Say Yes to These Events

Wed. Oct. 21st

7pm, The Yes Men Fix the World

Hammer Museum

10899 Wilshire Blvd.

Westwood

FREE

A documentary that follows two activists infiltrating the world of big business - on a mission to save civilization from its worst excesses. Directors Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno will be on hand for a pre-show meet and greet and post-show audience Q&A.

Tickets are available at the Billy Wilder Theater Box Office one hour prior to start time. Limit one per person on a first come, first served basis. No RSVP necessary.

8pm, Mortified LA

King King Hollywood

6555 Hollywood Blvd.

$16

"Ripped from the pages of real life, Mortified stars everyday adults sharing their most embarrassing and real childhood letters, lyrics, journals, home movies and artwork... in front of total strangers. Equal parts comedy, theater, & therapy."

FWJ reader Alessandra will be performing! Click here to purchase tickets.

Free Theatre Tix

It's not too late to reserve FREE tickets to shows in October like Eclipsed, Meet Me in St. Louis, and Steel Magnolias. Click here and then "find a show" on your left to see what's still available.

To learn more about the Theatre Communications Group (TCG) concept, click here.

Jaydi's Weekend Jems

For those not attending the FREE Jason Mraz concert in San Diego:

Fri. Oct. 9th - Sun. Oct. 11th

Buy one, get one FREE Peet's Coffee. Thx to FWJ reader Melody for the heads up.

Fri. Oct. 9th

7pm, The Deer Hunter Concert

The Knitting Factory

7021 Hollywood Blvd.

$20

Just show up (to Hollywood, not Hazel St.)!

9pm, Haunted Hayride (and Ghost Story)

Gillette Ranch

26800 Mulholland Hwy

Calabasas

$35

A small fee for the scare of a lifetime. Ticket includes ghost story (read to you by none other than actress Amy Smart) and a haunted hayride. Sound lame? Now picture being pulled in a hay-filled wagon in the middle of a dark forrest filled with spiders, insane asylum inmates, and creatures trying to snatch you away from your ride...

Sat. Oct. 10th

11am-4pm, A Taste of Dance

The Music Center

135 N. Grand Ave.

Downtown

$1 per lesson

Learn all different styles of dance for a buck a piece (each lesson is 20 minutes). Styles include Irish step, Columbian salsa, the moonwalk... I went last year with some friends and had a blast (the pop and lock class had my sides hurting from laughter).

6-9pm, Raising the Bar

Joe's

1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

Venice

$10

A mixology competition with bartenders from Comme Ca, Providence, and more. All cocktails (classic, rum-based, and "free style") to be judged by owners of competing restaurants (and you!). RSVP to Claudia at 310.392.5655.

8pm, Streep Tease

Bang Improv Studio

457 N. Fairfax Ave.

Los Angeles

$15

You don't have to be drunk to enjoy Meryl Streep monologues performed by men.

Sat. Oct. 10th - Sun. Oct. 11th

12pm, Beyond Eden

LA Municipal Art Gallery

4800 Hollywood Blvd.

FREE

Expanding on last year's East of Eden exhibit, this one features work from 15 galleries across LA.

Sun. Oct. 11th

11am-5pm, Luxury Chocolate Salon

Pasadena Center

$20 ($25 at the door)

Attendees can sample chocolate from all over the world, view demonstrations, attend chef and author talks, and sample some great wine to go with the delicious chocolate confections. Chocolatiers range from Marti Chocolatt to Clarine’s Florentines.

Click here to purchase tickets now.

Cheap Laserium Tickets

Remember the sweet laser show I posted for $12 in July, featuring The Beatles/Led Zeppelin/Pink Floyd? Well, thanks to Groupon, you can now purchase tix for only $5!

You only have eight hours left to buy them, so don't put too much thought into this one :D

Coupon expires Nov. 27, 2009.

Don't Pass on Strange

"Part rock concert, part memoir, part Broadway musical, Spike Lee’s new documentary Passing Strange breaks conventions to tell its story of a young L.A. songwriter’s international journey to self-discovery."

For those who missed Passing Strange at Sundance (so excited I don't fit into this category!), you have the opportunity to catch it at the Downtown LA Film Festival tomorrow night at 7:30pm. Click here to purchase tix.

Jaydi's Weekend Jems

Thurs. July 30th

8pm, Movies in the Park

189 The Grove Dr.

The Grove

FREE

Watch Twilight under the stars!

Fri. July 31st

8pm, Cannibal! The Musical

(through Aug. 22nd)

The Garage Theatre

251 E. 7th St.

Long Beach

$18 ($15 for students)

Written by Trey Parker (South Park).  A horror story with fart jokes?  Can't wait to find out...

