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There’s a lot of art happening everyday in Los Angeles. During Carmageddon II, we partnered with Experience LA to provide 247 listings for arts and cultural events that took place on September 29 & 30, 2012. Now, with ARTmageddon behind us, we want you to continue enjoying art at Los Angeles’ major institutions, as well as dig a bit deeper and discover the hidden gems located just around the corner from where you live.

 

Here’s a list of sites that can help you find art near you:

 

Arts District LA

CARS

City of Culver City

City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs

City of Santa Monica

City of West Hollywood

Dance Resource Center of Greater LA

Downtown BID

Experience LA

ForYourArt

LA Stage Alliance

NoHoArts District

Performing Arts Live

Thomas Hampton Reviews

 

 

Below you can search the archives by neighborhood for the wealth of events that took place during ARTmageddon weekend.

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  • INCA, Music from Peru

    September 29, 2012, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

    Sherman Oaks Branch Public Library

    14245 Moorpark Street, Sherman Oaks, 91423

    INCA provides a wonderful and colorful program of music from Peru. The show includes music from the native Incas, from the Hispanic communities of the coastal areas and the Black people from the vill...

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  • Detour Improv Comedy

    September 30, 2012, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

    Fremont Centre Theatre

    1000 Fremont Ave, South Pasadena, 91030

    Detour Improv Comedy is a fun clean improv comedy troupe that anyone can enjoy. With some of the best game-based improv comedy in the Los Angeles area, only the folks of "Whoses Line Is It Anyway !?!"...

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  • Heartbreak House

    September 29, 2012, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

    The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

    1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 90290

    Shaws epic masterpiece and prophetic depiction of a society teetering on the brink. Young Ellie Dunn is invited to the country home of the eccentric Captain Shotover by his daughter Hesione. Soon the ...

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  • The Women of Lockerbie

    September 28, 2012, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

    The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

    1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, 90290

    The rugged hillside of Theatricum Botanicums outdoor stage is a fitting stand-in for the wild moors of rural Scotland where Deborah Brevoorts powerful, poetic and uplifting drama is set. Inspired by a...

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  • The Gronholm Method

    August 7, 2012 - September 30, 2012, 8:00 PM

    The Falcon Theatre

    4252 Riverside Drive, Burbank, 91505

    How far would you go to get that dream job? Just what would you be willing to do? Four corporate warriors come together in one room to compete for one senior management position using The Grnholm Meth...

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  • ART UNITES 6

    September 28, 2012, 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM

    Gallery 800

    5108 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, 91601

    The Art Directors Guilds Gallery 800 announces the ART UNITES 6, which will be open from September 22 through October 27, 2012. Located in the heart of the famed NoHo Arts District, Gallery 800 showca...

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  • Innovation in the Golden Era

    September 29, 2012, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

    King Gillette Ranch

    26800 Mulholland Hwy Calabasas 91302, Calabasas, 91302

    King Gillette Ranch was home to MGM Director Clarence Brown who made movies on this still popular filming location. Look behind the scenes at his filmmaking innovations and Hollywood parties on this e...

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  • TITANIC

    September 30, 2012, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

    Scherr Forum at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

    2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, 91362

    In commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the tragic event, Musical Theatre Guild presents a concert staged reading of the Tony Award winning musical TITANIC. Calvin Remsburg directs.

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  • Dangerous Corner by J.B. Priestley

    September 28, 2012, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

    Crown City Theatre

    11031 Camarillo Street, North Hollywood, 91602

    "Dangerous Corner" by J.B. Priestley is a mystery-thriller with the added bonus of being a ghost story as well. The play stars: Seth Peterson (recurring/co-star "Burn Notice," "Providence," soon to b...

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  • THE BELLFLOWER SESSIONS

    September 28, 2012, 8:00 PM

    Whitefire Theatre

    13500 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, 91423

    The Whitefire Theatre presents the World Premiere of award-winning playwright Andy Bloch’s "The Bellflower Sessions" directed by Bryan Rasmussen, produced by Scott Disharoon, a timely and scath...

