6 Essential Things You Need To Bring To A Music Festival
While a ton of excited festival goers gear up for Coachella this week, we checked in with one of Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Event Managers and music festival guru, Matt Saltzman, to see what he thought was ABSOLUTELY essential when going to a fest. Here are the SIX things he promises no festival goer should […]
L.A.’s TACO TIME
Who doesn’t love tacos?! Satisfied taco seekers at ¡Taco Madness! 2013. Photo by Javier Guillen. Just look at what Los Angeles has done to the venerable taco. Our city has taken this Mexican staple and turned it into a vibrant expression of our diversity and creativity. This is not an insignificant civic achievement. In Los Angeles, you can […]
Reading Up On Bookfest
Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Downtown Bookfest, 2013. Photo by Javier Guillen. “I hope you’re still writing.” Writing is like wrestling a beast every day and knowing you will never win. No matter what the form, be it poetry, plays, or prose, it takes a tremendous amount of time and effort to carve out […]
Little Libraries
In the age of the Kindle, the Nook and all things electronic, I really thought the end of the paperback book was near. It seems so easy. I can have digital versions of all my favorite books and save a lot of space. I was beginning to think this was the new way of the […]
Pyro Master Gives Nitty Gritty on Gloria Molina Grand Park’s 4th of July
Ahhh! The 4th of July is just two days away! I have been hard at work planning the ultimate Los Angeles vacation for my family when they arrive this week. Of course, when you think of 4th of July beaches and barbecues come to mind. However, unlike years past, we are doing things a little […]
Wanted: Dance/Movement Artists/Ensembles
Gloria Molina Grand Park looking for projects from LA County based dance/movement artists/ensembles for presentation in the park on the following days: November 8, 15, and 22, 2013. An honorarium is provided. Applications are due and must be received at Gloria Molina Grand Park by 9:00 AM on August 1, 2013. DETAILS & INSTRUCTIONS: Call for Submissions […]
Hairspray Hairdo How-To With Curt Darling
Goooood morning Baltimore! Errr…..Los Angeles! It’s official! Summer is here! If your calendar didn’t tell you then the high energy around our central city will. Word on the street is it is going to be one busy summer packed with special events all around downtown. I cannot wait! With so many events planned for the […]
¡Viva DTLA!
It isn’t difficult to diagnose when I began to fall in love with downtown Los Angeles. It began over 3 years ago. I was living in Orange County, bored and ready for a change. I sought to discover LA’s somewhat undiscovered core. General consensus from colleagues was that there was nothing for me to see. […]
A Message to Gloria Molina Grand Park Yogis
Today marks the 52nd free yoga class at Gloria Molina Grand Park. At the first class last November, I stood on the Performance Lawn stage with Christel Joy Johnson, the resident Gloria Molina Grand Park yoga guru, and we nervously waited. One by one, first a trickle, and then a gush, they came! They came […]
Don’t Be Jelly, We Jammed.
While some of you may have left town or even the country this past Memorial Day, Gloria Molina Grand Park brought the world to you with the first of many Sunday Sessions this summer! Beats, eats and jams. Yes, just call us the Global DJs. We don’t mind. Both local and international artists brought their beautiful […]
