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L.A.EYEWORKS HONORS WORLD AIDS DAY / DAY WITH(OUT) ART ON DEC. 1

In recognition of World AIDS Day / Day With(out) Art on Tuesday, December 1, l.a.Eyeworks will present two unique musical performances at its retail locations in Los Angeles. The day's activities will open and close with Buddhist chanting, performed by a small group that includes l.a.Eyeworker John Sanger. At both l.a.Eyeworks stores, Obie Award-winning composer Robert Een will perform selected works for solo cello.

In addition to red ribbons being offered at both l.a.Eyeworks locations, visitors will also have the opportunity to light incense as an act of breathing into the world their own meditation, remembrance, or positive thought.

Performance Schedule for Dec. 1, 2009

11:00-11:15AM Buddhist chanting - l.a.Eyeworks, 7407 Melrose Avenue

11:30-11:45AM Buddhist chanting - l.a.Eyeworks, 7386 Beverly Boulevard

1:00-1:20PM Robert Een / selected works for solo cello - 7407 Melrose Avenue

1:40-2:00PM Robert Een / selected works for solo cello - 7386 Beverly Boulevard

2:00-2:15PM Buddhist chanting - l.a.Eyeworks, 7407 Melrose Avenue

2:30-2:45PM Buddhist chanting - l.a.Eyeworks, 7386 Beverly Boulevard

December 1st is the internationally designated day to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS worldwide. Established by the World Health Organization, the first World AIDS Day was December 1, 1988. UNAIDS (United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS) gives each year a thematic imperative. For 2009, the theme is Universal Access and Human Rights.

WIDE WORLD: BENELUX . . . WITH BENEFITS!

Will window wonders never cease?

Optiek Van Overloop put the chic into geek with their amazing l.a.Eyeworks NERDVANA window displays in Sint Niklaas, Belgium!

Wow! We thought there wasn’t room for more “ultra” in our UltraMost frame . . . until our friends at Berendsen Optiek in Huissen, The Netherlands, made this unbelievable homage that is simply macro-magnificent -- right down to the frog toe!

Photos: Sacha Maerkaert

TALK TURKEY TO ME

 
At the l.a.Eyeworks store on Beverly Boulevard, our handsome poultry pal, Pretty Boy, says, "It's time to gobble up glasses!"

HAPPY THANKSGIVING from l.a.Eyeworks!

FLASH: GREG GORMAN at L.A. EYEWORKS!

Join l.a.Eyeworks for a celebratory booksigning with Greg Gorman for In Their Youth: Early Portraits.This new monograph of 200 previously unpublished portraits is Gorman’s deeply felt exploration of young male beauty captured at its key moment of vulnerability and freedom, with portraits of emerging superstars and short-lived sensations that are both mythic and intensely human. The booksigning at l.a.Eyeworks is the first event worldwide to premiere In Their Youth, so don't miss it!

 

 

We guarantee elevated reverie as you marvel at these early portraits at our Melrose Avenue mothership on November 12^th from 7 – 9pm.  Make your own copy even more of a treasure with a signature from the photographer himself (think perfect holiday present . . . if you can bear to part with it).

 

As the signature photographic voice of our legendary "A face is like a work of art . . . " portrait campaign, l.a.Eyeworks is especially honored to salute this new release of Greg's extraordinary work.