November 12-13 2026 Art Parties & Events
Thursday, Friday November 12-13 2026 Art Parties & Events start off a fun and fantastic weekend. There are quite a few openings on both days, plus we have featured a screening, in addition to music, and also theatrical performances.
Thursday, November 12, 2026
Diane Rosenstein Gallery debuts Alternative Facts, a solo exhibition of photographs, video, and drawing by Eleanor Antin (USA, b. 1935). A key figure emerging from the Conceptual and feminist art movements of the 1970s, Eleanor Antin challenged the formal gallery system and its definitions of sculpture, performance, and self-portraiture. Runs through December 19, 2026; Art Party: 4-6pm; Diane Rosenstein Gallery, 1504 N. Garner St., LA: https://dianerosenstein.com/
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Chinatown
Now Instant Image Hall, a cinema and bookstore screens experimental films by Colectivo Los Ingrávidos. The anonymous film collective was founded in Tehuacán, Mexico, in 2012. This was due to the upheaval in Mexico after the later years of the “War on Drugs.” Screening: 6:30-9:30pm; Now Instant Image Hall, 939 Chung King Road, LA, 90012; https://now-instant.la/info
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Sherman Oaks
Gary Stockdale stars in SHOWSTOPPER, the one-man Solo Fest-award-winning musical at the Whitefire Theatre! The show did very well during its run in August, hence three additional nights in November have been added.
Gary Stockdale
Co written by Gary Stockdale and Spencer Green (In Living Color, MadTV) SHOWSTOPPER stars Stockdale as Jerry Rockwell. Moreover he character is a challenging, bold (and entirely fictional) composer/lyricist responsible for some of Musical Theatre’s most unique and innovative shows. Massive changes have been made to the show’s book and music since its debut. Thus audience members are encouraged to see it again. Performances take place tonight, Thursday Nov. 12, 2026, tomorrow Friday Nov. 13, 2026 and also Saturday Nov. 14, 2026 at 8pm. The Whitefire Theatre, 13500 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, 91243; https://www.whitefiretheatre.com/
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Friday, November 13, 2026
East Hollywood…OCHI LA hosts a closing reception for ECHO by Avery Wheless. The event will feature an an art talk with Summer Bowie of Autre Magazine. The conversation will be recorded and then transcribed for a forthcoming feature in Autre Magazine.
Art Party & Talk 4:30-6pm; Ochi Gallery, 605 N Western Ave., LA, 90004; https://ochigallery.com/
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Glendale
Mek Contemporary offers an opening reception for Regard. Curated by Rachel Hakimian Emenaker, the group exhibition features the work of six artists. It highlights painting, textiles, sculpture, and also archival imagery. Runs through December 19, 2026; Art Party: 6-8pm; RSVP to attend the free event on the website; Mek Contemporary, 416 E. Colorado St., Glendale, 91205; https://www.mekcontemporary.com/
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Mid City
David Kordansky Gallery celebrates three new exhibitions with an opening art party. These include: Chris Martin: In Memory of My Feelings, Ivan Morley: Trees, as well as Abraham Lincoln Walker: After World 1980–1991. Artist Chris Martin, features a variety of canvases that give many of the artist’s key motifs new twists and turns. While Trees highlights new paintings by Ivan Morley. Furthermore the artworks pay tribute to the beauty and need for ecological salvation. Finally, Abraham Lincoln Walker (b. 1921, d. 1993) is a talented self-taught American artist who never received recognition in his lifetime. All exhibitions run through December 16, 2026; Art Party: 6-8pm; David Kordansky Gallery, 5130 W. Edgewood Pl., LA, 90019; https://www.davidkordanskygallery.com
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Mid Wilshire
Anat Ebgi Wilshire presents Hours at the Edge by Jenny Morgan. This is the New York-based artist’s first show in Los Angeles, but the second with the gallery. The solo show spotlights new oil paintings featuring women and birds of prey.
Runs through January 16, 2026; Art Party: 6-8pm; Anat Ebgi, 6150 Wilshire Blvd #5, Los Angeles, CA 90048; https://anatebgi.com
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Downtown
ARTIFACTS by Mark Robert Halper opens tonight at City Club Los Angeles. An opening art party will be held to celebrate the work of the Los Angeles photographer. He has worked as a professional in this field for over thirty five years. Art Party: 6-8pm; City Club LA, 555 S. Flower Street, Penthouse – 51st Floor LA 90071; https://www.mrh.art
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Sherman Oaks
SHOWSTOPPER continues with Gary Stockdale in his one-man Solo Fest-award-winning musical co-written with Spencer Green (In Living Color, MadTV). After a big success at Whitefire in August, he will perform it tonight as well as tomorrow – read more about it above. Performance: 8pm. The Whitefire Theatre, 13500 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, 91243; https://www.whitefiretheatre.com/
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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 pop by 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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