LA Film Festival is back next week! Gear up for awesome indie flicks all next week cause we are going to bring you the reviews and all you need to know about the hottest films. WE ARE GIVING AWAY TICKETS!
Jun 08, 2011 | Categories: RADAR | Tags: art culture downtown la, art party, Best of Downtown LA, Culture DTLA, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, Events in Downtown LA, film independent, free tickets, indie flicks, june 16-26, LA Film Festival, Los Angeles art scene, Los Angeles events, Los Angeles Times, movies, show, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la, what's hot in Downtown | Leave A Comment »
If you were worried that the Last Book Store on 4th and Main went out of business because of the recent boarded up windows, have no worry. They’ve actually grown in business and they made a big move into a larger space in the Spring Arts Building on Spring and 5th. The Last Book [...]
Jun 08, 2011 | Categories: LIFESTYLE | Tags: 4th and main, acoustic band, art culture downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, book community, book store, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, Events in Downtown LA, internet cafe, live event, Los Angeles art scene, Los Angeles events, Los Angeles live music, Music, reasonable prices, spencer, spring and 5th, Spring Arts Building, the last book store moves, things to do DTLA, unique books, used record store, what's hot in Downtown | Leave A Comment »
Want a new park in the Fashion District? The Community Redevelopment Agency of LA is applying to grant funds to build a park in the Fashion District. Come to the Park Alternatives Workshop this Saturday June 11 from 10 to 11:30AM upstairs a the Market Gallery. These workshops give us a chance to tell [...]
Jun 06, 2011 | Categories: LIFESTYLE | Tags: art culture downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Community Redevelopment Agency of LA, CRA/LA, Culture DTLA, Downtown LA, DTLA, Events in Downtown LA, fashion district, Los Angeles, Market Gallery, new park, Park Alternatives Workshop, things to do DTLA, what's hot in Downtown, workshop | Leave A Comment »
FIRST FRIDAYS, the provocative series in which live music, discussion and curatorial tours converge in an after-hours event, concludes its 8th season on Friday, June 3. This final evening will center on Dr. Luis Chiappe’s talk “The Dinosaur in Your Backyard.” Dr. Chiappe is head of NHM’s Dinosaur Institute and curator of the upcoming Dinosaur [...]
Jun 01, 2011 | Categories: RADAR | Tags: art culture downtown la, art party, Best of Downtown LA, concert, Culture, Culture DTLA, dirty beaches, Downtown LA, dr.luis chiappe, first fridays, gayngs, live music, Los Angeles, Los Angeles art scene, Los Angeles concert, Los Angeles events, Music, natural history museum, things to do DTLA, what's hot in Downtown | Leave A Comment »
The annual series of FREE Friday night dance events is back at the Music Center Plaza. Starting this Friday, June 3rd with the Line Dance/Two Step, you can shake and groove to live music and amazing DJs. At least two Fridays a month this summer, you and your family can enjoy an active night out. [...]
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Attention DTLA locals! Here’s our break! In the month of June Sunday through Wednesday, Downtown LA residents receive 15% off at Mas Malo. If you’ve never been to Mas Malo, it’s a spin-off of the well-known Malo in Silverlake. It’s in a beautiful historic building, formerly a jewelry store circa 1923 and is now one [...]
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• Chalkboard Wall by Angie Dominquez – Film Editor • The wording is the opening scene from her favorite movie. The drawing is of Billie Holiday. And Sailor, a work of art in and of herself. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ So you’ve joined the community of “Loft Dwellers.” But not just any Loft Dwellers, you’re in Downtown [...]
May 27, 2011 | Categories: LIFESTYLE | Tags: Alexandra Breckingridge, Angie Dominquez, Art, art culture downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, billie holiday, chalkboard wall, creative expression, creative spacing, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, floating furniture, loft dwellers, Los Angeles, Los Angeles art scene, photography wall, things to do in downtown la, what's hot in Downtown | Leave A Comment »
The Salastina Music Society will present a concert at The Colburn School’s Thayer Hall on June 18th, 2011 at 3 pm. The program features Artistic Directors/violinists Kevin Kumar & Maia Jasper, along with a stellar cast of instrumentalists, and offers a diverse range of music from classical, folk, and dance to a world premiere. The [...]
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This Wednesday night Lady Gaga will show her love for her devoted fans with a Born this Way Release Party at the Belasco Theater at 1050 S. Hill Street. Fans will be able to gain admittance by showing a valid proof of purchase of Born This Way or by purchasing the album at the door. [...]
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On May 21st, 22 short films about Los Angeles will be screened as a the final round of the New LA FilmMaker’s On Location Project, a video contest highlighting Los Angeles. The short film LA: A City in FLUX directed by Jamie Schwartzman highlights the vibrancy and excitement of Downtown LA. LA: A City in [...]
