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Studio LF and Lawson-Fenning join the annual Melrose Gallery Walk with neighboring design galleries for a free evening of design, conversation and drinks.
One unforgettable night in Downtown Los Angeles. Start on Grand Avenue, explore the new additions, then flow down the hill and discover art, music, food, drinks, and late-night stops along the way.
Palabra celebrates floricanto, poesía and spoken word with poets Cory Besskepp Cofer, Brian Sonia-Wallace and David Puma, co-hosted by Donato Martinez.
First screening of showcase featuring short films by 5 hand selected female filmmakers. Featuring work from McKenna Matus, Vanesa Moreno, Kate Ahn, Asia Lynn Pitts, Caitlyn Phu, & Hannah De Vries.
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JeaDa LayMcKenna MatusAsia Lynn PittsCaitlyn PhuHannah De VriesKate AhnVanesa Moreno
DTLA ArtNight After Party at Clifton's Keep the night going at the official DTLA ArtNight After Party. After a night of art across Downtown, the night heads into the forest — beneath a four-story redwood in the heart of DTLA.
Second screening of showcase featuring short films by 5 hand selected female filmmakers. Featuring work from McKenna Matus, Vanesa Moreno, Kate Ahn, Asia Lynn Pitts, Caitlyn Phu, & Hannah De Vries.
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JeaDa LayMcKenna MatusAsia Lynn PittsCaitlyn PhuHannah De VriesKate AhnVanesa Moreno
Serein Botanicals leads a beginner-friendly candle workshop inspired by SWIM and Mikrokosmos at Say When, with materials, snacks and beverages included.
KCRW Summer Nights closes the season at the Autry with Wooden Wisdom, SiLVA and Alejandro Cohen DJ sets, after-hours museum access, food and drinks under the night sky.
Stone/Age1215 w washington blvd, los angeles, ca 90015
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Stone/Age presents a one-night solo exhibition of new Teddy Davis paintings reflecting on summer's fleeting nature through journals, photographs and memories.
MutMuz Gallery971 chung king rd, los angeles, ca 90012
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art · music · exhibition opening · animation · collage · works on paper
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MutMuz Gallery opens REALMS, a focused body of Devin Flynn's drawing, painting, collage, animation and sound-connected OTOFORMS, with additional works and animation screenings upstairs.
Thiiird Spaces brings Craft Cinema to K-Zone Cafe with a movie beginning at 7:45, carabiners and bag-charm materials, bring-your-own crafts, Korean food, games, karaoke, matcha and soju.
Please read before RSVPing and purchasing a craft menu item! Location: Wrigley Coffee Date: September 5th Time: 12PM - 3PM Optional Activity: Art Supply Swap About the event Join us for our LB: Yap and Stitch meet-up!!
Heavy Manners Library offers one-hour open risograph sessions where participants make a one- or two-color design and print 20 copies, with extra colors or copies available for an additional material fee.
After the Storm gathers queer women of color for a free group visit to the California African American Museum, followed by a discussion of the exhibitions and favorite works.
Victoria Foraver leads a hands-on workshop using locally foraged seaweed dyes to decorate a silk bandana while exploring natural color modifiers, California kelp ecology and regenerative materials.
Los Video Nasties brings eight award-winning shorts from Mexico, Peru, Brazil and Argentina to House Mouse. The program spans LGBTQ+ drama, documentary, monologue and experimental animation, with an opening poem and art by Vianney Harelly.
goodboybob Coffee Roasters x : Ollie + Bob n’ Cars Join us for a relaxed evening featuring: • the coolest cars in LA • delicious coffee + matcha • beer • wine • cake • burritos • a receipt photo booth inside the café (free!) • plenty of friendly faces (both human and canine) Come along to...
Kai True and Feel My Presence bring visual artists, live performers and Afro-Caribbean food together for a free gallery and rooftop music show in Westwood.
Moving Image Arts screens an episode of the experimental 1990 MTV series Buzz, followed by Mark Pellington’s documentary This Is Buzz and a panel moderated by Joanne McNeil.
Peak Design is excited to host, Tasheena Littleben who will present Honoring Our Matriarchs, a family legacy woven through generations Spend the evening with Tasheena and fellow artists as they share their craft, stories, and work. A drum circle rounds out the celebration, and weavings will be...
Tooneyverse opens its DTLA gallery after hours for a 21-and-over night of live music, dancing, local art and a guided sip-and-paint with wine and materials included.
Temple Art Market gathers painters, ceramicists, jewelers, textile artists and illustrators for a free afternoon market focused on handmade, one-of-a-kind work.
Build a stained glass frame for a favorite photo, Polaroid or photobooth strip with Inessa Illes. The beginner workshop covers arranging pre-cut glass, copper foil and soldering.
Learn the basics of cyanotype printing with Amblashia at Asteroid Vinyl Cafe. The all-levels workshop covers the process's history, paper preparation, exposure and experimental methods, with all materials provided.
