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Gallerie Sparta Hosts Michael Becker’s ‘Havana’ Exhibit

Gallerie Sparta 8641 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA, United States

Opening of exhibit of artist and Ernest Hemingway aficionado Michael Becker's "Havana!" Becker's photography offers a glimpse of Havana's exotic side and includes the lively dancers of the famous nightclub Tropicana, a visit to author Ernest Hemingway's home and examples of the neo-baroque architecture style of the buildings. Cocktails served. RSVP to daveflick123@aol.com or galleriesparta@gmail.com.

Curbside Splendor Presents at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

Curbside Splendor, the Chicago indie publisher, brings together James Greer, Franki Elliot and Chris Terry to present and sign their works, respectively "Everything Flows," "Kiss As Many Women As You Can" and "Zero Fade."

‘Eclectic’ – a Reading of 8 Short Plays, at Weho Library

Community Room, West Hollywood Library 625 N. San Vicente Boulevar, West Hollywood, United States

"Eclectic: 8 Short Plays With Nothing in Common" is written and produced by Terry McFadden and Tom Misuraca. McFadden was recognized last June in New York as the winner of the Raymond J. Flores Award for Best One-Act play of 2012. Four of Misuraca's full-length plays -- "Geeks! The Musical," "The ParaAbnormal," "Edgar" and "Tenants" […]

Cindy Chupack Discusses ‘The Longest Date: Life as a Wife’ at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

The bestselling author of "The Between Boyfriends Book" and an award-winning writer for "Sex and the City "and "Modern Family" takes a hilarious, heartbreaking look at marriage. "The Longest Date" recounts her first marriage (he was gay) and the meeting of Husband No. 2.

EJ Camp Exhibit Opens at Leica Gallery

Leica Gallery 8783 Beverly Blvd., West Hollywood

Leica Gallery hosts a reception for the opening of an exhibit of landscape images by photographer E.J. Camp. The event beings with a talk by Camp at 4 p.m. followed a reception from 6 pm to 8 pm. Free. The exhibit runs through March 1. Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday 10 am-6 p.m., Sunday 12pm-5 p.m. […]

‘Tom of Finland’ Art Walk and Tour at PDC’s MOCA

MOCA Pacific Design Center PDC, 8687 Melrose Ave., West Hollywood

Derk Dehner, president of the Tom of Finland Foundation, and John Sonsini, an LA artist and assistant to the late Bob Mizer, conduct a tour of the Tom of Finland exhibit at the MOCA Pacific Design Center from 2 to 3:15 p.m., followed by a stroll to the nearby ONE Gallery at 626 N. Robertson […]

‘The Motel Life’ Q&A at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

Makers of the new indie film adapted from Willy Vlautin’s novel of the same name, which stars Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff, Dakota Fanning and Kris Kristofferson, will take questions from the audience. A clip will be shown from the film and posters will be given to all who attend.

Drew Chapman Discusses ‘The Ascendant: A Thriller’ at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

In Drew Chapman's thriller, Garrett Reilly notices that two hundred billion dollars' worth of U.S. Treasury bonds are being sold off at a terrifying rate, and he realizes that we are under economic attack in a new kind of war.

David Scheinbaum Discusses ‘Hip Hop: Portraits of an Urban Hymn’ at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

David Scheinbaum's photographs of Erykah Badu, Chuck D., George Clinton, Common, Mos Def, Del-Tha Funkee Homosapien, Sage Francis, Professor Griff, KRS One, Mike Relm, Tajai, Wu-Tang Clan and Yelawolf (among others) approach hip hop as a positive cultural influence akin to the youth movement of the 1960s. Scheinbaum's photographs are accompanied by essays by Gaye […]

Okey Ndibe Discusses ‘Foreign Gods Inc.’ at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

Foreign Gods, Inc., tells the story of Ike, a New York-based Nigerian cab driver who sets out to steal the statue of an ancient war deity from his home village and sell it to a New York gallery. It is a meditation on the dreams, promises and frustrations of the immigrant life in America.

LA Art Show 2014 at LA Convention Center

Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 S. Figueroa Street , Los Angeles, CA, United States

The 2014 LA Art Show features exhibitors who appreciate the past, embrace the present, and forecast the future with 3 distinct sections: Modern & Contemporary, Historic & Traditional Contemporary, and the IFPDA Los Angeles Fine Print Fair.  Opening night premiere party Wednesday. Art show runs through Sunday, Jan. 19 at Los Angeles Convention Center. Tickets, starting […]

Eugene Marten Discusses ‘Layman’s Report’ at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

Dr. Strangelove meets Nathanael West in Marten's story of capital punishment, Holocaust-denial, and the seductions of darkness, inspired by the life of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr., the self-styled inventor and provider of execution hardware to the American prison system.

