Author Talk with Erwin Chemerinsky, October 15The City of West Hollywood and PEN Center USA will present an author talk with Erwin Chemerinsky regarding his most recent book, The Case Against the Supreme Court. Chemerinsky is the founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law, and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law, at UC Irvine School of Law, with a joint appointment in Political Science. He is the author of eight books.
The talk will take place on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at
7 p.m. at the City of West Hollywood's City Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room (located next to Jones Coffee) at West Hollywood Library, 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. Validated parking will be available in the West Hollywood Park five-story parking structure.
Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $5, which will support PEN Center USA's "Freedom To Write" programming.
For more information visit
www.penusa.org or
www.weho.org/arts.
Eclectic WeHo 3, A Reading of Short Plays, October 18
Join us as we celebrate Halloween early. Playwrights Terry McFadden and Thomas Misuraca present Something Wicked Funny This Way Comes, their latest offering of short plays that are so funny, it's scary. Based on the success of their previous two shows, we've brought them back again to either rattle or tickle our funny bones. Admission is free.
The reading will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at 2 p.m., at the West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. It is sponsored by the West Hollywood Friends of the Library. A parking validation will be provided.
For more information, call (310) 652-5340.
Free Theatre in the Park Program Presents: A Midsummer's Night Dream, October 18, 19, and 26
This Lovers & Madmen production takes an autumnal look at Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night's Dream. Presented as part of the City of West Hollywood's Free Theatre in The Parks program, performances are free to attend. Bring your own lawn chair or picnic blanket and enjoy an afternoon outdoors in the park. Free parking will be available in both Plummer Park parking lots.
Performances will take place on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 3:30 p.m.; Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 2 p.m.; and Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 2 p.m. - all performances will take place at Plummer Park, located at 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard on the Vista Lawn facing Fiesta Hall.
For more info, please visit
www.weho.org/arts or call (323) 848-6377.
Staged Reading of She's History! A Galapalooza of Fabulous Females Who Make and Made History, October 19She's History! A Galapalooza of Fabulous Females Who Make and Made History is a play about women who make and made history. Written and directed by cultural herstorian, playwright, and actress Amy Simon, She's History! combines theater, history, multimedia, audience interaction, and good old-fashioned storytelling. It features performances by Rozie Bacchi, Jane Brucker, Mary MacVean, Susan Peahl, Clara Rodriguez, and Amy Simon.
The performance will take place on Sunday, October 19, 2014, at 3 p.m., at the City of West Hollywood's City Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room (located next to Jones Coffee) at West Hollywood Library, 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. Validated parking will be available in the West Hollywood Park five-story parking structure.
The event is co-sponsored by the City of West Hollywood's Women's Advisory Board and It Ain't No Fairytale Productions.
Tickets are $20 for general admission; $15 for seniors, students, and West Hollywood residents. Special group rates are available. Tickets are available for purchase online at
www.sheshistory.com.
For more information, please call (310) 308-0947.
Celebration Theatre: Burning Leaves by Tom Rowan, October 21Join Celebration Theatre and the City of West Hollywood on the third Tuesday of each month as we read brand new works celebrating the LGBTQ experience. In Burning Leaves by Tom Rowan, a gay actor moves from New York for a fresh start as a drama teacher in a Midwest high school. Soon after his arrival, the teacher must contend with a lonely divorcee and a gay teen - both of whom are attracted to him - as well as a self-centered "it girl."
The reading will take place on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at 7:30 p.m., at the City of West Hollywood's City Council Chambers/Public Meeting Room (located next to Jones Coffee) at West Hollywood Library, 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard. Validated parking will be available in the West Hollywood Park five-story parking structure.
Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $10.
For more information, please visit the following Facebook sites:
www.facebook.com/artbeatwesthollywood and
www.facebook.com/celebrationthtr.
Hollywood Autumn Ball Dance Festival 2014, October 25On Saturday, October 25, 2014, at 12 p.m., the Hollywood Autumn Ball Dance Festival 2014 will take place at Plummer Park's Fiesta Hall, located at 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard. Unity in Diversity Arts Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary along with the Beverly Hills Ballroom Studio's one-year anniversary.
The event will feature professional showcases by Lenny Proskurov and Samantha Safir; Leo Rotenberg and Alla Kocherga; Sergey Savelyev and Ebonee Le'Treice; Pre-Teen US National Champions Lev Khmelev and Natalina Chen; a special guest performance by Interkidstheater Ballet Studio; and vocal performances by the 2013 winners of the Hummingbird International Vocal Competition.
