Come celebrate Metro Expo Line Opening Day with entertainment and free rides
Metro will celebrate the opening of the Metro Expo Line with fun-filled family events at four Metro Expo Line rail stations on Saturday, April 28. Festivities will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Live music, community booths, on-stage karaoke and local dance, entertainment and food trucks are just some of the activities planned at the following stations:
7th St/Metro Center Station - 7th street between Figueroa and Hope
Entertainment at this station will include Double Gee NineNet, a Latino jazz band presented by Make Music L.A., as well as other bands and performers. Booths will include those by IRIS from Cirque du Soleil, the Music Center, AQMD, L.A. Kings, L.A. Downtown News, Coca-Cola, Downtown Center Business Improvement District, Snap Yourself! photobooth, Colburn School of Music and many more.
Expo Park/USC Station - Pardee Plaza at USC
Entertainment at this station will include Brian Schwartz Quartet presented by Make Music L.A. and other performers. Booths will include those by the California Science Center, the California African American Museum, the Natural History Musem, USC Atheletics, Metro/LADOT Bicycle Program and many more.
Expo/Crenshaw Station - West Angeles Church Parking Lot
Entertainment at this station will include karaoke open to the public. Booths will include those by City Lites Network Inc., Lemiert Park Book Fair, Louisiana to Los Angeles Organizing Committee, Inc. and many more.
La Cienega/Jefferson Station - Expo Station Parking Structure
Entertainment at this station will include Derk Reklaw Cuzmo, an African jazz band presented by Make Music L.A., Fantastic Fig, a magician with a cat, karaoke and other performers. Booths will include those by Expo Construction Authority, Watts Village Theatre, KLOS/KABC radio and many more.
In addition, a mime from 24th Street Theatre will be traveling along the line and performing at the 7th/Metro Center Station, the Expo Park/USC Station and the La Cienega/Jefferson Station. Portable restrooms also will be available at the four stations.
Rides on the Metro Expo Line opening weekend will be free both days from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Trains will run on a special schedule for the opening weekend.) Please note that the Farmdale and Culver City stations will not be open and will be bypassed by all trains. These two stations are still under construction and are set to open this summer.
Regular fares will apply on all other Metro Rail, Metro Rapid and Metro Local bus lines. Visitors are encouraged to use public transit to get to the various events, as parking will be very limited during opening weekend.
So come on out early and celebrate the opening of the Metro Expo Line!
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Editor's Note: You can access the Metro Expo Line Press Kit at metro.net/expomedia
