In celebration of Grand Park’s fifth anniversary, the park will give thanks to the most important element its success: Angelenos themselves who have embraced the park and made it their own. The park will project nightly between August 19th and September 4th, the Big LA Portrait Gallery onto the south wall of the mid-century L.A. County Hall of Records. This photographic exhibition will contain 100 images of Angelenos of all kinds, photographed by ten L.A. photographers. The images range from parishioners of the Trinity Baptist Church in South L.A. to the cowboys and girls of Sunset ranch, giving us a glimpse into a few unique and beautiful L.A. worlds. The images will be projected 150ft high and 100 ft wide. And the exhibit will run from sundown to midnight (for sundown times please check local listings).
All are welcome to the Big L.A. Portrait Gallery Launch Party, where music and activities will open the nightly series.
Sunday Best at First Baptist Church
-Joe Pugliese
Congregants of the Trinity Baptist Church in South Los Angeles bring their personal style to Sunday service. The church dates back to 1917 and sees hundreds of parishioners on Sunday Mornings. This portrait series first appeared as part of Los Angeles Magazine’s Pray L.A. portfolio.
Follow Joe: joepug.com
Central Avenue
-Sam Comen
Central Avenue was once one of the United States’ most culturally and politically significant districts— home of West Coast Jazz, crucible of civil rights activism, and an inspiring case of economic prosperity in the face of racial prejudice. Yet in only a decade, it became a national symbol of urban decay: crime, physical blight, unemployment and poverty, tragically punctuated not once but twice by devastating riots in 1965 and 1992. As the vivid memories of the 1992 civil unrest resurfaced in April 2012, it was a salient moment for Angelenos to take a closer look at this storied place.
Follow Sam: samcomen.com
A Lifetime of Service
-Jessica Pons
A Lifetime of Service is an ongoing portrait and interview series about the men and women who have worked for decades in some of the most iconic restaurants in Los Angeles.
Follow Jessica: jessicapons.com
Portraits of Japanese American Activism
-Zen Sekizawa
Zen Sekizawa has chosen to depict Japanese American activists and organizers in Los Angeles. Her portrait series coincides with a documentary project about Sekizawa’s personal ties to generations of Asian American activists and their underrepresented contributions (past and present) to the civil rights and social justice struggle.
Follow Zen: zensekizawa.com
Sunset Ranch
-Jessica Sample
Nestled high up in the Hollywood Hills at the base of the Hollywood Sign, The Sunset Ranch is a hidden cowboy enclave in the middle of Los Angeles. If you get to know the guys well enough, they might even let you in on one of their rides though urban LA, like their favorite jaunt to the In-N-Out on Sunset.
Follow Jessica: jessicasample.com
Super Heroes at Home
-Gregg Segal
In Super Heroes at Home, Gregg Segal shows a world where costumed performers work Hollywood Boulevard posing for tips as Superman, Spiderman and other hero icons.
Masquerading for tourists from all over the world gives the performers an illusory sense of stardom. Seeing these characters at home helps define contemporary Hollywood, conveying the community’s aspirations and fringe level reality.
Follow Gregg: greggsegal.com
Sanctuary: LA as Home to Global Refugees
-Elena Dorfman
Los Angeles is known as a melting pot, but most think of the “usual” immigrants – Mexican or Central American – or the ones who came from places we’ve named neighborhoods after: Korea, Ethiopia and Armenia. What’s not known so much is that L.A. and San Diego combined take in more refugees than any other state by far. These refugees are coming to Southern California from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea, Central American women and minors, and other regions in crisis.
Follow Elena: elenadorfman.com
That Eastside Gaze
-Rafael Cardenas
Rafael Cardenas was born in Jalicso, Mexico and raised in East Los Angeles. His pictures of young adults from this Los Angeles neighborhood have a timeless quality to them, harkening back to traditions of the past and hope for the future.
Follow Rafael: Rafael Cardenas
Genderqueer
-Chloe Aftel
In her Genderqueer project she makes each photograph into a one-frame movie still. Each person has a story to tell about their experience as a person who does not subscribe to conventional gender distinctions.
Follow Chloe: chloeaftel.com
West Side Kids
-Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy is a water-bug, a surfer, a paddle boarder and a fisherman, originally from Florida’s panhandle. During his roughly 20 years in Los Angeles he has photographed all aspects of the coast. This portrait series is a collection of his imagery, specifically focused on variety of Angelenos enjoying the beautiful beaches of Los Angeles County.
Follow Sean: seanmurphyphoto.com
Information subject to change
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Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.
