Join Greenway Arts Alliance and Da’ Poetry Lounge for the 6th annual West Coast championship for spoken word. Enjoy three days of slam competitions, workshops, and panels revolving around spoken word, poetry, publishing, and more. Tickets $10 per event, day and festival passes available here, starting Thursday, July 10. More information about the event can be […]
The Fringe Theatre Company presents 'Setting the Record Gay', an evening of autobiographical stories told from the gay perspective. 'Setting The Record Gay' is fun, insightful and important for audiences who want to learn more about what it’s like living in the gay skin. Play opens Friday, June 13 at 8 p.m. and runs Fridays, […]
Join Greenway Arts Alliance and Da’ Poetry Lounge for the 6th annual West Coast championship for spoken word. Enjoy three days of slam competitions, workshops, and panels revolving around spoken word, poetry, publishing, and more. Tickets $10 per event, day and festival passes available here, starting Thursday, July 10. More information about the event can be […]
The Photographic Arts Council/Los Angeles is pleased to announce 'Collectors' Favorites' a special exhibition of photographs on loan from private collections of members of PAC/LA, hosted by Leica Gallery LA. A public opening will take place on Thursday, July 12 at 7 p.m.-9 p.m. On view will be over 60 art works, ranging from early […]
The Fringe Theatre Company presents 'Setting the Record Gay', an evening of autobiographical stories told from the gay perspective. 'Setting The Record Gay' is fun, insightful and important for audiences who want to learn more about what it’s like living in the gay skin. Play opens Friday, June 13 at 8 p.m. and runs Fridays, […]
PF Sloan discusses and signs 'What’s Exactly the Matter With Me: Memoirs of a Life in Music' in conversation and performance with Creed Bratton from hit TV show 'The Office' and former member of The Grass Roots, at Book Soup. In 'What's Exactly the Matter With Me?' is a first-person account of an extraordinary life […]
Join Gallery 825 on Wednesday, July 16 at 7 p.m. for a special Conversations with the Artists with juror Elizabeth James from Cherry and Martin and artists in the group show "Cultural Excavation". The show runs through July 18. Admission is free.
Gore Vidal claimed there was no such thing as "gay," only gay sexual acts. But what was the truth about his sex life and sexuality-and how did it affect and influence his writing and public life? In 'In Bed With Gore Vidal', author Tim Teeman interviewed many of Vidal's closest family and friends, including Claire […]
Christopher Logan discusses and signs 'dr.a.g' at Book Soup. Drag has become a diverse form of expression that challenges, entertains, and educates by pushing boundaries, while embracing beauty, comedy and glamour. The performers in this book are evidence of that diversity, captured by some of the top photographers working in today's world. Sunday, July 20 […]
The curators of four exhibitions featuring the work of Tony Greene: Judie Bamber and Monica Majoli (Schindler House), David Evans Frantz (Made in L.A./Hammer), Richard Hawkins and Catherine Opie (Whitney Biennial), and John Neff (Iceberg Projects) will discuss the reemergence of the late artist's work, its relevance today, and how it can be framed in a contemporary discourse. They will also offer a contextualization of the artist's […]
Emily Elbert, Hannah Read, and M. Lui to perform solos, duos and trios at Moskowtiz Gallery. Elbert is a singer-songwriter and guitarist known for her old school R&B-inspired style and earnest lyrics. Read is a fiddler, singer-songwriter, and composer from Edinburgh who has travelled the world performing solo and in groups. Lui drew her earliest inspiration from […]
Conversation with L.A. street artist Danny Minnick about his solo work showcasing new explosive mixed media paintings. Wine and cheese to be served. RSVP by emailing galleriesparta@gmail.com. Gallerie hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m.- 5 p.m.
The LAAA's 2014 Annual Benefit Auction serves as an important survey exhibition and auction opportunity featuring a pool of emerging talent, as well as pieces by established artists, such as John Baldessari, Ed Moses, Ann Hamilton, Shepard Fairey, Lita Albuquerque and Ed Ruscha. All proceeds benefit LAAA and the Los Angeles' emerging artist community. Tickets, $25, available online.
Mazer Lesbian Archives presents 'A Writing Workshop with Terry Wolverton'. Lesbians often have great stories, their daily lives can be an adventure. In this workshop, Terry Wolverton will teach you simple exercises to help you put your story down on paper. Wolverton has been teaching writing workshops since the 1970s. She is the author of ten books […]
After a mysterious Sickness wipes out the rest of the population, the young survivors assemble into tightly run tribes. Jefferson, the reluctant leader of the Washington Square tribe, and Donna, the girl he's secretly in love with, have carved out a precarious existence among the chaos. But when another tribe member discovers a clue that […]
'The Sexual Life of Savages' explores the struggles of a millennial couple after Hal discovers Jean, his girlfriend, slept with more sexual partners than had even occurred to him. Hipsters, virgins, swingers, and adventurers collide in this raw and voyeuristic look into today's modern sex lives. The play runs Friday-Sunday August 1 through Sunday August […]
Trans Pride L.A., the Los Angeles LGBT Center and Director Kerri Cecil are proud to present "Pride Conquers Hate - A Night of Films by Kerri Cecil" at Ed Gould Plaza. Film screenings include 'The Journey', 'Forbidden Love' and 'Transformed-Surviving the Darkside of Hollywood'. There will be a Q&A with Kerri Cecil and the cast of her […]
Leica Gallery presents two solo exhibitions: 'Pure' by Manuel Pandalis and 'LA Panoramas' by Scott Tansey. Manuel Pandalis' images take audiences through a visual exploration of human physiognomy. Stripping his subjects down to expose every rough edge; he explores the personality and character of each person, to reveal the individual without superficial masks. Scott Tansey will […]
It wasn’t until he was in his late forties that Elias Telles started painting and now his work is part of the permanent collection at the House of Blues and he was one of the featured artists on the PBS series ‘Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations’. Having recently retired, Elias now devotes himself entirely to his […]
After the success of April’s inaugural Latin@ Queer Arts and Film Festival, The Village Courtyad will host an evening of music under the stars. The celebration of the rich culture and rhythms of Latin music will include performers Candi Sosa, Magaly La Vos de Oro and more. There will be both seating and a dance floor, as well as food and […]
The Hollywood Museum has extended "Reel to Real: Portrayals and Perceptions of Gays in Hollywood," a presentation of LGBT images in film and television throughout the decades, to Sept. 28. The exhibition features photos, costumes and props that provide a perspective on how gays have been portrayed in Hollywood from early stereotypes to modern representations. Tickets […]
The monthly meeting of the West Hollywood Women's Book Club at the Library's Community Meeting Room. The book club meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month. Admission is free. Information about books being discussed and an option for RSVP'ing is available online.
The Hollywood Museum has extended "Reel to Real: Portrayals and Perceptions of Gays in Hollywood," a presentation of LGBT images in film and television throughout the decades, to Sept. 28. The exhibition features photos, costumes and props that provide a perspective on how gays have been portrayed in Hollywood from early stereotypes to modern representations. Tickets […]
The Writers’ Room is a monthly event hosted by Reza Aslan, writer, scholar, and author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller 'Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth'. The Writers' Room features a refreshing take on the typically staid literary event that includes a live house band, cocktails, and audience interaction. On Wednesday August 6, Reza […]
The Hollywood Museum has extended "Reel to Real: Portrayals and Perceptions of Gays in Hollywood," a presentation of LGBT images in film and television throughout the decades, to Sept. 28. The exhibition features photos, costumes and props that provide a perspective on how gays have been portrayed in Hollywood from early stereotypes to modern representations. Tickets […]
