LAaLALanders,
This weekend’s events include: Soulnic, Shape Your Body event, Mass Meditation Initiative, Makossa LA Cookout;
Screenings: LA Film Festival, Caribbean Lens Film Festival, Dirty Dancing, Usual Suspects, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Hocus Pocus, La La Land;
and so much more!
Have a great time.
EnJOY…
LAaLA
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CARIBBEAN LENS FILM FESTIVAL
This weeklong Caribbean film festival is wrapping up with a free industry panel and this evening’s fundraising reception and screenings. Their final event is Saturday’s Caribbean American Heritage Awards.
SHOP TALK: MULTICULTURALISM IN HOLLYWOOD: MAKING THE PITCH AND RATING THE FILM
A discussion on the status of diversity and multiculturalism deal making in Hollywood and how the ratings system works in a multi-cultural society.
Lunch is provided.
Panelists: Nne Ebong, SVP, Drama, ABC; Francesca Harewood. VP, Business Affairs, NBCUniveral; Joan Graves, SVP, MPAA & Chairwoman of CARA. Moderated by Judith Falloon-Reid.
Free
11am-2pm
The Acting Corps
5508 Cahuenga Blvd.
North Hollywood 91601
Tonight’s main film is about Jamaican Olympian Usain Bolt:
http://www.jamaicaculture.org/events/i-am-bolt-movie/
http://caribbeanlens.com/2017-schedule/
“DIRTY DANCING” 30TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING
Come dressed up in character and make sure you wear your dancing shoes!
Photo booth, live music by the Dirty Dancing band, Dirty Dancing screening with live professional dancers’ interaction. There will be an after show dance party with professional dancers in the lobby.
All ages, full bar and food.
Tickets start at $15, more for VIP and private table upgrades.
Doors open at 7pm. Movie starts at 8pm
Wiltern Theater
3790 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles 90010
SLEEPLESS: THE MUSIC CENTER AFTER HOURS
This Sleepless: The Music Center After Hours explores the living maze of Walt Disney Concert Hall with all its curious angles and hidden spaces. See the hall transformed by DJs, sonic experiences, projections, dance parties and interactive installations with rare access to the hall’s backstage areas and private rooms. Stay up, get lost and find yourself.
FOLLOW YOUR OWN PATH:
Take in large maze-like projections adorning the curved and angled walls of The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. Play the Game of Life with giant game pieces designed to inspire questions about your life’s journey. Dance all night in BP Hall with a roster of L.A. DJs and video artists curated by Dexter Story. Chill in the exclusive Founders Room Black + White lounge for a full immersion visual and aural electronic experience presented by Alejandro Cohen of dublab. Go backstage for an interactive journey through the California Dream Sequence, curated by Karina White. Massage your mind in an encompassing sound bath as you relax on signature Sleepless beanbags. Mark your territory in the silhouette room, where you place self-identification badges on the bodies of large cutouts. Own all of life’s little blunders as you proclaim them on the cathartic mistake path. Tune in at the listening stations for a personalized Sleepless video message created just for you. Cocktails and small bites available for purchase.
$20 in advance; $30 at the door.
11:30pm-3am
Walt Disney Concert Hall
111 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles 90012
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 follow immediately after the laughter.
Free
Seats at 8pm, show at 8:30pm
Bar Lubitsch
7702 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood 90046
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
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THE MASS MEDITATION INITIATIVE FESTIVAL
Let’s raise the vibration of humanity and bring forth higher consciousness on planet earth together!
– 2 STAGES
– WORKSHOP TENTS
– FREE YOGA CLASSES
– 100% VEGAN FOOD
– AND MUCH MORE…
Free but you need to register
Gates open at 10am/Global Mass Meditation at 2pm
Los Angeles State Historic Park
1245 N Spring St
Los Angeles 90012
2nd ANNUAL SHAPE YOUR BODY EVENT
A one-day boutique fitness event, hosted by SHAPE Magazine, featuring 20+ pop-up workout classes – including PlateFIT and BoxUnion- taught by top trainers like Shaun T, Jen Widerstrom of The Biggest Loser, E!’s Revenge Body’s Lacey Stone, Jenny Gaither founder of the events partner charity Movemeant Foundation and Anna Victoria creator of the Fit Body Guides. In addition to the workout classes, the event space at Hudson Loft features an Athleisure Shop, Eat Right Café, a DJ, rooftop lounge and more.
