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FREE in LA
Thursday - May 6, 2010

 

 

Brentwood • The Skirball Cultural Center, features an extraordinary museum, changing exhibitions, engaging music, theater, comedy, film, family, and literary programs.

 

Century City • Outdoor jazz concerts at The Westfield at 5 PM, Stanton Moore Trio. Best known as the drummer for New Orleans’ essential funk band Galactic, Stanton Moore’s jams explore the extraordinary grooves of legendary Crescent City rhythm sections of the 60s.

 

Downtown • Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Grand Avenue. The Museum houses abstract expressionist pieces to pop art to recent works by young artists. 5 to 8 PM.

 

Hollywood • Comedy Central Stage, performance tonight "Elephant Larry's Treehouse". The Village Voice's Best Comedy Ensemble of 2009 presents a brand new sketch comedy show. Featuring Geoff Haggerty, Stefan Lawrence, Chris Principe, Jeff Solomon, and Alex Zalben.

 

Pasadena The Tournament of Roses House and Rose Garden. This Italian Renaissance-style mansion that was once owned by chewing-gum pioneer William Wrigley Jr. Open 2 to 4 PM.


San Marino Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens. The 150 acres include the Rose Garden, with over 2,000 varieties; the Japanese and Zen Gardens and the Desert Garden.



UCLA • UCLA Hammer Museum. Occidental Petroleum Founder Armand Hammer left his collection of impressionist and Postimpressionist paintings, including work by Monet, Van Gogh and Pissarro to the museum.