Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Weekly What To Do: Let's Get Some Boy Bands Up In Dis City & Some Tenders!


SPIN ME ROUND
Writer/Director Jeff Baena
Writer/Producer/Actor
Alison Brie
Friday, August 19
Q&A after the 7:30pm show

A woman wins an all-expenses trip to a company's gorgeous "institute" outside of Florence and also the chance to meet the restaurant chain's wealthy and charismatic owner. She finds a different adventure than the one she imagined. 

Aug 19-21
LA Convention Center, Crypto.Com Arena
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Multiple boy bands converge in downtown LA. Hear them sing about getting to know you girl or tragedies their government don't want them too. Woah, The Boyz are gonna be there...what an original name.

 

Sat & Sun, Aug 20-21 
Little Tokyo 

Nisei Week Continues with a festival a taiko event, it always ends in style, check it out this weekend.


Plaza Festival
Saturday, August 20, 11:00am - 4:00pm | JACCC Plaza
In partnership with the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, gather at the plaza and enjoy live music, acts, Japanese delicacies, and more.

Cultural Exhibits
Saturday, August 20, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. & Sunday, August 21, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | JACCC
Enjoy rich Japanese culture by viewing collected Japanese objects such as bonsai, calligraphy, Ikebana, and more will be on display inside the JACCC.

Taiko Gathering
Sunday, August 21, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | JACCC Plaza
Take a front seat and enjoy the art of Taiko drumming by groups from Southern California.
Ondo Public Street Dancing & Closing Ceremony
Sunday, August 21, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | 1st Street

The public is invited to join Nisei Week’s finale – the Japanese tradition of dancing in the street with live entertainment to close out the annual festival.

Chinatown Summer Nights
Saturday, August 20 @ 5:00 pm
Chinatown 943 – 951 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA

Discover the excitement and magic of LA's hidden urban treasure. Part food event, part summer party, Chinatown Summer Nights presents an exciting hot spot for Angelenos this August. Taste the many culinary offerings of Chinatown and LA’s gourmet food trucks; sample the neighborhood’s wares; watch Chinese chefs perform cooking demonstrations; experience large-scale, outdoor video projections;

THE SOUTH PARK 25TH ANNIVERSARY EXPERIENCE, LA
 
Hollywood & Vine
Free
 
Comedy Central’s renowned franchise South Park will celebrate its 25th Anniversary this summer with “South Park: The 25th Anniversary Experience” an immersive, traveling exhibit showcasing props, memorabilia, art work, collectables and never-before-seen scripts, storyboards concept art & more.

Inspired by the real South Park Studios storage unit where many of the items displayed have been held for the past 25 years, the exhibit is housed within a custom fabricated shipping container: giving fans the authentic experience of ‘stepping into the South Park vault for the very first time.’ The shipping container -- which features a custom, Cartman inspired paint job -- will also serve as an interactive photo opp: giving fans the opportunity to pose alongside their favorite characters against 3 different iconic South Park landscapes. The experience is produced in collaboration with entertainment and brand experience company Superfly.

Sat, August 20, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM 
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
9390 N Santa Monica Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90210
 

LotZilla: Death To Summer
Saturday, August 20, noon-6pm
Revenge Of, 3420 Eagle Rock Blvd Unit #1, Los Angeles, CA 90065
 
We are bringing LotZilla summer 2022 to a close but DON’T CRY! We’re going out with a BANG!!Joining us this time are friends both old and new as we wish DEATH TO SUMMER!! We are so excited to announce this months vendors!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Saturday, August 20, 3 PM – 7 PM
GAME REALMS
137 N Victory Blvd Burbank, California , 91502
 
 Game Realms will be hosting our regular Valley Retro Game Swap! Fans of NES, Sega Genesis, PlayStation (and more!) can come to buy, sell and trade games with vendors, in the Game Realms courtyard!

Slumber Party – Death Becomes Her & Jennifer’s Body
Saturday, August 20th
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
$20.00 - $32.00

Drop Dead Gorgeous Double Feature!

The bad and the beautiful assemble for a night of crazy, sexy, cruel fun. Beauty is sin deep in a duo of deliciously off-beat films that prove pretty hurts: Death Becomes Her and Jennifer’s Body.

First up: Death Becomes Her. Hell hath no fury like Goldie Hawn scorned. It’s beauty vs. beauty when a woman rivals her husband’s mistress (Meryl Streep) in a wicked game of ravishing seduction. Can a deal with the devilish Isabella Rossellini have help one reign over the rest? Or is a soul a terrible thing to waste? At midnight, join maven Megan Fox and sweetheart Amanda Seyfried in a cult classic Jennifer’s Body with Diablo Cody’s mile-a-minute dialogue that’s sure to set tongues blazing. Best friends become fiery frenemies when one goes from high school queen to queen of the damned. Isn’t prom the perfect place to battle your demons?


Sunday, August 21, 2022 9am — 4pm
Hollywood
Free

Across almost 7 miles of West Hollywood, Hollywood, and East Hollywood, there is a LOT to see and do both on and just off the CicLAvia route. Take a look at some of the highlights here, but it's far from an exhaustive list. One of the best parts of an open streets event is discovering the things you would never notice if you sped past in a car. From neighborhood restaurants and shops to murals and scenic views, there is so much you can see when you walk, or skate or bike, or pedicab ride along by it.

 

2022 SUNSET CONCERTS 
Thursday, August 18, 8:00 pm
All concerts begin at 8:00 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049 
FREE admission
Parking: $20 upon arrival

Spirited South Korean ensemble ADG7 continues the 25th anniversary season of Sunset Concerts at the Skirball Cultural Center on Thursday, August 18, at 8:00 pm. The evening begins with museum gallery access and musical selections by Dublab DJ Boba Bear at 6:30 pm as well as an opening performance by Korean American drumming group Woori Sori featuring Skirball exhibiting artist Aram Han Sifuentes. As part of this very special evening, the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, will offer participatory activities—including the opportunity to interact with samples of traditional Korean clothing and accessories from the KCCLA museum.
 
Extras 
 
Three New Shows Saturday @ Gallery 1988