All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Movemeant Foundation, a nonprofit, community-powered organization that inspires young women to be confident in their bodies by using fitness and physical movement as a platform for building self-worth and positive body image.
$15
9am-4pm
Hudson Loft
1200 S Hope Street
Los Angeles 90015
7TH ANNUAL SOULNIC MUSIC FESTIVAL & FAMILY PICNIC
SOULNIC sponsored by Extra Mild Sauce returns on Saturday, June 17th 2017. SOULNIC is a family-oriented diverse cultural event will be held at the expanse Los Angeles Hansen Dam fairgrounds in Lakeview Terrace from 8am to 7pm.
This soulful music festival and picnic over the years has become the pinnacle of the Los Angeles summer festival scene. The free all-day event kicks off the Los Angeles summer music season featuring DJ’s showcasing a dynamic mix of the L.A. & Chicago’s soulful House music scene. The music provides a backdrop for a day of full of family-friendly events including a huge dance areas, picnic/bbq settings, an eclectic array of food trucks, stylist vendors, an expanse kids play area, and much more.
SOULNIC is a homegrown soulful house music festival, which has grown from 250 people in 2010 to 2000+ in 2016.
This year they have a great line up of DJs including: DJ Derrick Wise, DJ Tailwind Turner, DJ Olga Arteaga, DJ Drack Muse, DJ Young 1, and DJ Jeremy Sole who will be spinning the very best of Chicago House Music, Latin House, Soulful EDM, R&B, Afro-Caribbean beats, Neo-Soul and an eclectic smash-up from sunrise into the hot summer night. Join us for a full day of non-stop dancing, family time, picnic style games, food trucks, hip vendors and good times.
**Also feel free to use Uber or Lyft to the picnic area. Early arrival is highly suggested. Feel free to bring your chairs, tents, blankets, drink coolers, picnic goodies, propane grills, umbrellas, and positive vibrations
Free
8am-7pm
Hansen Dam Aquatic Center
11798 Foothill Blvd
Lake View Terrace 91342
MAKOSSA LOS ANGELES COOKOUT
Enjoy another season of Makossa on the west coast. This Brooklyn squad just launched their eighth season in Bushwick this past Memorial Day Weekend and a few hundred people showed up to kick off the summer.
This slick sports bar boasts TVs, couches, two bars and a large outdoor courtyard. They’ll be setting up right outside to provide you with our trademark day party vibes. There will be plenty of space for you to move and groove. Holler at the homies, come through, drink, eat, chat, and chill.
Free
3-9pm
The Parlor
7250 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles 90046
RSVP: makossacookout.com/LA
#MakossaLA
CINESPIA PRESENTS “THE USUAL SUSPECTS”
The thriller that still reigns as a tour de force won the Oscar for best screenplay and best supporting actor. A legendary crime lord who is the most feared man on the planet, ropes five criminals into a heist that could get them $65 million in drug money, if they can live to take it. But who is Keyser Söze?
Gripping, hair-raising and downright thrilling, this beautifully crafted mystery still has the power to send chills down your spine. Starring Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne and Chazz Palminteri. Join us for this special screening under the stars.
http://bit.ly/2q6rN4a
$10-20
7:15pm-midnight
Hollywood Forever
6000 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles 90038
EAT|SEE|HEAR PRESENTS “LA LA LAND”
A Summer-long Celebration of Movies, Food & Music at rotating venues from May 6 – Sept 16 at some of the most unforgettable Los Angeles locations!
Voted “Best Outdoor Movies Series” by Los Angeles Magazine, Eat|See|Hear kicks off its 6th 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 6th thru September 16th. 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.
Eat|See|Hear won’t be found in just any park or venue; in fact, LA’s premier outdoor movie event series can be found at a variety of show-stopping locations including the Centennial Square at Pasadena City Hall, North Hollywood Recreation Center, Santa Monica High School Greek Amphitheater, The Autry Museum, LA State Historic Park, La Cienega Park in Beverly Hills and for one night only, the Rose Bowl Stadium.
