Best of L.A. - Editor's Picks
LA Connection Comedy Theatre
13442 Ventura Blvd, Sherman OaksQuick wits will get a kick out of this renowned improv comedy troupe.
May 17, 2008 09:00PM
May 24, 2008 09:00PM
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd., Los AngelesLearn about the creepy and crawly at the largest bug festival in the country with a Museum exhibit and over 60 exhibitors, not to mention thousands of bugs.
May 17, 2008 10:00AM
May 18, 2008 10:00AM
Cafe Rodeo at the Luxe Hotel
360 N. Rodeo Dr., Beverly HillsLocated smack in the center of Rodeo Drive’s epic shopping corridor, Café Rodeo features a tiny outdoor patio that serves as an ideal people-watching perch. From...
May 14, 2008 05:30PM
May 15, 2008 05:30PM
The Echo
1822 W. Sunset Blvd., Los AngelesThe searing psychedelic group melts minds and faces with metal-tinged rock befitting acid and temples, probably less so mothers.
The FIDM Museum and Galleries
919 S. Grand Ave., Los AngelesExplore the Artistic Dress Movement that was popular in the lat 19th and early 20th centuries, a dramatic period of changing values and attitudes, especially as they related...
May 18, 2008 10:00AM
May 20, 2008 10:00AM
Zanzibar
1301 5th Street, Santa MonicaEvery Thursday in Santa Monica, the world comes to SoCal via music. If you are looking to hear fantastic salsa, Afro-Latin house, dub, Brazilian or samba music, this is your...
May 15, 2008 09:00PM
May 22, 2008 09:00PM
Catalina Bar & Grill
6725 W Sunset Boulevard, Los AngelesThe veteran pianist is a master of time and space.
Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 N. Central Ave., Los AngelesThe late American artist Allan Kaprow left behind an enormous and diversified body of work that ranges from painting to drawings to video. This large retrospective represents...
May 15, 2008 11:00AM
May 16, 2008 11:00AM
The Echo
1822 W. Sunset Blvd., Los AngelesThe saddest band in indie rock has perked up a bit since reuniting in 2004, but frontman Mark Eitzel's depressive dirges will still leave you crying in your beer.
May 16, 2008 08:00PM
Bodega Wine Bar
260 E Colorado Blvd., PasadenaAlong with its daily food and drink specials, Bodega Wine Bar in Pasadena is offering every wine on their menu for $20 every Wednesday. Westsiders can enjoy this special on...
May 14, 2008 04:00PM
May 21, 2008 04:00PM
Royce Hall, UCLA
340 Royce Drive, Los AngelesThe Afro-pop singer has a stunning emotional presence and the inexorable optimism mixed with the devastating social observation that defines the best music of her native...
Discovery Science Center
2500 N. Main St., Santa AnaChildren can learn about the animal kingdom's smelliest, slimiest, creepiest creatures, through hands on learning.
May 23, 2008 10:00AM
May 24, 2008 10:00AM
Angelus Plaza
255 S. Hill St., Los AngelesTraditional folk dancers and choral groups celebrate the pageantry of Philippines, Guam, Samoa, Korea, China and Japan, complete with refreshments.
May 16, 2008 02:00PM
The Echo
1822 W. Sunset Blvd., Los AngelesThe solo project from Deerhunter's Bradford Cox is a more intimate and tape-hissy fit of bedroom malaise, electro pop and ephemeral lyrics. It's desperately mournful but...
Avalon Casino Ballroom
1 Casino Way, AvalonThe Art Deco Society of Los Angeles presents its annual tribute to the Roaring 20s with a formal dance set to the live music of a Dean Mora's Modern Rhythmists. Maxwell...
May 17, 2008 06:00PM