Events This Weekend (Sept 24-27)

I'll update as I find more events....

:: THURSDAY (Sept 24) ::

+ Lucie Foundation is finishing up their summer series at Space15Twenty in Hollywood with their final installment called "Sounding Still:Photography Capturing the Scenes and Faces of the Music World" with photographers Emily Shur, Greg Watermann, Piper Ferguson, Aaron Farley and Dan Monick This kicks off at 8 pm plus live music by The Lost Libraries and Modern Memory. RSVP by Wednesday, September 23rd by 4 p.m. to summerseries@luciefoundation.org



+ APA/LA "Personal Projects: Richard Salas" @ Helms Daylight Studio in Culver City. Dinner/social hour starts at 6:30, event starts at 7:30. Free for APA, $25 for ASMP/LADIG/LAUPS/OCUPS/full-time students and $35 for all others.

Our new series, Personal Projects, highlights some of the work done by advertising photographers when they are not doing commissioned, commercial work. It is our hope to put a spotlight on those creating personal projects, and encourage and inspire others to do the same.

+ Design Art @ Pacific Design Center Hmm..sounds like a cool idea. Take some unused spaces at The Blue Whale and open it up to galleries and curators ! Thursday Sep 24 (4:30–7:30pm) 8687 Melrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90069-5730

+ And over at Annenberg Space for Photography, this week's IRIS NIGHT talk is by Colin Finlay. Again, the event is booked up full but they do stand-by so if you have tickets, get there 15 min before or otherwise they open it up for first come first serve. 2000 Avenue of the Stars Los Angeles, CA 90067

+ Smashbox is doing another Industry Soiree #7 at 9 PM pool-side at the Tropicana Bar at the Hollywood Roosevelt. RSVP at VIP@smashboxstudios.com and don't forget to hunt for those iPod Nanos !

:: FRIDAY (Sept 25) ::



+ Dreamers in Dream City @ Autry National Center 9/25/09 - 1/3/10. 4700 Western Heritage Way Los Angeles, CA, 90027-1462

Native son and photographer Harry Brant Chandler brings to the Autry National Center a set of compelling and evocative color portraits, personal insights, and biographies of fifty-four of the most accomplished and colorful men and women from the City of Angels in the new exhibition, Dreamers in Dream City. From immigrants to billionaires, unknowns to the world-famous, surfers to moviemakers, quacks to rocket scientists, dreamers are and have always been attracted to Los Angeles and its surrounding areas. Those who live there know that Southern California has the potential to provide the opportunity to turn dreams into fantastic realities.

:: SATURDAY (Sept 26) ::


+ Create:Fixate "SnapFlash". This time around is Create:Fixate's all photography show. Samy's Camera is helping out with sponsorship and help bring in Jim Marshall, Nick Vedros and Vincent Versace. Other photographers include : Blake Gardner : Bobbi Fabian : Brion Topolski : Cerraeh Laykin : Ching Wah Lam : David K. Hauver : Dayvid Iannaci : Garret Suhrie : Guillermo De La Barreda : Guru Thapar : Jacob Rushing : Jason Elias : Javiera Estrada : JC Jaress : Jens Lucking : Joe Rubinstein : Linka Odom : Michael Rababy : Niki Mustain : Rebecca Johnson : Robert C. Kozek : Ryan Jesena : Ryanne Bee : Sean Costello : Sebastian Artz

Definitely see some familiar names in that bunch. There's BBQ, music and sounds like a fun bash to attend. $20 / $15 before 10pm. There's a preview from 4-7 pm with a suggested donation of $5. Premiere Events Center 613 Imperial St., Los Angeles, CA 90021

+ Over at UCR|California Museum of Photography, they have two exhibitions opening tonight, Lisa Oppenheim "Open Source" and Graham Howe "And Howe" 7-10 pm. 3824 Main St, Riverside CA 92501




:: SUNDAY (Sept 27) ::

+ 25th Annual Abbot Kinney Festival 10 am - 6:30 pm

For the 25th year, the Abbot Kinney District Association invites one and all to Abbot Kinney Boulevard for a day of eco-friendly fun and entertainment.