Memorial Day weekend, in addition to being one of the busiest travel periods in the US, also traditionally marks the start of the summer events season…something we are definitely seeing on our Larchmont Buzz calendar this weekend as several museums and galleries launch their summer shows, LACMA kicks off its two big weekly summer music series, and we have two outdoor movie screenings in the next three days.
Friday
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON: ANNA MAY WONG’S RENDEZVOUS WITH AMERICAN HISTORY
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The Academy Museum and OneSky present a conversation between author Yunte Huang and filmmaker Arthur Dong about the life and career of the famed Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong. Followed by a book signing of Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong’s Rendezvous with American History with author Yunte Huang. [Read More]
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
MUSIC: JAZZ AT LACMA – KATISSE
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Growing up in Los Angeles, woodwind virtuoso and spoken word artist Katisse Buckingham cites Miles Davis, Run DMC, Bach, and Weather Report as equally important early influences. He has performed and recorded with the Yellowjackets, Prince, Herbie Hancock, Dr. Dre, Billy Childs, Poncho Sanchez and Judith Hill. Katisse has played on numerous films including… [Read More]
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
ART OPENING: ERIC NASH – LOST IN DESIRE
KP Projects Gallery – 633 N. La Brea Ave.
Iconic charcoal drawings and oil paintings. ✥ The Artist Will Be in Attendance ✥ KP Projects is pleased to announce a new body of work by Eric Nash: Lost in Desire, a series of photorealistic charcoals and oil paintings that capture the subtle, surreal, and subliminal… [Read More]
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
ARCHITECTURE: “LOS ANGELES AS COLOSSUS” – PRESENTATION BY DOMENIC PRIORE AND DAN KONOSKE
Philosophical Research Society – 3910 Los Feliz Blvd.
Join writer and TV producer Domenic Priore & cultural historian Dan Konoske for this fascinating presentation on Los Angeles architecture. Sure, local resident Ivy Rorschach of The Cramps got it right when she dubbed L.A. “Hell Town,” but there was a time…well, several times, actually, when the place was being set up by idealists… [Read More]
Saturday
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
MUSIC: LATIN SOUNDS – OZOMATLI
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Opening this year’s Latin Sounds concert series, in celebration of the LACMA exhibition Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca and The Great Wall is the multi-Grammy Award winning group, Ozomatli. If the city of Los Angeles had a soundtrack, it would be Ozomatli’s music. Since forming in 1995, the lineup’s collaborative, energetic… [Read More]
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
ART: OPENING RECEPTION FOR KYUNGMI SHIN – ORIGIN STORIES, WE CARRY THE LAND, AND 3B COLLECTIVE – HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS
Craft Contemporary
We are pleased to invite you and a guest to our Spring Exhibition Opening Reception on Saturday, May 25, celebrating the opening of Kyungmi Shin’s Origin Stories, We Carry the Land, and 3B Collective: Highway Hypnosis. Enjoy exclusive gallery access, an open bar, low-riders, and sounds courtesy of DJ Eléanora from La Papaya Club. [Read More]
Sunday
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
LA FLEET WEEK CELEBRATION AT THE ORIGINAL FARMERS MARKET
Original Farmers Market
Join us Sunday, May 26 from 12-1pm as we celebrate LA Fleet Week at the corner of 3rd and Fairfax. The U.S. Navy Band Southwest 32nd Street Brass Band will be performing in front of the world famous Clock Tower on the Farmers Market Plaza, transporting you straight to New Orleans and Bourbon Street with its traditional brass music… [Read More]
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
LEIMERT PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTS SUNDAY JAZZ AT ORA CAFE
ORA Cafe – 4331 Degnan Blvd.
Jazz is the tonic to energize a Sunday afternoon. Get your energy boosted every 4th Sunday of the month from 4-6 p.m.! The host band performs a one-hour set from 4-5 p.m., followed by an open jazz jam from 5-6 p.m. Jam sesson musicians will create a pipeline for the emerging artist set at the Leimert Park Jazz festival, held annually on the last Saturday of August. [Read More]
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
WHIPPET COMEDY PRE-GAMING PRIDE SHOW
Deco Building LA – 5209 Wilshire Blvd.
We are not waiting for June so why should you?? Hancock Park’s monthly comedy show is coming with a banger lineup of queer comics. Join us for a hilarious night of LGBTIQ comedy in The Deco Bldg on Wilshire Boulevard. [Read More]
Monday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
MEMORIAL DAY AT FOREST LAWN CEMETERIES
Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills – 6300 Forest Lawn Dr.
Forest Lawn will honor fallen veterans with free Memorial Day remembrances at each of its six Southern California locations: Cathedral City, Covina Hills, Cypress, Glendale, Hollywood Hills, and Long Beach. [Read More]
Movies
Need still more ideas for the weekend? How about seeing a movie on the big screen…or, now that summer’s on its way, outdoors? As usual, we have many options in central LA!
Friday
2:00 pm – Pulp Fiction (30th Anniversary) – New Beverly Cinema
7:00 pm – Pulp Fiction (30th Anniversary) – New Beverly Cinema
7:00 pm – 2 Fast, 2 Furious – Petersen Automotive Museum
7:30 pm – House (ハウス) – Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
11:59 pm – Kill Bill, Volume 1 – New Beverly Cinema
Saturday
9:00 am – Turning Red (Calm Morning) – Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
11:00 am – Turning Red – Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
2:00 pm – Grease – New Beverly Cinema
2:00 pm – Boomerang Family (고령화가족) & Lucky Chan-Sil (찬실이는복도많지) – Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
5:30 pm – Crazy Rich Asians – Autry Museum of the American West
7:00 pm – Pulp Fiction (30th Anniversary) – New Beverly Cinema
7:30 pm – Hellbound – Hellraiser II – Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
7:30 pm – Cool as Ice – Brain Dead Studios
9:45 pm – Fargo – Brain Dead Studios
11:59 pm – Zardoz – New Beverly Cinema
Sunday
1:00 pm – Wallace & Gromit – The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – Brain Dead Studios
2:00 pm – Shifting Perspectives on Los Angeles – Ghetto Film School – Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
2:00 pm – Grease – New Beverly Cinema
6:30 pm – Pulp Fiction (30th Anniversary) – New Beverly Cinema
7:30 pm – Nomadland – Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
8:00 pm – Love Liza – Brain Dead Studios
8:30 pm – Se7en – Cinespia at Hollywood Forever
These are just a few of the wide variety of events, big and small, you’ll find every day of every week on our big Buzz calendar – your first stop for great things to do.
Have a great weekend!
