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Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: June 26-28
Good Boy and Friends bring back their annual wine and food fest for the fifth year.
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I wanted to give you a heads-up about one low-cost event and a free perk to get on top of as we barrel into summer. The first is snagging tickets to the quite eclectic lineup happening at the America 250 concert at the Coliseum on July 4. Tickets, which benefit Giving 4th, are just $17.76 (natch). The show features performances from Chris Stapleton and The Smashing Pumpkins, and is hosted by Queen Latifah.
If you’d rather get away from the crowds, make sure to secure your free California State Parks Pass before July 6.
Licorice Pizza has your music picks for the weekend, starting with Kid Cudi and Big Boi at the Crypto.com Arena, Natalia Lafourcade at the Dolby, Gia Margaret at Sid The Cat, Sekou at the Troubadour, electroclash veteran Green Velvet at Exchange L.A., and if you feel like getting sexed up, Color Me Badd at Stage Red in Fontana — all on Friday.
Saturday A$AP Rocky is at the Forum; Kaleo and Dawes are at the Novo; Dillstradamus (aka Dillon Francis and Flosstradamus) play the Palladium; Pomplamoose is at Pacific Electric; “Summer of Soul” with Jeffrey Osborne, Sheila E. and more is at Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts; and the Freestyle Festival with Lisa Lisa, Stevie B and more is at the Toyota Arena.
Finally, there’s “A Roots Picnic Experience: A Great Night in Hip-Hop,” with the Roots and all-stars like Nas, T.I., Bun B and De La Soul at the Hollywood Bowl.
Elsewhere on LAist, you can keep up with all the World Cup action, read up on the Cat Zine Fest in Long Beach, and take our survey to let us know how to make LAist even better.
Events
New York City Ballet
Through Sunday, June 28
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 N. Grand Ave., Downtown L.A.
COST: FROM $44; MORE INFO
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What a treat. The New York City Ballet is here for just a few days, so don’t miss their first L.A. performance in more than 20 years. There are two different programs, featuring classic pieces from George Balanchine and New York City Ballet Co-Founding Choreographer Jerome Robbins, plus more contemporary works by Ulysses Dove, Justin Peck, Tiler Peck, Gianna Reisen and Christopher Wheeldon. The programs feature recorded music and live performances by the New York City Ballet Orchestra.
16th Annual Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks
Sunday, June 28, 12 p.m.
4343 Leimert Blvd., Leimert Park
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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CicLAvia
Leimert Park to Expo Park
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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Sunday is a big day in Leimert Park! Head to the heart of the newly designated Historic South L.A. Black Cultural District for both the 16th Annual Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks and the car-free CicLAvia that will run from Leimert Park to Expo Park down Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. The Festival of Masks features a libation ceremony and procession, plus dance and musical performances. CicLAvia has meetup hubs for the neighborhood (come say hi to LAist staff at the Leimert Park hub!), water stations, and much more. Check out local neighborhood gems on the map and explore Leimert Park this weekend.
QWERTY: A Typewriter Festival
Saturday, June 27, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The International Printing Museum
315 West Torrance Blvd., Carson
COST: $12; MORE INFO
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Clickity clack, it’s time for the QWERTY Typewriter Festival. Did you know that Carson is home to the International Printing Museum? A must-visit for all the writerly nerds among us, myself included. And also Tom Hanks. It’s National Typewriter Day, and the museum is celebrating with a Type-In, where you can type on vintage typewriters, write your own story, see unusual typewriters and maybe even take home your own analog writing device.
Good Boy and Friends wine and food fest
Saturday, June 27, 5 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Francois Ghebaly + Night Gallery Campus
2288-2308 E. 16th St., Arts District
COST: FROM $35; MORE INFO
Good Boy and Friends are back for their fifth year — this time in a bigger venue — for their “new-school wine and food fest.” More than 60 wineries; favorite restaurants like LaSorted’s, Mr. Jong and Canyon Coffee; art galleries; DJs and more will be on hand with good eats, good tastes, space to dance and more. Plus, this year also features a non-alcoholic ticket with pours from a variety of NA vendors, not just water and Diet Coke for the designated drivers, and a special (free, ticketed) dog area so you can bring your pup.
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Culver City Rock and Mineral: Fiesta of Gems Show
Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
4117 Overland Ave., Culver City
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
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I had no idea people liked rocks so much until I went to the Joshua Tree Rock and Gem show with a rockhound friend and learned that some people REALLY like rocks. If that’s you, head to the free Culver City Fiesta of Gems show and find your next rare wavellite or blue cap tourmaline.
Chef Sheldon Simeon x LaSorted’s
Friday, June 26, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
La Sorted’s
984 N. Broadway, Chinatown
COST: FROM $7; MORE INFO
Grab the latest collab pie at LaSorted’s Chinatown location, “The Loco Moco” from the legendary Chef Sheldon Simeon (@chefwonder). A Top Chef fan-favorite, owner of Tin Roof and “culinary ambassador of Maui,” Sheldon will be on hand for a one-night-only ticketed party to celebrate his new cookbook, Ohana Style. Seven dollars gets you a slice, $25 gets you a pie, $40 gets you a slice and the book.
GenX Storytelling Series: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Sunday, June 28, 4:30 p.m.
The Wicked Wolf
2332 Pacific Ave., Long Beach
COST: $5; MORE INFO
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Share your best story about ditching school at this storytelling event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1986 classic, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Hosted by Jamie Sims Coakley, the series will feature other favorite GenX movies with themed sharing (or oversharing as the case may be!) throughout the summer, including favorite concert stories (Spinal Tap, July 19) and favorite summer romances (Dirty Dancing, August 16).
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