Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Weekly What To Do: Holiday Drive-Thrus? A Competent Online Artist Alley? Artsy-Fartsy Stuff?

 

Wed, Nov 18, 6:00 PM
Online 
Free 
 
At a remote lake house, a filmmaker named Allison (Aubrey Plaza) arrives to play house guest to a troubled couple (Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon), who have eschewed their life in the city after inheriting a family retreat. Battling writer’s block, Allison sparks a calculated game of desire and jealousy in pursuit of a new work that blurs the boundaries of autobiography and invention.
 

THE CROODS: A NEW AGE Drive-In Screening and Experience
Thursday November 19 through Tuesday November 24, 2020
Twice Daily, at 3 p.m. and at 6 p.m., PST
Universal CityWalk
Directional signage will be provided
1000 Universal City Plaza

Universal City, CA 91608

$10


The drive-in screening of The Croods: A New Age will be shown on a giant LED screen, visible by day and night. Before the film begins, guests will be treated to an exclusive pre-show, featuring DreamWorks Animation content and a snack box, courtesy of Universal CityWalk. Guests will also have the flexibility to leave their cars and visit Universal CityWalk to purchase additional food and beverages.

Prior to the screening, guests will be invited to preview the world of The Croods, with an immersive experience that features recreations of the film’s most exciting locations and characters, including the elaborate Treehouse, the Monkey Lair, the Thunder Sisters and so much more. The experience offers guests multiple interactive opportunities for fantastic photo ops, all without leaving the security of their cars.
 

Visions in Light: Windows on The Wallis
Thursday, November 19 -Sunday, November 29, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
9390 N Santa Monica Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, United States
You can view the show from your car or the nearby sidewalks while adhering to social distancing guidelines. *There will be no admission onsite and viewable only from the street.
Free
 
Projected on the windows of The Wallis, Visions in Light is a free drive-by art exhibit featuring over 40 established and emerging artists of diverse cultures portraying work meant to inspire joy, wonder and awareness.



Death of a Telemarketer Live Screening
Thurs, Nov 19, 6:00 PM
Online 
Free
 
Followed by a Live Q&A with Writer/Director/SCA Alumnus Khaled Ridgeway and
 
Death of a Telemarketer centers on smooth-talking, ace salesman Kasey (Lamorne Morris), whose shifty ways have impacted his relationship with his girlfriend, Christine (Alisha Wainwright). To prove his sincerity, Kasey buys a ring for Christine and plans to propose over a fancy dinner, but first has to win a Hunger Games-style sales commission contest to cover the ring's cost. However, Kasey loses by a slim margin to newbie employee, Barry (Woody McClain).
 

Aki Sasamoto: Performance Attempt #2 + Q & A with Felipe Arturo
Thursday, November 19, 3:00 PM
Online
$10
 
 Artist Aki Sasamoto and collaborators at Yale School of Art participate in three evenings of improvisational performances followed by conversations with invited guests.
 

 
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Holiday in the Park Drive-thru Experience
Nov. 20-29; Dec. 4-6, 11-13 and 18-31; and Jan. 1-3
6 p.m. on select evenings
Six Flags Magic Mountain
26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355
$20 and up per person in car
 
Holiday in the Park Drive-thru Experience will include eight distinctly different areas throughout the park with millions of twinkling lights choreographed to festive music, beloved holiday characters decked out for the holidays, iconic Holiday in the Park decorations, and a drive-by featuring Santa and his elves. New this year, go for a ride in The Underground featuring several of the famous West Coast Customs show cars on display.
 

Happy Place: The Drive Thru
Starts Friday Nov 20 
Westfield Century City Mall Parking Lot
10250 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90067
 $49.50 plus fees for the entire vehicle

Your journey begins on the  3rd floor of Westfield Century City’s parking structure (off of Avenue of the Stars), you’ll enter 50,000 square feet of over 18 unique and vibrant exhibits that lead you to the picturesque rooftop. HAPPY PLACE – THE DRIVE THRU was designed to embrace and accentuate experiencing the event from the safety and comfort of your own vehicle.

At HAPPY PLACE – THE DRIVE THRU, passengers are encouraged to take photos. Additionally, key locations will utilize QR technology to take photos and/or video of your entire car! One person per vehicle will be asked to register upon entry and assigned a QR code. This code will unlock experiences inside THE DRIVE THRU including the ability for our staff to capture memories and email them directly to you!


 

The 20th Century 

Starts Friday Nov 20 in Virtual Theaters

$ 

*This is gonna be insane. 
Determined to become the leader of the Dominion of Canada, a young W.L. Mackenzie King rises to power in this absurd and fantastically re-imaginative take on Canadian history.
 

Fri, November 20, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Online 
Free 

 Join us for a discussion on Hollywood's New Anime Gold Rush with John Ledford, founder and CEO of Sentai Filmworks, and Maki Terashima-Furuta, the president of Production I.G. USA and Jason DeMarco, Senior Vice President/Creative Director, Adult Swim/Cartoon Network On-Air. This session will be moderated by author Roland Kelts, the Tokyo-based journalist and scholar known for his bestselling book, “Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture has Invaded the US.”
   

Fri, November 20, 2020 7:15 PM 
Sat, November 21, 2020 7:00 PM
Sun, November 22, 2020 7:00 PM
Glendale Sears Parking Lot
211 West California Avenue
Glendale, CA 91203
$23 – $37 
 

Pacific Media Expo
Nov 21-22 
Online
Free

PMX is all online this year instead of being in a small hotel around town. The small anime community get together keeps going by having panels and chat online this year.

Check out the Artist's Market online, which sadly has been the easiest to view from all the other anime and general conventions we've posted during Covid. We mean, why couldn't AX or Comic-Con set this up? Woah, we have to give credit to PMX for just setting up a competent artist page. A feat, no other con did correctly this year.
 

BOOKS OF BLOOD: A Live Screening 
Mon, Nov 23, 2020 6:00 PM
Online
Free
 
Q&A with Director/Screenwriter Brannon Braga and Actor Yul Vazquez
Moderated by SCA Faculty Member Dr. Rebekah McKendry
 
Based on Clive Barker’s acclaimed and influential horror anthology BOOKS OF BLOOD, this feature takes audiences on a journey into uncharted and forbidden territory through three uncanny tales tangled in space and time.
 

Science! Presents: A Walk Down Memory LaneTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24,  8 PM PST
Online
Free
 
 Normally on Science! The Show we pad out our panel with one scientist and one stand up comic, but on November 24th we’re doing something special. Both of our guests are alumni from the training program of our friends over at Science Riot, who take scientists and turn them into stand ups!
 
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