LAaLALanders,
This weekend’s events include: Ozomatli, Salsa Festival, LA Lotus Festival, Shakespeare By the Sea, Eat|See|Hear, Street Food Cinema, LA Food Fest, and so much more!
Have a great time.
EnJOY…
LAaLA
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BEAT THE HEAT SUMMER BEAUTY EVENT
Shop with Nigel Beauty Emporium on Friday July 8th and BEAT THE HEAT with a special day filled with mini-facials, makeovers + demos, brow makeovers, and much more.
Join us for mini-facials from EVE LOM + Knesko Skin, makeovers + demos from Kevyn Aucoin Beauty + Create Hair, brow makeovers from The Brow Gal, meet & greet with celebrity MUA Kamani Alana, a special GWP offer from BIODERMA, complimentary snacks & refreshments, and much more.
Free
12-5pm
Nigel Beauty Emporium
11252 Magnolia Blvd
North Hollywood 91601
SUMMER NIGHTS IN THE GARDEN AT NHMLA!
At Summer Nights in the Garden, unwind under the stars with great music, nature-inspired cocktails, hands-on garden and science projects, botanical tours, food trucks, and more. Get outdoorsy and spend your Friday nights at NHM! Free Admission. Advanced Reservation Required.
Free
5-9pm
Natural History Museum
900 Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles 90007
DANCE DTLA
If you have dancing feet, happy feet, or even two left feet.. Come out and dance with Dance DTLA all summer long! Get those toes tapping! They will be alternating nights between Dance and DJ’s so be sure to check the summer line-up down below!
Back for the 12th year, The Music Center’s Dance DTLA is an evening of dancing under the stars on The Music Center Plaza or in Grand Park on most Friday nights in the summer months, from June-September, 2016.
The series features Dance Downtown (7:00 – 11:00 p.m.), an open air dance floor with beginner dance lessons by top LA dance instructors alongside a live band or DJ, and alternating DJ Nights (8:00 – 11:00 p.m.), curated by influential artists and tastemakers who will give voice to the dynamic, vibrant LA culture through music, dancing, arts and aesthetics. Tonight’s Dance Downtown: Cumbia.
Free
Grand Park
DTLA
LACMA JAZZ SERIES
Jazz at LACMA features the art of jazz as practiced by leading Southern California artists. Celebrating over twenty years at LACMA, the program continues to be one of the museum’s most recognizable offerings. Jazz at LACMA is a celebration of L.A.’s finest jazz musicians and has featured such legends as Wayne Shorter, John Clayton, Kenny Burrell, Les McCann, Billy Childs, Arturo Sandoval, Cannonball-Coltrane Project, and Ernie Watts. Over 42,000 visitors attend the program annually from April through November.
Jazz at LACMA is made possible in part by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs. Broadcasts are made possible through the support of the office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl with additional support from the Johnny Mercer Foundation.
Billy Childs Quartet
Fri Jul 8, 2016 | BP Grand Entrance | 6:00 PM
Afro Cuban Jazz Project
Sat Jul 9, 2016 | Hancock Park | 5:00 PM
Free
BP Grand Entrance | 6pm
LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 90036
SAUCE COMEDY SHOW!
Every Friday night at 8 pm, join Barbara Gray, Jeff Wattenhofer, Erin Lampart and Eric Dadourian as they host some of the best comedians in the country in one of the best pizza spots in Los Angeles! This show is EVERY FRIDAY from 8 to 10 pm so come out and have some pizza, drinks, and laughs to get your weekend started!
DeSano Pizza Bakery Los Angeles is just west of Santa Monica and Vermont. There’s a criminally large and free parking lot, artisan pizzas, gelato, primo comedy, $5 beers, friends, memories…
Free
Doors at 8pm, Show at 8:20pm
DeSano Pizza Bakery
4959 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles 90029
PEACHY KEEN COMEDY SHOW
They’ve packed this show with a cavalcade of Peachy Keen Comedy All-Stars! Everyone’s best jokes in rapid-fire. This one will be crazy! Drinks and dancing to follow immediately after the laughter.
Lineup ????
