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Event of the Week

A Taste of Dance

Music Center

10/6/2012 - 10/6/2012

Move it, shake it and taste-test a variety of styles for just $1 a lesson at this unique day of dance featuring:

ADMISSION: $1 per lesson, each lesson is 20 minutes long. Purchase tickets on the day of the event (cash only), on sale beginning 10:30am. Limited class sizes, first come first served. Wear comfortable attire/shoes!

Events for Oct. 5, 2012

Lecture/Debate
Z�calo at Grand Park: An Evening With Gavin Newsom
10/5/2012
Grand Park

Presentation
Visions from the Edge: The Future of Religion
10/5/2012
The Vortex Dome at L.A. Center Studios

Reading
House of the Unexpected: Readings by Julie Rogers and David Meltzer
10/5/2012
The Last Bookstore

Benefit
Rock The Arts III: Little Show of Horrors
10/5/2012
Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts

Ongoing Events

Exhibit
Dualities
5/14/2012 - 10/19/2012
Bank of America Plaza

Exhibit
Cleopatra: The Exhibition
5/23/2012 - 1/6/2013
California Science Center

Exhibit
SHARED THREAD/CAAM�S Courtyard
6/28/2012 - 12/30/2012
California African American Museum

Exhibit
6th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design
7/31/2012 - 10/20/2012
FIDM Museum & Galleries

Performance
Free Sunday School
8/5/2012 - 3/20/2013
Parallel University

Exhibit
Whitney! Celebrating the Musical Legacy of Whitney Houston
8/16/2012 - 2/1/2013
The GRAMMY Museum

Exhibit
Politics and the Dancing Body
8/20/2012 - 2/15/2013
Ira Gershwin Gallery

Theater
East West Players Presents ENCOUNTER
9/6/2012 - 10/7/2012
David Henry Hwang Theater

Exhibit
Tony Cokes: Retro (Pop, Terror, Critique)
9/15/2012 - 11/11/2012
Gallery at REDCAT

Exhibit
Jennifer Perlmutter - Running Through The Forest, Trails Of Uncertainty
9/15/2012 - 10/14/2012
Cero Space

Opera
LA Opera: The Two Foscari
9/15/2012 - 10/9/2012
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Opera
LA Opera: Don Giovanni
9/22/2012 - 10/14/2012
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Exhibit
Giant Robot Biennale 3
9/23/2012 - 1/20/2013
Japanese American National Museum

Theater
NOVEMBER Starring Ed Begley Jr. & Felicity Huffman
9/26/2012 - 10/31/2012
Mark Taper Forum at the Music Center

Theater
American Misanthrope
9/27/2012 - 10/20/2012
Archway Studio and Theatre

Exhibit
Painting the Void
9/30/2012 - 1/14/2013
The Museum of Contemporary Art

Music
LA Phil: Dudamel Conducts Beethoven
10/4/2012 - 10/7/2012
Walt Disney Concert Hall

Special Event
The Blumhouse of Horrors
10/4/2012 - 11/4/2012
Variety Arts Center

Film
Pershing Square Outdoor Movies: Friday Night Fright Flicks
10/5/2012 - 10/26/2012
Pershing Square

Performance
Awakening Fridays at Exchange LA
10/5/2012 - 10/26/2012
Exchange L.A.

View all October events at a glance

Regular Weekly Events

Certified Farmers Market @ Pershing Square
Pershing Square
Every Wednesday, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Certified Farmers Market @ FIGat7th
7+FIG @ Ernst & Young Plaza
Every Thursday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Certified Farmers Market @ City Hall
City Hall
Every Thursday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Certified Farmers Market @ Bank of America Plaza
Bank of America Plaza
Every Friday, 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM

The Downtown Comedy Club
Downtown Comedy Club
Every Friday, Saturday, 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM

Historic Downtown Farmers Market

Every Sunday, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Awakening
Exchange L.A.
Every Friday, 10:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Inception
Exchange L.A.
Every Saturday, 10:00 PM

Bubbles & Brats: Bottomless Mimosas Every Sunday
Mignon Wine & Cheese Bar
Every Sunday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Grand Park's Marketplace
Grand Park
Every Tuesday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

L.A. Salsa Lounge
Les Noces Du Figaro
Every Tuesday, 7:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Sushi Nights Weekly at the Biltmore''s Gallery Bar
Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles
Every Thursday, Friday, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Street Food Cinema

Every Saturday, 5:30PM - 10PM

Summer Beer Garden
Chaya Downtown
Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Summer Fun, Paint Downtown LA
Omni Hotel Los Angeles Third Floor Entrance
Every Saturday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

FIGat7th Downtown Festival: Angel Wings by Colette Miller
FIGat7th
Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 8:00 AM - 10:30 PM

The Scottsboro Boys at the Ahmanson Theatre
Ahmanson Theatre
Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Taming of The Shrew
Archway Theatre
Every Sunday, Friday, Saturday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Westin Bonaventure & 94.7 The Wave Downtown Live
Westin Bonaventure Hotel | Lobby
Every Thursday, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Hubbard Street + LINES Ballet
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at The Music Center
Every Sunday, Friday, Saturday, 7:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Bronzeville
Los Angeles Theatre Center
Every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Spring Street Park Fitness Challenge
Spring Street Park
Every Monday, Wednesday, 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM

Grand Performances Presents: Songs in the Key of L.A. with Ozomatli and Friends
California Plaza Watercourt
Every, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Regular Monthly Events

Grand Park's Sunday Sessions
Grand Park
Every fourth Sunday, 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM