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all the ways to hold this tender land Free
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | All Day | Armory Center for the Arts
This exhibition brings together four artists who explore nature, ancestral histories, memory, and healing. Engaging in lifestyles that forge connections to land, community, and the self, the artists in this exhibition use ceramics, steel, wood, film, and more-than-human life to…
Inventing America: The Comic Book Revolution
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | All Day | Skirball Cultural Center
Explore the United States in the twentieth century through the lens of the American art form: the comic book. Inventing America: The Comic Book Revolution examines how this art form became a revolutionary cultural medium, shaping national identity through distinctive stories and…
Outsiders, Outcasts, Rebels + Weirdos: Punk Culture 1976–86
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | All Day | Skirball Cultural Center
This exhibition traces the connective tissue of punk across key scenes in the United States and the United Kingdom, with a focus on New York, London, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. Opening in spring 2026 to mark the 50th anniversary…
Robert Rusell and Lisa Edelstein: A Palace in Time
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | All Day | Skirball Cultural Center
Enter an intimate and moving portrait of Jewish life through new paintings by Robert Russell and Lisa Edelstein—two Los Angeles-based artists and partners in life. The exhibition reflects on how memory lives within us all—through the objects we hold dear, the stories…
Noah's Ark
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | All Day | Skirball Cultural Center
About Noah's ArkVisit us aboard Noah’s Ark at the Skirball! This award-winning children's and family destination invites visitors of all generations to play, climb, build, make-believe, and make friends—all while exploring an eight-thousand-square-foot wooden ark filled to the rafters with…
Material Prophecies: Craft as Divination
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | All Day | Armory Center for the Arts
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…
Wende Museum - General Admission
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | All Day | The Wende Museum
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…
Craft Contemporary Museum Admissions
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | All Day | Craft Contemporary
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…
Monthly Film Festival | InFocus: Canadian Cinema
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | 2:30pm | South Park Center
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its July Monthly festival, which includes its annual InFocus: Canadian Cinema program, spotlighting independent Canadian storytellers with support from Telefilm Canada and the Québec Government Office in Los Angeles, and community partnership with its longstanding…
Waiting in the Wings
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | 7:30pm | Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
“The Wings” is a charitable home for retired actresses, women who once lived at the very center of applause and public admiration, and who must now learn how to live together when the curtain has long since fallen. Coward’s signature…
Rogue Machine’s 2026 Playwright's Roundtable Festival
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | 8:00pm | Rogue Machine at The Matrix Theatre
The Playwright's Roundtable is Rogue Machine Theatre’s incubator for bold, boundary-pushing new work. Over the course of a five-month residency, participating playwrights meet biweekly in a peer-led environment to develop original plays from the ground up."A year centered on women…
If/Then
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | 8:00pm | Zephyr Theatre
If/Then is a contemporary Broadway musical about living in New York today and all of the possibilities of tomorrow. It simultaneously follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply moving portrait of the lives that we lead, as…
Mexodus
Next Up: Saturday, July 18 | 8:00pm | Pasadena Playhouse
Mexodus – the New York Times Critic’s Pick new musical created and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson – comes straight from New York to the Playhouse stage this summer. This electrifying experience explores a hidden chapter of…
The Autry Museum of the American West - Museum Admissions Free
Next Up: Sunday, July 19 | All Day | The Autry Museum of the American West