In celebration of Grand Park’s fifth anniversary, the park will give thanks to the most important element its success: Angelenos themselves who have embraced the park and made it their own. The park will project nightly between August 19th and September 4th, the Big LA Portrait Gallery onto the south wall of the mid-century L.A. County Hall of Records. This photographic exhibition will contain 100 images of Angelenos of all kinds, photographed by ten L.A. photographers. The images range from parishioners of the Trinity Baptist Church in South L.A. to the cowboys and girls of Sunset ranch, giving us a glimpse into a few unique and beautiful L.A. worlds. The images will be projected 150ft high and 100 ft wide. And the exhibit will run from sundown to midnight (for sundown times please check local listings).
All are welcome to the Big L.A. Portrait Gallery Launch Party, where music and activities will open the nightly series.
Sunday Best at First Baptist Church
-Joe Pugliese
Congregants of the Trinity Baptist Church in South Los Angeles bring their personal style to Sunday service. The church dates back to 1917 and sees hundreds of parishioners on Sunday Mornings. This portrait series first appeared as part of Los Angeles Magazine’s Pray L.A. portfolio.
Follow Joe: joepug.com
Central Avenue
-Sam Comen
Central Avenue was once one of the United States’ most culturally and politically significant districts— home of West Coast Jazz, crucible of civil rights activism, and an inspiring case of economic prosperity in the face of racial prejudice. Yet in only a decade, it became a national symbol of urban decay: crime, physical blight, unemployment and poverty, tragically punctuated not once but twice by devastating riots in 1965 and 1992. As the vivid memories of the 1992 civil unrest resurfaced in April 2012, it was a salient moment for Angelenos to take a closer look at this storied place.
Follow Sam: samcomen.com
A Lifetime of Service
-Jessica Pons
A Lifetime of Service is an ongoing portrait and interview series about the men and women who have worked for decades in some of the most iconic restaurants in Los Angeles.
Follow Jessica: jessicapons.com
Portraits of Japanese American Activism
-Zen Sekizawa
Zen Sekizawa has chosen to depict Japanese American activists and organizers in Los Angeles. Her portrait series coincides with a documentary project about Sekizawa’s personal ties to generations of Asian American activists and their underrepresented contributions (past and present) to the civil rights and social justice struggle.
Follow Zen: zensekizawa.com
Sunset Ranch
-Jessica Sample
Nestled high up in the Hollywood Hills at the base of the Hollywood Sign, The Sunset Ranch is a hidden cowboy enclave in the middle of Los Angeles. If you get to know the guys well enough, they might even let you in on one of their rides though urban LA, like their favorite jaunt to the In-N-Out on Sunset.
Follow Jessica: jessicasample.com
Super Heroes at Home
-Gregg Segal
In Super Heroes at Home, Gregg Segal shows a world where costumed performers work Hollywood Boulevard posing for tips as Superman, Spiderman and other hero icons.
Masquerading for tourists from all over the world gives the performers an illusory sense of stardom. Seeing these characters at home helps define contemporary Hollywood, conveying the community’s aspirations and fringe level reality.
Follow Gregg: greggsegal.com
Sanctuary: LA as Home to Global Refugees
-Elena Dorfman
Los Angeles is known as a melting pot, but most think of the “usual” immigrants – Mexican or Central American – or the ones who came from places we’ve named neighborhoods after: Korea, Ethiopia and Armenia. What’s not known so much is that L.A. and San Diego combined take in more refugees than any other state by far. These refugees are coming to Southern California from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea, Central American women and minors, and other regions in crisis.
Follow Elena: elenadorfman.com
That Eastside Gaze
-Rafael Cardenas
Rafael Cardenas was born in Jalicso, Mexico and raised in East Los Angeles. His pictures of young adults from this Los Angeles neighborhood have a timeless quality to them, harkening back to traditions of the past and hope for the future.
Follow Rafael: Rafael Cardenas
Genderqueer
-Chloe Aftel
In her Genderqueer project she makes each photograph into a one-frame movie still. Each person has a story to tell about their experience as a person who does not subscribe to conventional gender distinctions.
Follow Chloe: chloeaftel.com
West Side Kids
-Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy is a water-bug, a surfer, a paddle boarder and a fisherman, originally from Florida’s panhandle. During his roughly 20 years in Los Angeles he has photographed all aspects of the coast. This portrait series is a collection of his imagery, specifically focused on variety of Angelenos enjoying the beautiful beaches of Los Angeles County.
Follow Sean: seanmurphyphoto.com
Information subject to change
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Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.
