Free Fun in LA - September 2013

While the summer season has come to a close, the fun does not have to end!  Many venues have extended their outdoor screenings and performances into September, and we many gallery openings for the fall season.  Enjoy the cooler temps and new local offerings!

FILM AND CINEMA 

9/1  (Sun): 42 film screening, 2pm, Laguna Niguel Library in Laguna Niguel, More info

9/3 (Tues):  Hue and Cry film screening, 1:30 pm, Skirball Cultural Center in West LA, More info

9/5 (Thurs): Carousel film screening (1956 musical),  2pm, Tustin Library in Tustin, More info

9/6 (Fri):  Fast Times in Ridgemont High outdoor film screening, 8:30 pm, Pershing Square, More info

**BLOG PICK!!  9/7 (Sat): Jurassic Park film screening plus food trucks and live music, doors open at 5:30 pm and movie starts after sundown (around 8:30 pm), Performance Lawn of Grand Park in Downtown LA, More info


9/10 (Tues):  Passport to Pimlico film screening, 1:30 pm, Skirball Cultural Center in West LA, More info

 9/13 (Fri):  Le Havre film screening, 8pm, Charles White Park in Altadena,  More info

 9/14 (Sat): Oz the Great and Powerful film screening (with James Franco and Michelle Williams), 3pm, Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium at Main Library in SM, More info

Also, Stephen Spielberg's E.T. The Extraterrestrial film screening plus food trucks and live music, doors open at 5:30 pm and movie starts after sundown (around 8:30pm), Performance Lawn of Grand Park in Downtown LA, More info

**BLOG PICK!!  9/16 (Mon): Enough Said new independent film screening (with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini in one of his final roles), 7:30 pm , Bing Theater at LACMA in Wilshire District, free but reservations required, More info

9/19 (Thurs): Girl Rising film screening (documentary by Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins), 7:30 pm, Billy Wilder Theater at Hammer Museum in Westwood, free but reserved tickets are required, $3 parking after 6pm, More info

Also, The Rocky Horror Picture Show film screening, 2pm, Tustin Library in Tustin, More info

9/20 (Fri):  Chicken with Plums film screening, 7pm, Rancho Santa Margarita Library, More info

Also, Mildred Pierce screening (1945 film that earned Joan Crawford an Academy Award), 8pm, Charles White Park in Altadena, More info

9/21 (Sat): Police Story film screening(with Jackie Chan), 8pm, Charles White Park in Altadena,  More info

Also, Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You film screening plus musical performance by Rufus Wainwright, 2pm, Hammer Museum in Westwood, More info

9/24 (Tues): West Coast premiere screening of Pablo plus post-screening reception and discussion with Pablo Ferra, 7:30 pm, Bill Wilder Theater at Hammer Museum in Westwood, free but reserved tickets are required, $3 parking after 6pm, More info

Also, Monsters, Inc. animated film screening, 7pm, Laguna Niguel Library in Laguna Niguel, More info

Also, Jiro Dreams of Sushi film screening, 7pm, Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium at Main Library in Santa Monica, More info

9/26 (Thurs): Monsters, Inc. animated film screening, 3pm, Laguna Niguel Library in Laguna Niguel, More info

9/27 (Fri):  Clueless outdoor film screening, 8:30 pm, Pershing Square, More info

9/28 (Sat): Wizard of Oz film screening, music starts at 6pm and movie starts at 7:30 pm, Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, free event but RSVP requested, More info

PERFORMING ARTS

 9/1 (Sun):  Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival: "As You Like It" theatrical production, 7pm, The Old Zoo at Griffith Park, More info

**BLOG PICK!!  9/3 (Tues): Underground Street Dance Company performance, 8pm, Bovard Auditorium (ADM) on USC's University Park Campus in South Central LA, free but reservations required, More info

Underground Street Dance Company

9/5 (Thurs): Inca Music from Peru, 4:15 pm-5:15 pm, West Los Angeles Library in West LA, More info

Also, Three indie bands in concert: Bullet & Snowfox / Silver Hands / Monster Paws, 5:30 pm, Grand Park in Downtown LA, More info

Silver Hands

Also, Gardens & Villa with Mr. Little Jeans concert, 7pm, Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, More info

9/7 (Sat):  The Premiere Brass Quintet performs "Music for Moby Dick" (classical and seafaring music on the theme of Moby Dick, including sea shanties and other songs of the sea), 12pm-1pm, Edendale Branch Library in Downtown LA, More info

9/9 (Mon):  The Iron Maidens (Iron Maiden Tribute Band) live performances and broadcast, 7pm, Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, More info

9/12 (Thurs): Conganas in concert (Latin jazz), 5:30 pm, Grand Park in Downtown LA, More info