May 20, 2011 | Categories: RADAR | Tags: $10 tickets, 22 films, Ambassadors of LA, art culture downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, community outreach multimedia program, Downtown LA, downtown la film, DTLA, Jamie Schwartzman, LA INC, LA Weekly, Los Angeles events, los angeles video project, may 21st, mr.downtown, New FilmMakers LA On Location Screening, party, Santee Villag, short film LA: A City in FLUX, Sunset Gower Studios, things to do DTLA, Tom Gilmore, what's hot in Downtown | Leave A Comment »
On May 21 Active Arts at the Music Center will be displaying over a 1,000 photographs featuring A Day in the Life LA, submitted by amateur photographers across LA. Viewers can cast their vote for the best photo essay submission via text. As an amateur photographer myself, I decided to submit two photo essays for [...]
May 18, 2011 | Categories: CULTURE | Tags: 000 photographs, 1, A Day in the Life LA, active arts, Angelinos, Art, art culture downtown la, art party, Best of Downtown LA, Brand X, Culture DTLA, dance party, DJ Garth Trinidad, Downtown LA, Downtown LA pug, Events in Downtown LA, free beginner lessons, Los Angeles, Los Angeles art scene, Los Angeles live music, Los Angeles Times, may 21st, music center, Music Center Hosts Photo Essay Contest Under the Stars, Pulse of LA, Tenba Vector camera bag, things to do DTLA, what's hot in Downtown | Leave A Comment »
The End Time are indeed near, signified not only by planetary alignment with the center of the universe and plague, famine, and locusts descended upon mankind, but also by an old-fashioned hootenanny of an opry. The End Times Opry, May 21, 2010 at 8pm. The End Times are generally a culmination of crazypants, when all [...]
May 17, 2010 | Categories: CULTURE, Parties | Tags: Alexa Woodward, art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Book Festival, Center for the Arts, Charles Harper Webb, Culture, Culture DTLA, Douglas Kearney, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, Eagle Rock, Elena Karina Byrne, Erin Armstrong, Hi Ho Silver Oh, Hunter Payne, LA Artwalk, LA Times, Last Comic Standing, Los angeles artwalk, Los Angeles Times, Murray Hammond, Old 97s, Rebecca Corry, Ron Babcock, Street Poets, The End Times Opry, The Seven Year Plan, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la, Trout and Parrot | 1 Comment »
Dance Camera West (DCW), presents “Weekend at the Hammer” during the second weekend in June – Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13, 2010 – during its month-long Dance Media Film Festival. The Hammer Museum will host Dance Camera West’s weekend presentation – three programs over two days; curated by Lynette Kessler, artistic director DCW. [...]
May 14, 2010 | Categories: Culture, CULTURE | Tags: Anne Linsel, art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Culture, Culture DTLA, dance, Dance Camera West, Dancing dreams, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, experimental, film, film festival, Goethe Institute, Hammer Museum, LA Artwalk, Los Angeles, Los angeles artwalk, Los Angeles film festival, Los Angeles museum, museum, Pina Bausch, SurREEL, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la, Weekend at the Hammer | Leave A Comment »
FIDM has long been a place where young creative designers come to hone their chops in the heart of the cutthroat city of fashion that is LA. This month, they continue to explore the craft, process, and impact of costume design in film with two new exhibits, The Art of Costume Illustration, which covers a [...]
May 14, 2010 | Categories: Art, CULTURE | Tags: Alice in Wonderland, art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Colleen Atwood, costume design, costume illustration, Culture, Culture DTLA, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, downtown LA FIDM, downtown Los Angeles, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, Fashion, fashion design, Fashion Instutite Los Angeles, FIDM, FIDM Museum, LA Artwalk, Los angeles artwalk, museum openings, Nick Verreos, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la | Leave A Comment »
Have you caught the 3-D movie bug? Do you refuse to see a movie unless it’s in 3-D? For all you out there who love the recent 3-D craze here is a fun event to check out! This Saturday May 15, 2010 is the 7th Annual LA 3-D Movie Festival presented by the Los Angeles [...]
May 14, 2010 | Categories: Art, Culture, CULTURE | Tags: art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Culture, Culture DTLA, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, LA Artwalk, Los angeles artwalk, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la | Leave A Comment »
Hey ravers! The Electric Daisy Carnival just announced its dates – June 25 and 26. Break out the ridiculous clothes and get ready to dance! Just when you thought the raves had packed up and called it quits – the Electric Daisy Carnival is here to show you how insane house and techno [...]
May 10, 2010 | Categories: CULTURE, Parties | Tags: Above & Beyond, Afrojack, Armand Van Helden, Armin Va Buren, art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Culture, Culture DTLA, Deadmau5, Dirty South, DJ Sasha, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, Electric Daisy, Electric Daisy Carnival, Groove Armada, Kaskade, LA Artwalk, Laidback Luke, Los angeles artwalk, Los Angeles party, Los Angeles rave, Los Angeles raves, Moby, MSTRKRFT, raves, Socal rave, summer raves, Swedish House Mafia, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la | 3 Comments »
Join Absinthe, Opium, and Magic for eleven of the most mysterious and magical nights in Culver City! The show runs Thursday thru Saturday from now until May 29. The winners of the LA Times Critic’s Choice and LA Weekly Go! are back in Venice at the Ivy Substation, presenting the famed Absinthe, Opium, and Magic [...]
May 10, 2010 | Categories: Culture, CULTURE | Tags: absinthe, art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Culture, Culture DTLA, Culver City, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, Grand Guignolers, Ivy Substation, LA Artwalk, LA Times, LA Weekly, LA Weekly Go!, Los angeles artwalk, Los Angeles interactive theater, Los Angeles theater, magic, Opium, Shanghai, Sing Sing girls, theater, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la, venice | 1 Comment »
Grab your partner and dosey-do! It’s square dancing time with the 5th Ever LA Old Time Social, May 13-15! Oh yes, you heard right – break out your fiddlin’ shoes, May 13 – 15 is an all-out bash of all things square dancing, fiddlin’, cloggin’, and good-time havin’! The 5th Ever Los Angeles Old-Time Social, [...]
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Indie darlings Flight of the Conchords will for sure pack the Hollywood Bowl on May 30, so be sure to get your tickets early. From their TV show of the same name, these guys will be performing all their deadpan songs and inspire many an ironic laugh. New Zealand’s fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella [...]
May 05, 2010 | Categories: CULTURE, Music | Tags: art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Berkeley, Best of Downtown LA, comedy tour, concert, Culture, Culture DTLA, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, Flight of the Conchords, hollywood bowl, Hollywood Bowl concerts, indie, LA Artwalk, Los Angeles, Los angeles artwalk, Los Angeles comedy, Los Angeles summer concerts, New Zealand, summer concerts, summer shows, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la | Leave A Comment »
What’s HM 157? It’s not some new hipster hangout in the depths of Echo Park, it’s Historic Marker #157, silly! “Historic Monument No. 157 is a mildly rundown old Victorian in East L.A. How it became a hub for hipsters, artists and people of all ages is due to its quirky inhabitants, Brother Reid Maxwell, [...]
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The Daydream Republic is hosting the “Don’t Quit Your Daydream” show this Saturday, May 7th from 8:30pm – 11pm. It’s an all-lady show, featuring five hilarious comediennes, over 20 lady artists, and more estrogen than you can shake a stick at. Because the list of comediennes is as-yet-unnamed, we can only imagine that there will [...]
May 05, 2010 | Categories: Art, CULTURE | Tags: art culture downtown la, art show, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Cocktails, comedy show, Culture, Culture DTLA, Culver City, Culver City art, Culver City art scene, Culver City art show, cupcakes, Daydream Republic, downtown Culver City, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, LA Artwalk, Los Angeles art, Los Angeles art show, Los angeles artwalk, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la | Leave A Comment »
SPIRIT VINE conjures a retro-future where folks still read The Doors of Perception, seek enlightenment in shaman directed spiritual sweat-lodges and go Bathing at Baxters.
May 05, 2010 | Categories: CULTURE, LAbuzz, Music | Tags: art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, concert, Culture, Culture DTLA, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, indie, jam, LA Artwalk, live music, Los Angeles, Los angeles artwalk, Los Angeles music, Music, rock, show, silverlake, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la, underground | Leave A Comment »
You like Avi Buffalo, right? Those plucky kids from the mean streets of Long Beach have recently soared to indie rock fame, quickly becoming everyone’s darling. The newest huge news is that they’re opening for Modest Mouse for five dates in July (yay!), and the freshest slice is their record release party at the Troubadour [...]
Apr 30, 2010 | Categories: CULTURE, Music | Tags: art culture downtown la, Artwalk bars, Avi Buffalo, Avi Buffalo record release, bars in downtown la, Best of Downtown LA, Brooklyn, Culture, Culture DTLA, Downtown LA, Downtown la Culture, DTLA, DTLA artwalk, Habonim Dror, Jessie Rifkin, LA Artwalk, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Los angeles artwalk, Los Angeles concert, Los Angeles live music, record release, record release party, Sunset Strip, The Troubadour, The Wailing Wall, Things to do at Artwalk, things to do DTLA, things to do in downtown la, troubadour, underground, Voices Voices, weekend | 1 Comment »
The Ink and Iron Festival is happening this June under the Gemini moon at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, and you know what that means – all kinds of rockabilly craziness! Ink N Iron is a 3 day rockabilly fest custom made for Los Angeles, featuring art, aerial showladies, tons of live bands, a [...]
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