Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Weekly What To Do: Oh Jeez, Are We Doing Christmas Events Already

Flux, Fall 2019
Wednesday Nov 13, 2019 7:30 PM
HAMMER MUSEUM
10899 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
90024
Free
The Flux screening series brings the creative community together to celebrate outstanding short films and music videos from around the globe with wildly inventive filmmaker presentations and performances.
Par of the Israel Film Festival
Nov 13 & 16
Laemmle Theaters 
$15

*The Naked Gun, but if it took place in Israel
The Mossad and CIA team up to save the world from an international terror organization when an American tech-billionaire is kidnapped in Jerusalem. If the mission is a failure, the Mossad’s Director won’t be able to fulfill his ambition of lighting one of the Independence Day torches on live TV, something that simply is inconceivable.
Nov 14-21
Multiple Theaters 
Free, Must RSVP
AFI Fest, the annual free movie festival is happening in LA this week. You can snag tickets for screenings starting today. It's a great chance to see films from around the world, locally and for some reason this year flaunting the fact that 51% of them were directed by women. Oh, and the Midnight section that we love is practically dead with only two movies this year. What happened to horror? Yeeesh.
 
Game Night! Recurring
Thursdays 7-11pm
Video Vortex Los Angeles
750 S Flower Street, Los Angeles, California
Free

Every week we welcome all you game board lovers to come out and try new games, revisit old classics, or join us for some fun crowd pleasers. Each week we feature a different game or theme.

If you're not sure how to play or new to gaming, that's ok too! We'll have folks there to teach you how to play.

Winter Bazaar / Holiday Night Market
Thursdays Nov 14-Dec 19
Hollywood Night Market @Yamashiro
1999 North Sycamore Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90068
Free

 A Holiday craft fair & night market, featuring a light festival, live music, food, seasonal cocktails, unique gift ideas, Santa photos, gift wrapping station, and much much more for young people of all ages!

Holiday Market
December 14 -15
11 am – 6 pm
Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles
901 East Third Street Los Angeles, CA 90013
Free

Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles is pleased to announce that its third annual Holiday Market will include more than 40 local makers, artists, and performers. The Market will also feature family workshops led by educators; specialty foods prepared by the gallery’s acclaimed onsite restaurant, Manuela; and a robust program of performances throughout the weekend.

CHRISTOPHER MYERS
DRAPETOMANIA

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 14, 6-8PM
December 14, 2019 - February 8, 2020
Fort Gansevoort Los Angeles
4859 Fountain Avenue LA

Free


Fort Gansevoort is pleased to announce Drapetomania, the gallery’s first exhibition in Los Angeles, presenting new works by critically admired author and playwright Christopher Myers (b. New York City, 1974). Comprising monumental textile works and sculptures, the exhibition will explore ways in which cherished narratives of freedom are constituted by converse notions of bondage that link history to the present day and call viewers to action.

Film Maudit 2.0
Thursday, November 14 - Sunday, November 17
Highways Performance Space & Gallery
@ 18th Street Arts Complex
1651 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
$40 for a film pass 

Highways' inaugural film festival dedicated to outré films, inspired by the legendary artist Jean Cocteau’s 1949 Festival Du Film Maudit, which celebrated a group of films that were criminally overlooked and neglected at the time.

Gallery1988 x MLB
&
Pop Toppers Christmas 2019
Opening Friday
Nov 15, 7-9 PM
Gallery 1988
 Free

 -An unprecedented partnership with Major League Baseball and pop culture art...Gallery1988 x MLB. See some of your favorite artists create work inspired by America’s pastime.

-A brand new exhibit from Blain Hefner of pop culture tree toppers. Incredibly original and one of a kind, you will not want to miss your first chance to purchase work - like this Shreck’s department store piece from Batman Return seen here.

Adult Swim Festival
Nov 15-16
Banc of California Stadium
Downtown LA
Starts at $49

Part music festival, part Adult Swim experience together is a weird mess of fun. It has you enjoying all things Adult Swim and whatever leftovers the company had from Comic-Con. Check out the full schedule online, but we're guessing you'll enjoy whatever Cat Jousting really is.

NITRATE NIGHTS 2019
Nov 15-17
Egyptian Theatre 6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
$

When screened, it created luminous, sharp and subtle images, but at a price: Nitrate is extremely flammable, and will even continue burning underwater. This weekend the Nitrate Picture Show goes West, as the American Cinematheque partners with the George Eastman Museum to open the curtain on nitrate. Join us for screenings of ultra-rare prints of Alfred Hitchcock masterpieces REBECCA and SPELLBOUND, the Powell & Pressburger classic GONE TO EARTH and film noir favorite NIGHTMARE ALLEY and LAURA.

Adult Swim Festival




An Afternoon with Marie Kondo
discussing her book, Kiki & Jax: The Life-Changing Magic of Friendship
Saturday, November 16, 3pm
Aratani Theatre
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
244 S. San Pedro Street
Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90012
$35  Orchestra Section + Book
$20  Balcony Section
$50  Orchestra Section for two — a parent, a child (12 and under) + 1 book


Marie Kondo is a tidying expert, bestselling author, star of Netflix’s hit show Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, and founder of KonMari Media, Inc. Enchanted with organizing since her childhood, Marie began her career as a tidying consultant while a 19-year-old university student in Tokyo. Today, Marie is a renowned tidying expert helping people around the world to transform their cluttered homes into spaces of serenity, inspiration, and joy.

Yusuke Kozaki Solo Exhibition
November 16, 2019 - December 1, 2019
Nov 16, 6:00PM - 9:00PM
FREE / Open to the public
Nucleus 210 East Main St, Alhambra CA 91801
DEMONSTRATION/PANEL (Saturday, November 16, 1pm - 6pm)
$120

Prolific character designer and manga artist Yusuke Kozaki will have his first US solo art exhibition and he will be visiting us from Japan for the opening reception.

Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair
Nov 16-17
Central Park, Old Pasadena
275 S Raymond Ave, Pasadena CA 91105
Free

A weekend shopping destination featuring over 200 curated and hand-selected artisans, crafters, and DIY enthusiasts. Shoppers can expect to find trendsetting indie goods including original fashion and jewelry design, paper goods, innovative home decor and housewares, art, photography, food, plus much more.

CSUN Gamer Symphony Orchestra - Fall 2019
Sunday, November 17 at 3 PM – 5 PM
Plaza del Sol Performance Center - CSUN
18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, California 91330
Free
Come and listen to the CSUN Gamer Symphony Orchestra in our Fall 2019 concert! We’ll be performing musical selections from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Kirby, Minecraft, Persona, Pokémon, Sonic, Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Uncharted, Undertale, and more!


Vans Checkerboard Day
Sunday, November 17th 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Two Bit Circus
Micro Amusement Park
634 Mateo St, Los Angeles, CA 90021
Free
Help us gear up for Checkerboard Day by celebrating your creative expression through cardboard! We'll provide the supplies  for you to build anything you imagine with a checkerboard theme. All ages are welcome!
Starts Tuesday, Nov 19, Recurring 
Video Vortex Los Angeles
750 S Flower Street, Los Angeles, California
Free
Every Third Tuesday of the Month join us for specially crafted tiki cocktails served in Mondo Tee-Kis and mer-folk from Dark Tide Productions.