Sat. Aug. 1st

8:30am-4pm, Smashbox Makeup Classes

Sephora Sherman Oaks

14006 Riverside Dr.

FREE

Call 818.817.0900 (promo code: YELP) to reserve a spot in the

 limited-capacity sessions, designed to improve your skills (or lack thereof) with the brush.  FREE gifts for signing up!

3-9pm, Candy Land Lolita Tea Party

Royal/T

8910 Washington Blvd.

Culver City

FREE

(picture courtesy of Grub St.)

Experience this life-sized Candy Land game board, featuring fashion shows, cupcake & cotton candy stands, high tea served by the Royal/T maids, and more. RSVP to rsvp@royal-t.org (keyword: Candy Land).

7pm, Robot Chicken on Wheels

Skateland Northridge

18140 Parthenia St.

FREE with purchase of DVD

Seth Green and Breckin Meyer on skates as part of the Adult Swim Presents series.  Once inside, enjoy a live performance by Gym Class Heroes.

7pm, Cinespia Cemetery Screening

In Northridge tonight, some like it sweaty.  Not for you?  No worries.  Some Like It Hot at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, too.

Sun. Aug. 2nd

12:30-5pm, Cirque du Soleil Performance

The Grove

189 The Grove Dr.

FREE

The Grove is on fire this weekend. Perhaps literally. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Cirque du Soleil will be performing portions from all six of its shows! Face painting and juggling included...

The schedule is as follows:

12:30 p.m.: "The Beatles' LOVE," as seen at The Mirage

1 p.m.: "Mystère," as seen at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino

1:30 p.m.: "O," as seen at Bellagio

3:30 p.m.: "Zumanity," as seen at New York-New York Hotel & Casino

4 p.m.: "KÀ," as seen at MGM Grand

4:30 p.m.: "Criss Angel Believe," as seen at Luxor Las Vegas

Thx to FWJ Laura for the heads up!

Other Weekend Updates

Tweet @LemonadeLA for FREE dessert at Abbot Kinney's new Lemonade restaurant.

Jaydi's Weekend Jems

Fri. July 24th

7:30-9pm, Salsa Lessons

Mama Juana's

3707 Cahuenga Blvd. W.

Studio City

$10

Rodrigo Guzman (Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance?) offers beginner salsa lessons. If you practice hard enough, you might be able to look like the woman in the picture. Don't want to look like the woman in the picture? Ignore me. Why are you reading this blog anyway?

7:30pm, Laserium Show

Historic Vine Theater

6321 Hollywood Blvd.

$12

An interactive light show set to Beatles music. Need I say more? Click here for restaurants that offer 20% off if you're planning on watching the show.

Sat. July 25th

8:30-9:30am, Yoga on the Pier

Santa Monica Pier

FREE

Presented by 102.7: bring a mat, towel, and photo ID. Nature will do the rest. Thanks to FWJ reader Megan for the heads up!

7pm, Cemetery Screening

(movie starts at 8:30pm)

FREE

Looking for the rainbow connection? Head to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. This time the series will be screening The Muppet Movie. Feel free to bring all friends - humans and puppets alike. Just remind them not to talk once the movie starts.

7:30pm, Hollywood Outdoor Cinema

the Old Circuit City

4400 Sunset Blvd.

Silverlake

If the cemetery doesn't do it for you, watch The Big Lebowski here instead, powered by an xbox on a 40' inflatable screen.

Sun. July 26th

5-8pm, Dessert Decadence

Renaissance Hollywood Hotel

1755 N. Highland Ave.

$40

Too much to spend for an endless assortment of all-you-can-eat pastries, chocolate, and more? Maybe. A dieter's worst nightmare? Absolutely. Enough to stop Jaydi...? I think not. Click here to join her.

7pm, Movie Under the Stars

(and every Sun. through Sept. 27th)

The W Hotel

930 Hilgard Ave.

Westwood

FREE

Paramount Home Entertainment presents The Kite Runner. Dine with "self-righteous monkeys" or get cozy in a private cabana. The choice is yours.

Jaydi's Weekend Jems

Fri. July 17th

7:30-9pm, Friday Night Sing-Along

W.M. Keck Amphitheater, Walt Disney Concert Hall

Join hundreds of Beatles lovers and live musicians as they belt out the band's favorite tunes. The event is FREE; however tickets are distributed 45 minutes prior to the event. Plan

accordingly, and you will have an easy day's night :D

Sat. July 18th

SusieCakes Giveaway

Brentwood

To celebrate their 3rd anniversary, this chain will be stuffing 10 "Golden Tickets" into their frosting-filled cakes. Winners will receive prizes ranging from baking classes to custom cakes each month for a year.

9pm, Old Pasadena Film Festival

33 E. Green St.

My pick for this weekend's film festival is Sixteen Candles, set to be screened on the rooftop of a schoolhouse parking garage. Have fun. Just don't let your date try to steal your undies!

