Louis Cruz Beltran
August 18, 4 pm
West Hollywood Park
647 N. San Vicente Boulevard
Presented as part of the City of West Hollywood's free outdoor Summer Sounds music series, Louie Cruz Beltran is a popular entertainer, bandleader, vocalist, 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. Louie has provided entertainment for top corporate events and awards shows, including the after party for the Alma Awards, and the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards. Limited first come, first serve seating is provided at all Summer Sounds concerts. For more information, visit www.weho.org/arts or call 323-848-6377.
Garbo's Cuban Lover
Through August 25, Thursdays 8pm, Sundays 3 pm
Macha Theatre 
1107 N. Kings Road
Writer-director Odalys Nanin's fictionalized bio-play zeroes in on Mercedes De costa, who in the 1930s was celebrated as a poet, playwright and novelist, though nowadays she's remembered mostly for her lesbian affairs with famous actresses including Eva LeGallienne, Alla Nazimova and Tallulah Bankhead. L.A. Weekly's Pick of the Week! For ticket information, click here.
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. TTY for the deaf and hard of hearing at (323) 848-6496.
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.
Cosimo Cavallaro's Love Your Bean Opening Reception
September 5, 5:30-7 pm
West Hollywood Park
647 N. San Vicente Blvd.
The City of West Hollywood and Cosimo Cavallaro invite you to the official opening of the highly anticipated and newest art installation Love Your Bean. Love Your Bean, an installation created by Cavallaro, consists of several large-scale sculptures, designed in the shape of jelly beans. They will be placed in West Hollywood Park. To rsvp or for media inquiries please contact: Kaitlin@ ballantinespr.com or visit www.weho.org/art.
Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip exhibition
West Hollywood Library
625 N San Vicente Blvd
In Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip, author/photographer Robert Landau showcases 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 from through mid-October during regular library hours. For more information about the Rock 'n' Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip exhibit, including RSVP information, visit www.weho.org/arts or call (323) 848-6377.
