Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Weekly What To Do: Lots & Lots Of Sales & Movies

 
 
Now Playing @ CGV Cinemas
 
An all out, ridiculous over-the-top disaster movies with the addition of deadly trained army dogs.

Cobra Kai Season 6 Fan Event
July 17, 2024 8:35 PM
The Autry Museum
ARRIVE EARLY! ADMISSION IS FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED
 
With Cobra Kai eliminated from the Valley, our senseis and students must decide if and how they will compete in the Sekai Taikai — the world championships of karate.
RUNNING TIME:  70 minutes (Two Episodes)
 
 
PICASSO TRIGGER
July 18, 2024, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
FREE ADMISSION. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. RSVPs REQUIRED.
 
 “This movie has a boomerang with a bomb Scotch-taped to it and a remote-control race car that runs up a surfboard, crashes through a wall, and blows up some bad guys so that their entire bodies are scorched black like Wile E. Coyote.” – Joe Bob Briggs

Followed by a Q&A with Producer Arlene Sidaris
 
 


Coming to the Hollywood Bowl is Disney ’80s – ’90s Celebration in Concert for July 19-20; This event has songs from Disney's best era, the one you group up in, f the 2000's. You'll have songs from: “Hercules,” “A Goofy Movie,” “Toy Story,” “A Bugs Life,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Newsies,” “Aladdin,” “Tarzan,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Pocahontas,” “The Lion King” and many more.
 
July continues with a free outdoor concert, movie night and themed vendor market at 2ND & PCH, inviting visitors and families to cherish the summer sun with exciting activities.

This week:

    Friday, July 19: Enjoy 2ND & PCH Movies & Moonlight, featuring BARBIE, from 6 – 10 pm where guests are encouraged to wear their best pink outfit for a competition of the best dressed Barbie outfit to win prizes as well as a free skate, in costume, at Pigeon’s Roller Rink prior to the movie.
 
July 20th , Saturday, 12 PM to 4 PM 
137 N Victory Blvd Burbank, California , 91502

Fans of NES, Sega Genesis, PlayStation (and more!) can come to buy, sell and trade games with vendors, in the Game Realms courtyard!
 
Join us on Saturday 7/20 from 12pm to 6pm 
Revenge Of
3420 Eagle Rock Blvd
 
July is upon us which means it’s almost time for another LotZilla!! This month is totally stacked with some epic talent PLUS as always we’ve got some fun surprises for you!
 
 
With special guests MAKANA, Bombu Taiko & Kitsune Intermediates
Sat, Jul 20, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Aratani Theatre
244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
$20 - $35
 
TAIKOPROJECT returns to Little Tokyo with its 18th annual home concert! This summer’s unprecedented performance features Bombu Taiko, Kitsune Intermediates, and Hawaiian slack key guitar virtuoso MAKANA. Hailing from Oahu, MAKANA was described as “one of the greatest living slack key guitarists” by Esquire Magazine.
 
Jul 20 • 6:00 pm
Union Station Ticket Concourse
800 N Alameda St
Los Angeles, CA 90012 

Join KCRW and Metro Art for a night of music at the historic Union Station in downtown LA. Enjoy sets from KCRW DJs Jeremy Sole and Chris Douridas, grab a bite, and swing by pop up bars as you dance the night away in one of LA’s architectural jewels. 

Young Architects Program (YAP)
OPENING RECEPTION
July 20, 6-8 pm
1313 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Free

Come see the inflatable and deflatable architectural forms that have emerged from a long-distance collaboration between Leah Wulfman and 5-year-old Jin Meisenberg. Draw, play, and engage in the project’s participatory game as the sun sets. We will share treats, cake, and drinks in celebration of the launch of our 2024 Storefront Project Space installation!

Young Architects Program (YAP) is a playable gameable deformable inflatable and interactive deconstructed bounce house that invites participants to bounce upon their understanding of space through an inflatable video game and mixed reality architecture installation.
 
Sunday, July 21 · 3 - 7pm 
Sunset Triangle Plaza 
3700 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90026
$
 
LA Jewish Music and Culture Festival! Celebrating Jewish Culture, Live Music, Kosher Food, Entertainment & More, Fun For all Ages
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Andrew Callaghan: Dear Kelly Screening And Moderated Q&A
Sun • Jul 21 • 8:00 PM
The Wiltern


HOLLYWOODGATE
7:00 P.M. on Monday, July 22nd, 2024
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108
George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex
900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
FREE ADMISSION. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. RSVP REQUIRED.
RSVPs ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE.
 
