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May 2019
Chinatown After Dark
This First Thursday monthly event features innovative chefs who test out new menu items and pop-up concepts. Chinatown’s regulars promote specials and other incentives. Each month’s event features talented musical acts from vocalists to DJs to instrumentals. Good vibes under clear skies in the breezy Southern California evening, join us next time and see what’s new in the neighborhood. 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
June 2019
2019 Summer Concert Season at Levitt Pavilion – MacArthur Park
Located in MacArthur Park, the Levitt Pavilion offers 50 concerts this summer, featuring internationally recognized musicians and critically acclaimed performers. Enjoy music from around the world and across America with family and friends! Thursdays – Saturdays, 7:00 p.m. Sundays 4:00 p.m.
Celebration Theatre/Chuck Rowland Award
Celebration Theatre, LA’s oldest LGBTQ theatre, presents this year’s Chuck Rowland Award to a special playwright to be announced.
OUT Under the Stars: Hairspray
This unforgettable summer outdoor film series will feature amazing foods and drinks from vendors, DJ, celebrity guest appearances, and more! Arrive early to relax and picnic before watching a special screening of Hairspray (2007). It’s 1962, and change is in the air in Baltimore. Tracy Turnblad, a girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion—to dance. $20 – $150, RSVP at eventbrite.com/e/hairspray-2007-tickets-58872991703
Summer Solstice Sound Bath
Join Mary Frances Spencer on Crystal Singing Bowls and Gongphoria on Symphonic Gongs for a tonal concert celebrating the Summer Solstice! Please bring a mat/blanket or anything you will need to be comfortable lying on the floor for an hour-long sonic experience. Relax and receive resonant vibrations that will open up your body and spirit to the new energy of the Summer season. Cost: $20 presale / $25 at the door About the Artists: Mary Frances Spencer is a local Yoga Instructor/Healing…
Orange County LGBT Pride Parade and Festival
Orange County LGBT Pride returns with 2019’s “STAND UP, STAND OUT” Festival and the Blaze Forward Pride Parade. There will be more than 50 performances, a parade, and entertainment on the Youst Stage. Escape into bliss and STAND UP, STAND OUT at Orange County LGBT Pride. Parade 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Festival 12:00 noon – 10:00 p.m. Yost Theatre Entertainment 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. Parade and Festival Free Yost Theatre $30 – $125
LA StandUp Comedy Festival
StandUp Comedy, Comedy Improv, Workshops, Food, Music, Short Comedy Films, Red Carpet
Valley Pride
Presented by Los Angeles Councilwoman Nury Martinez, Valley Pride will celebrate family love and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community in the San Fernando Valley. Enjoy live music, food trucks, interactive art and resources to help support the LGBTQIA+ community and their loved ones.
Concerts on the Green
Since 1975, the Valley Cultural Center has presented a series of free “Concerts on the Green” during the summer. Organized to enrich the lives of Valley residents, these concerts feature top pop, jazz, classical, folk, and world music performances every Sunday afternoon at Warner Park. The series includes food, booth vendors, and a children’s play area. Parking for concerts is available in the parking structure directly behind the stage on Califa Street for $15.
An Evening with Guy Kawasaki discussing his memoir “Wise Guy: Lessons from a Life”
Guy Kawasaki has been a fixture in the tech world since he served as chief evangelist of Apple as part of the original Macintosh team in the 1980s, and as special advisor to the CEO of the Motorola business unit of Google. Presently Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva (an online design service) and executive fellow of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. “Wise Guy” is Kawasaki’s most personal book and chronicles his surprising journey from an…