All summer long, Grand Park visitors can explore the entire park and get a free workout at the same time at Grand Park’s Bootcamp. Open to everyone and all fitness levels, this free series is a fun way to connect with others and make an end-of-day workout accessible and fun.
Boot camp sessions are held on Grand Park’s Event Lawn (between Spring St. and N Broadway) every TUES beginning JUNE 6 through SEPT 26.
My oh my. Five years together – how awesome is that? Let’s continue to kick it in the park for everyone. VIEW SUMMER SEASON>
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Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.
Come together for an afternoon of vinyl, DJs, b-boy & b-girl competitions, food and more. Celebrate everyone’s favorite gathering of families, music enthusiasts, dance lovers and everyone in between – BEAT SWAP MEET.
Beat Swap Meet is the world’s most unique record show featuring music from all genres, all on vinyl, and everything inspired from it. This event is co-produced by Beat Swap Meet and Grand Park.
My oh my. Five years together – how awesome is that? Let’s continue to kick it in the park for everyone. VIEW SUMMER SEASON>
Information subject to change
METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION
Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.
All summer long, Grand Park visitors can explore the entire park and get a free workout at the same time at Grand Park’s Bootcamp. Open to everyone and all fitness levels, this free series is a fun way to connect with others and make an end-of-day workout accessible and fun.
Boot camp sessions are held on Grand Park’s Event Lawn (between Spring St. and N Broadway) every TUES beginning JUNE 6 through SEPT 26.
My oh my. Five years together – how awesome is that? Let’s continue to kick it in the park for everyone. VIEW SUMMER SEASON>
Information subject to change
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Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.
Grand Park celebrates Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA with The Music Center’s Cuba: Antes, Ahora/ Cuba: Then, Now. Part of The Music Center’s four day celebration of Cuba that will bring more than 48 Cuban artists to Los Angeles to engage with their U.S. neighbors through dance and music, Grand Park will host free Afro‐Cuban dance and percussion workshops on both days led by folk musicians and dancers presenting the ancient traditions of Rumba.
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Celebrate the launch of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA with a free day-long party in Grand Park featuring live music and dance performances, activities, giveaways, photo opportunities, food, drinks and a chance to plan your itinerary for Southern California’s largest arts experience!
Performances:
12PM – Ori
The party kicks off at noon with an exciting lineup of music and dance performances by Ori, presenting an exploration of ancestral and modern folk music from Latin America, with an emphasis on Afro-Cuban and Brazilian dances. The performance will exhibit the parallel relationship between the rhythmic dances of the African Diaspora and the Romani Gypsy Diaspora in the Americas, and how these ancestral stories have transcended time with a Los Angeles perspective. The performance features dancers Cristina Lucio, Rachel Hernandez and Kati Hernandez, singer Dana Maman, and musicians Alberto Lopez, Gabriel Osuna, Kahlil Cummings, and Gerardo Morales.
6PM – DJ Cee Brown featuring Aponte
The musical entertainment heats up again as the sun comes down, when DJ Cee Brown takes the stage, accompanied by Aponte. Inspired by Afro-Caribbean sounds, Cee Brown is one of the co-creators and resident DJs of BODEGA, a warm and welcoming dance party focused on Afro-Latin vibes. He is joined by his fellow Flowers RDM co-creator Aponte, an Official Latin Percussion (LP) sponsored musician who has been called the future of Latin sounds, fusing Salsa, Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, Soul and Jazz.
8:30PM – Quantic Live
A multifaceted, truly global artist, Quantic Live leads the way in blending the sounds of Global Dance music with the powerful, iconic rhythms of Tropicalia, Cumbia, Soul and Salsa. With a move to Cali, Colombia in 2007, Quantic explored an ardent interest in tropical rhythms of the region and it was there he established his Sonido del Valle studio. His sound embodies L.A.’s unique role as the crossroads of Latin, electronic, and global dance music.
All-Day Activities:
Themed food trucks will be available all day. Cash bar will be available beginning at 5pm.
A pop-up installation and social space will offer the public a comfortable and stimulating vantage point to savor the sights and sounds of the party and provide a jumping off point for all of the PST: LA/LA exhibitions and programs offered throughout Southern California. The ¡Momento! pop-up pavilion offers an information kiosk, a “reading room” of exhibition catalogues, and a relaxing place to gather.
An immersive “All Hands on Deck” workshop features cards representing each of the exhibitions in PST: LA/LA. Visitors can build their own unique structures, work on several collaborative mega “card houses” on site, and take home a limited set representing the PST: LA/LA experiences they hope to attend soon.
In addition, guests can explore the traveling PST: LA/LA Mobile, which will feature a customizable selfie station and interactive technology to get a sneak peek at the many cultural institutions and works of art to be discovered during PST: LA/LA.
