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CONFABS & FETESTHE GUIDE3 0 C A N T - M I S S E V E N T S I N F E B R U A R Y ////B Y D R E W T E W K S B U R Y

MA STERS OF THE A MER-

I C A N WEST FI N E A RT

EX HI BI TI ON A N D SA LE

A U T R Y N A T I O N A L

C E N T E R

Opens February 4

Even today the Old West

plays an inextricable role in

Americas identity. Mosey

through this huge collection

o real and imagined scenes

o western lie, ranging rom

oil paintings depicting the

picturesque Oregon Trail to

sculptures o irritable grizzly

bears.Go to theautry.org.

A LI N A SZA POC ZN I K OW:

SC U LPTU RE U N DON E,

195 5 - 1972

H A M M E R M U S E U M

Opens February 5

Ater surviving Polish

concentration camps and

Jewish ghettos, Szapoc-

znikow turned to sculpture

to exorcise the traumas o

her youth. Her ragmented

works address the imper-

manence o flesh and the

immortality o bod-

ies rendered

in bronze,

plastic, and

stone.

Go tohammer

.ucla.edu.

J OSHU A BELL

W A L T D I S N E Y

C O N C E R T H A L L

February 7

The Grammy-winning

violinist has sold millions

o records, but Bell may be

best known or his part in

a Washington Postexperi-

ment in which he covertly

busked in a Metro station.

He made $32.17 but ser-

enaded passersby with

priceless beauty.Go tolaphil.com.

GROU N DLI N G SZOMBI E A POC A LYPSE

G R O U N D L I N G S

T H E A T R E

Opens February 10

Store plenty o ood, water,

and a ew good jokes.

L.A.s premier

comedy troupe

supplies unny

end times

odder or

your brain

at least until it gets eaten.

Go to groundlings.com.

G EM FA I RE

S A N T A M O N I C A C I V -

I C A U D I T O R I U M

February 10 12

I a bedazzled Ed Hardy shirt

is your idea o bling, youll

banish that lackluster notion

at this ginormous gem and

jewelry show. Beware ornery

prospectors and Glenn

Beck gold hoarders.Go to gemfaire.com.

SI MON BOC C A N EGRA

D O R O T H Y C H A N -

D L E R P A V I L I O N

Opens February 11

Murder plans, poisonings, kid-

nappings: The Los Angeles

Operas production o Verdis

drama has all the whimsi-

cal plot twists o daytime

television, only with ancier

mustaches and the bold (and

beautiul) bellows o leadingtenor Plcido Domingo.Goto laopera.com.

SOU N DS OF L . A . :

PASATONO

G E T T Y C E N T E R

February 11 12

By gleaning the sounds o

olk orchestras, the Oaxaca-

based Pasatono delves into

the sonic history o North

C HI N ESE N EW YEAR FESTIVAL

H U N T I N G T O N

L I B R A R Y , A R T

C O L L E C T I O N S ,

A N D B O T A N I C A L

G A R D E N S

February 4

Say see ya to the Rabbit

and ni hao to the Dragon

at the Huntingtons annual

celebration o Chinese New

Year. Dancers and kung u

kicks sure beat champagne

hangovers and regrets.

Go to huntington.org.

C A LI FORN I A DESI G N ,

1930- 1965 : LI VI N G I N

A MODERN WA Y

L O S A N G E L E S C O U N -

T Y M U S E U M O F A R T

February 4

Who better to explain this

love letter to all things mid-

century than the shows cu-

rator? Wendy Kaplan leads a

stroll through the exhibition.

Go to lacma.org.

C U PC A K E C HA LLEN GE

R E N A I S S A N C E H O L -

L Y W O O D H O T E L & S P A

February 4

Sure, macarons are the

dessert du jour, but who can

say no to a cupcake? Behold

the delectable pastry

oferings and em-

bark on the quest

or the one that

rules.Go todrinkeatplay

.com/cupcake

challenge.

L O S A N G E L E S

F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 272

H A P P E N I N G SDo

GOTY E

E L R E Y T H E A T R E

February 2

Riding the wave o acco-

lades or his U.S. debut, Mak-

ing Mirrors, Aussie singerGotye returns stateside. Hell

show of the soaring vocals

and playul polyrhythms

that made his Somebody

That I Used to Know the

happiest breakup anthem

ever. Go to theelrey.com.

