Welcome to the Buzz’s community calendar – please explore our list of local-ish events…and please feel free to add your own.
The Groundlings Sunday Company puts forth new sketches every week in this hilarious show. It's a fun cast, brimming with new talent from The top level of The Groundlings School! Notes ALL SALES ARE FINAL: NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. No Late Seating. 16 And Over Only.
$20 The Sunday Company members write and perform a new sketch comedy show every Sunday night. Each member has completed the Core Track (improv training) and the Lab Track (sketch training) of The Groundlings School and, because of their amazing potential, was invited to join the Sunday Company. Follow their journey on Instagram HERE! Approx […]
Robert Penn Warren’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel—inspired by the rise and fall of Huey P. Long, the controversial governor and senator from Louisiana—became a gripping political thriller that won Best Picture. The film also won Oscars for the career-making performance of Broderick Crawford as Willie Stark (the film’s character based on Long) and Mercedes McCambridge’s tough, […]
Tickets $35/$50 REVEL IN THE JOY OF LAUGHING OUT LOUD Laughter is the best medicine to heal our minds and souls, so prepare to feel rejuvenated by The Broad’s first ever night of stand-up comedy, humorous monologues, and other laughter-inducing shenanigans presented in conjunction with the special exhibition, Mickalene Thomas: All About Love. The evening […]
Introduction by filmmaker Roberto Fiesco. Brilliant filmmaker Roberto Gavaldón collaborated with screenwriter José Revueltas to create this distinctly Mexican variant on the time-honored Evil Twin plot: this time, it’s the great Dolores del Río as both a meek, bespectacled manicurist and her mercenary, man-eating sister. But in this case, envy proves to be a greater […]
The Friends of the Memorial Branch Library have lots of gently used books for sale. Stop by to pick up something good to read.
Join us for a fun afterschool crafting session. Every week, we'll explore a new and creative project. No prior experience is required. For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event. Para ajustes razonables según la ley de ADA, llama al (213) 228-7430 al menos 72 horas antes del evento.
Join us LIVE as The Groundlings Players begin with three suggestions from the crowd, and then proceed to weave the stories together, traveling back and forth through time, playing different characters in many different situations. AND, they keep it up for an uncanny 40 minutes straight. AND, after a brief break, they come back and […]
Join us for books, songs, and fun. We will meet in Memorial Park on the east side of the library near Muirfield Road. Families are welcome to bring blankets to sit on. Storytime will be held inside the library community room if it rains. For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior […]
Would you like to improve your reading, writing, or conversation skills? Adults can work with a tutor for 15-20 minutes. Walk-in tutoring is on a first-come, first-served basis. Services are free. No appointments or reservations are required. For ADA accommodations, call (213) 228-7430 at least 72 hours prior to the event. Para ajustes razonables según […]
Selected by the Executives Branch. A seemingly immature young man insinuates himself into the life of a handsome, charming heir with deadly results in Anthony Minghella’s lavish film version of the first of Patricia Highsmith’s “Ripley” books, previously adapted as the French film Purple Noon (1960). Matt Damon makes a deceptively sympathetic Ripley, supported by […]
Introduction by Gabriel Figueroa Flores, photographer and son of cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa. Llévame en tus brazos (Take Me in Your Arms) Lensed by the renowned Gabriel Figueroa, the magnetic Ninón Sevilla (1921–2015)—who also produced, uncredited, alongside brothers Guillermo Calderón and Pedro Calderón—stars as Rita, a young woman in Veracruz who lives for her family and […]
