Gustavo Dudamel’s final season with the L.A. Phil centers on a four‑night Hollywood Bowl tribute this August, pairing Beethoven 9 and YOLA with pop crossovers and new venue upgrades.

Pacific Electric will open a 750-capacity room in the Naud Warehouse on Feb. 27, 2026, promising artist-first production, backstage amenities and community programming. The hospitality-forward venue aims to fill a mid-size gap in L.A.’s live scene.

Carnaval Miami launched its 2026 slate this week, with neighborhood events across Little Havana and Coral Gables ahead of the Calle Ocho festival on March 15.

The 127th Golden Dragon Parade returns to LA’s Chinatown on Feb. 21 from 1–4 p.m., with dragon and lion dances, multicultural performances and a firecracker finale.

Kristen Stewart has purchased Highland Park’s nearly century‑old Highland Theatre and says she’ll restore it as a community‑minded cinema, programming films, workshops and events.

Downtown L.A.’s Variety Arts Theater reopens this week for a six‑week, after‑dark takeover of film and video art organized by the Julia Stoschek Foundation.

Freddie Gibbs — the Gary rapper — is credited on Leon Thomas’s Grammy-winning album MUTT, a milestone that local outlets are calling a first for a Gary rapper.

"Neighborhood Ecology" is an art exhibition at Brand Library & Art Center showcasing Southern California's diversity through various mediums by artists including Andrea Bersaglieri and Jonathan Casella, alongside works from local students.

Laura Brody's "Phoenix Rising" art installation at Adams Square Mini Park shows a sculpture symbolizing rebirth, crafted from discarded clothes and wildfire remnants.

ReflectSpace Gallery hosts Carolyn Castaño's "Viajero Del Tiempo/Time Traveler" exhibit, focusing on memory, identity, and migration using her father's photo archive and landscapes. The show runs until February 1, 2026, at Glendale Central Library.

Manhattan Beach seeks public feedback on art proposals honoring Bruce's Beach's history, offering a survey to choose among six artists' tributes to the Black-owned resort's legacy.

After the Palisades Fire, artist Pierce Meehan creates a tribute piece for Chuck Trout using beams from his destroyed home, while the Homes in Memoriam project offers personalized home portraits to wildfire victims.

ReflectSpace gallery in Glendale is hosting "Reimagining Algorithms," an exhibition merging art with AI to explore cultural heritage and its erasure, running from August 16 to November 2, 2025.