This past Friday was the last wine tasting of the summer at Barnsdall Art Park, but that doesn’t mean the events in the park are over! This Saturday, September 4^th, Barnsdall Park brings back their September Outdoor Movies Series. Bring your blanket and picnic basket and settle in on the West Lawn of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House. This year’s movies are modern classics that showcase the architectural and historical uniqueness of Los Angeles. First up is 500 Days of Summer, followed by LA Story, LA Confidential, and finally Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

Screenings start at 7:30 pm, but get there early to secure your spot and to have a few drinks. Unique beer and wine selections will be served from 5 pm to 7:30 pm. Tickets for the movie and drinks are $25.00. You can purchase them online here. The Coolhaus truck will also be on hand selling ice cream sandwiches, and the Let’s Be Frank truck will also be selling hot dogs and sausages.

All profits benefit the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation programs and projects. More details can be found at the newly-overhauled Barnsdall Art Park website: barnsdall.org.

Barnsdall Art Park
4800 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027

“Visual Acoustics celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every modern and progressive architect since the 1930s including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, and Frank Gehry. His images epitomized the singular beauty of Southern California’s modernist movement and brought its iconic structures to the attention of the general public. This unique film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic, whip-smart gentleman who chronicled it with his unforgettable images.”

Check out this trailer for the film…

Film synopsis from juliusshulmanfilm.com.

Coming off the success of showing Swingers a few weeks ago, Barnsdall Park continues its Outdoor Movie Night on September 26th with the classic L.A. noir film Chinatown. Another great choice by the Barnsdall folk – Chinatown is Jack Nicholson at his best and few movies showcase LA in a more interesting way. Watching this while perched above LA with the hills in the background will be a special treat.

The screening will take place outdoors on the West Lawn of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House, perched on the beautiful Olive Hill. Silverlake Wine will be on hand again to offer a Beer Garden for $25 which includes four glasses of two unique beer selections. Coolhaus and Let’s Be Frank food trucks will be on hand as well serving up ice cream and hot dogs. The movie starts at 7:30pm, but come early to secure a spot on the lawn.

All profits from the screening and the Beer Garden will benefit Barnsdall Art Park Foundation programs and projects, such as Free Sunday Art Classes for children and families in the community, as well as capital projects like the Monument Sign and restoration of the Hollyhock Motor Court.

Barnsdall Park – 4804 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027

Few movies have shown off our neighborhood (Los Feliz to be more specific) more than Swingers. So it’s only fitting that Los Feliz is the location for the screening of this 90s classic at the inaugural Outdoor Movie Night at Barnsdall Park on September 5th.

I remember being fascinated by the bars and nightclubs they visited in the movie when I first saw it. Living in Chicago at the time, this was not the L.A. I knew from other movies I’d seen and I’d have to say this played a small part in me moving to the neighborhood later in life. The Derby, the Los Feliz Golf Course, and the 101 all get ample screen time, but certainly the most memorable is the cameo of Marty and Elayne at the Dresden. Crowds still fill that bar nightly  to see the famous duo from Swingers perform.

Silverlake Wine will be hosting a beer tasting along with the screening for $25 which hopefully won’t inspire impromptu swing dancing….that trend is best left in the 90s.

All profits from the screening of Swingers and the Beer Garden will benefit Barnsdall Art Park Foundation programs and projects, such as Free Sunday Art Classes for children and families in the community, as well as capital projects like the Monument Sign and restoration of the Hollyhock Motor Court.

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