Louder's four-week, all-levels Experimental Drawing course meets Wednesday evenings at Los Feliz Conservatory, with gentle guidance and all drawing materials included.
Louder LA begins a four-week Wednesday observational drawing workshop built around staged still-life environments. Participants bring their own medium; each class is $55.
Sous Sous celebrates its opening at Hotel Lucile with a four-course dinner, welcome drink and rooftop aperitivo hosted with Biite, plus art presented by Rhett Baruch Gallery.
is an intimate, retro-futuristic music series for curious ears. For one night only, Hollywood's historic Boulevard Recording will be transformed into a space for live music, drinks, new faces, and a few unexpected moments along the way.
Donny Collinson and Felicia St. Cyr present an evening of eleven solo dance works at Stomping Ground LA, with ticket proceeds split evenly among the participating artists.
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Donny CollinsonFelicia St. CyrBraylon BrownerCoqueroElizabeth ZinielHayden J. FrederickJane ZogbiLiv CavMarie Spiel dennerPiper CobbRoz LeBlancRyan GreenScarlett Owen
Free specialty coffee and matcha drinks sponsored by @ Rivian Venice on 9/12/26 We'll be serving drinks like baklava latte, mango lassi matcha, pandan latte & gulab jamun lattes. We will also be heading back to the lab to showcase some new flavors inspired by seasonal ingredients.
Bergamot Station Arts Center2525 michigan ave, santa monica, ca 90404
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Bergamot Station opens its campus for a free, family-friendly day of exhibitions, artist talks, curator walkthroughs, receptions, live music, comedy, performances and food across more than 20 galleries and creative spaces.
Makers Hive gathers more than 45 local makers and small businesses at Farmers Park with DJ Nat Milla, a photo-booth doodle experience and temporary tattoos for kids.
Cine Sin Cines brings films, filmmaker conversations, entertainment and cultural celebration to LA Plaza, with a separate afternoon filmmaking workshop led by Elpidia Carrillo.
Join us for the opening night of Altera, a solo exhibition by Vero Romero at Tetrapod Gallery — 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭...
Studio Bubby and Little Match Studio pair a silver ring-making session with a ceremonial-grade matcha tasting. Sessions run 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and 3–6 p.m. in Westwood.
Mutual Aid Market gathers 11 local vendors at Good Arthur for vintage, tattoos, hair braiding, matcha, pizza, flowers, ceramics, candles, portraits and mahjong. Vendors support grassroots mutual-aid efforts, and 40% of tattoo proceeds from the Hayley Williams tour pop-up benefit The Ally Coalition.
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Mutual Aid MarketTrans Defense Fund Los AngelesChicas BraidzCommon Ground MahjongFrauggyGlorimer Flower & CompanyHayley WilliamsKissing Booth LALilac Tea HouseRaddicus FinchRoni Darder PérezRuby Street CandlesThe Ally CoalitionVote for Pizza LAdisueños
4100 Bar and Gigi Flea celebrate the bar's anniversary with a free 21-and-over Renaissance faire featuring tavern food and drinks, vintage treasures, a singles board, animals, face painting, portraits and glitter tattoos.
See work by more than 90 Black women artists at Black Girl Art Show's Los Angeles homecoming. The national exhibition brings painting, photography, digital art and performance to Casitas Studios for one afternoon.
Crafty Crew Social Presents: Make a Journal Cover! After creating a personalized charm and decorating our journal clamps, it’s time for our next creative piece!
Bring a knitting, crochet or mending project to a free community craft circle with Isabelle Caldwell. Some materials are available, and beginners can get help troubleshooting or developing an idea.
THE POST GEN celebrates NEW WAVE's Criterion Channel launch with a guided listening session from filmmaker Elizabeth Ai and photographer Samanta Helou. The River hosts DJ sets, happy hour, an altar and lion dance blessing, a photo booth and zine workshop, with an optional six-course tasting by Jess Wang and Felix Fang.
Silver Lake Shorts screens 56 Titmouse animated shorts in an 80-minute free program at El Cid; the current Partiful is at capacity and offers a waitlist.
Alexis Zoto leads a two-day introductory tapestry workshop at LA Tactile Lab covering warping, sampler construction, texture, material exploration and removal from a frame loom.
Turn a favorite sketch or doodle into a three-dimensional felt character with Ayrin Gharibpour. The beginner workshop teaches how to sculpt loose wool into a desk companion or bag charm.
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles presents three InFocus short-film programs spanning Latin America, Spain and the United States, with receptions and audience Q&As throughout the day.
Edmund de Waal and Paul Holdengräber discuss kintsugi, memory, loss, exile and Japan's influence on de Waal's work. Light refreshments follow in the Japanese garden.
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USC Fisher Museum of ArtUSC Pacific Asia MuseumEdmund de WaalPaul Holdengräber
Frogtown Arts leads a participatory art parade along the LA River Bike Path during the Frogtown Artwalk, inviting costumes, art signs, banners, drums, bagpipes and comedy troupes.
