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MEET THE STAFF: Lindsay Atwood, Front Desk Agent at The Standard DTLA

We learn about Lindsay’s love of fashion, food and dancing a jig, all just a day in the life of a Standard employee. RELATED: Meet Chef Micah Fields of The Standard, Downtown LA
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NEIGHBORHOOD SPECTACLE: Gehry, Dudamel, Rodarte & Mozart Dazzle at Disney Hall

Now here’s a Classical music dream team: putting on Mozart’s darkest, most avant-garde opera, Don Giovanni, we have Mr. Frank Gehry (world’s most famous living architect, also architect of the concert hall) on set deign, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the geniuses behind Rodarte on costumes. And at the podium, Gustavo Dudamel conducts the LA Phil. Four blocks away at The...
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NOW PROJECTING: Artist Drew Heitzler's Double Feature

We are pleased to announce our next collaboration with Art Production Fund for our 24/7 lobby projections with artist Drew Heitzler. Heitzler, an LA-based artist with Blum and Poe, has had his work featured at PS1, LA><ART, The Whitney, and MOCA, among other illustrious venues. This time around, The Standard, Hollywood and The Standard, Downtown LA are showing two distinct works by the...
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TO DO: Monroe on Stage, Silver Lake Shopping, Rubell's Recent Acquisitions

NEW YORK Encores! presents this 1949 musical, based on the novel by Anita Loos, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Leo Robin. Megan Hilty (“Smash”) stars as Lorelei Lee, the gold-digging blonde made famous onscreen by Marilyn Monroe. John Rando directs. Opens May 9, closes May 13 City Center 131 W. 55th St., New York , N.Y. nycitycenter.org LOS...
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COACHELLA X2: Poolside and Yacht Perform at The Standard, Downtown LA

The Coachellas – both of them – have ended. With bands and fans running to and from the desert all last week it was music mania everywhere you turned. The Standard, Downtown LA was thrilled to host two excellent gigs on The Roof. Poolside, who had their inaugural gig on The Roof of The Standard came home last Tuesday. On Wednesday, the “nervy, spastic electro-funk”...
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TO DO: Head Gas, Surf Art & Polo

NEW YORK “Head Gas” is the first New York exhibition by Italian-born, Berlin-based artist Enrico David. Over the past twenty years, David has produced a body of work encompassing painting, drawing, sculpture, and collage that draws upon a rich variety of sources and expresses a range of complex emotional states. Although his work is highly celebrated throughout Europe—the...
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Coachella Must Haves for Weekend Two

We’re gearing up for another exciting weekend at Coachella! Here are a few must-have suggestions from the veterans who were there last weekend: Sunscreen!! Unlike last weekend the sun is supposed to be in full effect this weekend so good protection is key. Peter Thomas Roth Instant Sunscreen SPF 30 is a fantastic brush-on sunscreen! A talc-free, transparent matte, SPF 30 mineral...
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PLAYLISTS: Coachella TO-GO

Our musically gifted Starman has put together an eclectic mix of Coachella tunes. 42 tracks loaded into this nifty thing called Spotify. Be the first of your friends to get the Standard Sounds Spotify Play Button.
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TO DO: Cornell West, Tavis Smiley & The Lost Gatsby Movie

NEW YORK On Friday, the brilliant, ever-entertaining and ever-outspoken Tavis Smiley and Cornel West are going to discuss their new book, “The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto.” Friday, April 20th, 6:30pm Center for Black Literature Park Ave. at 68th St. More Info Here LOS ANGELES The Great Gatsby has been pretty hot as of late (when wasn’t...
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COACHELLA: 'Poolside' Comes Home to The Standard, Downtown LA

Poolside’s daytime disco groove is custom fit for the chill, sunny vibes of The Standard, Downtown LA’s rooftop. In fact, it’s where the duo played their first poolside gig as “Poolside.” Filip Nikolic, who played bass for L.A. popsters Ima Robot, and San Diegan multi-instrumentalist, Jeff Paradise, drop their new album in June, but they’re making the...
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LA Darling Deedee Cheriel Does the 6th Street Mural