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  • THE SQUARE ROOT OF WONDERFUL by Carson McCullers

    September 28, 2012, 8:00 PM

    Raven Playhouse

    5233 Lankershim Blvd., NoHo, 91601

    THE SQUARE ROOT OF WONDERFUL September 14 - October 14

    Back by popular demand, Carson McCullers rarely performed gem of a play, The Square Root of Wonderful, directed by Steve Jarrard, pr...

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  • ARTMaggedon - The New Short Fiction Series presents In Cars

    September 30, 2012, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

    The Federal Bar

    5303 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, 91601

    The New Short Fiction Series, L.A.s longest running spoken word series, in cooperation with ARTMaggedon, presents In Cars, spoken word evening of short fiction by L.A. writers contemplating our cars, ...

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  • French Guitarist Roland Dyens

    September 29, 2012, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

    Los Angeles Valley College, Mainstage Theatre

    5800 Fulton Avenue, Valley Glen, 91401

    The AGS is honored to present the legendary Roland Dyens in a special performance at the Mainstage Theater. Renowned as an extraordinary interpreter, arranger, composer and improviser, Dyens was recog...

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  • Shaking the Dew from the Lilies

    September 28, 2012, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

    Avery Schreiber Theater Complex

    11050 Magnolia Blvd, North Hollywood, 91601

    The West Coast premiere of Shaking the Dew from the Lilies by Paddy Gillard-Bentley follows five diverse women that are accidentally locked over-night in a mall bathroom. Care-free Tami and the uptigh...

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  • "Joyful Parenting" workshop for parents of young children at Highland Hall Waldorf School

    September 29, 2012, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Highland Hall Waldorf School

    17100 Superior Street, Northridge, 91325

    Highland Hall Waldorf School is offering a four-week workshop for parents of young children called Joyful Parenting...a workshop for raising healthy, happy, and confident children, with early childhoo...

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  • Reseda Centennial Music & Arts Celebration

    September 29, 2012, 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

    Reseda Park

    18411 Victory Boulevard, Reseda, 91335

    In honor of the Reseda Centennial, the Reseda Neighborhood Council will present the Reseda Centennial Music and Arts Festival, Saturday, Sept. 29, 10a.m. to 10p.m. at Reseda Park. (corner of Victory B...

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  • Author Book Reading & Discussion "Communion", a novel By Mel Donalson

    September 29, 2012, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

    Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore

    13197 Gladstone Ave. Unit A, Sylmar, 91342

    Set in the late 1980s, the novel follows Tony Marcos, a Gay teen who runs away from his crumbling home to make his life in Hollywood, California. Working the streets and intersecting with his friends ...

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  • BANNED BOOKS WEEK: LOCAL AUTHOR DR. ELLEN RUDERMAN DISCUSSES COMING OF AGE DURING THE COMMUNIST WITCH HUNTS IN LOS ANGELES

    September 29, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

    San Fernando Library

    217 N. Maclay Avenue, San Fernando, 91340

    In observance of Banned Books Week, local author Dr. Ellen Ruderman will read & discuss her recent novel, Chasing The Red Car.

    Chasing The Red Car chronicles the authors coming of age in the Sa...

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  • Create Your Own Skate Deck Artst Workshop

    September 29, 2012, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

    Cella Gallery

    11135 Weddington St., NoHo Arts District, 91423

    For Artmageddon weekend Cella Gallery and UNoHo have teamed up some of our artists and friends for a customize your own skate deck workshop! We will provide blank decks artist materials and amazing LA...

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  • Open House Studio Tour and Art Sale

    September 29, 2012, 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

    Lenchner Glass Studio

    7708 Chimineas Avenue, Reseda, 91335

    Hello fans.

    Ive been creating beautiful works of art glass for quite some time now, and have a wonderful inventory of my creations. Some of my works are elaborate "frit glass paintings" (Wi...

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  • No Love

    September 28, 2012, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

    Eclectic Company Theatre

    5312 Laurel Canyon Blvd., N. Hollywood, 91607

    PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN NIGHT Sunday, September 30th @ 7:00pm!
    Seating is limited. Phone reservation suggested.

    Men arent from Mars.
    Women arent from Venus.
    Theyre both from hell. ...

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