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Los Angeles is loaded with great live music in the summer and some of it's free.
On Fridays at 6 p.m., there's Friday Night Jazz at the LA County Museum of Art. On Saturdays at 5 p.m. are Latin Sounds. On Sundays at 6 p.m. they host Sundays Live -- classical chamber music. Just hop on Metro Local Line 20 and get off at the Museum. Go to lacma.org for concert schedules.
Most weekends, there's free world music at California Plaza in downtown Los Angeles. Take the Metro Red Line to Civic Center Station and walk two blocks up the hill. For a concert schedule go to grandperformances.org.
On Sunday evenings in Woodland Hills, the Metro Orange Line links passengers to free Concerts in the Park at Warner Park. For a concert schedule go to valleycultural.org.
Throughout the week and throughout LA County, the Los Angeles County Arts Commission sponsors free concerts in a variety of styles, from rock to Latin/pop to classical to surf/rock to jazz. For a concert schedule, go to lacountyarts.org and click on Free Concerts in Public Sites. To find out how to get to the varied locations, go to the Metro Trip Planner at metro.net.
For 10 consecutive Thursday evenings throughout the summer, Santa Monica Pier is the site of free concerts by cutting-edge artists in eclectic and worldly rock, pop, jazz, blues and reggae.
The 24th Annual Twilight Dance Series will have different hours this year, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. But the parking situation will be the same: limited at best. Let Metro take you there. Just go to the Metro Trip Planner at metro.net or call 1-800-COMMUTE and speak to one of the operators. They can offer detailed directions in both English and Spanish.
For more information on the concerts, visit twilightdance.org or call Santa Monica Pier information at (310) 458-8900.
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