Free
Seats at 8pm, show at 8:30pm
Bar Lubitsch
7702 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood 90046
THE GOODS PARTY @ ZANZIBAR
Seriously one of LA’s best parties because mc KG Superstar and KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez know how to rock this weekly soiree. It’s an organic mashup of throwbacks, R&B classics, reggae and fresh new music. Put the heels away and come ready to dance dance dance! Now you know.
21+, Free before 10pm, $8 after with rsvp at Antvala@sbcglobal.net
Every Friday – 9pm-2am
Zanzibar
1301 5th Street
Santa Monica
www.myspace.com/kgsuperstar1
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ANNUAL SRI LANKA DAY CELEBRATION
Get the opportunity to experience Sri Lankan Cuisine at the annual Sri Lanka Day celebration! Come join us as we chow down some of the best, authentic Sri Lankan foods such as Hoppers, Kottu Roti, Rice & Curry and traditional sweets. We additionally offer the opportunity to set up your very own booth throughout the daylong event. From the beautiful Sri Lankan fashion clothes and accessories, to beautiful souvenirs and artifacts, there is plenty of shopping for Sri Lankans and Sri Lankan enthusiasts! There will also be a variety of Sri Lankan performances that include Traditional Kandyan, Low Country and Fusion dancers, Traditional & Fusion drummers and live bands — rarely witnessed in the U.S.A.!
Don’t miss this authentic Sri Lankan celebration and bring the whole family to enjoy the foods, shopping, entertainment and much more!
Free
10am-11pm
Sri Lanka Foundation
Paseo Colorado
280 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena 91101
EAT|SEE|HEAR 2016 PRESENTS “HAIRSPRAY”
Summer-long Celebration of Movies, Food & Music at rotating venues every Saturday night May 7 – Sept 17 around Los Angeles!
Voted “Best Outdoor Movies Series” by Los Angeles Magazine, Eat|See|Hear kicks off its 5th Anniversary Season featuring the largest outdoor screen on the west coast with a 52-foot wide image!!
Showtime Networks presents Eat|See|Hear beginning May 7th thru September 17th. Offering a quintessential LA outdoor experience for the whole family to enjoy with a picnic and live music, this is also a very dog-friendly movie-viewing environment, welcoming every dog with a free biscuit at the door. Locals and visitors alike will watch classic comedies and contemporary movie favorites on the largest outdoor movie screen on the West Coast, dine on gourmet food truck fare and listen to emerging bands from the local Los Angeles music scene. Regular venues in Santa Monica, The Autry in Griffith Park, Pasadena City Hall, North Hollywood Rec Center and a special one night event in Beverly Hills. Full schedule below or eatseehear.com
Every Saturday night May 7 – September 17*
5:30 p.m. – Doors open (May – Aug) / 5pm (Sept)
7:00 p.m. – Band performs (May – Aug) / 6pm (Sept)
8:30 p.m. – Movie begins (May – Aug) / 8pm (Sept)
Every Eat|See|Hear event is dog friendly, with free biscuits at the door for all our four-legged friends.
$14 General Admission
$21 “Air New Zealand’s Fashionably Late Tickets” (online only premium reserved area of the venue)
$8 Kids under 12
Kids under 5 Free
PARKING:
Varies from venue to venue, some locations free others pay parking lots in the area. Check the website for specific info prior to the event.
$8-20
“HAIRSPRAY”
Santa Monica HS Memorial Greek Amphitheater
601 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica 90405
STREET FOOD CINEMA PRESENTS “ 500 DAYS OF SUMMER”, “THE GOONIES” & “BOYZ N’ THE HOOD”
Whether you’re surfing in Malibu, grabbing a bite in Pasadena, or hiking the hills in one of our amazing parks, without a doubt… Los Angeles is the place to be. It’s the entertainment capital of the world and a paradise of sun, beach and good times. Just like our vast metropolis, Street Food Cinema has developed 12 different locations to provide moviegoers with more chances to catch their favorite flick on the big screen.
Come early and catch top local bands and see if you’re lucky enough to get chosen for our nightly audience game. And, of course, we all know some of the tastiest eats comes from a food truck so we’re curating the best of the best to fill your belly, mind and soul as the sunsets and the movie begins.