Select exhibitions currently on display at the Autry:Miss Velma in the City of AngelsOngoingIrene Helen Jones Parks Gallery of ArtThis new installation—situated within the "Religion and Ritual" section of the ongoing Art of the West exhibition—features a custom-made dress worn…
Preoccupied LA Walking Book Club with Maurene Goo Free
Next Up: Sunday, July 19 | 11:00am | 11th Street & Alta Ave
Join The Preoccupied as we walk and discuss our July Book Club book, One & Only, with author Maurene Goo. We will meet in Santa Monica, where we will provide attendees with complimentary drinks and goodies. Then we will walk…
Treasure Island
Next Up: Sunday, July 19 | 3:30pm | Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
Robert Lewis Stevenson’s swashbuckling adventure story sails off the page and onto the wooded outdoor stage of Theatricum Botanicum. A young man’s romantic dream of pirates on the high seas becomes a harrowing reality, where he is tested at every…
Romeo and Juliet
Next Up: Sunday, July 19 | 7:30pm | Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
The Gilded Age in New York City: a moment of explosive industrial growth, staggering inequality, and rigid social division. It is within this landscape of class hatred and social imbalance that Romeo and Juliet find each other, two teenagers who…
Launching Our Creativity & Community Care Room at the Armory
Next Up: Monday, July 20 | All Day | Armory Center for the Arts
We are pleased to announce the opening of our Creativity & Community Care Room at the Armory at The Gale Kohl Center for Creativity in Old Pasadena. Co-hosted by our friends at Gale’s Restaurant, we invite you and any members…
Rooftop PopUp Series | Rooftop Yoga: Urban Escape
Next Up: Tuesday, July 21 | 6:00pm | Bendix Building
Heidi Duckler Dance presents our Rooftop PopUp Series! From July 14 – August 11th this weekly community class features different teaching artists leading a variety of movement styles on our rooftop. Curated by our Artistic Director, Raymond Ejiofor, the series…
Coriolanus Free
Next Up: Wednesday, July 22 | 7:00pm | Griffith Park - The Old Zoo
The people are rioting. The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the politicians are rising to power through fame and ego. Unapologetic and arrogant, a Roman general-turned-presidential candidate is expelled from his city for his tragic…
How High the Moon
Next Up: Friday, July 24 | 8:00pm | Theatre West
A young housewife questions her marriage, and an estranged son returns home. How High the Moon is a play about sibling conflict and family secrets during the housing boom in the San Fernando Valley.
A New Leaf
Next Up: Saturday, July 25 | 4:00pm | Vidiots
The legendary Elaine May pulls triple duty as writer, director, and star of this wonderfully wry dark comedy of greed, love, plants, and plotting murder. Walter Matthau stars as Henry Graham, a trust fund baby who’s overspent his fortune into…
Battle of the Bands
Next Up: Saturday, July 25 | 5:00pm | Inner-City Arts (The Rosenthal Theater)
Turn up the volume!Battle of the Bands is back!Get ready for an unforgettable night of live music as Los Angeles' most talented youth rock bands take the stage for Inner-City Arts' 2nd annual Battle of the Bands!Each band will perform…
Family Workshop: Dyeing with Plants with Vero Mendoza
Next Up: Sunday, July 26 | 11:00am | Craft Contemporary
Join Zapotec artist Vero Mendoza and learn ancestral techniques for preparing and dyeing textiles with natural dyes. All participants will receive a pre-treated cotton bandana to dye and take home. The workshop will also include a weaving demonstration with naturally…
MARICAR LIVE! SMOOTH AND SOULFUL JAZZ!
Next Up: Sunday, July 26 | 7:00pm | Au Lac
Maricar brings emotional depth and stylistic range to every performance. Her rich tone, control, and delivery allow for a wonderful evening.With a versatile repertoire that spans heartfelt ballads, soulful jazz, and smooth R&B, Maricar brings both emotional depth and stylistic…
Forever Flamenco: En Familia
Next Up: Sunday, July 26 | 7:00pm | The Fountain Theater
Over two hundred years of flamenco knowledge will be together on July 26 at the Fountain Theatre to concoct ‘un potaje flamenco” in concert for one performance. For each of the artists in this show, flamenco has a deep and…
Youth Creatives Showcase Free
Next Up: Thursday, July 30 | 6:00pm | Bendix Building
Youth Creatives Showcase: The Heart of LA is a youth-led rooftop artist showcase celebrating the creativity, diversity, and stories that shape Los Angeles. Hosted by Heidi Duckler Dance and curated by Youth Interns, the event brings together high school artists…
Off the Grid
Next Up: Friday, July 31 | 7:30pm | Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
Get away from the daily grind and go Off The Grid with Theatricum’s resident improv comedy troupe for an evening of laughs in beautiful Topanga Canyon.
