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.

Please click here to see the concert series schedule!

AWOKE Foundation/The GR818ERS 14th annual A Family Affair Festival!

AWOKE Foundation is hosting a free festival open to the public for our summer arts and athletics programs culmination. Our event will have performances, open styles dance battle, live art, vendors, live music, and a car show.

The A Family Affair Festival (AFAFF) is a three day event: Thursday, August 15, Friday, August 16, and Friday, August 17!

EVENT SCHEDULE:

8/15 – STREAM-A-THON LIVESTREAM on our #YouTube channel| 2pm-7pm| FREE

Past & present of our organization + more.

8/16 – The Jam LIVE IN-PERSON at TAXCO THEATRE | 5pm-9pm | $10 Donation
Solo Prelims – Top 16 of the themed open styles dance battle.

8/17 – Grand Finale LIVE IN-PERSON at LANARK PARK – Canoga, Ca | 2pm-9pm | FREE 
Performances, Car show, Vendors, Food, Family activities + Top 8 – Finals of the Open Styles battle & much more.

The 9th Annual Haiti International Film Festival is a two-day film festival celebrating Haitian art and culture. Founded in 2015 by Haitian American filmmaker Jacquil Constant, Haiti International Film Festival aims to showcase art and films from the Haitian Diaspora to authentically reflect our community’s diverse experiences and backgrounds. The Haiti International Film Festival program promotes cultural diversity through various art genres including documentary films, short films, narrative films, and art.

Since 2007, JANM has partnered with Eric Nakamura, founder of Giant Robot, to produce the Giant Robot Biennale, a recurring art exhibition that highlights diverse creative works celebrating the ethos of Giant Robot—a staple of Asian American alternative pop culture and an influential brand encompassing pop art, skateboard, comic book, graphic arts, and vinyl toy culture.

Giant Robot Biennale 5 will feature artists Sean Chao, Felicia Chiao, Luke Chueh, Giorgiko, James Jean, Taylor Lee, Mike Shinoda, Rain Szeto, and Yoskay Yamamoto.

Giant Robot Biennale 5 is presented by JANM and Eric Nakamura, founder of Giant Robot.

Top: Felicia Chiao, Imagination (detail), 2023, Copic marker and ink on brown toned paper. Courtesy of the artist.

The exhibition brings together artists Michael Massenburg, Aiseborn, and Mr. B Baby to explore the intersections of family,
culture, and community. Curated by Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez, PhD., the works will be on view Wednesday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., from April 13 to August 2024, with a reception/artist talk and performance by Nedra Wheeler Trio taking place Sunday, June 9 at 1:00 p.m. Admission is free.

Cover image: Helping Families Grow, by Michael Massenburg, Aiseborn, and Mr. B Baby located at Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center

Pack your picnic basket, shake out your blanket and grab your friends & family by the hand. LA’s Shakespeare in the Park returns for an entire summer of FREE theater under the stars!

Fall in love with this summer’s  As You Like It, a screwball romantic comedy with songs inspired by 1930’s crooner, Al Bowlly.

Performance Schedule: 

Wednesdays through Sundays at 7:00 p.m. at Griffith Park’s Old Zoo

Immersive Prologue at 6:00 p.m.

Performance season: Wednesdays through Sundays from July 10 – September 1, 2024!

All classes are free, no registration required. First come-first served. Stop in and join the fun whenever you want.

Schedule:

💃🏽 RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE/AFO-PERUVIAN MUSIC & DANCE | TUE, THUR, & SATURDAYS |
T/TH: 4:00PM – 6:00PM |
SAT: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

🎭 MUSICAL THEATRE INTENSIVE | TUE, WED, THURS | 1:30PM – 3:30PM

🌎 EARTHY ART FOR SENIORS | WED | 10:00AM – 11:30AM

🖼 VISUAL ARTS LAB | WED | 2:00PM – 3:00PM

🎨 MIXED MEDIA STUDIO | WED | 3:00PM – 5:00PM

🎸 COMMUNITY JAM SESSION | WED | 4:00PM – 6:00PM

🪴 G-ART-ENING FOR FAMILIES | 1:00PM – 2:30PM

🎬 FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT UNDER THE STARS | 7:00PM – DOORS OPEN AND MOVIE STARTS AT 8:OOPM

🌄 SUNSET NATURE WALK | SAT | JULY 27 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM

🎙 OPEN MIC NIGHT | SAT | AUGUST 10 | 6:00PM – 8:00PM

AWOKE Foundation/The GR818ERS 14th annual A Family Affair Festival!

AWOKE Foundation is hosting a free festival open to the public for our summer arts and athletics programs culmination. Our event will have performances, open styles dance battle, live art, vendors, live music, and a car show.

The A Family Affair Festival (AFAFF) is a three day event: Thursday, August 15, Friday, August 16, and Friday, August 17!

EVENT SCHEDULE:

8/15 – STREAM-A-THON LIVESTREAM on our #YouTube channel| 2pm-7pm| FREE

Past & present of our organization + more.

8/16 – The Jam LIVE IN-PERSON at TAXCO THEATRE | 5pm-9pm | $10 Donation
Solo Prelims – Top 16 of the themed open styles dance battle.

8/17 – Grand Finale LIVE IN-PERSON at LANARK PARK – Canoga, Ca | 2pm-9pm | FREE 
Performances, Car show, Vendors, Food, Family activities + Top 8 – Finals of the Open Styles battle & much more.

Since 2007, JANM has partnered with Eric Nakamura, founder of Giant Robot, to produce the Giant Robot Biennale, a recurring art exhibition that highlights diverse creative works celebrating the ethos of Giant Robot—a staple of Asian American alternative pop culture and an influential brand encompassing pop art, skateboard, comic book, graphic arts, and vinyl toy culture.

Giant Robot Biennale 5 will feature artists Sean Chao, Felicia Chiao, Luke Chueh, Giorgiko, James Jean, Taylor Lee, Mike Shinoda, Rain Szeto, and Yoskay Yamamoto.

Giant Robot Biennale 5 is presented by JANM and Eric Nakamura, founder of Giant Robot.

Top: Felicia Chiao, Imagination (detail), 2023, Copic marker and ink on brown toned paper. Courtesy of the artist.

The exhibition brings together artists Michael Massenburg, Aiseborn, and Mr. B Baby to explore the intersections of family,
culture, and community. Curated by Guillermo Aviles-Rodriguez, PhD., the works will be on view Wednesday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., from April 13 to August 2024, with a reception/artist talk and performance by Nedra Wheeler Trio taking place Sunday, June 9 at 1:00 p.m. Admission is free.

Cover image: Helping Families Grow, by Michael Massenburg, Aiseborn, and Mr. B Baby located at Kaiser Permanente Watts Counseling and Learning Center