Weekend Roundup
Find the best Los Angeles things to do for the weekend of 03.01.13
EVENTS
PaleyFest
Mar. 1-15. Do you pepper conversations with lines from The Big Bang Theory? Are you emotionally invested in Parenthood? If so, or if you’re the ultimate fan of another popular TV shows such as The New Normal, The Mindy Project, or Revolution, clear your calendar for the 30th annual PaleyFest, the William S. Paley Television Festival at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills. TV viewers and industry insiders get together with media icons and the casts and creative teams behind hit TV series in interactive panels and premiere screenings. Kicking off the festival is a presentation from The Walking Dead, and a presentation from American Horror Story: Asylum closes it out. In between, don’t miss a live table read from the cast of Community—just one highlight from the stellar lineup, which you can find HERE. $10–$75. Saban Theatre, 8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, 310.786.1010. paleycenter.org
LA Weekly’s Plate
Mar. 3. Food and wine event at the Peterson Automotive Museum features plates for you to devour from a curated selection of LA restaurants. Sample dishes from newcomers Littlefork, Tsujita LA and Storefront Deli, in addition to favorites like The Hungry Cat, Jitlada, Phillippe’s and many more. 1-5 p.m. $75/$95 VIP (includes hour early admission and gift bag). Must purchase tickets in advance. 6060 Wilshire Blvd., L.A. laweekly.com
First Fridays Natural History Museum
Mar. 1. The Los Angeles County Natural History Museum was born 100 years ago, and First Fridays (the provocative series in which live music, discussion and curatorial tours converge) celebrates the milestone by exploring the greatest discoveries of the past century in physics, astronomy, biology, chemistry, medicine, and technology – and what we can expect in the next 100 years. Drop by for cutting-edge science and a musical performances by Allah-Las and The Babies, in addition to KCRW DJs Anthony Valadez featuring Travis Holcombe. 5-10 p.m. 900 Exposition Blvd., L.A., 213.763.DINO. nhm.org/firstfridays
Grand Park’s Downtown BookFest
Mar. 2. Grand Park’s literary nooks and crannies come alive in a day for book lovers both big and small. See performances by bilingual children’s author/recording artist, Jose-Luis Orozco and appearances from authors including Tracy Trivas, who will read from her book The Wish Stealers. Trivas will also lead children in a “wish circle” where they will make wishes for themselves, others, and the world. Other highlights include a pop-up book shop from The Last Bookstore, activities including book making demonstrations and workshops. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Grand Park’s Performance Lawn, 200 North Grand Ave., downtown. grandparkla.org
A Soolip Wedding
Mar. 3. Find everything you need to plan a stylish wedding in one event. A Soolip Wedding gives you access to a a curated collection of California’s premier bridal resources in paper, floral, catering, entertainment, venues, honeymoon travel and more. Also delight in cake, champagne and food tastings, a formal fashion showing featuring gowns by St. Pucchi and the jewels of Black, Star & Frost, “Engaging with the Experts” panel discussion, luxury raffle and gift bag. Noon-4 p.m. Bel Air Bay Club, 16801 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, 310.360.1055. asoolipwedding.com
Brazilian Carnaval Exotica
Mar. 2. Party in true Latin style as the multi-level dance floor at Club Nokia turns into downtown’s hottest Carnaval party. The spirit of Rio and Bahia comes alive with the Samba da Mudança Samba School who will inaugurate Carnaval with a rambunctious parade. Also featured is Chalo Eduardo’s All Star Band of international musicians performing Carnaval hits, in addition to an all night pageant of elite Samba and Capoeira dancers. $45-$75. Club Nokia, 800 W. Olympic Blvd., downtown, 213.765.7000. clubnokia.com
Rock & Reilly’s Snow Day Ski Party
Mar. 2. Take a trip to the mountains without leaving West Hollywood. At Rock & Reilly’s winter extravaganza, wear your craziest ski outfit, frolic in real snow that is being hauled in for the occasion and line up for your turn with the shot ski. The event also features speciality drinks from The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and a raffle with prizes like a $100 Reilly’s Gift Card, a shot ski, an ice luge mold, among others, which benefits the John Kanzius Cancer Research Foundation. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. 8911 West Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, 310.360.1400. rnrpub.com
EAT | DRINK
The Lash Social
New downtown neighborhood nightlife destination fuses the modernist art of vorticism with playful cocktails like the “Untitled” (anejo tequila, Kahlua, sweetened espresso, pinch of espresso). Designer Erik Hart’s interior stretches a black and white palette with reflection, shattered building materials, blocks of granite, modular angles and metallics. It also features a custom-designed distorted disco ball. Open daily, 5 p.m.-2 a.m. 117 Winston St., downtown. thelashsocial.com
