Grand Park Events
Program and Production Coordinator
Supports Grand Park programs from design through execution including large-scale events such as NYELA and 4th of July Block Party for 60,000 attendees and smaller recurring events such as Sunday Sessions for 3,000 attendees.
Created an inventory system for all onsite signage, production equipment, and park infrastructure.
Researches and liaises with artists and community partners
Executes all vendor, artist and sponsor contracts for the department
SUNDAY SESSIONS
Returning for the 6th summer, Sunday Sessions celebrates Los Angeles’ contribution to the American-originated, globally embraced art form of House music. Honoring L.A.’s vibrant music scene, creativity, and boundary-pushing music-making, Grand Park brings the best House music artists to L.A.’s central gathering place to relive the memories, celebrate the art-makers and connect embers of the community with dance and music as a centerpiece. Guests
can purchase food from food trucks and cocktails (21+ only) from the bar and enjoy the sounds of summer in a beautiful setting right in the middle of the city. Sunday Sessions will take place on the park’s Performance Lawn.
JUN 10
Afro Funke’s 15 Year Anniversary
featuring Jeremy Sole, Glenn Red, and special guest Rich Medina
hosted by Rocky Dawuni
JUL 15
Grand Park Presents Doc Martin, Tara Brooks, and Anton Tumas
AUG 19
Grand Park Presents The Do Over
SEPT 16
Grand Park Presents Focus DJs (Nonfiction & Josh Billings), David Montoya, Juliet Mendoza, and Lacey IQ
GRAND PARK SUNDAY SESSIONS
NYELA
For the sixth year, Grand Park + The Music Center’s N.Y.E.L.A. will be the go-to central gathering place in Los Angeles where Angelenos from all over the county and visitors from across the globe ring in the New Year. This unique civic event, which has been recognized alongside major New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world, brings Angelenos and their family and friends together to celebrate the holiday at L.A.’s biggest dance party. Grand Park + The Music Center’s N.Y.E.L.A. will focus on music and dancing with two stages. Guests will enjoy 3-D digital video mapping on the side of the iconic City Hall with an integrated light show inspired by the theme My Dream L.A., based on the limitless vision of 5th graders from across L.A. County for a better tomorrow.
NYELA Countdown to 2019!
Winter Glow
Grand Park’s Winter Glow is a new month-long, immersive nighttime art experience that will take over Grand Park in celebration of the holidays. As the days shorten and darken, the park will celebrate light as a giver of warmth, a source of beauty and the key component to bringing people together during the fall and winter months. Families will make new holiday memories strolling together through this 12-acre art, projection and light display, exhibit and installation and experience the wonder of Grand Park lit up like never before. Iconic elements of the park, including the Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain, will shine in new and exciting ways. Familiar pathways will lead to exciting new discoveries as the latest in light and projection technology transforms spaces in the park.
Grand Park's Winter Glow
Dia de los Muertos
Grand Park celebrates the traditions of Día de los Muertos with multiple ways to experience and learn about the holiday. In partnership with Self-Help Graphics & Art and Lore Media & Art, the park will present 50 altars and art installations created by local artists and community groups that reflect the theme Looking to the Past to Build the Future.
The park will offer free guided lunchtime tours, which will highlight the artwork and discuss the traditions of the holiday.
Grand Park partners with Self-Help Graphics & Art and Lore Media & Arts for the sixth year to present a traditional Noche de Ofrenda ceremony honoring the dead and featuring prayer led by the local indigenous community. The evening will include performances by traditional dancers representing the Aztecan, Oaxacan and Michoacán traditions, as well as Los Angeles based poets and musicians.
Baile de los Muertos takes its cue from the celebration of Dia de los Muertos and allows us to celebrate in the ancient and joyful ritual of a dance party. Take the opportunity to view the altars and installations from our week long celebration while enjoying the energy of the drum beats. Gather, dance, and celebrate to remember friends & family who have passed before us… Celebrate life in the present, only to join our transitioned loved ones in the afterlife… which we hope to see them dancing.
4th of July
Grand Park + The Music Center’s Fourth of July Block Party returns as the county’s largest free July 4th celebration. Featuring picnicking, games, art-making, music, dancing and a stunning fireworks show high above Downtown L.A., Grand Park + The Music Center’s Fourth of July Block Party is the ultimate summer holiday celebration. Two stages featuring DJs
and live musical performances will entertain audiences throughout the celebration. Fireworks 9:30begin at 9:00 p.m. from the roof of The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and soar nearly 500 feet, making them visible throughout Downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods. The event offers a multitude of dining options from more than 40 vendors including the return of gourmet food trucks. Grand Park + The Music Center’s Fourth of July
Block Party will encompass the entire park, from Grand Avenue to Spring Street, plus the surrounding streets.
