Museum Free-for-All in Los Angeles
By Bill Karz • Sep 30th, 2008 • Category: culture., news., weekend.When: Oct. 4–5
Where: Various museums in Los Angeles
What: This year’s free-for-all features 23 Los Angeles museums granting free admission to all visitors. Some museums are free on both days, while others are free on either one or the other.
Scoop: For museum lovers, it doesn’t get much better than seeing the masterworks of Van Gogh, Goya, Lichtenstein and Warhol — except if it’s free. It’s a chance to catch favorites such as the Natural History Museum or the Hammer Museum without opening your wallet. For a complete list, visit www.museumsla.org.
This past weekend, LA had three great festivals take place citywide. From the Grand Avenue Festival in Downtown to the San Gennaro Feast of LA in Hollywood and the Abbot Kinney Festival in Venice, Los Angeles was humming with African drum beats, Italian performers and the sounds of the LA Philharmonic. Celebs were sighted and pounds were gain.
September 26–28
Check out this cool new promo happening at ONE Sunset every Saturday. The vibe is great, the music is European groovy and the good looking crowd is the younger version of those who frequented the ever-so-popular BARFLY (the places namesake back in the day - I know, I’m dating myself!). Check it out every Saturday and if you feel like going a little early for a nice dinner - the food is REALLY good. The Spicy Tuna over Eggplant Tempura is the chefs specialty and there’s a reason why - it’s awesome.
The LA BBQ Fest is right around the corner and I’m fired up. This is the first year and some of the city’s finest BBQ pit masters will be on hand…including my new favorite - GUS’s BBQ from Pasadena. Be sure to make a “pit stop” at that one.
Pack your sleeping bag and running shoes, the Nike+ Human Race takes place tonight at the Los Angeles Memorial coliseum. The 10k race featuring 12,000 runners starts at 8:31:08 p.m. Why the late start? LA is just one of 25 global cities hosting the event. As the final leg of the global marathon, Los Angeles will send off runners after the race to the anthems of Kanye West and Common.
28th Annual Sunset Junction Street Festival
The Naked at the Getty Scavenger Hunt (Adults Only)