LAaLALanders,There’s so much to do this summer solstice weekend, just check out the list!
Ciao,
LAaLA
FRIDAY, June 20th::::::::::
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Concert
Check out the Los Angeles debut of Nigerian world music icon Fela Kuti’s youngest son. This vocalist/saxophonist has led his father’s legendary band Egypt 80 since his father’s death when he was only 15! Enjoy the Afrobeat sounds and rhythms full of socially conscious lyrics over a mélange of Nigerian soul, funk and jazz heard through the horns, keyboards, percussion, guitars and vocals unique onto itself!
Free
8pm
Grand Performances
California Plaza
Downtown LA
www.grandperformances.org
First Fridays on Abbot Kinney
Venice’s famed main street stays open after dark so you can shop til you drop.
Free
6-10pm
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice 90291
http://www.abbotkinneynow.com/
World Refugee Day 2008
This unique politically conscious event presented by The Niapele Project will feature a performance by The Infinite Project and Alex & Sam, film screenings including a documentary on refugee rights in Ghana. Check out the world premiere of The Niapele Project PSA while enjoying the open bar and buffet, a chance to win a vacation in the South of France. Be enticed by goods made by refugees in Ghana, art made by refugee children, all available for purchase. There’s even a photo exhibit of work by Brown Lion and Pierre Letulzo, and limited collection for sale. What a different experience!
$10
7pm
@ Rock Rose Art Gallery
4108 N. Figueroa Street
Highland Park 90065
http://www.theniapeleproject.org/
CONTROL film screening
This award winning film about Joy Division's Ian Curtis also features free CONTROL movie giveaways… RSVP required. This isn’t your common rockumentary!
Free
7pm
@ GRNAPPLETREE Warehouse
2324 Porter St.
Los Angeles 90021
http://www.myspace.com/joydivision
SATURDAY, June 21st – Summer Solstice – the longest day of the year!:::::::
Make Music Pasadena - A Fete de la Musique Event
Famous and layman musicians make music together at this festival inspired by successful predecessors in New York and France. Renowned headliners will on four main stages, as over 100 amateurs musicians take it to the streets. Enjoy every genre from world music to indie rock, pop, Latin, classical, jazz and the infinite list goes on… This is the West Coast’s inaugural festival! Go on and make music!
Free
10am
@ Pasadena Citywide Festival
Pasadena 91103
http://www.makemusicpasadena.org/
Skateboarding Day Freeride in Venice!
Celebrate by joining in on a mass freeride around Venice, the after-party and a humungous raffle.
FREE
5pm registration @ Arbor (corner of Washington and Pacific)
6pm ride on
http://www.goskateboardingday.org/
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Concert
Check out the Los Angeles debut of Nigerian world music icon Fela Kuti’s youngest son. This vocalist/saxophonist has led his father’s legendary band Egypt 80 since his father’s death when he was only 15! Enjoy the Afrobeat sounds and rhythms full of socially conscious lyrics over a mélange of Nigerian soul, funk and jazz heard through the horns, keyboards, percussion, guitars and vocals unique onto itself!
Free
8pm
Grand Performances
California Plaza
Downtown LA
www.grandperformances.org
First Fridays on Abbot Kinney
Venice’s famed main street stays open after dark so you can shop til you drop.
Free
6-10pm
Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice 90291
http://www.abbotkinneynow.com/
World Refugee Day 2008
This unique politically conscious event presented by The Niapele Project will feature a performance by The Infinite Project and Alex & Sam, film screenings including a documentary on refugee rights in Ghana. Check out the world premiere of The Niapele Project PSA while enjoying the open bar and buffet, a chance to win a vacation in the South of France. Be enticed by goods made by refugees in Ghana, art made by refugee children, all available for purchase. There’s even a photo exhibit of work by Brown Lion and Pierre Letulzo, and limited collection for sale. What a different experience!
$10
7pm
@ Rock Rose Art Gallery
4108 N. Figueroa Street
Highland Park 90065
http://www.theniapeleproject.org/
CONTROL film screening
This award winning film about Joy Division's Ian Curtis also features free CONTROL movie giveaways… RSVP required. This isn’t your common rockumentary!
Free
7pm
@ GRNAPPLETREE Warehouse
2324 Porter St.
Los Angeles 90021
http://www.myspace.com/joydivision
SATURDAY, June 21st – Summer Solstice – the longest day of the year!:::::::
Make Music Pasadena - A Fete de la Musique Event
Famous and layman musicians make music together at this festival inspired by successful predecessors in New York and France. Renowned headliners will on four main stages, as over 100 amateurs musicians take it to the streets. Enjoy every genre from world music to indie rock, pop, Latin, classical, jazz and the infinite list goes on… This is the West Coast’s inaugural festival! Go on and make music!
