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Live Talks Los Angeles presents An Evening with Oliver Sacks In Conversation with David Milch on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica. Dr. Sacks, neurologist and best-selling author, will discuss his provocative new book, Hallucinations (to be released November 6, 2012), which takes the reader into the eerie, psychedelic, and ultimately very real world of hallucinations. Milch is an Emmy Award-winning writer and producer, best known for his work on Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue and Deadwood. The talk is part of Live Talks Los Angeles’ art and culture evening series of talks with speakers from the worlds of art and entertainment. The event is at 8:00pm, with a reception from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Read the rest of this entry »
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Live Talks Los Angeles announces the upcoming guest speakers for its Live Talks Business Forums, a dynamic breakfast-hour series featuring leading business thought leaders and executives, for its 2012-2013 season. Upcoming speakers include: Vice President of Forrester Research Harley Manning (10/4), Wired magazine editor and author of the Long Tail Chris Anderson (10/18), Founder & Managing Director of Clean Edge Ron Pernick (11/15), bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind Daniel Pink (1/17), Whole Foods CEO John Mackey (1/25), former CEO of GM and AT&T Ed Whitacre (3/7), and Former CEO of Procter & Gamble A.G. Lafley (3/21). The upcoming October-November 2012 Live Talks LA art and culture schedule includes events with Hollywood legend Penny Marshall in conversation with her brother Garry Marshall (10/3 – rescheduled from 9/26), gay activist Bishop Gene Robinson in conversation with Bradley Whitford (10/5), internationally-acclaimed author Sandra Cisneros in conversation with Hector Tobat, Los Angeles Times journalist and author (10/10), comedian Chris Elliott in conversation with Merrill Markoe (10/11), bestselling author-physician Oliver Sacks (11/14), and atheist magician Penn Jillette (11/15).
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Book, Celebrity, Charity, Entertainment, Events, Live Talks LA, Press Releases A.G. Lafley, Aero Theatre, Art, Author, Bishop Gene Robinson, Book, Book Release, Book Signing, Bradley Whitford, business forums, CA, California, Chris Anderson, Chris Elliott, culture, Daniel Pink, Ed Whitacre, Entertainment, Garry Marshall, Harley Manning, Hector Tobat, John Mackey, Keith Ferrazzi, LA, Live Talks Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Merrill Markoe, Oliver Sacks, Penn Jillette, Penny Marshall, Ron Pernick, Sandra Cisneros, santa monica, T.C. Boyle, talk, Ted Habte-Gabr, Track 16, Westside
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In response to the impending Carmageddon II, a growing alliance of LA-based artists and arts organizations have united with community leaders to create ARTmageddon, a two-day citywide celebration of the prolific and inspiring art happening all over Los Angeles on Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, 2012. ARTmageddon centers on a simple idea… Encourage all of Los Angeles to walk, bike and Metro to art in their neighborhoods! In order to offer Los Angeles residents a user-friendly resource where they can discover all the great events happening on September 29th & 30th, the team behind ARTmageddon created www.ARTmageddonLA.com.
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Art, ARTmageddon, Events, Press Releases 35 Years of the Doo Dah Parade, 60 Years of Austrian Experimental Cinema, A Conversation with Zarina, ADC & Building Bridges, An Evening with Lily Tomlin, Art, art party, artists, Arts Organizations, Beverly Hills, Bowers Museum, Breaking Ground, Butoh Meadow::Meadow Butoh, CA, California, Carmageddon, Cartography of an Identity, Chinatown, citywide, Department of Cultural Affairs, Diana Wyenn, Downtown LA, Egyptian Theater, Entertainment, Experience LA, Ezra LeBank, Federal Bar, Filmforum, ForYourArt, Green Galactic, Hammer Lecture Series, HM157, Hollywood, In Cars, Journey to the Center of My Mind, LA, LA Stage Alliance, LADAD, LAX, less car, Lincoln Heights, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Downtown Arts District, Metro, Mid-Autumn Festival, MOCA Grand Avenue, Moon Festival, more art, Music in the Brain, North Beach, North Hollywood, Part 10: In Awe, Pasadena, Pasadena Museum of History, Port, Reseda, Reseda Centennial Music and Arts Festival, San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, San Pedro, Santa Ana, Santa Clarita, santa monica, Silver Lake, Silver Lake Meadow, South Bay, The Brain in Music, The New Short Fiction Series, The Panza Collection, Westside, Westwood, What A Long Strange Trip It's Been
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The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound (SASSAS) presents Fix-It-Up Too, a one-day exhibition and silent auction on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Blum & Poe in Culver City. Fix-It-Up Too reprises The Fix-It-Up Show, a project first developed by artists Jeffrey Vallance and Michael Uhlenkott for a 1981 exhibition at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) in which well-known artists were asked to contribute works for Vallance and Uhlenkott to alter or “fix.” Both artists have given SASSAS their blessing to recreate The Fix-It-Up Show as a fundraiser and will also reprise their roles as “fixers.” Nine other internationally recognized artists including Barbara Bloom, Meg Cranston, Lisa Lapinski, Dave Muller, Stephen Prina, Jim Shaw, Alexis Smith, Mungo Thomson, and Christopher Williams have also agreed to alter the works of more than 100 artists for this special exhibition and sale.
