August 14-15 2025 Events
Thursday, Friday August 14-15 2025 events sure are eclectic. Although August seems to be slowing down with art, all types of other entertainment events are popping up all weekend long. Let’s kick off the weekend with art, live music, wine tasting, theatre and also comedy.
Thursday August 14, 2025
MEY celebrates a new exhibition tilted Under the Table. The group show features work by Xingxin Hu, Samuel Alexander Forest, Annabelle Parrish, Jimmy Cobb, Sydney Kleinrock, Lorenzo Lorenzetti, K.T. Kobel, Ryan Lee, Lucy Luckovich, and Tomas Schugurensky. In a world increasingly mediated by screens, Under the Table turns attention to the quiet gravity of everyday objects. Rooted in Duchamp’s radical re-contextualization in addition to the dreamlike dislocations of Therrien, this exhibition asks what happens when we look again—when a ball, a pair of shoes, or a shadow beneath a table can embody memory, meaning, or myth. Art Party: 6-9pm; NEW LOCATION – May Gallery, 7350 Beverly Blvd Los Angeles CA 90036; https://www.meygallery.com
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LA Theatre
The Motherf**cker with the Hat continues at the Odyssey Theatre. The revival of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ popular play brings five powerhouse performers in one show. The compelling story features love, commitment, as well as redemption. Performance: 8pm; General Admission: $45; Seniors: $35; Students $30 (with student ID); The Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd, LA, 90025. Reservations: https://www.tmfwth.com https://odysseytheatre.com/whats-on/
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Live Music
The Hammer hosts another live jazz performance in the courtyard as part of the JazzPOP at The Hammer. Tonight’s line up spotlights the great West Coast jazz man Bobby Bradford. The band includes Bobby Bradford on cornet, vocals; Vinny Golia, alto and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet; Chuck Manning, tenor saxophone; William Roper, tuba, euphonium, spoken word, vocals; Don Preston, piano, gong; Henry Franklin, bass; Tina Raymond, drums; Performance 8pm; Free Admission; The Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, LA, 90024; https://hammer.ucla.edu
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Friday August 15, 2025
In Lincoln Heights…Wönzimer Gallery presents a new exhibition titled Mother Memory. Curated by Toti O’Brien, the group show celebrates motherhood as well as all that comes with it. Artists include: Anita Getzler, Gina Lawson Egan, Peter Liashkov, Marina Moevs, Nadege Monchera Baer, Toti O’Brien, Melinda Smith Altshuler, Nancy Kay Turner, and J Michael Walker. Art Party: 5-10pm WönzimerGallery, 341 S Avenue 17, LA, 90031; https://www.wonzimer.com
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Echo Park
Smart Objects presents a two day group exhibition titled Embodied Frequencies. The group show and performance invites guests to participate in a sensory experience, where digital stimuli and intimacy intersect. The exhibition will include: interactive sculpture, video games, biofeedback art, and also performance. Featured artists and researchers include: Jenna Caravello, Olive Kimoto, Naomi Sam, C+, Evesaltocave, and Chris Giang. Event: 6-11pm; Admission: $15-$30; Purchase tickets for Embodied Frequencies Performance HERE; Smart Objects, 1828 W Sunset Blvd, LA, 90026; https://www.instagram.com/smartobjects/
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West Hollywood
James Fuentes Gallery unveils a two-person exhibition featuring April Street and Becca Mann. Both based in Los Angeles, Mann and Street share conceptual parallels in materially distinct practices. Brought together, their works reflect upon the continual transformation of the natural world as it is shaped by tools, mediated by technology, and refracted through the shifting lenses of time and human perception.
Becca Mann, Nightblooming Cereus II, 2019, Oil on canvas, 45 x 70″
The exhibition foregrounds a set of temporal inversions to be found with each artist’s work: alternating between light and darkness, thus forming sequences akin to film strips, and continually moving through cycles of time. Art Party: 6-8pm; James Fuentes, 5015 Melrose Ave, LA, 90038; https://jamesfuentes.com
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Los Feliz
The BruHaus throws an opening art party for its first group exhibition: SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND! Vol. 1. Twenty-three artists will inhabit the walls of the former discount shop. Therefore remaking a space of bargains into a place of boundless creativity. Visit the instagram page for a full list of artists. Art Party: 7-11pm; The BruHaus, 1541 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027; https://www.instagram.com/thebruhaus.art/
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You have another chance to catch The Motherf**cker with the Hat at the Odyssey Theatre. See Thursday’s listing above for info.
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Silver Lake
Barnsdall Fridays Wine Tasting event continues. The fundraiser event benefits Barnsdall Art Park Foundation. Wines are curated by Silverlake Wine. Moreover attendees can enjoy cuisine from rotating food trucks at these Friday night happenings which run from through September 26, 2025.
Visit the website for more info and to purchase tickets. Event runs: 5:30-8:30pm; Tickets start at $45; Adults ONLY (21+ No kids or babies or pets); Barnsdall Art Park, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard LA 90027; http://www.barnsdall.org/
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Santa Monica
The Fantasticks opens tonight at the Ruskin Group Theatre for a limited run. This enchanting multi-award-winning musical, is still to this day the longest running off Broadway play. This is a wonderful show. I saw it when it when I lived in NYC (a very long time ago). The original off-Broadway production opened in 1960 and ran for 42 years. Although I didn’t catch the original cast (Hey, I’m not that old), I did thoroughly enjoy it.
Director Elina de Santos takes the story into the 21st century, keeping the same wit, sensitivity and beauty of the original story. Her staging brings fresh insight with an imaginative flair to a cherished classic. Actors include: Michael D. Cohen, Danny Bernardo, Rhett Hemingway, Kiel Kennedy, Sophie Pollono, Michael Redfield, Raven Scott, John Wuchte, and Silas Shultz. Run time is approximately 120 minutes (including one 10-minute intermission). The show runs through August 24, 2025; Performance: 8pm; Tickets are $45 (student/senior discounts $30 and groups 10+ $33) and can be purchased in advance at www.ruskingrouptheatre.com or by calling (310) 397-3244. Free parking available on-site. Ruskin Group Theatre, 3000 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405; https://www.ruskingrouptheatre.com/
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Downtown
Run, don’t walk to see & Juliet at the Ahmanson Theatre. This witty, high-energy musical turns the world’s most famous romance upside down. & Juliet dares to ask: what if Juliet’s story didn’t end with Romeo? Instead, she seizes control, rewriting her fate for a second shot at life and love—on her own terms. Read more about it on the & Juliet at the Ahmanson Feature.
Rachel-Simone (from the North American Tour) & Juliet; Photo by Matthew Murphy
Performance: 8pm; Ahmanson Theatre, 135 North Grand Avenue, LA, 90012; CenterTheatreGroup.org
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West Hollywood
Jetpack Comedy is LA’s best Friday stand-up comedy showcase. Comics from HBO, Netflix, and also SNL cast members, all drop-in for a night of laughter. Headliners and surprise drop-ins have included: Sarah Silverman, Kevin Nealon, Fred Armisen, Bob Odenkirk, Pete Holmes, Hannibal Buress, Kumail Nanjiani, Maria Bamford, Hasan Minhaj, Jeff Garlin, Ali Wong, Demetri Martin, as well as many more.
Event begins: 8:30pm; Admission starts at $20; Visit the website to RSVP for events (multiple dates); FB Page; Bar Lubitsch, 7702 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, 90046; https://jetpackcomedy.com/
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For additional art exhibitions, and performances as well as culinary events, see LAArtParty’s Upcoming Events Page.
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