LA Insider | Week of November 30, 2023: Invisible Cords, Blue Velvet, Otherworldly Donuts (aka Doughnuts) & Heritage Fire
Feeling the (mild) Southern California winter chill? This week we highlight family fun – like a community tree lighting and outdoor ice-skating – to help you get in the holiday spirit! Or, come inside and view art, catch a film and grab another donut!
Gallery & Museum Exhibitions
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Eliot Greenwald @ M+B Gallery, West Hollywood
M+B Gallery | West Hollywood
Eliot Greenwald: Listening Arm
December 2, 2023—January 13, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 2 | 6–8pm
Luminous paintings of richly envisioned terrains adorned with organic shapes and archetypal symbols. The viewer enters verdant worlds, accompanying a lone night car as it navigates spaces which oscillate between the familiar and improbable.
KP Projects | West Hollywood
Jon Ching: A Thousand Invisible Cords
December 2, 2023—January 6, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 2 | 6–9pm
A series of oil paintings celebrating the natural world with all its complexities and beauty. Originally from Hawaii, the LA-based artist portrays his subjects in regalia of flora, fauna, coral and fire. RSVP for opening reception.
Shoshana Wayne Gallery | West Adams
Jiha Moon: Storyteller Yellow
December 2, 2023—January 27, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 2 | 4–6pm
Ceramics and paintings drawing from Korean folklore, Western contemporary art and popular culture to create hybrid forms with a vibrant and personal visual language.
The Box Gallery | Arts District, DTLA
Sarah Conaway: Interior Castle
December 2, 2023—February 3, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 2 | 5–8pm
An exhibition of new films and stills from Los Angeles-based artist, Sarah Conaway.
Over the Influence | Arts District, DTLA
Brian Robertson: Patterns & Threads
December 2, 2023—February 18, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 2 | 6–9pm
A solo exhibition of new paintings.
MOAH:Cedar | Lancaster
Melissa Reischman: Sensory Perceptions
December 2, 2023—January 21, 2024
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 2 | 4–6pm
Desert bound? Visit MOAH:Cedar and soak in these inviting oil paintings of diffused flora and form by the LA-based artist.
Film, Music, Theatre & Festivals & Dance
Rear Window & Blue Velvet @ Million Dollar Theater, DTLA
FILM: Rear Window & Blue Velvet
Million Dollar Theater | DTLA
Saturday, December 2, 2023 | 6–11:30pm
Secret Movie Club presents a double bill of films featuring voyeuristic protagonists: Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) and David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (1986). Tickets: $14-22
FILM: Still Film + Short Film
Now Instant Image Hall | Chinatown
Thursday, November 30, 2023 | 8pm
Presented with Acropolis Cinema, a screening of the James N. Kienitz Wilkins 2023 film Still Film alongside shorts by Alex Tyson and David Levine. Followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and Jordan Cronk. Tickets: $15
Fine Foods, Quick Bites + Bars
The Donut Man, Glendora
We're back with Part 3 of our search for delectable donuts – or doughnuts – as well as some of their cousins from around the world: churros, beignets, mochi and malasada. Read on to find out more and then pick up a dozen! If you missed Part 1 of our donut extravaganza, go here. Check out Part 2 (last week's round-up) here. Yum!
Voodoo Donuts | Universal City Walk
Originally from Portland – now a multi=state chain – this shop offers a selection from conventional to other worldly! For example, the Old Dirty Bastard (raised ring with chocolate frosting, chocolate cream-filled cookies and peanut butter drizzle) or the Ring of Fire (Devil’s food cake with cinnamon sugar, cayenne pepper and a dried red chili pepper).
Donut Friend | Highland Park
Founded by music industry veteran Mark Trombino in 2013, Donut Friend offers a fun menu of unexpected flavors! You might be tempted to try Chocolate from the Crypt… but there's also Jimmy Eats Swirl, Angry Samoa and lots more!
Colorado Donuts | Eagle Rock
The usual doughnut suspects as well as a selection of colorful, candy-topped creations and doughnut-croissant hybrids.
Bub and Grandmas | Glassell Park
Full restaurant along with a line-up of donuts in flavors like Pomegranate and Passionfruit as well as standards like the cinnamon sugar donut.
Foster's Donuts | La Crescenta/Montrose
A mix of donut offerings with a variety of international influences… like the French beignet, Mexican churro or the American classic apple fritter donut!
The Donut Man | Glendora
Specializing in seasonal fruit donuts like the currently featured fresh strawberry donut.
Dot and Dough | Monterey Park and Other Locations
Mochi doughnut mash-up offerings as well as malasada — a Portuguese fried pastry from the Azores that may be hard to resist.
Literary, Readings & Book Launches
Former Get Lit student, Grammy and Academy Award -Winning artist H.E.R. Image Courtesy: Get Lit
Get Lit’s Annual Gala
Skirball Cultural Center | Brentwood
Saturday, December 2, 2023 | 6:30–9:30pm
Join Get Lit for a night of spoken word, dinner, sips and a few special surprises! Tickets: $250+
Fat Babes in Romance Panel
The Ripped Bodice | Culver City
Sunday, December 3, 2023 | 4–6pm
A panel in celebration of plus-size romances. Moderated by Emily Rose, Jillian Graves and Kayla Grosse will chat about their recent novella releases. Tickets: $15
Los Angeles Poet Society Press Party
Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural & Bookstore | Sylmar
Saturday, December 2, 2023 | 5pm
Los Angeles Poet Press, a BIPOC womxn run publishing house, is throwing a party to celebrate their lineage of books focused on social justice and queer voices. There will be readings, music, books and more.
Things To Do & Workshops
Ice at Santa Monica
Ice at Santa Monica
Located at the corner of Arizona Avenue and 5th Street | Santa Monica
Through January 15, 2024 | Daily: 11:30am–11pm
Experience Ice at Santa Monica, a winter adventure that combines the magic of the holiday season with the beauty of California's coastline. Tickets: $22+
LA Made Presents: Self Help Graphics at 50
Central Library - Mark Taper Auditorium | DTLA
Sunday, December 3, 2023 | 2–4pm
Join artists and scholars as they explore the 50-year history of LA's oldest Chicano/Latino non-profit art incubator, Self Help Graphics. Free with RSVP.
Heritage Fire Los Angeles
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites | DTLA
Sunday, December 3, 2023 | 4–7pm
Heritage Fire is an outdoor culinary experience that brings together local chefs and memorable brands for a live-fire celebration. Tickets: $125-175
Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
City Hall | Pasadena
Friday, December 1, 2023 | 5–7pm
Bring family and friends to this free celebration featuring local singers and dancers as well as crafts for kids, provided by Armory Center for the Arts, light refreshments and more.
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