TWO GENTLEBOTS OF VERONA
Next Up: Saturday, August 1 | 11:00am | Culver City Media Park | Burbank’s Buena Vista Branch Library
Two Gentlebots of Verona, our 50-minute adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Two Gentlemen of Verona, brings love, laughter, and invaluable life lessons to the stage. When two best friends, Val and Proteus, travel to Culver City, their bond is put…
The People of Pompeii
Next Up: Saturday, August 1 | 7:30pm | Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
Fires have come before. More will come again. And still, people stay, for love of place, for their children, for the idea of community. Bernardo Cubría’s dark and incisive new comedy, set in the aftermath of the 2025 fires in…
JAZZ | Sidney Jacobs and The Monsters
Next Up: Sunday, August 2 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Los Angeles–born vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and producer Sidney Jacobs brings a smooth, soulful blend of jazz, R&B, and contemporary groove to the stage. A member of the legendary vocal ensemble The Fisk Jubilee Singers and a solo artist on the…
Rooftop PopUp Series: Experimental w/ Nadine Olmo
Next Up: Tuesday, August 4 | 6:00pm | Bendix Building
Nadine Olmo teaches an intermediate/advanced class focused on a deep dive into the underground world of movement combining the flow of street styles with contemporary elements. Inviting artists to rediscover our connection to music through deep rooted storytelling, physical training…
The Comedy of Errors Free
Next Up: Wednesday, August 5 | 7:00pm | Griffith Park - The Old Zoo
Two small-town pals find themselves lost and fumbling through a bustling Mediterranean port city. Surrounded by a medley of languages, cultures, and unfamiliar rules, the duo stumbles through mishaps, mayhem, and mistaken identities, only to run into the last people…
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Next Up: Thursday, August 6 | 7:30pm | Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
Theatricum returns with its signature production! The most magical outdoor setting in Los Angeles becomes an enchanted forest inhabited by lovers, both fairy and human. Shakespeare conjures a world of wonder, magic, and romance, where comical misunderstandings and the pain…
DANCE | Versa-Style Street Dance Company
Next Up: Friday, August 7 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Versa-Style is a 501 C 3 non-profit organization and dance ensemble that consists of committed and conscientious artists representing the diversity and beautiful complexity of Los Angeles. Founded in 2005 by Los Angeles natives and co-artistic directors Jackie Lopez aka…
JAZZ | Carey Frank Organ Trio
Next Up: Sunday, August 9 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Few instruments summon the soul of jazz quite like the Hammond B3 organ—and few players capture its warmth and groove like Carey Frank. A sought-after keyboardist, composer, and arranger, Frank has performed with a wide range of artists including Tedeschi…
FILM | Battleship Potemkin + George Sarah
Next Up: Friday, August 14 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Join us for a powerful screening of Sergei Eisenstein’s groundbreaking silent film Battleship Potemkin, now re-imagined through a live score composed by George Sarah. Known for bridging electronic, classical and chamber music traditions, Sarah brings his unique sonic voice to…
Monthly Film Festival | InFocus: International Animation
Next Up: Saturday, August 15 | 3:00pm | South Park Center
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its August Monthly festival, which includes its annual InFocus: International Animation program and featuring a special block of our InFocus: US Animation. This festival also includes the Los Angeles Premiere of The Only Way Out…
A Chorus Lineage: Muppet Edition
Next Up: Sunday, August 16 | 3:00pm | Lineage Performing Arts Center
