Saturday, October 25, 2025 Art Parties & Events include a nice selection of Dia De los Muertos inspired experiences, as well as tons of art receptions. In addition, Grand Ave Arts: All Access, and the Fall Brewery Artwalk & Open Studios take place. Plus we have more plays for all you theatre lovers.
October 25, 2025 Art Parties & Events
Gloria Molina Grand Park’s Downtown Día de los Muertos kicks off today. The opening ceremony runs from 11am-4pm. You can read more about it and also find out about other Day of the Dead events on the LAAP Dia De Los Muertos Feature.
It is a great night to pop by Grand Park to view the installation as Grand Ave Arts: All Access also is being held tonight (see below). Día de los Muertos Opening Ceremony: 11am-4pm; Gloria Molina Grand Park, 200 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012; https://grandparkla.org/diadelosmuertos
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Also downtown in the same area,
Grand Ave Arts: All Access takes place all day. Many Arts and cultural organizations along Grand Avenue will open their doors to visitors of all ages for a day of free workshops, performances, tours, and also interactive events. Venues include: Central Library, Center Theatre Group, Colburn, Dataland at the Grand LA, Gloria Molina Grand Park, LA Opera, LA Phil, the Broad, Metro Art, MOCA, LA Master Chorale, REDCAT, and The Music Center. Explore art, music, dance, literature, art-making and more: all events are free and open to the public, rain or shine. Event: 11am-4pm; Along Grand Avenue in Downtown LA from Temple–6th Street; Find out more on the website – https://grandavearts.org/
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Mid City
Marciano Art Foundation presents John Giorno: No Nostalgia. The all day opening is the start of a long run through April 25, 2026. Visit the website for hours, and additional info. A fixture in the New York art scene since the 1960s, Giorno (1936-2019) became most known for taking poetry beyond the page and thus becoming performance art. This included sound installation as well as painting.
Moreover the solo features a select group of the artist’s work ranging from early prints to his black-and-white text and rainbow paintings. In addition, a selection of materials from Giorno’s archive showing how he pieced together his poems, while demonstrating the public and private friendships. Opening 11am-6pm; Marciano Art Foundation, 4357 Wilshire Blvd. For tickets and information, visit marcianoartfoundation.org
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Downtown
The 2025 Fall Brewery Artwalk & Open Studios kicks off today, and continues tomorrow. Meet working artists and take a peek inside their studios at this FREE event. The venue is also super cool, since it was a former Brewery. Therefore each studio is unique.
Located just East of DTLA, in addition to FREE admission, there is also free parking. Don’t forget to stop into I-5 Gallery. Plus you may want to pop by the Beer Garden as well as partaking in some tasty cuisine from one of the Food Trucks. Event: 11am-6pm; The 2025 Fall Brewery Artwalk & Open Studios, 621 South Avenue 21, LA, 90031; https://breweryartwalk.com
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Holmby Hills
Thru the Lens: Photographic Art presented by Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation closes at Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery. Curated by Billie Milam Weisman, the group exhibition explores various forms and methods of the photographic process. Art Party: 12-3pm; Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, 265 N Carolwood Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90077; https://www.calstatela.edu/al/ronald-h-silverman-fine-arts-gallery
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LAUNCH LA brings us 2025 BLACK JOY Live Painting featuring Tony Concep, Isis Dua, Jonah Elijah, and Mary Harris as a special program of the 9th Annual cultural festival Headwraps in the Park. These four local artists will complete a 32” x 48” canvas painting interpreting Black Joy during this free music, art and culture celebration. The finished pieces will then be displayed at LAUNCH Gallery located at 170 S. La Brea Ave., LA 90036 for a three-week exhibition from November 22 – December 13. Event: 12-6pm; Pan Pacific Park, 7600 Beverly Blvd., LA 90036; https://www.instagram.com/p/DP4tdjoEoNm/
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West Hollywood
ADVOCARTSY holds a book signing event for Layla’s Journey by Pouya Afshar and Neda Moridpour. Book signing: 2-4pm; ADVOCARTSY West Hollywood, 434 N La Cienega Blvd. LA 90048; https://advocartsy.com/
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In Westwood…The Fowler Museum at UCLA presents Living Threads. The event will feature three master weavers from San Miguel de Cajamarca, and Peru. The artists will highlight textile traditions of the northern Andes and the role of women in preserving, transmitting, and evolving cultural heritage through weaving.
Come for an afternoon of conversation, weaving demonstration, a community weaving workshop, and a trunk show. Art Party: 2:30-6pm; The Fowler Museum at UCLA, 308 Charles E Young Dr N LA, 90024; https://fowler.ucla.edu/
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Santa Monica
At Bergamot Station…Galerie XII hosts an autumnal celebration and opening reception of When the Veil is Thin, its newest group exhibition featuring the transfixing works of contemporary photographers Siri Kaur, Anja Niemi, Charlotte Mano, Quentin Shih, and Vee Speers.
Enjoy light bites and complimentary champagne. To RSVP to attend the FREE Galerie XII art reception; Art Party: 4-6pm; Galerie XII, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, #B2, Santa Monica, CA, 90404; https://www.galeriexii.com/en
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Now the next bunch of event below are all downtown, so we listed this one here, just in case you were not up to heading downtown.
