What began as a protest against a proposed Dodger Stadium gondola has become Clockshop’s People’s Kite Festival, now drawing thousands to LA State Historic Park for kites, art and workshops.

Q'orianka Kilcher has sued James Cameron and Disney, alleging her teenage likeness was used to design Neytiri. The federal complaint names studios and VFX vendors and seeks damages and public acknowledgement.

Palm Springs will host Marilyn 100 on May 30, aiming to gather roughly 500 Marilyn Monroe lookalikes for a Guinness World Record while the Academy Museum opens a Monroe exhibition the next day.

LA28 is building a 10‑week Cultural Olympiad with artist‑made posters, free screenings and a mapped events calendar — but questions about funding and who benefits remain.

CBS’ Tracker will film Season 4 in Los Angeles after landing a $48M California tax credit, bringing about $129M in spending and hundreds of cast and crew.

NBC ordered eight pilots produced by Universal Television, bringing shoots back to L.A. and generating roughly 4,000 jobs across Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta.

John Williams returned to North Hollywood High to cut the ribbon on an 800‑seat performing arts center that anchors a $320M campus modernization. The new theater includes classrooms, technical facilities and a 75‑foot mural.

The Holocaust Museum LA reopens June 14 inside the new Jona Goldrich Cultural Center, doubling its size and adding theaters, classrooms and a boxcar pavilion.

A three‑night, star‑studded celebration of Wes Anderson’s soundtracks hits the Hollywood Bowl July 10–12 with the LA Phil, a house band and guest artists.

The Police drummer Stewart Copeland will sit in with Stanley Clarke & Friends at the Santa Monica International Jazz Festival finale in Tongva Park next Saturday.

George Lucas curated about 20 inaugural exhibitions at his new Lucas Museum in Exposition Park, including a Star Wars gallery. The museum opens Sept. 22, 2026.

The Natural History Museum's new Orcas exhibition debuts with life-size whales, Indigenous art and 140 artifacts in Exposition Park through April 25, 2027.

The TCM Classic Film Festival lands in Hollywood April 30–May 3 with restored rarities, live orchestras and filmmaker appearances, including a 4K Letty Lynton premiere.