Event Listing

Format: 2012-05-16
Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 E. Union St., Pasadena,

More than 120 paintings, sculptures and photographs by artists including Wallace Berman, Judy Chicago and Barbara T. Smith are in this show that explores politics and feminism through an abstract lens.  January 22nd -May 20th. Wednesday-Sunday,...

LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 323.857.6000

Prints and monographs are on display from this influential photographer who chronicled the ever-changing landscape of the American West. With works dating back to the mid-1960s, the collection includes expertly framed shots of Adams' native Colorado,...

03.17.2012 - 06.25.2012Al Martinez: Bard of L.A.
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens,
1511 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 626.405.2100

 It takes a certain kind of man to write about this constantly changing city for nearly four decades. This collection of 75 letters, manuscripts, articles and photographs all showcase Martinez's career as a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and...

04.03.2012 - 08.26.2012Herb Ritts: L.A. Style
The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive,, L.A.,, CA 310.440.7300

Herb Ritts had a gift for taking exceptionally beautiful photographs of beautiful people. His captivating black-and-white images of celebrities and supermodels are instantly recognizable. This collection of 113 alluring pieces pays homage to the late...

The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, 250 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 213.621.2766

Join The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA for the Cai Guo-Qiang: Sky Ladder exhibit, featuring new works commissioned by MOCA and an outdoor pyrotechnical display on opening night by the artist renowned for his gunpowder drawings and explosive installations...

Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica,, CA 310.586.6488

While the title of this New York-based artist’s first major solo museum exhibit sounds like an examination of the big bang theory, Thomas’ collection of vibrant paintings prominently highlights the African American image and embraces the...

04.17.2012 - 05.19.2012The Convert
Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City,, CA 213.628.2772

Set in a 19th century African boomtown, a young woman must choose between Western assimilation and her traditional African customs in this gripping play by Danai Gurira. Exploring the cultural, religious and economical divisions between ancient...

04.18.2012 - 08.26.2012Herb Ritts: L.A. Style
The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A.,, CA 310.440.7300

Herb Ritts had a gift for taking exceptionally beautiful photographs of beautiful people. His captivating black-and-white images of celebrities and supermodels are instantly recognizable. This collection of 113 alluring pieces pays homage to the late...

04.18.2012 - 08.19.2012Mickalene Thomas
Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica,, CA 310.586.6488

While the title of this New York-based artist’s first major solo museum exhibit sounds like an examination of the big bang theory, Thomas’ collection of vibrant paintings prominently highlights the African American image and embraces the...

04.18.2012 - 05.19.2012The Convert
Kirk Douglas Theatre, 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City,, CA 213.628.2772

Set in a 19th century African boomtown, a young woman must choose between Western assimilation and her traditional African customs in this gripping play by Danai Gurira. Exploring the cultural, religious and economical divisions between ancient...

05.12.2012 - 06.09.2012Follies
Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A.,, CA 213.628.2772

Follow the former Weismann Follies, a group of performers who reunite at a soon-to-be-demolished theater, during this Broadway spectacular featuring a stellar 28-piece orchestra. May 3-June 9. Dates and times vary.  

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05.12.2012 - 06.02.2012La Bohème
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Ave., L.A.,, CA 213.972.8001

The L.A. Opera stages this dynamic revival that follows six young Parisians as they juggle life, romance and their bohemian existence in a period love story from Italian composer Giacomo Puccini. May 12-June 2. Dates and times vary.  

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05.14.2012 - 05.19.2012Viva Vino LA Returns
The Mark for Events, 9320 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

Viva Vino LA, the premiere Italian wine festival presented by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce West, The North American Sommelier Association, and Please the Palate, makes its grand return to Los Angeles for a second year of illustrious and...

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