Pop Sounds of California:
Conversation and Dance

Did you know that as a library patron you have access to The New York Times and its incredible catalogue of stories, from arts and culture to food and climate—all available online for free with your Los Angeles Public Library card? Join us this summer as we begin to explore all this renowned paper has to offer, bringing it off the page and onto the stage at the Mark Taper Auditorium at Central Library.

From Haight-Ashbury to Compton and all the beaches and highways in between, the many forms of California living have inspired some of the most legendary songs in music history. The New York Times’s chief pop music critic Jon Pareles and our California Today correspondent Jill Cowan talk about the songs, artists and musical genres that emerged from California. They’ll also share their ultimate California playlist (Will it line up with yours?) in this special event that will move from discussion to dancing!