This is one of those weekends for us culture vultures where the stars align. But the issue is we must make hard choices. Partaking in one means missing another. If only we could clone ourselves.
The following are but a few of the events on my radar for the weekend.
Ballet
Eifman Ballet of St. Petersberg at Segerstrom. The best mix imaginable of classical ballet and modern ballet.
American Contemporary Ballet in Downtown LA. Intimate setting, live music, an insightful show featuring the choreography from the 1800’s, fabulous views. A real community event.
Art
Moholy-Nagy exhibit at LACMA. It ends Sunday!
53rd annual Newport Beach Art Exhibition. 150 artists!
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association’s 3rd Annual Dinner Party & Miniature Auction Fundraiser.
Artists of Mexico opening reception at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts.
Lush: Landscape architecture opening at MAK Center (Schindler House).
Spectrum-Gestalt opening reception at bG Art Gallery (Bergamot Station).
Joe Ray opening reception at Diane Rosenstein Fine Art.
Classical Music
Corona Del Mar Baroque Music Festival. Rarely is this period covered in the local chamber music scene.
Classical guitar recital at Chapman. Free!
Los Angeles Doctors Symphony. A doctor will be in the house.
Jazz
Django Reinhardt Festival at Theatre Raymond Kabbaz. FINALLY, LA has a gypsy jazz event!
Elizabeth Lamers at Bacchus. She’s a real Great American Songbird. Free!
Wolfgang Schalk at LACMA. He’s got the John Scofield thing going on. Free! But get there early.
Orange County Ragtime Society. Yes, it is a thing.
Pop, Americana and Retro Music
The nice thing about summer are the number of free outdoor concerts.
Fete De La Musique in Laguna Beach. Innumerable outdoor live music acts throughout the city.
Cypress Summer Concert on the Green.
Rolling Stones Tribute Band at the OC Marketplace.
Life Could be a Dream. Jukebox musical at the Stage Door Theater. Not free, but I hear it is worth it.
Food, Drink, Misc.
OC Night Market. Wildly popular. There must be a reason.
Classic Volkswagen Show at the OC Fairgrounds. Who does not like the old Beetles, Karmann Ghias and the two-toned vans? I’ll tell you who: Mean people.