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Top 26 Things To Do In Brentwood, Westwood and West LA

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Beverly Hills

Below is a list of the top 26 events for Brentwood, Westwood and West Los Angeles according to metromix.com for the month of October! Check it out!

 

Brentwood

Events / Art

A Light Touch - Exploring Humor In Drawing

J. Paul Getty Museum - 1200 Getty Center Dr. - Los Angeles (Brentwood)

Sept. 23 - Dec. 7: The Getty museum celebrates its silly side with an exhibition of light-hearted works from Da Vinci, Goya, Thomas Rowlandson...

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (September 23 through December 7)

  

Events / Art

Sur le motif - Painting in Nature around 1800

J. Paul Getty Museum - 1200 Getty Center Dr. - Los Angeles (Brentwood)

Sept. 23 - March 8: European works from the late 1700s and early 1800s; all pastoral settings, painted in the great outdoors. With recent...

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (September 23 through March 8)

  

Events / Art

In Focus: The Landscape

J. Paul Getty Museum - 1200 Getty Center Dr. - Los Angeles (Brentwood)

Aug. 26 - Jan. 11: Gustave Le Gray, Alfred Stieglitz, and Robert Adams are just some of the 25 photographers whose work graces the walls of the Getty.

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (ends January 11)

  

Events / Art

The Society of Dilettanti - Grecian Taste and Roman Spirit

J. Paul Getty Museum - 1200 Getty Center Dr. - Los Angeles (Brentwood)

Aug. 7 - Oct. 27: In 1734, a group of well-heeled Englishmen formed a private society based around the appreciation of art. Focusing on antiquities...

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (ends October 27)

  

Events / Museum Exhibit

"Please Be Seated" - Nicole Cohen

J. Paul Getty Museum - 1200 Getty Center Dr. - Los Angeles (Brentwood)

Nicole Cohen saw the Getty's collection of 18th Century French chairs and wanted to sit in them. Of course she couldn't, but she made the chairs the...

Daily (ends January 9)

  

Events / Art

The Marvel and Measure of Peru - Three Centuries of Visual History, 1550-1880

J. Paul Getty Museum - 1200 Getty Center Dr. - Los Angeles (Brentwood)

July 8 - Oct. 18: With an exhibition title that pole-vaults way over the bounds of brevity, it's fitting to keep this blurb short. Imagine an...

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (ends October 18)

 

Westwood

 

Restaurants / Dining Event

Westwood Village Farmers' Market

945 Broxton Ave. - Los Angeles (Westwood Village)

Come to your local farmers' market to purchase the freshest produce available, support local farmers and artisans making everything from jewelry to...

Sundays: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

  

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Vinyl Vixens Thursdays at Whiskey Blue

Whiskey Blue - 930 Hilgard Ave - Los Angeles (Westwood)

There's nothing sexier than a lady who can backspin your BPM into a cross-faded loop

Thursdays: 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

  

Bars & Clubs / Bar/Club Event

Check in, Chill out and 'Declare Yourself' at Whiskey Blue

W Hotel - Westwood - 930 Hilgard Ave. - Los Angeles (Westwood)

Get a taste of what the presidential candidates have to offer

Daily (September 30 through November 4)

  

Events / Installation Art

Victor Ramos - solo show

Crisp London Los Angeles - 1355 Westwood Blvd. - Los Angeles (Westwood)

Sept. 26 - Nov. 1: Natilee Heron curates this performance-based work in which former CalArts grad Victor Ramos fills the gallery from floor to...

Fridays and Saturdays: (September 26 through November 1)

  

Bars & Clubs / Hotel

Whiskey After Work at Whiskey Blue

Whiskey Blue - 930 Hilgard Ave - Los Angeles (Westwood)

Because no one wants to deal with screeching tires and stop-and-go traffic

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

  

Events / Museum Exhibit

Lunchtime Art Talks

Hammer Museum - 10899 Wilshire Blvd - Los Angeles (Westwood)

From the classics to the cutting-edge, the Hammer Museum always presents a wide range of artworks from the permanent collection to temporary...

Wednesdays: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

  

Events / Performance

Halloween in Hades

Hammer Museum - 10899 Wilshire Blvd - Los Angeles (Westwood)

Spend your All Hallows Eve in a deeper, hotter place. The Hammer hosts their Halloween bash with a courtyard filled by ghoulish folks and even more...

October 31: 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.

  

Events / Museum Exhibit

Nathalie Djurberg - exhibition

Hammer Museum - 10899 Wilshire Blvd - Los Angeles (Westwood)

Sept. 28 - Nov. 4: The Swedish-born, Berlin-based artist excels in wonderfully antic claymation videos-with soundtracks from her collaborative...

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (September 28 through November 4)

  

Events / Museum Exhibit

Ryan Trecartin - exhibition

Hammer Museum - 10899 Wilshire Blvd - Los Angeles (Westwood)

Sept. 10 - Dec. 7: Recalling our blink-and-you-miss-it culture of internet, TV and video games, Ryan Trecartin "mixes cheap special effects with...

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (ends December 7)

  

Events / Performance

1858-2008: A House Divided - The Lincoln/Douglas Debates Revisited

Hammer Museum - 10899 Wilshire Blvd - Los Angeles (Westwood)

We weren't there? Were you?

October 24: 7 p.m.

  

Restaurants / American Contemporary

Flight Night at Napa Valley Grille

Napa Valley Grille - 1100 Glendon Ave. - Westwood (Westwood Village)

Napa Valley Grille is having some fun with their wine tastings. Wednesday nights host Flight Night, where small bites are paired with flights of...