Sun. July 19th

8am-11pm

Milk

7290 Beverly Blvd.

For National Ice Cream Day, this shop will be dishing out FREE scoops of ice cream (flavors ranging from vanilla to banana dulce de leche). All you have to do is enter the restaurant and utter, "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!"

7pm, Shakespeare by the Sea

Roxbury Park

471 S. Roxbury Dr.

Beverly Hills

Pack a picnic, kick back in your beach chair, and enjoy a FREE performance of Love's Labour's Lost.

Farragut North, Farragut Noth (For the Ladies)

Anyone else dying to see Farragut North (a show starring Chris Pine and Chris Noth)?  While the June 16-July 26 performances are typically at least $40, Broke Girls Guide has discovered a special deal via The Geffen's Girls' Night Out series.  

On July 2nd, score a $30 package deal that includes the actual ticket, followed by an after party at the Luxe hotel on Sunset, featuring drinks and makeup by Two Faced Cosmetics.

Click here to purchase tickets (I don't have to warn you how quickly these will go), and be sure to enter FNBGG30 at checkout.  The show time is 7:30pm, but arrive one hour early to pick up your wristband.

Rent a Front Row Seat

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

We're not gonna pay rent, but we're sure as hell gonna pay for tickets.

That's right: Rent is at The Pantages, and original cast members Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal are reviving their roles!!!

Click here to buy tickets now (and feel free to purchase an extra ticket for your favorite blogger).  LA tour ends March 8th.

All about Walken

8pm

Theatre 68

5419 Sunset Blvd. (at Western)

$15

In what the LA Times calls "an act of absurd genius," eight men and women take the stage tomorrow night to perform Christopher Walken impressions.

Click here to buy tickets.

Brush Up Your Shakespeare

At 7:30pm tonight, enjoy a FREE performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at Barsdall Art Park in East Hollywood.  Don't forget to bring your blankets and picnic gear.

Watch Katie Get Wicked

Congrats to FWJ reader Katie for making the semi-finals of the Wannabe Wicked vocal/performance competition.  To watch her compete for the finals, please stop by City Walk tomorrow night (Wed. Aug. 6th) from 7-9pm.  

The show is FREE, so show up to cheer her on (and watch a pretty spectacular rendition of "Popular").

Love on a Pole

Thurs. July 17, 11:30am, 12:30pm & 1:30 p.m. at the Bank of America Plaza

333 S. Hope St.

Downtown

AND

Fri. and Sat. July 18-19, 11:30am, 12:30pm & 1:30pm
725 S Figueroa Street

A troupe of dancers from Australia who call themselves Strange Fruit fuse theater, dance, and circus while bending atop 13-foot-tall flexible poles. The poles’ extreme strength and flexibility allow the performers to bow to impossible angles, swaying back and forth in a hypnotic dance while enacting dialogue-free stories.

Their FREE performances will be a love story titled “Swoon.”

Great Discounts

Thanks to Plays 411, you can now see Great Expectations the musical for only $10.  Normally $20, they are offering tickets at HALF-PRICE, simply by entering the code 008 at checkout.  Click here to purchase tickets.

The Machete Party

Either this weekend or next, you will have to catch The Machete Party, a series of one acts involving spandex, boners, first kisses and more.

Beginning at 8pm Fri-Sun at the Working Stage Theatre, this show - produced by FWJ reader Alessandra - is one you will not want to miss.

$15 - cash only.  To reserve tickets, click here.

Vaya con Dios, Brah.

Every Friday and Saturday, 8pm

Charlie O's at the Alexandria Hotel

501 S. Spring St.

$20

21+

Los Angeles is where the action went down in Point Break back in 1992 (starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze), and it's happening all over again - LIVE!  This absurdist stage adaptation hosts a different lead actor every night - a member of the audience, chosen to play Keanu's role.

Thx to FWJ reader Carlos for suggesting the event.  Click here to buy tickets.

Wannabe Wicked? Part 2

Tues. July 9th

Come see the second round of semi-finalists perform at City Walk for the Wannabe Wicked competition.  Are you a singer?  It's not too late to perform yourself.  Submit an application by July 17th.

Wannabe Wicked?

Do you love Wicked?

Would you like to be in it??

Submit a video application by July 17th, and you might just have that opportunity. Rules for the competition are listed here.

The first round of semi-finalists will be on stage at City Walk tonight from 7-9pm; however, it is not too late to still apply.

Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead

See Charlie Brown and the gang all grown up (Linus is a pothead and Lucy is in a mental hosptial.  And yes, Charlie Brown's dog has died of rabies)!  One version in NY featured America Ferrera, Ian Somerhalder, Eddie Kaye Thomas, and Eliza Dushku.

Previews of the LA show will feature Desperate Housewives' Andrea Bowen.

Get discounted tickets here for only $15!