This event is co-sponsored by the City of West Hollywood.
Tickets are $20 per person. For tickets and more information, please visit
www.uidarts.org or
www.beverlyhillsballroom.com.
For more information, please call (323) 848-7988 or (818) 404-0844.
Halloween Youth Carnival, October 25
Come and join us for the spookiest, creepiest, and most fantastic Halloween Carnival you've ever attended. There will be a day of fright and fun to celebrate the fall season with face painting, costume contests, game booths, prizes and more.
The Halloween Youth Carnival will take place on Saturday, October 25, 2014, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., at West Hollywood Park, located at 647 N. San Vicente Boulevard. It is free and open to the public - great for families and children alike! You won't want to miss this yearly celebration of haunts.
For more information, please call (323) 848-6534.
LAMBDA Literary Book Club Meeting, October 28The Lambda Literary Book Club, moderated by Tony Valenzuela, highlights a different LGBT book each month, Admission is free and validated parking will be provided. A program of the Lambda Literary Foundation, co-sponsored by the West Hollywood Library, the books selected are a heady mix of LGBT classics, unheralded gems, and buzz-worthy new releases.
The October Book Club discussion will feature the book Are You My Mother? A Comic Drama by author Alison Bechdel. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at 7 p.m. at the West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room, located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard.
For more information, please call (310) 652-5340 or visit
www.lambdaliterary.org/book-clubs/lambda-lit-book-club
West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval, October 31This year's West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval will take place on Friday, October 31, 2014 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Santa Monica Boulevard between Doheny Drive and La Cienega Boulevard.
Each year, the City of West Hollywood hosts its Halloween Carnaval - one of the most unique Halloween gatherings in the world. With an estimated attendance of approximately 500,000 people, it is one of the region's largest events.
Staged over a one-mile stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard/Historic Route 66, Halloween Carnaval will feature six stages of exceptional entertainment featuring performance artists, DJs, musical performers, dancers, contortionists, and aerialists who entertain wildly dressed crowds for a five-hour one-of-a-kind festival.
Halloween Carnaval was launched in 1987 and is rooted in the foundation of the City of West Hollywood's diverse culture and community. The event has grown year-by-year into an annual gathering of phenomenal costumes, entertainment, culture, and self-expression with a myriad of observers, revelers, exhibitionists, and performers.
For more information, visit
www.weho.org/halloween or call (323) 848-6544.
SASSAS soundSpark
Saturday, November 1, 12:00 pm
West Hollywood Library Children's Theatre
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
soundSpark is a monthly music series for young children featuring solo and duo performances by emerging artists. SoundSpark is free and takes place in the West Hollywood Library Children's Theatre through a grant from the City of West Hollywood through its Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission, which take place at 12pm on the first Saturday of every month. This month's performer is Cassia Streb. For more info: www.sassas.org/calendar
CTL Reading Series: The Haunting of Hill House
Saturday, November 1, 2:00 pm
West Hollywood Library Community Meeting Room
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
The Classical Theatre Lab Reading Series presents a special Halloween reading on the Day of the Dead/All Saints Day of The Haunting of Hill House by F. Andrew Leslie, from the novel by Shirley Jackson. Directed by Steve Peterson. Producer: Maggie Palomo. Admission is free. To rsvp, email [email protected] or call (323) 960-5691.
For more info please visit www.weho.org/arts.
The Golden Age of Broadway with Sonny Fox
Saturday, November 8, 2014, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
West Hollywood City Council Chambers
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
The Friends of the West Hollywood Library with support from the City of West Hollywood presents The Golden Age of Broadway: Lyricists and Composers with TV Host and Producer Sonny Fox. Alan Jay Lerner, Kander & Ebb, Sheldon Harnick and Yip Harburg are just a few of the artists who will be featured in clips during this free event. Light refreshments will be served. Free validated parking will be provided in the 5-story Public/Park parking structure. For more information please visit www.weho.org/arts.
Celebrating New Works: Red Train Cafe
Sunday, November 9, 7:30 pm
Rooms 1 + 2, Plummer Park Community Center
7377 Santa Monica Blvd.
Join Celebration Theatre and the City of West Hollywood as we read brand new works celebrating the LGBTQ experience. Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $10. Please go to www.facebook.com/artbeatwesthollywood or www.facebook.com/Celebrationthtr for more info.
