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Meetup: Sunday June 23r: cicLAvia + kbbq festival

mandymanwasregistered — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:33:54 GMT

The mid-Wilshire convergence of a crapload of bikes, Korean BBQ and Pacific Standard Time: Modern Architectural Boogaloo. I propose we meet in the beer and wine (and makgeolli) garden. Or near it. At some point.

cicLAvia info (9am-4pm) kbbq fest info (12pm-4pm) pacific standard time info

Sun June 23 at 8:00 PM, Korean BBQ Festival Beer Garden (near Oxford Ave)

Presentation: Los Angeles! Eurovision viewing party (and optional cheese contest)

mandymanwasregistered — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:07:20 GMT

Eurovision Finals Screening and Cheese Contest
Saturday, May 18th
Doors at 11:30am; contest begins at 12 noon
Betalevel (if you haven't been, read the directions)
FREE

Directions to Betalevel: 1) Find yourself in front of "FULL HOUSE RESTAURANT" located at 963 N. Hill Street in Chinatown. 2) Locate the alley on the left hand side of Full House. 3) Walk about 20 feet down the alley (away from the street). 4) Stop. 5) Notice dumpster on your right hand side. 6) Take a right and continue down the alley. 7) Exercise caution so as not trip on the wobbly cement blocks underfoot 8) The entrance to Betalevel is located 10 yards down on left side, behind a red door, down a black staircase. Description: In an age of musical pluralism, it would seem that song contests should be an anachronism. And yet Idol, The Voice, and other similar franchises remain amongst the top-rated television programs internationally. On the twentieth anniversary of the EU, one might think that European nationalism had died down a bit. But, you know, what's twenty years compared to hundreds of years of history? And there was a while there when the Eurodisco sound was decidedly outré, having taken a backseat first to the guitar-based approach of grunge and then the global ascendancy of hip hop. More and more, however, the blueprint for the "EDM" on the pop charts was drawn up in studios in Italy or Belgium, circa 1983. And so, with all this being the case, one might conclude that the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual event celebrating competition, national pride, and above all else the undying beat of disco, would feel strangely relevant again. And maybe, in a way, it does. And yet it still feels cheesy. Very, very cheesy. (In the end, its earnestness is probably what does it in. You just can't get away with outfits like that anymore if you mean it.) And we say CELEBRATE THE CHEESE! How, precisely, do we recommend celebrating the cheese? With cheese, natch! Bring your favorite European cheese to Betalevel on Saturday*, we'll bring some of ours, we'll watch the Eurovision finals together, and while votes are being cast on songs, we'll cast our own votes — for cheese. If your cheese wins, you will be crowned the 2013 Head Cheese!

Sat May 18 at 12:00 PM, Betalevel

Meetup: Adobe Max... and you! And me.

mephron — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:58:43 GMT

Adobe Max is coming, in LA this year. Are you going? If so, do you want to have a brief meetup or just general hang-out at the Max Bash? I'm not a big Black Keys fan, but meeting with people of similar bent would be good.

Tue May 7 at 7:00 PM, Max Bash at LA Live

Proposed: Gallifrey One Attendees

wintersweet — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:48:28 GMT

Going to Gallifrey One? Me too! Let's meet up.

If you already have your membership to Gallifrey One, let's meet up! I know it's capped at 3200 people this year, but even so, I can't be the only Mefite going. (If you haven't heard of it and you're a Doctor Who fan, you really should go: Gallifrey One. But not this year, because it's sold out. Next year's tickets will go on sale March 8, IIRC.) I'll arrive tomorrow and I'll be there through Monday morning. I know the schedule is packed, but if anyone else IS there, do you want to have breakfast or carve out our very own corner of LobbyCon? (Warning: I'm terrible at social stuff...but I do like talking to people and I'd love to finally meet some more Mefites, if my hunch is right and some of you will be there.)

Proposed: Grammys Viewing?

raihan_ — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:48:06 GMT

Hi all! I don't get CBS at my place (weird, right?). Anyone wanna hang out somewhere in LA and watch the Grammys together?

Preferably on the Eastside, but I'm open to going a reasonable distance from downtown/koreatown! High five!

Exhibition: Everything is terrible! (@ the Cinefamily)

ablazingsaddle — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:54:28 GMT

EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE descends on the Cinefamily for an evening of the best, weirdest shit you've ever seen. More about Everything is Terrible can be found here. I will not do it justice. There is a 9:30 and a midnight showing, but midnight seems slightly ambitious, maybe? Tickets are $12, free for members. Buy your ticket in advance! (Don't be like me with the endeavor space shuttle visit, m'kay?)

Sat December 22 at 9:30 PM, Cinefamily

Meetup: Beer Belly Brunch

carsonb — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:54:15 GMT

I just moved to Koreatown and mandymanwasregistered was all Oh you -have- to go to Beer Belly and I was all no way we have to go to Beer Belly and she was all Yeah for brunch!

Sunday brunch looks frickin great, by the way.

Sun December 16 at 12:00 PM, Beer Belly

Performance: Los Angeles Percussion Quartet at Atwater Crossing

speicus — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:45:59 GMT

So the LA Percussion Quartet, who were just nominated for a couple Grammys (!), is playing some new music for percussion and electronics, including pieces by James Tenney, John Cage, Ben Hackbarth, Shaun Naidoo, Daniel Lentz, and me!

