Free Fun in LA - July 2013

This month, in addition to all the great outdoor movies, summer concerts and festivals that come with summer, we have the glory and excitement of fireworks shows and other 4th of July events to to celebrate Independence Day.   Keep having fun under the sun!

FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS

7/4:  Gleaming at Twilight (evening program leading up to fireworks show), 6pm-8pm, California African American Museum in Exposition Park, More info

7/4: Mr. and Ms. Muscle Beach (bodybuilding, fitness and swimsuit competitions), 9am-6pm, Venice Beach in Venice, More info

7/4: Westchester July 4^th Annual Parade, 11am, Westchester Park to Loyola Marymount University, More info

7/4: Marina del Rey 4^th of July Fireworks, 9pm, Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey, More info

7/4: Venice Canals 4^th of July Downwind Regatta, Venice Canals in Venice, More info

7/4: 4^th of July Block Party, 3pm, Grand Park In Downtown LA, More info

7/4:  Country Fair, 10am-4pm, City Hall Park in Brea, More info
 

FILM AND CINEMA

7/2 (Tues):  The Philadelphia Story with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, 1:30 p.m., Skirball Cultural Center, More info

Also, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest screening and discussion with documentary filmmaker ElainaArcher, Ocean Park Branch in Santa Monica, More info

7/5 (Fri): Escape from Planet Earth outdoor screening, 8pm, Granada Beach in Long Beach, More info

Also, Smoke Signals outdoor screening, 8pm, University of Redlands, More info

**BLOG PICK!!  7/8 (Mon): Preview screening of The Hunt with Mads Mikkelsen, The Ray Stark Family Theatre at USC School of Cinematic Arts in Downtown LA, free but reservations required, More info
 
Also, The Wedding Singer screening, 8pm, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, More info

7/9 (Tues):  Goonies outdoor screening, 8pm, Granada Beach in Long Beach, More info

Also, The Shop Around the Corner with Jimmy Stewart, 1:30 p.m., Skirball Cultural Center, More info

 

7/10 (Wed):  Grease outdoor screening, 8pm, Granada Beach in Long Beach, More info

7/12 (Fri):  Rise of the Guardians outdoor screening, 8pm, City Hall Park in Brea, More info

7/13 (Sat):  Despicable Me outdoor screening, 8pm, Granada Beach in Long Beach, More info

Also, Annie outdoor screening, 7pm, Valley Cultural Center at Warner Center Park in Woodland Hills, More info

  

7/14 (Sun):  Yankee Doodle Dandy screening starring James Cagney, 11am, Hammer Museum in Westwood, More info

7/15 (Mon):  Buena Vista Social Club screening, 8pm, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, More info

7/19: (Fri):  Finding Nemo outdoor screening, 8pm, City Hall Park in Brea, More info

7/20 (Sat):  Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away outdoor screening, 7pm, Valley Cultural Center at Warner Center Park in Woodland Hills, More info

7/22 (Mon):  The Lion King screening, 8pm, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, More info

7/23 (Tues):  Harry Potter outdoor screening, 8pm, Granada Beach in Long Beach, More info

Also, Open Projector Night (indie short film showcase), Hammer Museum in Westwood, More info

 
7/24 (Wed): Top Gun outdoor screening, 8pm, Granada Beach in Long Beach, More info

7/26 (Fri):  Wreck-It Ralph outdoor screening, 8pm, City Hall Park in Brea, More info

7/27 (Sat):  Wreck-It Ralph outdoor screening, 7pm, Valley Cultural Center at Warner Center Park in Woodland Hills, More info

7/29 (Mon):  Phantom of the Opera screening, 8pm, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, More info

7/30 (Tues):  Jack the Giant Slayer outdoor screening, 8pm, Granada Beach in Long Beach, More info

7/31 (Wed):  Life of Pi screening, 6:30pm, Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium at the Main Library in Santa Monica, More info