Every Saturday night May 6 – September 16* (+exclusive Friday screening)
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.
“La La Land”
Centennial Square at Pasadena City Hall
100 North Garfield Ave
Pasadena 91101
$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.
STREET FOOD CINEMA PRESENTS “RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK” AND “HOCUS POCUS”
It’s more than just a movie. Street Food Cinema is LA’s largest outdoor movie series featuring cool movies, tasty food trucks, live music, interactive games and more! Always on the grass, Street Food Cinema is three events in one: an outdoor picnic that evolves into a live music performance and an outdoor movie with lots of fun in between. The Street Food Cinema experience starts with the most delicious food trucks in town lined up to serve fresh, hot food that you take right to your picnic blanket. Then listen to live music from emerging Los Angeles music artists. And finally, kick back with old friends and new ones to watch the best outdoor movies on the big screen! It’s all in one awesome summer night. Share the experience!
“Raiders of the Lost Ark”
Archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the US government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis.
Eagle Rock Rec Park
1100 Eagle Vista Dr.
Los Angeles 90041
“Hocus Pocus”
After three centuries, three witch sisters are resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it is up to two teenagers, a young girl and an immortal cat to put an end to the witches’ reign of terror once and for all.
Syd Kronenthal Park
3459 McManus Ave.
Culver City 90232
ADVANCED TICKET INFO:
Reserved Seating – $18
General – $13
Children Reserved 6-12 – $11
Children General 6-12 – $6
Children 5 & Under – 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.
www.streetfoodcinema.com
INTERNATIONAL PRINTING MUSEUM
For twenty-five years, the International Printing Museum in Carson, California, has been devoted to bringing the history of books, printing and the book arts to life for diverse audiences. The staff and volunteers make it their mission to take one of the world’s most significant collections of antique printing machinery and interpret it for today’s audiences through working demonstrations and theater presentations.
Over 400,000 people have experienced the International Printing Museum while learning about the history of books and printing, great inventions and inventors that helped make our world. The Museum has been recognized worldwide for the size, variety and importance of its collection and for the successful and creative approach to interpreting the collection for the community at large.
Hours 10 am to 4 pm Saturday By appointment Tuesday to Friday Closed Sunday & Monday
$10 general admission $8 students & seniors $10 Book Arts Tour cash, check or credit cards accepted
315 W. Torrance Blvd.
Carson 90745
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SMORGASBURG LA
This popular New York event is now in LA. Mario Batali called it “the single greatest thing I’ve ever seen gastronomically in New York City.” Smorgasburg is now open every Sunday, 10am-5pm, on the five-acre site of the weekday Alameda Produce Market in Downtown Los Angeles. Find dozens of exciting food vendors each Sunday at Smorgasburg, plus sophisticated shopping from the realms of design, craft, style, vintage, wellness, and more. Cultural events, pop-ups, and other surprise experiences will also be part of the market mix, transforming the vast site into a new node in Downtown LA’s burgeoning scene, and a unique destination for the region.
A new parking garage for more than 4,000 cars was just completed at the Alameda Produce Market (enter at Alameda & Bay) and market goers can park there free for 2 hours. Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Free
10am-6pm
ROW LA
777 S. Alameda St.
Los Angeles
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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LA FILM FEST
Taking place June 14-22, 2017 at Arclight Cinemas, the LA Film Festival showcases compelling new independent films, TV, emerging online content and filmmaker-driven studio titles. Beyond the competition sections in Fiction, Non-Fiction, Nightfall and LA Muse, signature programs will include Coffee Talks, Master Classes, the Spirit of Independence Award and Diversity Speaks (a day-long forum for content creators of color).
Today the LA Film Festival, produced by Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that also produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, unveiled the official U.S. Fiction, Documentary, World Fiction, LA Muse and Nightfall sections. The 2017 LA Film Festival will screen a diverse slate of feature films, shorts and episodic series, along with programs such as Coffee Talks and Future Filmmakers Showcase. The LA Film Festival takes place June 14 – June 22, 2017 headquartered at ArcLight Cinemas Culver City, with additional screenings at ArcLight Hollywood, ArcLight Santa Monica and more. Festival passes are on sale now at lafilmfestival.com.
