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Downtown Culture: The Week Ahead

By Ed Fuentes — February 17, 2011

Downtown's got All-Star fever, but there are still plenty of other cultural options taking place over the next seven days.


Hot 8 Will Templin

Downtown Culture: The Week Ahead

By Ed Fuentes — February 10, 2011

There is a lot happening in Downtown during the week of Valentine's Day, with the Grammys in town, theater bustling, and Wynton Marsalis playing two gigs at Disney Hall.


Walking Past Art Ed Fuentes

Art Walk Preview for February 2011

By Ed Fuentes — February 09, 2011

Thursday brings the February edition of the Downtown Art Walk, and as always there are plenty of offerings for the attendee interested in some art.


FIDM Eric Richardson

Oscar-Nominated Costumes On Display at FIDM

By Eric Richardson — February 07, 2011

FIDM's annual movie costume show opens Tuesday, offering an up-close, free view of more than a hundred outfits from 2010's biggest films.


Weaving down North Broadway Ed Fuentes

Downtown Culture: The Week Ahead

By Ed Fuentes — February 03, 2011

Music, talks and dancing dragons are part of this week's busy calendar of cultural events in Downtown.


Linkin Park

By Mark Fisher — February 02, 2011 — 1 Comment

Despite 50 million records sold and more than a decade on the music scene, hometown rockers Linkin Park have remained down-to-earth and level-headed.


Exene Cervenka Maggie St Thomas

Exene Returns to Downtown

By Ed Fuentes — January 27, 2011 — 4 Comments

On Friday night, the Godmother of vanguard punk-rock will baptize new solo work at a Downtown roots-rock refuge.


Joan Marcus

Downtown Calendar: The Week Ahead

By Ed Fuentes — January 27, 2011

A full week of events sees Jane Fonda return to the stage, Jesus in the Arts District, the godmother of Los Angeles punk in a small club and a basketball rivalry


Lauren Mattia

Iconic Photographs on Gallery Row

By Lauren Mattia — January 21, 2011 — 3 Comments

Longtime L.A. resident Phil Stern this week celebrates the opening of his gallery by exhibiting rare photographs of JFK for the 50-year anniversary of his inauguration.


Downtown Culture: The Week Ahead

By Ed Fuentes — January 20, 2011

In addition to an abundance of live music, tune in for music on screen at the first annual Music Video Festival, and queer performance art and cinema.


Smithsonian Protests Lauren Mattia

Art Censorship Not Welcome Downtown, Protestors Say

By Lauren Mattia — January 20, 2011 — 8 Comments

Protestors from various activist groups gathered outside the Millenium Biltmore this afternoon to silently protest acts of art censorship in L.A. and beyond.



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