thursdayjanuary30

LA Art Book Fair opens at MOCA, Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, at Alameda, 6-9pm

Art Los Angeles Contemporary opens at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Walgrove and Bundy, Santa Monica, 7-9pm

Wolf Eyes, And Martin, Cali Dewitt, and John Weise perform at The Church on York, 4904 York Blvd, at N Ave 49, 7pm, $17

fridayjanuary31

Terry Winters opens at Gemini G.E.L., 8365 Melrose, btw Kings and Orlando, 5:30-8pm

Elena Bajo opens at 18^th Street Arts Center, 1639 18^th St, btw Westmoreland and Orchard, Santa Monica, 6-9pm

<distance.transform> opens at Agency Contemporary, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, Ste b275, btw Highland and McCadden, 6-8:30pm

MOCAtv: The Art of Punk screening and panel at MOCA, Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, at Alameda, 3pm

LA Art Book Fair opens at MOCA, Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, at Alameda, 11am-5pm

Art Los Angeles Contemporary opens at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Walgrove and Bundy, Santa Monica, 11am-7pm

saturdayfebruary1

Alyson Souza opens at Coagula Curatorial, 974 Chung King Rd, 7-11pm

Ron Jude opens at Gallery Luisotti, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, A2, Santa Monica, 7-9pm

F Scott Hess opens at Koplin Del Rio Gallery, 6031 Washington Blvd, btw Reid and Sentney, 4-5pm

Joao Ruas and Karla Ortiz open at Thinkspace, 6009 Washington Blvd, btw Sentney, 6-9pm

Fictions opens at Klowden Mann, 6023 Washington Blvd, btw Melvil and Hargis, 6-8pm

MOCAtv: Jeff Vallance Art + Comedy performance and panel at Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, at Alameda, 11:30am

LA Art Book Fair opens at MOCA, Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, at Alameda, 11am-6pm

Art Los Angeles Contemporary opens at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Walgrove and Bundy, Santa Monica, 11am-7pm

Paramount Ranch at 2903 Cornell Rd, Agoura Hills, 11am-5pm

sundayfebruary2

Burton Kopelow opens at LA Artcore Brewery Annex, 650 A South Avenue 21, at Main, 1-3pm

Kelly Nipper: Black Forest Performance at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 2pm

The Granite Block opens at Overduin & Co., 6693 Sunset Blvd, at Las Palmas, 7-9pm

LA Art Book Fair opens at MOCA, Geffen Contemporary, 152 N Central Ave, at Alameda, Noon-6pm

Art Los Angeles Contemporary opens at The Barker Hanger, 3021 Airport Ave, btw Walgrove and Bundy, Santa Monica,11am-6pm

Paramount Ranch at 2903 Cornell Rd, Agoura Hills, 11am-5pm

mondayfebruary3

Future Islands perform at Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, 2225 Colorado Blvd, at Rockland Ave, 8pm, $12.50

tuesdayfebruary4

Chase/Colpitts/Krieger perform at REDCAT, 631 W 2^nd St, 8:30pm, $20

The Hounds Below, Dreamland, and Le Cos perform at Bootleg, 2220 Beverly Blvd, at Roselake, 8:30pm, $12

wednesdayfebruary5

William Burroughs 100^th Birthday Celebration at Skylight Books, 1818 N Vermont Ave, btw Russell and Melbourne, 7:30pm

Lost & Found Film Club: Sid Laverents, Amateur Auteur at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 10:15pm

thursdayjanuary23

Leon Kossoff opens at LA Louver, 45 N Venice Blvd, btw Speedway and Pacific, 6-8pm

And the Award Goes to…: The 2013 Artadia Los Angeles Award Winners at LACE, 6522 Hollywood Blvd, btw Schrader and Wilcox, 6-9pm

Karen Holmberg reads at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7:30pm

