The Submarines at NHM

Friday, April 6th 8pm
Ok. I usually post things free or under $5. So this is $9 for 2 people, which equals out to meet the requirements. The Submarines are playing with DJ sets by Dntel (Jimmy from the Postal Service) & Hoseh from Dublab and electro-meisters, Plaid - all of which are too good to miss seeing play at the awesome Natural History Museum.
900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90007

Waffles & Coffee ~ Free

Saturday, March 31 9-11:30am
Arda's Cafe marks its first Saturday hours by giving away free waffles and coffee!

418 W 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014

via [Blogdowntown] Thanks S. Kelley!

Night Journey Video Game ~ Free

Thursday, March 1- 11am
Tracy Fullerton on “The Night Journey” video game

Fullerton is an assistant professor in the Interactive Media Division of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, where she explores narrative through game design. She has been working alongside Annenberg Center Fellow Bill Viola to communicate the unique content and mechanics of games. More info here.

At the Annenberg Center.

Swap Meet ~ Fee

Saturday Feb 24 at 9pm
SWAP MEET

Piracy - Karaoke - Conviviality

This Saturday is the Lunar New Year festival (the Year of the Golden
Pig no less). Golden Dragon Parade. Firecrackers. Car show. The works.

You know a place where people are actually interested in your
extensive krautrock Mp3 collection. You know a place where you can sing
karaoke to that one Disney song, in Italian.

You will turn to your posse and say: "Forget those crowded overpriced
bars -- come follow me down this dark alley!"

Happy New Year, from Swap Meet. 

Garden of Brokenness ~ Free

Skin & Bones Talk ~ Free

Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007 6:30pm

MOCA Art Talks
Architects Peter Testa & Devyn Weiser will speak about
their work in conjunction with the current exhibit Skin + Bones.

MOCA Grand Ave.
Exhibition Galleries
Downtown

Martin Amis ~ Free

Tue, Jan 23, 7 PM

Martin Amis - House of Meetings

In conversation with Michael Silverblatt, host of KCRW 89.9’s “Bookworm”

at ALOUD LA - Central Library Downtown

Reservations online only - this program is standby right now only.

Ice Skating w/ bands ~ Free

Thursday, December 21 8-10m

"Spaceland on Ice"

Ice Skating with cool indie bands!!  Tonight is Los Abandoned. 

Pershing Square Ice Skating Rink
532 South Olive Street 

Christmas for Kids ~ Free

Saturday  December 9, 2006 11am - 2pm
Downtown’s historic Grand Central Market will hold its 16th
annual “Christmas for the Kids”, celebrating LA's children and - in the
spirit of holiday giving - invites them to participate in a day of fun and
fantasy. All children in attendance will receive a free photo with Santa Claus
and a gift bag of toys, candy and other surprises. The first 400 families of
each child will receive a booklet of Grand Central Market gift certificates,
valid at any of the Market's vendors.


Grand Central Market:
317 South Broadway, between 3rd and 4th, Broadway to Hill 

Urban Pedogogy ~ Free

Tuesday Dec 5, 8pm

The Center for Urban Pedagogy does research and design about places and how they change. CUP brings artists and designers together with community-based advocates and researchers to create public education projects ranging from high school curricula and public installations to websites and TV shows .

Recent projects include an exhibition on the urbanism of Knoxville, Tennessee, historical signage for Brooklyn hip-hop clothing mecca, and an investigative curriculum about the politics of wastewater in New York City. Hosted by the LA Forum.

Mountain Bar, 473 Gin Ling Way, Chinatown.

Thoughtbunker ~ Free

Saturday, Dec 2 at 8pm 
:: Betalevel Events :: 
THOUGHT BUNKER
Fight with Words!  Live Nude Brain!

Two contestants draw words from a hat. Perhaps one gets "puppy" and one
gets "mountain." Perhaps one gets "sky" and one gets "facelift."
Perhaps one gets "sandwich" and one gets "leg."

The contestants must fight for their word -- leg over sandwich,
sandwich over leg. They must fight like they mean it. They must mean it.

There are rounds. The winners move on. There will be prizes.

Presented by Superbunker.

BarcampLA ~ Free

Saturday & Sunday, November 11-12th

If you're a bit of a geek like me, this conference is a lot of fun...

BarCamp is an ad-hoc unconference born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees.