ED S PA RTY : SPHERES

OF I N FLU EN C E I N

THE LA A RT SC EN E

W I L L I A M T U R N E R

G A L L E R Y

Opens February 4

Ed Mosess Venice studiowas the 60s hangout or ar-

tistic misfits like Ed Kienholz,

Robert Irwin, and Ed Ruscha.

At 85, the painter still unites

a community inspired by the

rebellious spirit o his ab-

stract expressionism. Goto williamturnergallery.com.

Yarnageddon

A homemade Valen-tines Day gift is worth

more than anything

downloaded and sure to

get you a higher return

(wink).

T I P J A RT I P J A R

H E R E A R E S O M E R E A S O N S T O C R A S H Y A R N B O M B I N G L O S A N G E L E S S

M O N T H L Y S T I T C H N B I T C H A T T H E C R A F T A N D F O L K A R T M U S E U M

pens e ru

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The sessions are ca-thartic and cheaper than

therapy: Theyre free!

You can learn the

latest guerrilla textile

tactics being employed

to warm up L.A.s stark

urban environments.

In case your project

doesnt pan out, the

museums gift store sells

terrific global trinkets.

Feb. 18. Go to cafam.org.

LECTURES & WORKSHOPSFOOD & DRINKART FILM & TV KIDSMUSIC OUTDOORSTHEATER & DANCE

M I S S E V E N T S A R Y D R E W T E W K S B

E RS O F T HE A ME R-

WEST FI N E A RT

BI TI ON A N D SA LE

R Y N A T I O N A L

T E R

February 4

LI N A SZA POC ZN I

SC U LPTU RE U N DO

195 5 - 1972

H A M M E R M U S E U

Opens February 5C HI N ESE N EW

TURE KSHOPSFOOD &FILM & TV

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America with handmade

instruments, mixing indig-

enous Mexican ballads and

Prohibition-era American

jazz.Go to getty.edu.

28TH A NNU A LLOS A NGELES WI LD

MU SHROOM FA I R

L O S A N G E L E S

A R B O R E T U M

February 12

Put that mycol-

ogy degree to use

and join the legions

o mushroom

anatics (seriously,

theyre out there)

or an aternoon o

cooking demonstra-

tions, lectures, and advice

on finding shrooms in the

wild.Go to arboretum.org.

DI RTY LOOK S: LONG

DI STA NC E LOVE A FFA I RS

H A M M E R M U S E U M

February 14

The East Coast-West Coast

battle between queer ex-

perimental filmmakers may

never reach the magnitude

o a transnational rap rivalry.

Still, its there, and this series

brings together boundary-

blurring films or a Valen-

tines Day one-night stand.

Go to hammer.ucla.edu.

VI SI ONS OF I NDI A I N

C A LI FORNI A : BRI NGI NG

SOU TH A SI A TO

THE SU NSHI NE STA TE

S A N T A M O N I C A

M U S E U M O F A R T

February 16

Two oceans may separate

India and Caliornia, but

independent scholar Ed-

ward L. Rotharb says our

cultures are closer thanwe think. Hear his take on

Indias aesthetic impact on

the local artistic imagina-

tion. Go to smmoa.org.

A NA MOU RA

T H E B R O A D S T A G E

February 17

The wating, smoky vocals o

Portugals Ana Moura provide

an alluring introduction to the

melancholy musical world o

ado, ballads that evoke the

long-lost barroom trouba-

dours o 19th-century Lisbon.

Go to thebroadstage.com.

A C TI VE C U LTU RES: BI TE-

SI ZE C ONVERSA TI ONS,

BOLD I DEA SP A C I F I C A S I A M U S E U M

February 17

Pasadenas creative energy

in the 1960s oten gets over-

looked. Neodadaist painter

Richard Jackson shares his

firsthand experience o that

citys art boom, rom Old

Pasadena galleries to the

reopening o Art Center

College o Design. Go to

pacificasiamuseum.org.

NEU TRA L U K E HOTEL

T H E E C H O

February 17

With no reunion o the

iconic indie outfit Neutral

Milk Hotel in sight, Shawn

Fogels ukulele cover show/

sing-along o the bands

titanic album, In the Aero-

plane over the Sea, will more

than suf ce. Just dont call

the uke a hipster guitar.

Go to attheecho.com.

DOGGI E WOGGI EZ!

POOC HI E WOOC HI EZ!

C I N E F A M I L Y

February 18

The clip artists o Everything

Is Terrible! premiere their

video assemblage, a remake

o Chilean auteur Alejandro

Jodorowskys cult film The

Holy Mountain that uses oot-age o dogs rom cheesy and

migratory routes o great

Angeleno writers with Los

Angeles Times book critic

David L. Ulin. Go to lfla

.org/aloud.

