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Chinatown Summer Nights
LA Chinatown, host to CSN, will present a total of four events occurring the second and fourth Saturday in July and August.
When:
July 28, 2012 5:00pm to 11:30pm
July 28 and August 11 & 25, 2012
Back by popular demand, the third annual Chinatown Summer Nights promises to be spectacular with a fresh lineup of great food, art and music. LA Chinatown, host to CSN, will present a total of four events occurring the second and fourth Saturday in July and August. Each event is represented by a different element: Earth, Water, Air and Fire. Part food event, part summer party, Chinatown Summer Nights offers Los Angeles a truly unique and immersive experience outside of the usual summer festival fare. Visitors will be able to experience the many culinary offerings of Chinatown through Iron Chef-style cooking competitions, great dining by local restaurants serving authentic Chinese and Asian cuisine and non-stop noshing at LAs best gourmet food trucks. Music combined with interactive art pulses through all four nightsfrom dancing on Chinatowns large outdoor dance floor with KCRW DJs Jason Bentley, Jeremy Sole, Anthony Valadez, Valida and more, to curated large-scale outdoor video projections. Attendees of all ages can also take part in hands-on, Chinese cultural activities and watch some of the best local music acts in LA.
Bike racks and plenty of parking available. For more info and to download a visitors map visit: www.chinatownsu
Cost:
Events are free and open to all ages.
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