“Our competitions reflect who Film Independent is as an organization,” said LA Film Festival Director Jennifer Cochis. “Within each section you’ll find discovery, diversity, and promising talent both in front of and behind the camera.”
Programming Director Roya Rastegar added, “The films curated for the 2017 competition reflect the changing political climate’s impact on emerging independent filmmakers, who are compelled to tell stories about the power of conviction, collectivity and resilience.”
The 2017 LA Film Festival announces a diverse slate of 48 feature films, 51 short films, 15 high school short films and 10 short episodic works representing 32 countries. Previously announced, the Opening Night Film is the World Premiere of Colin Trevorrow’s The Book of Henry. More special screenings and programs will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Festival’s five competitions feature 37 World Premieres, 2 International Premieres and 9 North American Premieres. Across the competition categories 42% of the films are directed by women and 40% are directed by people of color.
June 14-22, 2017
I STAND WITH IMMIGRANTS
Celebrate our shared immigrant experiences during Immigrant Heritage Month in June right here in Los Angeles! At this Pop-Up, we are asking everyone to take concrete action in support of immigrants in Los Angeles, share stories of the crucial ways that diverse communities enrich our society, and join a growing coalition across the country to loudly proclaim that #IStandWithImmigrants. Join local organizations and artists in different programs for allies and the immigrant community.
Friday Agenda:
All Day Store Hours: 12-9pm
6:00pm-9:00pm: Taste of Los Angeles Opening Night Reading & Community Party!
TASTE complimentary delicious foods reflecting the varied immigrant heritage of Los Angeles—food truck style.
HEAR the oral history and narratives of immigration in the United States featuring local actors and affected community members.
CELEBRATE Immigrant Heritage Month and enjoy an eclectic international music mix, with a guest DJ, breathe and dance in community!
Saturday Agenda:
All Day Store Hours: 10am-9pm
1:30-3:30pm: Immigrant Heritage Month Community Luncheon!
Join fellow Angelenos in kicking off the second day of celebrations with a community luncheon. Together we will build an #IStandWithImmigrants mural, eat foods celebrating LA immigrant cultures, hear from local Leaders and organization to learn how YOU can support immigrants in your community. If you want to Stand With Immigrants, the journey starts here!
5-6:30pm: Refinery29 Immigrant Film Screening (Hors d’oeuvres Provided!)
A series of short films focused on immigration curated by Refinery 29. A Q&A will follow the screening, facilitated by Paola Mendoza.
7-8pm: We Stand with Immigrants: A Conversation on The Power of Immigrants
An intimate interview with an artists and activists about the importance of culture work around immigrant rights.
8-9pm Immigrant Comedy Hour!
Laughter is the best medicine. An hour showcase of various comedians whose sets are inspired by immigration.
START Los Angeles
2272 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles 90006
Free 2-day event
RSVP via eventbrite: http://bit.ly/2rsImYV
25th ANNUAL PASADENA CHALK FESTIVAL AT PASEO COLORADO
FESTIVAL FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS:
LIVE MUSIC and entertainment all day at the Main Stage
CHILDREN’S CHALKLAND
An area for kids to create Father’s Day cards! Plus, FREE face painting from 12pm-5pm Saturday & Sunday!
ANIMATION ALLEY
Featuring animation art and animators in action in Lower Theatre Court
CHALK OF FAME
Highlights movie posters and iconic scenes in film, in Upper Theatre near ArcLight Cinemas
ART GALLERY & SILENT AUCTION
Near the Main Stage, with all proceeds benefiting the Light Bringer Project
15th ANNUAL PASADENA POLICE CLASSIC CAR SHOW
Green St., Sunday June 18th from 10am-3pm
All proceeds benefit the Pasadena PAL Program, Peace Over Violence Organization and The Pasadena Police Explorer Post
Food booths, raffle prizes, Police Helicopter Ride Auction, & more
ARTISTS AWARDS CEREMONY Sunday, June 18th at 7pm
All festival winners will be announced including People’s Choice Award, Best in Festival 1st, 2nd & 3rd place & more!
People’s Choice Award voting begins Sunday, June 18th. Ballots are available at Chalk Festival Info Booth located near the Main Stage.
Free
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-7pm
Pasadena Chalk Festival
300 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena 91101
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!
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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. 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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