Hollywood
Make Room unveils Everlapsing Interlude, a new collection of works by Cleveland-born, LA based artist, Leo Frontini. Frontini’s practice combines his complicated exploration of the subconscious mind and emotional tumult with an exhaustive knowledge of human anatomy, oil painting techniques, and also draftsmanship that is unique in its range of influence. Art Party: 6 – 8:30pm; Make Room, 6361 Waring Ave, LA, 90038; https://www.makeroom.la
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Downtown
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding continues its run at the Mark Taper Forum. Written by Tony-nominated playwright Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Whitney White, the Tony-nominated and Obie-winning director, the show is set in a bustling Harlem salon. Amongst the many laughs, secrets are revealed and soon a poignant immigrant story unfolds.
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding; Photo by Charles Erickson
Find out more on the Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Feature. Performance: 8pm; Mark Taper Forum, 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90012; CenterTheatreGroup.org
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Also Downtown…Vielmetter Los Angeles invites guests to attend an artist talk between Tariku Shiferaw and Dhyandra Lawson. The conversation takes place in conjunction with the New York-based artist’s current exhibition. Art Talk: 3pm; Vielmetter Los Angeles, 1700 South Santa Fe Avenue #101 Los Angeles, CA 90021; https://vielmetter.com
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More Downtown
Gallery Luisotti hosts an artist talk with Arlene Mejorado and Christina Fernandez. The conversation takes place in conjunction with the artist’s current solo exhibition Here is the land in me / Aquí está la tierra en mí. Art Talk: 4pm; Gallery Luisotti, 818https://galleryluisotti.com/ South Broadway, LA, 90014, 10th floor, street door code: #4104; https://galleryluisotti.com/
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Chinatown
Charlie James Gallery hosts an art reception for Elmer Guevara: Yesterday like today / Ayer cómo hoy. This is the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. In this new body of work, Guevara explores ideas of intergenerational memory in addition to trauma, reflecting on his own family’s experience of civil war and unrest across time and space. Art Party: 5-8pm; Charlie James Gallery, 969 Chung King Road, LA, 90012; https://www.cjamesgallery.com/
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Baert Gallery celebrates the art of Cheung Tsz Hin. Born in 1987 in Hong Kong, the artist obtained his Bachelor of Integrated BBA (minor in Fine Arts) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2010. Additionally he received a Master of Fine Arts in Taiwan in 2014. Art Party: 6-8pm; Baert Gallery, 1923 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90021; https://www.baertgallery.com/
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Bendix Building, Downtown
Durden and Ray throws an opening art party for Echoes Of The Self: Contemporary Explorations In Self-Representation. This exhibit investigates the intersection of personal narrative and broader social and cultural themes. Curators: Valerie Wilcox, Jenny Hager;
Artists: Nina Alvarez, Nicole T. Belle, Rory Devine, Ayin Es, Mark Steven Greenfield, Jenny Hager, Nichol Marsch, Randi Mateshuvitz, Dakota Noot, Mei Xian Qiu, Vojislav Radovanović, Jennifer Strings, Chidi Ukwuoma, Valerie Wilcox, and Caleb Yono. Art Party: 7-10pm; Durden and Ray, 1206 Maple Ave., #832, LA, 90015; https://www.durdenandray.com/
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Glendale Arts offers an opening art party for Arlene Vidor: Photography. Meet the artist at the opening. The solo exhibition features layered landscapes of Los Angeles. Art Party: 6-8pm; ace/121 Gallery,121 N. Kenwood St. Glendale, CA 91206; https://glendalearts.org/
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Westwood
The Geffen Playhouse presents LittleBoy/LittleMan written by Rudi Goblen directed by Nancy Medina. Synopsis: Nicaraguan brothers Fíto and Bastian clash over their visions of the American Dream. Soon their choices send them on a collision course with fate. The cast includes: Alex Hernandez, Dee Simone, Tonya Sweetsand Marlon and Alexander Vargas;
Performance: 7:30pm; Tickets range from $36-$139; Available by phone at 310.208.2028 or on website; Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater at Geffen Playhouse, 10886 Le Conte Avenue, LA, 90024; www.geffenplayhouse.org
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Hollywood
The Inkwell Theater at Broadwater Main Stage presents Emmy Award winner Elliot Shoenman’s WORLD PREMIERE of Paper Walls. Be aware tonight’s performance is a preview. The show runs through November 9, 2025. The play tells a poignant story very similar to what is happening today. A family who is profoundly affected by Hitler’s rise to power, finds themselves desperately fleeing persecution while awaiting entry into the United States. Restrictive U.S. immigration policies as well as antisemitism intensify their struggle.
Director: Darin Anthony; Cast includes Casey J. Adler, Warren Davis, Derek Manson, Dana Schwartz; Creative Team: Justin Hearn (Set Design), Nita Mendoza (Lighting Design), Marc Antonio Pritchett (Sound Design), Sarah Curran Ice (Costume Design), and also Ben Rock (Projection Design). Tickets are $35, with PWYC tickets available; Performances: 8pm Thursdays and Saturdays; 3pm Sundays through November 9, 2025; Broadwater Main Stage, 1076 Lillian Way, LA, 90038; or https://inkwelltheater.com/
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