Of Montreal perform at The Art Theatre of Long Beach, 2025 E 4^th St, at St Louis, Long Beach, 7pm, $18

fridayjanuary24

Henry Codax opens at Michael Thibault, 3311 W Washington Blvd, btw 3^rd and 4^th , 6-9pm

Pablo Bronstein opens at REDCAT, 631 W 2^nd St, at Hope, 6-9pm

Oral History Drop-Ins at East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park, 3-5:30pm

Skinny Puppy perform at The Observatory, 3503 S Harbor Blvd, at Sunflower, Costa Mesa, 8pm, $25

saturdayjanuary25

Mai-Thu Perret opens at David Kordansky, 3143 S La Cienega Blvd, at Fairfax, 6-9pm

Mark Roeder opens at Michael Benevento, 7578 Sunset Blvd, at Curson, 6-8pm

David Askevold opens at Jancar Gallery, 961 Chung King Rd, btw Bernard and Hill, 6-9pm

Alex Prager opens at M+B, 612 N Almont Dr, btw Santa Monica and Melrose, 6-8pm

Renzo Martin opens at The Box, 805 Traction Ave, at E 3^rd, 6-9pm

Donna Huanca opening and performance at ltd los angeles, 7561 Sunset Blvd, #103, btw Curson and Sierra Bonita 6-8pm

Timothy Washington, Shirley Familian, Golnar Adili & Samira Yamin open at Craft and Folk Art Museum, 5814 Wilshire Blvd, btw Stanley and Curson, 6-9pm

Group Show LA opens at Ibid Projects, 4619 W Washington Blvd, at Claudina, 3-8pm

Cat Art Show Los Angeles opens at 6205 Santa Monica Blvd, at El Centro, 7-10pm

Binding Desire: Unfolding Artists Books opens at Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, at La Tijera, 4-6pm

sundayjanuary26

Tea and Morphine walkthrough at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 2-3pm

A Touch of Sin screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Blvd, at Clinton, 8:30pm

Darkside perform at The Observatory, 3503 S Harbor Blvd, at Sunflower, Costa Mesa, 8pm, $20

mondayjanuary27

Thom Andersen and Noel Burch: Red Hollywood screening at REDCAT, 631 W 2^nd St, at Hope, 8:30pm, $10

Visionaries Lecture Series 2013-2014: Winter Series: The Out of Towners lecture at Orange County Museum of Art, 850 San Clemente Dr, at Jamboree, Newport Beach, 10:30am-12:30pm

tuesdayjanuary28

To Sir, With Love screens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, at Spaulding, 1pm

Mutual Benefit, Emily Reo, and Monster Rally perform at Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, 2225 Colorado Blvd, at Rockland, 8pm, $12.50

wednesdayjanuary29

Urban Life opens at Artspace Warehouse, 7358 Beverly Blvd, at Fuller, 6-8:30pm

Dave Hickey talk and book signing at Grand Central Market, 317 S Broadway, btw W 3^rd and W 4^th, 7pm

Thayer Coggin lectures at Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, at Highland, 2-3pm

thursdayjanuary16

Photo LA 2014 opens at LA Mart, 6585 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Seward and Hudson, 11am-7pm

Phil Stern opens at Fahey/Klein, 148 N La Brea Ave, btw Beverly and W 1^st, 7-9pm

Round Hole, Square Peg opens at LA Mart, 6585 Santa Monica Blvd, at Seward, 6-10pm

The Mothership opens at Dilletante, 120 N Santa Fe Ave, at Banning, 7pm

Dear Comrade screens at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm

fridayjanuary17

Keltie Ferris and Xylor Jane open at Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, 7:30-9:30pm

Figure Ground Game, An Architecturalists Show opens at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3^rd St, at Santa Fe, 7-9pm

69 Fall/Winter Collection Video Premiere and Presentation at Ooga Booga 2, 356 S Mission Rd, at Artemus, 8pm-Midnight

Connan Mockasin performs at Amoeba Music, 6400 Sunset Blvd, at Ivar, 6pm

saturdayjanuary18

Matt Connors opens at Cherry and Martin, 2712 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 4-7pm

