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—The up-and-down Dodgers are back in town, opening a homestand Monday night against the Reds. Maybe Matt Kemp really was distracted last season by Rihanna. He’s having an MVP year without the sultry singer. —The Monday night J.A.M. Sessions at the Ford Amphitheatre this week features dance and percussion from Senegal. It’s BYOD (Bring Your Read More →
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—Get an early start to the weekend by checking out NY lipsters (Latino hipsters) Si*Sé, Thursday night at the Key Club in West Hollywood. —You bring a t-shirt and artist and DJ Eamon Ore-Giron provides the designs and the tunes for T-Shirt Revival Night, Saturday at the Outpost for Contemporary Art in Highland Park. It’s Read More →
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The former Victor Clothing Co. building in downtown L.A. is famous for the murals that adorn its exterior, including “The Pope of Broadway,” the monumental image of Anthony Quinn by Eloy Torrez that covers the back wall. But the store’s former owners also commissioned artworks for the interior, including John Valadez’s epic “Broadway Mural” from Read More →
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—The Rhino Records Pop-Up Store in Westwood is featuring live music nightly, and Monday night it’s East L.A. singing legend Little Willie G, backed by the East L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra. Wednesday night they’ve got Guatemala-born songstress Gaby Moreno. —Eric Overmyer, co-creator of HBO’s “Treme,” sits down with USC professor and music maven Josh Kun to Read More →
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The Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Co. building in the West Adams district was designated this week as a historic cultural monument. The building, at the corner of West Adams Blvd. and Western Ave., was designed by noted architect Paul Williams. The building was in the news earlier this year because of a controversy over Read More →
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(Almost) Summertime, and the livin’ is easy. Fill your weekend with this slate of events: —Novelist Lisa See continues her exploration of Chinese history told through family stories in “Dreams of Joy.” Thursday night she discusses and signs her latest book at Vroman’s in Pasadena. —It’s that time of the month for First Fridays at Read More →
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The future of the Southwest Museum continues to be in doubt, even as its parent organization, the Autry National Center, seeks approval to renovate galleries at the Autry Museum for Native American artifacts formerly displayed at the Southwest Museum. The Autry has abandoned plans for a major expansion of its Griffith Park facility, but last Read More →
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Don’t look back. Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer and June is upon us too. Make time for these cool events this week: —Remember when Rhino Records had a store? Well, relive the heyday with the Rhino Pop-Up Store in Westwood, open through June 12, featuring live performances nightly and, of course, food Read More →
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By Max Benavidez/Guest Blogger The late actor and art collector Vincent Price once said: “I play men besieged by fate…” East Los Angeles College’s new Vincent Price Art Museum (VPAM), which opened on May 21, is a mark of destiny. For generations, the Eastside was usually seen as an add-on to L.A.’s cultural world, “that” Read More →
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Artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña didn’t always take a shine to academia. But he agrees with the creators of “South Park” who maintain that “politicians have hijacked our imagination and replaced it with fear.” He sees this as a particular problem for young artists, so the self-proclaimed “Border Brujo,” who is currently a visiting artist at UCLA, is turning over Read More →
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