Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip
Artist's Talk by Robert Landau
August 10, 5pm
City Council Chambers
625 N San Vicente Blvd
The City of West Hollywood presents the photographic exhibition Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip by photographer Robert Landau at the West Hollywood Library. The artist's talk on August 10 will explore the history behind the billboards from an era when rock was the most important music ever recorded; when youth, politics, and art merged to turn counterculture into mainstream culture. The exhibit will be on view during regular library hours through mid October during regular library hours. For more information about the exhibit, visit weho.org/art. or call (323) 848-6377. Free.
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Opera Talk: The Mad Men and Women of Opera
August 10, 2 pm
West Hollywood Library
625 San Vicente Blvd.
Join us as opera expert Louis Berstein discusses and shows excerpts from some of the best mad scenes in opera, including those of Ophelia in Ambroise, Thosas's Hamlet, as well as the mad characters in Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and Benamin Britten's Peter Gribes. This program is free and parking validation will be provided. For more information, please call (310) 652-5340.
Louis Cruz Beltran
August 18, 4 pm
West Hollywood Park
647 N. San Vicente Boulevard
The closing bash for this year's Summer Sounds concerts, Louie Cruz Beltran is a popular entertainer, bandleader, vocalists, and master percussionist who has appeared at top venues and festivals, including the 34th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, the Oakland Jazz Festival, Catalina's Jazz Club, and Herb Alpert's Vibrato. His CD "Paint The Rhythm" charted nationally, and continues to get airplay internationally. Free two hour parking available in the 5 story West Hollywood Park Parking Garage. For more information, visit www.weho.org/arts.
The Solar House: Pioneering Sustainable Design
Author Talk and Discussion
August 28, 2 pm
City Council Chambers
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
"The Solar House: Pioneering Sustainable Design" (Publisher: Rizzoli, 2013) is a lecture, visual presentation and book signing by author, architect and educator, Tony Denzer. The program is a unique look at solar sustainability and the history of modern architecture. The program will provide a new perspective on the topic for architects and designers, environmentalists, historians and anyone interested in popular culture. Tony Denzer's book offers the opportunity to view the solar house in a whole new way as he traces the origins of the solar house back to its roots in the modern architecture movement of the 1930's -1960's. Parking validation will be provided. For more information, please call (310) 652-5340.
Celebrate Women's Equality Day 2013: A Night in Herstory!
August 26, 6-9 pm
City Council Chambers and Auto Court
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
Join the West Hollywood Women's Advisory Board for a special celebration commemorating both the Board's twenty years of service to the West Hollywood community and the 93rd anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which granted women the right to vote in the United States. The program will feature keynote speaker Helen Reddy, special guest speakers, a historical digital installation, film shorts and a reception. Free admission and validated parking available in the 5-story West Hollywood Park Parking Garage. To RSVP, please call (323) 848-6823 or email [email protected]
Quiet Night of Performance
August 30, 6 pm
MOCA Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave
Artist Chris Johanson presents Quiet Night of Performance, a Los Angeles branch of the Quiet Music Festival of Portland, celebrating soothecore, a new dimension of emotional, vibrant, and low volume music honoring the quiet act of listening. Please join the artist and friends Mike Donovan, AV Linton, Corpse Kisser, Chelsea Rector, and Post Aluminum Foil Band for low volume, deep-sonic meditations, whisper-soft with oceanic strength. [email protected] for more info.
The 2013-2014 City of West Hollywood Arts and Culture Grants are now available. For applications, click 
