Weekend Events ~ Los Angeles

1:51 AM PST on February 15, 2008

Friday February 15th

Free Fridays @ Long Beach Museum of Art ~ 2300 East Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90803 ~ 11am-5pm

41st California Int. Antiquarian Book Fair @ Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel ~ 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles CA 90067 ~ $10

Burlesque on Film & In The Flesh @ The Egyptian ~ The Bonnie Delight Burlesque Review followed by screening of "Gypsy" 1962. ~ 7:30pm- ~ $10

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Saturday February 16th

Nothin' But Sand: Beach Clean-up @ Venice Beach Pier @ Washington Blvd. ~ 10am-12noon

Broad Contemporary Art Museum: opening weekend ~ 5905 Wilshire Blvd. ~ requires free online ticket reservations

Lucent L'Amour @ 613 Imperial St. Los Angeles, CA 90021 ~ "A visionary love fest" ~ 9pm-4am. $35.00

Sunday February 17th

Inscribing Meaning: Writing & Graphic Systems in African Art @ Fowler Museum, UCLA ~ Last chance. Exhibit closes today ~ 12noon-5pm. Free

The Harlem Globetrotters @ Staples ~ 1pm

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