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Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: July 12 - 14
Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform live at 02 Arena on November 25, 2012 in London, England.
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I don’t know about you, but my mornings this weekend are taken up by the Wimbledon Finals and the Euro Final. Fortunately, the time zones are in our favor. With the sports done by early afternoon, we have the rest of the weekend for tons of fun events – from partying with your friends both animal and human at the L.A. Zoo for Roaring Nights to checking out Pace Gallery’s exciting opening of the new Gordon Parks photography exhibit.
And of course, we can’t forget that DineLA starts this week, so there are plenty of deals to choose from as well as specials to celebrate Bastille Day at your favorite French restaurants.
Be sure to visit LAist.com for more things to do, like grab tickets to our Prose Bowl with Get Lit on Friday. And you can read up on the history of the Hollywood Bowl; or if you’re staying in, choose some of the best new shows to binge.
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Sat, Jul 13Alejandro Escovedo
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Lodge Room
104 N. Ave 56, 2nd floor, Highland Park -
The Venice West
1717 Lincoln Blvd., Venice
Experience the stylings of Austin singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo and his new album, Echo Dancing.
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Lodge Room
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Fri, Aug 30Gordon Parks Exhibition
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Pace Gallery
1201 S. La Brea Ave., Mid-City
The opening of the show at Pace Gallery features a reception and meditation on Saturday afternoon.
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Pace Gallery
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Sat, Jul 13Roaring Nights
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Los Angeles Zoo
5333 Zoo Dr., Griffith Park
This month has an '80s theme, with music from the yacht rock cover band AstroYachts and a silent disco.
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Los Angeles Zoo
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Sat, Jul 13The Rolling Stones
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SoFi Stadium
1001 S. Stadium Dr., Inglewood
The Stones are at SoFi for the last night of their L.A. stop on the Hackney Diamonds tour, so expect lots of crowds and all the hits.
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SoFi Stadium
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Sat, Jul 13Lenny Silverberg: 'Streets and Borders'
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Track 16 Gallery
1206 Maple Ave. (Bendix Building), Downtown L.A.
Lenny Silverberg is a Bronx-based artist who came up with the hippie culture in Haight-Ashbury and then SoHo in the 1960s
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Track 16 Gallery
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Sun, Jul 14Joan Jonas: 'Mirror Piece' performance
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The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Dr., Brentwood
This is a great chance to see a rare live performance of artist Joan Jonas’ Mirror Piece. Jonas (who turns 88 this week!) investigates perception through radical uses of video, sculpture, installation, drawing and more.
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The Getty Center
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Sun, Jul 14'Tiny Father'
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Geffen Playhouse
10886 Le Conte Ave., Westwood
The acting is solid and the Geffen always has sets that could be right at home on a much bigger Broadway stage.
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Geffen Playhouse
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Dine & Drink Deals
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Sat, Jul 13Asada Fest
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Rolling Greens
1005 Mateo St., Downtown L.A.
L.A.’s first-ever celebration of asada will feature tacos from big-name chefs including Javier Plascencia, Chef Claudette Zepeda of Top Chef fame, and Chef Yesenia Ríos from Tijuana’s prestigious Culinary Arts School.
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Rolling Greens
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Sun, Jul 14Bastille Day events
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CouCou - Venice
218 Main St., Venice -
CouCou - WeHo
9045 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood -
Le Chene
12625 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita -
Zebulon
2478 Fletcher Dr., Atwater Village
Vive la France! Say santé at the many Bastille Day celebrations around town
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CouCou - Venice
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