Sushi Roku Hollywood’s Sweet 16
Mar. 1-31. Celebrate Sushi Roku’s sweet 16 with a special month-long anniversary menu filled with 16 signature food and cocktail specials for $8 and under and two speciality items for $16 each. Highlights include spicy tuna Hanabi served on crispy rice, premium toro sushi, Kobe beef potsticker, lychee imperial martini and the Deleon Diamante Bliss (Deleon Diamante tequila, muddled jalapeno, cucumber, raspberry, sweet and sour, agave). 8445 W 3rd St., L.A., 323.655.6767. sushiroku.com
Dining Around Town
One of British Columbia’s premier wineries, La Stella, is bringing la dolce vita to L.A. March 5-6, to host two wine dinners alongside Chef Celestino Drago at his restaurants, Drago Centro (3/5) and Osteria Drago (3/6). Dine a broad spectrum of La Stella wines as well as a taste of those from Le Vieux Pin, all paired with each dish. Barbershop Ristorante, the highly successful restaurant pop-up that serves cuisine based on traditional Italian technique paired with molecular gastronomy, takes over the former A.O.C. restaurant space and offers an prix-fixe menu highlighting beef from Lindy & Grundy, Santa Barbara spot prawns, meat ragu slow-cooked for 24 hours and more. The Pikey, West Hollywood’s British Gastropub introduces a weekly Sunday Roast menu offering classics like beef short ribs, roasts of lamb, pork chicken and more; Upper West in Santa Monica throws a reception for artist Alicia Savio, whose impressionistic pieces are on view in the restaurant; while Burger Lounge features Guinness milkshakes and elk burgers on its menu.
SPA
Spa Nautica
Now open at the Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, Spa Nautica features a full-service menu with seven treatment rooms, nail salon and outdoor treatments on The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey’s pool deck. One of their signature treatments—the Direct Affect Facial—takes place in a special Natura Bissé bubble, which produces an explosion of oxygen resulting in a visible revitalization of your skin. The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, 4375 Admiralty Way, Marina del Rey, 310.574.4356. SpaNautica.com
ART
Ming Masterpieces from the Shanghai Museum
Opening Mar. 2. Ten masterpieces of the early Ming dynasty, executed in the 15th and early 16th centuries in China’s Forbidden City, are presented at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Ming Masterpieces From the Shanghai Museum also includes related Zhe school paintings and explores the role of imperial patronage of Ming dynasty painters. LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., L.A., 323.857.6000. lacma.org
THEATER
Tribes
Feb. 27-Apr. 14. Obie Award-winner David Cromer (Our Town) orchestrates a woven cast of characters in a interplay of sound and communication, perception and true understanding. When a deaf man, Billy, falls in love with Sylvia, a woman who is going deaf, the couple conflicts with Billy’s family, who never learned sign language. Mark Taper Forum, 135 N Grand Ave., downtown, 213.972.7353. centertheatregroup.org
Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs
Through Apr. 10. Los Angeles audiences finally get the chance to see Mike Daisey’s highly controversial show that examines globalization through the rise and fall and rise of Apple, and the price we pay for our technology. Daisey has now revised the original piece (that ran at New York City’s Public Theater), after his performance of it on This American Life (one of the most downloaded of all time) was retracted for facts being embellished. Daisey made the new script public with this caveat: “The transcript is a theatrical blueprint which can amended or changed as you see fit.” Now, Ovation Award-winning actor Alex Lyras puts his own spin on the work in his first return to the Los Angeles stage since his award-winning play The Common Air debuted in 2008. Wednesdays. $20. 8 p.m. Theatre Asylumn, 1076 Lillian Way, L.A., 800.838.3006. brownpapertickets.com
The Gift
Through Mar. 10. When two couples meet while vacationing at a ritzy resort, they instantly transition from strangers to the best of friends. Despite their almost comical differences, they find themselves spending the rest of their week together. When one seemingly inconsequential event throws both their lives into a tailspin, the couples find themselves wrestling with a moral dilemma: while it’s human nature to want what you don’t have, is it unnatural to abandon something that you do? World premiere from acclaimed Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith. Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood, 310.208.5454. geffenplayhouse.com
Nothing To Hide
Through Mar. 10. Abandoning the antiquated notions of a traditional magic show, Nothing to Hide takes the audience on an imaginary journey through a series of diverse and engaging vignettes brought to life solely from the words and hands of the two masterful magicians: Derek DelGaudio (2011 Close-Up Magician of the Year) and Helder Guimarães (2011 Parlour Magician of the Year), and director Neil Patrick Harris. Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood, 310.208.5454. geffenplayhouse.com
