May 3 2025 Arts & Entertainment events in Los Angeles are plentiful. The Brewery Art Walk kicks off today, and runs through tomorrow. The Music Center is hosting two events – one at the Jerry Moss Plaza today, and then one at the Ahmanson tonight. In addition, the Beachlife Festival in El Segundo is happening, and the Venice Design Series, several artist receptions, live performances including dance and theatre. Plus Hive gallery celebrates 20 years!
May 3 2025 LA Art Parties & Events
In West Hollywood…Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA) hosts an all day opening for a new exhibition titled Gossamer. The all-media investigation of transparency, delicacy and translucence presentation in contemporary art. Gossamer is juried by Curator Bill Schinsky. In addition to Gossamer, LAAA also features solo shows by Lauren Mendelson Bass, Stephen Spiller and Slate Quagmire. Event: 10am-5pm; LAAA/Gallery 825, 825 N. La Cienega Blvd. LA 90069; https://www.laaa.org
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The Brewery Art Walk
Downtown…Today and Tomorrow, the Brewery Art Walk will once again open its doors and its artists’ studios for a glimpse inside. Meet the artists, while enjoying a behind the scenes look into finding out how they create. The Spring edition runs from 11am-6pm on both days. Barbara’s restaurant will have the beer garden open. Additional food can be purchased from Food Trucks on Avenue 21 and Moulton Ave.As always this is a FREE event.
Situated in a former Brewery, it is one of the largest active arts communities in the world. The Art walk is a great opportunity to buy art directly from artists and build your original art collection. For more information about the Brewery, its artists, and parking info, visit the website. Event: 11:00am – 6:00pm (both days); The Brewery, 2020 North Main Street, LA 90031 http://www.breweryartwalk.com
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In Redondo Beach…It’s the second night of the BeachLIfe Festival. Get ready for Sublime, Pretenders, Cake, Susanna Hoffs, Skip Marley, and many more. Event: 11:30am-10:30pm; BeachLife Festival, 239 N Harbor Dr, Redondo Beach, CA 90277; https://www.beachlifefestival.com
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West Adams
The 2025 Venice Design Series hosts its second Saturday event today in the West Adams area. It will focus on its historic architecture, including the Rindge Mansion and the Guasti Villa. The tour will also visit the original home of architect Paul Revere Williams, the iconic architect who was the first Black member of the American Institute of Architects. Williams went on to design the Theme Building at LAX, as well as leading the revitalization of the Beverly Hills Hotel in the 1940s. He was also responsible for creating homes for Hollywood legends such as Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball, and Desi Arnaz. Check the website for times and to purchase tickets; Tour addresses and additional info will be revealed once tickets are purchased. Admission starts at $500; https://vchcorp.org/events/venice-design-series/
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Also in West Adams…If you have not yet seen the solo exhibition by William Bradley at Lowell Ryan Projects, this is your last chance to view it.
Darkness or the Dawn, the second exhibition by the British-born, Los Angeles-based artist with the gallery is truly magnificent. Bradley focuses on psychological transitions – the push and pull of life. These large-scale abstract paintings, reveal both his own history and also memory of life’s many journeys. All day closing: 11am-5pm; Lowell Ryan Projects, 4619 W Washington Blvd., LA, 90016; https://www.lowellryanprojects.com/
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Open Mind Art Space presents Open Craft 2, featuring functional ceramic objects and multimedia prints, hand crafted by local Los Angeles artists. Ceramic artists will include Stephany Robles Barahona, Ariel Brice, Yerchanig Sara Cakmak, Matthew Pekarak, Farzan Sabet, Leila Vasquez, Shoshi Watanabe and Alex Yang & Thomas Mueller. Printmakers will include Allie Ancel, Zeina Baltagi, Theresa Knopf, Mo McMasters, Karina Richardson, and Melissa Hernandez Stanley. Open Craft 2 Event: 12-6pm; Open Mind Art Space, 1672 Colby Ave. #1, LA 90025; https://openmindartspace.com/
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Downtown
The Music Center presents a special Arts Festival: Family Day; This mix of art and science will make for a day of fun, creativity and play!
Courtesy of the Music Center
This free, one-day outdoor festival invites Angelenos of all abilities and their families to enjoy an exciting lineup of live performances, interactive art-making activities and more. Celebrate the artist in all of us! Event: 11:00am-2:30pm; Jerry Moss Plaza at The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., LA, 90012; https://www.musiccenter.org/
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LA Theatre
In Hollywood…The School of Night presents the World Premiere of Hellas, written and directed by Christopher William Johnson at the Broadwater Mainstage. Tonight’s performance is 5 hours. It features parts 1 & II (with three intermissions). The story is split into two parts while encompassing the evolution of societal structures, revenge along with unlikely alliances, and an emerging system of justice.