Oscar Murillo opens at The Mistake Room, 1811 E 20^th St, at Alameda, 7-9pm

Joel Kyack opens at Francios Ghebaly, 2245 E Washington Blvd, at Santa Fe, 6-10pm

Karen Sargsyan opens at Ambach & Rice, 6148 Wilshire Blvd, btw McCarthy and Fairfax, 6-8pm

Pablo Bronstein opens at REDCAT, 631 W 2^nd St, at Hope, 6-9pm

Kota Ezawa opens at Christopher Grimes, 916 Colorado Ave, at 9^th, 6-8pm

Adam Ekberg opens at De Soto Gallery, 1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd, btw Andulusia and Navarre, 6-8pm

Peter Fischli and David Weiss open at Matthew Marks, 1062 N Orange Grove, at Santa Monica, 3-5pm

Barbara Edelstein and Jennifer Faist open at Ruth Bachofner, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, 4-6pm

Alfredo Ramos Martinez, Flora Kao, and Serigrafia open at Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 E Union St, at Oakland, Pasadena, 7-9pm

Too Soon opens at Perry Rubenstein, 1215 N Highland Ave, btw Fountain and Lexington, 6-8pm

Supports/Surfaces in Alive and Well opens at Cherry and Martin, 2712 S L Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 4-7pm

Bloody English, curated by Ariella Wolens, opens at OHWOW, 937 N La Cienega Blvd, btw Romaine and Willoughby, 6-8pm

Los Gigantes opens at Frank Lloyd, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B5B, 5-7pm

Building on Ruins opens at Cirrus Gallery, 542 S Alameda St, at Palmetto, Noon-6pm

After Images opens at Irvine Fine Arts Center, 14321 Yale Ave, at Walnut, Irvine, 3-6pm

sundayjanuary19

Man Soo Lee opens at LA Artcore Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St, btw Temple and E 1^st, 3-5pm

Nomadic Nights: Jamie Ross, Gabriel at Mount Lowe, San Gabriel Mountains, Angeles Crest Highway and Mount Wilson Box Rd, 3-5pm, rsvp@nomadicdivision.org

Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia artist talk at CB1 Gallery, 207 W 5^th St, btw Broadway and Spring, 4-5pm

mondayjanuary20

Peg Leg Love and Programmed For Pleasure perform at Los Globos, 3040 W Sunset Blvd, at Vendrome, 9pm

tuesdayjanuary21

The Angels’ Share screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 7:30pm

Pure Bathing Culture perform at The Observatory, 3503 S Harbor Blvd, at Lake Center, 8pm, $10

wednesdayjanuary22

Tacita Dean lectures at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7:30-8:30pm

I + We Collective Movement Workshop opens at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Bishops and N Broadway, 7-9pm

thursdayjanuary9

The General Secretary is Trapped in the Snow Globe: William E Jones on Peter Roehr at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, at 3^rd, 7-9pm

Lindsey Troy, The Record Company, Zach and Bridget, and Mojo Stone perform at Bootleg, 2220 Beverly Blvd, at Roselake, 8pm, $10

fridayjanuary10

Highlights 2013 opens at Cohen Gallery, 7354 Beverly Blvd, btw Fuller and Martel, 7-9pm

Forensic Topology: Geoff Manaugh at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm

Total Freedom, Sinden, Low Limit, and sodapop perform at Complex LA, 806 E Colorado St, at Glengarry, 10pm, $5

saturdayjanuary11

William E Jones opens at David Kordansky, 3143 S La Cienega Blvd, at Fairfax, 6-9pm

Daniel Joseph Martinez opens at Roberts & Tilton, 5801 Washington Blvd, at Elkgrove, 6-8pm

Liz Larner opens at Regen Projects, 6750 Santa Monica Blvd, btw McCadden and Highland, 6-8pm

