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Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (10/26-10/30/16)-
*These listings do not include Halloween events which will be in a separate post.*
Thursday
Jacuzzi Boys are playing with Feels and D.A. Stern at The Satellite
LACMA is having a free screening of The Art of More starring Dennis Quaid, Cary Elwes and Christian Cooke who will also be present for a discussion following the film
UCLA School of the Arts & Architecture is having a free party to celebrate the release of Boom: A Journal of California, which “features student and faculty essays and projects from UCLA and Berkeley about Pacific Rim collaborations between architecture, urban studies, and the humanities”. There will be music, drinks, and hors d’oeuvres as well as complimentary copies of the journal.
Run River North are opening for Finish Ticket at the El Rey Theatre
Artists Daniel Kelm and Timothy Ely will be discussing the relevance of alchemy for contemporary artistic practice for The Getty’s lecture The Alchemy of the Handmade Book, which complements the exhibition The Alchemy of Color in Medieval Manuscripts. (free but advanced ticket required)
Friday
Amoeba Hollywood is having a Stranger Things Vinyl Release Party with a trivia contest and free candy (free)
Preoccupations (formerly known as Viet Cong) are playing at The Roxy
Stan Lee’s L.A. Comic Con begins (running through Sunday) at the Los Angeles Convention Center
As of this writing there are still some tickets left to see M83, Yeasayer, and Tennyson at The Greek Theatre
Roses are playing at The Hi Hat with Post Life and Crystals to celebrate their record release
Blind Pilot are playing an early and a late show at the Teragram Ballroom
Moving Units, L.A. Drones, and Second Still are playing at Complex in Glendale
Saturday
Generacion Suicida are opening for British punk band The Adicts at the El Rey Theatre
FIDLAR are playing with SWMRS and The Frights at the Hollywood Palladium
Highlights of the annual Grand Ave Arts: All Access event include- MOCA Grand Ave providing free admission, as well as a digital installation by Curate LA; Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Mark Taper Forum giving free tours; REDCAT having free film screenings; and pop up talks at The Broad (check the site for the full listing of participating venues and programming)
Skylight Books is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a cocktail party
The Magician is playing at Exchange LA with Slaptop, Le Youth and The Aston Shuffle
Cinefamily is hosting Super Tight, a music/comedy/magic/movie party with films by David O’Reilly and Galen Pehrson, a DJ set by YACHT, live music by Ducktails, comedy by Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher, magic by The Magic Castle and more
Sunday
Thee Oh Sees are playing with Useless Eaters at the El Rey Theatre
In observance of Veterans in the Arts and Humanities Day in Los Angeles County, LACMA will be showing short films created in their Veterans Make Movies program and after the screening, writer, director and veteran Norman Lear will discuss his latest projects (including how he involved veterans in a re-imagining of the sitcom One Day at a Time for Netflix). There will be additional guest speakers and a complimentary wine reception for attendees. (free)
Harmony Holiday is reading her poetry at MOCA Grand Ave (free with museum admission)