Los Angeles Events Calendar
2:00–4:00pm
Workshops/Classes
iambic lab 2026: WORKING TITLE
The Independent Shakespeare Company Studio
Put yourself right in the middle of the creative process. During this year’s iambic lab, we’re going deep on three works-in-progress, all springing from the imagination of Indie Shakes ensemble members.Each project receives funded rehearsal hours, and will be shown…
2:00–4:00pm
Theater
Death of a Salesman
Pulitzer Prize winning Death of a Salesman is a poignant exploration of the American Dream and its unraveling. The play follows aging salesman Willy Loman as he grapples with disappointment, disillusionment, and the growing gap between his dreams and reality…
2:00–4:00pm
Poetry
POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: The June Jordan Experience
Mixing words, music, and movement, POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: THE JUNE JORDAN EXPERIENCE launches our 35th season celebrating the noted writer known for her fierce commitment to human rights and political activism. Featuring a performance and music of world renowned…
2:00–4:00pm
Theater
Octopus’s Garden
A World Premiere Co-Production with Circle x Theatre Co. and Outside In TheatreWhen two marine biologists and a struggling composer discover that an octopus in a cephalopod lab has written the most transcendent piece of music ever heard, their worlds…
2:00–3:30pm
Theater
My Uterus, a Womb with a View
Dina digs deep into her pelvic cavity to explore what the Uterus really is, what it means to own one, and probe and examine how it continues to get screwed over again and again by those who have no business…
3:00–4:30pm
Music
Cirque Kalabanté
Inspired by daily life in Guinea, West Africa, Yamoussa Bangoura created an Afrique en Cirque experience that vibrates with energy, strength, and agility. The acrobats of Cirque Kalabanté defy gravity and are accompanied by the sounds of live kora, percussion…
3:00–5:00pm
Opera
Turnadot
Puccini’s final masterpiece gets the full POP treatment in this stunning new production of Turandot, set in a magical world of ice and snow—frozen, like the heart of its title character. Featuring real-life husband and wife 2024 Richard Tucker Award-winning…
4:00–6:00pm
Theater
Uncle Vanya
City Garage @ Bergamot Station Arts Center
Acclaimed playwright Neil LaBute brings a fresh edge to Chekhov’s tragicomic masterpiece about disillusionment, unrequited love, frustrated passion, and the search for meaning. Set in a rural estate at the end of the 19th century, the lives of Vanya, his…
All Day
Visual Arts
Craft Contemporary Museum Admissions
Located on Los Angeles’ historic Miracle Mile since 1965, Craft Contemporary reveals the potential of craft to educate, captivate, provoke, and empower.CHECK OUT THEIR CURRENT EXHIBITIONS HERE:tierra (May 31 - October 25)It names what is beneath, what is held, what…
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Visual Arts
Material Curiosity by Design: Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman with Porfirio Gutiérrez, Joli Ngo, and Vince Skelly
Material Curiosity by Design: Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman with Porfirio Gutiérrez, Jolie Ngo, and Vince Skelly features the vibrant designs of Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman in dialogue with works by contemporary artists Porfirio Gutiérrez, Jolie Ngo, and Vince Skelly. Showcasing…
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Visual Arts | Exhibit
Material Prophecies: Craft as Divination
Material Prophecies: Craft as Divination brings together seven artists who turn to craft to divine memory, enact ritual, and seek knowledge of the future. Working with earth, fiber, metal, cyanotype, terracotta, and film, they carry ways of understanding the world…
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Visual Arts
Wende Museum - General Admission
Check out a list of these exhibitions below:Counter/Surveillance: Control, Privacy, AgencyThe exhibition Counter/Surveillance traces the historical roots of such surveillance devices and methods, and the Cold War dynamics that shaped and spread them. It explores the precursors of current biometric…