LA Mischief

If you are in North Hollywood this Friday, April 19th, come to The Federal for some good old-fashioned burlesque. The Lala’s will be performing a show that incorporates music, comedy, and of course, stripping.  Tickets are $15 and the show starts at 8:30pm. 

Get your tickets here. 

Bottle Village was built by a badass lady, Grandma Prisbrey, between 1956 and 1981.  She used tens of thousands of bottles to make house,walkways, sculptures and mosaics all over her property.  

Usually getting to see it is pretty hard (there is only one tour a month and anything other than that needs to be specifically requested) but this weekend they are having an open house. You can go explore the property and see Bottle Village between 10am and 3pm this Saturday, April 6th.

More info here.

MOCA is looking for participants to help create a large scale, collective clay sculpture. It’s a pretty cool opportunity to create something that will be part of the MOCA exhibition “Urs Fischer” opening on April 21, 2013.  The best part is you don’t need to know anything about clay to participate. Just show up between 10am and 5pm today through Sunday April 7th.  You can RSVP at  ursfischerproject@gmail.com or text 818-414-0365

More info here

David Lynch has made a documentary about his 16 country tour of the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America to promote the benefits of mediation.   It’s premiering in Los Angeles tomorrow, April 2nd at 7:30pm at the Hammer Museum. Most of the movies Lynch makes are pretty ridiculously weird, so I’m really interested to see his take on documentary film-making. 

But that’s not the best part.  The best part is David Lynch (and for some reason Russel Brand) will be there in person for a Q&A afterward. So weird!! 

Who cares if you are apathetic about mediation, it’s free so go get yourself cultured.  Entrance is first-come first-served, so definitely be sure to get there early.

More info here

If you’re feeling nostalgic for your college years come check out a giant beer pong tournament “El Clasico” this Saturday, March 30th at Busby’s East (on the Miracle Mile).  Forty co-ed teams of two will be competing for glory.  If you want to play, tickets are $30.

If you’d rather not, you can still go and watch the competition (plus they will be broadcasting College Basketball on a ton of TVs). Spectator tickets with a one hour open bar sell for $20. Or you can click this link here and get a 20% off discount.

Besides the beer that is included in the ticket, there will also be free food, music, photo-booth, and prizes.

KCRW is hosting a party downtown this Saturday, March 30th.  It’s happening at Greenbar Distillery, which is Los Angeles’ first distillery since Prohibition.  It’s usually closed to the public, so this is a great opportunity to check it out. There will also be a gallery of photographs of musical artists who have visited the KCRW studios.

Greenbar will be providing the cocktails and music will be by KCRW DJs Dan Wilcox & Aaron Bryd.  There will be a bunch of food trucks to grab a snack and coffee by Caffe Luxxe

It’s happening 7pm-10pm.  Get location and other information here. 

This weekend LA Live has a free downtown event in honor of March Madness.   The LA Live College Basketball Fan Fest will be outdoors on Thursday March 28- Saturday March 30th.  There are skill challenges on a giant basketball court, music, burger bars, contests, etc.  

Also, on Friday, March 29th there will be a free Capital Cities and Gold Fields concert.  Capital Cities has that catchy song “Safe and Sound” and I’ve seen them perform before. They are awesome (and more awesome to see for free).

To get tickets, you just have to register here.

The rest of the information for the event can be found here.

There are some pretty cool experiences unique to Los Angeles and one of them is a rooftop drive-in movie.  Tonight Electric Dusk Drive-In will be screening A Clockwork Orange.  It’s $10 per person and that’s either if you watch in your car or sit on the outdoor astroturf area. 

If you can’t make it tonight they will be showing films on random Saturdays from now through August 31st.  Consider it your first taste of summer

Buy tickets here http://electricduskdrivein.ticketleap.com/a-clockwork-orange——at-your-downtown-drive-in/

If you have a little extra cash in your pocket and are looking to do something classy, then start your weekend off with classical music played in one of the most iconic buildings in all of Los Angeles

This Friday, March 22nd The Tallis Scholars will be playing music from the 16th and 21st centuries in the atrium of the Bradbury Building downtown.  The 7:30pm show is sold out but the 9pm show still has tickets.  Prices range from $44-$53

Before and after the concert you can walk through a photo exhibit at the Bradbury. There will also be a complementary wine & cheese pairing after the show at Les Noces du Figaro

You can buy tickets here

Tony’s Darts Away hosts Tuesdays at Tony’s where they spotlight a different craft brewery in California.  On Tuesday, March 18th there will be offering flights and full pours from Figueroa Mountain Brewing.  The owners
Jamie and Meighan Dietenhofer will be there in case you want to chat with them about their beer.

Check out all the info here: