The Natural History Museum’s First Fridays series closes for the season on June 5 from 5-11 pm, and they’re taking the party outside for the finale. The night begins with tours/lectures including “Mathemagician” Arthur Benjamin on “The Magic of Math” and “How Bird Watchers Can Save the World” by Rick Bonney of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Live music by Hanni El Khatib, Chicano Batman, Avid Dancer. Spinning tunes is resident KCRW DJ Raul Campos featuring Captain Planet. Tickets: $20, free for Museum members....
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Interested in partying inside one of Los Angeles forgotten gems? We know that its still a couple months away, but if you haven’t seen the interior of this beautiful landmark you’re going to want to jump on these tickets asap! Join us in traveling back to the roaring 20’s at the historic and legendary Park Plaza Hotel on Saturday, August 8th for specialty cocktails, music, dancing and a few surprises! Don’t forget to dress the part! The Park Plaza Hotel will be split into separate ballrooms, each with different themes. Traditional swing, jazz, 1920’s themed dance music and current hits played by our resident DJ. Proceeds from this benefit will go to Noah’s B-ark, whose aim is to rescue dogs from shelters and find permanent homes for rescued pets. Cash bar, 21+ Purchase general or VIP tickets here!...
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We plan on welcoming these New Yorkers with open arms….as long as they involve either gourmet ice cream or artisanal, handcrafted goodies. These criteria make the Arts District debut of Brooklyn-born craft market Artists & Fleas a no-brainer. Every third weekend of the month, stroll along Mateo St (between 6th and 7th Sts) from 11am to 5pm, for an outdoor weekend event, featuring locally made art, fashion, vintage wares, vinyl, edibles and beyond. Mingle with LA’s hippest while eyeing hand-beaded jewelry or one-of-a-kind reclaimed wood work from 75+ vendors. Including one of our new favorite local vendors Pretty Soap Suds Co. Plus, there’s a “feed lot” each weekend that features five LA-based food trucks; past participants include Coolhaus, Currywurst and Komodo. Admission is free. Check here for more information regarding this months vendors and more!...
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The entire community has been saddened by the loss of The Cheese Store founder and local legend Chris Pollen. Join us on Sunday, May 17th 6PM at The Cheese Store of Silverlake, to eat and drink, toast and cheers, share stories and tears in remembrance of this amazing, larger than life man! $30 at the door will get you a glass, plate and fork, all proceeds will go to Chris’ favorite charities, The Wounded Warrior Project, American Heart Association and the West Valley Food Pantry. Please do take a chance to read about the wonderful groups we will be supporting at this event in Chris’s honor. http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/# http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/ http://www.westvalleyfoodpantry.org/index.html ———————————————————————————– The Cheese Store of Silverlake 3926 W Sunset Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90029 323.644.7511 cheesestoresl@yahoo.com...
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“Zodiac in Retrograde” Artists Reception: Saturday, May 16th, 2015, 12pm – 4 pm The Gabba Gallery presents Zodiac, an exhibition inviting the viewer to experience a myriad of interpretations of an age-old driving force. Arriving in the 2nd millennia BC, astrology is, arguably, part of the human collective unconscious. In its’ broadest sense, astrology is humanities search for meaning in the sky. The Gabba Gallery has curated its’ almost 2000 sq. ft. gallery, with this search for meaning and what energies drive us. In this exhibit, the coming together of the artists’ exploration is an experience inviting you to discover different interpretations as they give rise to, and touch the viewer’s collective unconscious memories. The curiosity is palatable, to see what artists such as Mike Christy, with his otherworldly painting style, Andrea LaHue aka Random Act, with her layered and nature based paintings and Frank Forte and his love for the cartoon, craft. “We are so driven by astrology, the stars drive each of us differently. So in this show we are excited to see what moves our artists. There is a lot of passion when it comes to the zodiac. We are harnessing it in art, and couldn’t be more excited.” Jason Ostro, Curator The artists included in Zodiac were handpicked by curators Ostro and Santos to explore and share their unique visions of this ancient, deep-rooted and sometimes controversial subject of astrology and the zodiac, and are as follows: Amy Smith, Andrea Lahue, Benedigital, Bleep Bloop, Cody Bayne, Daisuke Okamoto, Daryll Peirce, Espana Garcia, Frank Forte, Gabe Larson, Gianni Arone, Jeremiah Allen Welch, Jessica Ward, Jinx, Joey Rotten, Kate Kelton, Keith Dugas, Kristi Bockrath, Laurene Alvarado, Mary Ancilla Martinez, Mary Hanson, Michele Waterman, Mike Bell, Mike Christy, Moncho1929, Monty Montgomery, Paul Hogue, Michael Pukac, Rene Gagnon, Scott Holloway, Septerhed, Toshee, Vakseen, Valerie Pobjoy, and William Zdan Zodiac will be on view through May 23rd, 2015. A reception for the artists is on Saturday, May 16th, 12p.m.-4 p.m. and is sponsored by Hubert’s and...
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