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Written By: Lorenzo Dela Rama Malibu has its own way of doing summer: ocean air, guitars in the afternoon, cocktails by sunset and a crowd that knows the day is better when it stretches into night. On Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, Sunday Sessions returns with a beachside music and lifestyle takeover across The Surfrider Malibu, Malibu Pier and Aviator Nation Dreamland.

Events Stars, Stripes & Summer Community Event July 17-18. Celebrate summer with two days of family-friendly fun at Via Lido Plaza, featuring live music, face painting, games, refreshments, merchant specials and a community passport challenge with prizes including free pizza for a year from Zpizza, a stay at Lido House, Angels tickets and more.

Written By: Lorenzo Dela Rama For twelve nights in July, Wife and the Somm is turning Southern California’s peak-season produce into a three-course dinner built for lingering evenings, chilled wine and a table full of people who know summer does not last forever. The Glassell Park restaurant will introduce its “Supper Series: Simplicity of Summer” from Wednesday, July 15, through Sunday, July 26.

Written By: Whitney Lauren Han Every great opera begins with a dramatic entrance, and for LA Opera, that moment has arrived. Acclaimed conductor Domingo Hindoyan has officially stepped onto the podium as the company’s new Richard Seaver Music Director, ushering in a fresh chapter for one of Los Angeles’ leading cultural institutions. His appointment signals both continuity and change, honoring the company’s legacy while pointing toward an ambitious future.

Twenty-four floors above downtown Los Angeles, Corteza offers a rare pause from the traffic below. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the skyline, L.A. LIVE and the city’s shifting evening light, giving dinner at The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles the feeling of being suspended above the city. On Thursday nights, the view comes with Nikkei Night, a weekly menu from Executive Chef Hendrix Vega that combines Japanese technique with the coastal flavors of Mexico and Peru.

Visa and Wells Fargo brought music, soccer legends and a decisive quarterfinal together for a Los Angeles watch party that captured the citywide energy of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Inside NYA Studios West, Nick Jonas took the stage as fans gathered for Spain and Belgium’s quarterfinal match, turning an ordinary summer morning into the kind of spectacle Los Angeles handles particularly well: part concert, part sporting event and part international block party.

Written By: Lorenzo Dela Rama Beverly Hills is getting one serious chef’s-counter moment this July. On Friday, July 24, CUT by Wolfgang Puck at Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, A Four Seasons Hotel, will host an exclusive one-night-only omakase-inspired dinner with Chef Drew Rosenberg and Chef Liwei Liao of The Joint Seafood.

Written By: Lorenzo Dela Rama Los Angeles has always had rhythm. You hear it in traffic rolling down Crenshaw, in late-night sets tucked inside neighborhood bars, in park gatherings that turn into block parties, and in the city’s long, often overlooked history of Black music. The inaugural LA Jazz Festival will take over Los Angeles in August 2026 with 17 days of music, culture and community across the region.

The city wakes up hot, bright and already moving—cars warming on Hillhurst, sidewalks filling in Highland Park, sunlight bouncing off glass towers downtown. A good iced coffee does not need to perform. It needs to steady the hand, cool the afternoon and give the day a better direction. Los Angeles has become one of the country’s defining coffee cities, with cafés that feel rooted in neighborhood rhythm, design, culture and heat. Some are quiet rooms built for one perfect espresso tonic.

Written By: Lorenzo Dela Rama Every great opera begins with a dramatic entrance, and for LA Opera, that moment has arrived. Acclaimed conductor Domingo Hindoyan has officially stepped onto the podium as the company’s new Richard Seaver Music Director, ushering in a fresh chapter for one of Los Angeles’ leading cultural institutions. His appointment signals both continuity and change, honoring the company’s legacy while pointing toward an ambitious future.