Wednesdays: 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

  

Restaurants / Fusion Pan Asian

Sake Sundays at Tengu

Tengu - 10853 Lindbrook Dr. - Westwood (Westwood Village)

Sake sake sake BOMB! All sake is half price on Sunday nights at Tengu-the original location and the newer Santa Monica one. Guests can partake of...

Sundays: - 10:30 p.m.

  

Restaurants / Dining Event

Dollar Dog Night @ The Stand

The Stand - Westwood - 1116 Westwood Blvd. - Westwood (Westwood Village)

The Stand in Westwood has rolled out Dollar Dog Night.  On Mondays, 5 pm until close, it's $1 for a basic dog and $2.50 for a loaded...

Mondays: 5 p.m.

  

Events / Museum Exhibit

Tomma Abts - exhibition

Hammer Museum - 10899 Wilshire Blvd - Los Angeles (Westwood)

Small, severe, abstract paintings by German-born, London based artist Tomma Abts. July 27 - Nov. 9

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (ends November 9)

  

Events / Museum Exhibit

Sun Xun - exhibition

Hammer Museum - 10899 Wilshire Blvd - Los Angeles (Westwood)

Chinese-born artist Sun Xun brings his series of meticulously-rendered animations to the Hammer Museum. July 11 - Oct. 12

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (ends October 12)

  

Events / Museum Exhibit

Between Earth and Heaven - the architecture of John Lautner

Hammer Museum - 10899 Wilshire Blvd - Los Angeles (Westwood)

July 13 - Oct. 12: Architect John Lautner is single-handedly responsible for those space-age buildings in Los Angeles that made people stop and...

Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (ends October 12)

 

West Los Angeles

Restaurants / Dining Event

West L.A. Farmers' Market

1645 Corinth Ave. - Los Angeles (West L.A.)

Come to your local farmers' market to purchase the freshest produce available, support local farmers and artisans making everything from jewelry to...

Sundays: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

  

Restaurants / Dining Event

Crudo Tuesdays @ Il Grano

Il Grano - 11359 Santa Monica Blvd. - Los Angeles (West L.A.)

Crudo Tuesdays return to Il Grano.  Chef Salvatore Marino keeps it raw with his Italian-style preparation of raw seafood.  The freshest...

Tuesdays

  

Events / Film Showing

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Nuart Theatre - 11272 Santa Monica Blvd. - Los Angeles (West L.A.)

It's here to stay. The NuArt theatre is home to the Rocky Horror Picture Show every Saturday at Midnight! Bring your water pistol and your insults.

Saturdays: 11:55 p.m. - 2 a.m.

  

Restaurants / Dining Event

Arizona Stronghold Vineyards bottle signing @ Whole Foods West L.A.

Whole Foods - West LA - 11666 National Blvd. - Los Angeles (West L.A.)

Vintners Maynard James Keenan (better known to most as the chimerical front man of Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer) and Eric Glomski (Page...

October 22: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

  

Events / Community Event

The Goddess Club - March for Obama (meeting)

11100 Santa Monica Blvd. - Los Angeles (West L.A.)

Join the well-dressed women of Los Angeles as they carry signs encouraging people to vote for Barack Obama. We hear it involves freeway overpasses...

Fridays: 6 p.m. (October 3 through October 31)

  

Restaurants / Things To Do

Sasaya Ladies Night

Sasaya Japanese Restaurant - 11613 Santa Monica Blvd. - Los Angeles (West L.A.)

No need to accept drinks from an unattractive suitor any longer. At Sasaya on Wednesdays, ladies get 50% off all drinks with an $8 minimum food order....

Wednesdays

  

Bars & Clubs / Pool Hall

Football specials @ Q's Billiard Club West L.A.: free BBQ, $3 beer and $4 well drinks

Q's Billiard Club West L.A. - 11835 Wilshire Blvd. - Brentwood (West L.A.)

Free BBQ, 'nuff said

Saturdays: 9 a.m. (ends December 20)
Sundays: 9 a.m. (ends December 21)

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Events / Theater Event

Abigail's Party

Odyssey Theatre - 2055 South Sepulveda Blvd - Los Angeles (West L.A.)

Mike Leigh's tale of a raucous hostess, her sinking marriage and party. Sept. 23 - Oct. 19 Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat 8 p.m.Sun, 2 p.m.

Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (September 23 through October 19)

  

Events / Theater Event

Great Election

Odyssey Theatre - 2055 South Sepulveda Blvd - Los Angeles (West L.A.)

In this play, politics go awry when a small town gets involved in a state recall election

Sundays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: (ends October 12)

  

Events / Gallery Exhibit

Masakatsu Sashie: ‘Under Fluorescent Light'

Giant Robot 2 (GR2) - 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. - Los Angeles (Sawtelle)

Giant Robot presents "Under Fluorescent Light," an art show featuring new work by Masakatsu Sashie. A native of Kanazawa, Japan, Sashie...

Daily (ends October 15)

  

Restaurants / Italian

Bollito Misto Wednesdays

Il Grano - 11359 Santa Monica Blvd. - Los Angeles (West L.A.)

Il Grano, a popular Italian-with-a-twist restaurant, serves up special seasonal menus on Wednesdays. In the winter, the popular Bollito Misto...

Wednesdays

  

Restaurants / Italian

Il Moro Tuesday Wine Tastings

Il Moro - 11400 W. Olympic Blvd. - Los Angeles (West L.A.)

Wine tastings every Tuesday at Il Moro include a whole table full of Italian finger food in the restaurant's Gastrobar. The bar has a more...

Tuesdays: 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

  

Events / Movie Event

The Shining - Midnight screening

Nuart Theatre - 11272 Santa Monica Blvd. - Los Angeles (West L.A.)

Jack Nicholson takes a trip with his wife and son to a Colorado hotel high up on a hill. Then he loses his mind over and over and over. Axe through...

October 3: 11:59 p.m.