Also,  Jimmy Cliff with The Delirians & Ethan Tucker concert, 7pm, Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, More info

Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc

9/15 (Sun):  Celliola and Friends (cello/viola duo with guest musicians) perform works by contemporary composers, 3pm, Bridges Hall of Music at Pomona College in Claremont, More info

9/16 (Mon): Strangelove (Depeche Mode tribute band) live performance and broadcast, 7pm, Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, More info

9/21 (Sat): Saturdays Off the 405: Big Black Delta (electronic music), 6 pm, Museum Courtyard at Getty Center in West LA, More info

9/23 (Mon): Led Zepagain (best Led Zeppelin tribute band) live performance and broadcast, 7pm, Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, More info

9/24 (Tues):  Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc performs Aztec Dances, 6-7pm, East Los Angeles Library in East LA, More info

**BLOG PICK!!  9/29 (Sun):  Los Angeles Philharmonic with Herbie Hancock Simulcast (outdoor screen), 4pm,  Grand Park's Perforance Lawn in Downtown LA, More info

VISUAL AND GRAPHIC ARTS

9/1 (Sun):  Jewels of the Connoisseur exhibit, Caribbean Family Festival, and closing of Tsar's Cabinet exhibit, and , 10am-4pm, Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, "Jewels of the Connoisseur" exhibit runs through 10/6 but free only on first Sundays,  More info

9/3 (Tues):  Pam Douglas: Life of Air exhibit (mixed media on silk), TAG Gallery in Santa Monica, exhibit closes 9/28, More info

Pam Douglas: Life of Air

9/7 (Sat): Opening reception for Happiest Show on Earth: Color Ink Books 5th Anniversary Group Show exhibit, 7pm-10pm, Wonderful World of Animation Gallery in Culver City, exhibit runs through 10/5, More info

Also, Opening reception for four Fall Museum Exhibitions - David Michalek, John Divola, Project Series 46: Hirokazu Kosaka & Resonant Minds, 5pm-7pm, Pomona College Museum of Art in Pomona, More info

Also, Opening of Gabe Bartalos: Abhorrence and Obsession exhibit, 6pm-8pm, University Art Museum at California State University Long Beach in Long Beach, More info

**BLOG PICK!!  9/7-9/8 (Sat-Sun):  Exxopolis (interactive walk-in sculpture and musical performances), 10am-6pm, Event Lawn of Grand Park in Downtown LA, first-come first-served is free but advanced tickets can be reserved for $1 handling fee each,  More info

Thru 9/8:  Last chance to see Helmut Newton: White Women Sleepless Nights Big Nudes exhibit, Annenberg Space for Photography, More info

Thru 9/14: Francisco Ziga: A Centennial Tribute exhibit, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts in Hollywood, More info

Exxopolis

**BLOG PICK!!  9/13-9/15 (Fri-Sun):  Exxopolis (interactive walk-in sculpture with music), 10am-6pm, Event Lawn of Grand Park in Downtown LA, first-come first-served is free but advanced tickets can be reserved for $1 handling fee each,  More info

9/19 (Thurs): Opening Reception for two exhibits - Glyphs: Acts of Inscription and Emerging Artist Series #8 - Danielle Adair: On the Rocks In the Land, 6pm-8pm, Nichols Gallery at Pitzer College in Claremont, More info

9/22 (Sun): Leimert Park Artwalk, 1pm-8pm, Leimert Park, More info

Thru 9/22: Los Angeles Juried Exhibition 2013, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, More info


9/29 (Sun): GLOW (all night art event), 6pm to 6:30am, 2600 Beach Lot in Santa Monica, More info

King, the Kennedys, & Los Angeles Exhibit

Thru 9/29:  Encore exhibit , Palos Verdes Art Center in Rancho Palos Verdes, More info

Thru 9/30: King, the Kennedys, and Los Angeles photo exhibit, History and Genealogy Department (LL4) at Central Library in Downtown LA, More info

Thru 10/12:  True Believers: Horror Movies, Strange Tales, Comic Book Worlds and Weirdness exhibit, Torrance Art Museum in Torrance, More info
 

OTHER EVENTS

9/1 (Sun):  CaribFest (Carribbean food, costumes and music), 1pm-5pm, California African American Museum,

9/7 (Sat): Chili Roast at Farmers Market, 9am-1pm, Virginia Avenue Park in Santa Monica, More info

9/15 (Sun): Latino Heritage Festival + Free Day at MOLAA, 11am-5pm, Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, More info

Also, Dixieland at the Park, 1pm-3pm, Los Encinos State Historic Park in Encino, More info

9/22 (Sun):  21st Annual Thai Cultural Day,  11am-5pm, Barnsdall Art Park in Hollywood, More info