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Date Event Description Time / Location
6/2912/1

Katsina in Hopi Life

Told from the Hopi perspective, this year-long exhibition explores the relationship between the Native American tribe and the Katsina dolls which represent the many spirits in their lives.  More information.

INFO Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., at The Autry in Griffith Park
2/147/14

I Do! I Do! Pasadena Ties the Knot Part I

Cruel or festive? Kicking off Valentine's Day, 40 stunning vintage wedding dresses will be on display in Part 1 of the museum's showcase, which revisits 1850-1950 through the gowns and historical narratives. More information

INFO Various, at Pasadena Museum of History
2/207/10

Bitch Trouble

After getting rave reviews for St. Alice of Chattahoochee, writer-performer Alice Johnson Boher returns to stage one Wednesday a month with her new one-woman show about frenemies, biatches, mean girls, and BFFs. The latest authority on gal gripes, Boher also wrote and starred in A Portrait of Female Desperation, a mockumentary already earning nods from several comedy film festivals. More information

 

INFO 8 p.m., at Atwater Village Theatre
2/237/18

Latifa Echakhch

Artist Latifa Echakhch reprises her 2007 work À chaque stencil une revolution (For each stencil a revolution) inside the Hammer's lobby. Using carbon paper treated with a solvent that causes the ink to dribble down the pages, Echakhch pays tribute to a method employed by activist groups of the 1960s. More information

INFO Various, at Hammer Museum
2/238/4

Ends and Exits

Contemporary works from the collections of LACMA and the Broad Art Foundation cover art put forward by major artists of the 1980s. Their photography, paintings, and scultures convey the complicated politics and social dynamics of the time, including the AIDS epidemic and war on drugs. More information

INFO Various, at LACMA
3/236/23

Raise Me Up

Louis and Daphne Padula wanted to spend their lives together, and for 50 years the crazy-in-love Italian-Greek couple did—until they were hit by a car crossing Temescal Canyon one moonlit night. This world premiere features a script written by their daughter, screenwriter Lisa Phillips Visca. More information.

INFO Various times, at Santa Monica Playhouse
3/297/7

A Confederacy of Heretics

In 1979, architect Thom Mayne’s pop-up exhibition in Venice at the Architecture Gallery was the place to see photos and plans of visionary structures. Revisit the ten-week show that highlighted the early works of Eric Owen Moss, Frank Gehry, and Frank Dimster. More information. More information.

INFO Various times, at SCI-Arc
4/97/21

Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990

One of the flagship exhibitions for Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A., this installation charts how L.A.’s modern identity emerged in the postwar years, finding expression in the city’s sleek architecture, its crops of coffee shops and shopping malls, its private homes and public institutions. More information.

INFO Various times, at J. Paul Getty Museum
4/117/12

Technology and Environment: The Post War House in Southern California

Cal Poly Pomona professors curated this exhibition for Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A., examining how advances in building materials enabled a new approach to postwar design as practiced by such architecture heavyweights as Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Rudolph Schindler, and Frank Gehry. More information.

INFO Various times, at : W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery/Cal Poly Pomona
4/137/28

Japanese Prints: Hokusai at LACMA

Work by 18th and 19th-century Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai is front and center during this exhibition, including color woodblock prints, pages from woodblock printed books, and prep drawings. More information

INFO Various, at LACMA
4/186/23

Windshield Perspective

Most of us tune out when we’re behind wheel, but this installation—part of Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A.—invites visitors to examine their daily commute with a critical eye. The exhibition re-creates a bleak stretch of Beverly Boulevard between Normandie and Virgil, questioning the role of the car windshield as both buffer and lens. More information.

INFO Various times, at A+D Architecture and Design Museum
4/217/29

A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture in Southern California

This exhibition focuses on the buildings that characterize SoCal architecture after the 1990s as well as the socioeconomic factors that influenced their development. More information.

INFO Various times, at Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
4/219/8

Henri Matisse: La Gerbe

The artist's last commisioned work, a 12 by 18-foot ceramic piece called "La Gerbe" ("The Sheaf") that came from a cut-out method Matisse described as "the simplest and most direct way to express myself." More information

INFO Various, at LACMA
4/258/18

Gary Baseman: The Door Is Always Open

The L.A. born-and-bred artist dove into commercial illustration before importing his pop sensibility into a painted pantheon of devilishly cute creatures. For his first retrospective, the child of Holocaust survivors re-creates his parents’ Fairfax home to showcase his collection of toys, animation, games, sketches, and fine art.  More information.

