SASSAS
Saturday, Dec. 7, 12 pm
WeHo Library Children's Theater
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound (SASSAS) with the City of West Hollywood is pleased to present soundSpark, a children's concert series at the West Hollywood Public Library, taking place on the first Saturday of each month. This month's concert will feature vocalist Odeya Nini and bassoonist Archie Carey. For more information, please visit http://www.sassas.org or call 323-960-5723.
From Red State to Golden State Film Screening, FREE
Saturday, Dec. 7, 4 pm
West Hollywood City Council Chambers
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
The City of West Hollywood in collaboration with The Wende Museum presents a preview screening of the documentary From Red State to Golden State: Soviet Jewish Immigration to the City of Angels, An Oral History. The documentary follows several Jewish families who left the former Soviet Union to settle in Los Angeles during the 1970s and 1980s. Justin Jampol will act as moderator at the talk directly following the screening.
Lesbian Films
Sunday, Dec. 8, 3 pm, $10 donation
June Mazer Lesbian Archives
626 N. Robertson Blvd.
These films curated by Betsy Kalin include LESBIANA directed by Myriam Foug�re, CLICK directed by Chris Chew and I Still Love Them, directed by Marie-Pierre Grenier. Fore more info, click here.
Art Happening: Leonid x Sveltana, FREE
Reception: Sunday, Dec. 8, 4 pm-6 pm
On View: Dec. 8-16 in the window
Svetlana Deli
7740 Santa Monica Blvd.
Presented in the storefront window and the cooler of Svetlana Deli will be an array of art objects, created by CalArts alumna Yelena Zhelezov, that bear relation to Leonid Robinzon
(1927-?), a dissident editor from the former USSR.
20/20 - Visioning the Past/Future of HIV/AIDS
West Hollywood Library Foundation
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 6 pm
West Hollywood City Council Chambers
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
A Community Forum looking at the Past, Present, & Future of HIV/AIDS prevention and care, featuring a panel of older and younger HIV activist/educators learning from each other. The "20/20 Community Forum" will be an important and innovative gathering that will provide youth with access to resources, help close generational gaps, and continue to provide innovative programming. For more information.
Classical Theater Lab, A Doll's House, FREE
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2 pm
Great Hall, Plummer Park
7377 Santa Monica Blvd.
Come out and enjoy Henrik Ibsen's famous play, A Doll's House, directed by Bruce Katzman. Admission is free but RSVPs are requested. For more information, visit http://www.classicaltheatrelab.org or call 323-960-5691.
WHAP! Screening: " Phantom Geographies: Superimpositions of Memory and Place", FREE
Wednesday, Dec. 18, 7-9 pm
West Hollywood Library Community Room
625 N. San Vicente
WHAP! will be screening of CalArts alumna Yelena Zhelezov's essay film, "Signs of Arrival," followed by a roundtable discussion with scholars and artists about parallel worlds and the immigrant experience. Zhelezov's film revolves around the Russian immigrant community in West Hollywood. For more information, visit here.
2nd Annual Merry Musical Minstral Circus: A Holiday Gathering & Jamathon
December 20, 7:30 pm
The Troubador
9081 Santa Monica Blvd.
Jonathan Wilson and Mike Campbell will host the second annual Merry Minstrel Musical Circus. Performers will be announced over the coming weeks and all proceeds from the concert go to benefit Manual Arts High School and Tazzy Animal Rescue Fund. Tickets go on sale on November 22 through http://ticketf.ly/1i000j9b.
Puppet Theatre on Wheels: Holiday Show, FREE
Sunday, Dec. 22, 11 am
Great Hall, Plummer Park
7377 Santa Monica Blvd.
Come out and enjoy a special holiday show by Puppet Theatre on Wheels which presented October's Early Russian Fairy Tales Show. This show, which will tell stories of The Snow Queen, the Russian New Year Celebration, and Grand Father Frost and Snegurochka, will be presented in Russian with an English translated synopsis available. Admission is free, please RSVP.