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From Grand Performances:

Director Davis Guggenheim’s film elegantly weaves the science of global warming with longtime environmental advocate Al Gore’s lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. Mr. Gore, in a charming, funny and engaging style, presents a wide array of compelling facts and information, laying out the statistics for audiences to draw their own conclusions. This film is a rallying cry to protect the one earth we all share. Presented in association with the Los Angeles Film Festival and Paramount Classics.

Metro Accessible via: Metro Redline (Pershing Square Station)

Address (for MTA Trip Planner):
350 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071

[tags]an inconvenient truth, al gore, grand performances, los angeles, things to do, events[/tags]

Who needs NYC’s Central Park to see Shakespeare this summer when you have LA’s own Barnsdall Park. Located at 4800 Hollywood Blvd, just east of Vermont Ave. in Hollywood, any and all can see FREE performances of Hamlet and As You Like It every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening at 7:30pm through August 13. Never been? Well you’re in luck for Barnsdall Park has a breathtaking view of Hollywood, the Hills, Downtown LA and more. Arrive early and check out Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Hollyhock House and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. There were no cars in Shakespeare’s day so why drive to see his work. Instead, take the Metro Red Line to the Sunset/Vermont station and walk a block north on Vermont and a block west on Hollywood Blvd. There are also several busses that stop nearby including, the 180, 181, 204, 206, LADOT Dash, and Rapid 754. Barnsdall Park is on the south side of Hollywood Blvd. You can’t miss it. For more Bus/Rail information and how getting to the park would be easiest for you, check out the “Transit Links” to the right. Enjoy the stress free ride and enjoy Shakespeare under the stars.

Can’t afford to fly all the way across country for Mardi Gras? Want all the fun of Bourbon Street without all the public urination? Well get on the Metro Blue line and take it to Long Beach (Transit Mall Station) where all the fun of the famous New Orleans event is recreated at the Long Beach Bayou Festival. The three day festival kicks off with live music by the Savoy Family Cajun Band and the Pine Leaf Boys, Friday, June 23 at 6pm and goes through Sunday, June 25 at 10:30pm. Enjoy all the sights, tastes, and sounds of Mardi Gras with two stages presenting live Blues, Cajun, Zydeco bands and dance workshops, as well as authentic Cajun and Creole cuisine, cultural arts and crafts, and a daily Mardi Gras Parade that marches down a recreated French Quarter. Admission is $15 for evening passes and $25 for all day, however, show your Metro ticket or pass and save $2 off of evening admission and $5 off all day admission. Bikini’s, the beach, beads, and more, it’s the Long Beach Bayou Festival, what more could you ask for!

Go Metro to Little Tokyo for Fathers Day at the Little Tokyo Concert and Food Fair! Take your dad down to the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Downtown LA’s Little Tokyo district for food (sushi, tempura, teriyaki, noodles, sweet rice cakes and other international delicacies) and music (including one of the world’s leading koto artists, June Kuramot).

To get there, follow MTA’s instructions:

Take the Metro Red Line to Civic Center station. Walk 10 minutes east on 1st Street to San Pedro Street. Turn right (south) and walk to the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center at 244 S. San Pedro, just a few minutes away. Or take Metro bus lines 30, 31, 40, 42 or the Downtown DASH.

Us Americans are naturally resistant to the World Cup and all things Soccer. But if you’re an ex-expat and feel some kind of desire to be different (perhaps you go metric and count degree centigrade as well,) head on down to 3700 Wilshire in Koreatown this Sunday for the big game. I was there this Tuesday, and it was crazy how many people showed up. Birds eye view

The game starts at 12:00 noon but you probably want to get there early for all the free shwag (t shirts, towels, etc.)

Take the Red Line to Wilshire and Western and follow your ears/ the sea of red t-shirts.

This Father’s Day weekend hop on the Gold Line and take your pops to the 2006 Pasadena Chalk Festival at Paseo Colorado.  This free event features the work of over 600 artists using no less than 25,000 sticks of chalk to beautify two city blocks with their incredible skills.  This promises to be a one-of-a-kind experience and it’s completely Metro accesible.

Metro accessible via: Metro Gold Line, Memorial Park Station.  From Holly Street take a right onto N. Arroyo Parkway and walk two blocks south to E. Colorado Blvd. Take a left on E. Colorado Blvd. and walk east until you see the Paseo Colorado on your right.

Address (for MTA Trip Planner):
280 E Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91101