INFO Various times, at Skirball Cultural Center
4/261/6

Beyond Brancusi: The Space of Sculpture

Nineteen works from the museum's collection of post-war art are on display, from sculptors like Barbara Hepworth, Carl Andre, and Henry Moore. More information

INFO Various, at Norton Simon Museum
5/59/2

Hans Richter: Encounters

German painter and filmmaker Hans Richter helped pioneer the modernist movement in a career that proceeded from dada through constructivism and surrealism. This exhibition is the first to explore his collaborations with fellow artists like Hans Arp, El Lissitzky, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Fernand Léger, and Man Ray. On view are more than 150 of Richter’s works, as well as screenings of never-before-shown films. More information

INFO Various times, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5/98/4

Everything Loose Will Land

This installment of the Pacific Standard Time Presents initiative takes its cue from Frank Lloyd Wright’s infamous dig, “Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.” Like most boundaries of the 1970s, the ones between L.A.’s artists and architects blurred, leading to unprecedented collaborations and innovations. Function and form merge in this exhibit that showcases PST’s emphasis on architecture and visual design. More information

INFO Various times, at MAK Center for Art and Architecture
5/101/5

Jews in the Los Angeles Mosaic

Forget Fairfax. Here’s an exhibition that explores the ways in which Jewish culture has been woven into the city’s fabric, chronicling the Semitic history of Boyle Heights to the early days of the Dodgers. More information

INFO Various times, at The Autry
5/118/25

Actually Hansel and Gretel and Other Awesome Tales

Classic fairytales meet the Japanese legend of Kamikakushi in this adult-friendly children's musical performed in a playful, slapstick Commedia style. Trade in the superhero movies for a live-action lesson about the dangers of wastefulness and the virtues of thinking green.

INFO Various, at Santa Monica Playhouse
5/166/30

The Crucible

Arthur Miller’s take on the 1690s Salem witch trials, as seen through the lens of 1950s McCarthyism, reveals that the tyranny of the masses knows no temporal boundaries. More information

INFO Various times, at Antaeus Company
5/178/16

Fusion Friday

The summer series kicks off in style with an Indonesian shadow puppet performance, gamelan music, cocktails, and Bollywood jams courtesy of DJ Arshia. More information

INFO 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m., at Pacific Asia Museum
5/187/28

Heart Song

From the director of In the Red and Brown Water comes this comedy, which makes the point that all you need to break out of your rut is some sultry heel stomping and skirt swishing. Rochelle is a frumpy New Yorker who questions her Jewish faith and enrolls in a flamenco class in the Village. More information

INFO Various times, at Fountain Theatre
5/216/30

The Scottsboro Boys

Songwriting duo Kander and Ebb’s last collaboration centers on the historical case of nine African American men falsely convicted of rape in Depression-era Alabama. Using a minstrel show as a framing device, the show generated tons of controversy on Broadway along with 12 Tony nominations, including one for Best Musical. More information

INFO Various times, at Ahmanson Theatre
5/217/8

Dying City

Pulitzer finalist Christopher Shinn's Iraq drama gets its Los Angeles premiere from celebrated theater troupe Rogue Machine. The personal mirrors the political when a widow's brother-in-law--the twin of her deceased husband--shows up unannounced at her door. Psychological brinksmanship ensues as the pair delve into the late man's suspicious death. Directed by Michael Peretzian.

INFO Various, at Rogue Machine at Theatre/Theater
5/218/18

Imitation of Christ

For the latest installment of the Hammer's Houseguest series, artist William E. Jones curates an installation built around a photograph of an injured Nicaraguan guerilla fighter taken by Pedro Moyer in the 1980s. The exhibit questions the nature of religion and revolution, teasing out the interplay between nudity, trauma, and war in a collection drawn from the Hammer and UCLA archives.

