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Event of the Week

Summer Japanese Beer Garden

Chaya Downtown

5/29/2012 - 8/31/2012

CHAYA DOWNTOWN brings back a memorable summer tradition with the return of its weekly outdoor Summer Japanese Beer Garden!

From Tuesday, May 29, 2012 through Friday, August 31, 2012 CHAYA Downtown is celebrating the summer with its Japanese Beer Garden. Offered exclusively on weekday evenings at the downtown L.A. location, diners will be able to enjoy Chef Atsushi Kenjo�s special menu featuring a variety of Yakitori Skewers including Bacon Date, Beef Tongue, Short Rib, Shrimp, or Shiitake, grilled to order on authentic Hibachi grills flown in from Japan. Diners can also feast on a variety of hot and cold Izakaya fare such as Grilled Corn with Feta Cheese; Spicy Tuna Shishito Pepper Tempura, Fried Oyster with Tartare Sauce, Sea Scallop Miso Gratin; and Soy Braised Short Rib, Sukiyaki Style.

Chaya Downtown will also offer an array of specialty Japanese beers,sake flights, award-winning premium Japanese whiskeys, and sake-infused cocktails, all to be enjoyed on the festively decorated outdoor patio.

Available every Monday - Friday from 4 p.m. - close.
www.thechaya.com

Events for Jun. 1, 2012

Reading
826LA Young Authors Book Project Release
6/1/2012
The Last Bookstore

Comedy
Hot Box Comedy Night!
6/1/2012
Archway Studio and Theatre

Music
Dance Downtown - Argentine Tango (FREE!)
6/1/2012
Music Center

Special Event
Downtown Penthouse Mingling Soiree
6/1/2012
Elevate Lounge

Performance
Essential House Fridays at Exchange LA: Them Lost Boys
6/1/2012
Exchange L.A.

Ongoing Events

Exhibit
A Nation Emerges: The Mexican Revolution Revealed
9/8/2011 - 6/3/2012
LA Public Library - Central

Exhibit
Trouble In Paradise: Music and Los Angeles, 1945-1975
2/22/2012 - 6/3/2012
The GRAMMY Museum

Exhibit
Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami
3/10/2012 - 8/26/2012
Japanese American National Museum

Exhibit
Xploration Lab 2012
3/17/2012 - 6/17/2012
Japanese American National Museum

Miscellaneous
Spring Into Organics - Spa Specials
4/1/2012 - 6/1/2012
Ritz-Carlton

Exhibit
CAI GUO-QIANG Sky Ladder
4/8/2012 - 7/30/2012
Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

Exhibit
PROMISES OF FREEDOM: SELECTIONS FROM THE ARTHUR PRIMAS COLLECTION
4/19/2012 - 9/2/2012
California African American Museum

Exhibit
Rigo 23: Autonomous InterGalactic Space Program
4/22/2012 - 6/17/2012
REDCAT Theater

Exhibit
Rigo 23: Autonomous Space Program
4/22/2012 - 6/17/2012
REDCAT Theater

Exhibit
Board Culture
4/28/2012 - 6/16/2012
La Compound Art Gallery

Exhibit
The Painting Factory: Abstraction After Warhol
4/29/2012 - 8/20/2012
The Museum of Contemporary Art

Miscellaneous
Dinner and a Movie at LA Market
5/1/2012 - 9/1/2012
L.A. Live JW Marriott Hotel

Special Event
What's in Their Bowl? Pet Nutrition & Wellness Month
5/1/2012 - 6/3/2012
Pussy & Pooch Pethouse and Pawbar

Theater
Follies
5/3/2012 - 6/9/2012
Ahmanson Theatre

Music
Active Arts at the Music Center
5/4/2012 - 9/7/2012
Music Center

Sports
LA Sparks
5/5/2012 - 9/20/2012
STAPLES Center

Concert
Summer on the Plaza
5/9/2012 - 9/19/2012
FIGat7th

Art Walk
SHON KIM: NEW WORKS
5/10/2012 - 6/8/2012
DAC Gallery

Opera
LA Opera: La Boheme
5/12/2012 - 6/2/2012
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

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

Shopping
Macy's Memorial Day Mattress Sale
5/16/2012 - 6/3/2012
Macy's

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

Miscellaneous
Pizza, Pints & Pinots at The Mixing Room
5/25/2012 - 9/1/2012
L.A. Live JW Marriott Hotel

Film
Street Food Cinema
5/26/2012 - 9/25/2012
Exposition Park

Exhibit
ENDS OF THE EARTH Land Art to 1974
5/27/2012 - 8/20/2012
Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

Festival
Summer Japanese Beer Garden
5/29/2012 - 8/31/2012
Chaya Downtown

Sports
Stanley Cup Final Watch Parties at L.A. LIVE
5/30/2012 - 6/13/2012
L.A. LIVE

Theater
Sandra Bernhard: Sandrology
5/30/2012 - 6/3/2012
REDCAT | Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater

Film
Last Remaining Seats
5/30/2012 - 6/30/2012

Concert
Dudamel conducts Adams
5/31/2012 - 6/3/2012
Walt Disney Concert Hall

Film
Film Courage Presents the World Premiere of Goodbye Promise
6/1/2012 - 6/7/2012
Downtown Independent

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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, 5:30PM - 10PM

Angel Wings by Colette Miller
FIGat7th
Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Tangle by Polyglot Theatre
FIGat7th
Every Sunday, Friday, Saturday, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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

Zakku!! - The Art Of Public Being - Find Your Voice!
Chrysalis Studios
Every, 08:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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

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

Regular Monthly Events

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