb and Dorothy acquired a work of theirs in exchange for cat-sitting. By the early 1990s, the Vogels’ collection filled every corner of their living space, from the bathroom to the kitchen, floor to ceiling. “Not even a toothpick could be squeezed into the apartment,” recalls Dorothy. The place was bursting at the seams, and something had to be done. Courted by every major museum, the couple astounded the art world by transferring their entire collection—worth several million dollars—to the National Gallery of Art.

As government workers themselves, they liked the idea of sharing their prized pieces with the American people. After weeks of packing, shippers carted away an astounding five full-sized moving trucks of paintings, drawings and sculptures from the tiny apartment. Today, still in love with each other and with art, Herb and Dorothy live in the same apartment, with their pet turtles, fish and cat. The once completely emptied space is again filled with art.

Update: In August 2009, filmmaker Megumi Sasaki reported that Herb and Dorothy had finally stopped adding to their collection. In 2008, they began distributing work through their national gift project, The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: 50 Works for 50 States. Although they don’t attend gallery or museum openings as much due to Herb’s health, the couple traveled with the film to many film festivals and screenings, meeting and interacting with the audience.

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BOB DYLAN @ the HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM Oct. 13, 14, & 15

For three nights only, the legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will perform at the legendary Hollywood landmark, The Hollywood Palladium on October 13th, 14th and 15th. This show is in support of his new album Together Through Life., which entered both the US and UK album charts at #1, marking the artist's second consecutive US #1 debut and his first chart-topping release in the UK since New Morning in 1970. Together Through Life is a true international hit, as well, achieving #1 debuts in Austria and Denmark, Top 5 entries in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Holland, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden and New Zealand, and Top 10 rankings in Italy, France and Belgium.

The Los Angeles Times gave Together Through Life four stars, with Rolling Stone stating "it is rich in striking moments, set in a willful rawness, and comes with a wicked finish."

10.12.2009

EDDIE IZZARD @ THE ECHOPLEX TOMORROW NIGHT

Eddie Izzard will be performing for a special one-night-only appearance at the Echoplex as part of a benefit for 826LA

Tuesday, October 13 at 7p!


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10.09.2009

This Weekend's Events

Friday October 9

The Strange World of Coffin Joe


at Midnight I Will Take Your Soul w/ This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse

In a feat of pure will and cinematic street smarts, first-time director Jose Mojica Marins took a few scraps of film, a 600 square-foot studio and a miniscule budget pieced together by selling his family's house and car, and created this dazzling garage Guignol masterpiece that rocked Brazil's pop culture and psyche with its extreme violence, taboo-smashing scenes, and the creation of an indelible fully-realized character that would go on to capture the imaginations of horror fans around the world - Coffin Joe!

God-defying and child-loving, philosophizing and self-aggrandizing, sadistic and ballistic, prone to proclamations and exaggerations (usually delivered via maniacally melodramatic monologues in Marins' unique acting style), Coffin Joe debuts here as a fearsome undertaker who terrorizes the citizens with his violent, narcissistic behavior. Just for kicks he ties up a woman and lets spiders crawl over her, and, even more horrifyingly, he voraciously eats meat on Good Friday! One of the great debuts in horror in history.

Dir. José Mojica Marins, 1964, 35mm, 84 min.

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at Skylight Books
Dan Fante

Skylight Books is pleased to welcome back Dan Fante, whose new novel is the fourth in his series of semiautobiographical Bruno Dante novels. This time, Bruno, encountering setbacks as a writer, loses a telemarketing job and gains a job at a limo service, which he is instructed he can only keep if he stays sober. But business success fuels a booze-fueled downward spiral, and he struggles to keep his demons from getting the best of him.

