What's Happening in Los Angeles
Friday, May 8
Film
IMAX Grand Opening
AMC Promenade 16 21801 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills map
Time: Check website for times
Cost: Check website for prices
Guests visiting AMC Promenade 16 can now enjoy The IMAX Experience®. The IMAX Experience combines crystal-clear images, powerful digital sound and customized theatre geometry to create a uniquely immersive movie experience.
Concerts
Pete Rock/Beat Junkies
Echoplex 1154 Glendale Blvd., Los Angeles map
Time: 10:00 pm
Cost: $15
Legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock crashes Nightlife at the Echoplex for a special May birthday celebration. Rock is lined up to rock the decks, which I’m sure won’t be anything short of amazing. —Ryan McWhorter
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Saturday, May 9
Food
2nd Annual LA BBQ Festival
Santa Monica Beach Ocean Ave. & Colorado Ave., map
Time: 12:00 pm-6:00 pm
Cost: $10 admission; $10/plate
Drink:Eat:Play proudly announce the 2th annual LA BBQ Festival. Join us at the beautiful Santa Monica Beach for another unforgettable weekend of great barbecue, live music, merchandise and more! This year’s LA BBQ Festival will host 11 of the nation’s top pitmasters – more pitmasters means more food! New additions will hail from Texas, Chicago, and New Jersey (including Butch Lupinetti of Bobby Flay “Throwdown” fame). The 2009 lineup will wow the crowd with their unique, award-winning regional barbecue styles.
Exhibits
Harvey Milk and the San Francisco Scene
Overtones Gallery 12703 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles map
Time: 7:00 pm-10:00 pm
Cost: Free
Daniel Nicoletta, a young protégé of civil rights hero Harvey Milk, exhibits his documentation of the vibrant LGBT civil rights movement, as well as photographs from the set of the Academy Award-winning film.
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Sports
L.A. All-Stars Versus Kansas City/Duke City Hybrid Team
Doll Factory 1910 W. Temple St. , Los Angeles map
Time: 6:00 pm
Cost: $17-$20
Recently honored as a “Treasure of L.A.” by the Central City Association, the L.A. Derby Dolls prove their worth with another spectacular evening of music, mayhem and, of course, banked track roller derby at the Doll Factory. The L.A. Derby Dolls’ (LADD) all-star team, called the L.A. Ri-Ettes, battle a hybrid team made up of two of the best flat track leagues in the nation called KC/DC.
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Festivals
Revel with a Cause
Clover Park 2600 Ocean Park Blvd., Santa Monica map
Time: 11:00 am-6:00 pm
Cost: Free
This festival features live music & dance on solar powered stages, recycled couture,
earth-friendly workshops, free bicycle valet, global marketplace, international cuisine and more.
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Poetry
Splinter Generation
Stories Books & Cafe 1716 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles map
Time: 8:00 pm
Cost: Free
Readings and performances from this collective of poets and writers all under the age of 35.
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Sunday, May 10
Film
Freaky Friday
Hammer Museum 10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles map
Time: 11:00 am
Cost: Free
Take your mom to see the original movie (the one with Jodie Foster, not Lindsay Lohan) about a mother and daughter who switch bodies and gain a better understanding of each other.
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Concerts
Keane
Grove of Anaheim 2200 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim map
Time: 7:30 pm
Cost: Check website for prices
With Chaplin taking a cue from Brandon Flowers in his vocal style for the band’s latest work, the Sussex trio has breathed some new coolness into their already emotive and artfully arranged music. Regardless of style, however, Chaplin’s impressive vocal range is nothing short of awe-inspiring when heard live. - Brien Overly
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Restaurants
Moms Eat Free
Lola's 945 N. Fairfax Ave., West Hollywood map
Time: 5:30 pm-1:30 am
Cost: Check website for prices
If your pockets are empty, then you can’t beat this price. Moms get a complimentary 2-course prix-fixe dinner. Grab the bill before she sees it and she will be none the wiser.
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Sports
Mothers Day Walk
Dodger Stadium 1000 Elysian Park Ave., Los Angeles map
Time: 1:10 pm
Cost: Tix start at $9
After the Dodgers take on the Giants, moms can run a lap around the bases.
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Tuesday, May 12
Concerts
Meat Puppets Record Release
The Mint 6010 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles map
Time: 8:00 pm
Cost: $15
The popular 80s band's Rise to Your Knees is their first album of new material since 2000, and the first in a dozen years to reunite guitarist/singer/main songwriter Curt with his brother, bassist/co-founder Cris Kirkwood. If you've been jonesing for a Meat Puppets fix, now's your chance!
Thursday, May 14
Music
Janelle Monáe Live at Royce Hall
Royce Hall, UCLA 245 E. Charles E Young Drive, Los Angeles map
Time: 8:00 pm-10:30 pm
Cost: Check website for prices
Presented by the Student Committe for the Arts at UCLA, Los Angeles-Janelle Monáe-the avant-garde, Afro-punk singer who has been captivating audiences with her distinct style and dynamic stage presence-comes to Royce Hall with an opening performance by the Elevaters. Tickets are available through UCLA's Central Ticket Office (310-825-2101) and at all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets for Janelle Monáe are free for UCLA students, $15 for students of other universities and $20 for the general public.
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