An intergenerational performance in music, dance, and story, looking at the journey that is taken when exploring the performing arts. All proceeds go towards supporting our Dance for Joy program.Featuring Lineage's Dance for Joy students, teenagers, professional performers, and community…
MUSIC | Absolute Focus + Chris Votek
Next Up: Sunday, August 16 | 4:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Cellist Chris Votek joins Absolute Focus — the celebrated husband-and-wife duo of Santoor virtuoso Kamaljeet Ahluwalia and tabla master Jas Ahluwalia — for an evening of traditional Hindustani raga, on Saturday, August 16, 2026, 4:00 PM, at Sierra Madre Playhouse…
Pericles
Next Up: Thursday, August 20 | 7:30pm | Boston Court Pasadena
Lost at sea, found by fate.When Prince Pericles uncovers a deadly royal secret, he flees for his life—only to be cast into a world of storms, shipwrecks, riddles, and loss. Told by people escaping a storm, this re-conceptualization of Shakespeare’s…
Green Corridors by Natalka Vorozhbyt
Next Up: Friday, August 21 | 8:00pm | City Garage @ Bergamot Station Arts Center
Staging Your Grand Exit: A Day of Death, Art & Legacy
Next Up: Saturday, August 22 | 10:00am | Lineage Performing Arts Center
The Lineage Performing Arts Center is a place for unique artistic connections, inspiration, education and powerful experiences. Join Lineage for a one-day exploration of death, grief, legacy, creativity, and end-of-life planning. Through performances, workshops, stories, conversations, and practical tools, participants…
Preoccupied LA August Walking Book Club with Amy DuBois Barnett Free
Next Up: Saturday, August 22 | 11:00am | 11th Street & Alta Ave
Join The Preoccupied as we walk and discuss our August Book Club book, If I Ruled The World, with author Amy DuBois Barnett . We will meet in Santa Monica, where we will provide attendees with complimentary drinks and goodies…
MUSIC | New Music Game Night!
Next Up: Saturday, August 22 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Brightwork Ensemble teams up with People Inside Electronics for a fun-filled evening of game-inspired new music. Audience participation is allowed and encouraged. From Cristina Lord’s choose-your-own-adventure piece based on Kafka’s Metamorphosis to Isaac Schankler’s polyrhythm game, The Six-Body Problem, there…
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Next Up: Sunday, August 23 | 2:00pm | A Noise Within
As part of our commitment to presenting August Wilson’s work, we bring you our seventh production of his American Century Cycle: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, directed by Gregg T. Daniel. Set in a Chicago recording studio in 1927, August Wilson’s…
MUSIC | Aperture Duo
Next Up: Sunday, August 23 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Violinist Adrianne Pope and violist Linnea Powell joined forces in Los Angeles in 2015 to create Aperture Duo, a chamber ensemble dedicated to exploring the full expressive potential of the violin-and-viola pairing. Deeply rooted in both tradition and innovation, the…
¡ORDENA! Burbank Free
Next Up: Friday, August 28 | 6:00pm | 3310 Magnolia Blvd 91505
The last Friday of every month, Magnolia Park comes alive with a vibrant street festival featuring food trucks, late night shopping, live bands, and local musicians who fill the neighborhood with energy and atmosphere from 6:00–9:00 PM.As part of the festivities, Heidi Duckler Dance presents ¡ORDENA! Burbank, an interactive performance…
MUSIC | Babatunde HipHopera
Next Up: Friday, August 28 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Baritone vocalist Babatunde Akinboboye brings a high-energy and genre-defying performance that fuses the power of classical opera with the rhythm and attitude of hip-hop. With a voice deeply grounded in operatic tradition and a performance style rooted in contemporary culture…
DANCE | The Dancing Storytellers - Indian Mythology and Me
Next Up: Saturday, August 29 | 11:00am | Sierra Madre Playhouse
