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AIDS Walk Los Angeles Day of Event Information:
Date: Sunday, October 16

Time:
8:30 a.m. Sign-In
9:15 a.m. Opening Ceremony
10:00 a.m. Walk Begins

Location: West Hollywood Park (647 N. San Vicente Blvd. in West Hollywood)

Length: 10 kilometers / 6.2 miles

The AIDS Walk will start and end in West Hollywood Park, at the corner of Melrose Avenue and Santa Monica Blvd.

For further information, please call (213) 201-9255. Thank you for your patience and cooperation on AIDS Walk Sunday. Without the support and cooperation of our neighbors, we wouldn’t be able to serve the people we do. Thank you!

TO ENTER:

In 1-2 sentences leave your best response to the following question in the comments below:
“If you had to choose one animal in the world to best represent you what would it be and why?”
*Make sure to leave your actual email with your response or we won’t be able to let you know you’ve won!

THE PRIZE:

1 of 2 pair of tickets to see Holcombe Waller and Mia Doi Todd at The Satellite on August 17th, 2011.

THE TERMS:

This giveaway will run now through August 16th, 2011 at 6PM EST. At that time the staff of The New Gay will select our favorite responses and notify the winners by email. You will NOT be notified if you are NOT selected as a winner. Transportation/lodging/etc. NOT provided – tickets only!

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More info:

Check out the Facebook event page for more info:

August 17 – LOS ANGELES – The Satellite
http://www.facebook.com/ev​ent.php?eid=23333609336420​1

from the event listing:

DEAR INTERNET LOVERS–

Are you on the Internet at this moment?
Do you spend most of your on-Internet time watching videos?
Are you the person who always has to show his or her friends the newest funny Internet video everyone is talking about?
Is YouTube bookmarked in your Internet browser?
Are videos of little children and silly kittens your Internet strong suit?
Did you post an Internet video on someone’s wall today?

If you have answered yes to any of these, then we have something for you! VIDEO KILLED THE INTERNET STAR is a comedic event that takes Viral Videos and turns them into theatre–a form of entertainment that you can only catch in real life, in person, and not on the Internet. See what happened after David went to the dentist. Know how that news reporter recovered after she called a man gay–instead of blind. Find out what happens after you see a kitten in a top hat get punched in the face.

For all these and more, please join us for the live Internet event that is VIDEO KILLED THE INTERNET STAR.

Written and Performed by Kyle Fitzpatrick
Directed by Julie Brister
June 29 // 6:30PM // $5
Make your reservations here:
http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/reservations/create/20018

Friday, June 24th, 2011

College Battle of the Bands at the Echo.

College Battle of the Bands, a national collegiate-music talent search, is presented by Chegg, with partners, GRAMMY U®, AT&T, SESAC, and the Elfenworks Foundation and has awarded more than $250,000 in prizing over its first three years. The competition is open to any student band or music artist of any genre currently enrolled in an undergraduate program. The series began during the 2008-09 school year and has featured notable participants including: The Local Natives, Mike Posner, Apple Trees & Tangerines (now known as Power), Allison Weiss, Jake Snider, Beyond This Point, Keep Me Conscious and more. The finale is this Friday and catch the newest music sensation way before they blew up so you can say, “I remember when… I saw them in a dingy nightclub!”.

Details: 1822 Sunset Blvd. 8pm. FREE +21.

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

Silver Lake Arts and Crafts Vintage and Food Truck Block Party

Silverlake Art* Craft & Vintage continues the last weekend of every month from 10am-4pm in the heart of Silverlake. Located at the Micheltorena Street Elementary School (1511 Micheltorena St. The cross street is Sunset Los Angeles, CA 90026). This flea market has the coolest local vendors selling their hand-made items, vintage gems, and all the of the antiques and collectibles that you are looking for at great recession proof prices. The Kogi Truck comes by most Saturdays. Live reggae from time to time.

The hottest L.A. food trucks gather in one spot to purvey their delectable wares to hungry Silver Lake denizens and visitors on the last weekend of every month. Expect culinary appearances from the likes of Slice Truck, Grill’em All, Yum Yum Bowls, L.A. BBQ Guy, Asian Soul Kitchen and many more. Snag a good antique or that cool handmade beanie and scarf on a delicious $1.50 taco at the same time!

Details: 1511 Micheltorena St. , L.A. , CA. 10am- 4-pm. FREE. Good for ALL AGES.

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Borderlandia at the Crafts and Folk Art Museum

Conjuring up a vivid multi-polar world, this colorful exhibit offers an eye-popping study of the terrain at the periphery of USA and Mexico.Opening on September 26, 2010, Borderlandia: Cultural Topography by Einar and Jamex de la Torre offers an eye-popping study of the terrain at the periphery of USA and Mexico. Conjuring up a vivid multi-polar world, the brothers create large-scale glass sculptures loaded with geopolitics and wit. Informed by their own cross-cultural encounters, the brother’s works are a visual and intellectual hybrid. Realized through the brothers’ collaboration, Borderlandia presents a fearless depiction of life and art on the fringe. Vivid imagery presented in a satirical and engaging manner boldly tackles issues of cultural duality and the melting pot of Southern California.

Each sculpture is an explosive synthesis of the varied cultural influences, mythologies and relics of ancient Latin America, as well as, the artifacts of the contemporary consumer arena. This collaborative body of work consists of both freestanding, pedestal, and wall mounted pieces comprised of masterful blown glass elements, depicting various Mayan, Aztec, and religious iconography, juxtaposed with historic icons and scores of trinkets scoured from dollar stores around the world.

Details: 5814 Wilshire Blvd. L.A., CA. 11am-5pm. FREE

Friday June 17, 2011

Art on the Street at the Museum of Contemporary Art

The first comprehensive U.S. museum survey exhibition of graffiti and street art features installations by 50 of the most dynamic artists from the graffiti and street art community, including Fab 5 Freddy (New York), Lee Quiñones (New York), Futura (New York), Margaret Kilgallen (San Francisco), Swoon (New York), Shepard Fairey (Los Angeles), Os Gemeos (São Paulo), and JR (Paris). For those like me who art art freaks but does not ahve a lick of talent or stay within the lines will appreciate this exhibit at the MOCA.

The exhibition will feature paintings, mixed media sculptures, and interactive installations by 50 of the most dynamic artists and will emphasize Los Angeles’s role in the evolution of graffiti and street art, with special sections dedicated to seminal local movements such as cholo graffiti and Dogtown skateboard culture. A comprehensive timeline illustrated with artwork, photos, video, and ephemera will provide a historical context for the work.

Details: 250 S. Grand Ave. , Los Angeles. 11am- 5pm. $10. All ages

Saturday June 18, 2011

All the Sordid Little Details at the WWA Gallery

Get lost in the details of six incredible artists’ work this May 13th at the WWA gallery with the Industrial Squid curated All the Sordid Little Details. Contributing artists David Ball, Dan Barry, William Buzzell, Ken Garduno, Jesse Hotchkiss, and Jacob Livengood all craft meticulously detailed artwork that, due the painstaking methods and techniques used, allows for an insight into the hearts and minds of the artists themselves.

