Thursday, Friday May 8, 9, 2025 LA Entertainment
Thursday, Friday May 8, 9, 2025 LA Entertainment plays a huge part of the start of a fun weekend. In addition to art exhibitions, we also have an online art event, the annual Otis College Art and Design O-Launch Exhibition, as well as some live comedy, and theater too.
Thursday May 8, 2025
Poly Diaz; courtesy of Poly Diaz
Stand up Poly Diaz takes the main stage at the Hollywood Improv. The Venezuelan comedian, writer, and actress is currently based in México City, so grab your chance to see her. Diaz has opened for Richie O´Farril, Sofia Niño de Rivera, Daniel Sosa and Marcello Hernández.
Remember, there is a two-item minimum purchase requirement in the showroom for all guests. Doors open: 9pm; Performance: 9:30pm; $25.00 + $4.34 fees; Hollywood Improv (The Main Room), 8162 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, 90046; https://improv.com/
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The Fowler recently debuted a new exhibition titled Construction, Occupation last weekend. The group show includes the work of 24 artists and also collectives that engage art’s potential to shape the city through the power of community. Drawing on myriad visual languages and poetics grounded in collective action, the exhibition investigates a radical urban vocabulary that blurs art and activism to address questions of infrastructure and vulnerability, circulation and segregation, and the body in public space.
Read the Fowler Construction, Occupation Feature for more info. Exhibition on view: 12-5pm; The Fowler Museum at UCLA, 308 E Young Dr N, LA, CA 90024; https://fowler.ucla.edu
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Life of Pi
Downtown…The Ahmanson Theatre presents Life of Pi a winner of three Tony Awards® as well as the Olivier Award for Best Play. It is a stirring fantasy style tale of wonder and adventure. Lolita Chakrabarti has an adapted dazzling stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel (over 15 million copies sold). The show opened to critical acclaim on Broadway and the West End. It is attracting audiences from around the world.
Life of Pi – Anna Leigh Gortner, Shiloh Goodin, Toussaint Jeanlouis and Taha Mandviwala in the national tour cast
The plot features a shipwrecked sixteen-year-old boy named Pi. He survives on a lifeboat with four other companions—a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The magical story is unpredictable and the performance includes extraordinary puppetry and also stunning visuals. Performance: 8pm; Admission starts at $40.25; The Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., LA 90012; https://www.centertheatregroup.org
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Friday May 9, 2025
LAMAG (Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery) presents Virtual Fridays: Exploring Artworks and Themes from Step & Repeat. Today’s virtual event is titled Meditation, Meditative Art, and Flow States. The series of virtual programs featuring artworks from Step & Repeat curated by Nancy Meyer and John Weston. Each week a new theme highlighting three artworks will be shown. Participants will view artworks from the exhibition and have the opportunity to share their observations. Time: 12-1pm; Please register one week in advance of each program for the LAMAG Virtual Step & Repeat Exhibition; Contact lamag@lacity.org or call (323) 644-6269 with any questions.
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Otis College Art and Design kicks off its annual O-Launch event. The weekend will feature both in-person and virtual events from May 9-11, 2025. It showcases the future of art and design through the work of Otis College’s talented graduating students. Main events include the campus-wide Annual Exhibition, Junior and Senior class Fashion Show, Industry preview and student reception. The industry preview/open studio runs from 3-7pm; while the student reception runs 5:30-7pm; Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90045; https://www.otis.edu/about/otis-now/events/o-launch.html
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LA Theatre
In Hollywood…The School of Night presents the World Premiere of Hellas, written and directed by Christopher William Johnson at the Broadwater Mainstage. Tonight’s performance features part II only. So this show is for patrons who has already attended a performance of Part II. To find out more about the show – read the Hellas at the Broadwater Mainstage Feature.
The story is split into two parts while encompassing the evolution of societal structures, revenge along with unlikely alliances, and an emerging system of justice.
Performance: 7:30pm; Tickets range from $25 – $30; $5 off for students with ID. Group discounts available. Visit the website for more info or see link to make reservations: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/school-of-night/hellas; (Part 2 ); The Broadwater Mainstage, 1076 Lillian Way, LA, 90038; https://
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You have one more chance to see Life of Pi at the Ahmanson – see Thursday’s events above for more info about the show.
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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.
Read more about Arts and Entertainment throughout the world on our sister site EatTravelGo.com, an art inspired travel site.
Or enjoy artist / gallerist interviews on our Art Talk Page also on ETG.