Read more on the Hellas at the Broadwater Mainstage Feature. Tickets range from $25 – $30; $5 off for students with ID. Group discounts available. Visit the website for more info or see link to make reservations: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/school-of-night/hellas
Performance 2-7pm (Parts 1 & II along with three intermissions); The Broadwater Mainstage, 1076 Lillian Way, LA, 90038; https://www.thebroadwaterla.com
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In Lincoln Heights…Wönzimer presents a group show in conjunction with its Artist Residency Program (W.A.R.P.). Originating on June 1st, 2022, it continues to be a nurturing and active contemporary program for talented artists. Art Party: 4-9pm; Wönzimer, 341-B S Avenue 17, LA, 90031; https://www.wonzimer.com
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Downtown
François Ghebaly debuts a new solo exhibition titled American Sigh Language by Christine Sun Kim. This is the artist’s third solo exhibition with the gallery. Moreover, it coincides with the artist’s major museum survey, Christine Sun Kim: All Day All Night, which is co-organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, where it is on view in New York through July 6, and then the Walker Art Center, where it will travel in Spring 2026. Art Party: 4-7pm; François Ghebaly, 2245 E Washington Blvd., LA, 90021; https://ghebaly.com
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Glendale
The Pit LA offers an opening art party for All One Song by Meghan Brady. This is the Rockland, Maine-based artist’s first solo show with the gallery. The exhibition reads (and sounds) like a mantra: three stressed syllables of rounded vowels that resolve in a low-register slant rhyme and can be spliced into a kind of aural trigonometry. Art Party: 5-7pm; The Pit Los Angeles, 3015 Dolores St., LA, 90065; http://www.the-pit.la
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Also in Glendale…Pennington Dance Group (PDG) performs at the Brand Library & Art Center. The dance troupe celebrates its 25th anniversary with the Spirit of Dance.
PDG, led by founding director John Pennington collaborates with visual and performing artists of note. Furthermore PDG creates and performs works that contain social, emotional, political, abstract, and scientific themes that appeal to a wide audience. It features a collective of local dance artists, musicians, and singers, Performance: 5pm; Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale, CA 91201; https://www.brandlibrary.org/
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Culver City
Walter Maciel Gallery debuts Polychrome Rift by Barry Anderson marking his sixth solo show with the gallery. The exhibition continues Anderson’s exploration of color, shape and space within digital formats both as printed images and video projections. Art Party: 5-8pm; Walter Maciel Gallery, 2642 S. La Cienega Blvd., LA, 90034; http://waltermacielgallery.com
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The Fowler throws an opening art party to celebrate its new exhibition titled Construction, Occupation. The festivities will begin with a curatorial welcome by guest co-curators Juliana Caffé, Alex Ungprateeb Flynn, and also Yudi Rafael. Read more about the exhibition on the Fowler Construction, Occupation Feature.
Sato, Kopke Occupation Series, 2015. Photo by the artist
Musical performances by Preta Ferreira as well as Raphael Escobar will follow. Additionally, the party will continue with Brazilian food and drinks. Art Party: 6-9pm; The Fowler Museum at UCLA, 308 E Young Dr N, LA, CA 90024; https://fowler.ucla.edu
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Downtown
Hive Gallery celebrates 20 years. The gallery presents a 20 Year Book – a history of The Hive and also some of its favorite residents through the years. The exhibition features over 150 artists including live sand painting by Paul Whitehead; Hosting by: Dirty Patti; Bee Girl Hostess: prosthetics by Imaginerick; Music by: Francesca Po, and Hendy Foote; Dj’s throughout the evening will include: Superbee, Steve Biloba, Trek Lewis, and many others! Art Party: 8-11pm; $5 suggested donation at the door; HIVE Gallery, 729 S. Spring St., LA CA 90014; https://hivegallery.com
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Also downtown….There happens to be another event at the Music Center tonight. Catch a performance from Grupo Corpo at the Music Center’s Ahmanson Theatre. Known as one of Brazil’s most renowned contemporary dance companies, this is the second performance of a three day run. This is the first time Grupo Corpo which means “body group” in Portuguese returns to the Music Center since 2011. The dance group will perform two works 21 and Gira which features classical ballet as well as folk traditions. Visit the website for more info. Performance: 7:30pm; Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012; https://www.centertheatregroup.org
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LA Theatre
In Los Feliz…Skylight Theatre Company continues its run of Tracy Young’s modern verse translation of William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale. The legendary play has been reimagined in an accessible, 90-minute modern English translation adapted by Young and Lisa Wolpe. Young directs as she retells her version of the iconic story about love, loss, and also rebirth.
Performance: 8:30pm; Regular shows are priced between $20-$42 (students: $20; seniors: $35.) Preview tickets are priced at $15+. There are a limited number of Pay-What-You-Can tickets to any performance, using code ACCESS (advance sale only). Visit the website for more info. Skylight Theatre, 1816 ½ N. Vermont Ave, LA 90027; https://www.skylighttheatre.org
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