The Egyptian Theatre will shut June 8 for technical upgrades after its Netflix‑funded restoration; operators say the palace should reopen this fall. Summer festival plans are uncertain.

A new neighborhood festival takes over Highland Park with 60+ bands, free daytime stages and ticketed club nights across multiple venues.

A Los Angeles federal jury found Kanye West liable for sampling an unreleased instrumental during a 2021 Donda listening event and awarded more than $400,000.

The GRAMMY Museum opens Tower of Song on May 28 in downtown LA, showcasing artifacts from Nirvana, Prince, Miles Davis and film interviews with songwriting legends. The exhibit pairs Songwriters Hall of Fame items with Grammy Hall of Fame recordings.

City council unanimously approved an amended permit that gives Centro CHA three years to run the Latino Cultural Center at Jenny Oropeza while upgrades move forward. Roughly $4.5M is earmarked for park and site work.

A ceremonial topping‑out at The Broad will place the final steel beam Wednesday, marking structural completion of the expansion. The project adds roughly 50,000 square feet and aims to open in 2028.

Jon Erwin says AI helped him film a Moses special in a week and he’s launched Innovative Dreams to keep production work in L.A. rather than send it overseas.

Culver City rolled back several film permit fees and waived daily charges in a one‑year pilot, trimming hundreds off the bill for typical three‑day shoots. Officials say the changes aim to keep production dollars and jobs in town.

Karen Lawrence is leading The Huntington through an 83,000‑sq‑ft renovation that will link library and museum spaces, add conservation labs and expand storage.

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.