Hey there! Welcome to another edition of Essential Arts where the best of Los Angeles culture reigns even as the world burns (or at least it feels like it does, thanks to the sun). This week we bring you another guide full of the best things to see and do that will hopefully be enough to make you feel a little better after watching the presidential debate. 1.
Solid Gold: Aretha, Dionne, & Whitney What better way to close out Pride Month than with a concert by the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, whose 200 members will celebrate the hits of Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick and Whitney Houston. The setlist — 25 hits! — will feature six dance production numbers and a three-song medley with “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “We’re Here” stars Priyanka and Latrice Royale. You also could upgrade your tickets to attend the evening’s gala dinner and dance party, honoring Sen.
Alex Padilla and Angela Padilla and benefiting GMCLA’s free community and education programs. Sunday, 3 p.m.
, Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E Green St. www.gmcla.
org/solidgold — Ashley Lee 2. The Summer of Bohemia Chamber Music Festival Los Angeles is little recognized as a producer of string quartets, but our music schools have given us stellar ensembles, and the tradition of studio and freelance musicians goes back to the famed Hollywood String Quartet. Now the New Hollywood String Quartet, along with its friends, presents its annual summer festival.
Escape the heat at gracious Doheny Mansion in.
