Festival Guide

THE HOPE THEORY

Event Type
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
As a Portuguese immigrant, storyteller, and sleight-of-hand magician, Helder Guimarães arrived in America at age 29. Wide-eyed and full of ideas, he discovers a fascinating puzzle of cultural and professional challenges to solve while he tries to build a home. The Hope Theory offers a unique perspective on America through the eyes of an optimistic outsider.

 

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
Event Date
-
Event Location

Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0635118, -118.4443932

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Contact Phone
310.208.5454
Event ID
10321267
Event Main Image

American Mariachi

Event Type
Family Activity
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
American Mariachi is a big-hearted, feel-good comedy with live music about familia, amor, and tradición. It’s the 1970s and women can’t be mariachis…or can they?

 

Thursdays – Saturdays, 8:00 p.m., Sundays, 4:00 p.m. Check the website for ticket prices
Website Link
latinotheaterco.org/2024season
Event Date
Event Location

Los Angeles Theatre Center
514 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0466405, -118.2496756

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check the website for ticket prices
Contact Phone
213.489.0994
Event ID
10318552
Event Main Image

MADAMA BUTTERFLY

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
First premiered in 2019 in LA’s Little Tokyo, POP’s Madama Butterfly has been described as “on a visual scale beyond anything it has taken on before – a sumptuously costumed, fully staged, bilingual co-production” by San Francisco Classical Voice.

 

Tickets from $15, Purchase tickets at the website
Website Link
pacificoperaproject.com/madama-butterfly
Event Date
-
Event Location

Aratani Theatre
244 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.04778, -118.2418045

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Purchase tickets at website
Contact Phone
(213) 628-2725
Event ID
10319582
Event Main Image

Theatricum Botanicum Summer Repertory Season

Event Type
Culture & Community
Theater
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
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
Event Date
-
Event Location

Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum
1419 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Topanga, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1108513, -118.5928551

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check website for ticket price
Event ID
10318952
Event Main Image

Film Series: Beware the Elements! Natural Disasters on Film

Event Type
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

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.
Website Link
academymuseum.org/en/programs/series/beware-the-elements-natural-disasters-on-film
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
6067 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0633867, -118.3608799

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$5 – $10
Contact Phone
323.930.3000
Event ID
10287443
Event Main Image

THE MUSIC CENTER’S DANCE DTLA

Event Type
Dance
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join the thousands who dance the night away under the stars. The Music Center’s Dance DTLA returns for its 20th summer with eight nights of in-person beginner dance lessons that include easy-to-follow steps and a different dance genre experience each week.
Website Link
musiccenter.org/dancedtla
Event Date
-
Event Location

Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center
135 N. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0569567, -118.2482107

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10317897
Event Main Image

JAZZ AT LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART

Event Type
Family Activity
Music
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join in for evenings of live music, picnicking, and community on the LACMA grounds. Jazz at LACMA is a celebration of LA’s finest jazz musicians. Concerts are broadcast on KJAZZ (88.1 FM) every Sunday evening from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. and include interviews with featured performers.
Website Link
lacma.org/programs/music
Event Date
-
Event Location

Los Angeles County Museum of Art -Smidt Welcome Plaza
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0637913, -118.3588851

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
323.857.6010
Event ID
10317561
Event Main Image

Palos Verdes Street Fair and Music Festival

Event Type
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Come to Palos Verdes Peninsula for a weekend of shopping, music, food, rides, and other family-friendly activities at the Street Fair and Music Festival.

 

 

Friday, 5:00 – 10:00 p.m.,

Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.,

Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Website Link
palosverdeschamber.com/pv-street-fair
Event Date
-
Event Location

Palos Verdes Street Fair and Music Festival
501 Deep Valley Drive
Rolling Hills Estates, 90274
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7725617, -118.3750608

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10321240
Event Main Image

First Friday Food Truck Fest

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join us on Abbot Kinney Boulevard for a fun and festive night in Venice. Chances are you will find whatever food you are craving, along with special merchant events.
Website Link
abbotkinneyblvd.com/firstfridays
Event Date
-
Event Location

Abbot Kinney Blvd
1525 Abbot Kinney Blvd (corner of Palms Blvd)
Venice, CA 90291
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.9903724, -118.4641027

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10317500
Event Main Image

First Fridays at the Natural History Museum

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join us this season as we explore the unseen forces that shape the behaviors of life forms large and small. From reproduction and propagation in the natural world to the sex life of other species, we’ll untangle the constructs of gender, feelings, and pheromones. We’ll also explore some of the predicaments facing all species of life, including over- and under-population, and offer doable solutions that we can all participate in to help maintain ecological stability.
Website Link
nhm.org/first-fridays-2024
Event Date
-
Event Location

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0170769, -118.2886818

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$20
Event ID
10284722
Event Main Image
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