INFO Various, at Hammer Museum
5/218/8

Monsters University 3D

The long-awaited sequel to Monsters, Inc. follows two of Pixar’s most successful properties to Monsters University, where the characters’ out-of-control rivalry gets them kicked out of an elite Scare Program. The terrifiers-in-training will need to team up (and overcome their animosity and sense of entitlement) to ensure both make it to graduation day. More information

INFO Various times, at El Capitan
5/247/21

The Art of the Brick

Artist Nathan Sawaya walked away from a lucrative law career to pursue his first love: assembling children’s building blocks into dazzling life-size creations. Iconic images such as Mount Rushmore and the flag raising at Iwo Jima appear alongside whimsical depictions of jumbo crayons, glasses of milk, and rainbow-hued skulls. More information

INFO Various times, at Forest Lawn Museum
5/259/8

A. Quincy Jones: Building for Better Living

Part of Pacific Standard Time, the Hammer exhibition showcases the commercial, residential, and institutional designs of the prolific L.A. architect. More information

INFO Various times, at Hammer Museum
5/264/6

James Turrell: A Retrospective

Science and imagination intersect in the works of James Turrell, the visionary Southern California artist who used light to create minimalist holograms, projections, and optical illusions. More information

INFO Various times, at LACMA
5/269/8

This Is Not a Silent Movie: Four Contemporary Alaska Native Artists

Four indigenous artists question contemporary preconceptions about native identity through the lens of their own mixed-race heritage in these sharp, ironic multimedia installations. The show has been made possible through CAFAM’s partnership with the Anchorage Museum. More information

INFO Various times, at Craft and Folk Art Museum
5/288/11

Gardens of the Renaissance

During the Renaissance, gardens were used as religious symbols in art, as signs of social status, or simply enjoyed for their beauty. Whether part of a villa or the feature of a common yard, gardens were planted and treasured by people at all strata of society. This exhibition documents how the era interpreted these green spaces. More information

INFO Various times, at Getty Museum, Getty Center
5/317/7

A Midsummer Saturday Night's Fever Dream

Hey, Oberon, just what’s in that magic flower? Because even the mortals be trippin’ in the Troubies’ disco adaptation of Shakespeare’s best comedy. Fairies, enchanted forests, and a man with an ass’s head? This play was made for the psychedelic era. More information

INFO Various times, at Falcon Theatre
5/318/11

Ionescopade

From headless dictators to humans turning into rhinos, absurdism was serious business for Eugène Ionesco. Still, this 1974 compilation of the French-Romanian playwright’s canon is full of sight gags for the knee-slaphappy. More information

INFO Various times, at Odyssey Theatre
5/317/20

For The Record: Zemeckis

Head back to the 90s and beyond with this top notch dinner-theatrical tribute to Robert Zemeckis. A rotating cast performs hits from the Oscar-winning director's docket of cult classics, including Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

INFO Various, at Rockwell Table & Stage
6/16/29

Stanley Kubrick

During the final month of LACMA's massive tribute to the director, be on the lookout for eerie twins, homicidal computers, and a general with a limp mmissile at these Friday and Saturday screenings. More information

INFO Various Times, at Bing Theater, LACMA
6/16/29

Last Remaining Seats

For the 27th edition of the L.A. Conservancy’s popular series, the Hitchcock romantic thriller To Catch a Thief and the musical bio-pic La Bamba are among the classic flicks being screened at downtown’s historic movie  palaces. Because a great film deserves a great setting. More information

INFO Various times, at Various locations
6/19/29

The Taming of the Shrew

It’s not summer until you’ve seen thespians amid the trees. This season Topanga’s outdoor theater troupe takes on Petruchio’s tomfoolery as well as Shakespeare’s puckish comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Also on the bill: George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber’s Royal Family, a thinly disguised parody of the Barrymore clan. More information

INFO Various times, at Theatricum Botanicum
6/19/2

Useful Hours: Needlework and Painted Textiles from Southern California Collections

The term “useful” might be debatable, but these finely wrought examples of 18th-century needlepoint are lovely. Stitched by young ladies being groomed for marriage, the variety of samplers, coats-of-arms, and painted textiles receive historical context alongside furniture, artwork, and manuscripts selected from the Huntington's collection. More information

 

INFO Various times, at The Huntington
6/17/6

Skaters and Makers

Santa Monica high school students spent their spring break inside the studio, crafting a DIY skate park of sorts. Guided by French architect François Perrin and designer Gil Le Bon Delapointe, their woodwork ramps and boxes show off the versatility and adaptability needed for the skater life. More information