Starts @ 7p

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Saturday October 10

at REDCAT

The California E.A.R. Unit: The Lindas

World premieres

The E.A.R. Unit, one of the boldest and most idiosyncratic contemporary chamber ensembles working today, turns its refined attentions to composers named Linda. The group is premiering Wanderer by the brilliant Canadian composer Linda Catlin Smith, commissioned by the Unit; the sensuous multimedia work Forecast by fellow Canadian Linda Bouchard; and the haunting Moonsick by Dublin-based Linda Buckley. The egalitarian program does extend fearlessly into non-Linda territory: After Forgetting, a sizzling new work by Keeril Makan, who was also commissioned by the Unit, and Daniel Salecich’s mesmerizing Generator (urban speed time-out).

Sat 10.10 830p

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Sunday, October 11

WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

FAMILY MATINEE

In this enchanting social satire based on Roald Dahl's classic book, mysterious candy factory owner Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) croons "Come with me, and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination" in this truly wondrous (and colorful) musical adaptation. Follow the five lucky holders of the Golden Tickets (Veruca Salt, Augustus Gloop, Mike TV, Violet Beauregard and impoverished Charlie Bucket) as they and their parents venture inside the enchanted Wonka Chocolate Factory - for better or for worse! Oompa Loompa doom-pity-doo! Director Mel Stuart will appear in person for discussion following the film. Free admission to all children 12 and under accompanied by an adult. One child will be admitted free for each paying adult.

Screening Starts @ 4p
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10.08.2009

TONIGHT! Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic are Performing for *FREE @ The Music Center Plaza

Come and celebrate the arrival of Gustavo Dudamel. This not-to-be missed evening of musical spirit will transform the Music Center Plaza into an open-air park setting for pillows, blankets and music lovers. Multiple large plasma screens will simulcast the Inaugural Concert live from Walt Disney Concert Hall. Watch under the stars with a picnic and friends as Dudamel takes the podium to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Featured music will include Mahler's Symphony No. 1 and the world premiere of John Adams' "City Noir," which was commissioned by the orchestra.

Thursday, October 8, @ 7p
Music Center Plaza


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10.07.2009

Go See - Allen Ruppersberg : You and Me or The Art of Give and Take - Now on View thru Dec.19

The Santa Monica Museum of Art presents Allen Ruppersberg: You and Me or The Art of Give and Take. Among the first generation of American conceptual artists that also includes John Baldessari, Douglas Huebler, and Bruce Nauman who redefined artistic practice during the 1970s, this exhibition features two new major interactive installations created especially for the occasion. Allen Ruppersberg: You and Me or The Art of Give and Take is now on view through December 19, 2009.

Ruppersberg’s vast oeuvre includes paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures, installations and books that explore the intersection of art, literature, and life. His work is often participatory, like that of Allan Kaprow and others, and he finds source material in the everyday. Ruppersberg’s vast collection of early to mid-twentieth-century cultural ephemera–which includes calendars, snapshots, magazines, comic books, newspaper clippings, postcards, posters, and instructional films–form the basis of much of his recent work.

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10.06.2009

Events for Tuesday October 6

SPOKEN WORD w/ Nick Hornby at The Skirball Cultural Center

Don't miss an evening with award-winning, bestselling British author Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About a Boy) celebrating the publication of his latest work, Juliet, Naked. Called a "must-read" by Publishers Weekly, this much-anticipated novel centers around a reclusive 1980s rock star forced out of isolation when the re-release of his most famous album brings him into contact with some of his most passionate fans. Be there as Hornby reads from and shares insight into this engrossing, humorous story of two lonely people finding each other across decades and continents. A book signing follows the program.

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at CINEFAMILY - The Return of the Jerry Beck Animated Spooktacular

World-renowned cartoon historian Jerry Beck (editor/co-creator of Cartoon Brew and author of countless volumes on the genre) brings to the Cinefamily a once-a-month selection of rare and astounding animation nuggets from around the world!

Trick or treat, a few weeks early. For the second year in a row, animation historian Jerry Beck will be screaming… err, screening a selection of strange and creepy Halloween related animated cartoons using vintage prints in 16mm and 35mm. Prepare to be dazzled by animated witches, warlocks, goblins, pumpkin-heads, black cats and friendly ghosts! Milton the Monster, Casper, and all the famous monsters of filmland will be here. Special guest animators will show their films and discuss their ghastly influences.