Heavy Manners Library screens Bill Daniel’s documentary Who Is Bozo Texino? alongside his Hobo Circuit exhibition, followed by a Q&A with Ian Svenonius.
Bind a handmade journal and build a fabric cover through hand sewing, intuitive patchwork and collage with Malavika Rao. Materials are included, and no sewing experience is required.
Architect Ma Yansong presents the vision and design of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, followed by a roundtable moderated by Domus editorial director Walter Mariotti.
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USC School of ArchitectureMa YansongWalter Mariotti
Heavy Manners Library offers one-hour open risograph sessions where participants make a one- or two-color design and print 20 copies, with extra colors or copies available for an additional material fee.
Studio Bubby curates an intimate ten-person singles gathering in Westwood around a silver-ring workshop, gemstones, snacks and drinks; entry is selected through an application due September 7.
The ESMoA Video Art + Film Festival screens its FREEDOM finalists across film, animation and video art at the Wende Museum's A-Frame Theater, followed by the annual awards ceremony.
Shop the first F&F Flea in Koreatown, bringing together 24 local independent vendors with vintage clothing, ceramics, skincare, prints, jewelry, records, and home goods. Love Hour serves burgers and fries, and the all-ages day also includes Hwa-tu games and tarot reading.
Ggiata hosts the third annual free Melrose Hill Block Party with neighborhood food, drinks, art, design, vintage vendors and music at Melrose and Western.
Films on the Green screens Jacques Demy's 1969 Los Angeles film Model Shop on Hollyhock House's west lawn, preceded by live music from Jean-Luc Eldenwood and his trio.
ICA LA opens Nature Never Loses, the first in-depth survey of Carl Cheng’s six-decade practice, bringing together about 50 rarely exhibited works and archival materials.
Sam Reece’s Shitty Craft Club leads a three-hour, judgment-free mixed-media still-life workshop with canvases, hot glue, rhinestones, felt, beads, pom-poms and junk-drawer treasures.
art · beer · music · wine · browse · drink · show · evening
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browse furniture and objects by seven Los Angeles designers alongside work by LA Woodshop students during LA Design Week/end. Beer, wine and music accompany the free walk-in open house.
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LA Design Week/endAker StudioAtelier Alex HsuBingo Furniture Design & MillworkEllie RichardsHanson & StefanelliLast Ditch DesignStudio Sam Klemick
Rare Books LA fills Union Station's Ticket Concourse with more than 50 antiquarian-book exhibitors, author talks, special exhibits and a celebration of Interview with the Vampire's 50th anniversary.
Embroider a California monkeyflower while learning stem stitch, satin stitch and dimensional woven picot with Jamie S. Maloney. The beginner workshop includes all supplies.
West Hollywood Design Districtmelrose ave, beverly blvd & robertson blvd, west hollywood, ca 90069
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art · cocktails · fashion · food · see · art walk · gallery hopping · shopping · dining · after dark · free · walk
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ArtWalk fills the West Hollywood Design District with gallery hopping, shopping, dining and special programming across the Melrose, Beverly and Robertson corridors. Announced activations include a Michael Hafftka exhibition at Loisir Gallery, a Piña Picante special at Gracias Madre and refreshments at RE/DONE before ArtWalk After Dark.
Granada Echo Park and Ceramicah host a free LA Design Weekend gathering featuring their new lighting collaboration, Ceramicah's Cuadra line, Coyuchi goods, drinks and light bites.
Rare Books LA fills Union Station's Ticket Concourse with more than 50 antiquarian-book exhibitors, author talks, special exhibits and a celebration of Interview with the Vampire's 50th anniversary.
The Los Angeles Conservancy screens CLUE (1985) as the matinee half of its Last...Remains Halloween program at the historic Million Dollar Theatre. The PG mystery-comedy runs 1 hour 34 minutes, costumes are encouraged, and a free theatre-history Q&A follows the screening.
The Los Angeles Conservancy presents Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING (1980) on the big screen for the evening half of Last...Remains at the historic Million Dollar Theatre. The R-rated psychological horror film runs 2 hours 26 minutes, costumes are encouraged, and a free theatre-history Q&A follows.
Dwell opens three contemporary Los Angeles homes for a self-paced architecture tour beginning at Barnsdall Art Park, with coffee, Hollyhock House access and a Dwell subscription included.
Modernica Factory2901 saco st, los angeles, ca 90058
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art · fashion · modern design · vintage market · rain or shine · $10 cash · design · market
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LA Downtown Modernism brings more than 80 vintage modern dealers to the Modernica factory alongside discounted seconds and discontinued ceramics, with free parking and admission for children under 12.
Enjoy an afternoon of shopping local makers at Patchwork Show Long Beach! Nestled at the waters edge of Marine Stadium, our largest and longest-running show features: Artisan food vendors & food trucks Free DIY crafting & activities Bike valet And more!
