LAaLALanders,
This weekend’s events include: LA Culture Festival AKA Hollywood Carnival, Swedish Summer Solstice Festival, Dance DTLA, Santa Monica’s Soulstice Festival;
Screenings: Grease!,
and so much more!
Have a great time.
EnJOY…
LAaLA
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DANCE DTLA
Back for the 13th year, The Music Center’s Dance DTLA is an evening of dancing under the stars Friday nights in the summer months, from June-September, 2017. Hosted this year entirely in Grand Park, the series features Dance Downtown (7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.), every other Friday night, where participants can learn new dance moves with a different dance genre at each event.
Held on alternating Friday nights and curated by influential artists and tastemakers who give voice to Los Angeles’ dynamic and vibrant culture through music, dancing, arts and aesthetics, DJ Nights (9:00 p.m. – midnight) offers Angelenos the opportunity to dance the night away in Grand Park.
The series includes:
June 23 – Dance Downtown: Cumbia / Grand Park
June 30 – DJ Nights, curated by Peanut Butter Wolf / Grand Park
July 7 – Dance Downtown: Line Dance & Two-Step / Grand Park
July 14 – DJ Nights, curated by Monalisa/ Grand Park
July 21 – Dance Downtown: Bollywood / Grand Park
July 28 – DJ Nights, curated by Valida / Grand Park
August 4 – Dance Downtown: Disco / Grand Park
August 11 – DJ Nights, curated by Coleman / Grand Park
August 18 – Dance Downtown: Argentine Tango / Grand Park
August 25 – DJ Nights, TBA / Grand Park
September 1 – Dance Downtown: Salsa / Grand Park
DANCE DTLA
June 23 – September 1, 2017
Dance Downtown
Alternate Fridays
beginning on June 23
7:00 – 11:00 p.m.
DJ Nights
Alternate Fridays,
beginning on June 30
9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
ALL IN GRAND PARK
Grand Park
200 N Grand Ave
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 6 TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES CULTURE™ FESTIVAL AKA HOLLYWOOD CARNIVAL!!!
EXPRESSING THE COLORS OF CULTURE & FREEDOM OF THE WORLD AS ONE PEOPLE! JUNE 22-25, 2017 4 DAYS. 7 EVENTS. ONE PEOPLE.
The main events take place on Saturday June 24, 2017 and consist of: • The Hollywood Carnival Parade of The Bands Hollywood Blvd from Normandie – Highland Time: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm • The Carnival Culture Village (Grand Stage) 6800 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 Time: 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Parade of The Band is a 3-mile parade that highlights mas bands and cultural groups from over 30 different countries, with over 1000 masqueraders showcasing their country’s colors and culture. The parade takes place on Hollywood Boulevard and runs from Normandie Ave. to Highland Ave. The Carnival Culture Village is the main stage area that consists of: • International Cuisine • Arts and Crafts • Live Stage Performances • Cultural Groups • Masqueraders • Liquor Bar The Carnival Culture Village is a destination for all attendees and parade participants. It features performances from the Caribbean, South America, Asia, Africa, North America and so much more. Over 5000 attendees are expected to attend this year’s festival.
Saturday June 24, 2017 – “Parade of Bands – Cultures of the World
Hollywood Boulevard (Normandie – Highland) 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday June 24, 2017 – “Carnival Culture Village”
- Machel Montano, Linky First, Kreesha Turner and many more live performances!
Also enjoy brilliant costumes from various world cultures, a sumptuous International Food
12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Court inclusive of World Class Liquors, VIP tents, and a spirited Concert Lineup
6800 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles 90028
EAT|SEE|HEAR PRESENTS “GREASE”
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.
GREASE
North Hollywood Recreation Center
11430 Chandler Blvd.
North Hollywood 91601
$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 
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!
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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SWEDISH SOLSTICE MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL
Midsummer in California is celebrated with the coming of summer in June. Here we have enlarged on this event by having two days of festivities, with a Coronation Luncheon in early Spring, with young Swedish debutante girls in the spotlight. At the luncheon, a Midsummer Queen is selected and crowned. Also selected is a Svea, representing Sweden, a Columbia, representing the United States, and the princesses are part of the court.
On a Sunday in late June there is an outdoor festival in Vasa Park in Agoura Hills with the raising of the Maypole, a program of singing and folk dancing…and the Midsummer Court reigns. It’s a festival time with fun and celebration, and it is observed here every year on the weekend closest to June 24th.
Midsummer Celebration – Sponsored by the Swedish American Central Association of Southern California, (organized in 1920) to encourage the preservation of Swedish culture, traditions, and customs. In addition to sponsoring the annual Midsummer Festival, they endeavor to promote interest in various Scandinavian activities and events. Originally Midsummer was celebrated to honor John the Baptist. Today, Midsummer in Sweden is the celebration of the end of the winter season and the beginning of sunshine and warmer temperatures. It is a time for rejoicing, for dancing and singing and for enjoying the beauty of the outdoors. After the snow and the cold winter have passed, the flowers are in bloom, the sun is warm and the people begin to think of the parks, the lakes, the beaches and the holidays for the family. It is a beautiful and joyful time of the year. It is summer in Sweden.
$2-5
8:30am-6pm
Vasa Park
2854 Triunfo Canyon Rd.
Agoura Hills 91301
SANTA MONICA’S SUMMER SOULSTICE
Main Street Santa Monica’s, 17th Annual Summer SOULstice is back and bigger than ever! With 18 bands and six stages enjoy a day of live music, 50+ local vendors and new attractions along one of the liveliest streets in Southern California!
Live Music & Activity Areas:
Dogtown Surf Stage (Special Performance by Tony Alva!) +3 Live Bands
Rock Star Pet Parade Presented by Animal Kingdom of Santa Monica
Beach House Tech Expo
Santa Monica Kids Korner Presented by Santa Monica Travel & Tourism
Edgemar Courtyard Stage +3 Live Bands
La Vecchia Wine Garden Presented in Partnership with Gerber Kawasaki, Inc. +3 Live Bands
Bareburger Beer Tent Presented in Partnership with Freebird Rides & Grubhub
A-Team Stage Presented by Areal Restaurant & Ashland Hill + 3 Live Bands
Enterprise Fish Co. Stage +3 Live Bands
Capital One Pier Stage +3 Live Bands
Backstage Beauty & Wellness on Pier East
City Reception Presented by Maser Condo Sales
THIS IS A FREE EVENT, everyone is welcome to come and enjoy tunes from the past and present and kick-off our favorite season! Summer SOULstice is also a proud donor to Santa Monica’s beloved charity, Heal the Bay.
Free
11am-7pm
Main Street
Santa Monica
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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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 (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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