BLACKBURN AND SWEETZER

Conceptual artist Tobias Wong and Philip Wood, the creative director of ultra-curated store Citizen: Citizen, have teamed up and created the limited-edition (only 50) ccPhone, a reworked iPhone in black matte that’s loaded with artwork, video, music, and Citizen:Citizen’s address book. Priced at $2,000, the ccPhone is no small investment, but I’d be curious to [...]

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Turns out Will, who works at DF Feet, is a photographer. He’s having his debut exhibit, ‘iWill Photography Experience,’ at Alfredo’s Grill on 3rd Street just steps east of the store. The opening party is Wednesday, October 24th from 7:00PM-10:00PM. Food. Drink. DJ. And, of course, photos.

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Tonight, starting at 7:00PM, check out Family on Fairfax where there will be a release party for graphic novel Powr Mastrs by artist and musician C.F., who will also be performing music from his band Kites’s latest album.

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I pretty much avoid Hollywood & Highland like the plague. Why, besides the touristy annoyances? It’s a nightmare to go there. So, as much as I’m not a fan of the mega-complex, I appreciate that Global Inheritance’s Public Displays of Affection series is trying to get people to use public transportation. Liverpool’s Ladytron and Great [...]

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Allan Jeffries Framing is going through fumigation at the moment. Funny how an entire building being covered and plastered with danger signs is less threatening than the idea of vermin infestation at Doughboys. Luckily, Allan Jeffries doesn’t sell any edible frames.

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For a second there I got so excited by an email from Taschen, promoting its Case Study Houses hardcover edition… until I realized it’s $200. The book that induces serious home envy has now induced even greater envy for the book itself, since, hey, $200 for a book might be a lot, but it’s a [...]

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Saturday, September 22nd from 2:00PM till close, global-homey-design-y spot Yolk in Silver Lake is hosting artist Rebekah Potter and her latest collection of large and small Bloks - wooden blocks hand painted in acrylic and sealed with resin ($36). You can also commission a custom Blok at the event. Storewide Yolk sale in conjunction, [...]

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Act fast to buy artist Amy Ruppel’s paintings online now! Seriously, her works go really fast - a collection of birds and owls made from paper, oils and a beeswax/resin mixture on wood, which are ready to hang. The prices are reasonable too - for example, the above painting ‘Now I see’ is $95.

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Friday, September 14th, starting at 7:30PM, EM & Co. on 3rd Street is hosting an opening reception for Gary Palmer’s Distillations exhibit, which runs through October 5th. Originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, but an L.A. resident for the last 10 years, Palmer has shown his experimental works in the U.S. and throughout Europe. RSVP to [...]

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I’ve been to Tantra in Silver Lake once and it was delicious. Saturday, September 8th from 9:30PM-2:00AM, the Indian restaurant and bar will be the place for much music, food, art, hookah, and drink. Proceeds go to Haven House L.A. RSVP to list@lionessla.com.

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Hey, an event that doesn’t shut down at 1:00AM! Not that I want to stay out all night every night, but you just want the option and being ousted out from some L.A. bar at 1:00AM can be really, really annoying. I am an adult, aren’t I? So, Saturday, September 8th from 10:00PM to 3:00AM, [...]

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Fans of The Little Knittery, formerly in Los Feliz, will have to haul it to Atwater Village for yarn, patterns, and classes as the knitting spot opens today at 3042 Glendale Boulevard. If you’ve never been, check out the new digs this Sunday for Knitting 101 from 2:00PM-4:00PM. It’s one of The Little Knittery’s free [...]

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