VISUAL AND GRAPHIC ARTS

thru 7/6:  Ghosts and All exhibit, WWA Gallery in Culver City, More info

Ghosts and All Exhibit

thru 7/7:  PaperWorks: Let the Magic of Paper Unfold exhibit, City of Brea Art Gallery in Brea, More info

thru 7/7:  Comics! A Collision of Contemporary Values, ArtShare LA in Downtown LA, More info


7/7 (Sun): American Family Festival and Free Day, Current Exhibit: The Tsars` Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Decorative Arts under the Romanovs, 10am-4pm, Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, More info

7/9 (Tues): Free Day at Autry National Center and Art of the West Exhibit, Autry National Center, More info

thru 7/11:  Mario Canali: New Works, Downtown Art Center in Downtown LA, More info

Karen Chu: Flux exhibit

thru 7/13:  Three New Exhibits (Peter Kempson: Controlled Chaos, Patricia Doede Klowden:  Sliced,  Gary Polonsky: The Food Series Continues), TAG Gallery in Santa Monica, More info

7/18 (Thurs):  Canoga Park Art Walk, 6pm-10pm,  Owensmouth north of Sherman Way Canoga Park, More info

thru 7/27:  Karen Chu: Flux exhibit, L2kontemporary Gallery in Downtown LA, More info

7/28 (Sun):  Leimert Park Artwalk, 1pm-8pm, Leimert Park in Los Angeles, More info 

**BLOG PICK!!  7/30 (Tues):  Opening of 7^th Annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design, FIDM Museum & Galleries in Downtown LA, More info

PERFORMING ARTS

**BLOG PICK!!  7/5 (Fri) thru 7/28 (Sun):  Independent Shakespeare Company performs MacBeth in Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival, 7pm, Thursdays through Sundays thru July 28,The Old Zoo at Griffith Park in Hollywood, More info

7/6 (Sat):  Drum Downtown, 10am, Grand Park Fountain, Downtown LA, More info

7/10 (Wed):  Concert in the Park:  Symphonic Winds of the Pacific, 6:30pm, City Hall Park in Brea, More info

7/11 (Thurs):  Opera at the Shore:  Marina del Rey Summer Symphony Concert, Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey, More info

Fishtank Ensemble

Also, Out of Office Concert, 5:30-8:30pm, Grand Park, More info

7/14 (Sun):  Fishtank Ensemble in Concert, 4pm, Fowler Museum at UCLA in Westwood, More info

Also, 3rd Annual Music Festival, 11am-5pm, Robert Gumbiner Sculpture Garden at Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, More info

7/19 (Fri):  Friday Flights, 6pm-9pm, Museum Courtyard at the Getty Center in West LA, More info
 
7/20 (Sat): Billy Ocean in Concert, 7pm, Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey, More info

Billy Ocean

7/24 (Wed):  All's Well That Ends Well performed by Shakespeare by the Sea, 7pm, Garfield Park in South Pasadena, More info

7/25 (Thurs): American Influences:  Marina del Rey Summer Symphony Concert, Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey, More info

Also, The Belle Brigade concert, 8pm, Skirball Cultural Center, More info


7/27 (Sat):  National Dance Day Celebration, 10am-2pm, Grand Park in Downtown LA, More info

Also, Saturdays Off the 405 with indie-rock band Geographer, 6pm, Museum Courtyard at Getty Center in West LA, More info

7/28 (Sun):  Grand Park’s Sunday Sessions (electronic music performances), 1pm-8pm, , Grand Park Performance Lawn in Downtown LA, More info

7/31 (Wed): Concert in the Park: The Reflexx (80's New Wave Tribute Band), 6:30pm, City Hall Park in Brea, More info

OTHER

7/27 (Sat):  CAFAM Global Bazaar:  Japanese Cultural Market, 12pm-6pm, Courtyard of Craft and Folk Art Museum in Wilshire District, More info

7/27-7/28 (Sat-Sun): Annual Venice Beach Summer Fest, 10am-6pm, Venice Beach in Venice, More info

7/28 (Sun):  Old Fashioned Day in the Park, 10am-3pm, Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey, More info