Saturday May 31, 2025 the Art Parties & Events make for a busy night. We have also listed some theatre, music events, as well as all day festivals and fairs for you to enjoy.
May 31, 2025 Art Parties & Events
City of Glendale presents Let’s Go Glendale. The all day event will transform 1.3 miles of S. Glendale Ave. into a car-free space. The event features a full schedule of activities along the route including arts, food trucks, and civic booths. Plus enjoy performances by Hoover Tornadoes Marching Band, Herbert Hoover High Jazz Band, the Lernazang Ensemble, as well as strolling Mariachi. Event: 10am-4pm; S. Glendale Avenue between Lexington and Chevy Chase drives (1.3 miles); https://www.instagram.com/letsgoglendale/
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Downtown
Head to Gabba Galley for the 3rd annual Colour Haiku – Music Poster + Art Fest.
A cornerstone of the Southern California gig poster art scene, Colour Haiku brings together top poster artists, collectors, and fans for a one-of-a-kind buying and selling experience. Shop Prints & Art direct from the artists and the gallery! Enjoy 20+ Artists showcasing their artwork & limited editions. The event is presented by Invisible Industries LLC. Stop by the Gabba Gallery booth featuring art by: EMEK, Jermaine Rogers, AJ Masthay and more. Admission starts at $9.99; Buy tickets HERE for Gabba Gallery’s Music Poster + Art Fest; Event: 11am-5pm; Gabba Gallery, 235 S. Broadway, LA, 90012; https://www.gabbagallery.com/; More info at colourhaiku.com
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The LA Scuba Show 2025 – the largest consumer scuba diving exposition in the country returns to the Long Beach Convention Center today, May 31 and tomorrow June 1, 2025. Moreover, Scuba Show 2025 will feature over 260 exhibitors. Booths will vary from dive gear companies to travel destinations from around the world. Therefore providing scuba enthusiasts with the latest in equipment, how to stay safe underwater and the inspiration to seek out their next dive adventure. Event: 10am – 6pm; The Long Beach Convention Center, 300 East Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802; https://scubashow.com/
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Presented in partnership with Jackalope Art Fair, the Downtown Burbank Arts Festival takes place today and tomorrow. Featuring over 170 local artisans, mediums include: visual art and photography, original fashion and jewelry design, as well as housewares and design. Moreover, all types of cuisine will be on hand, available for purchase. Event: 11am-6pm; Free admission; 200 N. San Fernando Blvd., Burbank; https://www.jackalopeartfair.com/visitburbank
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West Hollywood
OUTLOUD officially kicked off on Friday, but keep the party going all weekend. The LGBTQ+ Music Festival runs through Sunday June 1, 2025 at West Hollywood Park. This high-energy concert features show-stopping performances from the OUTLOUD Main Stage.
Headliners include: Lizzo, and Kim Petras. In addition Pablo Vittar, Horse Meat Disco and lots more perform. Additionally guests can enjoy tasty food and beverage areas, craft cocktails and beer gardens, photo ops, surprise appearances, and world-class stage production. OUTLOUD is proud to be hosted by the City of West Hollywood as the kick-off to Pride. Event: 1pm-12am; West Hollywood Park, 647 N San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069; https://www.wehopride.com
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In the Park La Brea area…The Fahey/Klein Gallery holds an art talk with Lauren Greenfield. This conversation takes place in conjunction with her exhibition Social Studies currently on view at the gallery. Art Talk: 2-3pm; The Fahey/Klein Gallery, 148 North La Brea Ave., LA 90036; http://www.faheykleingallery.com
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Nearby in Mid City…Perrotin Los Angeles presents Josh Sperling’s first solo exhibition on the West Coast. Josh Sperling: Big Picture features new paintings alongside his first functional design in the United States. Modular benches and framed mirrors will also be included in the solo show. Thus extending his visual language beyond the canvas and into new contexts. Art Party: 3-7pm; Perrotin Los Angeles, 5036 W Pico Blvd., LA; 90019; https://www.perrotin.com
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In Silverlake
Uooors Art Collective Presents: CONVERGENCE, a multidimensional group exhibition launching its new project space, ECHOLAB LA.