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10.05.2009

Tuesday Oct. 6 at The Echoplex - THE MOTH GRANDSLAM

Ten champion Moth StorySLAM storytellers will tell five-minute true tales on the theme “Transformation”. A forensic psychologist, a voice over artist, a mom who makes a mean chicken spaghetti sauce, a former UN tour guide, the reigning three time champion and five others will battle it out – with only words as weapons – for the “LA GrandSLAM Champion” title. No notes, no scripts – just pure, old-fashioned, unadulterated storytelling. Fun, fast, furious.

The Moth is dedicated to finding intriguing people to tell inspired stories. At The Moth StorySLAM, those people find us. On this night, using words as swords, they battle it out to determine The Moth's GrandSLAM Story Champion.

Stories told by: Peter Basch, Christine Blackburn, Josh Cereghino, Sabrina Cognata, Megan Grano, Vikki Kelleher, Lisa McKay, Katie Nahnsen, Bill Ratner, Meg Swertlow

Hosted by: Brain Finkelstein

at The Echoplex

1154 Glendale Blvd

Los Angeles, CA

Hosted by: Brian Finkelstein

Stories start: 8pm

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10.04.2009

Go See - Robert Frank's "THE AMERICANS" Now on View @ MOCA Through October 19

In 1955, the Swiss-born photographer Robert Frank won a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation grant to photograph American people and places. For two years, Frank traveled by car throughout the United States, amassing over 20,000 negatives. The edited portfolio of 83 photographs was published in book form as Les Américains by Robert Delpire in France in 1958, and as The Americans in 1959 by Grove Press in New York.

The American edition included an introduction by Jack Kerouac, the Beat writer most famous for his novel On the Road. Describing the emotional scope of Frank’s portfolio, Kerouac wrote: “After seeing these pictures you end up finally not knowing whether a jukebox is sadder than a coffin.” Frank’s photographs, which have become landmarks in the history of photography, were created with a hand-held Leica camera, often with a wide-angle lens, resulting in compositions that appear unplanned, spontaneous, and are ultimately revealing. In this 50th anniversary year of its publication, MOCA presents a rare showing of the complete set of photographs comprising The Americans, in the order carefully devised by Frank for the book.

MOCA’s portfolio, which is the only complete set on the West coast, was purchased in 1995 with funds provided by Ralph M. Parsons Foundation. From the Permanent Collection: Robert Frank’s “The Americans” was initiated by Rebecca Morse and Corrina Peipon.

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10.02.2009

Eagle Rock Music Fest | Dublab + Wounded Lion + No Age + Ollin + Carnage Asada = FREE


