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Event of the Week

LA Opera: La Boheme

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

5/12/2012 - 6/2/2012

The Quintessential Bohemian Love Story

A candle flickers out on Christmas Eve, tentative hands meet in the dark, and a rapturous duet soars under the moonlight. The heartbreaking story of opera's most famous young lovers returns in LA Opera's signature Herbert Ross production, conducted by Patrick Summers. A poet discovers true love with a fragile seamstress as a painter and a vivacious cabaret singer rediscover their on-again, off-again passion. Surrounded by the evocative rooftops, cafes and garrets of Paris, these lively bohemians experience exhilarating joy and irretrievable loss. The fresh young cast is headed by the husband-and-wife team of tenor Stephen Costello and soprano Ailyn Perez as Rodolfo and Mimi, joined by the fast-rising Polish baritone Artur Rucinski in his American debut as Marcello.

Revival
A Los Angeles Opera original production

Performances
May 12 @ 7:30pm
May 20 @ 2:00pm
May 23 @ 7:30pm
May 26 @ 7:30pm
May 31 @ 7:30pm
June 2 @ 2:00pm

Events for May. 28, 2012

Special Event
Red Cup Monday Rooftop Party with Guest DJ MELO-D
5/28/2012
Icon LA Ultra Lounge

Ongoing Events

Exhibit
A Nation Emerges: The Mexican Revolution Revealed
9/8/2011 - 6/3/2012
LA Public Library - Central

Exhibit
Trouble In Paradise: Music and Los Angeles, 1945-1975
2/22/2012 - 6/3/2012
The GRAMMY Museum

Exhibit
Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami
3/10/2012 - 8/26/2012
Japanese American National Museum

Exhibit
Xploration Lab 2012
3/17/2012 - 6/17/2012
Japanese American National Museum

Miscellaneous
Spring Into Organics - Spa Specials
4/1/2012 - 6/1/2012
Ritz-Carlton

Exhibit
CAI GUO-QIANG Sky Ladder
4/8/2012 - 7/30/2012
Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

Exhibit
PROMISES OF FREEDOM: SELECTIONS FROM THE ARTHUR PRIMAS COLLECTION
4/19/2012 - 9/2/2012
California African American Museum

Exhibit
Rigo 23: Autonomous Space Program
4/22/2012 - 6/17/2012
REDCAT Theater

Exhibit
Rigo 23: Autonomous InterGalactic Space Program
4/22/2012 - 6/17/2012
REDCAT Theater

Exhibit
Board Culture
4/28/2012 - 6/16/2012
La Compound Art Gallery

Exhibit
The Painting Factory: Abstraction After Warhol
4/29/2012 - 8/20/2012
The Museum of Contemporary Art

Special Event
What's in Their Bowl? Pet Nutrition & Wellness Month
5/1/2012 - 6/3/2012
Pussy & Pooch Pethouse and Pawbar

Miscellaneous
Dinner and a Movie at LA Market
5/1/2012 - 9/1/2012
L.A. Live JW Marriott Hotel

Theater
Follies
5/3/2012 - 6/9/2012
Ahmanson Theatre

Music
Active Arts at the Music Center
5/4/2012 - 9/7/2012
Music Center

Sports
LA Sparks
5/5/2012 - 9/20/2012
STAPLES Center

Lecture/Debate
ALOUD at the Central Library - May 2012
5/9/2012 - 5/31/2012
ALOUD @ Central Library

Concert
Summer on the Plaza
5/9/2012 - 9/19/2012
FIGat7th

Art Walk
SHON KIM: NEW WORKS
5/10/2012 - 6/8/2012
DAC Gallery

Opera
LA Opera: La Boheme
5/12/2012 - 6/2/2012
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Exhibit
Dualities
5/14/2012 - 10/19/2012
Bank of America Plaza

Shopping
Macy's Memorial Day Mattress Sale
5/16/2012 - 6/3/2012
Macy's

Exhibit
Cleopatra: The Exhibition
5/23/2012 - 1/6/2013
California Science Center

Miscellaneous
Pizza, Pints & Pinots at The Mixing Room
5/25/2012 - 9/1/2012
L.A. Live JW Marriott Hotel

Theater
Walk the Talk Parades & Performances
5/26/2012 - 5/28/2012
Skid Row

Film
Street Food Cinema
5/26/2012 - 9/25/2012
Exposition Park

Exhibit
ENDS OF THE EARTH Land Art to 1974
5/27/2012 - 8/20/2012
Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

View all May events at a glance

Regular Weekly Events

Certified Farmers Market @ Pershing Square
Pershing Square
Every Wednesday, 11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Certified Farmers Market @ FIGat7th
7+FIG @ Ernst & Young Plaza
Every Thursday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Certified Farmers Market @ City Hall
City Hall
Every Thursday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Certified Farmers Market @ Bank of America Plaza
Bank of America Plaza
Every Friday, 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM

The Downtown Comedy Club
Downtown Comedy Club
Every Friday, Saturday, 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM

Historic Downtown Farmers Market

Every Sunday, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Awakening
Exchange L.A.
Every Friday, 10:00 PM - 3:00 AM

Inception
Exchange L.A.
Every Saturday, 10:00 PM

Bubbles & Brats: Bottomless Mimosas Every Sunday
Mignon Wine & Cheese Bar
Every Sunday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Grand Park's Marketplace
Grand Park
Every Tuesday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

L.A. Salsa Lounge
Les Noces Du Figaro
Every Tuesday, 7:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Sushi Nights Weekly at the Biltmore''s Gallery Bar
Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles
Every Thursday, Friday, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Street Food Cinema

Every, 5:30PM - 10PM

Angel Wings by Colette Miller
FIGat7th
Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 7:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Tangle by Polyglot Theatre
FIGat7th
Every Sunday, Friday, Saturday, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

The Taming of The Shrew
Archway Theatre
Every Sunday, Friday, Saturday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Zakku!! - The Art Of Public Being - Find Your Voice!
Chrysalis Studios
Every, 08:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Hubbard Street + LINES Ballet
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at The Music Center
Every Sunday, Friday, Saturday, 7:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Summer Fun, Paint Downtown LA
Omni Hotel Los Angeles Third Floor Entrance
Every Saturday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Regular Monthly Events

Grand Park's Sunday Sessions
Grand Park
Every fourth Sunday, 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM