Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Weekly What To Do: I Need Some Night Games!


Wednesday, November 13 · 7:30 - 10:30pm 
The Secret Movie Club Theater
1917 BAY ST 2ND FL LOS ANGELES, CA 90021
$

"Filmmaker/animator Usman Riaz has an incredible story from his origins as a child prodigy to studying at Studio Ghibli in Japan to building from scratch an animation studio in Pakistan to make his animated feature The Glassworker now Pakistan's official 2024 Oscar entry.

And he'll be with us for a post screening Q&A to talk to you about how he got it done."
 
Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet Cafe
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 15, 16, and 17
Verve Coffee Roasters, 8925 Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood
 
November 15th and 16th
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center in Downtown LA
Free

Step into the ultimate gaming event at Night Games, a weekend where the world of indie games takes center stage under the stars. Compete in action-packed multiplayer games, perfect your solo strategies, or simply enjoy the excitement as players go head-to-head in gameplay. This one-of-a-kind experience brings gaming enthusiasts together for a celebration of creative gameplay and the innovative spirit of independent developers. Join us for an unforgettable night filled with immersive gaming experiences, competition and discovery.
 

SAT / NOV 16, noon
Walt Disney Concert Hall
$12

A DAY OF NEW MUSIC
Art Installations, Deep Listening, Food Trucks, Beer Garden, and more!

The LA Phil's new-music marathon includes 12 hours of live performances and art installations in every corner of. This year's festival, curated by Pulitzer-prize winning composer Ellen Reid, explores the intersections of art, technology, and nature through the theme of field recordings, the act of capturing audio in natural or built environments outside of a studio setting. Noon to Midnight: Field Recordings is an invitation to experience how sound changes us by participating in deeper forms of listening.

LA Zoo
$

Explore an immersive landscape with dazzling new lantern sculptures of larger-than-life animals and holiday wonders, for a nature-focused seasonal celebration that’s as inspiring as it is breathtaking. This year’s experience features all-new sights and delights and the return of Santa himself. (Santa photos available for an additional fee.) VIP offerings, Sensory-Inclusive Zoo Lights, Pride Night, and Holiday Pajama Weekend are available. 

 

Thinkspace Gallery

BLIC
City Dwellers (Gallery I)
OLGA ESTHER
A Little Rock & Roll, Princesses (Gallery II)
DUSTIN MYERS
Bizarre Buddies (Gallery III)
Opening Reception:
Saturday, November 16th 6-10pm
with DJ, refreshments, live painting, video projections and more
THINKSPACE PROJECTS
4207 W. Jefferson Blvd. + 4217 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016



Join Rain Szeto for a daytime exhibition reception on Saturday November 16 1-5pm. You'll see her new works in all of her glorious details including pop culture elements of music and the chaos of an Asian shop. Rain Szeto is an artist from San Francisco and is a graduate of School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Giant Robot Store Presents:
Small World II 2024: An Exhibition of the Small & the Cute
Nov 16th - Nov 24th
Live Instagram Tour by curator, Cassia Lupo on @giantrobotstore
Giant Robot Store
2015 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025

The Broad
Free, RSVP

The exhibition will present over 400 artworks that illuminate Beuys’s practice as a model for direct environmental action, drawing from the Broad’s extensive holdings of the artist’s work. The corresponding Social Forest initiative will echo the appeals for change seen within the exhibition, with an emphasis on the unique social and environmental context of current day Los Angeles. Undertaken in partnership with North East Trees and Tongva (Gabrielino) archaeologist Desireé Reneé Martinez and artist Lazaro Arvizu Jr., the project encompasses the planting of 100 native trees, primarily coast live oaks, in Elysian Park in Los Angeles and additional plantings at Kuruvungna Village Springs in West L.A.

November 16 · 9pm
The Circle OC
8901 Warner Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92647
$12.51
18+/21 BAR
 
 
 
November 16 + 17
Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 N. Spring St.
Los Angeles CA 90012
Free
 
Shop from over 275 curated artists at Renegade Los Angeles! Support creative small businesses, and stock up on creative goods and handmade gifts all in time for the holidays.

Nov 17
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
900 Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90007 
$Admission

On November 17, celebrate the opening of the Natural History Museum’s new wing, NHM Commons, with a day-long, outdoor-indoor, museum-wide festival and block party.

Explore brand new exhibits, live performances, hands-on activities, scientist meet n’ greets, food, music from KCRW DJ Tyler Boudreaux, and more! While you’re there, meet Gnatalie, the Green Dino, and get up close to Barbara Carrasco’s landmark mural, LA History: A Mexican Perspective. NHM Commons Opening Day Celebration. Get your tickets today!

Extra: 
 
Free Hours at the Autry
Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.

Let the Autry cover your next visit with Free Hours at the Autry. Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. will be free to all Autry visitors. Enjoy access to all the Autry's exhibitions including Imagined Wests, Reclaiming El Camino and more by reserving your spot today!
 

Thanks to the generous support of the Autry Foundation, Free Hours at the Autry* are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
 
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
 
Now-2025
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.
 
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