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Sunday in Los Angeles? That’s means there’s a whole lot of options. Let’s sort through a few of the best.
On tap for today in L.A. you’ll find CicLAvia in the heart of the city, a new exhibition at the Wende Museum, the start of Bee Week at The Hammer, a Cosmic Art Night at Mt. Wilson, the Sherman Oaks Fall Festival, and more.
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Make Metro Part of Your Weekend
CicLAvia Heart of LA -> CicLAvia – Heart of LA brings the city’s biggest open streets event to Downtown Los Angeles this Sunday for a route that connects Boyle Heights, Chinatown, Downtown, Echo Park, and Little Tokyo, including a stretch that runs over the Sixth Street Bridge. Free to attend as always. Runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Go Metro via multiple Metro stations, including the A Line to Chinatown Station, the E to Mariachi Plaza, the A or E to Historic Broadway Station, or the A, B or D to Union Station. And yes, you can bring your bike on the Metro!
Three Top Picks To Do This Sunday
M = Less than .5 miles from an L.A. Metro Station, FA = Free Admission
The Wende Museum Presents Counter/Surveillance: Control, Privacy, Agency – FA > On Sunday, the Wende Museum opens their latest exhibition, offeing a look at Cold War-era surveillance practices through historical artifacts and artworks from the museum and other collections. Highlights from Counter/Surveillance: Control, Privacy, Agency include facial recognition training materials used by East German border guards in the 1970s and 1980s, along with works from artists who creatively responded to authoritarian control. Admission to the museum is free. More info here.
Bee Week at The Hammer – FA > As part of their PST ART: Art & Science Collide exhibition Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice, The Hammer is hosting a Bee Week from October 13-20. The fun kicks off this Sunday with bee-focused, hands-on workshop led by conservation photographer Krystle Hickman, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Earlier in the day you can also a catch a Family Flicks screening of the insect documentary Microcosmos, which screens at The Billy Wilder Theater at 11 a.m. Entry to the museum along with access to the special programming is all free. More info here.
Cosmic Art Night: Of Sea and Sky at Mt. Wilson – > This Sunday, catch a unique night time experience at Mount Wilson Observatory will allow guests access to the 100-inch telescope, along with artist talks and a tour of the exhibition Of Sea and Sky. The two-person exhibition examines human-to-nature relationships by artists Rebeca Méndez and Stephen Nowlin, and as part of the experience Guests can view an immersive video work by Méndez projected within the dome and large-scale print works by Nowlin displayed along the dome floor encircling the massive telescope. Tickets cost $200 per person and the event takes place from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. More info here.
Six More Things To Do in L.A. Today
- California African American Museum hosts a Sunday edition of Self-Care Yoga at 11 a.m.. M FA
- Son of Monsterpalooza is back in Burbank for a three-day (Friday to Sunday) con where guests can meet and hang with award winning artists behind some of the greatest creatures ever created, plus peruse selection of over 150 exhibitors selling one of a kind creations.
- Indie book/zine library Heavy Manners is hosting a two-day comic book fair this Saturday and Sunday at their Echo Park location. FA
- Emergence: Art from Life opens at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center this weekend with two days of free activations. M FA
- The Sherman Oaks Fall Festival brings family-friendly activations and live performances to the Van Nuys/Sherman Oaks Recreation Center. FA
- The 2024 AIDS Walk Los Angeles comes to West Hollywood Park from 10 a.m. to noon.
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