INFO Various times, at Santa Monica Museum of Art
6/18/17

Joyce Pensato: I Killed Kenny

Pensato’s large-scale charcoal drawings and enamel paintings are put into context by way of discarded toys and ephemera from her studio and sharpened by the wit evoked by the reference in the show’s title to South Park. More information

INFO Various times, at Santa Monica Museum of Art
6/16/30

Groov3

Billed as “Los Angeles’s Hottest Dance Workout,” this one-hour cardio-funk class from choreographer Benjamin Allen is designed for students at all skill levels. The idea is to get healthy, stay healthy, and have fun in the process. There’s a live DJ in every class, and sessions are held almost daily citywide, from downtown to Torrance to Westchester. More information

INFO Various times, at Various locations
6/111/1

Light & Color: The Forest Lawn Stained-Glass Collection

The exhibition showcases selections from Forest Lawn’s extensive stained-glass collection dating from the 13th to 20th centuries. More information

INFO 10 a.m.–5 p.m., at Forest Lawn Glendale Museum
6/29/2

A New Sculpturalism: Contemporary Architecture from Southern California

Subtitled “Contemporary Architecture from Southern California,” this exhibition gives local architecture its day in the sun when structures by such L.A. heavyweights as Eric Owen Moss, Thom Mayne, and Michael Rotondi are recognized as works of art. More information

INFO Various times, at Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
6/26/23

102nd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition

This annual display of contemporary and traditional art, from landscape paintings to figurative works and sculpture, comes to the Fisher for the first time. View nearly 200 never-before-seen works. More information

INFO Various times, at USC Fisher Museum of Art
6/56/30

Dead Man's Cell Phone

Disconnect for an afternoon with International City Theatre’s Sliding Doors fantasy, about piecing together a stranger's life via his digital footprint. More information

INFO Various times, at International City Theatre
6/86/21

Damn Fine Coffee: An Artistic Tribute to Twin Peaks

An assortment of homages by fans of Agent Cooper, Laura Palmer, and the Log Lady celebrates that mega-creepy Washington town and David Lynch’s Day-Glo nightmare of a soap opera. More information

INFO Various times, at Meltdown Comics
6/87/13

Marks” – a new body of work from painter Zhenya Gershman

The Hinge Modern gallery’s inaugural exhibition features new work from painter, Zhenza Gershman. For this work, Gershman collaborated with model, Mark Snyder, recording the changes of the body and the human soul over a twelve-year period. The exhibition captures the ideal of the Hinge Modern gallery’s mission: to showcase upcoming and established contemporary artists. The opening reception will take place June 8th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. More Information.

INFO Various, at Hinge Modern gallery, Culver City
6/99/15

The Presence of the Past: Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA

As part of the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time Presents initiative, LACMA offers this exhibition about the proposed future of the museum's campus. Zumthor, a Pritzker Prize-winning architect from Switzerland, has been commissioned to rethink the east campus, providing new insight into the meaning and function of an encyclopedic museum and the relationship of architecture to its site. More information

INFO Various times, at LACMA
6/1211/30

Ringo: Peace & Love

Beatles drummer Ringo Starr was goofy and barely comprehensible—not to mention an underappreciated genius. There’s no escaping his talent at this showcase of memorabilia that spans the Liverpudlian lads’ early years to Starr’s oddball solo career. More information

INFO Various times, at Grammy Museum
6/136/23

L.A. Film Fest

Guests like Maya Rudolph (ruminating on comedy) and David Mamet (cross-examining magic man Ricky Jay) join a lineup that includes the premiere of I’m So Excited, from the always-provocative Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar. Also among the 200-plus offerings are screenings of thoughtful documentaries and soon-to-be sensations. More information

INFO Various times, at L.A. Live
6/136/30

Hollywood Fringe Festival

This joyous cousin to the famous Edinburgh arts fest spills across Hollywood with an uncurated collection of up-and-coming theatrical offerings. More information

INFO Various times, at Various locations
6/147/28

One Night in Miami

This speculative drama imagines what may have transpired the evening of February 25, 1964 after Cassius Clay beat heavyweight champ Sonny Liston. After the win, Clay celebrated with his famous friends: singer Sam  Cooke,  football player Jim Brown, and activist Malcolm X in the activist's hotel room. The next day, Clay announced his affiliation with the nation of Islam; he would later become Muhammed Ali. This play imagines what happened in that hotel room on that fateful night.