LA Art Show 2014 at LA Convention Center

Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 S. Figueroa Street , Los Angeles, CA, United States

The 2014 LA Art Show features exhibitors who appreciate the past, embrace the present, and forecast the future with 3 distinct sections: Modern & Contemporary, Historic & Traditional Contemporary, and the IFPDA Los Angeles Fine Print Fair.  Opening night premiere party Wednesday. Art show runs through Sunday, Jan. 19 at Los Angeles Convention Center. Tickets, starting […]

LA Art Show 2014 at LA Convention Center

Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 S. Figueroa Street , Los Angeles, CA, United States

The 2014 LA Art Show features exhibitors who appreciate the past, embrace the present, and forecast the future with 3 distinct sections: Modern & Contemporary, Historic & Traditional Contemporary, and the IFPDA Los Angeles Fine Print Fair.  Opening night premiere party Wednesday. Art show runs through Sunday, Jan. 19 at Los Angeles Convention Center. Tickets, starting […]

Laura Wasser Discusses ‘It Doesn’t Have to be That Way’ at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

In "It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way: How to Divorce Without Destroying Your Family or Bankrupting Yourself," Laura Wasser, LA-based divorce lawyer to Maria Shriver, Kim Kardashian, Stevie Wonder and Britney Spears, offers readers safer passage through what can be a devastating time, emotionally and financially.

LA Art Show 2014 at LA Convention Center

Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 S. Figueroa Street , Los Angeles, CA, United States

The 2014 LA Art Show features exhibitors who appreciate the past, embrace the present, and forecast the future with 3 distinct sections: Modern & Contemporary, Historic & Traditional Contemporary, and the IFPDA Los Angeles Fine Print Fair.  Opening night premiere party Wednesday. Art show runs through Sunday, Jan. 19 at Los Angeles Convention Center. Tickets, starting […]

Olivia Laing Discusses ‘The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers & Drinking’ at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

In "The Trip to Echo Spring," Laing examines the link between creativity and alcohol through the work and lives of six extraordinary men: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, John Berryman, John Cheever, and Raymond Carver. All six of these writers were alcoholics, and the subject of drinking surfaces in some of their finest […]

LA Art Show 2014 at LA Convention Center

Los Angeles Convention Center 1201 S. Figueroa Street , Los Angeles, CA, United States

The 2014 LA Art Show features exhibitors who appreciate the past, embrace the present, and forecast the future with 3 distinct sections: Modern & Contemporary, Historic & Traditional Contemporary, and the IFPDA Los Angeles Fine Print Fair.  Opening night premiere party Wednesday. Art show runs through Sunday, Jan. 19 at Los Angeles Convention Center. Tickets, starting […]

Ping-Pong exhibition at Gallery 825

Gallery 825 825 N. La Cienega Blvd. , Los Angeles , CA, United States

Los Angeles Art Association presents 'Ping Pong'exhibition at Gallery 825.  Ping Pong is a multi-destination, cross-cultural collaboration featuring artists from Los Angeles, Miami and Basel. 'Ping Pong' will run from Jan. 18 to Jan. 31.  Admission is free.  At 825 N. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles.  Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.    

Joe Nelms Discusses ‘The Last Time I Died’ at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

Embracing the despair of divorce, doing nothing to slow the implosion of his career, friendships, and relationships, in this novel Christian Franco embarks on increasingly desperate means to kill himself and be revived.

Ping-Pong exhibition at Gallery 825

Gallery 825 825 N. La Cienega Blvd. , Los Angeles , CA, United States

Los Angeles Art Association presents 'Ping Pong'exhibition at Gallery 825.  Ping Pong is a multi-destination, cross-cultural collaboration featuring artists from Los Angeles, Miami and Basel. 'Ping Pong' will run from Jan. 18 to Jan. 31.  Admission is free.  At 825 N. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles.  Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.    

Ericka Blount Danois Presents “Love Peace & Soul’ at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

"Love, Peace, and Soul: Behind the Scenes of America's Favorite Dance Show -- Soul Train" tells the story of the television phenomenon created in the land of bell bottoms, afros and soul power that became a touchstone of the Baby Boomer generation.

Samuel Freedman Presents ‘Breaking the Line’ at Book Soup

Book Soup 8818 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, United States

"Breaking the Line: The Season in Black College Football That Transformed the Sport and Changed the Course of Civil Rights" brings to life the battle for the 1967 black college championship, culminating in a riveting, excruciatingly close contest between Louisiana's Grambling College and Florida A&M.

Ping-Pong exhibition at Gallery 825

Gallery 825 825 N. La Cienega Blvd. , Los Angeles , CA, United States

Los Angeles Art Association presents 'Ping Pong'exhibition at Gallery 825.  Ping Pong is a multi-destination, cross-cultural collaboration featuring artists from Los Angeles, Miami and Basel. 'Ping Pong' will run from Jan. 18 to Jan. 31.  Admission is free.  At 825 N. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles.  Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.