Wed, Jul 12, 2023
Head to Highland Park and experience Villa's Tacos' original backyard pop-up, before the award-winning taco shop found its permanent home on North Figueroa Street. While you enjoy the guac that's never extra, bliss out to Alaina Castillo's song "Indica" and vibe with Paolina Acuña-Gonzalez's poem "Ingenue."
Wed, Jul 26, 2023
Post up with F.A.M. at Simpang Asia, a Palms storefront serving up comforting "street-style" Indonesian food. Breathe in the aromas of fresh lemongrass and chicken sate while listening to songwriter and producer NIKI perform "High School Jakarta" and poet Dena Igusti recite their piece "On the Next and Last Time We Go."
Wed, Aug 9, 2023
Pull up a chair at South L.A.'s Holbox, a Yucatán-style seafood stand - and the L.A. Times' 2023 Restaurant of the Year - inside the Mercado la Paloma. Take in the sights and sounds of the market while enjoying live music by Cuco, a poetry reading by Yoko April Tamada and a performance by puppetry troupe Viva La Puppet.
Wed, Aug 23, 2023
Journey into the heart of View Park-Windsor Hills and pop into Simply Wholesome, a restaurant and health food store serving the community since 1984. Groove to music from Domo Genesis, bask in the spoken-word poetry from Marquesha Babers and move with the Kimbambula Cuban Dance Ensemble.