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Life! Mar 02, 2022
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell. | Photo by Benjamin Ealovega
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March is well on its way to being an eventful month. But if you need to disconnect for a while and are looking for something fun to do in Los Angeles County, then we might be able to help.
The Gaucho Experience: Tango Dinner Show
Gaucho Grill | 1129 W. West Covina Parkway, West Covina, CA 91790 | March 4 | eventbrite.com
After a long work week, enjoy a tango show on top of a specially designed four-course menu and handcrafted cocktails.
Swingtronic Speakeasy
The Airliner | 2419 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031 | March 5 | eventbrite.com
Celebrations kick off with swing dance lessons for beginners, followed by three sets from the band.
Sidepiece
Hollywood Palladium | 6215 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028 | March 5 | insomniac.com
Sidepiece presents “Kiss and Tell” at the Hollywood Palladium alongside Gene Farris, KC Lights, Freak On and Wenzday.
Street Food Cinema
Santa Monica Airport | 3233 Donald Douglas Loop S, Santa Monica Interim Open Space, Santa Monica, CA 90405 | March 5 | streetfoodcinema.com
Laugh along to cult classics “The Sandlot” and “Step Brothers” near the ocean breeze.
Claremont Concert Orchestra March Concert
Garrison Theater | 241 E. 10th St., Claremont, CA 91711 | March 5-6 | eventbrite.com
The Claremont Concert Orchestra will perform Mozart’s “Exsultate Juliate”, Camille Saint-Saëns’ piano concerto no. 5, allegro animato, Richard Wagner’s “Prelude from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”, and many other pieces.
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Woodley Park | 6350 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91436 | March 6 | fb.me/e/2oODAYnmr
Dance and frolic in the park to house and techno while overlooking beautiful views of LA at sunset. This is a family friendly event for kids as well.
Soulful Sunday Mardi Gras
San Antonio Winery | 737 Lamar St., Los Angeles, CA 90031 | March 6 | eventbrite.com
Enjoy delicious New Orleans food prepared by Taste with Grace Catering, beverages, live music and wine at this Mardi Gras brunch event.
Monologues & Mayhem
The Glendale Room | 127 N. Artsakh Ave., Glendale, CA 91206 | March 7 | eventbrite.com
The cast of improv comics includes Ryan Timmreck (“The Gong Show”), Sean Will (Mission Improvable), Gillian Bellinger (“How I Met Your Father”), Frank Garcia-Hejl (Upright Citizens Brigade NYC/L.A.), Rich Baker (“Epic Rap Battles of History”) and Mary Hynes (The Second City Training Center Chicago). This month’s special guest is Shirley Wainess recounting hilarious true stories from her life as a former trapeze artist, studio exec at Sony Pictures and cancer survivor.
The Seeds, Mala Suerte, The Blank Tapes
Zebulon | 2478 Fletcher Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90039 | March 7 | dice.fm
Get over the Monday blues with a rock lineup that includes Mala Suerte, The Seeds and The Blank Tapes.
Enjoyable Listens
The Silverlake Lounge | 2906 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026 | March 8 | dice.fm
According to event organizers, “An animatronic Bryan Ferry, croons his poetic balladry in the style of Lloyd Cole or Tony Hadley (and even, at times, early Vic Reeves).”
Middle Eastern Comedy Night
Eden Garden Bar & Grill | 175 E. Holly St., Pasadena, CA 91101 | March 8 | eventbrite.com
Let laughter be the medicine you need to make it to the middle of the week. Grab some Middle Eastern food, enjoy some hookah and listen to the comedic stylings of Max Amini (Laugh Factory, “Real Rob with Rob Schneider”), Michael Passion and Jack Assadourian Jr. (“Sex Life,” “Laugh After Dark,” “Make America Laugh Again”).
Claud
Troubadour | 9081 N. Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069 | March 9 | troubadour.com
Get over this hump day by listening to the pop tunes of Claud while helping The Ally Coalition, which provides support for LGBTQ youth, as $1 per ticket goes to the organization.
Lido Pimienta Y La Bamba
Lodge Room | 104 N. Ave 56, Los Angeles, CA 90042 | March 9 | lodgeroomhlp.com
Lido Pimienta’s new album “Miss Colombia” celebrates the artist’s hybrid style of electronic and cumbia. Pimienta’s music digs into the history of Afro-Latin music, anti-blackness, self-love, loss, politics, racism and inequality. Y La Bamba, according to the band’s bio, has an “affinity for spiritual contemplation” and their music explores what it means to be a Mexican American woman.
Los Angeles Debut Of Jakub Józef Orliński
The Broad Stage | 1310 11th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401 | March 10 | thebroadstage.org
Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński has quickly emerged as one of the most vibrant performers on the international classical music scene. The program includes H. Purcell: “Music for a while”; “If music be the food of love”; “Fairest Isle”; “Here the deities approve”; “Strike the viol”. F. Schubert: “Auf der Donau”; “Die Stadt”; “Nachtstuck”. G.F. Handel: “Un zeffiro spiro”. C. Naginski: “Look down, Fair Moon”. A. Copland: “The world feels dusty”; “Nature, the gentlest mother”; “Why do they shut me out of heaven”. H. Purcell: “Your awful voice I hear”.
Joshua Bell & Academy Of St. Martin in the Fields
The Soraya | 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge, CA 91330 | March 10 | thesoraya.org
Joshua Bell, the sensational violinist, leads the renowned Academy of St. Martins in the Field for an evening of exquisite music-making: Florence Price’s “Adoration,” Dvôrak’s “Violin Concerto,” Rossini’s Overture to “The Barber of Seville” and Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 4.”
A Different Take On Tradition With Mariachi Quinto Sol
Collage: A Place for Art and Culture | 731 S. Pacific Ave., San Pedro, CA 90731 | March 10 | eventbrite.com
Mariachi Quinto Sol honors traditional mariachi music and transcends them by incorporating tunes from the Beach Boys and The Beatles.
Caifanes Tribute
The Mixx | 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101 | March 11 | eventbrite.com
Dance and sing along to this live tribute to one of Mexico’s biggest, iconic rock bands. DJ Santi will provide other alternative rock en Español.
Movie In The Park: ‘Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings’
Barnes Park Field | 350 S. McPherrin Ave., Monterey Park, CA 91754 | March 11 | montereypark.ca.gov
Watch Marvel’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” on a giant screen at Barnes Park. Pack your blankets, chairs and snacks to enjoy an evening with Marvel’s newest superhero.
Club 1994 – A ‘90s Dance Party
Boardner’s by La Belle | 1652 N. Cherokee Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90028 | March 11 | eventbrite.com
Dance into the early morning hours to the tunes of Nirvana, Weezer, Blink 182, Pearl Jam, the Spice Girls, NSYNC and more.
Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra
The Broad Stage | 1310 11th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401 | March 11 | thebroadstage.org
When Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra hit the stage, audiences are guaranteed to—as the lyrics go—have a jazz party, all night long! With influences from Louis Armstrong to Count Basie, James Brown to J. Cole, Marsalis and UJO performances help free the mind, warm the heart, and heal the soul. The addition of vocalist—and The Voice semi-finalist—Tonya Boyd-Cannon adds an electrifying element that engages audiences through call-and-response chants and gospel-inflected sing-a-longs.
626 Night Market Mini
Lot 27 | 1324 5th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401 | March 12-13 | 626nightmarket.com
Starting a new series of events in Downtown Santa Monica from 1-10 p.m., 626 Night Market Mini will have food vendors like Shake Ramen, Tao’s Bao, Chick N’ Skin, Ghostix and Rockin’ Gyoza.
