Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA to Host Free Public Launch Party at Grand Park

Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA hosts a free, daylong party for the public on Thursday, September 14, at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles, celebrating the launch of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA and featuring music and performances, food, drink, activities, giveaways, and a chance to plan one's itinerary for Southern California's largest arts experience.

The celebration kicks off at noon with music and dance performances by Ori, presenting ancestral and modern folk music from Latin America, with an emphasis on Afro-Cuban and Brazilian dances. Throughout the afternoon, the party continues with a pop-up interactive installation, the PST: LA/LA Mobile, and local food trucks.

The bar opens at 5 pm, and musical entertainment heats up again when DJ Cee Brown and Aponte take the stage at 6 pm, with Afro Caribbean sounds, Salsa, Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, Soul and Jazz. Quantic Live comes on at 8:30 pm, blending the sounds of Global Dance music with the powerful rhythms of Tropicalia.

IF YOU GO:

Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Party

Featuring Ori, DJ Cee Brown, Aponte, Quantic Live

WHEN: Thursday, September 14, 2017 | Noon - 10 pm

DAYTIME EVENT - 12-1:15pm: Performance by Ori, brief kick-off speeches at 12:30pm

EVENING EVENT -- 6-8pm: DJ Cee Brown and Aponte; 7pm brief welcome remarks by Gabriela Teissier, Univision; 8:30-10pm: headliner Quantic Live

WHERE: Grand Park | 200 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

PARKING: Suggested parking for media trucks in front of Grand Park on the east side of Grand Avenue between First and Temple streets.

VIsit pacificstandardtime.org/launchparty for more information.

Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is a far-reaching exploration of Latin American and Latino art, encompassing more than 70 exhibitions and dozens of performances and events at arts institutions across Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego and out to Palm Springs. Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA runs through January 2018. Go to pacificstandardtime.org or follow on Instagram and Twitter: @PSTinLA and Facebook: @pacificstandardtime.

The Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA Launch Party is a collaboration between Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, Grand Park, The Music Center, Community Arts Resources (CARS), Spinagu, OMD/Ignition Factory and Zynger Events. Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of the Getty. The presenting sponsor is Bank of America.