Grand Park recently announced Grand Park’s Easy Mornings, a new weekly digital experience, will offer a calm start to the weekend with relaxing and family-friendly activities focused on deepening relationships with self, community and green space. The free, one-hour program will stream on Grand Park’s digital channels on Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. on Sept. 12, 19, 26 and Oct. 3.
Programmed to accentuate the physical space of the “park for everyone” and the metaphysical healing of personal well-being especially during these unpredictable times, each episode of Grand Park’s Easy Mornings aims to create a sense of social cohesion through performances, arts-based practice activities, park tours and community partnerships. Evoking the serenity of a casual stroll through the park, the series intends to show viewers ways of how they can enjoy outdoor spaces in their own neighborhood park. The program was filmed on location in Grand Park, following all L.A. County health protocols applicable to film production.
Each episode of the series will feature four main elements: morning meditations with Grand Park yoga instructor Courtney Seiberling; coloring workshops with GURL Museum Day® and nature photography tips from Las Fotos Project; food truck demos with participating food trucks from Grand Park’s Lunch à la Park program; and performances or conversations with different artists and community members, ranging from landscape professionals to musicians, focusing on their relationships with Grand Park.
“We know the arts can be an important healing force to counter the difficulties of today’s unpredictable climate,” said Rachel S. Moore, president and CEO, The Music Center. “Grand Park’s Easy Mornings addresses the challenges of isolation and anxiety by helping us center ourselves through relaxing and engaging activities and the beauty and peace one can experience through arts and culture.”
“The best backdrop possible for Grand Park’s programming has always been the urban oasis of this beautiful civic space. For now, instead of park-goers coming to the park, the park is going to them, highlighting both the green spaces and community-driven values in a program designed to captivate and inspire,” said Julia Diamond, director, Grand Park.
Artists and performances are subject to change. For updated information, visit grandparkla.org. Events will be streamed on YouTube (@GrandParkLosAngeles); Facebook Live (@GrandParkLosAngeles); and Grandparkla.org