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Art, Charity, Events, Music / Sound, Nonprofit org., Press Releases, SASSAS, Sound Aaron Curry, Alex Slade, Alexandra Grant, Alexis Smith, Alison Saar, Allen Ruppersberg, Amanda Ross-Ho, Analia Saban, Annetta Kapon, Art, auction, B. Wurtz, Barbara Bloom, Bass Elegy/Devil's Night (for M.K.), Blum & Poe, Brad Eberhard. Nancy Evans, Brendan Fowler, Brian Kennon, Bruce Yonemoto, CA, California, Cameron Jamie, Cannon Hudson, Carole Ann Klonarides, Caroline Thomas, Christopher Michlig, Christopher Russell, Christopher Williams, Cindy Bernard, Claude Collins-Stracensky, Connie Samaras, Culver City, Dana Duff, Danny Gromfin, Dave Muller, David Bunn, David Schafer, Dawson Weber, Diana Thater, Dorit Cypis, Doug Henry, Drew Heitzler, Eamon Ore Giron, Eduardo Consuegra, Eileen Cowin, Elizabeth Bryant, Elizabeth Tremante, Ellina Kevorkian, Erika Rothenberg, Euan Macdonald, Evan Holloway, Eve Fowler, exhibit, exhibition, Fat and Fucked Up, Fix-It-Up Too, fundraiser, gallery, Geoff Tuck, Harmonica Rascals, Haruko Tanaka, Heather Cook, Irina Alimanestianu, Ivan Morley, James Welling, Jamey Bair, Jason Meadows, Jeffrey Vallance, Jennifer Bolande, Jennifer West, Jim Isermann, Jim Shaw, joe potts, Joe Sola, John Miller, John Schroeder, Jordan Biren, Josh Blackwell, Judie Bamber, Judy Fiskin, Julian Hoeber, Kathleen Johnson, Katie Grinnan, Katy Crowe, Kaucyila Brooke, Kevin Appel, Kevin Hanley, Kim McCarty, Krista Chael, Kristyne Kryttre, LA, Laura Fried, Lecia Dole-Recio, Lesley Vance, Liam Gillick, Lisa Ann Auerbach, Lisa Lapinski, Los Angeles, Marc Pally, Marco Rios, Margaret Honda, Mark Hagen, Marnie Weber, Meg Cranston, Michael Uhlenkott, Micol Hebron, Mitchell Syrop, Molly Larkey, Mungo Thomson, Nathan Hylden, Nena Amsler, Nick Herman, Patrick Hill, Piero Golia, Renee Petropoulos, Richard Hawkins, Rick Potts, Robert Wilhite, Ry Rocklen, Sam Durant, sassas, Scott Benzel, sean duffy, Sharon Lockhart, silent auction, Simon Leung, Simone Gad, Stephanie Taylor, Stephen Berens, Stephen G. Rhodes, Stephen Prina, Stuart Arends, Susan Silton, T. Kelly Mason, Thad Strode, The Society for the Activation of Social Space Through Art and Sound, Tom Allen, Tom Recchion, Tony De Los Reyes, Ursula Brookbank, Violet Hopkins, Westside, William Leavitt, Yoshua Okon, Yunhee Min, Zackary Drucker
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Live Talks Los Angeles, which produces compelling talks, will once again bring an A-list roster of personalities to Los Angeles venues this Fall, launching its new season with Molly Ringwald in conversation with Meghan Daum on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at Track 16 in Santa Monica. The new Live Talks LA schedule also includes events with Hollywood legend Penny Marshall, rapper-producer Wyclef Jean, comedian Chris Elliott, atheist magician Penn Jillette, bestselling author Mitch Albom, acclaimed writer T.C. Boyle, bestselling author-physician Oliver Sacks, internationally acclaimed author Sandra Cisneros, author, social critic, and political activist Naomi Wolf, and gay activist Bishop Gene Robinson.