INFO Various, at Rogue Machine Theatre
6/156/23

'Macbeth' by Ernest Bloch

If you’re bored of multiplex villains, here’s one who slaughters children to keep his death grip on power. Long Beach Opera performs Ernest Bloch’s 1906 score to Macbeth. More information

INFO Various times, at Long Beach Opera
6/159/1

Richard Artschwager Retrospective

The Whitney Museum of American Art in association with the Yale University Art Gallery presents a collection over 150 pieces of Richard Artschwager’s Pop, Minimalism, and Conceptual art, spanning 6 decades. Not only is this exhibition a tribute to the late artist, but a chance to introduce his work and interest in the relationship between fundamental, everyday objects and our perception and understanding of them to the younger generation.

INFO Various, at Hammer Museum
6/188/2

Art By The Gram

A new exhibit by French-born, LA-based artist Barzolff, who originally started out as a graffiti artist in the Parisan street art scene, features stereoscopy, 3D animated video installations, large-scale paintings, and a 15 year old collection of doodles that has been cut up, weighed and placed on 1, 5, and 10 gram sachets. An invitation-only re-launch party will be held on June 18th from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Barzloff will be in attendance for signings and interviews. More Information.

INFO Various, at Here Is Elsewhere Gallery
6/19

KCRW Presents: The Moth Mainstage

Thom Beers, Annie Korzen, and Lynn Ferguson are among the live talent in KCRW’s mainstage production of The Moth hosted by Brian Finkelstein. There's also an after-show party at Bardot where you can meet and greet the storytellers as you sip, nosh, and boogie to live music. 

INFO 7:00 p.m., at Avalon Hollywood
6/19

Victory Lap

The free monthly variety show returns to the Virgil for a night filled with music and live comedy (even a giant prize wheel) in an extravaganza that will supposedly "to pop your top."

INFO 7:00 p.m., at The Virgil
6/19

Downtown Culver City's "Summer Solstice" Happy Hour

Visit downtown Culver City every third Wednesday to sample seasonal artisanal cuisine and cocktails from neighborhood restaurants and bars and to peruse the wares at local galleries. Retailers and businesses offer specials and discounts for the event. More information

INFO 5 p.m.–9 p.m., at Culver City Art District
6/206/23

Kindertransport

Jane Kaczmarek reprises her Ovation-winning role in Kindertransport, an account of Jewish children whose parents sent them to Britain to escape the Nazis. More information

INFO Various times, at James Bridges Theater, UCLA
6/216/23

Dwell on Design

Considered the nation's largest modern design event, the three-day convention will showcase new ideas and products, along with more than 200 renowned speakers, home tours, and green car test drives. More information

INFO Various, at Los Angeles Convention Center
6/217/20

Space: The Gallery Show

Description: A group exhibition curated by Mike Mitchell and featuring artwork by Mitchell, Andrew McGaff, Olly Moss, and others that examines the past, present, and future of space exploration and the universe. An opening reception will be held June 21st from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. More Information.

INFO Various, at Gallery1988 (WEST)
6/21

Fusion Friday

The summer spirit thrives at PAM’s series when the museum hosts a foot-stomping Maori haka warrior dance along with arty activities. More information

INFO 7:30 p.m., at Pacific Asia Museum
6/21

Sea Wolf

Sea Wolf, led by L.A. musician Alex Church, keeps putting out groovy moody pop. Check out the single “Priscilla” from last year’s Old World Romance and try not to hum along. More information

INFO 8 p.m., at El Rey
6/21

Ariel Pink

Ariel Pink brings his haunted graffiti--that'd be his poppy, ethereal, slightly electro tunes--to a Koreatown. Kirin J Callinan and Purple Pilgrams open. More information

INFO 8 p.m., at First Unitarian Church
6/226/23

California Crime Writers Conference

Keynote speakers Sue Grafton and Elizabeth George light up the two-day conference at which emerging and established mystery authors can explore the craft and business of crime writing. More information

INFO Various times, at Hilton Pasadena
6/22

An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin

The funny lady who recently costarred in the sitcom Malibu Country visits Irvine to chat about her career. She may even do your favorite characters. More information

INFO 7:30 p.m., at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
6/22

KJAZZ Summer Benefit Concert

It's an evening of hot blues and cool jazz to benefit Long Beach jazz station KJAZZ 88.1. Headlined by David Benoit, the benefit concert features Diane Schuur, Harry Mason’s Chameleons and several other performers. VIP ticket holders are invited to a pre-show reception and all attendees are entered in a sweepstakes for a 160GB ipod, preloaded with music by the concert’s stars.