(¡Momento! is designed and built by the LA design and architecture practice Spinagu; “All Hands on Deck” is designed by artist educator Marni Gittelman; Both projects are curated and produced by LA’s homegrown innovators for public space – Community Arts Resources (CARS))
About Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA:
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles taking place from September 2017 through January 2018 at arts institutions across Southern California.
Through a series of thematically linked exhibitions and programs, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA highlights different aspects of Latin American and Latino art from the ancient world to the present day. With topics such as luxury objects in the pre-Hispanic Americas, 20th-century Afro-Brazilian art, alternative spaces in Mexico City, and boundary-crossing practices of Latino artists, exhibitions range from monographic studies of individual artists to broad surveys that cut across numerous countries.
Supported by more than $16 million in grants from the Getty Foundation, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA involves more than 70 cultural institutions, from Los Angeles to Palm Springs, and from San Diego to Santa Barbara.
Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of the Getty. The presenting sponsor is Bank of America.
Visit pacificstandardtime.org for more information.
The Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Launch Party is a collaboration between Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, Grand Park, The Music Center, Community Arts Resources (CARS), Spinagu, and Zynger Events.
Grand Park’s Event Lawn will be the site for a lease event.
Grand Park’s Playground, Fountain and Dog Run will remain open during this event.
Lease Events help support free year-round programs in Grand Park.
Information subject to change
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FREE/GRATIS
#5ummertime | #5yearstogether
This month SUNDAY SESSIONS gets DEEP. Join Marques Wyatt and friends to celebrate 18 years of DEEP-LA. Gather together with family and friends for a season-wide tribute to L.A.’s house music scene in the park for everyone.
NEW! Sunday Sessions’ 21+ Cocktail Garden returns this season. Outside alcohol is NOT permitted. All coolers, backpacks, bags and totes subject to search. This event is free and open to all ages.
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DEEP
Deep is nothing short of a phenomenon driving the dance music scene in Los Angeles and beyond. For 18 years, DEEP has prided itself on procuring and presenting the finest soulful electronic music DJs and artists from around the world. DEEP forges on as an internationally esteemed sanctuary for house music lovers.
DEEP is much more than the sum of its parts. It is not just an inviting dance floor, soulful house records and big bass speakers. It exists within the collective energy of its dedicated patrons, blessing the faithful and free who dance in celebration of life, which, if only once a month, is made of pure bliss.
Website | Soundcloud | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
Marques Wyatt (Founder)
One of the few house music DJs who has managed to avoid the mantle of anonymity associated with the genre: he’s a cornerstone of the Los Angeles club scene, but regularly tours the width and breadth of the states, as well as other continents. He has played at just about every major electronic conference and festival, and is one of the most respected DJs and promoters on the West Coast.
Marques’ keen sixth sense for creating epic parties culminated in his weekly house institution, DEEP, now going strong in its eighteenth year in Los Angeles. Marques has always introduced Los Angeles to a veritable who’s who of house music.
Facebook | Soundcloud | Mixcloud | Twitter
Mark Farina (Special Guest)
Voted as one of the top DJ’s in the world by URB, MUZIK and BPM magazines, Mark’s taste making skills continue to turn the heads of seasoned Dance Music veterans as well as newcomers to the scene. In 2016, DJ / Producer, Mark Farina earned his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums with Mushroom Jazz Eight in addition to touring/performing with Gramatik, Thievery Corporation, BPM, Sundance Film Festival, Winter Warmer, Gem and Jam, Lucidity, Corona Sunsets, Neon Desert, Oysterfest, Sonic Bloom, EDC Las Vegas, Pemberton, Electric Forest, Woogie Weekend, Untold Festival and Joshua Tree Music Festival.
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Big Cee (Resident)
His father was a Drummer in the 1960s and 1970s, later becoming a DJ in the 1980s. Music has been a staple in Big Cee’s life since birth. Right hand man to Marques Wyatt at DEEP-L.A, Big Cee is a Regular player in the thriving Los Angeles Underground Dance Community.
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My oh my. Five years together – how awesome is that? Let’s continue to kick it in the park for everyone. VIEW SUMMER SEASON>
METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION
Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.
Grand Park’s Event Lawn will be the site for a lease event: Social Good Festival
The event will take place from 5PM – 10PM.
Grand Park’s Playground, Fountain and Dog Run will remain open during this event.
Lease Events help support free year-round programs in Grand Park.
Information subject to change
METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION
Grand Park is an LA County park powered by The Music Center.
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