This Sunday, April 28, is our big PieFest and it's one of my favorite things we do with our friends at the Fowler Museum. We ask people, beginners to pros, to bake pies and bring them to one lovely place, UCLA's Royce Quad, to be judged by LA's finest chefs and food writers, no less. Event attendance is free with plenty to do –– there are baking demos, a marketplace with pie slices and lunch options, a beer garden, kids activities, exhibitions at the Fowler, and our DJs will be spinning great tunes. Oh, and for you Ira Glass fans, he'll be there as a judge, too (he's super friendly!). Will you RSVP? I'd love to see you there.
I also want to tell you about two other events with a KCRW connection taking place the Saturday before PieFest.
The first isProjecting L.A., featuring the work of 32 extraordinary street, documentary, and news photographers projected 80 feet wide and 3 stories high outdoors and onto a building in Chinatown. You can experience their great work from theater seating and with food truck fare. One of the photographers is long time KCRW friend and chronicler, Larry Hirshowitz, whose hundreds of KCRW guest artist photos grace our hallways and conference rooms.
The second is 30 Years of AAARGHT!, a retrospective of artist and illustrator, EMEK — well known for his work with rock concert and gig posters. For those of you who remember our A Sounds Eclectic Evening series of benefit concerts, we too were graced by the art of this “Thinking Man’s Poster Artist,” as dubbed by Henry Rollins. Check it out in DTLA, it’s the music lover’s art show.
As the voracious fun and culture lovers that you are, I have no doubt you could hit up all three events this weekend!
See you out there,
Connie Alvarez
Your KCRW Insider since 2001
P.S. Write me with your weekend plans. As always, I’m curious.
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