Followed by a Q&A with Ibrahim Nash'at
 
Unprecedented and audacious, Hollywoodgate is the riveting result of the year director Ibrahim Nash'at spent with the Taliban in the wake of the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Risking his life in the war-torn nation, Nash'at is on the ground with the Taliban when they enter an American base loaded with a portion of the roughly $7 billion worth of U.S. armaments left behind. 
 
 

Revenge Of
3420 Eagle Rock Blvd
 
"Join us on Tuesday 7/23 from 9pm to 11pm for an EPIC evening to celebrate the relaunch of EC COMICS!! We are SO thrilled to partner up with @eccomics and @onipress for a spooky little soirée thats going to go SO HARD! Dawn your spookiest July outfit and meet us out back for comics, food, tattoos, and spooky wares!! "

Hulu's Hit-Monkey Season 2 is out now. See Marvel properties as they were 3 years ago.
 

 
Skirball Cultural Center 
SUNSET CONCERTS
Thursday evenings, July 18-August 08, 2024, at 8:00 pm
Doors open at 6:30 pm, inviting visitors to eat, drink, shop and see exhibitions

This year’s international lineup highlights artists of the African and Caribbean diasporas who proudly express their cross-cultural connections.

Sunset Concerts: El Laberinto del Coco

Thursday, July 18, 8:00 pm

Delight in the sounds and culture of Puerto Rico through the magic of music with Afro-Puerto Rican bomba fusion ensemble El Laberinto del Coco, founded by visionary percussionist Hector “Coco” Barez.


Extra: 
 

OFF THE 405 is the Getty Center's annual outdoor summer concert series, bringing some of today's most exciting bands to the stage for a memorable experience amid stunning architecture and breathtaking sunset views.

 
UCB, a cheapo comedy show almost every night, see comedians before they make podcasts and have
stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.
 


American Cinematheque-A celebrated independent theater group that brings both the talent and catalog of films to make for some of LA's best movie nights.
 

Street Food Cinema-Outdoor cult or recent hits you'll love.

Check out classics and cult movies just a few stories above street level. Rooftop Movies at The Montalbán.


 New Bev-Tarantino owned independent theater with old school style

Cinelounge - Hollywood based tiny theater, showing off indies you've never heard of
 
Brain Dead Studios-manages to fill its schedule almost every night
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
 
Vidiots -A one-of-a-kind hub for film lovers, filmmakers, and everyone curious about cinema. A small theater is more than made-up for with the constant content and special screenings.
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd
 
 
Art
 
March 2-Sept 1
Japanese American National Museum
100 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Admission $

Giant Robot Biennale 5 features artists Sean Chao, Felicia Chiao, Luke Chueh, Giorgiko, James Jean,
Taylor Lee, Rain Szeto, and Yoskay Yamamoto, among others. Since 2007, JANM has partnered with Eric Nakamura, founder of Giant Robot, to produce the Giant Robot Biennale, a recurring art exhibition that highlights diverse creative works celebrating the brand’s ethos.
 
 
05.02.2024 (Thu.) – 11.03.2024 (Sun.)
JAPAN HOUSE Gallery, Level 2
Free
 
 “Yes, KAWAII is Art -EXPRESS YOURSELF-” is the first exhibition in which Masuda, known as the “King of Kawaii,” brings together multiple artworks unravelling the concepts within the phenomena while introducing his personal story of sharing kawaii with the world. Through his collection of artifacts from the origins of the culture and dazzling immersive art installations, visitors are invited to explore the cultural context and significance of the kawaii movement and step into the colorful world to feel the aesthetic for themselves, emphasizing its role in fostering a sense of joy, innocence, and community as a tool for self-expression and representation of a worldwide tribe to which we can all belong.
 
March 9, 2024 – September 8, 2024
Bowers Museum 
$ Admission
 
 Never-before-seen at a museum and making its American debut, Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form presents the largest ever selection of original artworks from Asian comics, displayed alongside their printed, mass-produced forms. This exhibition is a vivid journey through the art of comics and visual storytelling across Asia. From its historical roots to the most recent digital innovations, the exhibition looks to popular Japanese manga and beyond, highlighting key creators