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Have any Saturday plans? Not yet? Well, we’ve got a few ideas.
Lined up for today in L.A. you’ll find a KCRW Summer Nights party at LA Plaza, an Orchestral Celebration of Dr. Dre at Grand Performances, the Mid City Arts + Music Festival, the East Side Print Fair, and more.
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Make Metro Part of Your Weekend
Opening Celebration + KCRW Summer Nights at LA Plaza -> This Saturday, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes celebrates the opening of their new exhibition A Great Day in East L.A.: Celebrando the Eastside Sound with an afternoon of family activities, including artmaking, a percussion jam session, and curator led tours. The celebration carries into the evening as KCRW Summer Nights partners for a community concert featuring The Altons. The exhibition celebration begins at noon. Summer Nights starts at 6 p.m. Both are free to attend. More info here.
Go Metro: Take the A, B or D Lines to Union Station.
Three Top Picks To Do This Saturday
M = Less than .5 miles from an L.A. Metro Station, FA = Free Admission
Grand Performances – M FA TP > Grand Performances is back this Saturday with a special orchestral tribute to the iconic Dr. Dre called CALIFORNIA LOVE. Grammy award-winning producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly5thAve leads a 30 piece orchestra to some of Dre’s biggest hits. Show starts at 6 p.m. Free to attend as always. More info here.
Mid City Arts + Music Festival – FA > On Saturday, the 4th annual Mid City Arts + Music Festival brings a free, all-ages community celebration to the neighborhood adjacent to the intersection of Washington Blvd and West Blvd. Over 7,000 guests are expected to attend an event featuring multiple stages of live music and performance, plus a roller rink pop-up, beer garden, food trucks, vendors, a kid’s space, and more. Programming runs from noon to 7 p.m. Free to attend. More info here.
East Side Print Fair – FA > The East Side Print Fair returns to Plaza de la Raza this Saturday for their Biennial Printmaking celebration, all centered around the theme of Joy as Resistance. Support local artists, who will be vending onsite while enjoying live performances, printmaking activations, workshops, poetry, and more. Runs noon to 5 p.m. Free to attend. More info here.
Six More Things To Do in L.A. Today
- The Levitt Pavilion Los Angeles summer concert series starts this Saturday (after a postponement of their opener last weekend) headlined by Cambodian rockers Dengue Fever. FA
- Pier 360 returns to the Santa Monica Pier returns this Saturday and Sunday for a two-day, all-ages, free festival featuring ocean sports competitions, interactive games, a beer garden and plenty of live music on both days. FA
- The Black Cat hosts a pride festival this Saturday where you’ll find three hours of performances from 20 local queer artists, a comedy showcase, and neighborhood vendors. FA
- This Saturday and Sunday, The Infatuation’s signature food fest EEEEEATSCON comes to the Santa Monica Barker Hangar with a bevy of top restaurants from L.A. and the East Coast under one roof, plus live music and plenty of panels.
- Good Boy Wine’s annual celebration of natural wines returns this Saturday to the Arts District, anticipating more than 1,000 wine lovers to join for an evening of vino and vibes.
- After a six month long closure due to the Palisades Fire, The Getty Villa is officially reopening to the public this weekend.
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