The "Only in Hollywood Music + Arts Festival" kicks off November 5th and you need to go! If you follow me frequently, then you know that I always say time and time again that the 'Only in Hollywood' crew throws some epic events. This November you can expect more than 100 live performances in dozens of venues over four days, pop-up art galleries, and a whole lot of delicious participating restaurants in the area to all come together for the neighborhood festival to showcase up-and-coming Hollywood talent.
The festival will kick off Thursday, Nov. 5, with acts continuing through Sunday, Nov. 8. Activities will be centered along Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard and Selma Avenue, near cross-streets Cahuenga Boulevard and Vine Street.Venues and partners include Amoeba Music, Avalon Hollywood, Capitol Records, Co-LAb Gallery, Couture, CreateNow, EaCa Alley, The Fonda Theatre, Hollywood Arts Council, The Hollywood Palladium, Piano Bar, IO West, LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions), The Library Bar @ The Redbury, Los Angeles Center of Photography, Mama Shelter, The Montalbán Theatre, The Record Parlour, Saint Felix, Sassafras, Second City, Space 15 Twenty, W Hollywood and more.
The festival will include more than five pop-up art galleries, and performances from Fall of Troy at the Fonda Theater; Island Apollo at The Library @ The Redbury; “Cancer the Musical” at Second City; Control presents Mayhem / Antiserum, Apashe, Thugli, and Dainjaa at Avalon; and Silver Needle and Mother Tongue reunion shows at Saint Felix. All the fun will kick off with an opening reception Thursday evening at Space 15 Twenty, the festival hub. The festival will close Sunday with “Art in the Park{ing} Lot,” hosted by The Hollywood Palladium and curated by co-LAb Gallery.
The festival includes a mix of free and ticketed events. Visit www.OnlyInHollywood.org/Festival for details, including an up-to-date listing of performers, venues and ticket costs. You can also join in on the fun on social media to see what's going on by searching #OIH2015 and #HollywoodFestival.
