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TexasBushwhacker

(20,195 posts)
Fri May 19, 2023, 11:10 AM May 2023

I am CA bound! June 12 - 17

Howdy all!

First I needed a vacation. There are 2 things I travel for and that's art and music. So I wanted to go to LA to see the Keith Haring exhibit. Then I saw that Elvis Costello was having a concert at the Greek Theater on June 16th (with Nick Lowe and Charlie Sexton) and I said HELL YEAH!

So, I will be flying into LA with my bestie Marie on Monday June 12 and flying back to TX on Saturday, June 17th.

So plans so far are the Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Laurie Lipton exhibits (that one is in Torrance), the Getty museum, the arboretum in Fullerton to meet up with Marie's aunt, the concert Friday night, and the rest is OPEN!

We are staying right in the beach in San Pedro, so anything between LA and Long Beach is fair game. We might even take a day trip to the San Diego zoo.

Any recommendations of things to do, places to eat that don't cost an arm and a leg (we like mom & pop restaurants over chains), you name it as long as it's not too physical - we're 66!

And if anyone would like to meet for coffee or a meal, that would be great 😃

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I am CA bound! June 12 - 17 (Original Post) TexasBushwhacker May 2023 OP
If I were still there, would be happy to meet up! Hope you have a fabulous time. niyad May 2023 #1
Me, too. Have a fabulous time. Polly Hennessey May 2023 #2
Peeedro! My hometown. DBoon May 2023 #3
I'm 66. I remember the Minute Men! TexasBushwhacker May 2023 #5
Greetings, fellow punk rock geezer! DBoon May 2023 #6
I live in Northern California but was down there in March kimbutgar May 2023 #4
Are there any particular theaters that show classics, indies TexasBushwhacker May 2023 #8
The Maritime Museum in San Diego Mr.Bill May 2023 #7
you will be visiting great swaths of south Cal. Good planning. allow for traffic, BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2023 #9
So you are going to go to the Greek Theater? CountAllVotes May 2023 #10
The Greek Theater I'm going to is in LA TexasBushwhacker May 2023 #11
The Getty Villa in Malibu is pretty special Zorro May 2023 #12
Thanks TexasBushwhacker May 2023 #13

Polly Hennessey

(6,798 posts)
2. Me, too. Have a fabulous time.
Fri May 19, 2023, 11:23 AM
May 2023

Would love to meet you but I live in Northern California. I was born in Southern California. California girl all the way.

DBoon

(22,366 posts)
3. Peeedro! My hometown.
Fri May 19, 2023, 11:48 AM
May 2023

Check out the Angels Gate Cultural center : https://angelsgateart.org/

If you are into live theater, the Hollywood Fringe Festival will be happening : https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/

The Trader Joe's in town features a mural of The Minutemen, a renowned local punk band: https://thelosangelesbeat.com/2018/04/watts-picture-of-the-week-monday-april-2-2018/

kimbutgar

(21,156 posts)
4. I live in Northern California but was down there in March
Fri May 19, 2023, 12:42 PM
May 2023

I am an old movie buff. The Academy Award museum was awesome and there is also a Hollywood museum with all kinds of movie history and memorabilia that is interesting.

CountAllVotes

(20,875 posts)
10. So you are going to go to the Greek Theater?
Sat May 27, 2023, 09:24 PM
May 2023

That is in Berkeley which is in northern Calif. and a long drive to southern Calif.

I hope you realize how far away from one another these two places are!

Have a great time and I hope you have a chance to visit San Francisco while you are nearby!

Have FUN.



Zorro

(15,740 posts)
12. The Getty Villa in Malibu is pretty special
Mon May 29, 2023, 06:58 PM
May 2023

I know most people gravitate towards the art museum at the top of the hill, but the Villa has superb collections of ancient art.

I found the busts of Roman figures to be quite captivating; seeing the faces and hairstyles of people from those times made me feel a close connection with them. There are some astoundingly delicate jewelry and metalwork pieces that demonstrate the high degree of artistic and sophisticated skills that were practiced over two thousand years ago. And there's some "interesting" Greek pottery on display that would set tongues wagging if they were included in a road show in Topeka or Fort Worth.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,195 posts)
13. Thanks
Mon May 29, 2023, 09:40 PM
May 2023

We will do as much as we can in 5 1/2 days time, but not so much that we need a vacation after our vacation.

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