A collection of paintings, ink drawings and mixed media collages, All the Sordid Little Details will feature a variety of works, styles and themes all tied together by the intricate nature of the works. All six of these artists are driven by a compulsive need, not simply to create, but to create works that require an extensive amount of time and an extraordinary attention to detail in their completion.

Details: 9517 Culver Blvd Culver City. 11am-5pm. FREE. All Ages.

Sunday June 19, 2011

Hyperbolic at the Alyce De Roulet Williamson Gallery

Marvel at a carefully curated collection of art, plastic trash, crochet sculpture, mathematics, and our planet’s oceans — and discover why they’re all connected. The art enthusiast and the science geek converge into a phantasmic experience at the Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery in Pasadena. Through crochet, the exhibit synthesizes sculptural form and mathematical complexity by inserting contemporary manipulations into the traditional craft of crochet. The extraordinary product of that process is a representation of coral reef structures that are tantalizingly beautiful yet provocatively challenging in their commentary about oceanic health.

An apt description of design is innovation at the intersection of art and science. Social responsibility and ecological consciousness are central themes in today’s world, and they compel us to integrate science into any design equation. The creative exhibit will make this Sunday afternoon worthwhile for the crafter and the techy-science geek in us.

Details:1700 Lida St. , Pasadena , CA. 12pm-9pm. FREE All Ages.

York Chang, in conjunction with Fernando Sanchez, investigates the history of the Artist Actualization Services, a short-lived and controversial performance art group active in Los Angeles from 1979-1980.

Through the pages of the seminal performance art magazine High Performance, the Artist Actualization Services created multiple undetected reports of their actions, successfully attributed to other artists. This exhibition presents this history with an installation of archival documents, photographs, video and a newly-published issue of High Performance, which seeks to correct errors generated in past issues by the actions of the Artist Actualization Services.

For ore information on this show visit www.18thstreet.org

From June 18 through August, 28 in the 18th Street Gallery, Artists Jerri Allyn and Inez S. Bush, with collaborating artists Juna Amano, Micol Hebron, Michele Jaquis, Carol McDowell, Marissa Mercado, Rosalyn Myles,Shana Nys Dambrot, Juliana Ostrovsky, Beth Peterson, Karl Jean Petion, Erika Reynoso, Trinidad Ruiz, Marjan Vayghan, and Erich Wise will present Debating Through the Arts: Performance Art 3 & Exhibition, based on a model United Nations. This exhibition will provide a platform for these artists and the public to openly explore timely issues in a non-judgmental environment
Visit www.18thstreet.org for more info on this show

Friday June 10th- Sunday June 12th

Los Angeles Pride

In 2009 we launched our three-year vision, PRIDE 365: Power Passion Purpose, transitioning from an annual theme to a more focused community-driven three-year vision.

PRIDE 365 represents the community’s collective spirit in carrying LGBT pride throughout all that we do every day of the year. We experience the Power of a united people who march proudly into the streets and assemble by the hundreds of thousands in Pride gatherings around the world. Passion expresses the dedication for the humanitarian values our movement represents. We have Passion for a better and more equal inclusion in the community at large. And we have a clear Purpose to achieve the equality guaranteed for all Americans in our country’s constitution for all Americans.

“The idea of PRIDE 365 embodies a self-appreciation of ourselves and our community. PRIDE is something we carry within our hearts, words and actions every day,” said Rodney Scott, Christopher Street West Board President.

Some of the stand out attractions, entartainement and honorees at this year’s pride include the NOH8 photo shoot, Estelle, Mya, Macy Gray and Sam Sparro (List of artists here) and  grand Marshall Johnny Weir. The parade begins at 11am on Sunday but as those who are seasoned pride attendees, arrive EARLY to snag parking and travelling to the circuit. this year it is predicted that 400,000 people will be in attendance.

Details: San Vicente and Santa Monica Blvd. LA. Tickets are $25.

Saturday 12:00 Noon – 12:00 Midnight
Sunday 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m.

Friday June 10th, 2011

Craft Potluck Party

Got junk in your trunk? Want a good way to get rid of all that stuff without throwing them away? Bring those buttons, beads, trinkets, findings , etc and trade with fellow local crafters. Catalyst will be providing music, creative atmosphere, party hats and yummy cupcakes. Bring your crafty self, something to trade, and your latest creations and supplies.

NO SUPPLIES will be provided. So bring that glue gun or ball of yarn!
Don’t want to part with any of your treasures, no problem. Trading is not mandatory. Just bring something you’re working on, meet local artists/crafters and hang out.

Details: Catalyst 6630 Westminster Blvd .7pm-10pm. FREE All Ages

Saturday June 11th, 2011

DeColores QOC Community Conference

DeColores Queer Orange County creates opportunities for social engagement, community visibility, and political activism by organizing cultural events, support groups, civic actions, and an annual conference.  The Vision of DeColoresQueer OrangeCounty is to create empowering social, supportive, and political spaces for Queer Latin@s in Orange County.

The Conference is titled “Mi Casa es tu Casa: Empowering Our Homes and Transforming Our Communities” and will feature workshops such as La Familia 101, Homosexulidad y la Iglesia Catolica, Queer Rights, Queer. Undocumented. Unafraid., Reclaiming Language and Identity, Queer Media, Allies and Queer Healing Circle.

Details: El Centro Culutral De Mexico. 310 W. 5th Street Santa Ana CA. 9am-5pm. All Ages. FREE.

Dyke Day LA

Wow, has it really been 4 years? That seems kinda surreal…and totally radical! Year after year Dyke Day LA is a joyous afternoon in the sun with our beautiful Los Angeles queeer community. For those who haven’t heard, Dyke Day L.A. is a day in the park for all self-identified dykes and allies, including gay families, trans dykes and dykes of all ages. The mission of Dyke Day L.A. is to create an inclusive space that brings together the past, present and future of our L.A. dyke community. It creates a space for folks of all backgrounds to connect with each other and with community organizations to celebrate our ecclectic queer family.

There will be a line-up of cracker jack dj’s, arts and crafts for kids of all ages, a bouncehouse, representatives from local queer organizations, spontaneous dance-offs, entertaining costumery and croquet.

Bring a picnic, your dog and Do NOT forget to bring your sunscreen!

Details: 4800 Hollywood Blvd LA (just west of Vermont). 12pm-6pm. All ages, FREE

Sunday June 12th, 2011

LA Beat Swap Meet

Beat-Swap-Meet is a record swap meet consisting of over 35 invited vendors & collectors from California and surrounding states, selling Blues, Funk, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Soul, and World 12″ and 45 Records. An event considered to be the 1st of it’s kind, Beat Swapmeet hopes to reunify LA in a way that is long overdue. Come through, listen to Beats, Swap records & Meet new people.

