PLANNING YOUR DAY
Explore the incredible arts and cultural institutions along Grand Avenue on October 21. Events take place from 11am - 4pm and are free and open to the public, rain or shine.
The Broad
11am - 5pm
Family Weekend Workshop: Make Your Mark!
East West Bank Plaza
Take a photo of yourself to transform into an Andy Warhol-style portrait or draw inspiration from Julie Mehretu using maps of Los Angeles as your canvas. Be sure to visit The Broad’s third-floor galleries to see artworks by these groundbreaking artists.
Both Warhol and Mehretu convey personal messages about the world surrounding them through mark-making, color, and photo manipulation. While Warhol’s works often used portraits or popular products to talk about American culture and consumerism, Mehretu uses pictures and drawings layered atop images of cities to describe movement and emotion.
1pm
Choir Performance
Colburn’s Concert Choir gives a pop-up performance on East West Bank Plaza, led by Adrian Dunn
Center Theatre Group
11am – 4pm
Create with Center Theatre Group
Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center/In front of the Mark Taper Forum
Center Theatre Group (CTG) creates an extraordinary connection between artists and audiences with a 50-year tradition of using the art of theatre to broaden horizons and illuminate new perspectives. CTG’s Education and Community Partnership teaching artists Estela Garcia and Tara Ricasa will offer workshops that connect theatre production elements, puppets, and storytelling.
The Colburn School
11am – 4 pm
Instrument Petting Zoo
Always wanted to play the trumpet, try a flute, or learn the saxophone? Stop by our instrument petting zoo to try an instrument of your choice and get expert advice on getting started in music.
11am – 4 pm
Step Into Dance
Get an up-close look at the shoes that make dance possible, including pointe, tap, and jazz shoes. Selected shoes will be available to try on along with dance costumes for boys and girls of all ages. Take your photo at the step and repeat and pose with a dancer in full costume between 1 and 4pm.
11am - 11:50am
Open Sing
Do you like singing in the shower? Then you’ll love singing in a choir! Take your skills to the next level: Colburn’s Choir Director Adrian Dunn leads an open sing workshop for vocalists of all ages.
12pm - 1pm
Student Performances
Featuring Colburn’s tap ensemble, strings, and more.
Dance Class Sneak Peek
12:30, 2, and 3pm
Watch dance classes in progress, guided by a Colburn tour guide.
1 pm - 1:50pm
Conduct Us
Become the maestro for a chamber orchestra, no tuxedo required. Learn what it’s like to conduct an ensemble. Maxim Eshkenazy, director of Orchestras for Colburn’s Community School of Performing Arts, will lead you through the steps. Open to all ages and no experience necessary—just bring yourself, and we’ll provide the baton.
2pm -3:30 pm
Student Performances
Featuring the Colburn Concert Choir, violinists, cellists, and more.
Creative Dance Sample Class
2:15pm and 2:45pm
Children ages 4 to 8 are invited to take a 15-minute Creative Dance class. Guided by a teacher with live percussion accompaniment, children will experiment with movement, improvise, and demonstrate their creativity in a supportive, joyful environment.
Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID)
11 am - 4 pm
Omni ARt Experience
Omni Hotel Plaza on Grand Avenue
The Omni ARt Experience from the Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID) will be a family-friendly, art-centric augmented reality (AR) art experience hosted on the Omni Hotel Plaza. This initiative will feature engaging original AR art activations along with refreshing snacks and beverages provided by the DCBID and the Omni Hotel. Think of this as a gateway to continue exploring more experiences along Grand Avenue with Grand Performances right nearby and the L.A. Central Library right down the street!
Grand Performances
11am – 4pm
From Backyards to Discotheques: The Evolution of Los Angeles DJ Culture
From Backyards to Discotheques will first feature a panel comprised of avant-garde DJs and promoters who thrived in the early 80s, followed by live DJ vinyl sets from pioneers of LA's DJ subculture and live performances from guest artists.
