Thursday, January 16
Openings and Events in Westwood
Suné Woods Lecture, Hammer Museum, 7:30pm.
Openings and Events in MacArthur Park
Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation, Charles White Elementary School, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
Nuclear Contamination and Climate Change, Natural History Museum, 6–9pm.
Los Angeles Filmforum presents Danny Lyon: Wanderer, MOCA Grand Avenue, 7pm.
The Afrofuture is Here, California African American Museum, 7pm.
The Logic of Poetry and Dreams - Odeya Nini, The Broad, 7pm.
Tyler Coburn reading Richard Roe, JOAN, 8–9pm.
Miwa Matreyek: Infinitely Yours, REDCAT, 8:30pm. $11–22. Through January 18.
Openings and Events in San Marino
Huntington-BYU Lecture: The Trials of Biddy Mason: Slavery, Mormonism, and the Making of Black Los Angeles, The Huntington, 7:30pm.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
DOWNTOWN AT SUNDOWN, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (San Diego), 5pm.
Friday, January 17
Openings and Events in Venice
Matthew Zapruder & Amy Gerstler, Beyond Baroque, 8pm.
Openings and Events in Westwood
Wanda / The Visitors, Hammer Museum, 7:30pm.
Openings and Events in Culver City
MARK STEINMETZ: SUMMER CAMP BOOK SIGNING, Arcana Books on the Arts, 4–6pm.
Openings and Events in West Hollywood
Metanoia: Transformation Through AIDS Archives and Activism, ONE Gallery, 5–8pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
Rare: Learning the Value of Black Americana Collectibles, California African American Museum, 1pm.
Hungry Dog // Chop Liver, Wonzimer, 7pm.
Openings and Events in Echo Park
HEADMASTER // Elizabeth Englander, Smart Objects.
Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights
BRING A FRIEND TO THE END FRANCISCO MENDES MOREIRA + FERNÃO CRUZ, SADE, 7–11pm.
Openings and Events in Glendale
What She Said: Living in Dystopia, ace/121 Gallery, 6–9pm.
Saturday, January 18
Openings and Events in Santa Monica
Artist Talk with Astrid Preston, Craig Krull Gallery, 11am.
Brooks + Scarpa | DENSE-CITY: Housing for Quality of Life and Social Capital, 18th Street Arts Center, Airport Gallery, 4–7pm.
Openings and Events in Venice
ERIN JOHNSON and Alisha Sofia: Queens of the Caucasus, Iris Project, 2–5pm.
When Where You're From Has A Bad Reputation: Writing About The Inland Empire, Beyond Baroque, 4pm.
Openings and Events in Brentwood
Sounds of L.A.: 3MA, Getty Center, 7pm. Continues January 19.
Openings and Events in Westwood
The Cool World / Nothing But a Man, Hammer Museum, 7:30pm.
Openings and Events in Culver City
MARK STEINMETZ: SUMMER CAMP, Arcana: Books on the Arts, 4–6pm.
Yankee Candle, Klowden Mann, 6–8pm.
Christopher Russell: Cascades, Von Lintel Gallery, 6–8pm.
Openings and Events in Inglewood
A Message To Space, SUPERCOLLIDER, 2:30–5pm.
Openings and Events in Beverly Hills
Helène Aylon & Barry Le Va, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, through February 22.
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
Jessica Stockholder: Digital Thoughts, 1301PE, 5–7pm.
Dapper Day + LACMA Swinging Soirée, LACMA, 7:30pm.
Paolo Ventura, Galerie XII Los Angeles, 4–7pm.
Openings and Events in Mid-City
TAG Gallery Artwalk, TAG Gallery, 11am–5pm.
Michael Tedja: The Color Guide Series, Chimento Contemporary, 4–7pm.
Hank Willis Thomas: AN ALL COLORED CAST and Raul Guerrero: SONORAN DESERT: FLORA, FAUNA, ARTIFACTS, Kayne Griffin Corcoran, 6–8pm.
100 Sculptures, No Gallery, 6–9pm.
collaborate and create, The Loft at Liz’s, 7–10pm.
Scoring, Building by Michelle Chang, MAK Center Mackey Apartments, 7–9pm.