This event comes too infrequently and is perhaps one of the few events where you can come and meet a host of many like-minded music heads to congregate and snag that one rare find you have been dying to get your hands on. Don’t miss out on this wonderful event.

Details: Grandstar Jazz Club. 943 N. Broadway, LA. 12pm-6pm. Free with a Canned Food.

Friday June 3, 2011

SheRAW at Que Sera

The queerest dance party brings 90s realness as the DIY dance party bring this month’s mix tape theme. Bring a cool mix tape to share with a friend or a cute stranger. Plus Meredith Heil of UCSC is on tour with her new rock-documentary on the queercore music scene of the south called “Whistlin’ Dixie.” This will be your only chance to see it in Southern Cali.

Details:

Que Sera, 1923 E. 7th St. Long Beach, $5 admission, +21. 9:00pm-1am

Saturday June 4, 2011

Tim Burton Exhibit at the LACMA

This past weekend was the famous kick off to the Tim Burton Exhibit at the LACMA. On Sunday, the exhibition opened to the public. Toddlers, children, teens, parents, grandparents, friends, Burton fans, LACMA fans, artists, curiosity-seekers, and the like wandered through the whimsical world of Tim Burton. The exhibit itself has moved from the Metropolitan Museum in Modern Art in New York City and finally makes a stop  in the la la land. Any Tim Burton buffs out there? This is the creme de la creme of events to attend with guided tours, exhibits, rare sketches never released and story board ideas to movies that will get the nerd juices flowing. For the experience seeker in you, his exhibition brings together over 700 drawings, paintings, photographs, moving-image works, storyboards, puppets, concept artworks, maquettes, costumes, and cinematic ephemera, including art from a number of unrealized and little-known personal projects. Many of these objects come from the artist’s own archive, as well as from studio archives and private collections of Burton’s collaborators. This will be a stand out temporary exhibit at the LACMA for a while but tickets are being sold as fast as they become available so snag a couple for your or your friends!

Details:

5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036. All Ages. 11 am- 8pm, $15

Sunday June 5, 2011

Radar LA at the Redcat

Influential theater ensembles from Chile, Mexico, Japan and Australia are among the companies to be featured alongside Los Angeles artist when REDCAT launches the international RADAR L.A. Festival. REDCAT serves as one of several venues for the groundbreaking festival, which features 15 productions that are fueling the dialogue about the evolution of contemporary theater.

Details:

Roy and Edna/ Cal Arts Theater, 631 West 2nd Street Los Angeles Ca,8:30pm, $15, All Ages.

Performances by Detox Icunt, Disco Dolly, Edward Vigletti, and Glitz Glam!!!

We’ll plan to move on to Luke and Lenora’s Mr Black (LA) after!!

Please note — There will be a book signing of the exclusive edition for BookMarc from 6-8pm with a separate invite to follow as well.
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Jeremy Kost is a photographer and video artist best known for his provocative Polaroids. He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, and currently lives and works in New York, NY. In 2011, his work will have solo exhibits at The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, DC; and Galerie Nuke, Paris. The National Arts Club, New York; Show Studio Gallery, London; Kunstagenten Gallery, Berlin; and The Armory Show are amongst many other galleries and exhibitions to have featured his work in group shows. The publisher powerHouse Books recently released It’s Always Darkest Before Dawn, the artist’s first limited edition monograph in collaboration with BookMarc, featuring both portraits and perspective-bending Polaroid collages. He was recently commissioned by Stella McCartney for her Spring 2011 collection.

Kost’s photography and video work document how gender and sexuality play out in thriving subcultures and provide an unfiltered, honest look at his subjects, whether they’re flamboyant drag queens in Pittsburgh or buff boys in the Californian desert.

The films screened here examine gender as an element of character transformation. Rainblo takes an in-depth look at a metamorphosis into drag, in which makeup becomes a tool of artifice and magic, a way to be reborn as an entirely new character. In Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Ericka-Toure Aviance cuts a path through Harlem as onlookers stare, take cell phone photos and marvel at the strange and elegant creature disrupting their neighborhood routines. Similarly, in What You Need is the Limo, a ‘celebrity’ exits an SUV, flanked by security guards. She walks and shops in midtown Manhattan, face concealed with a wig and hat and eyes directed downward as tourists follow the group, asking one another who she is.

Friday,  May 27th, 2011

Club Underground at the Echo

Underground is at it again with another exciting BritPopIndiElectroPop Dance Party. The hipster-tastic event is great alternative to the big warehouse dance scenes that dot LA and the has some of the best DJs than any ultra lounge in Santa Monica. With Live Performances by Gangi and Barron Von Luxxury, the sweet sounds of 60s Brit punk and and electro punk is still alive in LA. Check out this event and enjoy the crowd, the music and the culture.

Details: 1822 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, +18, $ 5 after 10:45pm, Doors at 8:30pm

Saturday, May 29th, 2011

Family Album By Jennie Cotterill at the Phone Booth Gallery

Phone Booth Gallery is known for featuring some pretty unique, edgy and avant-garde talent over the past few exhibitions and their most recent exhibition now includes the works of Jennie Cotterill. Cotterill’s endearing mixed media montages textured with personal history puts heartfelt sentimentalism on a collision course with contradictory family life. her exhibition titled “Family Life” offers a nostalgic look at family album, portraits and pictures with a hidden air of grotesque and that offers a creepy yet enchanting look at family portraits. Fading colors, burned black edges, soft blurred images of grandma and grandpa or the awkward forced poses at baseball practice will attract visually and is a definite reason to go and check out this event.

Details: 2533 East Broadway, Long Beach, CA, All Ages, FREE

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Defiant Chronicles at the Collaborative in the Museum of Latin American Art

This exhibition, co-curated by MOLAA Curator Idurre Alonso and Slanguage Founders Mario Ybarra Jr. and Karla Diaz, focuses on representing current strategies for artistic production derived and influenced by urban and street art including graffiti, stencil and stickers. This exciting exhibition focuses on representing current strategies for artistic production related and influenced by urban art. For the urban street art junkie and the Banksy-esque fans out in the LA Area, this exhibit will surely interest you in how urban  art redefines the traditional approach to street art/graffiti as a practice that is meant to be singled-out from its place and context, exclusive to an insider audience. It breaks the conception of urban art as a male dominated art form that rarely addresses gender issues on its content.

Details: 421 W. Broadway Ave,  Long Beach, CA, All Ages, $9, 11am-5pm

On Friday, May 20, the Long BeachTeen Pride festival will gather at the Rainbow Lagoon area and it’s FREE for GLBTQ youth and allies who wish to celebrate Pride at an event just for them. The event features large relay jumpers, carnival games, a batting cage, carnival snacks, an arts & crafts area, a Miami Spice chill area and three DJ’s spinning the latest music for youth to shuffle and dance to cumbia, merengue and more.

On Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22, The Family Fun Zone is open to families with children 15 years of age and under. All activities and carnival snacks are FREE for the children and will feature jumpers, carnival games, karaoke, trackless train ride, face painting, puppet shows, magic shows, clowns, balloon animals, arts & crafts and lots of fun! The Family Fun Zone has a safe and loving environment to celebrate Pride with your children.

The entertainment lined up for Pride in Long Beach is impressive: a main stage features numerous musicians (including Monica, Jennifer Holliday, Taylor Dayne, Thelma Houston, Maxine Nightingale, Sophie B. Hawkins, Abraham McDonald, Sunny Daye, Vicky Tafoya, Sonsoles, Dian Katz, and many others), and additional stages are themed according to different interests and GLBT groups, from Latin music to soul and hip-hop to country-western dancing.

Details: Rainbow Harbor, Shoreline Drive south of Ocean. All Ages on certain day, but +12 must be accompanied by an Adult. +18 and +21.

Friday, May 20th, 2011

4th Annual Pink Party

Kicking off Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride weekend, the DLBA (Downtown Long Beach Association) will host the 4th Annual Pink Party benefiting the Center Long Beach’s Mentoring Youth Through Empowerment (MYTE) Program on the outdoor lawn at The Pike (Pine Avenue & Shoreline Drive). Quickly becoming a tradition, the event, hosted by famed drag performer, Jewels Long Beach, boasts the return of the popular Long Beach Drag Diva contest, the beautiful DJ Lezlee spinning all night, dancing under the stars, an outdoor bar by Hooters and other special surprises. Come and the enjoy the Downtown Long Beach outdoor party and enjoy some Long Beach night life.

Details:  Downtown Long Beach at Pine Avenue & Shoreline Drive. Parking $10, Entrance $10, +18, 7pm-Midnight

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Bootie LA Prom at the Echoplex

Ever want to revisit your Prom and re-do it just the way you wanted to? But throw in some mash ups, some head banging rock, some booty shaking pop to the  dropping low, low hip hop beat and you have LA’s number 1 mash-up club throwing a special event for a second Saturday premiere. Dress up in creative Prom attire for a chance to win some prizes. 80s prom? Pirate Prom? Punk Prom? GaGa Prom? You decide! Prom King and Queen and Best Couple will be awarded at Midnight. Your chaperones for the evening will be resident DJs Paul V and Shyboy spinning the best mashup to the best prom ever. Glee club dance Crew R.A.I.D. will be go-going on stage all night, as well as doing a special prom-themed performance.

Details: 1154 Glendale Blvd., Echo Park LA CA 90026, 9pm-2am / $5 till 10 pm, $10 after / 21+ Admitted

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Studio: Spring 2011 at the Red Cat Theater

Los Angeles artists present new works and works-in-progress in this ongoing program curated to offer audiences an interdisciplinary mix of dynamic performances, while giving experimental artists a creative platform to investigate new ideas and new directions for their work. Some of this sensational experimental art will include The AwesomeTown Group which constructs a visually arresting interdisciplinary performance in which mundane imagery from everyday life is pushed into the realm of the monstrous, the Max King Cap, a Visual artist whose performance draws on potent images and paired-down theatrics to create a meditation on inspiration and madness, power and possession, while examining the potential for treachery in both word and image and Corey Fogel, composer, drummer, and performance artist whose own composition is built on improvisational interpretation of multiple systems of graphic notation and quadraphonic arrangement. This edition of Studio is curated with guest curators Tina Kronis and David Rous

Details: Roy and Edna/ Cal Arts Theater, 631 West 2nd Street Los Angeles Ca,8:30pm, $15, All Ages.

Friday, May 13th 2011

Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Long Beach Art Theater

What better way to start the Friday the 13th weekend than a good Rocky Horror Picture Show? Rocky Horror makes its way to the Long Beach Art Theater for a one night showing and they are bringing the original shadow-cast back to the art theater stage. This special event will benefit AIDS/LifeCycle, an organization that trains and prepare cyclists on a 7-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los  Angeles.Not only does the money raised go to funding life-saving, critical services; it also represents pushing forward and taking the next step in life, no matter how hard it is or how scary it seems. The ride will make its stop at the Long Beach Art Theater and each audience member will receive a goodie bag with all the essentials to experience the Rocky Horror Picture show (namely toilet paper a mini water gun and many more surprises). Admission is $15 dollars but a $25  VIP seat will score first front row seatings which will put you right in the middle of the action in addition to support an excellent cause.

Details: The Long Beach Art Theter. General Admission is $15, VIP is $25. 11:30-pm sharp. 2025 EAST 4TH STREET ~ LONG BEACH, CA 90804.

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

Soulside at the CockBull British Pub In Santa Monica

Soulside at the CockBull Pub in Santa Monica will feature a delectable selection of  good old soul, reggae and Motown.  Spinning some Northern and Rare Soul, the event is great for a a relaxing Saturday evening listening to some of the great music of Motown and do wop and then into the cool rhythm and styles of Early Reggae and Caribbean jam. Also try the excellent selection of beer on tap and the traditional British menu which feature breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Details: The CockBull Pub. 2947 Lincoln Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405. $8 cover, +21, Starts 9:30pm

Sunday, May 15th, 2011

Museum of the Arroyo Day

The 22nd annual Museums of the Arroyo Day celebrates the diverse art, architecture and history of the Arroyo Seco area. Five unique historical museums will be open to the public with free, continuous shuttle service between them. This year’s theme is Women in Early Los Angeles. A slice of the rich diverse history Los Angeles has to offer this event, will offer tours of the station, which is full of historical memorabilia, and a tribute to the first policewoman in the U.S., Alice Stebbins Wells, who joined the LAPD in 1910.

Details: This event is a mulit-destination event and is not at just one location rather the general location for these museums are located at Heritage Park near just north of downtown off of the Pasadena (110) at the Avenue 43 exit. Event is FREE and great for ALL AGES. 12pm-5:00pm

Happy Mother’s Day and Have an Amazing weekend!

Friday, May 6, 2011

SheRAW: Cyborg… Resistance is Futile at Que Sera

SheRaw is the queerest dance party in the galaxy and Resistance really is futile! Dress us and get down at SheRAW, the DIY queer dance party with a theme. This Friday it’s the queer Cyborg within waiting to break the monotony of everyday life and ready to burst out this the weekend. Dress up in your fancy silver spandex and flashy intergalactic top or come as you are, all are welcome in this not-so-near future extravaganza. A powerhouse of local entertainment by the all-girl garage rock trio the B-Noirs and the panel of the sexiest DJs DontFeedThe DJs, Bzzzrps, and the Five Fathoms

Details:

Que Sera, 1923 E. 7th St. Long Beach, $5 admission, +21. 9:00pm-1am

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Bootie LA at the Echoplex

A Plus D and DJ Paul V. present LA’s original mashup bootleg dance party, spinning only the finest bootlegs and bastard pop. With some of the most creative mixes to the most unlikely of pairings of artists, sounds, and genres of music, the end result is an audio sensation and burst of imagination that dares to be different and like nothing you have ever heard before. A powerhouse of entertainment by R.A.I.D at midnight and fantastic energy from the DJ and the crowds, this echoplex mainstay remains of the best — and I think only — mash up club in the whole of LA. Have fun. Shake your bootie and get your mash up on this Saturday at Bootie LA.

