Thursday, October 2011
- Celebrity Chef Tour fundraiser for the James Beard Foundation, featuring the cooking of Iron Chef Marc Forgione and family at Chaya Brasserie, West Hollywood, 7:30 PM. h/t Eater LA
- Outfest Legacy Project honors Adam Shankman at its Legacy Awards 2011 at the Directors Guild of America. 8 PM
- Eric Olsen, Glenn Schaeffer, & Michelle Huneven discuss and sign We Wanted to Be Writers: Life, Love, and Literature at the Iowa Writers' Workshop at Book Soup at 7 PM.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America honors Earvin "Magic" Johnson at its Heroes & High Hopes Award at the Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles at L.A. Live.
- Bonnie Nadzam will read and sign her debut novel, Lamb, at Skylight Books at 7:30 PM
- LA Fashion Week starts today at the Sunset Gower Studios.
- Thad Nodine will read and sign his debut novel, Touch and Go, and Andrea Portes will read her novel, Hick, at Skylight Books, starting at 7:30 PM
- GLSEN-Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network honors Chaz Bono and Rob Reiner at its Seventh Annual Respect Awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel. 5:30 PM
Saturday, October 22, 2011
- Los Angeles Archives Bazaar at USC Doheny Library starts at 9 AM
- Golden State Mutual Building Open House and Mural preservation discussion. Noon to 3 PM. 1999 West Adams Blvd.
- Hennessey + Ingalls hosts a book signing at its Santa Monica store for David R Stoecklein's Southern California Coastal Mountains to the Sea: A Celebration of Open Space on the Historic Irvine Ranch. 3 to 5:30 PM
- "Who Got More Naked? And Other Insider Stories from the Early Days of LA's Notorious Artist Space Scene" panel discussion, part of Pacific Standard Time's Santa Monica/Westside Focus Weekend, in the Community Room at Crossroads School 4:30 - 6:00 PM. Hope they post a video of this panel on the Internet
- LA Councilwoman Jan Perry and City Controller Wendy Greuel will attend the Second Annual Women for Equality Champagne Brunch, starting at 11:00 AM.
- Art Center Car Classic '11 celebrates the influence of Southern California on car design. Art Center College of Design, Hillside Campus, Pasadena.
- Naked Girls Reading Horror Classics at VLAD THE RETAILER, 704 Heliotrope Drive (Just off Melrose). 7 PM
- Say, Pay, or Play: Defining the Modern Book Review panel moderated by KPCC's John Rabe at the Crawford Family Forum, 474 S. Raymond Ave, Pasadena. 6-9:30 PM
- Altadena Historical Society's tour of Mariposa Street, featuring rare opportunity to see inside the 1924 Georgian cottage of historian, artist and author Sarah Noble Ives.
- AIA|LA Fall 2011 Home Tour: The Way EAST starts at 11 AM
- Starz presents its 15th Annual Hollywood Awards Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
- Glamour Magazine hosts its Reel Moments reception at the Directors Guild of America. 7:00 PM
- Joshua Baldwin discusses and signs The Wilshire Sun at Book Soup at 7 PM
- Honorable Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Council President Eric Garcetti and City Council members celebrate Nonprofit Day at City Hall with a reception and council session, starting at 9 AM. RSVP required
- Annenberg Alchemy presents Peer2Peer Nonprofit leadership conference at Club Nokia. 3 PM
- Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association hosts a private reception and preview of the "Tom Mankiewicz Conservation Carousel". 5:30 PM
- Laini Taylor discusses and signs Daughter of Smoke & Bone at Book Soup at 7 PM
- Author Nicholas Kristoff discusses the art installation "Women Hold up Half the Sky" at the Skirball Cultural Center at 8 PM
- American Institute of Architects Los Angeles honors the late John Chase at its 2011 Design Awards and Party at the Pacific Design Center. 6:30 PM
- Adam Arkin hosts the Virginia Avenue Project's Inspiration Gala at Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica. 6:00 PM
- Santa Monica Museum of Art hosts an Opening Reception for "Wall Works: Peter Shire - The Walls Have Eyes". 6 PM