Let the champagne spill forth and the chocolate cake be aplenty for all those at the christening of Skylight Books 1814. Adjacent to the original Skylight Books, the spacious 1814 gives such sections as film, theatre, art, photography and design the luxury to spread out and flourish. In addition to the all-day store discount of 18.14% at both locations, a specially formed staff band, Skylight Juice, will play a wicked brand of improvised “cacophonous soft rock.” In more ways then one Skylight Books dares to go where no independent bookstore has gone before.
OPENING PARTY: 3pm Grand Opening Party
STORE HOURS: 10am-10pm
ADMISSION: Free
WHERE: Skylight Books
ADDRESS: 1814 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
WEBSITE: www.skylightbooks.com
ADDITIONAL INFO: 18.14% discount is valid all day at both stores
Eleven years in the making, “Patti Smith: Dream of Life” weaves together the many facets of Smith’s path as a poet, rocker, mother and activist. The first film by fashion photographer Steven Sebring, the unusually sensitive rock documentary, often filmed in grainy black and white 16mm, follows Smith around since her 1995 comeback album “Gone Again.” While Smith’s reputation as a “punk goddess” on the early NYC punk scene is acknowledged, “Dream of Life” focuses on Smith’s lifelong struggle to reconcile her gentle reclusive nature with her intense onstage presence. 2008, Palm Pictures, 109 min.
The Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series closes out with reggae legends Toots & the Maytals. Picnic on the beach during the show or carve out a spot on the dance floor for a night of high-energy rock steady grooves. Described as the “Jamaican James Brown,” lead singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert will deliver such Maytals classics as “Pressure Drop,” “54-46 (That’s My Number)” and “Funky Kingston.”
In the new documentary “Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts,” director Scott Hicks traces a year in Glass’s life as he writes Symphony No. 8, scores several films and stages the opera “Waiting for the Barbarians.” As one of the foremost composers of our time, Glass’s music is celebrated in both highbrow concert halls and smaller avant-garde venues.
To celebrate its three-year anniversary That Yarn Store is hosting poet Dottie Grossman and trombonist Michael Vlatkovich for a special “Call and Response” night. After Grossman reads her original work, Vlatkovich will interpret her poems with the language of the trombone. Join local knitters, crocheters and yarn shop groupies for a festive night at this down home Eagle Rock institution.
Join forces with LA’s independent publishing and zine making scene at the “Simple Pleasures” all day expo and DJ-fest. Buy merchandise from over twenty exhibitors, including Secret Headquarters, Giant Robot and Sumi Ink Club, while listening to the tunes of DJ Diabetic (Shepard Fairey), Lucky Dragons and Professor Canteloupe. The event will be capped off with a wild panel discussion at the Subliminal Projects Gallery on the role of accessible art and modern book design.
