ArcLight Presents… Summer of Adventure
August - September
Multiple ArcLights
$
Join us throughout the summer for a unique film series curated by ArcLight Cinemas.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
08/15/18 - subtitled version
08/16/18 - dubbed version
Multiple Laemmle Theaters
$
Hey there, Space Cowboy! Explore the far reaches of the galaxy in this undeniably
hip series that inspired a generation – and redefined anime as an
indisputable art form.
MOCA Music: COMFORT ZONE W/ HOODBOI,
PROMNITE, ZIKOMO, BOOTYCHAAAIN
Thursday, Aug 16, 2018
6:30pm - 9:30pm
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
FREE with RSVP; priority entry for MOCA members
MOCA Music is an ongoing music series in collaboration with Spaceland Presents that features new and emerging music at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Little Tokyo.
Game On
Thursday, Aug 16th
Doors at 7PM.
Downtown Independent
$10 Tournament entry fee, free admission + casual set ups
Not your average game tournament: Game On features competitive gaming on
a Movie screen with commentary by a panel of comedians, all at the
Downtown Independent movie theater in the heart of DTLA! This month we're playing Smash Bros!
Echo Park Rising
August 16-19
Echo Park
Free
Echo Park Rising is a neighborhood event in it’s 8th year that focuses
on the music, creativity, diversity and small businesses of Echo Park.
There are multiple stages and activities throughout the weekend located
on the main routes of Sunset Blvd, Glendale Blvd, Alvarado Avenue, Echo
Park Avenue and beyond.
Power Morphicon
August 17th-19th, 2018
Anaheim Convention Center
$tarts at $20
This year's Morphicon will once again be all things Power Rangers with
huge range of former ranger guests and panels about your favorite teens
with attitude.
Madeline's Madeline
Actor Miranda July
Friday, August 17
7:00pm show w/Q&A
Saturday, August 18
7:00pm show w/Q&A
Madeline (newcomer Helena Howard) is a teenage girl who joins an
experimental improv theater group, where she soon begins to shine.
Evangeline, the workshop’s ambitious and manipulative artistic director
(Molly Parker,
American Pastoral, “Lost in Space”) takes an
interest in Madeline’s raw talent, pushing the teenager to weave her
rich interior world and troubled history with her insecure mother
(Miranda July,
Me and You and Everyone We Know) into their
collective art. However, both Madeline and Evangeline get carried away,
and the lines between performance and reality begin to blur, approaching
madness.
Prototyping in Tokyo: A Visual Story of Design-Led Innovation
Aug 17-Oct 10
“Prototyping in Tokyo” is an interactive exhibition highlighting the importance of prototypes as
objects that link new technologies and society, offering a glimpse into possible future user experiences.This evening will be a rare opportunity to interact with a variety of prototypes, recounting the stories of individual projects from their origin in messy prototypes, failures…and then finally, success!
Fri, Aug 17, 8 PM - 10 PM
Union Station Los Angeles
800 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, California 90012
Free
Metro Art Los Angeles
is pleased to present "I Am Love" (2009, 120 min, Dir. Luca Guadagnino)
as the final installment of our food film series, "Fil...mmm at Union
Station."
Fri, Aug 17, 2018, 9:00 PM
Pour Vous
5574 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Free, Must Register
21+
Step beyond the velvet curtain into an evening of nouveau Franco
delights and savoir faire decadence that can only be known as the iconic
Pour Vous--voted most beautiful bar in Los Angeles.
Park After Dark: The Stars of Paramount Ranch
Paramount Ranch - 2903 Cornell Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Free
Enter a dark, empty town built for the movies. Stand on a dangerous
abandoned racetrack. Gaze into the sky to see the stars that still shine
here.
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
Starts
Monica Film Center
$
*This will be pure trash, funny, stupid, pure trash.
Hell breaks loose when a strange force animates the
puppets up for auction at a convention, setting them on a bloody killing
spree that's motivated by a primal evil.
Monster Jam
Aug 17-19
Staples Center, 1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles.
$25-$80
Big ol' monster truck show. See cars gets smashed, crashed and bashed.
Nisei Week Japanese Festival/JACCC Plaza Festival
Aug 18-19
Little Tokyo
Free
Really, lasting more than seven days is the 78th Nisei Week, bringing a
big summer celebration with a host of activities downtown. That means
outdoor booths, food, music, games and more.
* Part of Nisei Week
12th Annual Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship
Saturday,
August 18, 2018; The main event will commence at 3:00 PM following the
Little Tokyo Eating Championship amateur contest at 2:00 PM, the Crazy
Cuizine Ninin Baori contest at 2:15 PM, and the LAPD vs. LAFD Gyoza
Showdown at 2:30 PM.
JACCC Plaza
244 S. San Pedro Street, LA, CA 90012
Free
On
Saturday, August 18, 2018, the 12th Annual Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza
Eating Championship—the West Coast’s premiere eating competition—will
host Major League Eating's top competitive eaters including Joey “Jaws”
Chestnut, Matt “The Megatoad” Stonie, Geoffrey Esper, and Miki Sudo.
They will devour as many Day-Lee Pride gyoza (Japanese potstickers) as
possible in ten minutes. Chestnut holds the current world record in the
discipline, which he set in 2014 when he ate 384 gyoza in competition.
Japan Film Festival
August 18th/19th
LA & OC
Japanese American National Museum
111 N. Central Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012
Newport Beach Higashi Honganji
254 Victoria St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
$15 per film, passes available
The Japan Film Festival is back in town...and also in Orange County at
the same time. They have a short, but sweet selection of Japanese films to
see. The one were most interested in is
One Cut of the Dead.
It's an insta-meta-cult-classic horror movie where a film crew is
faking a zombie movie, then gets stuck in a real zombie attack.
Los Angeles Taco Festival 2018
August 18, 2018
12:00 PM- 8:00 PM
Grand Park
200 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California 90012
Free
"Every year, the LA Taco Festival™ attracts thousands of Angelenos
to taste the many different styles that taco vendors have to offer. This
year will feature past favorites like Kogi BBQ and Epic Tacos, along
with newcomers who may surprise even seasoned taco fans. Additionally,
there will be live music and fun games in the beautiful setting of Grand
Park."
Aug 18-19
5101 E Ocean Blvd,
Long Beach, CA 90803
Free
"This is our last big event of the Summer,
so we hope you'll join us for Tiki Beach Festival! Keep in mind, Tiki
Beach Festival was the original event in our summer line up and the
signature celebration in Fred's summer Calendar. We think you'll agree
his vision, personality and perseverance have improved our community and
coastline for the past 18 years!"
Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 11:59 PM
Vista Theatre
4473 Sunset Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90027
"Can a movie be deliciously fun, intelligently trashy,
and pure cinema? The answer is absolutely yes. Paul Verhoeven’s 1992
sex-thriller BASIC INSTINCT is exhibit A."
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Exhibition: August 19, 2018 - January 6, 2019
Natural History Museum
900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007
$Admission
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition showcases the
year’s finalists and category winners. The exhibition, now in its 53rd
year, features stunning images from professionals and amateurs, adults
and youths, from around the world. Be inspired by 99 acclaimed
photographs that reveal the abundance, beauty, resilience, and
vulnerability of nature.
LA: The 3rd Annual White Party
Sun, August 19, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Viceroy Cast Patio Santa Monica
1819 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90401
$25 – $120
21+ with valid I.D.
With over 300 guests last year, The Ivy Plus Society invites you to
wear all white and celebrate the end of summer at a “romantic AF” outdoor patio (
LA Mag)! Join us at The Viceroy’s Cast Patio which the
LA Times
calls “the best kept secret in LA.” Get your tickets now, this special
day-time event will only bring out the finest and brightest in the city.
Paramount Ranch
2903 Cornell Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301, USA
$6
All films will feature live musical accompaniment by Michael Mortilla and will be presented on authentic 16mm projectors. Guided walking tours of the ranch grounds will begin at 6:30pm.
Wonder Women Burlesque
Tues, August 21, 2018
Doors 6:30 pm, Show 8pm
Rockwell Table & Stage
1714 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, California 90027
$12-$17
18+
A Girl Power Cabaret of Kick Ass Heroines from Comics, TV, and Film.
Enjoy an evening of super powered strip teases and badass burlesque
babes with the Hollywood Jane Revue!
Aug 21-22
Select Theaters
$
From the visionary mind of director Masaaki Yuasa (Mind
Game, Adventure Time's "Food Chain") comes The Night is Short, Walk
on Girl, a comedy about one epic night in Kyoto. As a group of teens go out for
a night on the town, a sophomore known only as "The Girl with Black Hair”
experiences a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife… all the
while unaware of the romantic longings of Senpai, a fellow student who has been
creating increasingly fantastic and contrived reasons to run into her, in an effort
to win her heart.
Sun Closed 
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Echo Park Rising
Nisei Week Japanese Festival/JACCC Plaza Festival
12th Annual Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship
Japan Film Festival
Los Angeles Taco Festival 2018 
LA: The 3rd Annual White Party
Wonder Women Burlesque
The biggest event is of course the Grand Parade taking over Little Tokyo this Sunday, Aug 12, at 4pm and lasting hours. The streets are filled with parade-goers featuring local politicians, clubs and groups from downtown. It a fun sight to see.
The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited
A BOY AND HIS DOG
Revengeance Screenings 
626 Night Market
Clark Orr's "Baggage"
35mm Screening of ROBOCOP
2018 Nisei Week Japanese Festival
Giant Robot Presents: Game Night 34