Morgan Fisher opens at China Art Objects, 6086 Comey Ave, at Venice, 6-8pm

Elias Hansen opens at Anat Egbi, 2660 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm

Paco Pomet opens at Richard Heller, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B5A, 4-6pm

Ramiro Gomez opens at Charlie James, 969 Chung King Rd, btw Hill and Yale, 7-10pm

John Williams opens at Richard Telles, 7380 Beverly Blvd, btw Martel and Fuller, 5-7pm

Paul W Evans opens at Fifth Floor, 502 Chung King Ct, Hill and Yale, 6-9pm

Tony de Los Reyes opens at Angles Gallery, 2754 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm

Ciprian Muresan opens at Mihai Nicodim, 3143 S La Cienega Blvd, at Fairfax, 6-9pm

Thomas Woodruff opens at Mark Moore, 5790 Washington Blvd, at Elkgrove, 6-8pm

Andrew Moore opens at Couturier Gallery, 166 N La Brea Ave, btw Beverly and W 1^st, 6-8pm

Robert Therrien and William Eggleston open at Gagosian, 456 N Camden Dr, btw Santa Monica and Brighton, 6-8pm

Brendan Fowler and Isabelle Cornaro open at LAXART, 2640 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm

Nobuo Sekine and Gavin Kenyon open at Blum & Poe, 2727 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm Patrick

Patrick Wilson and Michael Reafsnyder open at Susanne Vielmetter, 6006 Washington Blvd, at Sentney, 6-8pm

Joshua Aster and Spencer Lewis open at Edward Cella, 6018 Wilshire Blvd, btw Orange Grove and Ogden, 6-8pm

Kevin Cooley and Phillip Andrew Lewis open at Kopeikin Gallery, 2766 La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 6-8pm

Miles Coolidge and Emette Rivera open at ACME, 6150 Wilshire Blvd, btw Crescent and Fairfax, 6-8pm

Manfred Menz & Laura Menz open at Baik Art, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, F2, 6-9pm, RSVP tp adcontemporarybuildingbridges@gmail.com

Jake Cruzen, Ryan Fabel and Jared Madere open at Young Art, 418 Bamboo Ln, btw Hill and Broadway, 6-9pm

Two Johns and Whore opens at Coagula Curatorial, 974 Chung King Rd, btw Hill and Yale, 7-11pm

Karen Lofgren: Trajectory Object c. 2000-2050 at High Desert Test Sites, 6470 Veterans Way, Joshua Tree, 1pm

sundayjanuary12

Peter Fischli and David Weiss open at Matthew Marks, 7818 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Orange Grove and Ogden, 3-5pm

Far From Vietnam screens at Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, btw McCadden and Las Palmas, 7:30-9:45pm

EyeHateGod, Cattle Decapitation, Nausea, Obliterations, and Strong Intention perform at Los Globos, 3040 W Sunset Blvd, at Vendome, 8pm, $22

mondayjanuary13

Criminal Hygiene, Ugly Kids, and Death Hymn #9 perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8pm, RSVP

tuesdayjanuary14

Robert Graham and Dara Friedman open at Kayne Griffin Corcoran, 1201 S La Brea Ave, at W 12^th, 7-9pm

Touche Amore, Mewithoutyou, Seahaven, and Drug Church perform at Ukrainian Cultural Center, 4315 Melrose Ave, btw Heliotrope and New Hampshire, 7pm, $16

wednesdayjanuary15

LA Art Show 2014 opens at Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S Figueroa St, at Pico, 7-11pm

Icons in Plastic lecture at Getty Center, 1200 Getty Dr, at Sepulveda, 7-8pm

Privately Published: A Descent Into Early 20^th Century Mail Order Erotica: Colin Dickey at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm

thursdayjanuary2

Celebrating Rothko: A Closer Look at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, at 3^rd, 7pm, reservations encouraged

Baron Von Luxxury performs at The Satellite, 1717 Silverlake Blvd, 9pm, Free

fridayjanuary3

Ling Ly, D.W. Marino, Joanne Seohyun Nam, and Paige Jiyoung Moon open at La Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, at Rodney, 8-11pm

