Grand Performances’ summer series celebrates our City’s rich diversity through performing arts. Reflecting the best of global culture through an eclectic lineup of world music, dance, and theater at a stunning outdoor venue in Downtown LA. Grand Performances is where Angelenos make summer GRAND.
Check the website for events, dates, and times.
Website Link
grandperformances.org/events
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California Plaza 350 S. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA United States
The historic Ford Theatres presents a summer season of music, dance, theatre, film, and family events in its 1,200-seat outdoor Amphitheatre. Picnicking is encouraged. Food and beverages are available for purchase onsite.
Located in Westlake’s historic MacArthur Park, Levitt LA has become a favorite gathering spot for Angelenos of all ages and backgrounds to relax, share a dance together, and experience the power of free, live music. Concerts feature local favorites to celebrated international artists from over 20 music genres.
Check the website for events, dates, and times.
Website Link
levittlosangeles.org
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MacArthur Park Levitt Pavilion West 6th Street and South Park View Street Los Angeles, CA United States
On the eve of her 60th birthday, Maria fires up her new karaoke machine to regale her granddaughter with her astonishing life story. As a lounge singer who escaped a gangster-controlled nightclub in Manila to become a free-range mother of five in the United States, Maria is a matriarch not to be trifled with.
Tuesdays – Fridays, 8:00 p.m.
Saturdays, 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Sundays, 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Website Link
geffenplayhouse.org
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Geffen Playhouse 10886 Le Conte Ave. Los Angeles, CA90024 United States
Theatricum is a vital creative force recognized internationally for interpreting Shakespeare’s work. This summer season, plays are The Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Wendy’s Peter Pan, Tartuffe: Born Again, and The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latine Vote.
Check the website for events, dates, times, and prices.
Website Link
theatricum.com/repertory-season
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Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum 1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd. Topanga, CA United States
The Acadmy Museum presents the Film Series Beware the Elements! Natural Disasters on Film
Following a summer of record-breaking heatwaves, extreme wildfires, historic floods, and a truly unprecedented “hurriquake,” we find the perilous realities of climate change increasingly impacting our daily lives. This screening series considers natural disasters through our planet’s primary elements—earth, wind, water, and fire—and seeks to highlight key moments in the history of the disaster film genre as a source of entertainment and portrayal of science, and as a tool to raise our collective consciousness about science-based solutions to the mounting global climate crisis.Click the here to see the featured films selected for this series.
The film series runs between January 4th to January 28, 2024.
Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles (Levitt LA) is celebrating its 17th annual concert series by presenting 10 world-class performances that are all FREE and open to everyone. The concert series runs Saturdays from June 22 through August 31, 2024.
For 17 years, Levitt LA has been creating a sense of community through music. This summer, they will once again showcase the diverse cultural landscape of Los Angeles with a fantastic lineup of artists, transforming MacArthur Park into a vibrant and energized urban sonic oasis.
The concerts will be held outdoors, under the stars, with the stunning backdrop of LA’s skyline at MacArthur Park.
The Downtown Pomona Arts Colony has an art walk every second Saturday of the month that bring big crowds to stroll the streets. Over a dozen galleries host receptions and open houses to showcase their latest exhibits and artists. Enjoy music, food, wine.
Website Link
downtownpomona.org/2nd-saturday-artwalk
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Downtown Pomona West 2nd Street and Garey Avenue Pomona, CA United States
Once a month, the Observatory partners with local telescope groups to share their telescopes and knowledge with the public. With dozens of telescopes on the lawn, there is always something to see.
Star Parties are on the second or third Saturdays of the month. Check the website to confirm the dates.
This exhibition tells the story of a mid-20th-century collaboration between artists and engineers to form the group Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.). E.A.T.’s events integrated art, theater, multi-sensory environments, and groundbreaking technology. The group’s pioneering efforts to facilitate communication and collaboration pushed its programs beyond the art world, laying the path for new technological innovations.