Arts/Culture
By Eric Richardson — May 30, 2008
Historic Site signage recently went up in front of the former site of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, at 1216 San Julian street. The...
Much Debate on How to Define and Save L.A.'s Murals
By Ed Fuentes — May 29, 2008 — 1 Comment
What defines a mural?
Yesterday four motions passed through the city council's Planning and Land Use committee. They attempt to put a pause to current enforcement...
01 Gallery Opens on Olive
By Ed Fuentes — May 26, 2008 — 1 Comment
01 (Zero One) Gallery officially opened its new location at 609 South Olive Street on Saturday evening with an opening reception for “Marco Polo,” a series of works...
By Ed Fuentes — May 22, 2008 — 3 Comments
At the Sunday afternoon unveiling of Leo Politi Square at Echo Park and Sunset Blvd, a crowd of Politi fans and family crowded together on a hot sidewalk to watch...
By Ed Fuentes — May 20, 2008 — 3 Comments
The Claremont Museum of Art includes this map as part of the exhibition for 'Vexing: Female Voices From East L.A. Punk,' co-curated by Pilar Thompkins. As you can...
A Visual Spin Around the May Art Walk
By Dave Bullock — May 13, 2008 — 2 Comments
Downtown residents and non-residents alike come out in droves every month for the Downtown Art Walk. This month was no exception, and continued a two-month trend...
Art Walk Preview for May, 2008
By Ed Fuentes — May 07, 2008 — 8 Comments
The spoken word of Downtown Poets joins the visual display of art, video and comedy. It's Downtown Art Walk for May, 2008, and the streets are ready for you. Reminders...
By Ed Fuentes — May 06, 2008
Before we start loading up on Downtown Art Walk Previews, I wanted to note Old Bank DVD’s Saturday night screening of the documentary “Abel Raises Cain” being held...
By Ed Fuentes — May 05, 2008 — 4 Comments
Late Friday afternoon and later into the evening, graffiti artist Thomas Burns painted this street style Mona Lisa on Rose between Traction and East 3rd – the far...
By Ed Fuentes — May 03, 2008 — 5 Comments
Andrew Shafer is the new director of the Los Angeles Theatre Initiative at the NEW LATC, the reborn Los Angeles Theatre Center. He has his sights set on bringing...
By Jeannine Denholm — April 25, 2008 — 6 Comments
Last year, Pras of the Fugees came Downtown and spent nine days living on the streets, creating a documentary titled Skid Row. I had wanted to see it when it was...
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