For those friends of Helms Bakery who "remember when" Helms Avenue was a drive through street from Venice to Washington, you'll also remember a great little accessory, jewelry and home furnishings shop by the name of Boom. While Boom moved from Helms in 2008 and took up residence just down the street, we still remain friendly neighbors.
On Saturday, November 7th from 4:00 - 6:00pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts for a book signing with Marcia Prentice for How We Live, an intimate photographic journal of designers' and artists' homes from around the world including Mumbai, Beirut, Marrakech, Reykjavik, Mexico City and Amsterdam.
On Thursday, November 12th at 7:00pm, please join the LA Forum and the 2015 Out There Doing It participants for an “ideas potluck.” No need to bring a casserole, just bring your best questions, thoughts, concepts, and critiques. Four teams of emerging architects, designers, and curators will muse, discuss, and debate at Helms Design Center.
On Saturday, November 14th from 4:00 to 7:00pm, please join Arcana: Books on the Arts for the first in a series of exciting, overlapping double-headers with two of their favorite photographers to celebrate their new publications documenting modern-day working class heroes in the United Kingdom.
Robot World is a new exhibition of original works by Kevin Bradley and his Church of Type. On view inside the Helms Design Center gallery space from November 12 - 29, the exhibition continues Saatchi Art's series of shows around the world featuring today's most exciting emerging artists.
On Sunday, November 15th from 2:00 - 4:00pm, Room & Board will help you refresh your home with tips and tricks to declutter your space from Bneato Bar, an LA-based team of professional organizers. Founder Beth Penn will lead an interactive workshop on decluttering and discuss how to be more organized using her favorite Room & Board accessories.
On Monday, November 16th from 6:30 - 8:30pm, please join Saatchi Art for AN EVENING OF ART AND CONVERSATION: How Technology Is Solving the Inefficiencies of the Traditional Art Market, with a panel of experts that include Sean Moriarty, CEO, Demand Media, Carlos Rivera, Founder, ArtRank, Stefan Simchowitz, independent art consultant in conversation with Jori Finkel, New York Times and The Art Newspaper.
Please join us on Thursday, December 3rd for What the Frack Happened?, an interactive theatre presentation that captures a moment in time when Climate Change arrives. As a result, a catastrophic tsunami has crushed the World and more importantly, the wedding of the year, leaving the guests to ponder their predicament while floating out to sea. Presented by the Citizen Change Theater troupe.
Please join us on Thursday, December 3rd at 8:00pm for the screening of Racing To Zero. The film is a quick-moving, upbeat documentary presenting new solutions to the global problem of waste. By simply substituting the word RESOURCE for the word GARBAGE, a culture can be transformed, and a new wealth of industries can emerge.
Please join us on Friday, December 4th at 7:30pm for the screening of Water & Light, a mesmerizing short film; a meditation on the beauty of the sea, where submerged creatures are painted with water & light. Screening with: The Breach