“500 Days of Summer” PG-13
MUSIC: THE REBEL LIGHT
FOOD: Berlin Truck, Big Bad Boyle BBQ, Cousin’s Maine Lobster, Fry Fry, The Garbage Truck, The Grilled Cheese Truck, Indi
VICTORY PARK, PASADENA
“Boyz N the Hood” R, 25th Anniversary
MUSIC: DJ BAKDRAFT
FOOD: Boba Ni Taco, BrewWings, Dogtown Dogs, The Lobsta Truck, Mapuche Native, Me So Hungry, Ragin Cajun, Riceballs
EXPOSITION PARK, DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
“The Goonies” PG
MUSIC: ZOOKEEPER’S PALACE
FOOD: Canvas Truck, LA Wing Co., Okamoto Truck, Sanook Soi 38, Street Kitchen LA, Urban Espresso, VCHOS Truck, Funtime Kettle Corn & more!
SYD KRONENTHAL PARK, CULVER CITY
ADVANCED TICKET INFO – Reserved Seating – $18, General – $13, Children Reserved 6-12 – $11, Children General 6-12 – $6, Children Under 5 – Free
DOOR TICKET INFO – Reserved Seating – $21, General – $16, Children Reserved 6-12 – $11, Children General 6-12 – $6, Children Under 5 – Free
LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR starting at 6pm. Please Note: Door may be held at any time to allow for advance ticket holders to enter. If an event is sold out, we will announce on Facebook and Twitter.
Street Food Cinema
1617 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles 90041
NOHO FARMERS MARKET
The NoHo Arts District Farmers Market is a festive, family-friendly, open-air marketplace committed to bringing fresh, locally grown food to the surrounding neighborhood. Enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables from California farmers, as well as other foods including breads, nuts, ethnic foods, cheeses, fruit juices, and cookies. You’ll also find clothing, crafts, and children’s activities, plus much more. Conveniently located just steps away from the North Hollywood Metro stop on the Red Line. This open-air street market has approximately 20 farmers, 20 local artisans, and 30 vendors who provide baked goods and prepared foods. I find my favorite organic apples and organic dinosaur kale weekly… Also, enjoy lots of samples. There are great deals to be made with farmers who come from as far as Sacramento.
Free
9am-2pm
Bakman Avenue, between Magnolia Boulevard to the South and Weddington Street to the North
North Hollywood
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OZOMATLI AT THE STARLIGHT BOWL
Ozomatli, the multigenre, multicultural, multi-Grammy winning band brings their electrifying mix of Latin and Alternative rock to the Starlight Bowl stage! Having dazzled audiences with showstopping live performances since bursting onto the Los Angeles scene in 1998, Ozomatli has also collaborated with the the Boston and New York Pops orchestras and served as Cultural Ambassadors for the U.S. State Department. With almost twenty years and eight albums under their belt, Ozomatli has become the ultimate jam band fusing everything from electrocumbia and garage rock to hiphop and Pérez Prado mambo creating a DJ party mix with dynamic live band chops and attitude. $15 for adults, $8 for children ages 3 to 12, $8 for seniors and the disabled, and free for children ages 2 and under (excluding box seats). There may be a limited number of tickets available for purchase at the gate on the evening of a performance for an additional $2 per ticket.
Parking at the Starlight Bowl is $8 cash per vehicle. Carpooling is highly recommended! Parking opens at 4:30 p.m., the gates open at 5:30 p.m., and concerts begin at 6:30 p.m.
Starlight Bowl
1249 Lockheed View Dr
Burbank 91504
MELROSE TRADING POST
There are 200 eclectic vendors selling everything from records, to furniture, arts and crafts, food vendors and live entertainment. #melrosetradingpost
$2, $1/students and seniors
9am-5pm
Fairfax High School Parking Lot
Fairfax & Melrose
Los Angeles
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SALSA FESTIVAL
The Salsa Festival is coming to Pershing Square in Downtown LA this Summer! Spend the weekend of July 9&10, 2016 living it up with us with a fun, cultural event. What will you find at the Salsa Festival? Fun for the entire family! You’ll find tons of delicious salsas to sample in the Salsa Tasting Tent, along with local food vendors offering up their best selections throughout the Festival. Live music, dancing, an interactive Kids Zone, and Beer & Margarita Bar making the Salsa Fest the perfect place to spend a summer afternoon- spice up your weekend!