Dawn of Sequins, Ghost Noise, and Feral Kizzy perform at Pehrspace, 325 Glendale Blvd, btw Cortez and Court, 9pm, $5

saturdayjanuary4

Alex Ito and Brendan Lynch open at Steve Turner, 6026 Wilshire Blvd, btw Orange Grove and Ogden, 6-8pm

Elliot Brown and In Limbo open at Thinkspace, 6009 Washington Blvd, at Sentney, 6-9pm

REVOK book signing at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, btw 2^nd and 3^rd, 3pm

sundayjanuary5

Kamol Tassananchalee opens at LA Artcore Brewery Annex, 650 A South Ave 21, at Main, 3-5pm

Thai Group Show opens at LA Artcore Union Center for the Arts, 120 Judge John Aiso St, btw E 1^st and Temple, 3-5pm

Kori Newkirk book release at LACMA, Art Catalogues, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, btw Fairfax and Curson, 4-6pm

Space, Time, Photography: Architecture and its Image lecture at Getty Center, 1200 Getty Dr, at Sepulveda, 3pm

mondayjanuary6

Interior. Leather Bar. screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Clinton and Melrose, 7:45pm

Peg Leg Love, Pool Honeys, and Creeps perform at Los Globos, 3040 W Sunset Blvd, at Vendome, 9pm

tuesdayjanuary7

House of Lies screens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, btw Fairfax and Curson, 7:30pm

Bleached perform at Alex’s Bar, 2913 E Anaheim St, at Terminal Island Fwy, Long Beach, 8pm, Free

wednesdayjanuary8

Dara Friedman screens at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7:30-9:30pm

The Lonely Wild perform at Detroit Bar, 843 W 19^th St, at Federal, Costa Mesa, 9pm, $5

thursdaydecember26

Dallas Buyers Club screens at Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd, at Sawtelle, 6:30pm

Smelveteen, Anus Kings, and Heller Keller perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2^nd and 3^rd, 9PM, $5

fridaydecember27

See Bob Mizer & Tom of Finland at MOCA, Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Ave, at San Vicente, 11am-5pm

Cypress Hill perform at The Observatory, 3503 S Harbor Blvd, btw MacArthur and Lake CEnter, Santa Ana, 8pm, $30

saturdaydecember28

Free Tour at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 1pm

See David Hockney: Seven Yorkshire Landscape Videos, 2011 at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, btw Fairfax and Curson, 10am-7pm

sundaydecember29

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues screens at Regent Theatre, 1045 Broxton Ave, btw Weyburn and Kinross, 7:10pm

Neil Hamburger performs at The Satellite, 1717 Silverlake Blvd, at Temple, 9pm, $8

mondaydecember30

Inside Llewyn Davis screens at The Landmark, 10850 W Pico St, at Westwood, 7:35pm

VUM, LA Witch, Intimachine, and Net Shaker perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8pm, RSVP

tuesdaydecember31

Jeffertitti’s Nile perform at The Lyric Theatre, 520 N La Brea Ave, btw Clinton and Rosewood, Midnight, $15

Nosaj Thing, Cosmic Kids, Salva, Escort, Groundislava, and Magic Touch perform at The Standard Hollywood, 8300 Sunset Blvd, btw Flores and Sweetzer, 8pm, $55

wednesdayjanuary1

Wrong Cops screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Clinton and Melrose, 9:30pm

thursdaydecember19

Maxwell Coppola opens at Trunk Gallery, 12818 Venice Blvd, btw Moore and Beethoven, 7-10pm

Michael Yamashita lectures at Annenberg Space for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century Plaza, 6:30-8pm

Chance the Rapper performs at Club Nokia, 800 W Olympic Blvd, btw Georgia and Figueroa, 9pm, $25

fridaydecember20

From Little Things Big Things Grow opens at Bleicher/Golightly, 1431 Ocean Ave, Ste 1800, btw Santa Monica and Broadway, Santa Monica, 5-9pm