THE DI REC TOR SSERI ES: MI C HA EL G OVA N

A ND ROC C O LA NDESMA N

L O S A N G E L E S C O U N -

T Y M U S E U M O F A R T

February 23

As slashed budgets threaten

the uture o many arts

organizations, the National

Endowment or the Arts finds

itsel at risk yet again. LACMA

hosts a conversation be-

tween director Michael Govan

and NEA chairman Rocco

Landesman about arts und-

ing during economic down-

turns.Go to lacma.org.

J A C K I E EVA NC HO

N O K I A T H E A T R E

February 24

In just over a year the 11-year-

old went rom singing opera

on YouTube to showcasing

her resounding voice or

millions oAmericas Got Tal-

entviewers. What were you

doing at her age?Go to

nokiatheatrelalive.com.

LI TTLE TOK Y O

WALKING TOUR

J A P A N E S E A M E R I C A N

N A T I O N A L M U S E U M

February 25

Theres much more to Little

Tokyo than ramen and an-

ime shops. This tour, led by

the Japanese American Na-

tional Museum, investigates

the hidden history o the

neighborhood as it explorescultural displacement and

the success stories o resi-

dents.Go to janm.org.

LOS A NGELES

C HA MBER ORC HESTRA

FA MI LY C ON C ERT

A L E X T H E A T R E

February 26

Even i your ospring

arent hyperkinetic, sitting

through a classical program

is no easy task. Thankully

LACOs concert series oers

an instrumental pettingzoo, where kids can gethands-on with the instru-

ments. Go to laco.org.

B EVERLY HI LLS

WI NE FESTI VA L

G R E Y S T O N E

M A N S I O N

February 26

I a merlot

tasting at a

local wineshop

doesnt excite

aspiring enologists,

this estival presents a

wide array o vintages ata historic estate. Yes, film

geeks, the house served

as Daniel Plainviews

domain in There Will

Be Blood.Go to

beverlyhillswine

festival.com.

creepy kids flicks. Expect

psychedelic puppies awash

in avant-awesomeness.

Go to cinefamily.org.

FLEX PRO B ODY -

BU I LDI NG & FI TNESS

C HA MPI ONSHI PS

S A N T A M O N I C A

C I V I C A U D I T O R I U M

February 18

Witness would-be Schwar-

zeneggers sculpt their

bodies into human bonsais

when this museum o

muscle brings bodybuilding

back to the city that more

or less invented the prac-

tice.Go to flexpro

championships.com.

HA RLEMG LOB ETROTTERS

S T A P L E S

C E N T E R

February 19

Since the

1920s, the

Harlem Globe-

trotters have

squashed competi-

tors with their dexter-

ous b-ball tricks and

hilarious juke-outs.

Sure, theyve won

tens o thousands o

games, but the kidsdont need to know

that.Go to staples

center.com.

FI LMWEEK S

OSC A R PREVI EW

E G Y P T I A N T H E A T R E

February 19

At this American Cinema-

theque event, match the

reviewer with the voice

when Larry Mantle, host o

KPCCsAirTalk, and guest

film critics opine about and

spar over this years Oscarcontenders in ront o an

audience. Go to americancinematheque.com.

FROM EX I LE TO HOME:

LOS A NG ELES LI TERA RY

LI FE, 1945 - 198 0

C E N T R A L L I B R A R Y

February 21

Our literary history is ull o

transients, expats, and reu-

gees. [ALOUD] presents the

always brilliant Lawrence

Weschler, who discusses the

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J U S T A S K I N G

A N D Y B O R O W I T Z O F T H E B O R O W I T Z R E P O R T V I S I T S W R I T E R S B L O C

Q:So, youll be chattingwith Sarah Silverman at

the Saban Theatre. What

can people expect?

A: Its what always hap-pens when the two of us

get together: penis jokes

intermixed with Andrew

Lloyd Webber songs.

Q:You recently were pro-claimed a master

Twitterist. What

is the secret to

writing a great

tweet?

A:As you know, atweet has to be 140

characters. Most of my

thoughts are about 70

characters, so for me

the secret to writing a

tweet is padding.

Q:Whats your all-time-favorite Borowitz Report

headline?

A: Rabid Dog BrieflyMistaken for Tea Party

Candidate.

Feb. 28. Go to writers

blocpresents.com.