Summer might be winding down, but thank goodness the outdoor screenings aren’t!FRIDAY SEPT 7 First Friday on Abbot Kinney Clothing stores, galleries and restaurants stay open late on this lovely stretch of Venice. Lots of live music, plenty of food trucks. Hardly any parking. Primitivo …
Labor Day weekend in many cities is often pretty quiet, as everyone hits the road. Not so in LA. There is tons to do. This list is just a smattering. FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 LA is drawing a blank tonight. Nothing going on. Am I wrong? …
I didn’t post for the last two weeks because I was away. Far away. In the High Uintas, the only East-West mountain range in the lower 48 states. I spent six days living in a tent, alongside a creek that provided a far more soothing …
Raphael Saadiq took the stage at KCRW’s Who Shot Rock Summer Series last Saturday night. It was an evening spent drinking wine in the plaza behind CAA, people-watching the very KCRWesque crowd, and strolling the incredible Who Shot Rock and Roll exhibit at the Annenberg …
Sand, sun, and stars: I saw a lot of each last weekend. Went to the Nick Waterhouse show at the Getty, and spent a good portion of the time looking up. The sky is so big over those Santa Monica hills. I also got a …
I don’t mind crowds. In fact, I enjoy being in the thick of festive revelry. But there is a point in which a crowd can become too crowded, and New York City has reached that point everywhere. Los Angeles crowds still contain space, the kind …
Last weekend, we saw Sonny and the Sunsets and The Allah Lahs at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park. MacArthur Park is a star of city parks, on par (landscapingly speaking) with any you can think of – Dolores, Alamo Square, Union Square, Bryant Park, maybe …
Last night, the husband and I went to an LA Philharmonic concert at the Hollywood Bowl. (Important summer secret: Bowl tickets for the classical or more obscure events are as inexpensive as $1 if purchased well in advance.) We brought a nice picnic, a bottle …
The days are long. The weather is perfect. LA does have a summer distinct from other seasons, and it is wonderful. We Angelenos take advantage by throwing a myriad of events. Here are a few. FRIDAY, JULY 6 “Serendipity” Screening A John Cusack rom-com classic …