Star and the Red Lady: Shayna Keller & Brigette Nicole Grice at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm, 10pm

Perfect Pussy performs at East 7th, 1725 E 7^th St, at Mill, 7pm, $6

saturdaydecember21

Emilie Hapern opens at Pepin Moore, 5849 W Sunset Blvd, btw Bronson and Van Ness, 6-8pm

Joe Biel opens at Sweeney Art Gallery, 3834 Main St, at 39^th, 6-9pm

Kelly Nipper performs at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, Noon, 2pm

Flosstradamus perform at The Wiltern, 3790 Wilshire Blvd, at Western, 8pm, $25

sundaydecember22

See Bob Mizer & Tom of Finland at MOCA, Pacific Design Center,8687 Melrose Ave, 11am-6pm

Youth Brigade, US Bombs, Pistol Grip, and Tartar Control perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 7pm, $18

mondaydecember23

Froth, Sunblock, Santoros, and Hindu Pirates perform at Bootleg, 2220 Beverly Blvd, at Roselake, 9pm, Free with RSVP

tuesdaydecember24

See Connecting Seas: A Visual History of Discoveries and Encounters at The Getty Center, 1200 Getty Center Dr, at Sepulveda, 10am-5:30pm

Video Nights: Violent Night – A Cinefamily Orphan Xmas at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 10:30pm

wednesdaydecember25

Christmas Day

thursdaydecember12

Guy Yanai opens at Aran Cravey, 6918 Melrose Ave, btw Orange and Sycamore, 7-9pm

Alexa Guariglia opens at Moskowitz Gallery, 743 N La Brea, btw Waring and Melrose, 7-10pm

Senses on Leaves: The Fall of Perception at Human Resources LA, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Broadway and Doyle, 7pm

Double Bill: Torreya Cummings and Park Detail’s Band at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm

Josh Beckman’s Bass Cave at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 7-8:30pm

Cali Thornhill Dewitt book release at Ooga Booga, 943 N Broadway, btw Olympic and W 9^th, 6-9pm

fridaydecember13

Paul Fagerskiold opens at PRISM, 8746 W Sunset Blvd, at Holloway, 7-9pm

Dead Horses: Douglas Kearney & Paul Buckley at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, 8pm

GRMLN, Bodegas, and Girl Tears perform at The Smell, 247 S Main St, btw 2^nd and 3^rd, 8pm, $5

saturdaydecember14

Matthew Brandt opens at M+B, 612 N Almont Dr, btw Melrose and Santa Monica, 6-8pm

Michelle Guintu opens at New Image Art, 7920 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Hayworth and Fairfax, 7-10pm

For All Intents and Purposes at Luis De Jesus, 2685 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 2-6pm

Julian Hoeber, Douglas Fogle, and Jonathan Lethem book signing at Blum & Poe, 2727 S La Cienega Blvd, btw Venice and Washington, 2-4pm

Building on Ruins readings and performances at Cirrus Gallery, 542 S Alameda St, at Palmetto, 7-9pm

Jeremy Blake screens at Roberts & Tilton, 5801 Washington Blvd, at Elkgrove, Noon-6pm

Holiday Party and Sale at Fifth Floor, 502 Chung King Ct, at Bamboo, 6-9pm

Butter Aerobics Holiday Jam at Santa Monica Pier, 10:30-3pm

sundaydecember15

Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia opens at CB1 Gallery, 207 W 5^th St, btw Broadway and S Spring St, 5-7pm

Parking Everywhere opens at 18^th Street Arts Center, 1639 18^th St, btw Orchard and Westmoreland, 1-8pm

Amanda Palmer, DJ Diabetic, and Ondi Timoner perform at Echoplex, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 6pm, $40

mondaydecember16

Doug Benson’s Movie Interruption: New Year’s Eve at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, at Clinton, 7:30pm