Free
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-6pm
Pershing Square
532 S Olive St
Los Angeles 90189
LA LOTUS FESTIVAL
Opening day of the Lotus Festival. The Lotus flower is significant to the Asian cultures as a symbol of rebirth, purity and life. The event is held in July when the Lotus plant blooms. Echo Park Lake was selected as the site for the event due to its central location of local Asian and Pacific Islander communities and because it hosts the largest Lotus bed in the United States. The Festival includes food, live music, ethnic dances, and a variety.
Free
Saturday & Sunday, 5am-2pm
Echo Park Lake
751 Echo Park Ave
Los Angeles 90026
LA FOOD FEST
LA’s largest and most affordable tasting event just got even better! The LA Food Fest-TIME OUT Magazine’s #1 Reader Voted Event in Los Angeles-returns for its seventh consecutive year with a new partner, a new location and expanded schedule!
Nederlander-the premier family-owned independent promoter-and the LA Food Fest have joined forces to present three nights and two full days of food, entertainment, culture and community for Angelenos, by Angelenos.
The event kicks off on Friday, July 8 with a Dinner in the Rose Garden ($150) celebrating the Food Fest’s past and present. The main event spans Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10 at Exposition Park beginning at 11:00AM for the all inclusive VIP “Golden Hour” ($69). The general admission MRKT ($10-$20) opens at 2:00PM where attendees can choose their own adventure with food, drink and more for purchase from 100+ food, beverage, beer, wine and craft cocktail vendors each day.
Saturday and Sunday will also feature intimate, chef-driven “long table” events in the Food Fest Rose Garden Pop-Up Restaurant for a “hangry brunch” ($95), lunch ($95) and dinner ($125).
The Food Fest showcases the best of LA’s vibrant food scene…
* Over 100 Food Vendors ft LA’s Best Chefs, Restaurants, Carts and Trucks
* Signature Ice Cream Social and Iced Coffee Lounge
* Craft Cocktails at Multiple Bars
* NEW! Wine Garden
* NEW! City Sponsored Beer Gardens
* NEW! Live Culinary Stage
* NEWI Games on the Lawn
* NEW! “Food Porn” Cinema
* NEW! Artisanal LA Farm Shop
* Live Music and DJ Sets
…and Much More!
$15-150
Friday-Sunday
Exposition Park
701 State Drive
Los Angeles 90037
SHAKESPEARE BY THE SEA PRESENTS “CYMBELINE AND OTHELLO”
Shakespeare by the Sea is back for another summer featuring two productions: CYMBELINE and OTHELLO! The 2016 tour will run for 10 weeks of FREE admission performances at 20+ venues throughout LA and Orange County.
Free
OLD PASADENA SUMMER CINEMA
Old Pasadena Summer Cinema (formerly the Old Pasadena Film Festival) continues the tradition as a month-long, free movie series featuring screenings in predominantly outdoor locations.
Running from July 8 – July 30, this annual summer film program celebrates motion picture in all of its forms offering a variety of audience-pleasing movie titles and genres. With 20 screenings, Old Pasadena Summer Cinema is the largest free open-air film festival in California and draws a broad local and regional audience. Five distinct locations serve as hosts for the series: Pasadena Central Park, One Colorado, Distant Lands Travel, Armory Center for the Arts, and the Pasadena Senior Center.
All of the Old Pasadena Summer Cinema events are free and open to the public. Starting at 7:00pm, the Central Park screenings offer you a chance to grab your picnic provisions from one of the many options in Old Pasadena, or from select food trucks, and enjoy ambient music from local DJs before the movies screen. Bring your own chairs and blankets to Central Park. Enjoy another open-air option at One Colorado with films projected in their charming courtyard. Seating is provided, but be sure to arrive a little early for best options.
Take advantage of the warm summer evenings and come out before the movie to dine at one of the 100+ Old Pasadena restaurants all concentrated within 22 historic blocks. All showings are free and open to the public. For more information including the complete schedule, visit oldpasadena.org.