The exhibition is co-curated by MaryLinda Moss and Neal Taylor, exhibition advisor Fatemeh Burnes, in collaboration with Source Art. Today’s event features artists in conversation moderated by art critic Lita Barrie. Art Talk: 3pm; ECHOLAB LA, 2511 Sunset Blvd, LA, 90026; https://www.uooorsartcollective.com; https://sourceart.com
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The Bergamot Station Spring Open
In Santa Monica…The Bergamot Station Spring Open takes place today from 12-10pm. See selected galleries that we have spotlighted, but there will be a few more. FYI – these all day events tend to have more things going on later in the afternoon, into the evening.
Craig Krull hosts an early artist talk with Katrin Aason in conjunction with her solo show The Alchemy of Pigments currently on view at the gallery. This is the Costa Rican textile artist’s first U.S. solo exhibition. Art Talk: 11am; Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., B-3, Santa Monica, 90404; https://www.craigkrullgallery.com
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Also at Bergamot…bG Gallery hosts its second reception for the Dreams in Migrations curated by Sung-Hee Son. The AAPI exhibition celebration will be held during the Bergamot Station Open House event. Artists include: Chrissy Hsieh, Bryan Ida, David Young Kim, Mei Xian Qiu, Mike Saijo, Art Party: 3-7pm; bG Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave #A2, Santa Monica, CA 90405; https://santamonica.bgartdealings.com
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More at Bergamot Station
SPARC LA celebrates its new gallery-production space at the Bergamot Station Art Center today. Stop in to see the progress on the 1970s panels of the Great Wall of Los Angeles mural! Explore the exciting expansion of the Great Wall of Los Angeles and get a behind-the-scenes look at the artistic process behind one of the nation’s most significant public artworks. Moreover, meet the team, tour the studio, and learn more about the stories and history being brought to life through this monumental mural project. Event: 4-6pm; Please RSVP for SPARC LA Event HERE to attend the free open house event; SPARC LA, 2525 Michigan Ave Unit B1, Santa Monica, 90404; https://sparcinla.org
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If you stop by the Bergamot Station Spring Open, be sure to walk around as many galleries will be open, some will be hosting events. In addition to the galleries listed above, others such as Lois Lambert Gallery, Marshall Gallery, Von Lintel Gallery, as well as Robert Berman Gallery will all be open and participating in the all day event.
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Also in Santa Monica…Gallery 169 debuts Kelly Sena’s, For the Wild, a collaborative photographic project with seven imprisoned environmental activists. An evening of Community filled with Art, Food, Drink with valet parking! Art Party: 5-8pm; gallery 169, 169 W Channel Rd, Santa Monica, CA 90402; http://gallery169.com
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LA Theatre
Life of Pi will be wrapping up its run this weekend at the Ahmanson Theatre. Tomorrow is the final show. I attended a performance – which was fabulous btw. Read my ETG Life of Pi review on our sister site EatTravelGo.com
Life of Pi – Anna Leigh Gortner, Shiloh Goodin, Toussaint Jeanlouis and Taha Mandviwala in the national tour cast
The winner of three Tony Awards® as well as the Olivier Award for Best Play, it is a stirring fantasy style tale of wonder and adventure. Lolita Chakrabarti has an adapted dazzling stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel (over 15 million copies sold). The show opened to critical acclaim on Broadway as well as the West End. It is attracting audiences from around the world.