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Live Talks Los Angeles, which produces compelling talks with fascinating speakers, will once again bring an A-list roster of personalities to the El Rey, Track 16, and Aero Theatre in the coming months. The schedule includes National Book Award and Oscar-Winning Writer Live Talks Los Angeles who will talk about his upcoming novel, In One Person (6/21, Aero); Top Chef Marcus Samuelsson, who will reflect on his life via his forthcoming memoir, Yes, Chef (7/10, Track 16); and Studio 360‘s Kurt Andersen, who will discuss his upcoming tour de force novel, True Believers (7/26, Track 16). Also on the calendar is a special concert event by The Rock Bottom Remainders, the all-author rock band with Stephen King, Dave Barry, Amy Tan and Matt Groening among its members, who will hold their last public concert, after performing together for 20 years (6/22, El Rey). Most events start at 8:00pm with receptions preceding the talks. Ticket prices range from $20 to $295. Please visit Live Talks LA’s website for additional details, updates and tickets at livetalksla.org.
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The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound (SASSAS), is pleased to announce its 12th year of concerts and events in Los Angeles. This year’s summer calendar features Blast! [9], the annual SASSAS garden party and fundraiser, which returns for a second year to Malibu, CA on Sunday, June 10, 2012, with food, beverages, a silent auction featuring works by several artists included in Made in L.A. 2012 and live music from 4:00 to 8:00pm. In addition to Blast!, the upcoming SASSAS 2012 schedule also features the sound. concert series, soundShoppe and the third year of its exclusive Listening Party dinners. Tickets for Blast! [9] are $50 and can be purchased at http://www.sassas.org/blast. Read the rest of this entry »
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Live Talks Los Angeles, which produces talks with great speakers, will once again bring a roster of A-list personalities to the Aero Theatre, Track 16, and UCLA’s Fowler Museum in the coming months. The schedule includes Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Gregg Allman, of the Allman Brothers Band, who will speak about the highs and lows of his legendary life (5/15, Aero), Hollywood Creative Force Garry Marshall, who will discuss My Happy Days in Hollywood (5/23, Aero), and National Book Award and Oscar-Winning Writer John Irving, who will talk about his upcoming novel, In One Person (6/21, Aero). Most events start at 8:00pm with receptions preceding the talks. Ticket prices range from $20 to $95.
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Book, Celebrity, Live Talks LA Aero Theatre, Alan Light, Allman Brothers Band, Author, Book, CA, California, Christopher Buckley, Desperate to Unplug, Don't They?, Entertainment, Film, Fowler Museum, Frank DeFord, Garry Marshall, Gregg Allman, Hollywood, In One Person, John Irving, John Salley, LA, Lisa Napoli, Live Talks Los Angeles, Los Angeles, My Cross to Bear, My Happy Days in Hollywood, Oscar Hijuelos, Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter, Pico Iyer, Sam Rubin, speakers, talk, Ted Habte-Gabr, The Joy of Quiet, They Eat Puppies, Thoughts Without Cigarettes, Track 16, UCLA, United States, Westside
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U-N-M-A-R-K-E-D and Highways Performance Space present the world premiere of PATTY!, a PoP! Music Religious Revival inspired by the mythic histories of Patty Duke and Patty Hearst, with seven performances running May 18 to 20 and May 23 to 26, 2012. In conjunction with a full album release, the project includes a two-week run of live, 360-degree, outerdisciplinary performances (equal parts dance-pop concert, fashion show and new media installation), created, produced and directed by Patrick Kennelly. PATTY! features 15 female performers and choreography by Marina Magalhães (of Contra-Tiempo) with additional choreography by Jmy James Kidd (of MGM) and Kennelly. Opening music acts for the run include Actually Huizenga, IE, Bai Ling, Kristin “Kevin Blechdom” Erickson and the M.T. Brain, Wet Mango, Maxi Wild, and more.
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Art, Celebrity, Dance, Entertainment, Events, Fashion/Beauty, Film, Highways Performance Space, Music / Sound, Press Releases, Theater A PoP! Music Religious Revival, Actually Huizenga, Art, Bloody Mares, CA, California, dance-pop concert, Daveed Diggs, Entertainment, fashion, fashion show, highways performance space, Jmy James Kidd, John Snyder, Jonathan Snipes, Kristin Kevin Blechdom Erickson and the MT Brain, LA, Los Angeles, Marina Magalhaes, Maxi Wild, Music, new media installation, outerdisciplinary performance, Patrick Kennelly, Patty Duke, Patty Hearst, PATTY!, santa monica, Sigrid Gilmer, Theater, U-n-m-a-r-k-e-d, Westside, Wet Mango
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Bottom Floor, the West Side’s champion of the deep house sound, will treat Los Angeles to a rare appearance by the revered Atlanta-based-but-Detroit-rooted DJ and producer Kai Alcé on Thursday, June 30, 2011 from 9:00pm to 2:00am at Bar Pico in Santa Monica. The date will mark the completion of six months of weekly events for Bottom Floor and the transition to a series of monthly events featuring out-of-town guests. Bottom Floor creator and resident DJ Morgan Alexander will also DJ. Read the rest of this entry »
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