Central Park
275 S Raymond Ave
Pasadena 91105
FREE LA TOURS
Free daily tours of Downtown, Hollywood and City Lights.
Cost: You must register for this tour. There’s no upfront cost. If you enjoy it, a $15 contribution made at the end of the tour enables them to keep offering it. It’s a great deal!
PINEAPPLE GINGER BEER MOJITO YOUTUBE VIDEO
Be Creative, Be Fearless, Be Ready! This is a 30 second Miami and Caribbean inspired Pineapple Ginger Beer Mojito recipe that I created for entry into the NATPE Miami 2016 contest. Here are the recipe ingredients:
10 mint leaves
2 oz of fresh lime juice
ice
1.5 light Caribbean rum
4 oz ginger beer
Pineapple pieces
garnishes: pineapple pieces and mint sprigs
Maison jar optional
Starring Laala @ www.LAaLALand.com
Shot by Maddox Alexander Martinez
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UNOngnP2Wc
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“STRAIGHT FROM CUBA – A WOMEN’S PERSPECTIVE” EXHIBIT
Last year’s widely acclaimed “Straight from Cuba” exhibition at the Lois Lambert Gallery showcased three male Cuban artists. Through July 10th, the Gallery will present a follow-up exhibition including the works of six female Cuban artists titled “Straight from Cuba: A Woman’s Perspective.” This group exhibition features work by Alicia de la Campa Pak, Laura Carralero Morales, Belsy Cobiellas Cruz, Lisandra Isabel Garcia, and Adislen Reyes Pino.
Each artist’s work reflects Cuba’s current cultural and political concerns, social dynamics and gender issues. Female artists are challenging the meaning of “feminine”, by exploring the stereotypical attributes so often applied to them.
Free
6-9pm
Lois Lambert Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave E-3
Santa Monica 90404
KAT HUTTER & ROGER LEE: ANOTHER CALIFORNIA DAY
In the mixed-media installation created for the PMCAs Project Room, painter Kat Hutter and ceramicist Roger Lee present a deconstructed and abstracted vision of the quintessential California landscape. Inspired by the rugged, scenic beauty of the state, the unprecedented collaboration is an intersection of the artists independent practices, their photographic explorations of California, and their combined endeavor K&R Ceramics. Kat Hutter and Roger Lee: Another California Day is an uncharted, distinctive combination of media that considers the intersections of natural and created environments, beauty and the work that makes it possible.
$5-7
Thru September 11, 2016
Wednesday-Sunday: 12-5pm, 3rd Thursdays: 12-8pm
Closed Monday, Tuesday, July 4
Adults: $7, Seniors (62+): $5, Students & Educators: $5 with a valid ID, Children (12 & under): Free, PMCA Members: Free
Pasadena Museum of California Art
490 E Union St
Pasadena 91101
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S FAMED HOLLYHOCK HOUSE
This iconic architectural masterpiece is in the heart of the vibrant, artistic, cultural, and recreational Barnsdall Art Park (barnsdall.org/visit/holl…). Check out this amazing historical architecture. #WrightAtNight hashtag.
Free
Barnsdall Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles 90027
FREE LACMA
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art #LACMA is free for LA residents with IDs on the first Tuesday of the month from noon-8pm, Mondays-Thursdays from 5-8pm and Fridays from 5-9pm.
Free
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles
NOAH’S ARK @ THE SKIRBALL
On view permanently, this popular children’s and family destination is inspired by the ancient flood story, which has parallels in diverse cultures around the world. The interactive, one-of-a-kind exhibition invites visitors of all generations to have fun—and to connect with one another, learn the value of community, and help build a better world—all while aboard a floor-to-ceiling wooden ark filled to the rafters with whimsically handcrafted animals.
$10 General, $7 Seniors and Full-Time Students, $5 Children 2-12, Free to Skirball Members and Children under 2, Includes admission to all other exhibitions
Tuesday-Friday, 12-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, 10am-5pm; Closed Mondays
Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles 90049
ALL EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND THE LAaLALand Alert!!!! IS NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THE WHEREABOUTS ADJUST. PLEASE CHECK WITH THE EVENT ORGANIZERS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
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