Details:

The Echoplex, 1154 Glendale Blvd (Back Entrance) Echo Park, Los Angeles. $5 before 10pm, $10 after. +21. 9pm-2am. FREE BOOTIE MASHUP UP CD to the FIRST 100 guests!

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Mommy Dearest Screening at the Egyptian

Well, of course, she drove you to therapy, but at least she never asked you to bring her an ax. Can’t celebrate Mother’s day without Joan Crawford in Mommy Dearest. What better way to honor the lady whose loins you spewed from than by accompanying her to a screening of Mommie Dearest, starring Faye Dunaway as the infamous, wire-hanger-hatin’ Joan Crawford, the mother of all crazy movie moms?

Thanks to Dunaway’s overarched brows, pursed lips and ham acting— not to mention countless drag queen tributes— the 1981 film, based on daughter Christina Crawford’s 1978 memoir, has been a camp classic for exactly 30 years. The folks in San Francisco are even staging a prescreening drag show called Trannie Dearest, but you can still do it right down here. Just bring said wire hanger and Ajax and let the repressed memories rip. It’s cheaper than psychoanalysis.

Details:

Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA. $11, $9 seniors & students, 7:30pm

Friday, April 29, 2011

The Newport Film Festival

The 12th Annual film Newport Film Festival returns to the seaside town with a series of film screenings and galas. The festival brings contemporary filmaking to the Orange County and this year they boast more than 350 films from 45 countries as well as over 100 film short spanning traditional shorts, spanning from drama and romance to the not-so-traditional genres such as ” Age is Just a Short Number” and “Coping with Your Shorts.” Of the many worthy titles that will titilate the most curious minds, Beyond Gay: The Poltics of Pride (Canada), Hand Held (Romania) and Miss Representation (USA) will be stand out selections geared towards a queer audience. Beyond Gay, a documentary about a man, a parade and the global fight for human rights, the globe trotting adventures of Big Gay Ken, who has been traveling the world getting the inside scoop on the state of Pride Celebrations & Protests everywhere. From the world’s largest event of over 3 million in Sao Paulo to the very clandestine Moscow march, Ken has seen it all before throwing Vancouver’s 30th Pride celebration in August, 2008. Hand Held is produced from Legendary producer Don Hahn comes this compelling documentary that examines the incredible photographs or Mike Carrol and heart wrenching stories of the pediatric AIDS epidemic in Romanian Orphanages. Lastly, Miss Representation is a Sundance selection which exposes how mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America and challenges media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women.

Among the other noteworthy mentions are two buzzing films Conception and PressPausePlay-Democratized Culture. Conception, a romantic comedy which follows nine couples on the night they conceive, debunking the myths most us were told as children about where babies come from and showing there are many ways to make a loving family. PressPausePlay Democratized Culture (Sweden) is a global journey that captures how digital technology has transformed the concept of art and culture, decoratizing tools that were once in the hands of few now made plenty and accessible to the masses. Come check out the Newport Film Festival and see for yourself. Prices and time varies so make sure to check your schedules.

Beyond Gay- The Politics of Pride

Watch: April 29th/ 5:00pm/ Triangle Square and May 4th/ 3:00pm/ Triangle Square

Hand Held

May 1/ 3:30pm Lido Theatre

Miss Representation

Watch: April 30th/ 5:00pm/ Triangle Square and May 5th/ 3:00pm/ Triangle Square

Conception

Watch: April 29th/ 8:00pm/ Triangle Square

PressPausePlay Democratized Culture

Watch: May 1st/ 3:00pm/ Triangle Square and April 29th/ 4:15pm/ Lido Theatre

Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Anima By Rod Luff at Phone Booth Gallery

Phone Booth Gallery is pleased to present the U.S. solo debut of prolific Australian artist Rod Luff. The exhibition, Luff’s first at the gallery, consists of contemplative body of soft-edged paintings and drawings that explore harmony, both as a general sensation and an intimate experience. Luff’s sensibility, which evokes pre-Raphaelite lyricism and surrealist-worthy caprice, combines an immense respect for human imagination with a fascination with the organic. Visually stunning and metaphorically meaningfull, Anima is a great event for the art lover in you.

Anima at the Phone Booth Gallery. 2533 East Broadway, Long Beach Ca, 90803. 12-6pm. FREE

Sunday. May1st, 2011

Part Time Punks at the Echo

The best Sunday night indie pop/garage-like girl fronted indie pop night comes back to the Echo with resident DJ Michael Spock turning mutant disco post punk indie Pop in LA.

The Echo 1822 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026. 10pm. $10. 18+

Friday, April 22, 2011

Funny, You Dont Look Like Famous at I.O. West Theater

Like to poke fun at celebrities? While you probably should leave Ed Begley Jr. alone when you see him at the Studio City Post Office (Really, Ed? Every day?), you can see an actual big-shot playing celebrity assistant at IO West’s Celebrity. In “loosey-goosey” fashion, according to cast member Brian Gattas, a celebrity host — this week it’s Parks & Recreation’s Adam Scott — plays assistant to a fake celebrity created by a suggestion from the audience. Past good sports have included 30 Rock’s Elizabeth Banks, Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet and the cast of The Office. Making the whole thing work are top improvisers Betty Cahill, Mike Coleman, Jeff Drake, Wendy Molyneux, Dana Powell , Adrian Wenner and Ethan Sandler.

Details: I.O. West Theater 6366 Hollywood Blvd L.A. $10, 8pm

Saturday, April 23,2011

One Day Comic Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center

The equivalent of a flash mob for all comic book mavens, this special one-day only comic expo will attract people young and old. Arrive early to receive a FREE comic book and check out Artists Alley including some of the greatest comic book and graphic novel artists around. An extravaganza of comic goodness and entertainment for everyone, there is a anime voice acting workshop, Comic script writing seminar and and Inking workshop. Sounds like your thing? This event is only one-day and from 10-6pm. As quickly as it came, the Long Beach Comic Expo will go faster than the Flash.

Details: 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA  10-6pm, $15 Admission, FREE for kids under 10

Sunday April 24, 2011

Nobunny at the Echo

Nobunny has been proudly wearing a bunny mask and making music for 10 years and now celebrates his first decade of life this Easter. Ten years of the Bunny means one night of the best punk and garage rock this city has to offer, so drink up and dive in. His classic LP Raw Romance has just been reissued—pink and purple limited edition vinyl. Count on lots of messy, high-energy rock ‘n’ roll songs about love and affection and close-to-naked people in bunny ears and whiskers. Also, Audacity, Clorox Girls, Wounded Lion, and King Tuff, for maximum partying potential.

