OCT 10

SAT OCT 10: INSTALLATION + VIDEO SCREENINGS + PERFORMANCE: The Adonis Project: MASQUERADE 8PM open gallery / 9PM show / $10 (ages 18+)

For the second year in a row the notorious Adonis Theater, legendary gay adult movie house will be creatively resurrected for one night only as artists from the LA queer community descend on Human Resources to share their hot visions around themes of Gay Sex and Queer Liberation in context of the current state of assimilation, evolving LGBTQ space and shrinking ghettos. It is a creative activist effort and sexy night of interactive queer entertainment which will transform Human Resources into a sexual amusement park of gay art, video and performance.

Oct 2 - Oct 4

FRI OCT 2 - SUN OCT 4: PERFORMANCE: Karen Anzoategui's Catholic School Daze $15 general / $12 students / $10 groups of 10 or more

Catholic School Daze is an autobiographical solo performance that tells the story of ‘Karen’ who finds humor and pain while surviving the challenges of gender norms, sexuality, and faith. Karen is forced to take the blame for an act of "lesbianism" in front of the whole school. Bullied by administrators and schoolmates alike, Karen is forced to make difficult decisions as they survive Catholic High School and the intersection between queerness, faith, and self-infiction.

Anzoategui is currently working on a documentary based on this work; developed  through workshops with their audience members at the UCLA Chicano Research Library, Cal State Northridge and the Cal State Fullerton Queer People of Color Conference.

Three night run w surprise guests each night!

Friday, Oct 2nd - 8 p.m.
Noche De Santa Joteria w/ DJs Brown Bruja, Por Vida & Sister Mantos.

Saturday, Oct 3rd - 8 p.m.
with East Los High panel - writer Victor Duenas and Maria Escobedo

Sunday, Oct 4th - 6 p.m.
Q and A focus on the intersection of Queerness and Faith

Sep 17 - Sep 28

SUN SEP 20 - MON SEP 28: EXHIBITION + PERFORMANCE + FILM SCREENING: It's Just the Beginning -- Umbrella Movement anniversary exhibition. 「命運自主」 雨傘運動一週年展覽 - 洛杉磯

Hong Kong Forum Los Angeles presents a multi-disciplinary exhibition of the Umbrella Movement in Chinatown. The exhibition serves both as a reflection and a projection of Hong Kong’s struggle for democracy. It highlights moving moments from the protests, and the feverish creativity that blossomed throughout the strikes and occupations. It also offers an opportunity for the LA HK community to process and raise awareness about what is happening in our city collectively. 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 
6PM: Opening 
7:30PM: Musical Performance featuring songs of the Umbrella Revolution

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 & 27
7:30PM : Film Screening 

THURS SEP 17: MUSIC: It's My Party!: Tribute Show to Girl Groups of the 1950s & 60s 8PM / $12 advance / $15 door

He loves me. He loves me not. He's from the wrong side of town. Parents don't understand. Boys are good. Boys are bad. These issues defined the sweet and sassy songs of girl groups from the 1950s & 60s. On Sept 17th at Human Resources, some of our favorite local bands will perform their favorite tunes from the early days of rock, pop, and rebels on motorcycles!

Sep 7 - Sep 13

THURS SEP 10 - SUN SEP 13: EXHIBITION: Let It Yellow / Keith Rocka Knittel

The work in L​et it Yellow is process driven - performances build objects creating a syntax as gestures break down their materiality, starting the process over again. Art objects exist equally as both a means of representing the present and a remnant of the past, both combined to reflect upon the future.

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, September 10, 7-10PM

FRI SEP 11: MUSIC: Gautam Tejas Ganeshan 7-10PM / $10 donation but no one turned away for lack of funds

Gautam Tejas Ganeshan’s authentic voice and intelligent approach breathe new life into an old tradition. His concerts reflect a traditional aesthetic, embracing a classical style instantly recognizable to aficionados worldwide, and transforming it through the creation of an ongoing body of original works based in love and understanding of Carnatic music - its elaborate structures, extensive improvisations, and the utmost sincerity that distinguishes its greatest practitioners.

With musical accompaniment by Karthik Vasan (mridangam), Pallavi Mynampati (bamboo flute), and Jaeger Smith (tambura).

SAT SEPT 12: PERFORMANCE: Keith Rocka Knittel 9-11PM

Aug 31 - Sep 6

WED SEP 2: SCREENING + MUSIC: HOME AGAIN 8PM / FREE Adam Laiben screens his 2011 film, an adaptation of Yann Arthus-Bertrand's 2009 French documentary, Home. A six-minute short film by Laiben will accompany the feature film. Also, come early and stay late for live music by Izapa.

FRI SEP 4 - SUN SEP 6: EXHIBITION + PERFORMANCE: What It Means to Learn / Johanna Jackson & Dana Dart McLean

In addition to their individual work, Johanna Jackson and Dana Dart-McLean have used this opportunity to create collaborative paintings, sculpture, and installation. Each of the works on view engages a similar humor about blurring between representational and functional objects: a sculpture that is a mirror, a painting that is a hat.

At the opening, Peter Hernandez, Busy Gangnes, and Nickels Sunshine will dance in a collaboratively choreographed piece, using sculpture by Dana and Johanna.

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, September 4, 7-9PM