Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Weekly What To Do: It's Almost Christmas, So There's Even Less To Do, Oy!



HOLIDAY SOUND TRACKS
Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. on Facebook and YouTube
Free
 
Acclaimed LA band Las Cafeteras and fan favorites Mostly Kosher bring their diverse and quintessentially So Cal sounds to Union Station’s virtual performance experience Holiday Sound Tracks this season.
 

Fri, Dec 18, 7:15 PM
Sat, Dec 19, 7:00 PM 
Glendale Sears Parking Lot
$23
 
-For the Christmas Classic fan
 

 
On Zoom
Sat, Dec 18, 7:00 PM
 
-For the horror fan 

Presented courtesy of Severin Films. Followed by a Live Discussion with Dr. Rebekah McKendry and Elric Kane, Hosts of Fangoria's COLORS OF THE DARK Podcast.
 
For his only foray into the zombie genre, psychosexual sleaze maestro Andrea Bianchi (MALABIMBA: THE MALICIOUS WHORE) unleashes enough flesh-ripping, gut-chomping and depraved oedipal mayhem to set insane new standards in Italian horror: Mariangela Giordano (of SATAN’S BABY DOLL and MALABIMBA fame) stars in the splatter classic about a cursed country estate besieged by horny houseguests, undead Etruscans and the unusual relationship between a mother (Giordano) and her mega-creepy young son (disturbingly portrayed by diminutive adult actor Peter Bark) that will trigger perhaps the most jaw-dropping scenes in grindhouse history. Severin Films is improbably proud to present the definitive version of this gorehound/sex-fiend favorite, now packed with all-new Extras and featuring a 2k scan and restoration from an immaculate 35mm print recently discovered beneath the floorboards of a Trastevere church rectory.

 

Laemmle Virtual Cinema on Dec 18th
$
 
-For the geeky art nerd
 
In 2017, MASS MoCA became the largest museum for contemporary art in the world—but just three decades before, its vast brick buildings were the abandoned relics of a massive shuttered factory. How did such a wildly improbable transformation come to be? A testament to tenacity and imagination, MUSEUM TOWN traces the remarkable story of how a rural Massachusetts town went from economic collapse to art mecca. 
 

Rogue Artists Ensemble’s ‘Storage Run’

Part One Drops: Friday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET
Part Two Drops: Friday, Dec. 25 at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET
Part Three Drops: Friday, Jan. 1 at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET.

Tickets are pay-what-you-can, with a suggested price of $20.

Pee-Wee’s Playhouse meets Choose Your Own Adventure meets classic holiday fare in Storage Run, a new, interactive holiday experience from Rogue Artists Ensemble. 
 
Boot up and plug in to a story of computer age connection and holiday whimsy, and help Mike on a quest to send a message to the world. Your choices build a singular and unlikely friendship and unlock a “holiday-tastic” adventure, all from the safety of your computer. Using an interactive video platform, you will face multiple branching paths with hundreds of unique combinations and puzzles, and receive virtual downloadable gifts along the way.
 

On Zoom
Sat, Dec 19,  7:30 pm–9 pm
Members $8; General public $10
 
-For the storyteller
 
 Join us for an evening of art and storytelling in this StorySLAM co-produced with The Moth, the acclaimed storytelling non-profit. The theme for the night is “After-hours,” inspired by Los Angeles-based artist Alex Prager's installation Farewell, Work Holiday Parties on view at LACMA. Sign up as a storyteller for a chance to tell your tale on the virtual stage. Or purchase tickets to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!
 

Sat, December 19, 2020 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Online
$20-$55
 
-For alcoholic
 
Dust off your Santa hats and ugly sweaters, the 12th Annual SANTA Monica Pub Crawl returns with a fun, new virtual BAR BINGO game night to support local bars and restaurants and raise funds for the Westside Food Bank! This is not your grandma’s BINGO party! It’s time to get your game faces on for some competitive bingo for a cause, live on ZOOM on Saturday, December 19 from 6-8pm. Join hosts Brian Thomas Smith from the “Big Bang Theory” (a.k.a. MC BS) and DJ Kooleo of FREE SPACE for a 2-hour, holiday party with cocktails, music, interactive games, bingo, costume contests, trivia, home scavenger hunts and a ton of prizes. All winners and will get to choose from the Funky Fresh Prize Board!