Details: The Echo1822 Sunset Blvd , $10, +21, 5:00pm

Friday, April 15, 2011

Club Underground featuring the Damselles and TC4 at the Echo

Club Underground LA, the premiere pansexual  underground punk and rock club will be mixing it up this weekend at the echo.Dance like a maniac on our dance floor or with the DJs serving up the hits that make you shake your bits. This week, performing live are the Damselles.Taking the classic girl group and R&B sounds of the past and serve ‘em up with a modern twist and shout, leaving you wondering where they’ve been all your life.A very cool band that is playing Underground for the very 1st time AND it’s their Official Record Release Party!!  Also that night TC4 will be joining in on the fun. Share the occasion and party down!

Details: The Echo 1822 W. Sunset Blvd. 8:30pm- 2 am. +18, $5 cover all night.

Saturday, April16, 2011

Animal Liberation Forum at CSULB

The animal liberation forum is back at in Long Beach. Calling all animal rights activists, vegan queer punk and animal liberation anarchists, the forum will focus on a total abolitionist movement and animal liberation to action. Topics ranging from animal liberation, interconnections of oppressions, direct action and veganism will be discussed and strategized through speakers, panels, workshops and film screening . Animal Liberation is a human liberation and come and join forum for an eye awakening look at human,  queer and non queer, gender or non gendered alike.

Details: CSULB, 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach CA,  Multi Media(MM) 200, 11am. Parking is $5 all day.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Naked Girls Reading Pulp Fiction at Club Monte Christo

Not quite sure if this sounds incredibly funny or incredibly stupid but what we have here is exactly what it sounds like.Young women taking off their clothes and reading before a live audience. The women — Scarlett Letter, Angelita Purrvertina, Miss Josie Bunnie, and La Fille Damnee — normally work as burlesque dancers. This time around they’ll be reading from detective stories, men’s magazines, trashy novels and sleazy sex paperbacks. And for kicks, three is a free wine reception after the show. Its still a pretty win-win situation.

Details: 704 Heliotrope Drive, Los Angeles Ca 90029, 7pm, +21, $15

Friday April 8th, 2011

NOH8 Open Photo Shoot at the Renaissance Hotel In Palm Springs

Open photo shoot for the NOH8 campaign will set up their studio at the Renaissance Hotel in Palm Springs – opening up the opportunity for Palm Springs residents to join the campaign!  The almost-iconic NOH8 campaign photos of displaying any model in a white background and wearing duct tapes over their mouths will proudly wearing the NOH8 campaign logo on their face or body will be holding an open photo shoot to whomever makes their way to the Palm Springs Hotel.

The photo shoot is scheduled to begin at 3PM and will continue until at least 5PM. They’ve promised to do their best to make sure everyone who arrives in line by 5PM will get their photo; even if that means staying late! They move quickly, photographing approximately 100 people per hour and always stay until the last person has had their chance to take a photo.

A Solo NOH8 photo will require a fee of $40 per person while any group or couple photos will require a $25 fee per person in the photo

Celebrity Photographer Adam Bouska, who has shot every single NOH8 photo to date, will be working around the clock to personally photograph 5-10 frames for each person that comes through the line. A digital copy of the final selection he chooses will be retouched and made available to you through the website.

Some things to keep in mind:

Come Camera Ready

Wear White

Post and Make  A Statement!

Details: Renaissance Hotel Welcome Center, 888 Tahquits Canyon Way. $40 dollar fee, $25/person, 3-5 pm.

Saturday April 9th 2011

Los Angeles Third Annual Beer Festival

The annual Los Angeles Beer Festival returns to the Sony Studios for another day of beer, music, food and fun. The Event will feature over a dozen domestic and international brews, some of LAs most popular food trucks, and cover bands. The fest this year is broken in two sections noon to 3pm and 5pm to 8-pm. Tickets are $40. This year, its bigger and better.

Details: 10202 W. Washington Blvd, Culver City, 90232, +21, 2 Sections Noon-3pm and 5pm-8pm.

Sunday April 10th, 2011

L.A. Comedy Short Film Festival

The L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival, the largest comedy film festival in the USA, is dedicated to introducing the newest and hottest comedic talent to the audience and industry in a four-day, fun-packed weekend of screenings, parties, industry panels, and a star-studded red carpet awards event. The comedy show features special events such as the Kids Shorts, Disney and the Gersh Agency. This event will have everyone laughing hysterically with the comedic Talents of Wayne Brady, Daneille Gaither, Jane Lynch and Comedy Duo Frangela.

Details: Downtown Independent Theater. 251 S Main St Los Angeles, CA 90012, Price of events varies from each section or shorts block +18.

Friday, April 1, 2011

SheRAW: Gender Bender at Que Sera

Girls who are bois, who like boys to be GRRLs…..

SheRAW, the worlds queerest dance party with a theme returns for another night of mixing and mingling with your fellow homo’s with the theme of GENDER BENDING. Bois, Grrls, Ladies, Gentlemen and everyone in between is invited to stretch, bend and twist their gender for a night of fun in queer safe space. With a live performance from San Francisco’s queer femme electro Duet Vicki Violet, It will be the queerest Dance party in town

Dance. Mix. Mingle.

Details: SheRAW at Que Sera, 7th and Cherry Ave in Long Beach, Ca. $5 at the door, all proceeds go to supporting AMP LGBTQIA. +21.

D.T.D 2nd Dragraiser

DeColores Queer Orange County creates opportunities for social engagement, community visibility, and political activism by organizing cultural events, support groups and civic action. They are an equality group in the bastion of  conversvative Orange county here they work to bring a greater visibility to the OC. This weekend they hold D.T.D. Down To Drag. All proceeds raised will go to DeColores Queer OC’s annual.

Details: Ibiza Bar 9-2am, $13.  18528 Beach Blvd. Huntington Beach CA, +21.

community conference Mi Casa es tu Casa: Empowering Our
Homes and Transforming Our Communitie

Saturday, April 2,2011

Bootie LA Rihanna Night at The Echoplex

Bootie pays tribute to one of pop music’s reigning divas, Rihanna! Everyone’s favorite singer from Barbados will be getting the Bootie treatment, with mashed-up versions of Ri-Ri songs played throughout the night. Resident DJs from SF, Adiran and Mysterious D, will be joined by Brazilian DJ Faroff – all three fresh from their recent appearances at Bootie Rio De Janiero – for a night of mashup madness. And as always, resident dance crew  R.A.I.D (Random Acts of Irreverent Dance) will grace the stage in all their wonderfully bizarre glory, fierce go-go dancing and Rihanna-themed Midnight show.

First 100 guests receive the Free Rihanna Bootie CD which features mashed up tracks that cannot be featured or bought anywhere else.

