Gates at 6:00 Movie at 7:30
Must be 21+ to attend, valid ID must be present upon entry.
Join us in the cemetery under the full moon for the classic 80s horror masterpiece from director John Landis (Animal House, Thriller).
Wild dream sequences, creature effects, and stark, spooky camerawork make for a remarkably eerie mood. Landis masterfully weaves biting suspense and horrifying gore with a dry sense of humor, a combination that makes this one of the most fun, and scary, horror films of all times.
DJs Turquoise Wisdom and Elijah Wood (Wisdom Wood) spin before and after the screening.
Gates at 5:30/ Movie at 7:00
Starring Neve Campbell, Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk and Rachel True. Campy, catty and delirious, The Craft is a 90s supernatural classic. The new girl at a catholic high school falls in with a trio of girls who practice witchcraft. With love spells, hexs and summonings, at first they use their powers to right the wrongs of the school bullies, but how long before THEY become the mean girls? Will their powers become deadly? The Craft is a blast, watch it with us under the stars for this one-night-only Halloween screening.
DJ Jimi Hey spins before and after the screening
In her new collection of selected stories, Taraghi—one of Iran’s best-known and most critically acclaimed authors—draws on her childhood experiences in Tehran, adult exile in Paris, and subsequent returns to post-revolution Tehran . Her stories are, as Azar Nafisi writes, “filled with passion, curiosity, empathy, as well as mischief—definitely mischief.” Listen in as Taraghi shares from The Pomegranate Lady and Her Sons, made fully accessible to the English-speaking audience for the first time.
Goli Taraghi is an Iranian-born, U.S. educated author who returned to Tehran to study and work in international relations and later, to teach philosophy. Her work is inspired by growing up in the privileged, old-money neighborhood of Shemiran in Tehran and later, as an exile in Paris and various visits to post-revolution Tehran. Taraghi has been honored as a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in France and has won the Bita Prize for Literature and Freedom given by Stanford University in 2009. She is included in Reza Aslan’s anthology of modern literature from the Middle East, Tablet & Pen; in the anthology Words without Borders: The World through the Eyes of Writers; and in the PEN anthology of contemporary Iranian Literature edited by Nahid Mozaffari, Strange Times, My Dear. She is a bestselling author in Iran, where her books are often censored.
Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, is author, most recently, of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. His first book, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, has been translated into thirteen languages and named by Blackwell as one of the hundred most important books of the last decade. He is also the author of How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization and the End of the War on Terror (published in paperback as Beyond Fundamentalism), as well as the editor of Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East. Aslan is Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations and Associate Professor of Creative Writing at UC Riverside.
LOS ANGELES! COUNT DOWN TO 2014 with family, friends, and all your fellow Angelenos! Grand Park becomes your NEW New Year’s Eve destination with performances, art installations, and large-scale animated projections, ringing in 2014 like you’ve never seen before! #NYELA
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EVENT SCHEDULE (set times subject to change / view event map)
ALL NIGHT LONG:
3-D PROJECTIONS (covering 22 floors on City Hall) / PHOTO BOOTH & PROJECTIONS (create a memory and share your wish for the New Year 100ft above Grand Park) / FACE PAINTING (join the tribe of LA with Tribal Markers) / ART INSTALLATIONS BY Charles Baker, Geoff McFetridge and Mike Murphy / HOSTED BY Azul 213* Amaral / Sisanie (KIIS – FM) / FOOD TRUCKS OPEN (Street Kitchen, Lobos Truck, The Schmuck Truck, No Jodas Kitchen, Hurricane Kitchen, Mangia Ristorante on Wheels, India Jones, Grilled Cheese Truck, The Surfer Taco, Crepe’n Around, Berlin Famous Sausage, Mex Kabob, Firehouse Chefs, Cousins Maine Lobster, Paradise Cookies, Ela Brew, Sweet E’s Bake Shop) / CASH BAR (no outside alcohol permitted in the Park, last call at 11:30PM) / STARBUCKS OPEN
7:30-8:30PM Myron & E (Stone’s Throw Records)
8:30-9PM Versa-Style Dance Company
9PM: Live feed of Times Square Ball Drop (perfect for Grand Park kids)
9-9:20PM: Versa-Style Dance Company
9:20-10PM: Buyepongo
10-11PM: Daedelus (dublab)
11-11:50PM: Fool’s Gold
MIDNIGHT: The Big Moment…ALL EYES ON CITY HALL!
