Arts Briefs - July 10, 2013

The City of West Hollywood presents Trouble in Chiozza by Carlo Goldoni with translation by Robert Hoyem, directed by Louis Fantasia. Set in a rustic Italian fishing village, this rollicking romp is about two rival families with daughters of marrying age and the young fishermen who come to court them. Admission free. Reservations recommended. (323) 960-5691.

Garbo's Cuban Lover

Macha Theater

Previews July 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 8 pm

Opening Night Gala Saturday July 20th, 8 pm.

Macha Theater

1107 N. Kings Road

Garbo's Cuban Lover is a suspensful dramedy which exlpores the glamourous and secretive lives of Hollywood's golden age: Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and their love affairs with the enigmatic Mercedes de Acosta. Tickets are $35 dollars. For tickets, click here.

Second Thoughts

SST Productions

Free Theater in the Park

Saturdays at 7 pm

Sundays at 2 pm

July 13, 14, 20, 21

West Hollywood Park

647 N. San Vicente Blvd.

The City of West Hollywood presents Second Thoughts, written, directed, and featuring Tony-nominated Tony Tanner. A wry and rueful musical romp for all ages that critics have called "a treasure" with "toe tapping rhythms."

Outfest Los Angeles Film Festival

July 13, 1:30 pm

Directors Guild of America

7920 Sunset Boulevard

The City of West Hollywood, in collaboration with OUTFEST, presents the screening of BrideGroom. Director Linda Bloodworth Thomason ("Designing Women") navigates the romantic highs of Tom and Shane's relationship - until tragedy strikes. A remarkable feature about love, loss and the courage to stand up for same-sex equality, the film has won the Heineken Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival. Tickets $13. Free parking available at the Directors Guild of America. For more information, click here.

Klezmer Juice

July 21, 4 pm

Plummer Park

7377 Santa Monica Blvd

Klezmer Juice is vibrant Yiddish soul imbued with musical influences both old and new from around the world. Representing a new generation of Jewish soul musicians, the youthful group members see themselves as torchbearers of an ancient traditional craft that unites generations in spirit, offering fresh interpretations of traditional tunes. This concert is sponsored by LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.

AD HOC #8: Wrack

Plus the Vinny Golia Saxophone Quartet

Sunday July 28, 7 pm

West Hollywood Library Chambers

625 N. San Vicente Blvd.

SASSAS and The City of West Hollywood present AD HOC #8: Wrack, plus the Vinny Golia Saxophone Quartet. The Chicago chamber ensemble will perform a new work, "setting instrumentally the fictional song lyrics peppered throughout Thomas Pynchon's novel V., The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow." Tickets on sale now at www.sassas.org/adhoc. $10 in advance. $ SASSAS Members/Students/Seniors. $12 at the door.

Taste Music Benefit Dinner

July 31, 7-10 pm

Sunset Marquis

Cavatina Restaurant

1200 Alta Loma Road

One-night only menu and LA debut of James Beard award- winning chef Michael Schlow at Cavatina Restaurant at Sunset Marquis Hotel. A mutli-course feast inspired by special guest showings: Timothy White (celebrity photographer), Cerre (fashion designer), and The Kin (Interscope Records). Tickets $225 per person. Proceeds benefit Inner-City Arts. For tickets, click here.

Everything Loose Will Land

Through August 4th

MAK Center for Art and Architecture

835 N. Kings Road

West Hollywood, CA 90069

Taking its name from the notorious Frank Lloyd Wright quip, "Tip the world on its side, and everything loose will land in Los Angeles", Everything Loose Will Land argues that L.A.'a infamous "looseness" provided a medium for exciting developments in art and architecture.

William Sweetlove Exhibition

June 2013 - October 2013

Median of Santa Monica Boulevard at Holloway.

An outdoor exhibition of colorful and joyous animal sculptures by Belgian artist William Sweetlove will grace the Santa Monica Blvd. near Barney's Beanery.

Opportunities
The 2013-2014 City of West Hollywood Arts and Culture Grants are now available. For Applications, click here.

For More Events

Sunset Strip

Find out all that's happening on the Sunset Strip, from music gigs at the various clubs, to book readings at Book Soup, to laughing out loud at The Comedy Store. View the calendar here.

Don't forget to visit the Sunset Strip Farmers Market every Thursday, from 6-10 p.m. For more information, click here.

Visit Weho

Visit Weho has listings for all over Weho, including intimate music gigs, promotions at the hotels and entertainment in the bars. View the calendar here.

Arts and Cultural Affairs information and programming is brought to you by the City of West Hollywood through its Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission. For more information on the arts in West Hollywood, visit www.weho.org/arts or call 323/848-6883.