Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Weekly What To Do: Butterflies, Aliens Drive-Thru Food, Tenet & That Darn Catio

 

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

to Postpone Public Opening of Outdoor Butterfly Pavilion and Nature Gardens to September 18 due to Air Quality from Regional Fires
 
Open to non-members Fridays through Sundays from 11:20 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. as of September 11 
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007 
$6 per person 
$6 parking
 
This outdoor museum experience features up to thirty species of butterflies and caterpillars in a netted enclosure filled with native plants and natural light, and provides spacious pathways to safely connect with nature in the heart of L.A. The indoor Museum will remain closed until further notice. 
 

 
The next one from Christopher Nolan is in Drive-Ins, check the link above if you're willing to drive to one.
 

Fri, Sep 11, 2020, 7:45 PM 
Glendale Sears Parking Lot 
211 West California Avenue 
Glendale, CA 91203 
$28 – $100 
 
This week, we are screening some of the brightest shining stars of sci-fi cinema in all the firmament! First up, we kick of the week with an ALIEN/ALIENS double header.

 
 
Opening Reception / Sep 12, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
 
Order a copy of "The Art of Invader Zim" from Gallery Nucleus and receive a signed bookplate from series creator Jhonen Vasquez! You will also gain exclusive access to an online (Zoom) Q&A with book author with Chris McDonnell and Jhonen Vasquez.
 

Sat, Sep 12, 2020, 7:45 PM
Glendale Sears Parking Lot 211 West California Avenue 
Glendale, CA 91203 
$28 – $125
 
This weekend, we are screening an epic double header with Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.  Before Star Wars: A New Hope came out in 1977 and caused a cinematic supernova, everyone in the industry thought that George Lucas had made a huge folly. The space opera genre was not considered an "A" movie genre at the time despite heroic efforts and hits by the likes of Stanley Kubrick.  But Lucas successfully tapped into an unconscious cultural yearning for a modern myth – a hero’s journey recast in a contemporary form that was both relatable and entertaining.  
 

Opening reception is Saturday September 12, from 1-6pm PT 
Copro Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Complex, 2525 Michigan Ave, Unit T5, Santa Monica , CA 90404, 
continues every Saturday in September, open to the public for viewing the art safely. Only 10 people will be allowed in the gallery at a time with social distancing and masks required.
 

Starts Sep 12th
$35 per person
 
Yes, the much vaunted Catio, Cat+Patio=Catio, opens this weekend. Enjoy cats outside in a enclosed patio. It should make for some memorable pictures and nice pets.
 

 

Friday & Saturday, noon-8 p.m.
Sunday, noon-6 p.m.
OC Fair in Costa Mesa
 
Get ready for a Fair Food Drive-Thru featuring four different food vendors – Cathy’s Cookies, Dippin’ Dots, Hawaiian Chicken Bowls and Hot Dog on a Stick – starting Aug. 28 at OC Fair in Costa Mesa. 
 

Sun, September 13, 2020 7:45 PM – 9:30 PM
Glendale Sears Parking Lot 
211 West California Avenue 
Glendale, CA 91203
$23 – $28 
 
One of Pixar’s most adventurous singular creations, WALL-E follows our titular hero, a lonely trash collecting robot left for 700 years on Earth (now completely empty of humans). At first, we follow Wall-E on his monotonous daily routine (which he livens up with his optimistic bright personality). But when Wall-E meets EVE, a space probe, sent back to earth to see if it is re-inhabitable, he promptly falls in love.
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