The Dancing Storytellers bring Indian myths to life through a vivid blend of classical South Asian dance, folk movement, theater, rhythm, and playful audience engagement. Their performance, Indian Mythology and Me, weaves together three unforgettable stories—Bheema’s meeting with Hanuman, the…
Winter's Bench
Next Up: Saturday, August 29 | 8:00pm | 24th STreet Theatre
Can trees talk?In Olivier-Award-winning playwright Mike Kenny’s world premiere, Winter’s Bench, an old woman believes they can. She has returned, after many years, to a dilapidated, abandoned park where all the trees are logged but one. It’s ancient. And she is certain it…
MUSIC | AANMI: Echoes of Home
Next Up: Sunday, August 30 | 4:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Echoes of Home brings together new works exploring the places, people, and memories that shape our sense of belonging. While the project began as an invitation for Asian American composers to reflect on growing up within Los Angeles' vibrant Asian American…
A Case for the Existence of God
Next Up: Sunday, August 30 | 5:00pm | Rogue Machine at The Matrix Theatre
Rogue Machine has a longstanding relationship with the work of Samuel D. Hunter, having previously produced the West Coast premieres of A Bright New Boise, A Permanent Image, and Pocatello, as well as the Southern California premiere of A Great…
Broadway Gamble Ramble 2026
Next Up: Thursday, September 3 | 7:00pm | The Gamble House
In this interactive experience, guests will journey through the house in small groups, encountering a curated series of live performances that weave together dance, theatre, and narrative. Along the way, you’ll be invited to reflect not only on the evolution…
Under The Oaks
Next Up: Thursday, September 3 | 7:30pm | Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum
Spend those balmy summer nights enjoying unique entertainments Under the Oaks. Theatricum’s ongoing special performance series takes place Thursday evenings in September.Currents: Composers in ConcertSeptember 3rd @ 7:30pm PSTBeer! A New MusicalSeptember 10th @ 7:30pm PSTThe Voice of Dr. KingSeptember…
MUSIC | Yu&I Duo
Next Up: Friday, September 4 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Violinist YuEun Gemma Kim and guitarist Ines Thomé come together as Yu&I Duo, a chamber ensemble rooted in global cultures and elevated by refined artistry. Kim, from South Korea, and Thomé, from Germany, met while studying in Los Angeles and…
MUSIC | Suman Laha, Anand Vemuri, and Jyoti Prakas - Samyōga
Next Up: Saturday, September 5 | 4:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Samyōga - from the Sanskrit samyoga (संयोग), meaning "coming together"—is an afternoon of Hindustani classical music, the living classical tradition of North India. At its heart lies the rāga: a melodic personality; a constellation of notes shaped by characteristic movements…
JAZZ | Brandon Coleman Ensemble
Next Up: Sunday, September 6 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Keyboardist, composer, producer, and Brainfeeder artist Brandon Coleman is one of Los Angeles’ most distinctive musical voices. Drawing from jazz, gospel, funk, soul, and cinematic soundscapes, Coleman brings an immersive live experience featuring original music alongside inspired reinterpretations of modern…
The Visit
Next Up: Wednesday, September 9 | 7:30pm | Pasadena Playhouse
A DESPERATE TOWN. A DETERMINED WOMAN. AN IMPOSSIBLE OFFER. When the richest woman in the world returns to her struggling hometown, she’s ready and willing to rescue it from ruin… on one condition. In this haunting, twisted, and truly grotesque comedy…
MUSIC | TESSERAE BAROQUE: THE TRIO SONATA
Next Up: Friday, September 11 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
One of the defining features of the new Baroque style was the so-called “trio sonata ideal.” In this, musical texture became stratified between a bass and two upper parts. This represented a shift from the equal polyphonic textures of the…
FILM | Hola Frida!