Federation X, Sons of the Bitch, and Select Sex perform at Pehrspace, 325 Glendale Blvd, btw Cortez and Court, 8pm, $5

tuesdaydecember17

LAND 2^nd Annual Holiday Moveable Feast at The Doughroom, 3409 Overland Ave, btw Woodbine and Palms, 6:30-9:30pm, $85

Close Encounters of the Third Kind screens at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, btw Fairfax and Curson, 1pm

wednesdaydecember18

Lunchtime Art Talks: James Welling at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 12:30pm

King Krule performs at The Fonda Theatre, 6126 Hollywood Blvd, btw El Centro and Gower, 8pm, $23

thursdaydecember5

Art Talk: William Leavitt at MOCA, 250 S Grand Ave, at 3^rd, 7pm

Diana Nyad & Catherine Opie are in conversation at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 7:30pm

David Doubilet lectures at Annenburg Space for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century Plaza, 6:30-8pm

X perform at The Majestic Ventura Theater, 26 S Chestnut St, at Main, Ventura, $30

fridaydecember6

Yael Davids opens at REDCAT, 631 W 2^nd St, at Hope, 8-10pm

Bruce Eichelberger, Jennifer Jelenski, Juan Muniz, and Krystopher Sapp open at Luz de Jesus, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, at Rodney, 8-11pm

Parallax Beach: Parallax Scroll opens at Highways Performance Space, 18^th Street Arts Complex, 1651 18^th St, btw Westmoreland and Orchard, 7-8pm

Kenneth Frampton & Eric Owen Moss debate at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3^rd St, 1-2pm

saturdaydecember7

Aili Schmeltz opens at Cal State Fullerton Central Art Center, 125 N Broadway, at W 1^st, Santa Ana, 7-10pm

John Higgins, Phranc, and A Little Snow open at Craig Krull, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B3, 4-6pm

East of Encino, North of Moca and Table Setting open at Jancar Gallery, 961 Chung King Rd, btw Yale and Hill, 6-9pm

Small Is Beautiful opens at Frank Lloyd, Bergamont Station, 2525 Michigan Ave, B5B, 5-7pm

About Paper opens at Couturier Gallery, 166 N La Brea Ave, btw Beverly and W 1^st, 6-8pm

Dominique Gilliot: The Laughably Simple Ridiculously Important Event at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home, btw Hill and Broadway, 8pm

sundaydecember8

Tapping the Third Realm closes at OTIS Ben Maltz Gallery, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, btw Manchester and Westchester, Noon-4pm

Save Music in Chinatown 1: Bob Forrest, Lucky Dragons, Derdorian, and LA Fog at Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home St, btw Hill and Broadway, 2-6pm, $15

Los Angeles: City of Butterflies Plant Sale & Lepidopterology Party at Machine Project, 1200 N Alvarado, at Elsinore, Noon-5pm

Monster Drawing Rally Holiday Art Sale at Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N Raymond Ave, btw Walnut and Holly, Noon-1pm

mondaydecember9

Melanie Smith artist talk at LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd, btw Fairfax and Curson, 7pm

Paradise: Hope screens at Cinefamily, 611 N Fairfax Ave, btw Melrose and Clinton, 10pm

VUM, Lo-Fang, Globelamp, and Galaxy Electric perform at The Echo, 1822 Sunset Blvd, btw Glendale and Lemoyne, 8:30pm, Free

tuesdaydecember10

Everyday Modernism in the California Landscape at Getty Center, 1200 Getty Dr, at Sepulveda, 6:30-7:30pm

Climbers, Them Jeans, Thee Cool Cats, and Bones perform at Dim Mak Studios, 1643 Cosmo St, btw Hollywood and Selma, 10pm, $10

wednesdaydecember11

Banks perform at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, btw Gower and Van Ness, 8pm, $25

Lunchtime Art Talks: Tony Feher at Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, at Westwood, 12:30pm