NVDES- 8A.M.
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (6/8-6/11/17)-
Thursday
NVDES are opening for Waters at The Roxy
Hammer chief curator Connie Butler will be discussing Marisa Merz’s work at the Hammer, followed by a screening of artist Tacita Dean’s short film of Merz’s husband Mario Merz and a discussion with Dean (free)
At MOCA Grand Avenue, assistant curator Lanka Tattersall will be leading a walk through of Patrick Staff: Weed Killer at 6pm, and at 7pm author S. Løchlann Jain will be discussing Staff’s work and the subject of cancer, which she wrote a book about (free)
So Many Wizards are having celebrating their vinyl release with a performance at The Hi Hat with Roses, Susan, and Trabants
This month’s Downtown Art Walk features a Short Film Fest
Merchandise are playing at The Echo with B Boys and Chasms
Boogarins are playing at the Bootleg Theater with JJUUJJUU
Friday
First Fridays returns to the Natural History Museum with a discussion on LA food with Jonathan Gold, Bricia Lopez, and Josh Kun, and performances by Nick Hakim, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, and Wild Belle
Constitutional Happy Hour at the Hammer Museum is covering the topic of voting rights this week
Hurray for the Riff Raff are playing at the Teragram Ballroom with Making Movies
For Raphael Montañez Ortiz’s opening at LAXART he will be performing his Ritual Piano Destruction Concert and Humpty Dumpty Performance
Yoke Lore is opening for Overcoats at The Echo
There’s a free screening of Spike Jonze’s Her at Union Station
Saturday
White Fence is performing at The Getty for their free summer concert series Off the 405
Celebrate Prince by watching Purple Rain in Poinsettia Park
Or you can celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Princes Bride outside The Autry in Griffith Park
NELA’s Second Saturday Art Gallery Night is a fun way to check out the galleries in Northeast LA
Valley Queen is headlining Play Like a Girl’s night of female led bands at The Echo
Sunday
The Secret City artistic tent revival group is having their first outdoor gathering- with live music, dancers and an LA theme- during the day at Grand Performances
South Londoner Ray BLK is performing at The Roxy with Rayana Jay and Rotana
Saint Pé (of Black Lips and Diamond Rugs) is playing at the Bootleg Theater with Never Young and Vex Ruffin
Ciclavia returns to create car-free streets- this time in Glendale and Atwater Village
All Weekend
It’s LA Pride and there are events from 6/9-6/11 including LGBT Night at Dodger Stadium (Friday), LA Pride Festival in WeHo (Saturday has Chromeo, ILOVEMAKONNEN and Young M.A. among the performers, and Sunday has Brandy and Lil Mo) and this year instead of the traditional parade there will be the Resist March to coincide with the National Equality March for Unity and Pride in Washington DC.
LA Design Festival has design related events happening all over the city from 6/8-6/11 (free and ticketed)