Pomona Artwalk + Alliance Black Marketplace
Alliance Community Cultural Center | 406 W. Second St., Pomona, CA 91766 | March 12 | eventbrite.com
Support Black businesses in Pomona and surrounding areas. Enjoy live performances, gallery visits, street art, and small business pop-ups throughout 10 blocks in Downtown Pomona
Spring Festival
West Covina Sportsplex | 2100 S. Azusa Ave., West Covina, CA 91792 | March 12-13 | westcovina.org
The City of West Covina has partnered with local nonprofit organizations for the very first annual Spring Festival featuring diverse food and drink vendors, live performances (including mariachi singer Arturo Vargas), carnival rides, a beer garden and more forms of entertainment. Tickets and ride wristbands can be purchased at eventbrite.com.
Rose Bowl Flea Market
Rose Bowl Stadium | 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena, CA 91103 | March 13 | rgcshows.com
Known for its wide array of antiques, vintage clothes, and local art, the Rose Bowl Flea Market has been the flea market to visit for over 50 years.
Bellissima Serenata
Calvary Presbyterian Church | 1050 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena, CA 91030 | March 13 | eventbrite.com
Tesserae Baroque performs arias from famous Roman oratorios by Lulier, Pasquini, Scarlatti, and Handel.
Girl Scout Cookies & Whiskey Tasting
The Oaks Tavern | 13625 Moorpark St., Los Angeles, CA 91423 | March 13 | eventbrite.com
Forget about boring old brunch! Mix and match four types of Girl Scout cookies with four one-ounce shots of whiskey and a pint of craft beer.
St. Paddy’s Party
Stereo Brewing | 950 S. Via Rodeo, Placentia, CA 92870 | March 13 | stereobrewing.com
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early with Irish rock band The Noble Ones, “Irish-ish” food, and beer from Stereo Brewing’s taproom.
“Full Circle: A Return To The Land”
Descanso Gardens | 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91101 | Through March 13 | descansogardens.org
This exhibition chronicles human interaction with the land in and around Descanso Gardens from the Tongva through various cultures, up to today.
“Assassins”
East West Players | 120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles CA 90012 | Through March 20 | eastwestplayers.org
East West Players, the nation’s longest-running Asian American theater and the largest producer of Asian American theatrical works, is resuming in-person productions with “Assassins.” With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by John Weidman, “Assassins” is a darkly comic Tony-award winner that examines the motives of the nine notorious Americans who took their shot at the President of the United States
Enrique Martinez Celaya “SEA SKY LAND: towards a map of everything”
USC Fisher Museum of Arts | 823 W. Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90089 | Through April 9 | fisher.usc.edu
This exhibit brings together 30 large-format paintings and sculptures created by Enrique Martinez Celaya. Each of the three galleries at the Fisher Museum will present the artist’s writings alongside paintings and sculptures dedicated to one of three motifs—sea, sky, and land.
“Mixpantli: Space, Time, and the Indigenous Origins of Mexico”
LACMA | 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 | Through May 1 | lacma.org
LACMA is marking the 500th anniversary of the fall of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital and site of Mexico City. According to LACMA, the exhibition “subverts the traditional narrative of conquest by centering the creative resilience of Indigenous artists, mapmakers, and storytellers who forged new futures and made their world anew through artistic practice.”
Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I’m Free
The Canvas at L.A. Live | 944 Georgia St.,Los Angeles CA 90015 | Through May 1 | wakemewhenimfree
Created in collaboration with the Shakur Estate, this exhibit delves into Tupac’s activism, music and revolutionary art through technology, art and artifacts from the rapper’s personal archives.
“Mapping Fiction”
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens | 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108 | Through May 2 | huntington.org
This new exhibit focuses on the ways authors and mapmakers have built compelling fictional worlds. The exhibit includes a first edition of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” early editions of Lewis Carroll’s “The Hunting of the Snark, Robert Louis Stevenson’s maps from “Treasure Island” and “Kidnapped,” J. R. R. Tolkien’s map from the trilogy “The Lord of the Rings,” and science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler’s hand-drawn maps from notes for “Parable of the Talents” (1998) and her unpublished novel “Parable of the Trickster.”
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