Lens Mozer- Cut My Heart In Two
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (11/15-11/18/18)-
Thursday
Damien Echols, who was famously part of the West Memphis Three, will be discussing his book with Natalie Maines (of the Dixie Chicks) at the Regent Theater ($32 includes signed book)
There’s a California Fire Relief Benefit happening at the Echoplex with DJ sets by Twin Shadow, Local Natives, and Baio ($10 with all proceeds going to California Fire Relief organizations)
Hauser & Wirth is having a free screening of Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf. The landscape designer is known for designing public works for the High Line in NYC and the Lurie Garden in Chicago’s Millenium Park
Poet Mary Ruefle will be reading from her work at Hammer Museum
The Helio Sequence are playing at the Lodge Room with Strawberry Mountain opening
The Broad’s feminist Latinx performance series En Cuatro Patas continues tonight with performances byNao Bustamante, Gina Osterioh, and Dorian Wood
Friday
Lens Mozer is opening for Papercuts with L.A. Takedown at the Bootleg Theater
ICA LA is hosting their happy hour Art Buzz with a tour of This Has No Name by B. Wurtz, led by curator Jamillah James and Director of Learning and Engagement Asuka Hisa, plus drinks and light refreshments
Cones and Asian She are opening for The Dig at the Moroccan Lounge
David Sedaris will be performing at Royce Hall
Saturday
Disprove the myth that nobody walks in LA with the Great Los Angeles Walk which starts downtown at Pershing Square and this year will take Sixth Street for part of the route, eventually ending at the ocean in Santa Monica
Joywave and Sir Sly are playing at the Fonda Theatre
Gabba Gallery’s signature affordable art show Wish List returns and the reception is tonight- no RSVP necessary
Odd Ark is hosting a party for art magazine Carla with a performance by SheKhan, DJs, drinks, and you can check out work by Lauren Satlowski
Creature Feature Festival is happening at The Hi Hat with Young Creatures, Sugar Candy Mountain, The Blank Tapes and more
The Living Strange, Velour Afternoon, Dancing Tongues and Canto will be playing at The Factory
Saturday and Sunday
Start your holiday shopping at the Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair which returns to Old Pasadena for two days from 10am-4pm
Sunday
lucky dragons will perform a durational piece of music in conjunction with Calder:Nonspace at Hauser & Wirth (free but register)
Artists Patrick Martinez and Anna Sew Hoy will be discussing their work and Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (free) and while there check out the Barnsdall Art & Craft Fair will also be taking place in the park
Photographer Luther Gerlach will demonstrate how to make wet plate collodion negatives, ambrotypes and tintypes at the Getty Center and you can see the photography exhibition Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossing (free)
Artist Sherin Guirguis and curator Holly Jerger will be giving a tour and discussing the exhibition Of Thorns and Love at the Craft & Folk Art Museum (free but RSVP)
Blockhead, Yppah and Arms and Sleepers are performing at the Teragram Ballroom
Tomemitsu is opening for Steady Holiday at the Bootleg Theater