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PUBLIC and ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION:
METRO RED or PURPLE LINE TO CIVIC CENTER/GRAND PARK STATION, GOLD LINE TO LITTLE TOKYO/ARTS DISTRICT STATION.**All Metro bus and rail lines will provide free service on the night of New Year’s Eve beginning 9PM-2AM. Details on holiday schedule on metro.net.**
GO METRO to receive destination discount at New Year’s Eve LA. Show your valid TAP card, Metro employee ID, or LA County employee ID at any food truck onsite and save 10%. Also, show your valid TAP card, Metro employee ID, or LA County employee ID at the Grand Park booth and receive a free ticket to the 2014 LA Art Show.
Lyft provides friendly rides on-demand from your phone. Follow these steps to get $20 towards towards your first ride in celebration of NYE LA!:
- Download Lyft at: get.lyft.com/lyftoff/
- Go to the “Payments” section and enter the code: GRANDPARK
- Available to New Users (those who’ve never taken a Lyft and never redeemed a code)
- Request a Lyft when you need a ride from or to NYE LA!
Already use Lyft? No problem! Get in the community spirit and share a ride with a new user!
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PARKING:
OK serious business…due to the size of this event, parking lots on the perimeter of the park are recommended (as opposed to underground lots). Lots on both sides of Olive between First and Second Streets will be open (AKA Lot 17 and Lot 26 flat rate $9). Lot 21 near Olvera Street will also be open at 555 N Broadway (at Cesar Chavez, max rate $15), and also Lot 15 at 527 N. Spring St (between Arcadia and Cesar Chavez, max rate $20).
Street parking can be found in Little Tokyo, Grand Ave, Olive, Hill and surrounding areas.
ParkME:
ParkMe provides guaranteed parking to events around town, just reserve ahead of time! The button below will help you explore nearby lots and book your spot now. Early arrival is recommended, as event may reach capacity.
NOT RECOMMENDED PARKING:
Due to street closures, Lot 10 located on Broadway between First and Temple will be closed at 5pm to the public, in addition to Lot 14 located on Grand Ave. between First and Temple. Lots under The Music Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall dedicated to Music Center patrons.
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MORE EVENT INFORMATION:
HELPFUL HINTS: Bag checks for event patrons will be located at event entrances on Grand, Hill Street and Broadway entrances (Spring Street will be closed to pedestrians).Please bring all picnic items in bags/totes (no coolers), water/juice in sealed (non-glass) containers, remember cash for vendors and food trucks (some food trucks do accept credit), ATMs are located in event area and near Starbucks. Low lawn chairs OK, no tents please. Remember to have your pet on leash at all times (except in the dog park – they can go free!). Dress warm and have fun.
PROHIBITED ITEMS: The following will not be permitted: outside alcoholic beverages, weapons, narcotics, glass containers, coolers or open beverages/bottles (including coffee, water, etc.), silly string, confetti, fireworks, and sparklers (bummer, we know). Noisemakers, NYE hats, etc. are totally fine. Bicycles must stay outside of the perimeter of the event (make sure to lock’em up tight).
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STREET CLOSURES will be in effect on DEC 30 beginning 6am for Spring St between First and Temple, and 7PM for Hill and Broadway between First and Temple. Streets will re-open at 5am on New Year’s Day.
– See more at: http://grandparkla.org/ai1ec_event/new-years-eve-la/?instance_id=16170#sthash.tvyQ628e.dpuf