Next Up: Saturday, September 12 | 4:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
An animated biographical film inspired by the childhood of Frida Kahlo, Hola Frida follows a vibrant young girl in Coyoacán, Mexico, whose world is suddenly challenged by illness and physical limitation. This tender yet bold narrative traces how she uses…
Vieness Piano Duo
Next Up: Saturday, September 12 | 8:00pm | Boston Court Pasadena
International prize-winning pianists and husband-and-wife piano four-hands duo Vijay Venkatesh and Eva Schaumkell embark on an evening of poetic storytelling and dazzling musical chemistry. Renowned for their remarkable synchronicity and expressive depth, the married virtuosos will perform timeless masterworks for…
DANCE | Sandhi ft. Rukhmani Mehta
Next Up: Sunday, September 13 | 4:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Sandhi — in Sanskrit, a charged threshold, a meeting point between states — is Rukhmani Mehta's personal exploration of the traditional Kathak solo as an opening or gateway, performed with acclaimed musical artists Jayanta Banerjee on sitar and Salar Nader…
Dayren Santamaria and Made in Cuba
Next Up: Thursday, September 17 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
A versatile and sought-after artist in her own right, Dayren Santamaria is also part of the dynamic ensemble, Dayren Santamaria & Made in Cuba, featuring some of the city’s most accomplished musicians. Join her and her spectacular band for an…
Philip Graulty and Dimitris Mahlis
Next Up: Saturday, September 19 | 8:00pm | Boston Court Pasadena
Join us for The Longing String, a meditative concert exploring the deep musical kinship between the oud and the classical guitar. LA-based musicians Dimitris Mahlis and Philip Graulty bring their artistry and friendship to the stage, blending the oud’s haunting…
Kaiju
Next Up: Tuesday, September 22 | 8:00pm | The Road Theatre Company
Two 250-foot-tall monsters debate the morality of the destruction they just caused. A group of human theatergoers argues after a play they just watched. Destruction becomes a means of conversation and conversation becomes a means of destruction in this satire…
MUSIC | Pakaraguian Kulintang
Next Up: Saturday, September 26 | 11:00am | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Based in Los Angeles, Pakaraguian Kulintang Ensemble (PKE) is dedicated to performing, preserving, and sharing the gong-chime music and dance traditions of the southern Philippines. Centered on the mesmerizing sound of the kulintang—a row of tuned, knobbed gongs—the ensemble creates…
MUSIC | Midterms: This Will Hurt Someone from Brightwork newmusic
Next Up: Saturday, September 26 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Well… it’s that time again. Time to choose between the lesser of two evils, mostly. In this uber divisive time, let’s all come together to enjoy an evening of mostly politically inspired music. All are welcome no matter your political…
Seffarine
Next Up: Thursday, October 8 | 8:00pm | Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz
🇺🇸 Seffarine takes its name from the ancient metalworking square in Fez, Morocco, famous for the rhythmic sound of blacksmiths’ hammers and where Lamiae Naki’s family has long been known as master craftsmen.Blending Arabic, Andalusian, West African, flamenco, and Persian…
Ghost Songs
Next Up: Saturday, October 17 | 7:30pm | The Independent Shakespeare Company Studio
In 1648, as England is banning theater performances and tearing down playhouses, a confiscated trunk of playhouse “scrap” arrives at a Puritan household. Inside are banned play manuscripts—Shakespeare, Marlowe, and lost works—destined to be used as toilet paper. A sheltered…
Ghost Light: A Haunted Evening of Music, Movement, and Stories
Next Up: Friday, October 23 | 7:00pm | Lineage Performing Arts Center
Perfect for families, theater lovers, and anyone who enjoys a good ghost story, Ghost Light is more whimsical than frightening, offering just the right amount of Halloween magic for audiences of all ages. Featuring Lineage’s signature fusion of expressive dance…
Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra
Next Up: Friday, October 23 | 8:00pm | Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz
🇺🇸 The Los Angeles Virtuosi Orchestra (LAV) is an orchestra of professional musicians dedicated to the advocacy and support of music education. Founded in 2013 as a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, the ensemble was formed on the core belief that…
No(w) Beauty
Next Up: Thursday, October 29 | 8:00pm | Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz
🇺🇸 Recognized as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary jazz, NO(w) Beauty is a French-American quartet co-led by four of the most acclaimed musicians on today’s scene (Hermon Mehari • Trumpet / Enzo Carniel • Piano / Damien…
Mariachi Tierra Mia
Next Up: Sunday, November 1 | 6:00pm | Boston Court Pasadena
Come celebrate Día de los Muertos with the amazing mariachi music of Mariachi Tierra Mia! Back by popular demand, Mariachi Tierra Mia returns to Boston Court for a special concert that celebrates the music and Día de los Muertos in…
Passing Strange
Next Up: Wednesday, November 4 | 7:30pm | Pasadena Playhouse
A YOUNG REBEL. A WILD RIDE. A STORY THAT ROCKS.A young artist is searching for the real but he can’t seem to find it at home in South Central LA. He sets out on a cross-continental journey of self-discovery full…
seul tout
Next Up: Thursday, November 5 | 8:00pm | Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz
🇺🇸 Where did it all go wrong? Jérémy Charbonnel shares the struggles of a single dad fighting not to end up like his own father… but that’s only part of the story.In this honest and heartfelt stand-up show, Jérémy searches…
Competing Cosmologies: Interpreting the Sky
Next Up: Sunday, November 8 | 10:00am | The Wende Museum
The exhibition, co-curated by the Wende’s Curatorial Department and NASA historian Lois Rosson, explores the ways in which new discoveries in space exploration during and after the Cold War have inspired visual artists on a global scale. The exhibition shows…
JAZZ | Marlonius Jazz Orchestra and Mara Kaye: Billie Holiday and The Blues
Next Up: Sunday, November 8 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Brooklyn’s very own irresistible vocal force, Mara Kaye and virtuosic bassist/composer Marlonius present imaginative arrangements of iconic Billie Holiday classics and deep blues cuts with the sonically vibrant Marlonius Jazz Orchestra!This momentous phenomenon of musical fusion sheds new light onto…
Just Jazz Foundation: John Escreet
Next Up: Thursday, November 12 | 8:00pm | Boston Court Pasadena
Over the course of his career, John Escreet has earned a reputation as one of the most active and widely-celebrated pianist/composers working in jazz and improvised music. Join us for a hot evening of his incredible, piano-forward jazz stylings.
FILM | Faust
Next Up: Friday, November 13 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
One of the towering achievements of silent cinema, Faust (1926) is director F.W. Murnau’s visionary adaptation of Goethe’s classic tale of ambition, temptation, and redemption. Combining the grandeur of German Expressionism with a deeply human story, the film follows the…
Monterey Piano Trio
Next Up: Saturday, November 14 | 8:00pm | Boston Court Pasadena
Monterey Piano Trio – Connie Kim-Sheng Fried (piano), Strauss Shi (violin), and Ben Fried (cello) – perform works that exemplify the best of the chamber music genre, combining technical brilliance and profound emotional depth. Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio remains a grand…
AUTHOR | Camille Hernandez
Next Up: Sunday, November 15 | 4:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Poet, performer, and educator Camille Hernandez presents an immersive reimagining of her celebrated chapbook Motherlands—now transformed into a choreopoem that merges movement, rhythm, and language into living performance. Rather than reciting from behind a podium, Hernandez animates her poetry through…
Munyungo Jackson
Next Up: Thursday, November 19 | 8:00pm | Boston Court Pasadena
World-renowned percussionist, composer, arranger, producer, author, and four-time Grammy winner Munyungo Jackson brings “Jungle Jazz”– a mixture of African, Latin, and Caribbean grooves complemented by Munyungo’s American jazz roots–to the stage. With over 1,200 instruments in his arsenal, and years…
French Animation Fest
Next Up: Thursday, November 19 | 8:00pm | Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz
🇺🇸 With Animation Fest, TRK showcases French animation’s unlimited expressive potential that not even the magic of special effects can provide, as audiences are taken on a journey into real and imagined worlds far from the here and now.Animation Fest…
AUTHOR | The Angel and the City: Dana Gioia
Next Up: Friday, November 20 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Former California Poet Laureate Dana Gioia curates an evening celebrating the voices that define Los Angeles poetry today. The Angel and the City brings together a constellation of writers whose work captures the spirit, contradictions, and radiance of Southern California…
JAZZ | Chris Wabich Trio
Next Up: Saturday, November 21 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Los Angeles percussionist Chris Wabich brings a bold, shape-shifting approach to rhythm that defies easy categorization. Known for his versatility across jazz, world music, fusion, and experimental traditions, he has toured internationally, recorded with artists from Leonard Cohen to Mamak…
MUSIC | YuEun Gemma Kim – Violin Recital
Next Up: Sunday, November 22 | 4:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Virtuoso violinist YuEun Gemma Kim returns to Sierra Madre Playhouse for an evening of artistry, elegance, and expressive range. Known for her luminous tone and adventurous repertoire, Kim has performed on stages across North America, Europe, and Asia—earning acclaim for…
Delirium Musicum
Next Up: Saturday, December 5 | 7:30pm | Théâtre Raymond Kabbaz
🇺🇸 Celebrate the holiday season with Delirium Musicum, the self-conducted chamber orchestra that brings L.A.'s vibrant energy to every performance. Led by violinist and Artistic Director Etienne Gara, this special holiday concert blends festive favorites with dazzling artistry and fresh…
THEATRE | A Christmas Carol
Next Up: Saturday, December 12 | 11:00am | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Adapted from the beloved novella by Charles Dickens, Will & Company’s A Christmas Carol delivers a warm, non-denominational holiday experience centered on themes of generosity, transformation, and community. In this lively and interactive production, children and adults alike are drawn…
Amanda McBroom: Such Good Friends
Next Up: Saturday, December 12 | 8:00pm | Boston Court Pasadena
Singer/songwriter Amanda McBroom (Golden Globe-winning writer of Bette Midler’s worldwide hit, “The Rose”) returns to Boston Court to honor some of the greatest contemporary female songwriters of our time. With her multi-talented collaborators, music director Michele Brourman and bassist Larry…
JAZZ | Gregg Karukas Holiday Jazz
Next Up: Sunday, December 13 | 8:00pm | Sierra Madre Playhouse
Celebrate the season with Grammy-winning pianist and composer Gregg Karukas, whose soulful touch and joyful spirit have made him one of contemporary jazz’s most beloved artists. Known for his warm melodies and impeccable groove, Karukas has performed with luminaries such…
After the Fire: The Art of Resilience
Next Up: Thursday, January 7 | 3:00pm | Lineage Performing Arts Center
A multidisciplinary performance exploring the capacity to heal, create, and rise — together. Blending Lineage’s signature fusion of dance, live music, and storytelling, After the Fire transforms personal experiences into a shared artistic journey. This is not a story about tragedy…
Little Shop of Horrors
Next Up: Thursday, January 28 | 7:00pm | Lineage Performing Arts Center
We close the season with Little Shop of Horrors—a quirky and heartfelt sci-fi musical about a timid florist’s assistant and the plant that changes everything. In true Lineage style, dance will breathe a new life into this classic story…
30 Below: Stories That Connect Us
Next Up: Friday, February 26 | 7:00pm | Lineage Performing Arts Center
A powerful, intimate look at the lives of young people finding their way.Drawn from real interviews and lived experiences, the show offers an unfiltered, deeply human portrait of mental health across the lifespan. The work is not solely about struggle…
Tick, Tick . . . Boom!
Next Up: Friday, May 14 | 7:00pm | Lineage Performing Arts Center
For Lineage, this production is both a celebration and a homecoming. Our 2017 production of Tick, Tick… Boom! helped launch our journey into producing musical theater, and nearly a decade later we return to the work as we honor the…