T hese are the longest days of the year, so there’s a little extra time to pack a lot into your solstice weekend. Start things off with a musical treat ahead of the Paris Olympics, then eat your weight in watermelon at the Watermelon Fest and you’ll be well hydrated for Sunday’s CicLAvia event in South L.A.
There’s also a special screening of 1986’s Heartburn starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson at Vidiots, a Pride celebration on the Third Street Promenade, and the annual garden party at the Norton Simon Museum. For more to explore, visit LAist.com, where you can find out how to celebrate the Japanese festival Obon in L.
A., discover bear statues on a Monrovia City Trek , or get started biking more with our guide to two-wheeling it . Make Music Day (Fête de la Musique) Kick off your weekend on Paris time with a celebration of music from Pulsations L.
A.! It’s part of the Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad and will be streamed as part of a “rhythmic relay” happening in collaboration with musicians around the world ahead of the Paris Olympics later this summer. The concert – presented in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, L.
A. Commons, and Make Music L.A.
– will feature performances from Kinnara Taiko, Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center Jazz Ensemble featuring vocalist Dwight Trible, tap dance by the Nicholas Dance Studio, poetry by artivist S. Pearl Sharp, and a family-friendly drum workshop by Project Knucklehead. Nor.