Free
10am
@ Pasadena Citywide Festival
Pasadena 91103
http://www.makemusicpasadena.org/
Skateboarding Day Freeride in Venice!
Celebrate by joining in on a mass freeride around Venice, the after-party and a humungous raffle.
FREE
5pm registration @ Arbor (corner of Washington and Pacific)
6pm ride on
http://www.goskateboardingday.org/
Videodanza: Latin American Dance Screening
Dance Camera West presents an outdoor screening event of Latin American dance artists featuring Mexican, Argentine, Brazilian, Chilean, and Uruguayan artists. Bring your blankets, chairs and or kids.
Free
8pm
Braude Center Plaza
6262 Van Nuys Blvd.
Van Nuys 91401
http://www.dancecamerawest.org/
SUNDAY, June 22nd::::::::
Beat Swapmeet
Vinyl junkies can swap beats while getting their drank on and listening to DJs spin it out.
Noon
$5
@ Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles
http://www.myspace.com/beatswapmeet
Creme De La Creme LA Party
New Yawk’s phenomenal DJ Stretch aRMSTRONG holds it down at this daytime rooftop bar party… He’ll be joined by Desert Eagles, Nicky Savage, Rygar and Wendy City. What more could you ask for? Enjoy the pool party.
Free with RSVP to standard@dubfrequency.com
1-8pm
@ Rooftop Bar at The Standard Downtown
550 S Flower St
Los Angeles 90071
http://www.dubfrequency.com/blog
Main Street Summer SOULstice Festival
In celebration of the arrival of summer, this festival features a Scavenger Hunt with prizes, in-store parties, tons of live bands scattered on Main St. stages, sidewalk sales, pony rides, and even a petting zoo for the kids.
Free
11am–6pm
Main St.
Santa Monica
http://www.mainstreetsm.com/
The 7th Annual Russian Cultural Festival in West Hollywood
Celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the local Russian community thru art, music, food, and entertainment. Though not commonly know, WEHO is 15% Russian descent.
Plummer Park
7377 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood 90046
ONGOING:::::
Los Angeles Film Festival
This premiere local festival screens over 230 feature films, shorts, and music videos. Even artist in residence Common will be present. Check out the many world, North American, and U.S. premieres. Just remember that the audience is king!
Cost: Varies depending on event
Thursday 6/19-Sunday 6/29
@ Westwood Village
Broxton Avenue
Los Angeles 90025
http://www.lafilmfest.com/
ALL WEEKEND:::::
Modernist Garage Sale
Celebrate mid-century culture at this rare-find garage sale. Enjoy shopping for art, pottery, crockery, furniture, clothing, and accessories at one of Hancock Park’s only mid-century modern estates. Even the palatial celebrity-owned house is up for sale!
Free
Saturday & Sunday, June 21 & 22 from 9am-5pm
southeast corner of Third and Rossmore
Hancock Park
shopmarcjoseph.blogspot.com
Downtown Burbank Fine Arts Festival
Ninety artists display original works available for purchase. Chalk painting artists and music will adorn this event.
Free
Saturday & Sunday, June 21 & 22 from 10am–7pm
100 San Fernando Blvd. between Magnolia and Olive Ave.
Downtown Burbank
http://www.westcoastartists.com/
www.downtown-burbank.org
Broxton Avenue
Los Angeles 90025
http://www.lafilmfest.com/
ALL WEEKEND:::::
Modernist Garage Sale
Celebrate mid-century culture at this rare-find garage sale. Enjoy shopping for art, pottery, crockery, furniture, clothing, and accessories at one of Hancock Park’s only mid-century modern estates. Even the palatial celebrity-owned house is up for sale!
Free
Saturday & Sunday, June 21 & 22 from 9am-5pm
southeast corner of Third and Rossmore
Hancock Park
shopmarcjoseph.blogspot.com
Downtown Burbank Fine Arts Festival
Ninety artists display original works available for purchase. Chalk painting artists and music will adorn this event.
Free
Saturday & Sunday, June 21 & 22 from 10am–7pm
100 San Fernando Blvd. between Magnolia and Olive Ave.
Downtown Burbank
http://www.westcoastartists.com/
www.downtown-burbank.org