Openings and Events in Koreatown
Patrick Haemmerlein: ANCESTRAL MEMORIES, Bobby Moore: WHO GOES THERE, NEW Allison Bamcat: NEIGHBORS, and Isaac Pelayo: BIRDS&BEES, Gabba Gallery, 7–11pm.
Openings and Events in West Hollywood
AIDS Video Activism: Women and Incarceration, West Hollywood City Council Chambers, 3–5pm.
To Paint Is To Love Again, LOCAL MASTERWORKS OF AMERICAN ART, and ROGER HILTON, Nino Mier Gallery,
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Lisa Oppenheim: The Eternal Substitute, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, 6–8pm.
#EvenUs: Raising Awareness of Harassment of Young Girls, New Profanity, 7–10pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
Artist Talk with Billy Frolov, Monte Vista Projects, 5–6pm.
WAVES, LADIES’ ROOM, 6–9pm.
Derrick Snodgrass: OBLIVIOUS SURROUNDINGS, THESE DAYS, 7–9pm.
Openings and Events in Silver Lake
2 DAY / $200 SHOW, LSH Colab, 4–6pm. Continues January 19.
Staging Construction, Materials & Applications, 7–9pm.
Openings and Events in Echo Park
Elvire Bonduelle, Marta, 2–6pm.
Heaven and Hell at Tom House, Tom of Finland House, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events in Frogtown
BIRDBRAINS, Cactus Gallery, 4–7pm.
Openings and Events in Lincoln Heights
Reverent Revenant Remnant Referent, Keystone Gallery, 6–10pm.
Openings and Events in Highland Park
Autonomous Oral History Group, Art in the Park, 2–5pm.
Openings and Events in San Marino
Walking Talk and Tour: Another World Lies Beyond, The Huntington, 10am.
Family Movie: Disney's The Little Mermaid, The Huntington, 2pm.
Openings and Events in Pasadena
Hey There Projects: in sp[a]ce, Sp[a]ce, 6–9pm.
Openings and Events Beyond Los Angeles
IN THE ATELIER: OSCAR ROMO PUBLIC WORKSHOP, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (San Diego), 11:30am.
Bridging San Pedro: Visual Literacy as Community Practice, Angels Gate Cultural Center, 12–4pm.
Mandy Gonzales, Palm Springs Art Museum (Palm Springs), 8pm.
Sunday, January 19
Openings and Events in Venice
Writers Resist IV, Beyond Baroque, 1pm.
Openings and Events in Westwood
Killer of Sheep / Bless Their Little Hearts, Hammer Museum, 7pm.
Openings and Events in Mid-City
Cynthia Minet: Urgent Matter, Matter Studio Gallery, 4–7pm.
Openings and Events in Hollywood
Los Angeles Filmforum presents Highlights from the Oberhausen Film Festival, Egyptian Theater, 7:30pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
Charles Arnoldi | Four Decades, USC Fisher Museum of Art, 2–4pm.
pt.2:LA: Being Human is Hard, Part 2 Gallery, 12–8pm.
Openings and Events in Mount Washington
CHRIS VASELL, AUGUSTO & REMINGTON.
Monday, January 20
Openings and Events in Leimert Park
2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Festival, Leimert Park Village, 11am–5pm.
Openings and Events Downtown
2020 MLK Day Celebration, California African American Museum, 10am–5pm.
Homage to SUZAN PITT, REDCAT, 7:30pm. $9–12.
Tuesday, January 21
Openings and Events in Westwood
Some Favorite Writers: Tobias Wolff, Hammer Museum, 7:30pm.
Openings and Events in Brentwood
In Focus: Platinum Photographs, Getty Center, 10am–5:30pm.
Openings and Events on Miracle Mile
Gallery Talk: Personal Connections, LACMA, 1pm.
Desperate Times Call for Betye Saar: Liberation Through Found Objects, LACMA, 7pm.
Openings and Events in San Marino
Robertson Lecture: Thomas Cromwell: Getting Past the Myths, The Huntington, 7:30pm.
Wednesday, January 22
Openings and Events in San Marino
Cheng Lecture: The Chinese in the Huntington Archives: Hiding in Plain Sight, The Huntington, 7:30pm.