INFO 8:00 p.m., at Walt Disney Concert Hall
6/22

Venice Music Crawl

Nearly 50 local bands, DJs and solo musicians—mainly of the psych-pop, rock and electro persuasions—will play free shows at venues all along Lincoln Blvd. during this one-day inaugural event. More information

INFO noon - 10 p.m., at Lincoln Blvd.
6/22

Lisa Lampanelli

Her quips are so acerbic, they could peel paint, but the New York comedian’s foul-mouthed humor has made her a regular on Howard Stern and The Tonight Show. More information

INFO 7 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., at Club Nokia
6/22

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry

Two famous faces from Aerosmith are inducted into the annual Hall of Fame concert that kicks off the Bowl’s summer season. Thomas Wilkins conducts the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra before fireworks cap off the starstudded night. More information

INFO 8 p.m., at Hollywood Bowl
6/23

Values in Place: The Ordinary is Extraordinary

Discover the value of “ordinary places” in a region and state famous for its extraordinary imagery. More information

INFO 1 p.m.–4 p.m., at Rancho Los Alamitos
6/23

CicLAvia

Starting at One Wilshire in downtown Los Angeles and ending at Fairfax Avenue along Museum Row, this iteration of the bicycle fest takes participants on a tour of the city’s architectural evolution from Victorian vision to modernist experimentation. More information

INFO 10 a.m.–3 p.m., at Various locations
6/247/13

A Noise Within Presents "Summer with Shakespeare" Camp

This intensive three-week camp for budding thespians ages 10 to 18, hosted by Pasadena's classical repertory theatre company, teaches kids the finer points of iambic pentameter along with textual analysis and swordplay. Students perform a swashbuckling finale on A Noise Within's main stage at the program's completion. More information

INFO Weekdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., at A Noise Within
6/24

Justin Bieber

Admit it: You saw his face and became a "belieber." Or maybe your 12-year-old did. Either way, the teen pop star sidles into downtown L.A. for a big-time show. More information

INFO 8 p.m., at Staples Center
6/25

Around the World in 9 Days with Tiny Collective

The photographers with the international network Tiny Collective snap and edit all their pictures on mobile phones. Now they’ve paired with the Impossible Project’s Instant Lab to download those images into analog prints. Catch up with the exhibit before it heads to Istanbul and Dubrovnik on a globe-hopping tour. More information

INFO TBD, at 1650 Gallery, Echo Park
6/25

A Faery Hunt Theatre

Imagine trying to convince bystanders that you’re rummaging through the bushes in search of “faeries.” Bring your kids to this production and there'll be no explaining to do—except why you can't bring that winged creature home. More information

INFO 2 p.m., at Descanso Gardens
6/25

Patty Griffin

Americana sweetheart Patty Griffin returns to L.A. in support of her new album, American Kids, which is filled with stories and tributes to her family, including a moody duet titled “Ohio” with beau Robert Plant. He’s playing in town tomorrow night, so who knows what surprises might be in store at this Wiltern gig. More information

INFO 7 p.m., at The Wiltern
6/26

Literary Death Match

In the verbal cage fight that is the literary world, four storytellers enter, but only one wins. Writers, comedians, and assorted yarn spinners compete for the narrative to rule them all. More information

INFO 7:30 p.m., at Hammer Museum
6/26

Robert Plant and the Sensational Space Shifters

Robert Plant can do whatever he wants, and all his post-Zeppelin projects have been surprising and innovative. The Sensational Space Shifters are no different. The band members have varied musical pedigrees ranging from U.K. punk to Bristol trip-hop to African village music. The collision of these forces adds a new chapter to a remarkable career. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals open. More information

INFO 7 p.m., at Shrine Auditorium
6/287/28

Citizen Twain

Say what you will about Val Kilmer, but the dude can act. Catch his bold and strange one-man show, in which he plays the gentleman with self-professed “Missouri morals, Connecticut culture.” Hal Holbrook, watch out. More information

INFO Various times, at Kirk Douglas Theatre
6/286/30

BET Experience at L.A. Live

Hip-hop veteran Snoop Lion (formerly Dogg) headlines a roster that mixes old-school R&B stars R. Kelly and New Edition with local upstart Kendrick Lamar, whose major-label debut made rap fans swoon. More information

INFO Various times, at Various locations
6/28

Beyoncé

While other pop stars bend under pressure (Lady Gaga), lose their voices (Adele), or go crazy (Britney Spears), Beyoncé forges on, conquering audiences with an electrifying stage show not even the Superdome could handle. More information

INFO 7:30 p.m., at Staples Center
6/28

Roy Meets World

The dance troupe Culture Shock L.A. holds court at this hip-hop and spoken-word mash-up, which was inspired by Paulo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist. More information

INFO 8:30 p.m., at Ford Amphitheatre
6/299/8

Helmut Newton

Note the tan lines (or lack thereof) of the lean-limbed nudes at this retrospective of the tastemaking 20th-century fashion photographer. More information

INFO Various times, at The Annenberg Space for Photography
6/29

Chinatown DESIGN Night

The Los Angeles Design Festival stays open late on its closing night with the latest art and design exhibits, shops, gallerys, a street party and more. It may be the only place outside of the movies to glimpse a dragon or two. More Information.

INFO 7:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m., at Chung King Road
6/299/15

Katharsis

The masked Mexican wrestlers known as luchadors get their due in a photo exhibition unearthed from seven decades of images. More information

INFO various, at MOLAA
6/29

Bernadette Peters and the Pasadena Pops

In another great way to see summertime music outdoors, still-adorable Tony winner Bernadette Peters joins the Pasadena Pops for a peek into her extensive songbook. Bring a picnic or preorder and pick up your dinner when you get there. More information

INFO 7:30 p.m., at Bauer Lawn, The Arboretum
6/29

Bernadette Peters in Concert with the Pasadena POPS

The Tony-award winning songstress comes to LA for a night filled with Sondheim melodies and other classic interpretations of her Broadway hits. She'll be accompanied by the Pasadena POPS orchestra.

INFO 7:30 p.m., at Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
6/29

4th Annual Bug Fair

Entomologists, educators, and insect enthusiasts lead presentations, conduct demonstrations, and sell insect specimens (living and prepared). More information

INFO 10 a.m., at Kidspace Children's Museum
6/29

Mariachi USA Festival

If your knowledge of mariachi comes only from Robert Rodriguez films, it’s time to smarten up. Experience blasting horns and flying fringe as bands on both sides of the border serve up party-stoking sounds. More information

INFO 6 p.m.–10:30 p.m., at Hollywood Bowl
6/29

Raiford Rogers Modern Ballet

The L.A.-based contemporary ensemble performs new and classic repertory works. More information

INFO 8 p.m., at Luckman Theatre
7/67/7

626 Asian Night Market

Inspired by the frenzied after-dark feasts of Southeast Asia, this buffet for the senses offers shopping, street food, and booze for night owls. More information

INFO 4 p.m. - midnight, Sat.; 4 - 10 p.m., Sun., at Santa Anita Race Track
7/20

L.A. Works Day of Service

L.A. do-gooders can choose how to give their time during this year’s Day of Service: paint, plant and build at a local elementary school, or race against other volunteers to complete projects at shelters, food banks and other nonprofits for prizes. More information

INFO 8 a.m. - 2 p.m., at various locations
7/289/29

Never Built

Exploring the Los Angeles that never was, A+D's exhibit examines the innovations, dreams, and proposals that failed to see the light of day and questions whether these trend-setting designs still have relevance today.

INFO Various, at Architecture and Design Museum
8/38/4

626 Asian Night Market

Inspired by the frenzied after-dark feasts of Southeast Asia, this buffet for the senses offers shopping, street food, and booze for night owls. More information

INFO 4 p.m. - midnight, Sat.; 4 - 10 p.m., Sun., at Santa Anita Race Track
 
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