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INSTALL: WeHo Fundraiser Night

August 16, 2012

7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

ONE National Gay and Lesbian Gallery

626 N. Robertson Blvd

West Hollywood

Support INSTALL:WeHo by attending their fundraiser at ONE National Gay and Lesbian Gallery for a night of wine, queer art, and the opportunity to learn more about the project. The interactive exhibit is part Burning Man, part exhibition, and all around queer madness. Los Angeles' most inspired young artists come together for a City-wide celebration in this pop-up art and performance festival where U-Hauls transform into galleries and Queer hipsters get their art groove on in a converted parking lot. Help make this a reality by making a donation (tax deductible!). Attend the fundraiser or make a donation athttp://www.indiegogo.com/installweho?a=976533. Also during the evening, curator David Franz will lead a guided tour of the ONE Archives exhibition Latent Images from 6-7pm.

Sunset Strip Music Festival

August 16, 17, 18, 2012

Music Venues on Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Strip will honor The Doors as the official honorees of the fifth annual Sunset Strip Music Festival. This year's events features live performance at five music venues (House of Blues, Whiskey A-Go-Go, The Roxy, Key Club, Viper Room). On Friday, August 17th at 7 p.m., SSMF will also host a free outdoor acoustic stage on 8950 Sunset Blvd. KCRW DJ Valida curated the programming featuring performances by The Record Company, The Peach Kings, Races, and Trevor Menear. The three-day festival will conclude with a street festival on August 18th from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. For tickets or more information, please visitwww.sunsetstripmusicfestival.com.

Love Struck

Preview August 17, 2012 at 8 p.m.

Opening August 18, 2012 at 8 p.m.

MACHA Theatre/ Films

1107 N. Kings Road

West Hollywood

Macha Theatre/Films presents LOVE STRUCK, a romantic comedy by Marie Barrientos and Olalys Nanin (A Lesbian Landmark play). The play is of two Latinas, one American and one Cuban in a hurricane of love, lust and other devastations starring Tricia Cruz, Odalys Nanin, and Susan Artigas. For tickets, visit http://machatheatre.org/.

Vegetarian Cooking Demonstration

August 18, 2012

3 p.m.

Community Meeting Room

West Hollywood Library

625 N. San Vicente Blvd

West Hollywood

The West Hollywood Library presents a special event celebrating vegetarian cooking for everyone. The event is for anyone who is new to vegetarian cooking, want to learn new recipes, or just want to spend an afternoon enjoying a food demonstration. There will be free samples and recipes at the program. For more information, please call (310) 652-5340.  

Incendio - Summer Sounds

August 19, 2012

4 p.m.

Plummer Park

7377 Santa Monica Blvd

West Hollywood

Incendio is a Latin guitar world fusion group that features a unique compositional and performance slant. The group has explored jazz, Celtic, middle-eastern and electronica throughout their career, putting their own stamp on their self-produced music. They subtly bring influences as diverse as Weather Report, Jimi Hendrix, XTC, Paco de Lucia, Buddha Bar and Joni Mitchell to bear on their musical tapestry. For more info, please visit www.weho.org/arts.

Author Talk

August 21, 2012

7 p.m.

Community Meeting Room

West Hollywood Library

625 N. San Vicente Blvd.

West Hollywood

Please join the West Hollywood library for an evening with three notable voices in contemporary fiction celebrating Counterpoint Press and the Los Angeles Review of Books. The event features Thaisa Frank, author of Heidegger's Glasses, Sleeping in Velvet, and A Brief History of Camouflage; Meredith Maran, author of A Theory of Small Earthquakes,and My Lie: A Try Story of False Memory and Dirty; Matthew Specktor, author of That Summertime Sound, and The Sting. Event is free and open to the public. Validated parking will be available. For more inforamtion call (310)652-5340.

Flamenco Night

August 24, 2012

8 p.m.

Macha Theatre/Films

1107 North Kings Road

West Hollywood

Macha Theatre/Films and Briseyda Zarete Dance Company presents FLAMENCO NIGHT, a special one night only event featuring Flamen-CURA Dance Company. There will be a music and dance performance created by artistic director, Briseyda Zarete. Tickets are $37 online and $40 at the door. To reserve your tickets, visit www.machatheatre.org. For more information on the event, visit briseydazareteflamenco.com.

The City of West Hollywood and The Classical Theatre Lab present SOMETHING OF SILVER, a musical version of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The play is adapted and directed by Tony Tanner, Tony-nominated as Best Director and Best Choreographer for "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Tanner directs his upbeat, 90-minute musical adaption of Shakespeare's timeless comedy.

Kings Road Park

1000 N. Kings Road West Hollywood

August 18, 19 at 4 p.m.

Free performances. Seating is limited. Reservations are recommended call 323-960-5691. For more information, visitwww.weho.org/arts. For more updated information, please visit Classical Theatre Lab's Facebook Page.