FESTIVAL
TarFest

when:

Sat 10.18 - Sun 10.19

where:

Various locations

price:

Various prices

links:

Event Info

Before there was LACMA, before there was the Miracle Mile, Wilshire Blvd between Fairfax and La Brea was the site of its own tiny natural wonder: the La Brea Tar Pits. This weekend the pterodactyls come home to roost, as the TarFest celebrates art, music, film, and food. Today's free self-guided tour (complete with double-decker bus shuttle) showcases area restaurants and galleries, capped off with an exhibition of local artists Melanie Pullen, Jay Brockman, and Antara Scale at the Subud Center. TarFest's film and music program follows on Sunday from 4-11pm on the roof of LACMA West, offering a slate of short films from around the country and a music program with Derek McKeith, Rachael Kahn, Los Abandoned, and KCRW DJ fave Liza Richardson. (SND)

Note: The event begins on Fri 10.17 with a reception and afterparty.


 If you were having a tar party, what would you give the guests as party favors? Our two favorite answers each win a copy of Derek McKeith's album Something Strange.