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Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: June 5-7
The WeHo Pride Parade is the apotheosis of Pride celebrations.
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What better way to welcome L.A.’s newest resident than with a fruit cart, paletas, pastries from Porto’s, Philippe’s French dip sandwiches and Kogi tacos passed out by Roy Choi himself? That’s exactly how the L.A. Philharmonic heralded new music director Daniel Harding at a conversation and reception last week, and I don’t think you can top it. Well, maybe only with the big sendoff happening for Gustavo Dudamel, who conducts his final shows at the big “Gracias Gustavo” celebration at Disney Hall this weekend after a glorious 17-year run. Bravo, maestros!
For more music, Licorice Pizza has your picks. On Friday, Secondhand Serenade is at the Roxy, Latin rock stars Maná play their first of two nights at the Honda Center and Scottish indie-pop darlings Belle & Sebastian perform their album Tigermilk in full at the Palladium with special guests Beachwood Sparks — they’ll be there Saturday, too, doing If You’re Feeling Sinister, with Tyler Ballgame opening.
Saturday, Alex Warren and Nat and Alex Wolff are at Crypto.com Arena, Snoop Dogg and Friends play a hometown show at the Long Beach Amphitheater and Mongolian folk metal band the Hu are at the Wiltern.
Sunday, Paul Simon plays the Hollywood Bowl and “School’s Out, ICE Out: An All-Ages Celebration of Community” hits the Echoplex with the Linda Lindas, Starcrawler, Illuminati Hotties, Allison Wolfe and more. But perhaps THE biggest concert tour of the year, the reunion of Rush, kicks off that night at the Forum.
Elsewhere on LAist, you can learn about the weird things people leave behind in L.A. Ubers and check out our interview with Ziggy Marley.
Events
WeHo Pride Street Fair, Parade and Outloud Festival
Friday to Sunday, June 5 to 7
West Hollywood
COST: VARIES, MANY FREE EVENTS; MORE INFO
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Pride kicks off big time in the mother of all Pride hubs: West Hollywood. This year’s street fair features free performances and appearances by Meg Stalter, Willa Ford, Cailin Russo, Say Now, Elio and more along Santa Monica Boulevard. Sunday’s parade starts at noon and is grand marshalled by Kathy Hilton; the weekend’s big Outloud Festival is ticketed and includes headliners Ashlee Simpson and Confidence Man, drag performances and much more
Primary Trust
Through Sunday, June 28
Mark Taper Forum
135 N. Grand Ave., Downtown L.A.
COST: $40.25; MORE INFO
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Knud Adams, who just recently directed the fab production of English at the Wallis, returns for the L.A. premiere of Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Primary Trust. The one-act play tells the story of a young man (played with a light touch by Petey McGee) who has to find his way on his own after losing his bookstore job in upstate New York. It’s a tight, moving look at the changes in small-town America (the set gives Mr. Rogers vibes) and the challenges of moving through the world and finding your community — kind of an Our Town for our times.
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Sound Pedro
Saturday, June 6, 7 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Angels Gate Cultural Center
3601 South Gaffey St., San Pedro
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
Sound Pedro is one of my favorite immersive art events of the year. Perched up on the hill overlooking the harbor, art installations featuring sound echo across the former Army barracks at Angels Gate. This year, the event celebrates its 10th anniversary with a riff on the traditional gift, tin. The one-night-only event includes sculptures, environments, installations, timed and ongoing performances, interactions and more throughout the site.
LACMA Therapy Session
Sunday, June 7, 4 p.m.
Barnsdall Gallery Theater
4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Feliz
COST: $15; MORE INFO
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Share your love (or hate) of LACMA's new galleries at a "therapy session."
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I got many, many emails from you all after the first previews of the David Geffen Galleries, and everyone had strong feelings. So if you sent us a note, this event is for you. Get your hot takes out and hear from architects and art experts about the new LACMA building at the LACMA Therapy Session, brought to you by our friends at L.A. Material, Punch List and the New York Review of Architecture. Bring your own Erewhon smoothie.
L.A. Festival of Tarot
Through Sunday, June 7
Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Feliz
Tarot Arts, 1017 Mission St., South Pasadena
COST: FROM $39; MORE INFO
Your weekend plans are in the cards. Meet tarot experts, take a card-reading workshop, find your favorite new deck and get special readings with the best card readers in Los Angeles at the L.A. Festival of Tarot.
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Cut Chemist: Expert of None
Sunday, June 7, 5 p.m.
Only the Wild Ones
1031 Abbot Kinney, Venice
COST: $39.66; MORE INFO
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Cut Chemist (Lucas MacFadden) has to be in the running for coolest Angeleno. The accomplished DJ and producer has worked with Jurassic 5, Ozomatli and so many more. He’s hosting a series of intimate conversations and music sessions on the back patio of natural wine and vinyl bar Only the Wild Ones in Venice all summer long. Part VH1 Storytellers, part living room hang, it’s a really fun, low-key Sunday-night party. This week, the focus is Tuned In, Comped Out, about McFadden’s musical education; there will also be events on July 5 and August 2.
Venice Hike Club
Saturdays, 10 a.m.
Westridge Trail, Brentwood
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
Put on your hiking boots and head up to Westridge Trail above Brentwood to make some new friends and get some exercise with the Venice Hike Club. The group heads out weekly, so make this Saturday your week! Can’t promise there won’t be a rattlesnake sighting.
Ocean of Sound
Saturday, June 6, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Annenberg Community Beach House
415 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica
COST: FREE; MORE INFO
Ocean of Sound comes to Annenberg Beach House Saturday.
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Clearly, sound is the theme this week. Dublab is hosting Ocean of Sound, a free event at Santa Monica’s Annenberg Community Beach House. It’s currently sold out, but check back to see if you can score a ticket to this evening of restorative listening. Periphone, a sound installation by Nina Keith, will be presented alongside Light & Air Studies, a textile installation by Faith-Ann Kiwa Young. Find a spot poolside or hop in to listen to work by Meg Duffy and Qur’an Shaheed via underwater speakers.
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