I am super excited about this. It's at Atwater Crossing in Atwater Village, which if you've never been, is a really cool warehouse space with great acoustics, and there's a kitchen and bar too so food/beer can be acquired before/during/after. It's being presented by People Inside Electronics, the concert series I help run (more info at that link). Maybe see you soon!

Sat December 8 at 8:00 PM, Atwater Crossing

Meetup: The One Where MeFi LA Visits the Shuttle

sp160n — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 04:23:16 GMT

*EDIT* I changed the meetup time to 2:30 since that's when we'll be meeting, but you should still buy tickets for 3:00! The Space Shuttle Endeavor has just come to LA, and I'd love to get acquainted with it along with some fellow MeFites. There's a $2 ticket fee, you should buy your tickets for the 3:00 show here http://www.californiasciencecenter.org/ (we're meeting at 2:30 to organize ourselves before going in)

Sun December 9 at 2:30 PM, California Science Center

Performance: Contemporary Opera Scenes at the Hammer Museum (with MeFites speicus and Thin Lizzy!) (Free!)

mandymanwasregistered — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:38:00 GMT

Scenes from four operas by LA composers, with subjects ranging from Greek mythology to Shakespearean tragedy to Creole legend to American scientific history.

Daniel Corral's Zoophilic Follies Veronika Krausas' The Mortal Thoughts of Lady MacBeth (libretto by Thomas Pettit) Anne LeBaron's Crescent City (libretto by Douglas Kearney) Isaac Schankler's (aka speicus) Light and Power: A Tesla/Edison Story (libretto by Jillian Burcar) Featuring Timur and the Dime Museum and a whole bunch of other talented people... Singers: Rebekah Barton, Timur Bekbosunov, Tim Campbell Kalean Ung, Argenta Walther Hosted by Amber Benson Conducted by Chris Rountree Musicians: Matt Barbier, Daniel Corral, April Guthrie, Yuri Inoo, Michael Matsuno, Andrew Lessman, Alex Russell, Matthew Setzer, Paul Sherman, Tara Speiser, Derek Stein, Cassia Streb, Dave Tranchina, Brian Walsh Lighting Director: Elizabeth Harper (aka thin lizzy) Presented as part of wild up's chamber music residency at the Hammer Museum. Hope to see you there!

Sat November 17 at 3:00 PM, Hammer Museum

Proposed: Bay Area visiting Los Angeles

Pronoiac — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:43:25 GMT

Sorry about the short notice! Some mefites from the Bay Area are heading south to Los Angeles to see The Thrilling Adventure Hour. We'd love to see other mefites while we're down there! We'll be down there Friday through Sunday, but we're booked Saturday night.

Presentation: Old Hollywood at Larry Edmunds

brujita — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:51:04 GMT

Mefi's scram is hosting a LAVA event about Jim Tully, the author (among many other things) of a novel made into a movie with Louise Brooks. My father will also be part of a discussion about my grandfather's Pickwick Bookshop. Details here.

Mon October 15 at 6:30 PM, Larry Edmunds Bookshop

Meetup: CicLAvia 10/7 - Let's ride bikes!

carsonb — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:25:21 GMT

Hey Los Angeles - CicLAvia is happening again this Sunday! In the past we've met to play foursquare, get coffee/lunch/wevs, and ride the course together. This time let's meet for breakfast at 9am before the course opens, then ride our bikes down to MacArthur Park for the festivities!

Previous CicLAvias we've camped out along the course playing foursquare, but I think we should concentrate on meeting at a place for refreshments of some sort in case the keepers of the foursquare ball don't feel like toting it around the bike course this time. Plus, I like riding my bike at the bike-riding event. Speaking of which, I'll be riding the course a lot, just for fun. Back and forth and back and forth and up and down all of the various legs of the route. Usually I'd start at Melrose/Heliotrope, but it looks like they lopped off that leg this year in favor of going south on Figuroa and north up into Chinatown. Given that, it looks like a good meeting place might be near McArthur Park, or maybe a more central location at 7th & Spring. There's also going to a performance stage and some music acts playing at Grand Park I believe—that might be a good place to gather as well. In any case let's start at 9am at Square One, on Fountain just south of the big blue $cientology center, for some excellent breakfast. We should be done and headed towards downtown and the course by the time it opens, around 10am. Or if you want we can meet up somewhere along the course while it's open, or if anyone is still up for it by 3pm, we can get a beer or something. Come on! Let's ride bikes!

Sun October 7 at 9:00 AM, Square One Cafe

Meetup: L A welcomes Sara C!

Ideefixe — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:39:27 GMT

Meet Sara C at the White Horse Inn around 7ish on Thursday, Nov. 8th!

1532 North Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Phone: (323) 462-8088 Transit: Hollywood / Western Station

Thu November 8 at 7:00 PM, White Horse Inn

Meetup: Meetup in Los Angeles

suburbanbeatnik — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:57:18 GMT

I'm back in LA (specifically, North Hollywood) after two and a half years on the East Coast. I'd love to meet all you LA MeFites!

Is there any place where you guys usually go? I'd prefer the Studio City/Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena area since there's where I usually am, but I'm open to suggestions as long as it's not too out of the way. My schedule is pretty open at the moment, so I'm open to suggestions for dates too. Thanks everyone! EDIT: It is done! The date and time is the Roost, 7 PM on September 16th.

Sun September 16 at 7:00 PM, The Roost