All attendees must give a demo, a session, or help with one. All presentions are scheduled the day they happen.

Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join.

Watch video to learn more

David Mamet ~ Free

Wednesday November 8th 2006 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

David Mamet, The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-Hatred, and the Jews
-- Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, filmmaker, essayist, and novelist—does not mince words in this scathing look at one of the most destructive and tenacious forces in contemporary life.
ALOUD Events
Central Library Mark Taper Auditorium - 630 W. Fifth Street - Los Angeles, CA

La Ofrenda ~ Free

FRIDAY, NOV 3 @ 7:30pm-12:00am

LA OFRENDA EVENT:

Performance & visual artists, drumming circles, video/digital presentations, dances, live music, tamales, non-alcoholic beverages and more. Revolving around all this activity will be a Traditional Ofrenda for all who wish to remember their loved ones. You may place a picture, a momento, a candle or a flower to this collective community offering for the ancestors, to celebrate life.

at Not A Cornfield - Downtown

Swap Meet

Saturday October 28 8:30 pm till late
:: Betalevel Events :: Swap Meet

Halloween Swap Meet. So in addition to the usual piracy, karaoke (here's the list) and conviviality, there will be candy, pumpkin carving and costumes.

Swap Meet is a place for you to come with a special selection of your
very most bestest most favoritest music so you can trade it with other
actual human people for the special music that you’ve always wanted but
didn’t know existed.

BRING:
* Your singin’ voice & dancin’ shoes
* media or device containing your favorite filez
* PUMPKIN!
* Dr1NkZ (or dollars of kindness)
* An inner sense of joy in the face of our eroding cultural freedoms

Halloween Gift Bags ~ Free

Thursday, Oct. 26th 10pm-2am
Subliminal Projects Halloween Bash at La Cita

DJ’s from the Short Stop, Bar 107, Le Disko, Memphis a costume contest, a photo station (by Prom Nite photographer, Jiro) and gift bags go to the first fifty people. Come in costume.
RSVP REQUIRED. Danceright@gmail.com.
336 S. Hill, between 3rd & 4th.

New German Writers Panel ~ Free

Thursday, Oct. 26th 7pm
ALOUD LA
Wende Kids: A New Generation of German Writers
Reading and panel discussion with Jana Hensel, Julia Schoch, Antje Rávic Strubel

at Central Library Mark Taper Auditorium, Fifth & Flower Streets, Downtown Los Angeles

Secret Machines at Union Station ~ Free

Tue October 24 7:30-10:30pm
The Secret Machines at Union Station

TO GET IN FOR FREE YOU MUST HAVE AN INCOMING BUS OR RAIL TICKET INTO UNION STATION . PARK SOMEWHERE ALONG THE METRO ROUTE, TAKE THE BUS/TRAIN TO THE SHOW, FLASH YOUR TICKET AND ENJOY! * YOU CANNOT GO TO UNION STATION AND PURCHASE A TICKET…THE TICKET MUST BE AN INCOMING METRO LINE TICKET!
special DJ set by Shepard Fairey

LAURIE ANDERSON ~ Free

Saturday, October 21st, 2006 7pm
AN EVENING WITH LAURIE ANDERSON

Laurie Anderson will present a special audio-visual lecture exploring the intersections of art, science, and creativity. One of the premier performance artists in the world, Ms. Anderson has consistently intrigued, entertained and challenged audiences with her multi-media presentations.

Ms. Anderson will be joined in conversation by neuroscientist Antonio Damasio, director of the USC Brain and Creativity Institute and a leading researcher of cognition, emotions, and neural systems.

By the USC School of Cinema-Television, the Institute for Multimedia Literacy, .
Eileen Norris Cinema Theater 3507 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089

Artstorm ~ Free

Sat. October 21, 2006 12- 5pm
Artstorm LA

The ArtPark will feature 20 live Aerosol Artists creating art on canvas in a safe and legal setting. ArtStorm ArtParks are designed to help the artists and the Masterpiecing Art Form become an accepted and appreciated form of legitimate, culturally relevant art.

You might be:
an Aerosol artist wanting to reserve a canvas.
a collector interested in acquiring a canvas.
a person generally interested in Aerosol Art.
an organization who needs effective programming.
a school with tagging problem.

Mirabel Mortuary Parking Lot
2814 N. Broadway , Los Angeles , 90031