RAIN or SHINE, L.A. LIVE hosts the return of its popular DOWNTOWN DARK NIGHTS curated by @WeAreDTLA.
Taking its name to describe an evening when there are no games or concerts at L.A. LIVE’s Staples Center or Nokia Theatre, this FREE art-centric event features live music, live painting by street artists, and live performances by breakdancers, stilt walkers, hula-hoop dancers, deejays, and more plus $5 food and drink menus from numerous participating restaurants at L.A. LIVE. Event parking is just $10 in Lot W (West Garage) only IF you enter through Gate B – PARKING MAP HERE -(cash or credit – free for L.A. LIVE Preferred Members only)
LIVE MUSIC :: LIVE ART :: LIVE PERFORMANCES
MUSIC: DJ Anthony Valadez, DJ Panamami, AK and Her Kalashnikovs, Vince Bigos and The Bigos Bros., Katie Ferrara, Kapali Long, Pop Noir, son ark, Raul Pacheco & Friends, Miranda Zeiger
MURALISTS: Vyal One, Robert Cortes, Annie Preece, Hans Haveron, Ron King, James Wilde, Andrea LaHue, Armando Rosete, and Black Light King
EASEL PAINTERS: Agapito Doronio, Jesse Fortune, Christian Hernandez, Nora Ann Francis Hall, Keith Magruder
ART INSTALLATIONS & DANCE PERFORMANCES
—Public participatory mural led by Debi Cable
—Stilt walking performance by Antonio G-r and Rebecca Fireplug Levis
—Hypnotic hula-hoop dancing performances by Faeryn Rose
—Break dancing by Hollywood Hotshots and Minn Vo
—Tarot card reading by Seraphime Angelis
—Body painting by Robert Yancy
ARTISANS: Anvil Handcrafted, Articulum General Store, Barney & Clyde Mercantile, Big Squeeze Press, Brinko Ties, Cactus Club Paper, Candle Stash, Cowpunk Leather Products, Downtown Muse, Goat & Kettle, HumanTreeRobot, London Manori, Mayu Silk Art, Pop & Timber, SoCal Etsy Guild, Sour Girls (Fox Force Three), Succulent Heaven, The Tin Man Art