Curated by Pablo Aguilar and Jack Monforte in conjunction with Grand Performances, the event will also feature Pablo Aguilar's "Lookout Weekend" 1984-1988 flier book preview and period correct sound & lighting art installation. Get your photograph taken with #flowersonyourhead, an interactive art pop-up by Mud Baron.
DJ Set: 10-11am - Willy “GUILTY” Reyes
Panel: 11:10am-12:10pm – DJ speaker panel w/ moderator Gerard Meraz
DJ Set: 12:10pm-12:55pm - Domingo Encinas
DJ Set: 12:55-1:40pm - Sandy “PLAYGIRL MUSIQUE” Gonzales
DJ Set: 1:40– 2:15pm - Tony G Gonzales
Performance: 2:15–3:00pm - Mellow Man Ace/ Rodney O’
DJ Set: 3:00-4:00pm - Jack Monforte
Gloria Molina Grand Park
11am - 4pm
Sugar Skull Decorating
Decorate your own delicious sugar skull; visit Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Downtown Día de Los Muertos @grandparkla.org for more information.
11am - 4pm
Mini Altars
Customize and embellish your own mini cardboard altar that you can take home and add a photo of a loved one. Hosted by The Music Center Teaching Artist Maria Elena Cruz. Visit Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Downtown Día de Los Muertos @grandparkla.org.
Performances will also take place throughout the day. Check back for more details on the following:
Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Downtown Día de Los Muertos: Celebrate Día de Los Muertos with performances from Grupo Folklorico Huitzillin in Gloria Molina Grand Park and on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center, with a special procession to and dance workshop on the Plaza.
Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles: Performances from Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles in Gloria Molina Grand Park and on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center.
Los Angeles Master Chorale
11am – 4pm
Meet the Master Chorale
Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center
Learn more about Los Angeles Master Chorale! Spin the wheel to earn prizes like concert tickets, swag, and sweet treats while checking out video concert performances of the Master Chorale at The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. See you there!
LA Opera
12:30pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, and 3:30pm
Behind the Scenes Talks
Learn how an opera production comes together. Hear about the process, from building a set and rehearsals, to backstage management involved in bringing an opera to life, and get a sneak peak of the Barber of Seville set.
11:30am and 1pm
Opera Recital
Enjoy a live recital of some of opera's greatest hits, plus highlights from this season's upcoming productions. Performances are held inside The Music Center’s elegant Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, previously home to the Academy Awards.
11am – 4pm
Arts and Crafts
Get ready for our magical opera The Last Dream of Frida and Diego (El último sueño de Frida y Diego) with Frida Kahlo-inspired arts and crafts!
LA Phil
11am – 4pm
LA Phil Store Sidewalk Sale
Outside the LA Phil Store on Grand Ave.
Stock up on LA Phil goodies!
1 – 3pm
Violin 101
Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center
Learn about the different parts of the violin and then create your own out of household materials.
1:15 – 1:40pm
Brass Connection
Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center
Join a few of our YOLA Teaching Artists for a Music of the Americas program.
2 – 2:30pm
YOLA Alumni String Quartet
Stern Grand Hall at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
2 – 4pm
Modeling Sound, Sculpting Harmony
BP Hall at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Celebrate the Walt Disney Concert Hall’s 20th anniversary by viewing six architectural models of the concert hall at various stages of its design.
Los Angeles Public Library
11am - 12pm
2 - 3pm
Art and Architecture Tour
Enjoy the art and architecture of the 1926 Bertram Goodhue Building and the 1993 Tom Bradley Wing. Meet in front of The Library Store.
11am - 12pm
Ukulele Class for Beginners
Adults and teens can learn the basics of how to play songs on the ukulele. Participation is limited to the first 20 attendees.
12:30 - 1:30pm
Maguire Garden Tour
Learn about the art, architecture and history of Central Library’s exterior and the surrounding Maguire Gardens. Meet in front of The Library Store.