co-curated by Center for the Arts - Eagle Rock, LA Record + FYF Fest

Alter ~ Alaskan Summer ~ Amateurs ~ The AM/FM Band ~ Andrew Lynch ~ Apples and Onions ~ Artichoke ~ Bali and Beyond Gamelan Ensemble ~ Black Dynamite Sound Orchestra ~ The Health Club ~ Bobb Bruno ~ Bonne Musique Zydeco ~ Buyepongo ~ Carnage Asada ~ Computer Jay DJ Set ~ The Curs ~ DJ NOBODY Set ~ Dusty Rhodes and the River Band ~ Eagle Rock High School Latin Jazz Band ~ The Faraway Places ~ The French Semester ~ Free Moral Agents ~ Free The Robots ~ The Gaslamp Killer ~ The Gears ~ Grainshifter ~ The Happy Hollows ~ The Ignorant ~ Jail Weddings ~ Jeremy Sole DJ Set ~ The Joe Johnston Band ~ Juan Vega Trio ~ Julia Holter ~ KoTolan ~ Kutmah ~ LA Record DJ Set (Chris and Charlie) ~ L@s Cafeter@s ~ Leslie and the Badgers ~ Linus of Hollywood ~ Mas Exitos DJ Set ~ March Fourth Marching Band ~ Michael White Quintet ~ Mochilla Mix DJ Set with Coleman and B+ ~ Morning Glory ~ Mumpo ~ Nanny Cantaloupe DJ Set ~ Nico Stai ~ NO AGE ~ Ollin ~ Ovideo ~ Patrick Park ~ Peanut Butter Wolf ~ Pehrspace ‘pehriscope’ Collaborative Stage ~ The Pity Party ~ Pocahaunted ~ The Pulsars ~ Random Patterns ~ Ranking Joe with Dub Club Echodelic Sound System DJs ~ Robedoor ~ Sam Mellon and the Skylarks ~ Santa Cecilia Orchestra ~ Sandra Sandia ~ SA-RA Creative Partners DJ Set ~ SASSAS (Society for the Activation of Social Space Through Art + Sound) ~ Shakey Graves ~ Slang Chickens ~ The Street and Babe Shadow ((feat. Luke Paquin / Hot Hot Heat)) ~ Stephan Oberhoff Quartet ~ Suckapunch DJ Set ~ Tim Yalda Quartet ~ That’s Incredible! ~ The Tracs ~ Trova: Esteban Leon ~ Underground Railroad to Candyland ~ The Woolly Bandits ~ WonderGround ~ Wounded Lion

Silver Lake Modernism Tour

2009 MAK Architecture Tour
Sunday, October 4 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

California established its reputation as a beacon of advanced architecture in the middle decades of the 20th century with residential designs tat established the famed “indoor-outdoor” modern lifestyle.

The MAK Center Architecture Tour 2009 features the stunning landmark How House (R.M. Schindler, 1926). One of only 3 houses in which Schindler employed concrete, this early masterpiece has been beautifully restored and added to the Historic Registry. Six additional Mid-Century residences in Silverlake and Los Feliz round out the tour, dating from 1926 through 1964 and featuring the work of Gregory Ain, Raphael Soriano, Harwell Harris and Craig Ellwood.

How House, R.M. Schindler, 1926
McAlmon House, R.M. Schindler, 1935
Avenel Homes Cooperative, Gregory Ain, 1946-48
Schrage House, Raphael Soriano, 1951
Alexander House, Harwell Harris, 1940-41
Hansen House, Harwell Harris, 1950-51
Moore House, Craig Ellwood, 1964

Tickets for MAK Tour 2009 - $75
Friends of the Schindler House and students with ID - $65
The tour is designed to be “self-drive,” but shuttle bus and lunch options are available for an additional fee.
Shuttle Bus - $60 in addition to ticket price
Lunch - $18.50 in addition to ticket and/or shuttle bus price

On the day of the tour, ticket holders will receive free admission to the Schindler House as well as 20% off of any purchase from the MAK Center Bookstore.

To purchase tickets online, please visit Go Here

To purchase tickets by telephone, please call:
(323) 651-1510

10.01.2009

A Talking Head's Bicycle Diaries

Musician, artist, author and devout bicyclist David Byrne turns his attention to the fractured, car-mad city of Los Angeles. How can LA—with one of the world’s most challenging transportation systems—become a more bicycle-friendly city? How might the city change if more people made a bicycle their primary mode of transportation? Join David Byrne as he leads a panel of bike advocates, city officials and urban planners in examining the bicycle’s role in transforming the urban experience.

Panelists: Jimmy Lizama, co-founder, the Bicycle Kitchen; Michelle Mowery, Senior Bicycle Coordinator, LADOT; Dr. Donald Shoup, Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA.

Bicycle valet services provided by the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition.

Signed copies of David Byrne’s book, Bicycle Diaries will be available for purchase courtesy of The Library Store.

The Aratani/Japan America Theatre

244 South San Pedro Street

Los Angeles, 90012

jaccc.org

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