Details: 1154 Glendale Blvd, Echo Park LA 90026, 9pm-2am, $5 till 10pm, $10 after, +21.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Crossing the Line: A Space by Tanya Aguiniga at the Arts and Crafts Museum

A showcase of the furniture and accessories made by Tijuana-born designer/maker Tanya Aguiñiga. For this exhibit the artist has created a spontaneous, site-specific structure. Made up of criss-crossed yarn with floating woven pieces that are intersected with furniture made specifically for the exhibition, the work will experiment with boundaries and suspension. This event is great with the kids and for all adults alike

Details: 5814 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CA. 12-6pm, $10. GREAT for all ages.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Mondo Celluloid Presents Wild At Heart at the Long Beach Art Theater

Mondo Celluloid’s month long tribute to to David Lynch concludes with 1990′s WILD AT HEART! In 1990, an international Jury of cinema legends – which included three representatives from France, and was presided by Italian master Bernardo Bertolucci – crowed David Lynch’s Wild at Heart with the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or. The buzz was instant: how did this violent, sexually charged, and surreal road trip – essentially a twisted and intoxicating mix of Breathless, The Wizard of Oz, and A Streetcar Named Desire – beat films by such luminaries as Clint Eastwood, Jean-Luc Godard, Ken Loach, Yimou Zhang, and that year’s film to beat, Jean-Paul Rappeneau’s Cyrano de Bergerac?

Lynch brings author Barry Gifford’s novel to life in one of the most hyper-kinetic, colorful, and ultra-violent films of the 1990′s, a kaleidoscope of lipstick, fire, blood, bad teeth, and one particularly existential snake-skin jacket. Arguably boasting career-best performances by Laura Dern, Nicolas Cage, and Diane Ladd in a stand-out role that would earn her an Academy Award nomination, Wild at Heart is a modern masterpiece that divided critics at first, but has since been embraced as the utterly unique work of art that it is. Though the same can be said about virtually any Lynch film, you have definitely never seen anything quite like this movie.

Details:

Art Theater, Long Beach 2025 E. 4th Street. Long Beach, CA.

$10, +21. 11:55 p.m. Midnight Showing. Free Parking if you Arrive Early.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

The Aussie BBQ at the Echo

THE AUSSIE BBQ made famous over the years as one of the biggest parties in Austin Texas during the South By South West (SxSW) music convention will be taking place in New York on Sunday 13th March 2011 at the prestigious Bowery Ballroom and in Los Angeles at the Echo on Saturday 26th March 2011.

This is the third year that the Aussie BBQ has come to New York and Los Angeles, and the biggest line up yet.

There are four Aussie BBQ events taking place across the USA and Canada in March 2011. Each show will feature a selection of Australia’s most exquisite contemporary musical acts as well as a catered barbecue. Saturday 12th March at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto (Canadian Music Week); Sunday 13th March at the Bowery Ballroom in New York; Saturday 19th March at Maggie Maes (SxSW, Austin) and on Saturday 26th March at the Echo in Los Angeles.

Australia may be known as the Lucky Country but our resolve has been tested recently with floods, cyclones and bush fires. In times like these we need something to look forward to and the prospect of new Australian music breaking overseas lifts the spirit.

Performing at the Los Angeles Aussie BBQ on Saturday 26th are Maniac, Andy Clockwise, Dan Brodie & the Grieving Widows, Grand Atlantic, the Level Spirits, the Boat People, Wagons, “Dogs”, Dash & Will, Novocaines, Hungry Kids of Hungary and Sampology.

These tremendous line ups would sell out festivals across Australia.

Details:

The Echo 1822 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026

12pm-9pm, $12, +18.

Sunday,March 27th, 2011

Nick Family Fun Day at the International Children’s Film Festival at the Walt Disney Theater

Reminisce about the good old days when kids television program actually had cartoons and not dominated with teeny boppers, Disney clones and do-as-i-say command TV shows and check out the cool International Children’s Festival. The Nick Family Fun Day would be a great turn out for those who grew up on Nick JR and Nickelodeon as our favorite kids programming has now reached the annals of history and into the popular conscious of high Children’s Film

The 6th annual REDCAT International Children’s Film Festival rolls out the red carpet for a mind-expanding collection of short film programs, each crafted with care to appeal to the next generation of movie-lovers. Inspiring, magical works made by acclaimed filmmakers and up-and-coming auteurs alike take you on a celluloid ride around the globe, with enchanting programs for tiny tots, chills and thrills for adventurous older viewers, and films sure to inspire the whole family.

This year’s festival highlights include a special selection of new animation from China curated by acclaimed animator Joe Chang, a program showcasing the emerging talents of indigenous filmmakers from throughout the world, and the always popular Nick Family Fun Day.

Details:

631 W. 2nd St., L.A., CA, 90012

$5. Good For All ages.

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Lost Highway at the Long Beach Art Theater

Ling Beach’s one and only indie art theater will be premiering their midnight showing of Lost Highway this Friday. This month they are featuring the David Lynch neo-noir classic mind-bending assault on the senses, alternately moody and hyperkinetic, a psychological horror film boasting stunning cinematography and an innovative, masterful sound-scape of Kubrickian detail, at times almost unbearable in both its moments of ominous silence and sudden blaring terror. A work of art where plot, while integral, is secondary to mood and atmosphere, Lost Highway was recently voted #22 in Entertainment Weekly’s list of the “25 Top Scary Films of All Time,” and has endured as a much-examined – and much-debated – cult classic. Do yourselves a favor and check this movie out in theaters, somehow DVD or VHS, dare I say, just does not do this movie justice. if this sounds awesome to you, head your way to Long Beach and get there early to find free parking along the street.

Details:

Long Beach Art Theater.  2025 E. 4th Street. Long Beach CA, $10,11:55pm. FREE parking if you arrive early enough.

Saturday, March 19, 2011

On the Edge: Classics at the LACMA

Running in tandem with the Cannes film festival, the LACMA has put together a Critics Week Panel of films displayed by the French Union of Films. A 6 part series, all of which made their debut at the Semaine, they are a hodge podge of films hailing from nearly every continent representing a distinct essence of the Semaine’s exquisite French taste and style. This is a rare showing in many regards because it was made possible by the assitance of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Film and TV office. So if you have the chance, go and check this event out.

Details:

5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90036. 5:00pm and admission is good for two shows. $10 General Admission and your tickets cover entrance to the LACMAs numerous galleries.

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey at the Grammy Museum

Based on a newly released Aria Entertainment book of the same name, “Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey” is the Grammy Museum’s latest exhibit and the first of its kind to probe the extensive impact of hip-hop music on the American cultural landscape for some forty years. a fan of the history of hip hop culture, its a great departure point to understanding where hip hop came from and how many strains and variations remain out in today’s music scene.Grandmaster Flash turntables, LL Cool J’s Kangol hat and handwritten lyrics by Tupac Shakur are among the artifacts that will be showcased at this not-to-be missed exhibition.

Details:

800 W. Olympic Blvd. Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, $12.95 per person, 11:30 am- 7:30 pm

Friday, March 11, 2010

Candy Wax Cutie presents Steampunk

Candy Wax Cutie is presenting Steampunk, a fashion show of the latest trends conjured by Candy Wax Cutie, featuring an all female sword fight and performances by Jamie Scoles of Nylon Pink and the Dizzy Stiletoes. Candy Wax Cutie is a Wax Minds Production, from the mind of Oliver Ponce along with a team of film industry professionals, combining movie magic with digital photography.