After noticing Deedee Cheriel’s art around town, we couldn’t wait for her to get her hands on the 6th Street Mural! And as it turns out, we’re not the only big fans of her work. To help us get to the bottom of the amazing imagery that shows up in her art, Deedee kindly answered a few of our questions. The Standard: We have been so looking forward to seeing what...
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TO DO: Nose Bleed Exhibit, Drink Up at Caña, Listen Up to Juan MacLean

NEW YORK Hidden behind one of our favorite NY haunts, Lit, is Nose Bleed, the latest exhibit at The Fuse Gallery. Only a few blocks away from The Standard, East Village you can see the group show curated by Erik Foss showing the works of friends like Cheryl Dunn, Othelo Gervacio, iO Wright, Aiko, and many more. Details here, show is open through April 25th. The Fuse Gallery 93 2nd...
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TO DO: Ryan McGinness's Show at the Pace Gallery

Since adopting the rigid rules of the Ryan McGinness Studio—they even have a manual!—things at Standard HQ have gotten considerably more productive. Still, we can’t hold a candle to the the artist himself, who’s unveiling yet another amazing batch of paintings at Pace Primitive on Friday. They’re in keeping with his famed black-light aesthetic, but this time...
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Vending Machines to the Rescue in Los Angeles

It’s late at night in Los Angeles, the party was a blast but now your feet hurt and you’re craving something delicious. Where to go? How to fix it? Party goers rejoice! The City of Angels is here to save you with…Vending Machines! We like to think that we started this trend with The Standard’s Quiksilver Vending Machines but we’re happy to report that two new...
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Celebrating MOCA's FRESH Auction

All of LA’s been buzzing this week as MOCA Grand Avenue opened its doors for a free preview of this weekend’s FRESH art auction! Each year MOCA hosts this super-successful fundraiser featuring donated works from both emerging and established artists. This year’s list of participating artists is virtually endless and features the likes of John Baldessari, Cindy Sherman, Ed...
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In LA This Weekend? Here's Something Fun to Do(nut)!

Los Angeles, arguably the donut capital of the United States, is home to many of the most celebrated 24 hour donut shops in the country. Inherently tied to its car culture, the often iconic signs of these shops and drive-ins are frequently located directly off busy freeways and commuter routes, standing as a testament to this ever-moving and donut-loving city. With this in mind, For Your Art...
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THE SERIES 2012 Kickoff is Here

On Tuesday, March 20, the 12th installment of Nicole Disson’s site-specific performance art extravaganza THE SERIES will debut on the rooftop at The Standard, Downtown LA! Returning director Darcy French-Myerson explores the concept of series and repetition through live music, photography, video art, theatre and more. <iframe...
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Things To Do in LA This Weekend That Don't Involve Running

For those who aren’t aware, the LA Marathon is this Sunday, March 18. The LA Marathon is a little over 26 miles and runs (pun, intended) between Downtown LA’s Dodger Stadium through Chinatown, Olvera Street, Little Tokyo, Bunker Hill, Angeleno Heights, Echo Park, Silverlake, Los Feliz, Little Armenia, Thai Town, Hollywood, The Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Century...
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TO DO: Remastered "Clockwork Orange," LES Film Fest, Parisian Hippies

NEW YORK Suck it TriBeCa. Screenings at The LES Film Festival are BYOB (of course they are) and will be held at Sunshine Cinema, Crosby Street Hotel, and Grand Opening, an interactive storefront in the Lower East Side. LES* 2012 will focus again on creating an unparalleled combination of remarkable low-budget filmmaking with the youthful and bold spirit of the Lower East Side. Now...
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"Meat" Lindy & Grundy: Former Vegetarians, Now LA's Favorite Butcher Power Couple

Lindy & Grundy is an old-fashioned butcher shop on LA’s west side that has instantly become a darling of the LA food scene. We spoke with Amelia and Erika, the ladies behind the counter, about moving West, returning to meat, starting a business, and the almighty power of the Tweet. The Standard: What’s the first carnivorous item you ate after your years of vegetarianism?...
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TO DO: Biennial, Deconstructed Stand-Up, Diane Keaton's New Dog Movie

NEW YORK The Whitney Biennial 2012 got a huge rave in The Times. “One of the best Whitney Biennials in recent memory may or may not contain a lot more outstanding art than its predecessors, but that’s not the point. The 2012 incarnation is a new and exhilarating species of exhibition, an emerging curatorial life form, at least for New York.” We guess 26 years in the...

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