What's Happening in Los Angeles
Friday, March 6
Art
Fringes-Margins-Borders
Highways Performance Space 1651 18th St., Santa Monica map
Time: Fri. & Sat. at 8:30 pm; Sun. at 3 pm
Cost: $20/$15 for students
The Los Angeles presentation of a four-city tour featuring L.A.’s Queer Exchange: Deadlee, Ian MacKinnon, Saleem, and guest artist Scott Turner Schofield + San Francisco Artists: Stephanie Cooper, Sean Dorsey Dance, and Gigi Otalvaro-Hormillosa. Fri. & Sat. at 8:30 p.m. and Sun. at 3 p.m.
Bars
Who Watches the Watchmen
Westwood Brewing Company 1097 Glendon Avenue, Los Angeles map
Time: 10:00 pm
Cost: No cover
Get out the big hair and parachute pants and jam to the totally rad 80s cover band Neurotic City and get some free Watchmen swag.
Saturday, March 7
Film
“New Russian Cinema” Film Festival
James Bridges Theater 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles map
Time: 12:00 pm-8:00 pm
Cost: Free
The festival will feature the U.S. premiere of Everybody Dies But Me, the Camera D'Or winner at Cannes plus a variety of Russian animation and documentary shorts, art by designer Nataya and acoustic music by Moscow-born musician Aleksei Kiskachi.
CD Signing
Watchmen Signing
Emerald Knights Comics and Games 4116 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank map
Time: 3:00 pm
Cost: Free
Watchmen Composer Tyler Bates, who also scored 300 and Dawn of the Dead, will be signing the Watchmen soundtrack.
Workshops
ArtsDay L.A.
UCLA Extension 10995 Le Conte Ave. 4th Floor, Los Angeles map
Time: 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Cost: Free
Attend any or all of four sessions in each of the following areas: Creative Writing, Design Communication Arts, Entertainment Studies (Film, Television, Music), Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Screenwriting.
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Festivals
L.A. County Irish Fair
Fairplex 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Pomona map
Time: 10:00 am-6:00 pm
Cost: $16 a day; $26 for 2-day pass
Irish music and dance galore with over 2000 performers on 8 stages plus food, arts & crafts, parades, exhibits and a Leprechaun Kingdom.
Exhibits
Wisdom Within Us
Premier Events Center 613 Imperial St., Los Angeles map
Time: 7:00 pm-3:00 am
Cost: $15 before 10 pm, $20 after
Over 40 emerging and established visual artists and musicians come together to celebrate language and the images it inspires.
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Sunday, March 8
Festivals
35th Annual Festival of the Kite
Redondo Beach Pier Torrance Blvd. & PCH, Redondo Beach map
Time: 12:00 pm-4:00 pm
Cost: Free
Of course there are kites, but also a yo-yo competition, martial arts demonstrations, live music, food and prizes.
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Monday, March 9
Restaurants
Afternoon Dining Menu
Bistro 31 2900 31st St., Santa Monica map
Time: 11:30 am-2:30 pm
Cost: Check website for prices
Get a gourmet, yet inexpensive lunch prepared by soon-to-graduate culinary students from the Art Institute of Los Angeles with the most expensive menu item at only $7.95. They are also open for dinner from 5:30 - 9 pm.
Concerts
Cut Copy
Glass House 200 W. Second St., Pomona map
Time: 7:00 pm
Cost: $22
Get a jump on the Henry Fonda Crowd and be the first in Los Angeles to see Cut Copy in a significantly smaller venue. The Australian trio’s In Ghost Colours was one of the most remixed albums of ’08.
Wednesday, March 11
Charity
2nd Annual Douglas Blasdell Outreach Program Fundraiser
Bardot Hollywood 1737 N. Vine St., Los Angeles map
Time: 7:30 pm
Cost: $50 advance/$60 at the door
Host Marc Cherry (creator of Desperate Housewives) and musical guest Jody Watley headline this silent auction with proceeds benefiting student scholarships, gay and lesbian awareness programs and HIV educational materials.
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Sports
Big West Men's & Women's Basketball Tournament
Anaheim Convention Center 800 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim map
Time: Check website for times
Cost: Check website for prices
Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, Pacific and UC Davis will be battling for their league’s automatic bids.
Wednesday, March 10
Sports
Pac-10 Men’s Basketball Tournament
Staples Center 1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles map
Time: Check website for times
Cost: Check website for prices
Whoever wins this could be the Pac-10's only representative in the NCAA tournament with sports pundits projecting Cal as the only possible at-large selection.
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Thursday, March 11
Sports
Pac-10 Women’s Basketball Tournament
Galen Center 3400 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles map
Time: Check website for times
Cost: Check website for prices
After running away with the regular season title again, heavily favored Stanford is out to defend its championship and clinch a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
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