Details:

613 Imperial Street. Los Angeles Calif., 9pm, $10, +21.

Saturday, March 12, 2010

Silverlake Art, Crafts, and Vintage

The thrill of local vendors and supporting local business and artists will make anyone feel like a member of the Silverlake Community. The Silverlake Art and Craft Festival draws many people all around the Southern California area for either a good deal, a good flea market, or an assortment of gourmet food trucks. This festival offers something for everyone from newborn babies to older adults. Find that odd and end you’ve been searching for to make that special person really happy.

Details:

Events is great for ALL ages. Free Admission. 10 am-4 pm.

Micheltorena Street Elementary. 1511 Micheltorena Street. LA, Calif., 90026.

Sunday, March 13, 2010

The Cave Singers at the Autry

The Cave Singers is an American folk trio from Seattle, Washington. Reminiscent of a more earnest Will Oldham, a tempered Animal Collective, or a whimsical Mountain Goats, their music is sparse yet harmonious.
Rising from the ashes of Pretty Girls Make Graves after its disbandment in 2007, former PGMG-member Derek Fudesco teamed up with Pete Quirk (of Hint Hint) and Marty Lund (of Cobra High) and began playing in the Seattle area. Soon after the band’s conception, The Cave Singers signed with Matador Records on June 11, 2007.
They will be playing their folk rock sounds at the Autry this Sunday and the event is great for all ages.

Details:

The Autry (Plaza) at Griffith Park 4700 Western Heritage Park. LA, Calif., 7pm, $15, All Ages.

The Pre-Spring Market! March 12 from 10am -4pm located at 1511 Micheltorena (and Sunset). Food trucks, great pre-spring shopping featuring great finds by local handmade crafters and the best vendors in vintage and collectibles. Great Retro finds..
Wanna vend? Call 323 467-0623

Friday, March 4, 2011

SheRAW: Hanky Code Party at Que Sera in Long Beach

The queerest dance party in Long Beach is this Friday at Que Sera. Sponsored by the AMP Organization, a Long Beach Organization aimed to promote LGBTQQIA community culture while highlighting queer visibility brings you the Hanky Code Theme Party. Back in the day, gay bar culture was quite different than it is today. Long are the days when men gave you the look and you understood what that meant and the days of wearing a colored hanky in either your left or right pocket determined what you pleasure was in the bed. Don’t be scared to cast your side long glances and finally say hi to someone at a bar when you revisit those days of coded queer bar culture at SheRAW in Long Beach. Forget the mainstream gay LA hot spots like Rage and Tiger Heat. Flag up and head down to Long Beach and get you coded misconduct on!

Details: SheRAW at QUE SERA: 1923 E 7th Street Long Beach CA 90813. 9pm, +21, $5, admission and the proceeds go to supporting AMP Organization.

UnderGround featuring Sweater Girls + Neverever

This week Underground LA is continuing their 10 year anniversary with two of thier favorite girl-fronted pop bands from Los Angeles! Sweater Girls and Neverever are a staple at Underground bringing fem-rock, butch fem and sweater fem at their best.

Sweater Girls are from sunny Los Angeles, but they are dreaming of England and praying for rain. These sweet shoulder-shrug songs may tread a well-worn path of jangle guitars and wistful vocals, but there’s a unique sadness in their 60’s-sounding pop.

Neverever is comprised of Jihae and Wallace Meek are a couple with a keen ear for POP who’ve travelled the world together in search of the perfect tune. Having met in Glasgow while Ms. Meek was the singer for pop phenoms The Royal We and Mr. Meek helmed the excellent Bricolage, they eventually relocated to LA to soak in the sunny vibes and pop history. Surrounded by stacks of dusty 45s, crack musicians and dinette counters lined with hopefuls and has-beens, they set about on the next stage in their musical journey. Neverever is their new band, a tough group with a flair for echoey three minute symphonies, marrying classic pop melodies with punk-informed crunch and glam-infused 70s stomp.

Details: Underground LA at the Echo.1822 w. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA. 9pm, $10.

Staurday, March 5th 2011

LACMA Young Directors Night

For the tenth year in a row, Muse will highlight the emerging talent of Los Angeles’ film community in our popular Young Directors Night. A celebration of film and the art of cinema, the showcase features six short films screened in the unique setting of an art museum, and a Q&A with the directors.

The exhibition doubles as a competition, with the host panel along with the audience voting on best in show. The winner, announced at a reception following the screening, takes home the Art of Film Award and is rewarded a prize designed to further advance in their medium

Details: LACMA. $30 General Admission. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90036,8pm.

Gypsy Camp present What the Folk!? at Puka Bar in Long Beach

The Gypsy Camp is a growing collective of artists, musicians and appreciators of folk and alternative folk music, DIY art and lifestyle and community building. The goal of these events is to create a microcosm that promotes creative expression, to perform and experience live music in a whole new way and to facilitate connectivity between conscious and like-minded artists and new audiences. We want to not only provide a magical experience for all involved, but also to inspire people to create and contribute toward manifesting visions of a better community and world through the connective power of art and music. This weekend, they step outside the bastion of the the San Fernando Valley and make their way to the beach. Come check out the poetry, folk art and music and experience the gypsy camp community!

Details: Gypsy Camp at the Long Beach Puke Bar. 710 W. Willow St. Long Beach. 12pm-2am

Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Long Beach Mardi Gras Parade beginning at the Long Beach Aquarium.

Its that time of the year. The famed Gulf Coast Celebration makes it way to the West coast and the Party starts at the Long Beach Aquarium.

Mardi Gras is nothing if not a celebration of the arts – music, dancing, costumes, food, etc… Heck, one could easily consider the social gathering of diverse individuals around the common theme of having a good time art unto itself!

As part of our vision to create a community festival that celebrates local artists, and not those just performing, we our proud to present the inaugural Mardi Gras Artist Village – a collection of local artists displays. Several Long Beach artists will be displaying their works in paint, metal, mosaic, ceramics, videography and photography.

The event is being curated by Timothy Dunham of Some Things Creative, whose portable art walks have been featured at the “Third Thursday’s Art Walk” in Shoreline Village and at Friends of Colorado Lagoon events.

DJ CHRIS BOWEN & DJ VICTOR RODRIGUEZ aka CRITTER CONTROL in conjunction with

THE EAGLE LA

with San Francisco’s own
LADY BEAR

bring you the FIRST FRIDAY of the month:

CUB SCOUT!

PHOTOS BY ROLLING BLACKOUTS

Door Boy: JOE FARON

$2 DRAFT BEERS ALL NIGHT
PLUS $4 BARONJAEGER DRINKS

8PM-2AM $5

at THE EAGLE LA
4219 Santa Monica Blvd 90029

street parking and valet available – early arrival suggested