GG NineNet jazz band will hold a free performance at Union Station on Friday, August 16, 2013. The performance is part of Metro’s new program of arts and cultural events for the iconic station in anticipation of its 75th anniversary celebration in 2014. The group will appear in the main [continue reading]
Metro, in partnership with Downtown Film Festival L.A., will screen Chinatown at historic Union Station in a free-to-the public program on the evening of Saturday, July 20th. The classic neo-noir film starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway is based on the Oscar-winning screenplay by Robert Towne and directed by Roman [continue reading]
Metro will launch the first in a series of three free summer art tours, Metro Art Moves_DTLA, on Thursday, July 4. The inaugural guided, artist-led tour will end at Grand Park and The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party event, which will feature live music, food trucks and, for [continue reading]
It’s a great week to be a soccer fan in SoCal. The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup series will kick off on Sunday with a double header at the Rose Bowl. Canada takes on Martinique at 2:30 p.m., followed by reigning champion Mexico vs. Panama at 5 p.m. If you’re heading to the [continue reading]
Enjoy local art, movie nights, interactive dance and music sessions? Then the East L.A. ArtsFest 2013 is the place for you this summer! Located at the East Los Angeles Civic Center, Metro provides easy access to this cultural destination via the Gold Line Eastside Extension. Kicking off at 3 p.m. [continue reading]
I hope everyone had a great time at CicLAvia yesterday and please enjoy the above photo gallery. A few quick thoughts: •Congrats to the folks at CicLAvia and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation for keeping the bike traffic moving. Bikes only had to stop for cross-traffic on a handful [continue reading]
Transit and goods movement are vital to our economy, and you can learn about the importance of goods and people mobility at the upcoming discussion Industry Innovators: Transportation and Logistics. One of Metro’s own, Executive Director of Highway Programs Doug Failing, will be there to talk about industry trends and [continue reading]
The first day of the L.A. Times Festival of Books was fairly quiet for Metro considering the size of the event. Only Jefferson/USC Station and 7th/Metro Station experienced higher than average crowds, and part of the crowds at 7th/Metro were heading toward Long Beach for the Grand Prix. For the [continue reading]
Photos by Anna Chen/Metro This morning, Los Angeles Times book critic Hector Tobar, The Jasper Dickson Revue and Max Lugavere took the stage at Union Station East Portal to promote going Metro to the Festival of Books, which will be taking place Saturday and Sunday, April 20 – 21 at USC. Head [continue reading]
On Friday and Saturday of this week, fleeting dance performances will take place at 14 Metro Rail stations as part of a conference on urbanism and modernism taking place at Metro. Stephan Koplowitz: Red Line Time is a time/space durational site-specific performance event presented by the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles and was conceived [continue reading]
