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.

A new nonprofit gallery on Rose Avenue will showcase vintage surfboards, Dogtown skate artifacts and free youth programs in Venice Beach. The Chameleon Museum launches with a grand opening next Wednesday.

Refik Anadol’s Dataland opens June 20 in downtown L.A. with a rainforest‑themed, multisensory debut that uses the studio’s Large Nature Model.

Karol G’s Coachella headline was historic, but rising visa fees and new travel restrictions are prompting some international artists to rethink U.S. tours.

The L.A. Times Festival of Books returns to USC April 18–19 with 550+ authors and free admission. Expect panels, signings, food demos and big crowds across campus.

Hollywood leaders point to a 23% spring bump in moviegoing and are pushing incentives and cost cuts to turn audiences into more local shoots and jobs. The Chamber framed its board installation as a launchpad for that plan.

A new documentary traces Dead City Punx’s rise from stolen gear to viral outlaw ragers. The band’s shows have sparked both fierce devotion and serious damage in parts of L.A.