It’s the beginning of a new month! It’s June! There are some fantastic new experiences to explore. Let me suggest you take a look at the report and then scroll down this page for more information I didn’t have time to tell you during the broadcast.
Take a look! Enjoy! Please stay safe!
Gayle 😊
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Spring Sale!
Hotel Surplus Outlet
16625 Saticoy Street
Van Nuys
818 787 7807
hotelsurplus.com
The hotelsurplus.com website says its warehouse sale of luxury items from Southern California luxury hotels as well as overstock retail items continues as long as the inventory lasts.
spcaLA Summer Camp
spcala.com
There’s still time to register for spcaLA’s Friends for Life Summer Camp. Campers learn care and responsibility for pets, respect for animals, and the beginnings
of dog training — all while making new friends! The spcaLA.com/camp website contains camp costs and registration details.
Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
The Broad
221 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles
213 232 6250
thebroad.org
This is new at The Broad. “MICKALENE THOMAS: ALL ABOUT LOVE.” This is the first major international tour of this pioneering artist’s work.
Tour and ticket information are on thebroad.org website.
Judithe Hernandez: Beyond Myself, Somewhere, I Await for My Arrival
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum
3581 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside
riversidemuseum.org
This is the celebration of the more than 50-years of the work produced by artist Judithe Hernandez. BEYOND MYSELF, SOMEWHERE, I WAIT FOR MY ARRIVAL is on display at the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in Riverside. This is the first major retrospective of her work.
The riversidemnuseum.org website has your ticket and visitor information.
Best in Low: Icons of the Street and Show
Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
323 930 2277
petersen.org
Iconic lowrider vehicles and those newer to the scene are putting on a show at the Petersen Automotive Museum exhibit BEST IN LOW: ICONS OF THE STREET AND SHOW. New to the scene, Japan’s lowrider culture.
There are more than 30-lowriders, motorcycles, and bicycles on display in what is described as the largest lowrider exhibition in the museum’s history. Tickets and visitor details are on the petersen.org website.
Best New Cars of 2024
Autotrader
autotrader.com/best-cars/best-new-cars-of-2024
AUTOTRADER’S list of BEST NEW CARS OF 2024. Executive Editor Brian Moody of Autotrader says his editorial team scrutinized the new cars available for sale as 2024 models and picked the 11 best for consideration. This year’s list includes two electric vehicles (EVs), three hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles (HEVs), and six traditional gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) models.
Autotrader focused on 2024 model-year vehicles available for purchase within the next nine months. The cars on the list offer significant value or are groundbreaking in some other way.
To qualify for the list, the base model of a vehicle had to start below $110,000, with factory-to-dealer destination charges included. Most cars on this list are thousands of dollars below that.
To review the list, check the website: autotrader.com/best-cars/best-new-cars-of-2024
The Vietnam War through the Art & Photography of Ed Bowen
Heroes Hall Museum
OC Fair & Event Center
88 Fair Drive
Costa Mesa
714 708 1500
ocfair.com
This new exhibition offers a profound glimpse of into the Vietnam War through the eyes of combat artist Ed Bowen, showcasing more than 30 paintings and sketches along with letters, memorabilia, and photographs.
Asian Comics: Evolution of An Art Form
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana
714-567-3600
bowers.org
Explore never-before-seen at a museum and making its American debut, Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form at the Bowers Museum. The bowers.org website says this is the largest ever selection of original artworks from Asian comics, displayed alongside their printed, mass-produced forms.
Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and The Making of a Movie Capital
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
6067 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
323 930 3000
academymuseum.org
HOLLYWOODLAND: JEWISH FOUNDERS AND THE MAKING OF A MOVIE CAPITAL is new at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The academymuseum.org website says the exhibit introduces us to the names and faces of the Jewish pioneers of early 20th century filmmaking. The website contains visitor and ticket information.
Ann Weber: 26 Miles
Catalina Museum for Art & History
217 Metropole Avenue
Avalon
310 510 2414
catalinamuseum.org
Meet artist Ann Weber, whose work is on display at the Catalina Museum for Art and History. The exhibit entitled ANN WEBER: 26 MILES, features repurposed cardboard she uses to create monumental sculptures, giving a second life to the material.
Meet artist Ann Weber Saturday, July 27, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. for an Artist Talk in the museum’s Ackerman Family Amphitheater.
During a one-hour slideshow presentation, Weber will show the trials and joys of her 50-year career making art. Titled ”The Life and Loves of Ann Weber,” she will discuss how she got started as a potter living in a yurt in upstate New York to living in Los Angeles (San Pedro to be exact), and all of the adventures in between.
Doors open at 7:30 pm to view the exhibition ANN WEBER: 26 MILES and get a beverage from the no-host bar. The presentation begins at 8:15 pm in the Ackerman Family Amphitheater. Then there will be a question-and-answer session with Weber at 9:15 p.m. The event ends at 9:30 p.m.
This event is free. Registration is required so everyone can be properly accommodated. Register at catalinamuseum.org
Frogs: Facing a Changing World
Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach
562 590 3100
aquariumofpacific.org
FROGS: FACING A CHANGING WORLD is new at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. See a variety of colorful frogs, amphibians, and reptiles, learn about the threats they face and how the aquarium is saving them from extinction. Visitor information is on the aquariumofpacific.org website.
California African American Museum Reopens!
600 State Drive
Exposition Park
Los Angeles
caamuseum.org
It’s back following storm repairs and restoration! The California African American Museum reopens with a new exhibition. It’s artist Paula Wilson’s “TOWARD THE SKY’S BACK DOOR.” Among the fascinating pieces on display a massive all mural that includes a swing. The caamuseum.org website says admission is free!
Classic Neon Cruises
July 20th
August 17th
September 7th
Cruise Guide Eric Lynxwiler
Museum of Neon Art
neonmona.orglatours
His nickname is Mr. Saturday Night. He’s Eric Lynxweiler, the Museum of Neon Art’s popular Neon Cruise Guide. The museum says its charismatic super star is retiring this year from the summertime tradition. The neonmona.orglatours website says Eric will be available for three more tours before finally hanging up his megaphone September 7th. Ticket and tour information are on the neonmona.orglatours website.