2 - 3pm
Decorate Your Own Sugar Skull
Decorate sugar skulls to celebrate Día de los Muertos (while supplies last). Open to children, five years old and up.
1pm and 2pm
LAPL150 “Our Story is Yours" Guided Tour
Learn what the Los Angeles Public Library has been up to for the last 150 years with a guided tour of our sesquicentennial exhibition with Co-Curator Christina Rice, senior librarian - Photo Collection.
Metro Art
11 am, 1pm and 3pm
Grand Ave Arts/Bunker Hill Station Art tour
Join Metro Art for an underground tour of the newly unveiled rail station, which features large-scale, site-responsive artworks by Ann Hamilton, Pearl C. Hsiung, and Mungo Thomson. Stroll through the concourse and enjoy works by Samira Yamin, temporarily on view. Tours include insights about the artworks, artists, and art-making processes.
11am - 4pm
Metro Art Bus
The Metro Art Bus brings art to the streets and to Metro riders of all ages, as well as passersby, in a unique and unexpected way. Metro Art’s Rider Portrait Series and the current exhibition, “We Are… Portraits of Metro Riders by Local Artists”, is a bright and uplifting visual intervention that honors the personal stories of Metro riders. Look for the Metro Art Bus along Grand Avenue!
MOCA
11am - 4pm
MOCA Store
Shop featured sale items on the plaza and take advantage of a MOCA poster sale inside the store.
11am - 4pm
Photography Workshop
MOCA Education hosts a fun photography workshop for families featuring guest artist Sean MacGillivray.
11am - 4pm
"Can I recycle this?” And Other Questions
Led by MOCA's environmental and sustainability strategist, an environmental information kiosk shares resources and free 'n easy tips for a sustainable home.
11am - 4pm
Entertainment & Photobooth
Join us for hours of music from L.A.'s most exciting DJs, food from our favorite food trucks, and make a memory by grabbing some friends and taking photos at our photobooth!
REDCAT
11am – 4pm
Curator-Led Tours
Join REDCAT for curator-led tours of The Feminist Art Program (1970-1975): Cycles of Collectivity. This new exhibition reflects on the pioneering and influential Feminist Art Program, initially launched by Judy Chicago at Fresno State College and continued at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) with Miriam Schapiro. It brings together rarely seen archival material, as well as newly created work from CalArts alumni, including ak jenkins, Andrea Bowers, Gala Porras-Kim, and Suzanne Lacy. Special Offer: Grand Avenue Arts All Access attendees can get discount tickets to the L.A. premiere of choreographer Nacera Belaza's L'Onde (The Wave) at REDCAT Saturday night! Ask for details at the info desk.
TMC Arts on Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center
11am - 4pm
Decorate Your Own Sugar Skull Masks
Create your own paper version of a sugar skull mask. Hosted by The Music Center Teaching Artist Ana Miro Herrans.
11am - 4pm
Papel Picado Banners
Create a decorative and festive papel picado banner from tissue paper and other materials. Hosted by The Music Center Teaching Artist Alvaro Asturias.
11am - 4pm
Paper Marigolds
Learn how to create your own traditional paper marigolds used to decorate altars with Self Help Graphics & Art.
11am - 4pm
Artwork on Digital Displays
Catch a selection of artworks displayed on the Jerry Moss Plaza LED screens featuring work from LA-based artists that explore, represent, and honor the spirit and culture of Día de los Muertos.
Performances will also take place throughout the day. Check back for more details on the following:
Grupo Folklorico Huitzillin: Celebrate Día de Los Muertos with performances from Grupo Folklorico Huitzillin in Gloria Molina Grand Park and on Jerry Moss Plaza, with a special procession to and dance workshop on the Plaza.
Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles: Part of Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Downtown Día de Los Muertos, enjoy performances from Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles in Gloria Molina Grand Park and on Jerry Moss Plaza.