The plot features a shipwrecked sixteen-year-old boy named Pi. He survives on a lifeboat with four other companions—a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The magical story is unpredictable and the performance includes extraordinary puppetry and also stunning visuals. Two Performances: 2pm and 8pm; Admission starts at $40.25; The Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., LA 90012; https://www.centertheatregroup.org
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Glendale
No Easy Props is set to perform at the Brand Library & Art Center. This is the final performance of The Brand Associates Dance Series. The cultural arts organization is made up of a team of 20 street dancers, graffiti artists, deejays, beat makers, and also rappers. Furthermore, these are all performance artists as well as arts educators. The group is committed to fortifying youth and creating community connection using the vehicle of Hip-Hop culture. No Easy Props will present West Coast Funk & Soul Theatre Show, created by Zulu Gremlin. Performance: 5pm; Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W. Mountain St., Glendale, CA 91201; https://www.brandlibrary.org/
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Arlington Heights (near Koreatown)
OCHI, Los Angeles hosts an opening art party to celebrate a group exhibition titled Interludes. Artists include: Ohan Breiding, Tanya Brodsky, James Castle, AJ Collins, Langley Fox, and Kelly Wall. Art Party: 5-7pm; OCHI, Los Angeles, 3301 W Washington Blvd., LA 90018; https://www.ochigallery.com/
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In the Beverly/Farifax area…KP Projects Gallery debuts Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins: The Middle. This is the artist’s seventh solo exhibition with the gallery over 12 years. Simkins spotlights a world suspended between memory and invention. The Middle is a dream terrain where the surreal logic of childhood imagination meets the fragmented architecture of lived experience.
Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins, The Middle, Acrylic on Canvas, 60 x 100 inches
This new collection of paintings and drawings continues to follow a cast of recurring characters as well as themes mid-journey, perched upon crumbling fragments of a once-whole world. Art Party: 6-9pm; RSVP to attend the FREE event at rsvpkpprojectsgallery@gmail.com; KP Projects, 633 N. La Brea Ave, LA, CA 90036; https://kpprojectsgallery.net
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Melrose Hill
NIGHT LIGHTS by Austin Irving opens at Wilding Cran Gallery’s new location. The solo show features large-format, analog photographs by Los Angeles based artist. The images were captured in New York, Hong Kong, Bangalore, as well as Los Angeles. Art Party: 6-8pm; Wilding Cran Gallery, 607 N. Western Ave LA, 90004; https://wildingcran.com
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In East Hollywood…At its new location, Track 16 celebrates the art of Beryl Odette with an opening art party. Moreover, the exhibition spotlights her fascination with human perception. Art Party: 6-9pm; Track 16, 706 Heliotrope Dr, LA, 90029; https://www.track16.com
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Downtown
Vielmetter Los Angeles brings us an a solo exhibition titled POSITIONER by Paul Mpagi Sepuya. The exhibition marks the artist’s third exhibition with the gallery. Art Party: 4-7pm; Vielmetter Los Angeles, 1700 S Santa Fe Ave #101, LA, 90021; https://vielmetter.com
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Also downtown…LA Opera debuts Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, conducted by Music Director James Conlon. A timeless tale of betrayal and revenge, Rigoletto is a cornerstone of the repertoire, featuring some of Verdi’s most beloved arias. Tickets begin at $37.50 and are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased online at LAOpera.org, by phone at 213.972.8001, or in person at the LA Opera box office at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 N. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90012). For disability access, call 213.972.0777 or email LAOpera@LAOpera.org.
Photos by Kyle Flubacker; courtesy of LA Opera
See the LA Opera Rigoletto Feature for more info as well as a synopsis. Also read the LA Opera Rigoletto Review by one of our staff writers. Performance: 7:30pm; Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 N. Grand Avenue, LA, 90012; LAOpera.org/Rigoletto
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For additional art exhibitions, and performances as well as culinary events, see LAArtParty’s Upcoming Events Page.
Read more about Arts and Entertainment throughout the world on our sister site EatTravelGo.com, an art inspired travel site.
Or enjoy artist / gallerist interviews on our Art Talk Page also on ETG.
