Going All Out on Grand Ave

It’s no secret that downtown LA’s Grand Avenue has been a cultural hub for some time now.  But with the addition of The Broad Museum this past month, along with the slew of new restaurants, events and apartments opening up, Grand Avenue is brimming over with vibrancy right now.  So it seemed only fitting that all of the artistic organizations on the avenue take a moment to collectively open all our doors and celebrate all the incredible art and culture happening on Grand Ave all the time!

This Saturday, join us for Grand Ave Arts: All Access – Los Angeles’ home for world-class arts and culture turns inside out with open rehearsals, architecture tours, museum exhibitions, performances, food and drink, and kids film screenings.   It’s all free, open to all ages, and includes all the arts organizations from 5th Street to Temple.

Grand Ave Arts: All Access

Activities for The Music Center include …

+  Performances on our plaza by Xoyocote Azteca dance company.

+  Día de los Muertos art installations as part of a wide-scale project that includes Grand Park.

+  Día de los Muertos-themed face painting and Papel Picado workshops featuring guest            artists Alvaro Asturias and Xochitl Palomera in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion lobby.

+  Tours of our oldest theater, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, every 30 minutes beginning at     11:00 a.m. Last tour leaves at 1:30 p.m.

Visit the Grand Ave Arts: All Access website for a full rundown of activities for the day, and be sure to grab your friends and family to take in all the amazing things happening in the heart of Los Angeles’ cultural scene!

Dia De Los Muertos on the Plaza

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We can hardly believe that it’s officially November!  That means we’re just about a month away from our big 50th Anniversary Celebrations, and we’re less than a week from opening night of BalletBoyz on November 7th!  It also means that today registrations opens today for our annual Holiday Ukulele Orchestra – That’s right, sign up and get ready to play all your holiday favorites on your uke!

But perhaps the main attraction of the moment is the holiday of the day – Dia De Los Muertos!  Our friends from Lore Productions have installed a series of glorious alters and pavement art on our plaza for a stunning display, perfect for the occasion.  Head over to take a look and then stroll into Grand Park for all kinds of Dia De Los Muertos festivities including face-painting, food, great bands, live dance performances and more community-made alters!

The fun starts at 3pm.  See ya there!  Oh, and Happy November LA!

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